Stronger Wood Release

Konoha.

Orochimaru's Laboratory.

Nawaki, who had been asleep all this time, twitched his eyelids before slowly opening his eyes.

He was still lying inside the medical pod.

The moment his eyes opened, the medical pod beeped and automatically opened.

Nawaki slowly sat up, as though he were gradually waking from a distant dream.

Tap, tap, tap...

Hearing the footsteps, Nawaki looked toward the sound and saw Orochimaru enter his field of vision.

"Teacher."

Nawaki jolted, finally becoming fully awake.

Orochimaru looked him over. "Get up. You woke at just the right time."

Nawaki climbed out of the medical pod and noticed that Tsunade was still lying in the pod beside his.

"Teacher, when will my sister wake up?"

Orochimaru led Nawaki outside. "You do not need to worry about her. The longer she sleeps, the more beneficial it will be for her."

"Your enhancement this time should be focused on Wood Release control, but the exact extent is still uncertain."

"Come to the training ground and test it."

"Yes."

Nawaki followed Orochimaru out with lowered eyes, looking thoroughly obedient.

He deeply respected this teacher as well. After all, Orochimaru had always treated him very well.

Although the Uchiha training ground was close to Orochimaru's Laboratory, Orochimaru rarely left the laboratory.

If his appearance had not remained unchanged all these years, probably no one would even recognize him.

After all, this was Wood Release, which required a vast area to cast.

With even a slight loss of control, his laboratory would be destroyed.

Fifty of Senyo's Shadow Clones were still training in the practice grounds.

They were no longer practicing Water Release, however, having switched to Lightning Release.

The best technique for practicing Lightning Release was naturally Chidori.

However, Senyo had clearly only just begun training it. White light merely glimmered