I'm retrieving corpses in Konoha.

After the chakra returned, he intensified his efforts to draw out the Two-Tails' chakra, rapidly forming hand seals.

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

"Click-click-click..."

Amidst Yugito's screams, Uchiha Natsu controlled his wood clone and placed his hand on a large tree beside him.

Immediately afterwards, the tree grew wildly, and in just a few breaths, it turned into a giant wooden figure.

This wooden figure was even larger than the Two-Tailed Fox, and its body was several times thicker than that of the Wooden Dragon.

"This is... the Wood Release: Wood Release!" Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was hiding in the distance, immediately recognized the ninjutsu.

Although Jiraiya had never met him before, he knew about him.

This wooden dummy, once used by the First Hokage, defeated Madara Uchiha, who was controlling the Nine-Tails.

As for the specific details of the confrontation, no one knows.

All that people know is the final result: Madara Uchiha was defeated by Hashirama Senju.

Those two mythical figures are objects of reverence for countless people.

Therefore, upon seeing this legendary wooden figure, Jiraiya felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings).

"This Senju Kamima uses only the Wood Release techniques of the First Hokage..." Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a low voice, his brows furrowed.

Mitokado Homura asked, "Could Senju Kamima be related to the First Hokage?"

"There are indeed figures from that era, but it's unlikely..."

As he spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly remembered something.

That is, he had Danzo lead the Root to secretly conduct experiments on "cultivating Wood Release ninjas".

At that time, he handed over the Wood Release ninjutsu scroll left behind by the First Hokage to Danzo.

The purpose of this was simply to hope that Danzo could glean some useful information from it, thereby increasing the likelihood of the experiment's success.

But after the experiment was banned, the scroll was never returned.

Speaking of which, it is the only scroll in the entire world that records the First Hokage's Wood Release ninjutsu.

And now, all the ninjutsu used by this "Senju Kamima" are the First Hokage's ninjutsu...

Furthermore, it was clear that Senju Kamima's previous attack on them was just for show.

Ultimately, they set their sights on the Fourth Raikage and the Tsuchikage, Onoki.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had already guessed Danzo's thoughts.

That is, to use this trump card first and defeat the enemy in front of you.

Otherwise, the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village would also endanger Danzo's own safety.

Even the people of Konoha attacked him, trying to lull the Hokage into a false sense of security.

This made him feel that this Senju Shinma had nothing to do with the vanished Danzo.

Now is certainly not the "opportune time" that Danzo envisioned.

When the time is right, they will probably send out Wood Release ninjas to assassinate me on the way, just like they did three years ago.

Just thinking about how, three years ago, I walked into the Hokage's office and Danzo sat in the Hokage's seat looking so content...

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Hiruzen Sarutobi's brow twitched.

In the afternoon, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not see "Senju Kamima" use ninjutsu, so it was just a guess.

Now, Hiruzen Sarutobi increasingly feels that this Senju Kamima is very likely related to Danzo.

"If such a powerful person really emerges from the roots, then it will pose a huge threat to the village in the future!"

"In order to protect the village, we must take some action against the roots..." Hiruzen Sarutobi thought to himself, his expression shifting between light and shadow.

Any entity that he deemed a threat to Konoha to a certain degree would be eliminated by any means necessary.

The unstable Uchiha clan is now included as well.

However, the threat posed by this race has not yet reached that level.

On the other hand, the Uchiha clan, including civilians, is a large clan in Konoha with nearly a thousand members, and they are not so easy to deal with.

Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi still advocated for a peaceful resolution.

Over the years, there has only been one person he overlooked: his disciple Orochimaru.

"If this Senju Kamima leaves immediately after defeating the enemy, then it's almost certain that he's one of Danzo's men."

Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that Danzo was waiting for the right opportunity and would definitely not allow his hidden Wood Release ninjas to immediately attack Konoha.

Therefore, once the immediate crisis is resolved, they will leave immediately.

Conversely, if this Wood Release ninja wins and then continues to attack Konoha...

That means he is not a member of the root group.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had already made up his mind.

"Senju Kamima, what exactly is your identity..." Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes and continued to observe the battlefield.

On the battlefield, after seeing this enormous wooden figure...

The Fourth Raikage and the Tsuchikage Onoki both tensed up.

What surprised them was not only the power of the Wood Release technique, but also the amount of chakra the Wood Release ninja possessed.

While observing earlier, this person used more than ten terrifying wooden dragons to trap the Five-Tailed Fox.

Just now, I used five more wooden dragons to fight them.

Now, they can actually produce a wooden dummy of this caliber.

"This person still looks very relaxed, and he has much more chakra than I do!" The Fourth Raikage said solemnly.

The Tsuchikage Onoki, flying in the sky, looked at the two Yukito who were entangled by the wooden dragon.

When you see the tailed beast's cloak growing increasingly dim, and the fluorescent glow on the surface of the wooden dragon.

Suddenly, Onoki understood something.

Then, while the wooden puppet was still growing, he quickly flew to the Fourth Raikage's side.

"This Wood Release ninja must have absorbed the Two-Tails' chakra to achieve this level!"

After hearing this, the Fourth Raikage also noticed Yugito's condition.

Upon seeing Yugito, whose tailed beast cloak was almost gone, the Fourth Raikage instantly understood.

The Tsuchikage, Onoki, said in a deep voice, "I will use Dust Release to defeat the Wood Dragon!"

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After saying that, Onoki flew into the air and put his hands together in prayer.

"Dust Release, Particle Style: Detachment Technique!"

"call out!"

A laser-like barrier shot out suddenly from one side of the wooden dragon.

"Crack!"

The wooden dragon that had trapped Yukito was breached by the Primal Realm Stripping Technique.

Yugito, who is inside, has now degenerated into a half-tailed beast state.

Seeing that the wooden dragon had finally loosened its grip, the wooden man immediately began to mobilize all his chakra and struggled violently with all four claws.

After being cut in half at the waist by Dust Release, Wood Dragon's technique could not be maintained and was forced to be dispelled.

Yugito was finally free and immediately used all his speed to disappear into the forest.

"You hide to the side to avoid being caught by his wooden dragon!" the Fourth Raikage shouted sternly.

If the wooden puppet is captured by the wooden dragon again, the power of the wood-style ninja will become inexhaustible.

The wooden figure received the order but remained silent. Concealing herself in the forest was also one of her specialties.

After the wooden puppet was rescued, Uchiha Natsu's Wood Puppet Technique was also completed.

Uchiha Natsu controlled the wooden clone, which stood on top of the wooden figure.

After sensing the chakra he had just used, he made some judgments.

With his own chakra reserves, he already possessed enough to unleash the ultimate Wood Golem Technique.

However, this level of wooden puppet technique can only be used once, consuming nearly half of one's chakra.

If it is used twice, the user's chakra will drop to below 90%.

At such a low level, it's almost a dangerous situation.

This means that Uchiha Natsumi could only use the ultimate Wood Man Technique once, even if he created his strongest Wood Clone.

However, like the Wood Dragon Technique, after weakening his chakra, Uchiha Natsu was able to perform it five times.

In that case, the wooden figures would be much weaker than they are now.

After completing the Wooden Man Technique, Uchiha Natsu controlled the wooden man with his mind and raised his arm.

The enormous hand aimed at Onoki and slapped him across the face.

Although it looks clumsy, its actual movements are surprisingly fast!

"boom!"

"Earth Release: Super Lightweight Rock Technique!"

The moment the giant hand struck Onoki in mid-air, Onoki immediately used one of his signature techniques against the wooden hand.

However, even the use of the Ultra Light Rock Technique could not stop the giant hand's advance.

At this moment, countless wooden strips and vines were wrapped around the wooden figure's feet, gripping the ground tightly.