Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

This time, Xia Zuo wasn't practicing secretly; it was a battle he had anticipated, and even a show of force.

He went all out to enhance the power of the Wood Release technique. The unrestrained chakra fluctuations surged like a tsunami, engulfing all the ninjas wave after wave, leaving everyone wide-eyed in astonishment.

As the Wood Release chakra swept across, the Uchiha clan's territory began to shake violently, the ground transforming into a turbulent, undulating sea.

Houses and buildings, like small boats on the sea, rise and fall with the waves, then collapse and sink beneath the surface, extinguishing the raging fire.

Boom—rumble rumble—

The culprit that caused the ground to shake violently has been revealed: countless new green buds have broken through the soil, and the newly grown branches are growing vigorously at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a few seconds, the tender sprout grew into a towering tree, as if it had instantly traversed hundreds of years.

This time, it wasn't just a few dozen large trees like before, but tens of thousands of large trees crowding together and filling the entire Uchiha clan territory.

This is a primeval forest that seems to have existed since ancient times.

Itachi Uchiha's Susanoo's chakra sword is incredibly sharp, easily capable of severing giant trees that would be difficult for ten people to encircle.

But when he cut down one big tree, two more big trees twisted and spread over.

After two large trees were cut down, four, eight, or even more large trees grew behind them and kept surrounding them.

Meanwhile, the trees in the distance intertwined and merged, becoming even larger and thicker giant trees before surging towards Susanoo.

The giant tree grew larger and larger, soon surpassing the half-body Susanoo, and submerged the red half-body giant in the green waves.

Susanoo was completely engulfed by the [Birth of the Tree World].

Itachi Uchiha's resistance did not stop. His Susanoo wielded the chakra sword and slashed in all directions, but under the attack of more and more towering giant trees, it looked like he was just struggling to survive.

As even taller and more boundless towering trees surged in, Susanoo was completely submerged among countless trees.

The massive, thick tree roots and branches spread out like a barrier, completely enveloping the half-body Susanoo.

The branches and roots, like flexible arms, stretched out from the gaps in the thick trunk towards Susanoo, binding its arms, neck, and body.

More branches burst forth from all directions, taking root and sprouting around Susanoo, attempting to break through the chakra defenses and directly attack Uchiha Itachi inside.

Uchiha Itachi's tears of blood increased, and his vision became increasingly blurred, but none of this could compare to the growing despair that was striking him.

Everything is messed up; he can't wipe out the Uchiha clan now.

The clan will inevitably be destroyed in the Third Hokage's counterattack, and will be annihilated as an enemy of Konoha.

He died, but what about Sasuke?

Suddenly, Itachi Uchiha felt the pressure drop abruptly. Without time to think, he manipulated Susanoo to cut through the tangled branches and roots, desperately attacking the weak points.

Before him, an illusory vortex was frantically swarming and crushing the giant tree, guiding Susanoo to break through.

Obito Uchiha made his move; he couldn't let Itachi Uchiha die here.

Obito had just been beaten by Xia Zuo, but he didn't think he was inferior to Xia Zuo. He was just careless and that's why he was ambushed by Xia Zuo.

If I get serious, I can kill him with a simple sneak attack.

Therefore, Obito Uchiha didn't value Itachi Uchiha that much. What he wanted was Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan, which was more valuable than Itachi, whether as a backup or to cultivate new subordinates.

However, when Itachi Uchiha demonstrated the power of Susanoo Stage 2, Obito realized that a genius like Itachi was not easy to cultivate and was still very valuable.

When Xia Zuo displayed his unparalleled Wood Release, Obito Uchiha completely changed his mind.

Itachi Uchiha cannot die here, otherwise he will have no help when he fights Sasuke.

The combined attack of the two Mangekyou Sharingan exceeded the instantaneous capacity of the Tree World, and Susanoo quickly burst out of the primeval forest and arrived at the former territory of the Uzumaki clan.

Uchiha Itachi noticed that in front of him were Konoha Jonin rushing from the nearby Jonin single dormitory, to his right were Shimura Danzo and Root ninjas, and to his left were the Third Hokage and Anbu ninjas rushing from the Hokage Building.

Just as he was pondering where to break through, Xia Zuo appeared behind him carrying a huge coffin. Susanoo turned around without hesitation and assumed a defensive stance.

Suddenly, the coffin behind Xia Zuo shook.

Xia Zuo chuckled lightly: "What? Have you finally made up your mind to face Uchiha Itachi, the surviving members of the Uchiha clan, and the Konoha ninja?"

The coffin shook again, as if to confirm.

Xia Zuo asked again, "The Third Hokage is to my left, and Danzo Shimura is to my right. Are you ready to face both of them?"

The shaking of the coffin suddenly stopped, but then became more intense a moment later.

Xia Zuo didn't continue speaking. Instead, he put the coffin down and gently patted it, peeling it open layer by layer to reveal Uchiha Shisui, who was covered in blood and whose eyes were just blood holes.

Upon entering the Uchiha clan's territory, Xia Zuo awakened his consciousness and transmitted the images he had seen to him.

Uchiha Shisui witnessed Obito's massacre, saw the Uchiha clan's territory engulfed in flames, and saw Uchiha Itachi covered in blood and his mind twisted.

Uchiha Shisui realized that none of his decisions had the desired effect, and they had even led to the extermination of the Uchiha clan.

He broke down.

Just now, Uchiha Shisui witnessed the "Birth of the Tree World," seeing a giant tree crush Susanoo.

The epic battle scenes shocked him greatly, and a surge of hope suddenly welled up in his heart, which helped him recover from his collapse.

It turns out that the Senju clan did not completely disappear, and that the Wood Release that pacified the ninja world truly existed and could indeed overwhelm the seemingly invincible Susanoo.

To Uchiha Shisui's even greater surprise, the Senju ninja who had awakened Wood Release was the very same ninja who had saved his life. Moreover, he had stepped forward and used Wood Release to protect the Uchiha clan when everyone was in despair.

Uchiha Shisui felt that he could not continue to break down and had to do his part to save his clan.

He is currently still recovering from serious injuries and has lost his eyesight, so he cannot provide assistance in battle. However, he can speak in front of the Konoha ninjas to prove the conspiracy of Shimura Danzo and Uchiha Itachi to exterminate the Uchiha clan, thus solidifying the label of the Uchiha clan as complete victims.

With the support of the Senju clan's Wood Release ninjas, he will surely be able to protect the surviving members of his clan and the Uchiha clan this time.

The appearance of Uchiha Shisui shocked everyone, including Uchiha Obito.

The most shocked person was Uchiha Itachi, who almost instinctively dispelled Susanoo just to get a better view.

Looking at the utterly miserable Uchiha Shisui, Itachi murmured, "Brother Shisui, you're still alive?"

Uchiha Shisui seemed to hear him and asked loudly, "Uchiha Itachi, I entrust my eyes, my dreams, and my responsibilities to you."

"I begged you to protect the Uchiha clan and Konoha Village, to prevent armed conflict between the clan and the village, and you actually colluded with internal and external enemies to massacre members of the Uchiha clan?"

"Is this how you fulfill the dreams and responsibilities I entrusted to you?"

Itachi Uchiha was speechless.