"Leaf directly below?"
Tsunade stood up suddenly, a little splash of sake in the wine glass.
"That's right." Sasuke pointed at the center of the map and tapped the red dot with his finger. "These seventeen seedlings are not randomly distributed. They form a huge Chakra loop. The sixteen points on the periphery are responsible for absorbing Natural Energy and transmitting it to the main root in the center through the earth veins."
"In other words," Shikamaru held a toothpick in his mouth with an ugly look on his face, "We have a Chakra bomb under our feet that could explode at any time?"
"Worse than bombs." Sasuke put away the map, "If Momoshiki activates the formation, Leaf's century-old power of earth veins will be drained instantly. The village will become a dead land, or even collapse into the depths of the earth's crust."
The air in the banquet hall solidified.
Naruto scratched his hair and unbuttoned Hokage's robe, as if he felt a little stuffy.
"That location, where exactly is it?"
"Below Hokage Rock, there is an underground river deep in the shelter." Sasuke said, "That is the gathering point of Leaf's ley lines."
"I'll go." Naruto turned around and left.
"Sit down." Tsunade shouted, "You are tomorrow's hero, what are you talking about going into the sewers now? And your half-assed perception ability is full of interference when you go underground, and you can't find the exact location at all."
"I have Rinnegan." Sasuke was about to stand up, but his body swayed and was pushed back to the chair by Sakura next to him.
"You can't go either." Chakra Scalpel on Sakura's hand lit up with a dangerous light, "The optic nerve has not swollen yet, and if you go to use your eyes in a dark place, do you think you will have to be held by someone else in the future?"
"It won't work this way, and that won't work either." Naruto said a little impatiently, "We can't just wait, right?"
Gaara, who had been silent, put down his chopsticks.
"Let's go."
Everyone's attention is focused on Kazekage.
"Underground work is the specialty of Earth Release and Magnet Release." Gaara looked at Kurotsuchi, "Tsuchikage, are you interested in stretching your muscles?"
Kurotsuchi raised his legs on the table, revealing a section of his white calves. He showed no signs of laziness at this time, and his eyes flashed. "Of course. Iwagakure has never lost to anyone when it comes to finding things in the earth. Besides, if Leaf collapses, where will I go to rub this Ichiraku Ramen in the future?"
"I'll join in, too." Darui lazily raised his hand, "Lightning Release can exert the greatest conductive effect in the underground river, and it will be faster to clear out the miscellaneous soldiers."
Mei Terumi covered his mouth and chuckled, "Water Release is the home court in the underground river. Since everyone is going, I can't lag behind."
Naruto looked at the four figures with a lump in his throat. In the past, Five Kage Summit, although everyone cooperated, it was more or less with the intention of exchanging benefits. But now, they stepped forward without hesitation for the safety of Leaf.
"Thank you." Naruto didn't say those polite words and raised his glass, "I owe you once."
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me." Kurotsuchi stood up and flexed his wrist, "When the trouble is solved, you have to prepare something good for tomorrow's banquet."
The night is getting dark.
Leaf The lowest floor of the shelter has been sealed off for many years. A damp musty smell mixed with rusty gas comes to your face.
Kurotsuchi pressed his hands on the ground, and Chakra spread along the rock formations.
"Found it." She opened her eyes, "It's three hundred meters underground. It's such a big thing."
"Open the way." The stopper of the gourd behind Gaara collapsed, and the sand rotated like a drill, instantly opening a large hole in the hard rock ground.
Four shadows filed in.
The further you go down, the thinner the air becomes, and the more nauseating and depressing the feeling becomes. That is the pressure produced by forcibly compressing the high concentration Chakra.
Finally, they landed in a huge underground cavity.
An underground river rushed through, but in the center of the river, there was a huge creature.
That was no ordinary plant. It was like a beating heart, with countless black blood vessel-like roots piercing into the river bed and rock walls. Every time it pulsed, the surrounding rocks became darker.
"Is this the main root?" Mei Terumi frowned, "That's disgusting."
"Be careful!" Darui suddenly shouted.
The "heart" seemed to be aware of the intruder, and dozens of tentacle-like roots stabbed at it at an alarming speed.
"Lava Release·Lava Style: Melting Monster Technique!" Mei Terumi opened his mouth and spit out highly corrosive acid, melting the roots that hit him from the front.
But more roots came from all directions, and the fracture regenerated rapidly, and even sharp bone spurs grew.
"This thing is self-aware." Kurotsuchi smashed a sneak attack vine with his fist, "And its Chakra... is assimilating our ninjutsu!"
Part of the acid spit out by Mei Terumi was actually absorbed by the roots, which in turn sprayed out acidic juice.
"Don't use ninjutsu to attack the body directly!" Gaara controls the sand to form a shield to block the juice. "It can absorb Chakra."
"Then use physical attacks." Darui pulled out the Ninja Blade from behind, Lightning Release Chakra only adhered to the surface of the blade to increase the sharpness, but did not expose it, "Cut it into pieces."
The four shadows cooperated tacitly. Kurotsuchi used Earth Release to change the terrain and fix the main root; Gaara used sand to block its movement space; Mei Terumi used Water Formation Wall to block its counterattack; Darui turned into a black lightning, shuttled between the roots, and each knife accurately cut off the key connection points.
However, the vitality of this thing is terrifyingly tenacious.
Just when the battle was stalemate, Naruto on the ground was sitting in Hokage's Office, staring at the darkness outside the window in a daze.
"Stop shaking." Shikamaru was organizing the files, "You're making me dizzy."
"I have a bad feeling." Naruto covered his chest, "Kurama said before that as long as there is a little residue of something like Ten-Tails, it can make a big noise."
"The four shadows are down there, everything will be fine."
"No." Naruto stood up suddenly, "I want to go too."
"Are you crazy? Lady Tsunade said..."
"No matter!" Naruto opened the window, "If something happens down there, tomorrow's inauguration ceremony will really be impossible!"
He turned on Sage Mode and jumped out of the window.
In an underground cavity.
The main root suddenly shrank violently, and then expanded. A Red Chakra shock wave swept across the entire place.
The four figures were thrown away and hit the rock wall.
"Damn it." Kurotsuchi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, "This guy has absorbed the power of the earth's veins, and now he needs to release the energy to blow up this place!"
The skin of the main root split open, revealing a huge, scarlet eye.
Those are Momoshiki's eyes.
Although it is only a projection of Chakra, the look of contempt for everything is extremely real.
"Stupid inferior creatures." Taproot made an indistinct voice, "Do you think cutting off the roots can stop God Tree from eating?"
The red light is getting brighter and brighter, and a devastating explosion is imminent.
At this moment, a golden figure descended from the sky.
"Xianfa·Super Great Ball Rasengan!"