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Afternoon.
The mountain behind the village.
Akira Tsubaki strolled to the foot of the mountain and made a big circle to ensure he wasn't followed.
Squatting by the stream, he first carefully recalled the contents of the Wood Style booklet.
Then—
Snap!
Putting his hands together, the Chakra in Akira Tsubaki's body began to surge.
Wood Style (Mokuton) — Twin Wood Pillar Technique (Shuangmulian no Jutsu)!
Zzzit~~
Chakra gushed out from his palm, condensing two trunks the thickness of a bucket.
The tree trunks intertwined and stretched, attacking a three-meter-high bluestone.
Boom!
Under the violent impact, the bluestone collapsed.
The gravel splashed into the creek, causing waves of spray.
Seeing the destructive power of this blow, Akira Tsubaki frowned.
"It seems the power is not strong?"
He expected his Wood Style to cause the earth to shake, similar to the destructive power of the Gravity Orb before. But now it seemed the destructive power was average.
"I can feel that the output of Wood Attribute Chakra has reached its current limit."
"It's not that I have less Chakra in my body, but rather, it's restricted."
After thinking for a moment, Akira Tsubaki made a guess.
"When testing the Gravity Orb before, there was no such phenomenon, but Wood Style has a problem with the upper limit of conversion."
"So, my understanding of Wood Style is not deep enough?"
Touching his chin, he concluded this must be the case.
In this way, if he wanted to increase the power of Wood Style, he could only wait for Wood Style to double again.
After testing a few more Wood Style Ninjutsu, Akira Tsubaki lost interest.
After all, this kind of power is not as destructive as his punch.
Next.
He planted a few pieces of Wood Style logs into the soil, right beside the creek.
"Back to the mountain and rely on the water; in this way, you will also be able to thrive."
Akira Tsubaki clapped his hands, very satisfied with his handiwork.
The fallen log bent over, as if to thank him. As a result, it broke with a 'click'.
"Don't thank me! If you thank me any more, you'll have to be cut off again!"
Akira Tsubaki was speechless, and planted the broken wood again.
"What a great way to plant trees."
"A single piece of wood can be broken and planted multiple times…"
Returning home, Akira Tsubaki was surprised to find Minato-sensei in the yard.
At this time, Namikaze Minato was bending over to observe the sapling carefully.
"Your sapling is amazing," Namikaze Minato looked back and said.
"Eh? How amazing?"
"As soon as you came back, this sapling trembled."
Looking at Akira Tsubaki, Minato continued.
"This shows that you can have superficial communication with trees."
Good grief.
Akira Tsubaki had to admit that Namikaze Minato's observation ability was very strong.
"Sensei, you didn't come here just for this, did you?"
"There are other things."
"Wait a minute."
Akira Tsubaki ran back to the house and pulled out a small stool.
"Sensei, let's sit down and talk."
Saying that, Akira Tsubaki sat on the wooden chair.
"Those two Sunagakure Ninjas ran away," as soon as he sat down, Namikaze Minato cut to the chase.
"Two Sunagakure Ninjas? Run away?" Akira Tsubaki looked puzzled.
"It seems you forgot. One is named Baki and the other is Pakura ," Namikaze Minato reminded him.
"Oh, those two people."
Akira Tsubaki remembered the previous Sunagakure infiltration team.
"Didn't you send those two people to the front line, Sensei?"
"That's right, but Orochimaru's defection caused the front line to collapse, and the two were rescued by Sunagakure."
Speaking of which, Namikaze Minato's face became serious.
"These two people know that you killed the Root Ninjas. Once they confide in it, you will be in danger."
Hearing Sensei Minato's warning, Akira Tsubaki thought about it.
"I don't think they should say anything."
According to Akira Tsubaki's speculation, once those two people revealed the truth, they themselves would lose face within Sunagakure.
As long as those two people carried the fabricated blame well, not only would they not be punished, but they might even be reused.
"I wish," Namikaze Minato sighed.
Then he said: "The second thing: Kumogakure's envoy has just arrived in the village, so you have to be mentally prepared."
"Kumogakure messenger?"
"Yes."
Namikaze Minato's tone was solemn.
"In the previous mission report, I only mentioned that you, Kakashi, and Yūgao Uzuki formed an infiltration team and blew up Kumogakure's supply depot!"
"I did not mention that you fought off the sons of the Third Raikage."
"That's why the village doesn't know about your Taijutsu prowess at the moment."
Akira Tsubaki understood.
Minato-sensei did not reveal his strength to the village, most likely because he was worried that someone would associate the deaths of the three Root Ninjas with him.
So here came the problem.
The village elders don't know, but Kumogakure knows it very well.
The Kumogakure messenger coming to Konoha was likely to put forward some conditions concerning himself.
But was Akira Tsubaki worried?
He wasn't worried at all.
Because no one knew his true strength.
Minato-sensei thought he was on the third floor, and Kumogakure thought he was on the ninth floor, but Akira Tsubaki was truly on the 999th floor.
The Land of Grass, near the Kannabi Bridge.
Underground Cave.
The elderly Madara Uchiha leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes, and listened to White Zetsu's report on the latest Ninja trends.
After all, the Land of Grass has the most abundant information in the entire Ninja World.
"Orochimaru escaped from the front line. Sunagakure forces breached Konoha's first frontier defense."
"Konoha has sent a large number of Ninjas to stabilize the battle line. Currently, Sunagakure and Konoha are in a stalemate again."
"The vanguard of Kumogakure was intercepted by Namikaze Minato. The supply station was bombed, and the vanguard withdrew."
"The Uchiha Clan is defending against Kirigakure (Mist Shinobi)."
Speaking of which, White Zetsu glanced at Madara Uchiha, finding no particular emotion on his face.
So, he continued to read other information.
"A Wood Style Ninja has appeared in Konoha Village, aged six."
Swish!
Hearing this news, Madara Uchiha opened his eyes, a rare look of surprise on his face.
"Wood Style?"
"Yes! This Ninja was secretly cultivated by Danzō, but it was suddenly announced and joined Team Minato led by Namikaze Minato."
"I see~~"
Madara nodded, closed his eyes, and signaled for White Zetsu to continue.
"It's also Konoha! A boy who can restrain Wood Style has appeared."
"What?"
Madara Uchiha's tone suddenly rose sharply.