I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 366 The Great Pollen-Eating Storm!

Rumbling--

A low rumble followed.

A thick, powerful vine pierced deep into the earth of Konoha, causing the entire ground to tremble slightly, as if a small earthquake had occurred, and panicked cries echoed throughout the village.

With the support of the Sage Chakra from the [Sage Art: Wood Release Mask] that Nara Rangsuke had prepared in advance, the vine grew at an unusually fast rate underground, with its dense roots weaving through the soil.

In less than a moment.

The vine then went directly to its true destination—the root base hidden here!

Over the past two days, Nara Rinka and Tsunade, through the combined efforts of the Senju clan and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, not only successfully located the Root's base, but also thoroughly understood the internal structure of the Root base.

Danzo Shimura's Root Base was located underground in an inconspicuous cluster of buildings within Konoha Village. The entire base was deeply embedded in the ground and enveloped by a thick layer of soil.

To break through the Root base's "outer defenses" from the outside, Nara Rinka and Tsunade would have to completely destroy Konoha!

Fortunately, Nara Rangsei has a special method for dealing with this type of land defense.

[Wood Release: Descent into the World of Flowering Trees]!

The Wood Release, a fusion of Water Release and Earth Release, has a unique "earth-breaking effect" on the soil. It penetrates the soil defenses of the root base with almost no effort and goes directly to its core area.

The moment the thick, sturdy vines pierced through the mud's defenses, this Wood Release technique, with its S-rank difficulty and power, finally revealed its most vibrant aspect—

One by one, flower stems, almost as thick as the main trunk of the vine, grew out from the top of the giant tree. The flower buds connected to the top of the flower stems were plump and full, and in a short while they bloomed into bright and beautiful pink giant flowers.

The enormous flower gently trembled its petals, and clumps of fine pollen separated and fell from the center of the flower, forming an incredibly dense fog of pollen.

The root base is buried deep underground. Although there are special ventilation ducts, it can still be regarded as a huge enclosed space as a whole.

The pollen and dust released by the "Birth of the Flower Tree Realm" swept across the entire root base like a sandstorm.

Almost all the Root ninjas who came into contact with the pollen collapsed and fell unconscious the moment they inhaled it, completely losing their ability to fight.

And it's not just the Root ninjas in the base.

Even the ninjas who were "temporarily imprisoned" in the Root base for various reasons were knocked unconscious by the sudden pollen attack.

In this sudden pollen attack, only two people in the vast root base reacted in time and escaped unharmed.

But this is not because they have any special countermeasures.

It just so happened that when the pollen storm caused by the birth of the Flower Tree Realm swept through the root base, these two were discussing business in the office deepest part of the base.

The scene inside the root base will be left aside for now.

On the surface of Konoha, Nara Rinka only stopped maintaining the effect of [Adventure of the Flowering Tree World] after exhausting the last bit of Sage Chakra in his [Sage Art: Wood Release Mask].

The scale and power of the [Birth of the Flowering Tree Realm] were simply too great.

Even though Nara Rinka tried her best to control it, many thick vines were still exposed on the ground, causing the surrounding ground to crack and split into grooves.

Overall, however, this small "loss" in exchange for the collapse of the outer defenses of the root base is undoubtedly a very good deal.

This can be seen from Tsunade's satisfied expression.

Tsunade originally thought that her and Nara Rinka's sudden attack on Root would cause devastating damage to the surrounding area, so she specially dispatched ninjas to evacuate the surrounding people before the operation began.

Unexpectedly, it only caused a few small cracks to appear in the earth...

This is wonderful!

For the remaining battles, as long as the area is confined underground, there is no need to worry about interfering with the villagers on the surface.

Hmm, there's probably nothing to worry about...

"That's about it."

Nara Rinka put the shattered Sage Mask into his ninja tool bag and clapped his hands.

"Now, once the effects of the [Birth of the Flowering Tree Realm] spell have mostly dissipated, we can rush down to find them..."

Both Nara Rinka and Tsunade are made of flesh and blood.

Even if the [Birth of the Flowering Tree World] was released by Nara Rinka himself, he would still be affected by the stun effect of the pollen.

If they directly storm the Root Base below, Nara Rinka and Tsunade will not gain any additional benefits. Instead, they will suffer the same pollen attack from the [Birth of the Flowering Tree World] as those "underground people".

Nara Rinka doesn't seem to care whether the main target below might take advantage of the chaos to escape.

Because long before the operation began, he had already dispatched several [Wooden Doll Clones] to hide in the Root base using the [Mayfly Technique].

These pre-arranged "spies" were enough to ensure the smooth execution of his and Tsunade's plans.

"Then let's wait a bit!"

Tsunade nodded slightly.

The next moment, her ears twitched slightly, and her gaze swept over the Konoha ninjas who were slowly approaching.

Ninjas' sensory abilities naturally far surpass those of ordinary people.

When Nara Rangsei released the "Birth of the Flower Tree World," ordinary people might have thought it was a small earthquake that had occurred in the village.

However, the ninjas with keen senses immediately detected the astonishing chakra erupting from that location!

Ninjas who were relatively close, such as Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake, and Rin Nohara, rushed over immediately.

Tsunade placed one hand on her hip, her dignified gaze sweeping over the group of Konoha ninjas, and gave a soft shout.

"I'm testing a new ninjutsu here, you all step back!"

Is this a real, experimental new ninjutsu?

Most of the Konoha ninjas who were approaching immediately felt a jolt in their eyelids.

Doesn't the village have a rule that large-scale, high-powered ninjutsu cannot be used in residential areas to avoid harming innocent people?

Oh……

It was Tsunade who was experimenting with the new ninjutsu...

That's all!

The ordinary ninjas did not notice anything unusual about Tsunade's behavior.

However, the special Jonin and Jonin with higher intelligence privileges were amazed by Tsunade's "reckless behavior".

The chunin and genin couldn't see anything strange about it.

Can't those Jonin see it?

This area is no ordinary residential area; it is the entrance to the infamous Root Base!

They dared to experiment with powerful ninjutsu on Elder Shimura Danzo's grave—no, on his head.

The Jonin all sensed something unusual.

The most perceptive ninjas were also amazed by Tsunade's actions, but what horrified them even more were the faint traces of plants emerging from the cracks in the ground.

That color of ninjutsu...

That level of ninjutsu...

Could it be that……

Under Tsunade's intimidating presence, most of the Konoha ninja who had just approached chose to retreat to the side.

Minato Namikaze originally wanted to leave with Kakashi Hatake and Rin Nohara.

He had no desire to get involved in the conflict between Lady Tsunade and Danzo Shimura...

Unfortunately...

Nara Rinkazu's recent "Birth of the Flower Tree World" not only destroyed the outer layer of land defense around the root base, but also broke some of the sealing barriers that shrouded the inside of the root base.

A familiar chakra fluctuation passed through the gap in the barrier and entered Minato Namikaze's senses.

Minato Namikaze, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped in his tracks, his eyes fixed on the cracks in the ground.

Obito Uchiha's chakra...

It's actually inside the Root Base!?

(End of this chapter)