"What immense chakra." Hyūga Hizashi, Yūhi Shinku, and the other Konoha ninjas murmured, awestruck by the chakra erupting from Tengen.
This vast, boundless chakra wasn't forced out through a forbidden technique like the Eight Gates. It was purely Tengen's own power.
A nine-year-old with such formidable chakra, how could this be fair?
Its sheer magnitude was limitless, akin to the overwhelming force they sensed in tailed beasts.
Just moments ago, Tengen had used the Multiple Wood Clones technique, creating dozens of clones that dispersed to nearby battlefields. Now, he was unleashing this colossal chakra.
But for what purpose?
The answer came swiftly to the Konoha ninjas.
Across the Iwa ninjas' territory, spanning thousands of meters, countless trees sprouted and grew relentlessly. Massive trunks twisted and writhed. What was once a sparse landscape transformed into a dense forest, with towering ancient trees enveloping the area.
A true forest now stood, engulfing nearly a thousand ninjas within its embrace.
"The First Hokage's technique, Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees?" Hyūga Hizashi gasped, stunned by the sheer power on display.
In mere moments, the battlefield before the Konoha ninjas had become a sprawling forest.
More astonishingly, every Konoha ninja recognized the technique. This was Wood Release, the legendary ability of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.
In the past, the ninja world regarded Uchiha Madara and the First Hokage as the most powerful. While the Uchiha's abilities had been passed down, the Wood Release of the First Hokage remained unique to him among the Senju clan.
Wood Release had become a legend, a tale sung with regret in the ninja world, lost after Hashirama.
Yet today, the Konoha ninjas witnessed that power once more.
The shock was overwhelming, as if their entire worldview had collapsed.
And this power resided in Tengen, of all people.
If any nine-year-old child wielded such a terrifying kekkei genkai like Wood Release, it would cause an uproar in Konoha. But for this to manifest in Tengen, Konoha's hero, wielding the First Hokage's power, this was monumental.
"With this, Tengen possesses two terrifying abilities." The Konoha ninjas whispered, reeling from the revelation. "Is there anyone who can oppose him now?"
The Konoha ninjas stood frozen in awe.
Indeed, Tengen already commanded the Uchiha's supreme power, the Mangekyō Sharingan. Now, he wielded the First Hokage's Wood Release.
This was no mere imitation, it was authentic Wood Release. A forest stretching beyond sight. How much chakra was needed to create such a phenomenon?
A forest conjured from nothing.
Since the establishment of ninja villages and nations, Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju were deemed the strongest, wielding unimaginable powers. Now, Tengen alone held both.
"Perhaps Tengen truly is a god descended to earth." A fleeting thought crossed the minds of the Konoha ninjas.
In that moment, they felt profound gratitude that Tengen belonged to Konoha. A conviction grew within them: under Tengen's leadership, Konoha would rise to unparalleled glory.
Countless Konoha ninjas gazed at Tengen with fervent admiration.
"This kid… he possesses such terrifying power, Wood Release." Hyūga Hizashi said, shaking his head in disbelief.
"Tengen, you're incredible." Uzumaki Kushina exclaimed, equally astonished.
She had thought Tengen had revealed all his cards, but his arsenal seemed endless, layer upon layer of surprises.
Even Kushina could no longer see through him.
"A being capable of suppressing an entire ninja village single-handedly." The Konoha ninjas thought.
"Alright, Konoha ninjas, let's attack. We'll leave every Iwa ninja here." Tengen said with a smile.
"Yes, Tengen-sama!" The Konoha ninjas responded, rising with resolve.
"Then let's move in." Some of Tengen's wood clones, having dispatched their enemies, darted into the Wood Release forest.
Within this forest, Tengen held absolute dominion.
…
"What overwhelming chakra. What is he planning?" The lead Iwa ninja and his comrades muttered, their faces paling.
They knew Tengen's fearsome reputation. Were he to unleash the Mangekyō Sharingan's Susanoo?
But suddenly, countless trees erupted from the ground before them, twisting and growing rapidly.
These trees even attacked on their own.
"What is this…?" countless Iwa ninjas shouted, frantically striking at the trees assaulting them. How could trees attack?
"Damn it!" The lead Iwa ninja retreated, leaping upward, only to be met with a shocking sight.
The once-barren land was now a dense forest, its boundaries stretching beyond sight.
"How vast is this?" The Iwa ninja groaned instinctively, then saw a massive branch whipping toward him.
"Damn!" Unable to fly, he dropped back to the ground.
"Is this… Wood Release?" The anguished cries of other Iwa ninjas echoed.
"Wood Release… how is that possible?" The lead Iwa ninja froze, but realization dawned. Only Wood Release could produce such a widespread attack.
It might even rival the First Hokage's power.
"Is he even human?" The Iwa ninja's pupils constricted. "We can't win. It's impossible. He's a monster."
"I'm sorry, then." Tengen's voice cut through as a flash of white light sliced across the Iwa ninja's neck. His head soared skyward, and in his final moment, he saw Tengen.
"A monster…"
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