After speaking, Makoto clapped his hands together.
Wood Release: Deep Forest Ergence!
In an instant, across the barren Sakama mining battlefield, countless towering trees burst through the hardened ground. Starting from the outer periter, they rapidly grew inward, forming a reverse encirclent in the blink of an eye.
The Kumogakure ninja had never seen such a jutsu before. They began slashing at the branches with their blades, but the trees seed endless. New branches quickly grew from all directions, wrapping around them and restraining them.
So of the Kumogakure ninja refused to accept it and tried to form hand seals to counterattack with ninjutsu. Those who could use Fire Release unleashed their techniques, hoping fire would overco wood—only to be strangled to death on the spot by the branches.
If a forest created by Wood Release could burn that easily, then what the hell would Senju Hashirama have amounted to back then? You have to rember—his opponent was Uchiha Madara, the absolute pinnacle of Fire Release users.
As for killing a few extra people? Makoto had only promised the Hokage not to slaughter excessively—he never said he wouldn't retaliate in kind.
The Konoha ninja who had died at Kumogakure's hands this ti would be honored with twice the blood in return.
The Konoha ninja stood within the forest, staring blankly at their enemies hanging from the trees, completely dumbfounded. The trees seed to have eyes, perfectly avoiding them.
So this… was the First Hokage's Wood Release?
Back then, how did his opponents even survive? How did the other four great ninja villages ever get the chance to establish themselves?
Even as Konoha ninja, when faced with such inhuman power, all they could feel was despair.
At the center of the battlefield, the Fourth Raikage and Killer B were also shocked by this massive, wide-scale jutsu.
After their earlier all-out clash, A was already sowhat fatigued. Although his chakra wasn't depleted yet, as he looked at his subordinates struggling everywhere, he didn't even know who to save first.
There was no chance to save anyone anyway. He himself was already being overwheld by the ever-present branches, forced into a frantic defense. Chakra gathered in both hands as he hacked at them wildly—but it was useless. Cut down one branch, and two more would co. They could keep this up endlessly.
Killer B suddenly burst into rap: "A forest suddenly grows—this is Wood Release, Bakayarō! Konoyarō! Oh yeah!"
Inside the seal, the Eight-Tails was on the verge of collapse: "Idiot B, run! This is Wood Release—we can't deal with it!"
Makoto could hear Gyūki's voice even through the seal. He turned his head slightly.
"Run? It's already too late."
Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!
A wooden dragon burst out from beneath Killer B's feet, instantly binding him like a wrapped dumpling.
But as the Eight-Tails' jinchūriki, he had no intention of surrendering. With Gyūki's cooperation, Killer B quickly entered his full transformation, completely releasing the Eight-Tails.
A gigantic ox-headed octopus suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
Its tentacles lashed wildly toward Makoto, while a Tailed Beast Ball began forming in its mouth.
Killer B no longer cared if the explosion would harm his allies. All he wanted was to rescue his brother and escape.
This battle… couldn't be fought.
But Makoto would not allow that thing to fire—it would wipe out Konoha's forces in a single blow.
Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique!
A wooden golem, larger than the Eight-Tails, ford even faster than the Tailed Beast Ball. The mont it appeared, the giant wooden hand grabbed the still-forming sphere and shoved it right back into Gyūki's mouth.
Boom!
After the explosion, Gyūki completely fell silent.
Held in the golem's grasp, it didn't dare move at all. It hadn't even lasted until Wood Release: Suppression Technique before it had already submitted completely.
Back then, all seven tailed beasts had been captured in exactly this way by Senju Hashirama—one grab each, dragged back to Konoha.
They had all been traumatized.
What was the point of resisting? Wood Release was simply too effective against tailed beasts.
So it chose to lie flat.
Inside, Killer B was still improvising: "Fighting is tough, in a blink I'm captured, Bakayarō! Konoyarō! Oh yeah!"
Gyūki said, "Stop singing, B! I'm begging you, stop singing! We're finished! How can you still sing at a ti like this?!"
"Hey, Eight, if I don't sing, what else can I do? Fool, Bakayarō! Konoyarō!"
Gyūki: "…"
You make a good point. I have nothing to say.
Faced with such overwhelmingly broken Wood Release, even the Nine-Tails would be just as helpless.
No sha. No sha at all.
...
The Deep Forest Ergence technique stopped attacking, and the Fourth Raikage finally had a chance to catch his breath. But as he looked at his subordinates hanging from the trees, and at Gyūki being held in the wooden giant's hand, his eyes were filled with confusion.
Since when had Gyūki beco so obedient?
Back then, Kumogakure had paid a heavy price, and even his father had fought to exhaustion before subduing it. When had he ever seen Gyūki act this docile?
Wood Release… this was Wood Release!
Ancestors… how did you survive against the God of Shinobi?
Could it really be as the village records say—that Senju Hashirama was a kind man who preferred negotiation?
But if a ninja possessed such overwhelmingly broken power, would they still choose to be a good person?
That didn't make sense at all.
At the very least, in his view, Higashino Makoto—who also wielded Wood Release—did not seem like soone easy to talk to.
In reality, Makoto was actually quite reasonable.
He lightly floated down in front of A.
"So, Raikage-sama, from the very beginning, the one who needed to make a choice was you."
The Raikage was sowhat dazed.
"Wood Release? This is Wood Release?"
"That's right. Want to learn it? I can teach you. It's very simple—just fuse Earth and Water chakra together."
"Are you mocking , Higashino Makoto? I admit Kumogakure has been defeated. If you're going to kill us, then do it. Go on—what are you waiting for?"
"You think I don't dare?"
The Wood Release tightened again, draining the ninja's chakra while constricting them so hard they let out miserable screams, each of them hanging from the trees like they were being subjected to torture.
Even Gyūki was drained to the point that it retreated back into the seal, refusing to co out no matter what.
After Killer B's body reappeared, he collapsed to the ground, completely drained of strength—his chakra had been exhausted down to the last drop.
The Raikage fell into intense inner conflict.
Admitting defeat would save everyone.
As for Konoha's credibility, he still believed in it. After all, over so many years in the shinobi world, Konoha's conduct had earned a solid reputation.
If he refused, then today they would all die here. Ōnoki would not let this opportunity pass, and neither would the other villages. Kumogakure would be erased from history.
He—the Fourth Raikage, the one who inherited the na A—would beco the sinner of Kumogakure, unable to face his ancestors even in the Pure Land.
It was called a choice, but in truth, he had no choice at all.
The only thing stopping him was the sha of defeat—but in the face of the village's survival, what did personal humiliation matter?
After all, he was the Raikage. He had to be responsible for his village.
"Stop. Let them go. Kumogakure admits defeat. State Konoha's terms."
"Raikage-sama, you should thank the Third Hokage for his rcy. If not for his order to limit the killing, none of you would be leaving alive today.
"As for the terms, that's not sothing I need to worry about. After the new year, co to Konoha personally and sign a new treaty."
"I understand."
"Oh, right. Don't even think about sending soone else to deal with it. Those injured by cannot be treated. They will only die slowly, their chakra drained away in extre agony. I think you know who you need to ask for help."
The Raikage naturally understood. He raised his head and looked at Makoto, confirming it—
This man was not like Senju Hashirama.
He was not soone easy to deal with.
...
In the end, the Raikage led his forces away from the Land of Hot Water, bringing a complete end to this long-standing confrontation with Konoha.
From that point onward, the Third Great Ninja War could finally be considered truly over.
As for Kirigakure? After Kumogakure withdrew, even if you gave them ten tis the courage, they would not dare continue their harassnt.
The Konoha ninja retook control of the camp. However, now that Kumogakure had been completely defeated, the troops would not remain stationed here for long.
Once the peace treaty was signed, only a portion of forces would be left behind to guard the mining site.
As everyone busied themselves, they would occasionally look up at the figure seated atop the giant trees of the forest, their hearts surging with fervent admiration.
This area had originally been a barren mining zone, completely devoid of vegetation—yet Wood Release had forcibly created an entire forest here.
No one who had witnessed such godlike power could remain calm.
What was Higashino Makoto doing?
He was now thinking about a question.
Perhaps… it was ti to pause his ninja career.
He hadn't beco a ninja out of any particular passion for the profession—he simply hadn't done it before and was curious.
After coming to the shinobi world, if he didn't beco a ninja, wouldn't that be a wasted trip?
But now, he had done it. He had carried out all kinds of missions, even participated in war—his experience could be considered perfect.
With his current strength, facing ordinary ninja was no different from beating up kindergarten children. Even the so-called strongest body, the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, couldn't withstand his attacks.
It was ti to devote all his focus to training.
After all, this world was far more complicated than it appeared on the surface.
Invincible under heaven? There were still enemies from above.
In fact, he wasn't even truly invincible yet. At the very least, if Ōtsutsuki Isshiki were to appear now and risk everything, he still wouldn't be able to defeat him.
Fortunately, that man feared death, and Jigen's body would also limit his combat endurance.
As a long-lived being, he would not waste his lifespan on Makoto. re Wood Release wasn't enough to attract Isshiki's attention.
And that gave Makoto ti to grow.
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