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Chapter 75 Tsunade: This is Wood Release?! How is this possible?! (Available for purchase tomorrow, please subscribe!)

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The hallway was silent; the only sound was breathing.

Tsunade and her companion were in a stairwell surrounded by walls and stairs.

The sounds of the wind and the burning were left far behind, and the silence separated them from the hustle and bustle outside into two separate worlds.

Along the way, all that could be seen were the corpses of many Hidden Mist ninjas, and in addition, there were faint traces of movement.

"As expected, someone really did take away the corpses of the Uzumaki clan members."

This discovery made Tsunade and Jiraiya's expressions turn serious, and the higher they went, the more uneasy they felt, as if something unknown and terrifying awaited them above.

"I could hear your heartbeat." Tsunade glanced at Jiraiya behind her.

"Cough cough!" Jiraiya choked for a moment, scratched his head and laughed awkwardly, "The atmosphere here is too gloomy, I have a feeling that some kind of monster might jump out. Should we retreat for now?"

Tsunade ignored his joking but heartfelt words.

Because they had arrived at the place where the smell of blood was strongest.

When Tsunade stepped onto the third floor and looked up, she froze.

On the wall in front of them, there was a dark, humanoid creature.

As for why it was described as a humanoid "creature," it's because Tsunade couldn't immediately tell whether it was a human or a "plant."

"What is that?"

Jiraiya, who had followed, was also stunned by the scene and fell into an eerie silence.

All that could be seen were three walls covered with withered thorns that had lost their color, with only a withered face hidden among the gray thorns.

"Who is this guy...?"

Jiraiya's eyes were filled with shock, and he muttered in disbelief, "Suikyouzan Fuguki? He... he actually died here?!"

No, that's not the point.

What kind of magic is this, these thorny vines?!

Tsunade's chest began to heave violently as she walked heavily toward the corpse and the wall covered in thorny vines.

The corpse was suspended high in the air, its entire body dragged straight by thorns, and its arms stretched out to the sides, looking like a "cross".

But those lifeless eyes held only despair, and their pale faces were as numb as dried corpses, devoid of any vitality or radiance.

"I know him."

Jiraiya's solemn voice reached Tsunade's ears from behind: "Suizawa Fuguki, a Jonin of the Kirigakure Pursuit Ninja Squad, a high-ranking member of the Intelligence Department, one of the Third Mizukage's most trusted subordinates, very shrewd and cautious."

But now he's dead, and his death was so bizarre.

In terms of sheer brutality, the scene was actually not that bad.

But what chilled Jiraiya to the bone was the eerie, religious-sounding manner of the death.

Red thorn vines almost completely filled that tall body, winding around the hundreds and thousands of fine bones, piercing through flesh and taking root in the internal organs, living in symbiosis with them.

The body was covered with countless marks from the twisting thorns, as if the monster had torn it open with its claws countless times, trying to dig out the bones and internal organs from the flesh.

That body had become a breeding ground for parasites, with thorns and vines inextricably linked to it.

It's so vivid that just one glance at it would conjure up images of a hellish place where countless insects would devour one, and one might even be haunted by nightmares because of it.

"That guy from Xiguashan..."

Jiraiya took a few steps forward, his face grim as he looked at the thorns, and muttered, "So it was drained dry by this damned thing that it died."

"...What kind of ninjutsu can do something like this?" Tsunade's face suddenly turned pale.

"That means it's not ordinary ninjutsu." Jiraiya stared at the corpse, his eyes flashing. "Only special secret techniques or bloodline limits could achieve this, right?"

In the entire ninja world, there is only one thing that has this effect.

"Wood Release?"

Tsunade murmured something at first, but quickly shook her head, saying, "No! Impossible, it can't be Wood Release, how could it be Wood Release?!"

"Impossible! This thing must be some kind of secret technique!"

She shook her head frantically, her voice growing louder and louder until it almost became a growl.

Only her deceased great-grandfather, the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, possessed the Kekkei Genkai: Wood Release!

It was with his incredibly powerful Wood Release ninjutsu that he became the God of Shinobi, pacified the chaotic world, established Konoha, and defeated Madara Uchiha.

According to the records left by my great-grandfather, Wood Release is a bloodline limit created by fusing earth and water chakra nature transformations.

However, since the death of my great-grandfather, no one has been able to possess Wood Release.

This is a regret for all Senju clan members, including Tsunade herself.

But now...

"Could it be that a descendant of the Senju clan who has been separated from his clan has awakened Wood Release?" Jiraiya asked in a low voice, but received no response.

Looking at the thorny vines covering the wall, Tsunade's face was already covered in sweat, and fear and unease enveloped her heart.

How could Wood Release techniques appear in such a place, and in such a bizarre and insidious form?!

Judging from the way those two ninjas died, the person behind this must harbor extremely deep malice towards Konoha!

In other words, not only was the Wood Release technique, which the entire Senju clan coveted, inherited by a mysterious figure, but that person actually stood on the opposite side of Konoha.

No, that's not all.

Swordsmen, fire-style ninjas, wood-style ninjas, and even surviving members of the Uzumaki clan.

That's probably the case.

Perhaps they have all become enemies of Konoha?

Such an absurd, ridiculous, and terrifying thing.

"..."

Tsunade fell silent, as did Jiraiya.

The two stood side by side, looking at the corpse. Neither of them spoke first, their eyes revealing different expressions.

For a moment, all that could be heard was the howling of the cold wind outside the window.

The more I think about it, the more frightened I become; the more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes.

"call!"

After a long silence, Tsunade took a deep breath and said in a deep voice without turning her head, "Jiraiya."

"I understand." Before Tsunade could finish speaking, Jiraiya sighed and interrupted, "I'll keep it a secret."

The reappearance of Wood Release, the bloodline limit of the former God of Shinobi, will inevitably attract the attention of all countries, especially since it did not appear in Konoha.

Once the news gets out, it will definitely cause a huge uproar, and then some people in Konoha will covet the power of Wood Release.

At that time, those Thousand Hands clan members who have already changed their names and abandoned their surnames will likely also be persecuted.

This is definitely not the outcome Jiraiya wanted to see.

"Thanks."

Tsunade turned her head slightly, first thanking her, then said with a serious expression, "And, regarding the Uzumaki clan..."

"I'm sorry." Jiraiya shook his head this time. "This is the only thing I cannot agree to."

Unlike those ignorant young Jonin, he certainly knew about the existence of "Root".

The Root ninja arrived here before them, so he certainly understood what this meant.

The tragic deaths of the Root ninjas indicate that Konoha's intentions have been exposed, and the surviving Uzumaki clan members are very likely to regard Konoha as an enemy.

Although Jiraiya was very dissatisfied with the old man's actions, he had to put the safety of Konoha first.

Because the current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is that Lady Mito Uzumaki.

Even the future Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is a girl named Uzumaki Kushina.

If the Uzumaki clan chooses to be enemies of Konoha, then Konoha's attitude towards these two Jinchūriki will need to change to some extent.

Jiraiya understood these things, and so did Tsunade.

However, compared to Jiraiya's rationality, Tsunade preferred to believe Mito's grandmother.

Tsunade turned her head expressionlessly and stared straight at Jiraiya's profile.

But until the very end, Jiraiya never even glanced at her, and Tsunade was disappointed as always.

What is she fantasizing about?

Will Jiraiya's fantasies change because of her?

Jiraiya is still the same Jiraiya.

He has never changed.

Tsunade turned back without saying anything more, but a sudden feeling of exhaustion washed over her, and something within her quietly faded away.

The village was established by my great-grandfather and great-uncle...

"You'll regret this." She lowered her head, her eyes dimming, a hint of disappointment on her face, and whispered, "You'll all regret this."

If the old man knew about the events in the Land of Whirlpools, he would definitely be wary of Mito-sama.

It's hard to predict what will happen then.

But where are those surviving members of the Whirlpool Clan now?

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