This puppeteer is a bit... well...

Chapter 241 Electromagnetic Cannon Array (Happy New Year)

As the allied forces retreated, the city's defenses ceased their attacks, leaving only one person on the vast land.

Long black hair fluttered in the sand, and striking deep red armor drew everyone's attention.

[Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!]

The man clasped his hands together, and huge, ancient trees rose from the ground, their roots and vines intertwining and spreading in all directions, growing into one large tree after another. In the blink of an eye, they covered the entire battlefield with dense forest and rapidly advanced towards the mechanical city.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The Gatling guns fired continuously, unleashing wave after wave of arrows that blotted out the sky.

The crossbow bolt, imbued with the power of Wind Release ninjutsu, pierced through the tree instantly, tearing it apart.

But then a continuous stream of vines and ancient trees surged up again, only to be torn apart by the next wave of arrows. The two sides remained locked in a stalemate, 800 meters apart.

"To think you could hold your own against my Tree World Advent with just tools! That's astonishing!" Hashirama Senju, still in his hand seals, looked surprised, but then his expression turned regretful. "Unfortunately, I'm an Edo Tensei with limitless chakra. Even if you had five years' worth of reserves, you couldn't possibly outlast me, and..."

Hashirama closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them, black lines appearing around them. "I'm not going to waste any more time with you, Sage Art: Flower Tree World!"

Huge roots grew in the forest, and flower buds formed above them, which then slowly bloomed, their pollen carried by the wind and sand towards the mechanical city.

Furthermore, the already rampant growth of trees and vines became even more frenzied, growing at an astonishing pace, instantly surpassing the speed at which arrows could destroy them, and advancing towards the mechanical city at a visible speed.

"Even if no one is operating the machines on the city walls, there must be people in such a big city. I don't want too many people to die in this war. You can all just fall asleep under the hypnosis of pollen!" Hashirama stared in the direction of the mechanical castle, hoping that nothing unexpected would happen.

This was the limit of his ability to control the situation without killing anyone. If the enemy were strong enough to break through this situation, then he wouldn't be able to hold back.

……

Without mentioning Hashirama Senju's inner thoughts.

Those who were waiting in the rear to watch the battle were speechless when they saw this scene.

"He single-handedly withstood the entire defensive system of the mechanical city; he's incredibly strong!"

"This is from a completely different dimension than ours!"

"With the First Hokage already here, do we still need to be there?"

"Don't forget, Sunagakure hasn't even deployed a single person yet. We need to help the First Hokage!"

"That's right. Even the ninjas in the First Hokage's era weren't all this level, were they? They still fought large-scale battles, didn't they?"

"That's right, exactly!"

Some were shocked, some were dejected, and some were exhilarated.

Regardless of the circumstances, the power displayed by the First Hokage greatly inspired the Allied Forces.

Inside the command post.

The Second Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage, who had the privilege of witnessing the power of the First Hokage, couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

"No matter how many times I've witnessed this power, I can never remain calm."

"Yes, this power that transcends dimensions is precisely why he is hailed as the God of Shinobi."

Upon hearing this, the others snapped out of their shock.

The Third Raikage couldn't help but sigh, "I used to think that the First Hokage was just a ninja who stood at the pinnacle of that era, not much stronger than the top ninjas of this era. Now that I think about it, that idea is really ridiculous."

"It's not your fault. People who haven't seen this kind of power can't imagine that a human can reach this level."

"No, Lord Raikage's thinking is correct!"

The sudden rebuttal drew everyone's attention; it was Minato Namikaze, who, along with the Second Hokage, had brought Onoki and Yagura back to Sky Castle.

"Hey, what do you mean by that?" the Second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu, grumbled, "Not born in that era... what do you, a young man like you, know?"

"No, he's no ordinary young man," the Third Raikage said. "I was defeated and killed by him fair and square on the battlefield. He's a true powerhouse."

"Huh!"

The experts who had been resurrected from the Impure World Reincarnation all looked at Minato in surprise.

Although not everyone knew the strength of the Third Raikage, they could still sense his chakra reserves, which were comparable to those of a tailed beast.

Besides, how could someone who can become one of the Five Kage be weak?

The fact that this young man was able to kill the Third Raikage on the battlefield in a fair and square manner is enough to prove his strength.

"Tch, even if he killed the Raikage, he still couldn't compare to the First Hokage." Despite being proven wrong, Phantom Moon remained unfazed.

"Of course!"

Upon hearing Gengetsu's words, Minato Namikaze, who had been blushing from the Raikage's praise, also became serious. "I was talking about Ryuji Ayaki!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room became serious.

The target of this allied forces attacking Sunagakure was more likely Ryuji Ayaki than Sunagakure.

Because it was he who caused the Sand Village's strength to expand rapidly, breaking the balance of the ninja world.

At first, these deceased and summoned senior experts didn't pay much attention.

Outstanding individuals exist in every era.

But looking back through the entire history, only the First Hokage was as powerful as him.

Now, having witnessed the formidable defenses of the Mechanized City, their thoughts have gradually changed.

The other party is a puppeteer; his designs are enough to give a glimpse into the other party's abilities.

Even the First Hokage's immense power couldn't defeat him quickly, which is enough to show that the opponent's mastery of mechanical arts is close to the level of the First Hokage's own strength.

"Minato is right, never underestimate Ryuji Ayaki!" Shikaku said gravely. "Ryuji already possessed many incredible abilities six years ago, and now, six years later, who knows how many other bizarre things he's come up with. At this stage of the war, we've only seen defensive arrow formations; we must not be careless!"

As if to confirm Shikaku's words, the battlefield changed.

The rapidly growing dense forest has reached within 200 meters of the city wall, and the pollen is almost overflowing the wall and heading inwards.

But at that moment, clusters of bright light, like the sun, lit up the walls of the city.

"That is?"

Everyone was puzzled.

Only those with quick minds and those who had witnessed the launch of the railgun turned pale.

"Get down on your feet!"

Lu Jiu promptly issued orders to the Allied forces.

Before the allied forces could react, orange beams of light shot out from the city walls.

They sliced ​​through the air, easily vaporizing trees and plants. The resulting wind, carrying fragments of earth and pollen, pierced through the dense forest, then swept through the ninja alliance army in a straight line behind them, finally disappearing into the azure horizon after blowing away the clouds.

And there were a full thirty of these rays!

(End of this chapter)