"Leave this area first!" Kitahara Kaede said.
Everyone quickly rushed upward, but how could the surrounding vines give them that chance? They kept charging in, growing ever more numerous.
Moreover, the vines that appeared now were covered in sharp thorns. Calling them small thorns was an understatement—they were much thicker than fingers and possessed immense destructive power. Everyone was being worn down by them.
"Roar!" Just as they were struggling to deal with the surrounding vines, a massive roar suddenly erupted in the distance. The ground shook, and sound waves crushed through the air.
The power of that ordinary roar alone was no weaker than a typical Kage-level technique. Outside, a Giant Python covered in blood came crashing down.
Its entire body was drenched in blood, its eyes crimson. Its target was clear as it charged straight toward Giant Corn.
"How... how could this happen?" Tsunade stared at the python, her face full of disbelief. The others were much the same.
They could see that many parts of the Giant Python's body had exposed white bones. Yet it completely ignored its injuries and charged forward madly.
Giant Corn seemed to sense the danger as well. Its vines began retracting before crazily shooting toward the python above.
"Look! That python's body seems to be changing!" Itachi Uchiha warned. Kitahara Kaede looked over and saw things resembling tentacles beginning to emerge from the python's body.
"No! It's that Deep Sea Giant Octopus! Could she still be alive?" Kitahara Kaede stared in shock, his eyes fixed on the python.
"No. Her life force is weakening. And the python's wounds are healing—the Giant Python devoured that Deep Sea Giant Octopus!" Kitahara Kaede said.
The Giant Python's body above kept changing. Tentacle-like things could clearly be seen growing from it. Kitahara Kaede did not know