Chapter 362: The Wrath of the Living Forest
Faced with the sudden situation—where it felt as if the entire forest had come alive, turning into a horde of monsters—the hundred elite shinobi present were momentarily surprised, but they each reacted instantly.
Balls of fire the size of soccer balls shot from the mouth of a Uchiha jonin, blasting apart the countless branches attacking from all directions.
Around him, fellow Uchiha clan members relied on the Sharingan’s extraordinary visual acuity, swiftly dodging while brandishing swords imbued with Wind Release or Fire Release chakra, cutting down trees to create space and time for the shinobi behind them to form hand seals and cast jutsu.
The other shinobi each displayed their own skills as well.
They used all kinds of techniques, but each managed, at least temporarily, to ensure their own safety.
"Damn it, we can’t just keep defending passively—we have to find a way to take him down!"
A jonin from the Shimura Clan, having just sliced apart a cluster of branches with Wind Release, shouted angrily to those around him after seeing even more thick branches quickly regrow.
But before his words even finished—
A pfft sound was heard, followed immediately by searing pain from his back.
Shimura Chūdō looked down in disbelief at the bloodstained branch that had pierced through his abdomen.
"Urgh—!"