'No wonder it's the First Hokage's ninjutsu. It is terrifying.'
The people who had originally still been fighting nearby, whether from the Konoha side or the Sunagakure side, were now all dumbfoundedly staring at the pocket-sized Two-Tails held in the wooden giant's hand.
Without saying a word, they just watched silently like that.
No matter how the little cat struggled, it was never able to break free from that palm.
And inside Naruto's body, the Nine-Tails... At this moment, seeing this scene, it too didn't know whether to say something or not.
Yugito Nii's heart was also filled with shock.
She wanted to struggle free, but found her whole body powerless, as if all her strength had been drained.
At the center of that palm, several vines were tightly binding her.
Absorbing and suppressing the chakra in her body.
What was even worse was that the positions where the vines were binding her were especially strange, causing her body to instinctively twist uncomfortably. [T/N: Shibari]
"Help me, Matatabi-sama!", Yugito couldn't help but call out in her heart to her exclusive "old grandpa".
She wanted to ask Matatabi if there was any way to escape.
["...Sorry, there's sealing jutsu on these vines. My chakra can't be used."]
Matatabi's clear voice rang out in Yugito's heart, ["But I don't feel any particular malice from him. You shouldn't suffer too harshly."]
Of course, more importantly, it had no way of escaping either.
"No malice? How is that possible!", Yugito couldn't believe this kind of statement at all.
But she had no way out either. Even if she wanted to completely release the Two-Tails, she couldn't do it.
Slowly, the Tailed Beast Cloak on Yugito began to dissipate, revealing her disheveled appearance.
Thick vines bound her body, digging into her fair skin.
Making her figure appear even more prominent.
"Yugito?", Yugito's miserable state made Samui and Mabui cry out in unison.
Aoba's gaze also fell on the two of them.
"Attacking Konoha and attempting to release a Tailed Beast, you both will pay the price," The wooden giant's other hand reached toward Samui and Mabui.
"Y-You stay away!", The two of them looked in terror at the huge hand reaching for them, without even a shred of intent to resist.
After grasping the two of them in the same fashion, Aoba finally looked toward the many Sunagakure ninjas who stood frozen in place.
"Everyone from Sunagakure, are you planning to stake your lives to challenge me, or will you lay down your arms and surrender? I will give you one minute to consider."
"If we surrender, will we die?", Just as his voice fell, a Suna ninja instinctively asked this question.
With Shukaku gone, their operation was already more than half a failure.
Now another enormous wooden giant had appeared.
They had no obligation to face an opponent they couldn't possibly defeat.
"No," Aoba's expression was indifferent, "You just need to offer your loyalty."
"Loyalty?"
Even though Aoba currently held absolute advantage, his words still stirred the anger of the Suna ninjas.
"You bastard, you want us to betray our own village?"
"As Sunagakure ninjas, we can surrender, but we absolutely will not betray!"
Aoba didn't respond to them, but instead began a countdown in his heart.
At that moment, Sunagakure's legendary Jonin, Baki, stepped forward.
He looked at Aoba atop the wooden giant and shouted, "Aoba, maintaining this technique must consume a lot of chakra. I don't believe your chakra is limitless. Before your chakra runs out, you might not be able to kill all of us!"
As soon as he said that, others immediately chimed in.
"That's right. As long as all of us Suna ninjas charge together, you might not be able to do anything to us."
'Ridiculous, almost made me laugh.'
Hearing the words of the Sunagakure ninjas, Aoba's expression nearly cracked.
Time was almost up.
"In that case... there's nothing more to say."
He clapped his hands together.
Below, the Suna ninjas also prepared to act.
"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!", Aoba shouted loudly.
Immediately, the ground below the arena rumbled violently.
From the ground, a massive number of tree sprouts broke through once more.
In the next moment, these saplings rapidly shot upward, quickly growing, transforming into towering giant trees.
The trees seemed to possess their own will, winding toward the Sunagakure ninjas.
He had already memorized the chakra signatures of every Suna ninja. There would be no friendly fire.
In an instant, the entire arena was filled with countless trees.
The Suna ninjas, who had just been shouting, after a few feeble struggles, were silenced completely. The scene became incomparably quiet.
At this moment, the Four Violet Flames Formation that had covered the high platform suddenly dissipated.
Several Konoha ANBU immediately came to their senses and appeared at Tsunade's side.
"Hokage-sama, are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
At this time, Tsunade was holding an unconscious man.
It was the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.
There was still a large hole in his chest, and a slug was plugging the hole, healing it.
By the way, this hole wasn't created by Tsunade, but by Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Itachi's "pulling punches" had angered Rasa, but he couldn't say much.
What if someone came to take him away?
So he had planned to sneak attack Tsunade, who was in a state of hemophobia, but got punched silly instead.
Before he could recover, he was backstabbed by Uchiha Itachi.
In the end, the shadow clone dispelled, and both disappeared without a trace.
The process was a bit absurd, but the result was good.
Based on Rasa's injuries at the time, he should have been a goner for sure. But Tsunade still used some medical ninjutsu to save his life.
Not because of his status as Kazekage, or fear of sparking war between the villages. But because of Rasa's kekkei genkai.
That's a bloodline that could feed an entire village just through gold mining.
Good ninjas shouldn't be missed, bad ninjas shouldn't be spared.
Tsunade had already thought it through: as punishment for invading Konoha, Rasa would spend the rest of his life gold mining for Konoha. [T/N: All hail Slave*y]
Aoba saw that Tsunade's battle had also ended, and leapt down from the wooden giant's head, standing in front of Tsunade.
"Sensei."
"Well done!", Tsunade nodded in satisfaction.
This Wood Human Technique was even stronger than what she'd seen before. Dealing with Tailed Beasts was like grabbing baby chicks.
And now that Aoba had shown his strength, she might even be able to retire early.
She walked to the edge of the high platform, her gaze sweeping over the many ninjas who had already stopped moving below.
Finally, her eyes paused briefly on the Suna siblings who were obediently standing in place.
"All intruders have been dealt with. However, due to the destruction of the venue, the third exam is temporarily suspended. The new time will be announced later."
"Everyone is dismissed!", Tsunade very casually announced the news.
Just like that, Sunagakure's long-planned and painstaking Konoha Crush Plan, ended absurdly without a single casualty.
What comes next is the time to negotiate terms.
And at this moment, Jiraiya hiding in the shadows: "??"
'Why hasn't Orochimaru come out yet?'
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