The Crimson Susanoo rampaged across the land.
Its Ōdachi mercilessly harvested the lives of Root's shinobi. There was no need for precise targeting, no need to restrain its strength. All Sōken had to do was swing at any direction where he could see Chakra fluctuations, and the sharp, enormous Ōdachi would cleave apart everything in its path.
Forests, rocks, land, streams—nothing could stop Susanoo's blade.
Even Root, whose members did not fear death, fell into unprecedented chaos under such utterly unreasonable crushing force. The chaos did not stem solely from Susanoo's overwhelming power. More importantly, the death of their direct superior, Aburame Ryoma, had left Root without command.
In truth, Root had only ever had one leader from beginning to end: Danzo.
He had bound all his subordinates with cursed seals, and even Aburame Ryoma, his "right-hand man," was no exception. Still, Ryoma was Danzo's acknowledged second-in-command, publicly granted authority second only to Danzo himself. As long as Ryoma was there, Root would not fall into disarray.
But once Aburame Ryoma died, and Danzo lay in the hospital barely clinging to life—
Root was left with no powerful figure capable of commanding the organization. Used to obeying orders, they did not even think of fighting for power. The captains of each squad led their own teams into battle, only to be utterly routed by Sōken.
Root's people really were stubborn to the bone.
They had no idea what adaptability was.
They clearly knew that staying meant certain death, yet not one of them fled. Perhaps the threat of the cursed seals had not disappeared, or perhaps they had truly cast aside all emotion and held nothing but their mission in their hearts. In any case, Root's scattered shinobi exhausted every means to attack Susanoo, only to be slain one by