Wood Release: Wood Formation Wall!
A circular wooden barrier quickly formed around Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and Shizune, blocking Obito's wooden spikes.
Uchiha Obito's eyes narrowed.
Wood Release!
Mei Terumi saw the wooden wall surrounding them and was momentarily stunned, then chuckled lightly.
The Third Hokage is truly unfortunate!
As for Tsunade, her attention was entirely on Shizune, so she had no reaction.
Outside the Wood Formation Wall, Kakuzu, Black and White Zetsu, and Kisame were also stunned, their hearts filled with shock.
They hadn't expected Shishou to be able to use Wood Release as well.
"Interesting, very interesting."
"I've seen three people use Wood Release in one day."
Kisame chuckled lightly, his eyes sweeping over Uchiha Obito, Black and White Zetsu, and Shishou.
Then he looked at Kakuzu and said with a smile:
"Kakuzu, don't you have a Wood Release mask in your Earth Grudge Fear technique?"
"Hurry and show it to us."
"Hmph!" Kakuzu snorted coldly, ignoring Kisame.
He wished he did have a Wood Release mask.
Unfortunately, the complete version of Earth Grudge Fear had been lost, and he could only use the hearts of the five basic nature transformations.
"Who are you really?"
Uchiha Obito asked in a deep voice.
In this world, the only people who should be able to use Wood Release were those who had transplanted Hashirama's cells: himself and Black and White Zetsu!
Shishou didn't answer. Instead, he transformed the Chakra Bugs into threads, spreading them inside the Wood Formation Wall to provide an additional layer of protection for the three women.
"Enough with the talking."
"Let's all attack together."
Kakuzu sneered, and the Fire Release mask on his back rose, opening its mouth.
Fire Release: Head Mincing Pain!
The red-armored centipede twisted its body and, under Shishou's control, blocked Kakuzu's Fire Release.
Then, the centipede bit down on the wooden sphere containing Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and Shizune, and ran off into the distance.
At the same time, Shishou instantly appeared next to Obito, grabbing his shoulder to prevent him from entering the Kamui dimension.
Shishou had secretly placed countless Flying Thunder God seals on the ground within a few dozen meters while the centipede provided cover, allowing him to appear anywhere within that range.
With his other hand, Shishou threw five shuriken covered with Chakra Bugs at Kisame.
Simultaneously, countless Chakra Bugs emerged from Shishou's body, swarming towards the Three-Tails.
Obito, wary of Shishou's deadly poison, activated Kamui's intangibility, causing Shishou's right hand to pass through him, and warned Kisame:
"Be careful, they're poisonous!"
Kisame swung Samehada, deflecting all of Shishou's shuriken.
"Don't think you can escape!"
Seeing the centipede trying to flee, Black and White Zetsu pressed their hands to the ground, causing countless vines to block its path.
Kakuzu also pressed his hands to the ground, and countless black threads emerged, entangling the centipede with the vines, keeping it trapped and struggling.
Kisame, after deflecting the shuriken, raised Samehada high and swung it at Shishou and Obito, who were overlapping.
Before Samehada could hit them,
Shishou vanished and reappeared next to Black Zetsu, grabbing White Zetsu's arm.
The Chakra Bugs immediately began to spread across White Zetsu's arm.
Kisame's Samehada had just left Obito's body, and as Obito was about to enter the Kamui dimension, he noticed many flying insects around him.
Some of these insects overlapped with his body...
The next second, Shishou, having finished the cooldown of Flying Thunder God, reappeared beside Obito, overlapping with him again, and retrieved the insects back into the insect space.
He continued to mimic Obito's movements with his Sharingan, preventing him from escaping into the Kamui dimension.
From the fight between Obito and the Fourth Hokage,
It was clear that while maintaining intangibility, Obito couldn't use Kamui to absorb himself or others into the dimension.
Seeing Shishou's actions, Obito was furious.
His opponent understood his abilities too well!
"Ah!"
White Zetsu screamed, and Black Zetsu cut off White Zetsu's arm with a wave of his hand.
This change weakened the vines entangling the centipede, almost allowing it to break free.
Splat!
The arm covered with Chakra Bugs fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Kakuzu was shocked.
He now had a deeper understanding of Shishou's poison.
Then, Kakuzu looked at the struggling centipede, and the Lightning Release mask on his back opened its mouth.
Lightning Release: False Darkness!
A giant lightning spear instantly struck the centipede, piercing a huge hole through its tail.
Severely injured, the centipede's resistance weakened significantly.
"Roar!"
On another battlefield, the Three-Tails, whose chakra was being devoured by the swarm of Chakra Bugs, rolled on the ground, roaring in pain.
"Hmph!"
Missing his attack, Kisame snorted and formed hand seals.
Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!
A massive column of water surged from under Kisame's feet, rushing towards Shishou and Obito.
Seeing the flood coming with unstoppable force, Shishou's mouth twitched.
He hadn't used the swarm of Chakra Bugs against Kisame and Kakuzu because they were masters of the five basic nature transformations.
A single Water, Fire, or Lightning Release jutsu from them could destroy his entire swarm.
That was why he only used the Chakra Bugs for melee combat and against the Three-Tails.
But Kisame's jutsu had destroyed the ground, scattering the Flying Thunder God seals Shishou had placed there.
Facing the incoming flood, Shishou disappeared again and reappeared next to the Three-Tails.
"Roar!"
At this moment, most of the Three-Tails' chakra had been devoured by the Chakra Bugs. After roaring, it quickly shrank and reverted to its human form, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura.
Shishou quickly retracted the Chakra Bugs and reached for the unconscious Fourth Mizukage.
Spatial distortions appeared, and a hand reached out, aiming for Yagura before Shishou could grab him.
It was Obito, who had entered the Kamui dimension after Shishou left.
Shishou narrowed his eyes and changed his target to Obito's arm.
That way, when Obito grabbed the Fourth Mizukage, Shishou would also grab Obito.
"Damn it!"
Obito, inside the Kamui dimension, nearly ground his teeth to dust and quickly withdrew his arm.
Shishou carried a deadly poison and had both Wood Release and the Flying Thunder God technique.
Obito couldn't afford to let himself be caught by Shishou.
"Tch."
Seeing Obito so cowardly, Shishou clicked his tongue.
If he caught Obito, he would use the Piercing Technique immediately.
He wanted Obito to experience Shizune's pain.
Grabbing the Fourth Mizukage, Shishou left the area.
Chakra Bugs, Refeed!
A surge of energy filled Shishou's body.
It was the chakra power of the Three-Tails!
Feeling the powerful energy within him, Shishou was delighted.
With this power, he might be able to attempt that move!
Using the Flying Thunder God technique, Shishou returned to the centipede, looked at the Akatsuki members, and said coldly:
"Run for your lives!"
After speaking, Shishou formed hand seals.
A vast amount of chakra surged from his body into the ground.
The next second,
Boom~
The ground split open with a violent tremor, and countless trees and vines erupted, growing rapidly.
Wood Release: Birth of the Trees!