I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 75 Wood Release... The World of Trees Descends!

The following morning, Liu Sheng didn't wake up until after nine o'clock.

This is a very rare occurrence for him, who gets up early every day for training.

Meanwhile, Karin and Kurenai had already gotten up.

"Yagyu-kun, breakfast is ready for you."

When Yagyu finished washing up and came out, Karin immediately went to the kitchen and brought out the covered plate.

"Thank you for your hard work, Karin."

Yagyu smiled and nodded, then ate the breakfast that Karin had carefully prepared.

While Yagyu was having breakfast, Kurenai Yuhi spoke up, "Last night, Lady Tsunade said that we should go back with Lady Jiraiya. What do you think, Yagyu?"

Yagyu took the milk Karin offered, took a sip, and said, "I think it's a good idea. With Jiraiya-sama as a guarantor, Karin might be able to skip the screening process."

"That's what I think too."

Kurenai nodded in agreement.

Although she spent very little time with Karin, it was enough for her to see Karin's personality and character.

This girl, like the orphans in those small countries, is a child with a tragic fate.

Unlike those orphans from small countries, Karin comes from an extraordinary background and has not developed a twisted personality, which is truly commendable.

Last night, she took the best care of me, even giving me her room and sleeping on the sofa in the living room herself.

She was completely obedient to Yagyu, as if she would commit suicide without hesitation the moment he told her to.

Without any review, Kurenai Yuhi could confirm that Karin had no problems.

If possible, Kurenai Yuhi wouldn't want Karin to be interrogated by Konoha's torture department.

Because that department is sometimes just as dark as the Dark Side, they might use violence to interrogate Karin, at best using illusion magic to hypnotize her, and at worst forcibly reading her memories.

If not properly managed, it could potentially cause mental and brain problems for Karin.

Kurenai Yuhi was just one of Konoha's Jonin; she couldn't stop the village's investigation of Karin, nor did she have enough influence to make the interrogation department give her face.

If Jiraiya were to bring Karin back, then it would be a completely different story.

The other party is the personal disciple of the Third Hokage, the teacher of the Fourth Hokage, and one of the legendary Sannin, a figure even elite Jonin must address as "sir".

If he were to bring Karin back to the village, even if the interrogation department were to interrogate Karin, it would only be a formality.

So, after Yagyu finished breakfast, the three of them headed toward the Yoshii Hotel that Shizune had mentioned.

Whoosh whoosh—

However, before they even reached the hotel, the sound of someone instantly disappearing into the air reached their ears.

Jiraiya, Shizune, and Naruto appeared in an instant.

The three did not stop in front of the three Yagyu friends, but quickly passed by them, their silent voices echoing in the air.

"Yagyu, you've arrived just in time, hurry up and catch up."

Seeing the three figures hurrying away, Yagyu and Kurenai exchanged a glance and quickly followed after them.

Approaching Shizune's side, Kurenai asked, "Miss Shizune, what happened?"

Shizune said gravely, "Lady Tsunade went to see Orochimaru alone!"

Orochimaru?!

Kurenai Yuhi's eyes widened in surprise, clearly not expecting that the murderer who killed the Third Hokage would also come to Tanabata Street.

"It's all my fault for being too careless. I never expected Tsunade to drug me."

Jiraiya looked remorseful, then as if remembering something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said to Karin, "Karin, Yagyu seemed to have mentioned last night that you awakened Kagura's Mind's Eye. Can your senses locate Tsunade's current position?"

Shizune's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Karin, please!"

"I'll give it a try."

Karin formed a mudra with her hands, closed her eyes, and focused all her energy on using Kagura's Mind's Eye.

"Found it!"

A moment later, Karin opened her eyes and pointed to the ten o'clock direction, saying, "Lady Tsunade's location is very, very far away in this direction, about twenty kilometers away."

Upon hearing this, Shizune immediately increased her speed in teleportation.

The same applies to Yagyu and his companions.

The distance of twenty-odd kilometers was nothing to Yagyu and his companions, who were moving at full speed.

The three of them were moving so slowly because they needed to follow the scent to find Tsunade.

Now that they had determined their direction and location, they were gone in less than a minute, having instantly left Tanabata Street and entered a forest typical of the Land of Fire.

The scene in front of him flashed backwards at high speed, just like the high-speed train in Yagyu's previous life.

In just over five minutes, Liu Sheng and his companions had crossed the forest, and ahead lay a vast and boundless grassland.

"Lady Tsunade!"

Soon enough, the scene that Silent least wanted to see still appeared.

On the physically damaged grassland ahead, there were three figures: Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Kabuto Yakushi.

At this moment, Tsunade's situation was extremely dire.

Although she was not physically injured, she knelt on the ground, hugging herself, her whole body trembling violently.

There were traces of blood on her body and face, which was why she was trembling.

The medical expert suffers from hemophobia, a secret known to very few.

Orochimaru is one of them.

"They arrived so quickly, but it's too late."

Seeing the several figures rushing towards him, Kabuto Yakushi remained calm. Instead, he covered his hands with blue chakra and attacked Tsunade, who was unable to fight.

"not good!"

Upon seeing this, Jiraiya and the others' expressions changed drastically.

sizzle...

At that moment, the sound of electric currents colliding rang out.

Surrounded by blue and white electric arcs, Yagyu shot out like a flash of lightning, instantly leaving Shizune and the others far behind.

This incredibly fast teleportation left Naruto speechless.

Kabuto Yakushi's expression also changed slightly. He recognized Yagyu and remembered the information he had gathered during this period.

Kabuto Yakushi, who originally intended to kill Tsunade in front of Jiraiya and the others to make them feel powerless, immediately changed his mind and prepared to kidnap Tsunade.

S-rank Water Release, and also Phantom Body Flicker Technique... Both of these techniques are too troublesome.

Even in his current state, Lord Orochimaru can still hold off Jiraiya. He alone cannot defeat Yagyu, Shizune, and the combined forces of Kurenai Yuhi.

Therefore, he cannot kill Tsunade; he must control her.

In this way, he can remain invincible.

Just as Kabuto Yakushi paused his attack and changed his mind, Yagyu had already completed the hand seal with one hand.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

A jet of ultra-high pressure water shot out from Liu Sheng's mouth.

Moisture in the air gathers and turns the water line into a straight column of water that cuts through the air, shooting out like a blue laser.

However, the target of this straight jet of water was not Kabuto Yakushi, but the ground in front of Tsunade.

Before the straight jet of water even reached Tsunade, it had already landed on the ground more than ten meters away, carving a deep, smooth, and straight trench that stretched along Tsunade's path.

Seeing the straight column of water rapidly approaching, Kabuto had no choice but to abandon his idea of ​​kidnapping Tsunade.

Looking at the incredibly powerful straight water column, Orochimaru said in a hoarse voice, "Water Severing Wave, this brat is indeed a descendant of the Senju clan."

Orochimaru!

Jiraiya's angry voice rang in my ears: "You killed Sarutobi-sensei, and now you dare to attack Tsunade! I will not let you get away with this!"

"You won't let me go? You think you can get away with this, you idiot?"

Although he had lost both hands and could no longer use any ninjutsu, Orochimaru still smiled disdainfully and softly called out, "Kabuto..."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

Kabuto immediately understood, instantly returning to Orochimaru's side. He used a kunai to cut Orochimaru's palm and used his blood to perform hand seals.

"Spiritual communication!"

With a loud "pop," a sound like a giant balloon bursting rang out.

A massive cloud of white smoke spread and expanded.

"Orochimaru, you have to give me a hundred living people as sacrifices to summon me this time."

Before the white smoke had even dissipated, the defiant voice had already rang out.

As the gust of wind dispersed the smoke, an enormous purple serpent appeared on the grassland.

With his vertical pupils looking down at Yagyu and the others, Manda immediately recognized Tsunade kneeling on the ground, and Jiraiya who had already come to Tsunade's side. He was slightly taken aback and teased, "Orochimaru, are you having a class reunion?"

Orochimaru instantly appeared above Manda's head and said, "Help me kill them, and I'll give you three hundred sacrifices afterwards."

"No problem, I've been fed up with those toads for a long time."

Just then, Jiraiya's voice rang out: "Summoning Jutsu!"

A massive cloud of smoke spread out, and just as Orochimaru and Manda's expressions turned serious, thinking their opponents were Jiraiya and the toad...

As the smoke dissipated, a tiny toad, about the size of a palm, immediately came into everyone's view, if not for the bumps on its back.

Orochimaru: "..."

Manda: "..."

Jiraiya's eyes widened like bells, and he exclaimed in a trembling voice, "Gamakichi, it's you? Where's Bunta?"

"I'm having dinner with my dad. Can you please check the time before calling me, you brat..."

Gamakichi instinctively started to complain, but when he saw that the person who summoned him was the flamboyant Jiraiya, he was taken aback and said, "Uncle Jiraiya, what are you doing here?"

After saying that, Gamakichi instinctively sensed danger. He looked up at the mountain-sized Manda and its cold, vertical pupils, and his body trembled uncontrollably. His voice also trembled as he said, "Uncle Jiraiya, you don't want me to fight it, do you?"

Looking at the man and the toad, Orochimaru couldn't help but shake his head: "It's been so many years, and you haven't changed a bit, you idiot."

"Spiritual communication!"

Just as Orochimaru breathed a sigh of relief, preparing to take advantage of Jiraiya's health problems and join forces with Manda to eliminate them.

A loud shout caused his expression to change slightly.

Naruto, standing next to Jiraiya, also used the Summoning Jutsu, and a cloud of smoke, no smaller than the size of Manda's appearance, appeared out of thin air.

Orochimaru's expression turned serious again, and he muttered, "The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki... I actually forgot about this brat..."

Just when Orochimaru and Manda thought that they still couldn't avoid fighting Jiraiya and Gamabunta.

As the smoke dissipated, a yellow toad, about the same size as Hamaji, appeared on the grassland.

"Gamabunta!"

Jiraiya's eyes widened again, and he called out the toad's name.

Just as wide-eyed as him was Naruto, who had summoned the Gamabunta.

Naruto, looking utterly exasperated, exclaimed, "Why is it another little toad? Where's the toad boss?"

The actions of this master and apprentice added a touch of comedy to the battlefield, which should have been filled with solemnity and killing intent.

Orochimaru and Manda were speechless for a moment. Even the aloof Orochimaru and Manda couldn't help but twitch their lips at the sight.

If the enemy is like this, then the friendly Shizune and her companions are even worse off.

Kurenai had a black line on her forehead, while Shizune slightly covered her forehead.

If it weren't for her respect for Jiraiya, and the fact that it was Tsunade who caused Jiraiya to become like this, she really wanted to say, "Are you two, master and disciple, just here to be a joke?"

This situation is really not funny at all!

Yagyu frowned slightly and asked, "Lord Jiraiya, how long will it take for your body to recover?"

"Ten minutes!"

Jiraiya said seriously, "If you can hold me off for ten minutes, I will be able to recover."

"Ten minutes? That's too long!"

Yagyu glanced at Tsunade, who was kneeling on the ground, her face filled with fear and her body trembling, and suddenly stepped forward, saying with a firm expression, "In that case, let me protect Tsunade-neechan."

The change in address successfully awakened Tsunade, who was immersed in her terrifying memories.

Looking at the towering figure of Liu Sheng standing before her.

That head of silver hair, and that age, made Tsunade's trembling gaze seem to see the reflections of Kato Dan and Nawaki.

Snapped!

Suddenly, Yagyu clapped his hands together, and his entire body erupted with blue chakra energy.

Upon seeing this, Orochimaru's expression changed slightly, and he urged, "Manda, kill them!"

With Tsunade and Jiraiya no longer a threat, Orochimaru now sees Yagyu as the most dangerous person on the field.

Orochimaru was, of course, aware of this commoner genius who surpassed Uchiha Sasuke.

He is almost certainly a descendant of the Senju clan, and he is proficient in the Second Hokage's Hard Vortex Water Blade and Water Severing Wave. His genjutsu and body-flickering abilities are so strong that he can use Uchiha Shisui's Phantom Body Flicker Technique.

If Orochimaru hadn't lost his hands, he wouldn't have taken Yagyu's abilities seriously, except for his Phantom Body Flicker Technique.

But now, he has become the biggest problem.

"Watch me devour them all in one bite!"

The giant snake, its upper body raised, suddenly swooped down, its gaping maw ready to devour Yagyu and the others, as well as the grass beneath their feet.

"Wood Release..."

However, when Yagyu casually uttered the prefix of the ninjutsu, Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi, Jiraiya and Kurenai Yuhi, as well as Tsunade and Shizune, all changed their expressions in surprise.

Immediately, Yagyu shouted, "The Tree World Descends!"

Rumble...

The entire grassland suddenly began to shake violently, as if an earthquake had struck.

As if some enormous creature had awakened from the ground, cracks of varying sizes began to appear.

Immediately, incredibly thick tree branches, each requiring several or even a dozen people to encircle, surged forth from the cracks in the earth, like a swarm of snakes emerging from their cage.

Having just broken through the soil, these sturdy green branches immediately sprouted a large number of leaves and quickly grew into towering trees.

The swooping serpents crashed directly into the barrier formed by these large trees.

The next second, it, Orochimaru, and Kabuto at its feet were all submerged.

The cracks in the earth were widening, and countless branches surged out, pushing and shoving the still-developing trees, forming a green sea that surged forward.

Looking down from God's perspective, you would see a green expanse of waves, fanning out in front and to the left and right.

The waves grew larger and larger, leaving behind rows of towering trees in their wake.

The number of trees increased, and the area they occupied grew larger and larger, from a small grove of trees to a small forest, and finally to... a green sea of ​​trees!

(End of this chapter)