Konoha: From the moment I was adopted by Tsunade

Chapter 180 Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World

"Lord Hokage, please be careful!"

The four Jonin of the Shimura clan arrived at Natsume's side immediately.

And when no one was paying attention, they formed a four-corner formation.

Luo Sha took two steps back while holding the teacup.

The next moment, a deep red barrier rose up on the spot.

"Damn it, what are you doing?"

Kurenai Yuhi was also surrounded and immediately sensed something was wrong. She questioned, "Does the Shimura clan intend to rebel?"

"This is not a rebellion."

The leading middle-aged ninja said in a deep voice, "Natsume is too young. Konoha will surely have no future in his hands. We are only here to get Konoha back on track and welcome a true Hokage."

"That's really interesting."

Rasa took a sip of his tea and said, "Hokage, it seems you need to deal with internal matters first."

"But does Lord Kazekage intend to intervene?"

Natsume glanced at Hyuga Hizashi and the others who were being stopped, and asked.

But because the matter was of great importance, they did not take action.

"This is merely a response to the Hokage's recent humiliation of Sunagakure."

Luo Sha smiled nonchalantly, "There's always a price to pay for saying the wrong thing, isn't there?"

"What about the rest of the Shimura family?"

Natsume casually asked, "I'm afraid the four of you can't accomplish anything significant."

Tadamichi Shimura revealed himself triumphantly; the situation was too advantageous for him to resist.

Hyuga Hizashi and the others are temporarily unable to provide support.

Natsume was once again enveloped by the barrier.

Including Shimura Danzo, who has yet to make a move.

What do you think?

Victory is already assured.

"Did you ever imagine today's outcome during the meetings two days ago?"

"I asked Shimura Tadamichi in a cheerful tone."

"All the elites are out."

Natsume didn't answer his question, but glanced at the ninja behind him and couldn't help but sigh.

There were nine people in total, all of them Jonin.

For a ninja clan, nine Jonin is already quite good.

The Shimura family was undoubtedly all present, making it a truly desperate gamble.

"Uncle Hiashi".

Natsume suddenly shouted.

"Lord Hokage, what are your orders?"

Hyuga Hizashi has activated his Byakugan and adopted a Gentle Fist stance, confronting Maki.

On either side of him were Might Guy and Kakashi Hatake.

"The Shimura clan attempted to assassinate the Hokage in a rebellion. I order you to capture them."

Natsume said calmly.

"But……"

Hyuga Hizashi was stunned. Shouldn't the most urgent thing be to break the barrier first and then escort you to escape?

Sunagakure's current stance is very clear: it stands on the side of the Shimura clan.

While Konoha's delegation was indeed powerful, its numbers were ultimately too small to stand against the entire ninja village.

The most reasonable order would have been to retreat.

"Lord Hokage, you can barely protect yourself, yet you dare to utter such boastful words?"

Upon hearing this, Shimura Tadamichi sneered and said, "As expected, too young and naive!"

"So noisy!"

Natsume raised his hand and threw a punch.

The barrier immediately cracked, instantly turning into starlight and disappearing into the wind.

Tadamichi Shimura stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

What happened?

Am I hallucinating?

This is a barrier constructed by four Jonin.

Tadamichi Shimura was confident that even the Hokage wouldn't be able to break through that barrier anytime soon.

Kurenai Yuhi breathed a sigh of relief.

But she did not run away.

Instead, he stood next to Natsume and took out a kunai.

She knows perfectly well how she got everything she has now.

If the Shimura clan succeeds in their rebellion, she will naturally lose her privilege as the Hokage's secretary.

This is something she cannot allow.

Luo Sha frowned.

That's it?

Natsume's punch just now was calm and unassuming.

It was too incompetent for Rasa to mistakenly believe that the four Jonin of the Shimura clan were weak.

He thought to himself that he should do it himself.

"Sister Hong, go to Uncle Hizashi's place."

Natsume glanced at Kurenai Yuhi, and was fairly satisfied with her performance.

If she turns and runs away, it doesn't matter how beautiful she is.

"Listen to me, don't worry about me."

Seeing her hesitation, Natsume added, "This is an order."

Kurenai hesitated for a few seconds before jumping off the platform.

At this point, only five Shimura clan ninjas remained, including Natsume, Rasa, and Tadamichi Shimura.

"Kill him!"

Tadamichi Shimura stared intently at Natsume.

The other four immediately formed hand seals.

But the next moment, they were all kicked away by Natsume and landed on Hyuga Hizashi's side.

Tadamichi Shimura felt a jolt in his heart.

He didn't even see Natsume's movements clearly.

A sense of crisis arose.

He immediately left the platform, leaving Natsume with Rasa and Shimura Danzo, whose whereabouts were unknown.

Tadamichi Shimura and all the Shimura clan ninjas gathered together.

The battle immediately began.

"Oho! Leaf Whirlwind!"

Matt Kay immediately transformed into a green wave and surged forward.

Kakashi Hatake revealed his Sharingan and formed hand seals.

Kunai Raikiri!

He compressed the Lightning Blade into a kunai and, at incredible speed, overtook Might Guy, piercing straight into the ninja in front of him.

Blood splattered immediately.

"Kakashi! The battle of youth begins!"

Matt Kay didn't care at all about losing his kill; instead, he became excited.

Wind Escape·Vacuum Jade!

Tadamichi Shimura immediately launched a counterattack.

He took a deep breath and exhaled several beams of wind-escape light.

"Be careful!"

Kurenai Yuhi reminded her.

She quickly formed hand seals and activated an illusion.

The attacker's vision blurred, and he was suddenly enveloped by a giant tree.

Kurenai appeared above his head and plunged a kunai into his neck.

Although her genjutsu was insignificant to Itachi Uchiha, she was still among the best of the Jonin.

Even ordinary ninjas would fall for it.

The Shimura clan's ninjas were in a fierce battle.

Maki narrowed his eyes and joined the battle without hesitation.

Wind Release: Wind Blade!

His fingertips emitted chakra as sharp as knives, instantly forming an extremely thin, circular wind blade about twenty centimeters in diameter.

In the original work, Hayate Gekko was instantly killed by this ninjutsu.

With a casual flick of his wrist, Maki sent a wind blade hurtling towards Kakashi Hatake at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall!

How could Kakashi Hatake possibly ignore Maki?

There was already a reaction the moment he formed the hand seal.

Chakra flowed into the earth, and then an earthen wall carved with a dog's head rose up.

But the wind blade only paused for two seconds before breaking through it.

A piercing bird call rang out.

Raikiri!

The wind and thunder collided, instantly unleashing a violent shockwave.

"Konoha's number one technician, truly lives up to his reputation."

Maki said with a serious expression.

As soon as he finished speaking, he launched a fierce attack on Kakashi Hatake.

The fighting around them did not affect the high platform.

"Although the Hokage is young, his composure is truly remarkable; he can actually remain seated?"

Luo Sha was somewhat surprised and asked.

"Same to you."

Natsume smiled and asked, "What are you waiting for, Lord Kazekage? Why don't you just summon the Jinchuriki?"

"You know?"

Luo Sha's eyes narrowed, and he had a bad feeling.

Natsume had already guessed the existence of Jinchuriki, which means he had anticipated it.

Knowing it was a trap, they still stepped into it.

Either you're foolish, or you're overconfident.

But Natsume is clearly not the former.

Driven by his inner unease, Luo Sha smashed the teacup.

Sand bound coffin!

In an instant, countless grains of quicksand leaped up from the ground, swirling around and enveloping the two of them.

Luo Sha frowned.

Although he knew Gaara's personality, this indiscriminate attack still made him somewhat dissatisfied.

I'm your father, after all.

Luo Sha waved his hand, and a large hole appeared in the sand wall in front of him, allowing him to leave.

Only Natsume remained, submerged.

"die!"

Gaara stared at the scene with murderous intent and extreme excitement.

Luo Sha was slightly taken aback.

That's far too simplistic.

The quicksand was immediately shaken apart.

Natsume appeared unharmed.

Luo Sha wasn't too surprised.

"That's it!"

Gaara raised his hand.

Sand Rain!

Natsume's feet were immediately entangled in quicksand.

As they secured him, a heavy yellow rain began to fall from above.

It pierced his body like a bullet.

But the expected scene of blood splattering did not occur; instead, it turned into a puddle of water.

It's a shadow clone.

"Gaara, nice to meet you."

Natsume appeared before him with a smile on his face.

Gaara beckoned with his finger, expressionless.

In an instant, the quicksand on the ground transformed into a giant hand, which slammed out.

Natsume clenched his fist, passed through the giant hand, and slammed it down.

"what!"

Gaara screamed in agony.

He has a sand shield on his body inherited from his mother, Garuda, which allows him to defend himself automatically.

Therefore, he has never had his defenses breached since childhood, nor has he ever felt pain.

But Natsume easily broke through this sand shield.

Luo Sha's eyes widened in surprise.

What the hell is that?

He now understood that the previous barrier was not due to the four Jonin of the Shimura clan failing, but rather to Natsume's overbearing nature.

Gaara, who was suffering from immense pain, suddenly found himself surrounded by sand that quickly formed a circular shield.

Desert wave!

Extremely strong defensive ninjutsu.

In the original work, Sasuke Uchiha barely managed to break through the defense using the Lightning Blade.

Natsume clapped his hands together and entered Sage Mode.

Immortal Magic - Superhuman Strength!

He threw another punch.

The entire sand shield exploded with a deafening roar.

Gaara was sent flying backward, landing on the ground and coughing up blood.

"what!"

His body rapidly expanded, transforming into a vast expanse of yellow sand.

"Hahaha, I'm finally out here!"

Shukaku's excited voice rang out.

What followed was an obese body that could block everyone's view.

The battle between Maki, Kakashi Hatake, and others was forced to stop.

Because Shukaku is so large, it has seriously affected them.

Furthermore, tailed beasts and jinchūriki have always been feared by ninjas.

"We've got this in the bag!"

Maki gave a confident smile.

On either side of him were Kankuro and Temari, who had rushed over.

They stared at Shukaku, trembling all over.

Such a behemoth is simply impossible to defeat.

"It's over!"

In contrast, there was the pale face of the evening sun.

Not only her, but many other Konoha ninjas also felt despair.

In everyone's mind, only other tailed beasts can defeat tailed beasts.

This time, however, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki didn't even come.

"Looks like I'll have to use that trick."

Might Guy said with a serious expression, "Kakashi, this was originally meant for you, but now I have no choice but to use it."

"..."

Kakashi Hatake knew he was referring to the Eight Gates.

But you're actually planning to leave it to me? Isn't that a bit much?

"You brat!"

Shoukaku's loud voice rang out.

It looked at Natsume and suddenly slapped its belly with its two chubby little hands.

Wind Release: Sky Bullet Training!

Of all the tailed beasts, it is the only one that has learned how to use ninjutsu.

It might be because its chakra is low.

The other tailed beasts all rely on brute force and miracles; they just go for it.

This has led to a situation where Jinchūriki are far more powerful than Tailed Beasts.

For example, when Naruto Uzumaki activates his various modes, his performance surpasses that of Kurama.

The most direct example is actually Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Despite being a level above in strength, he lacked combat experience and was thus sealed away by Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.

If it were Madara Uchiha, he would have killed them on the spot.

In fact, Gaara actually became stronger later on without Shukaku.

Because their relationship wasn't good, and they weren't perfect Jinchūriki, they couldn't unleash their full power.

A huge whirlwind formed in the air and crashed down on Natsume.

To be honest, it's a bit wasteful.

At least that's how it seems in Rosa.

Natsume calmly formed hand seals.

Just as the typhoon was about to hit him, a wall made of water appeared and blocked his way.

"Is this some kind of water barrier?"

Luo Sha's pupils contracted, his face full of surprise.

A typical water barrier wall is about two meters high.

But this one is actually twenty meters tall.

This is no longer a water formation wall, but a water-sky wall.

As the fight progressed, Luo Sha felt increasingly uneasy.

Natsume's strength has exceeded his expectations time and time again.

He was somewhat relieved that he hadn't done it himself.

Given the power of his punch that pierced through Gaara, his small frame really couldn't withstand it.

Fortunately, Natsume is human after all.

Its rival is Shukaku.

"I hate water the most!"

Shouhe patted his belly again.

Wind Release: Sand Barrage!

Huge sand bombs, each the size of a basketball, swept out in a deluge.

"Grandma Li knocks..."

Just as Might Guy was about to open the seventh gate of the Eight Inner Gates, he suddenly froze.

In an instant, countless trees sprang up from Natsume's center and grew rapidly.

A rare and spectacular sight has appeared in a desert that has been devoid of greenery for millennia.

Forests have replaced the yellow sand.

Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!

Natsume thought for a moment, and decided that since the goal was to create a shocking experience, he should go all the way.

Although some people might think of the mysterious Wood Release master from several years ago, who used the alias he did, he is now the Hokage and has nothing to fear.

Moreover, he and that person in the disguise are vastly different in both appearance and age.

He had just graduated from the Ninja Academy at that time.

No matter what, it's hard to believe it's the same person.

Most importantly, the Sarutobi clan had already revealed their Wood Release abilities.

They would most likely believe that Natsume's Wood Release originated from this.

"It's Wood Release?!"

Hyuga Hizashi and the others stared in utter shock at what they were seeing.

With a casual wave of his hand, Natsume blocked all the sand bullets.

It's as easy as drinking water.

A hint of awe and reverence appeared on Kurenai's exquisite face.

She had previously encountered Wood Release ninjas from the Sarutobi clan.

However, their Wood Release technique is only slightly more powerful than ordinary Five Elements Release techniques.

He's nothing like the legendary ninja god Hashirama Senju.

However, at this time, Natsume's Wood Release was able to resist Shukaku.

This is undoubtedly different.

"What is it?"

Kankuro looked at the suddenly appearing forest and trembled all over.

"Retreat now!"

Maki looked at the approaching trees with a serious expression, grabbed his two apprentices, and retreated.

The same applies to the other Sunagakure ninja.

Those who were slower to run were instantly swallowed up by the sea of ​​trees with screams.

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(End of this chapter)