A Most Unusual Wood Release

Black petals swirled around Yinsen, seemingly devoid of any destructive power. Combined with the beautiful sea of red flowers around them, it was an exquisite sight no matter how one looked at it.

Yet amid that beautiful scene, Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, and Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, vanished into the black petals.

"What happened?"

While the ordinary Anbu could not make sense of what had happened, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, and the Anbu captain, whose strength and eyesight were far superior, all understood.

"They... were torn apart..."

The Anbu captain was so shocked that he nearly forgot his duty as commentator. He was still staring in disbelief at the sight before him, finding it utterly absurd.

The mighty First and Second Hokage, two legendary figures, had actually been defeated by a Genin?

"What kind of ninjutsu was that...?"

Although Yinsen had already stated the nature and name of the ninjutsu, he still could not understand its principles or effects.

He also had no idea what purpose the sea of red roses filling every inch of the barrier served.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru, on the other hand, saw things more clearly.

"The moment the black petals touched them, they completely pulverized whatever they came into contact with... So the two of them were ground into dust by those black petals filling the sky... What kind of ninjutsu was that? Poison? Or was all of this merely an illusion?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi had many guesses, but they were no more than guesses.

Orochimaru, however, had already arrived at a more definite answer.

"So it was poison... Yes, Wood Release controls plants. There is nothing strange about plants being poisonous."

That also explained why his body was growing increasingly numb. He was nearly losing control of himself.

"But what kind of poison could