The Third Hokage formed hand seals, intending to use Earth Release to force the person underground out.
However, to the Third Hokage's surprise, before he could even activate his Earth Release, the ground shook, and then small trees emerged from underground, followed by flowers appearing one after another on the treetops.
"No! This is Shodai(1st)-sama's Deep Forest Emergence! These flowers will produce poisonous pollen when they bloom. Once inhaled, even Kage-level Ninja will collapse from paralysis. Minato, quickly take us away!"
Hearing the Third Hokage's words, Minato Namikaze quickly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to move everyone away. Asana also sealed her sense of smell and had Lightning carry her back to the Village.
After everyone left, the ground squirmed, and Black Zetsu and White Zetsu and Tobi emerged from underground.
"Tobi, can you really use Deep Forest Emergence?" Black Zetsu asked.
"How is that possible! I'm just putting on a show. This technique is much more difficult than the Wood Golem Technique. The Wood Golem Technique is just a high-level Wood Release Ninjutsu, while this technique is the most powerful Wood Release technique, only usable by those with Senju Hashirama's level of power."
"But isn't the Wood Golem Technique more destructive than this technique?" White Zetsu asked with a puzzled expression.
"The Wood Golem Technique, without an operator, doesn't have strong mobility. But this technique, once the flowers bloom, covers a particularly wide area, and even Kage-level experts will be paralyzed by a single breath of pollen.
Even Uchiha Madara, who possessed the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, felt his consciousness waver after inhaling some pollen. It's no exaggeration to say this technique is the most powerful Wood Release Ninjutsu.
Of course, if Senju Hashirama entered Sage Mode and amplified his Wood Release with Sage Art, there would be many more Wood Release Ninjutsu even more powerful than Deep Forest Emergence," Black Zetsu explained.
After listening to Black Zetsu, White Zetsu suddenly understood, while Tobi, on the side, changed the subject and asked, "Where is Obito now?"
"He was injured by Minato Namikaze, and Minato Namikaze also left a Flying Thunder God mark on him. He's trying to find a way to remove this mark," White Zetsu replied.
"Then should we continue to destroy Konoha?"
"No need. There are too many experts in Konoha Village now; we're struggling a bit to deal with them. Let's leave it at that for now!" With that, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu took the lead and dove underground, and Tobi followed them.
Meanwhile, Uchiha En also caught up with the Nine-Tailed.
The Nine-Tailed without a Jinchuriki could actually be directly controlled by Uchiha En with his current Eye power.
But Uchiha En didn't want to do that. On one hand, his Mangekyo was not a genjutsu type, and Uchiha En wasn't sure if his genjutsu could be 100% effective. Controlling a nearly complete Nine-Tailed carried some risk; at least the Nine-Tailed needed to be weakened further.
On the other hand, since Uchiha En had already activated the fourth stage of Susanoo, he wanted to fully enjoy it.
Subsequently, Uchiha En and the Nine-Tailed engaged in a close-quarters battle.
The commotion from the battle between one person and one Tailed Beast was immense. Even at a distance from Konoha, the villagers could still hear it.
Minato Namikaze asked the Third Hokage to stabilize the Village's situation, while he and Asana rushed towards Uchiha En and the Nine-Tailed.
When the two arrived, they happened to see Uchiha En cleave a Tailed Beast Ball with a single sword, then grab the Nine-Tailed by the neck and swing it around like a sandbag.
"It seems En doesn't need our help," Minato Namikaze said.
Asana nodded from the side.
Indeed, Uchiha En had completely suppressed the Nine-Tailed.
The Nine-Tailed was beaten by Uchiha En without any chance to retaliate.
"Boom~" Uchiha En punched the Nine-Tailed, sending it flying to smash heavily against the mountain wall.
Uchiha En gripped the nodachi in his hand, and purplish-black Lightning Release Chakra appeared on the nodachi.
Asana, seeing this, frowned, because she sensed powerful Yin Release Chakra, and even traces of Yang Release Chakra, from the Susanoo's nodachi.
"Swish~" Uchiha En swung his blade at the Nine-Tailed. The mountain and the Nine-Tailed were instantly cut in half. Then Uchiha En made another horizontal cut, and the Nine-Tailed was thus divided into four.
This strike consumed a massive amount of Uchiha En's Chakra; he could no longer maintain Susanoo.
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