Naruto: Konoha’s Kanpu

"Kushina-sama, are you alright?"

Guy, Asuma and the others next to Kakashi gathered around.

Naruto, who had been blown away by the shockwave, also immediately ran over: "Mom, mom!!"

"Naruto, everyone..."

Seeing these familiar faces, Kushina felt an indescribable warmth, then thought of the earlier Bijudama's explosion and Gyuki's fierce attack.

"Everyone, now isn't the time to reminisce about the old days."

Fugaku came limping over with Sasuke's support, his eyes… unfocused?

"Advisor Fugaku, how are you?" Kakashi asked.

Fugaku squinted at the speaker, and only when he got closer did he recognize him: "Kakashi, I'm fine."

Fugaku ignored him and said directly: "Right now, Tenzo is still trapped in the sea of ​​trees. I'm afraid he's captured by Orochimaru, and Kanpū…"

'Kanpū's strength is indeed very strong. Back then, he had easily blocked the sword of my first form of Susanoo. And just now, he had just pulverized a massive flying fortress with one blow. However, such an attack was not suited for dealing with Orochimaru here in Konoha.'

'With the attack range of Kanpū's new move, once it is used on the ground, I'm afraid half of Konoha might be destroyed!'

'Moreover, what Orochimaru uses is genuine Wood Release!'

'The kind of Wood Release that could capture Biju!'

'The kind of Wood Release that once pacified the Warring States, swept across the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and dominated the Shinobi World—the Kekkei Genkai of the Shodaime Hokage, Senju Hashirama!'

'It was in a different league compared to Tenzo's Wood Release!'

Fugaku looked gravely at the figure floating above the sea of trees.

...

Kanpū had easily blocked the Bijudama, but his expression was uncharacteristically serious.

Because the Bijudama just now wasn't directly neutralized by the Truth-Seeking Balls!

'I remember that it was mentioned in the original work that when the Chakra concentration contained in a Ninjutsu attack reached a certain level, it could touch the Truth-Seeking Ball.

Then, Kanpū remembered another crucial detail!

That is, Truth-Seeking Ball couldn't neutralize Senjutsu!

And Orochimaru has mastered Ryuchi Cave's Sage Mode.

Kanpū looked down at Orochimaru in the center of the sea of ​​trees. The purple eyeshadow on his face was very conspicuous!

'It seems that I have to avoid being caught off guard.'

Of course, unleashing a massive attack to kill Orochimaru seemed like a good option, but this was Konoha. If he used Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion here, which could pierce the moon, then…

Kanpū was absent-minded, and Orochimaru in the center of the sea of trees finally couldn't bear it.

"Wood Release: Hotei Technique!"

Orochimaru clasped his hands together, and Senjutsu Chakra extracted from Hashirama's cells poured into the ground like a spring. The towering trees around them grew wildly, sprouting four gigantic grey wooden hands from the Sea of Trees, which reached out to swat Kanpū out of the sky like a fly.

Hanfeng immediately came back to his sense upon feeling the fierce wind blew against him. With a thought, the four Truth-Seeking Balls suddenly floated to the front, back, left and right, and then connected with his green Chakra Cloak.

'Fire!'

Biu biu biu biu...

Countless green Chakra lasers shot out from the Truth-Seeking Ball, condensed into four huge green beams in the sky, and slammed into four wooden hands.

Bang~ bang~ bang~ bang~…

Amidst the dense sounds of impact, the air waves churned and wood chips flew, but the four wooden hands, infused with Senjutsu Chakra, remained resilient and continued closing in, getting faster and faster!

Kanpū immediately ascended higher, dodging the wooden hands' strike, and at the same time, he redirected his beams towards Orochimaru!

Four thick green beams shot over the wooden hands, and descended like a laser cannon on the top of Orochimaru's head.

"Wood Release: Hobi Technique!"

Orochimaru clapped his hands lightly, and the ground roared. Two wooden shields burst from the earth on either side of him, closing above him to form a massive shield resembling a dragon's face!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, the four green laser beams collided with the dragon-faced wooden shield. The violent energy rippled outward, cracking the earth and felling trees!

As the lasers continued their assault, the shield emitted a nerve-grating cracking sound. Then, thin cracks, like spider webs, rapidly spread across its surface until…

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the wooden shield finally shattered, sending countless splintered pieces flying like shrapnel.

And the ground beneath the shield was blasted into a massive crater by the four lasers in the split second!

Kanpū ceased his technique and looked down, but didn't see even a single drop of blood in the crater!

'As expected, it wasn't that easy…'

Orochimaru was originally difficult to kill, but now that he has mastered Wood Release, his resilience had increased exponentially.

Kanpū surveyed the sea of trees and, without hesitation, fired four more shots.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…

Numerous green Chakra lasers rained down to the sea of trees like scattered blossoms, punching deep holes into the towering trees!

"Is this all you've got, Kanpū-kun?" Orochimaru's voice echoed through the Sea of Trees, coming from all directions, left, right, north, and south.

'Calling me 'Kanpū-kun'?'

'You're getting cocky again.'

While bombarding the sea of trees, Kanpū taunted: "Orochimaru, come here if you dare!!"

"Hehehe..." Orochimaru sneered coldly before growling, "Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!!"

'Wood Dragon?'

Kanpū also has Wood Release himself, so he naturally knows the formidable power of this technique, and quickly ascended higher.

Meanwhile, a gigantic, menacing wooden dragon burst out of the sea of trees, roaring as it charged towards Kanpū.

Kanpū looked intently and found that Orochimaru was standing right on the dragon's brow.

'I hope that's your real body…' Kanpū clenched his right hand, and four Truth-Seeking Balls rapidly converged and transformed into a black sword.

'Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!'

An endless stream of Chakra poured into the sword created from Truth-Seeking Balls. Immediately, the black blade erupted with a dazzling golden light, growing larger and larger until it reached forty meters in length.

By this time, the wood dragon was just ten meters below him.

Kanpū performed a graceful ninety-degree flip in the sky, and fiercely slashed down the 40-meter golden lightsaber in his hand!

Huumm…

The golden lightsaber sliced through the air with a strange humming sound, as if it were cutting the very fabric of reality!

Orochimaru squinted his golden vertical pupils, thinking, 'Another new technique.'

In the next instant, the golden sword collided heavily with the wood dragon.

Clang…

The ear-piercing sound of the clash resounded as the forty-meter golden lightsaber sliced into the wood dragon's body like a hot knife through butter. Although there's some resistance, it smoothly cut through!

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Orochimaru's expression changed.

'The wood dragon's density was unbelievably high. And even the Kusanagi Sword could only slowly slice through it. What on earth is this thing?!'