"Is this guy really only twelve years old?"
"It's hard to imagine what his strength will grow to if he's given more time to develop."
"Give it your all, don't give him any breathing room."
After a brief exchange, the few Root members quickly regained their composure.
They all knew Mo Chen possessed Wood Style, and his immense Chakra reserves were expected. They just hadn't anticipated his talent being so powerful.
According to the intel, Mo Chen had only recently graduated from the Ninja Academy and had been training for just a few days.
Deploying so many people was merely a precaution due to their emphasis on Wood Style; even so, it felt like overkill.
However, they no longer thought that way. This guy in front of them was a troublesome opponent, even without considering his Wood Style.
Seeing the Root members stabilize their stance and reorganize their assault, Mo Chen's expression grew slightly more serious.
As expected of the elites of the Root organization, they were indeed difficult to deal with.
Mo Chen's gaze shifted as he contemplated a way to break through the situation.
It wouldn't be easy to defeat these eight people head-on. Who knew how many more traps lurked in the shadows? Even if he could win, there was no need to clash with them directly.
But Mo Chen didn't understand barrier ninjutsu; he only knew it could be forcefully broken with absolute power.
His body flickered, and before the enemies could close in, Mo Chen retreated in a direction away from Konoha.
Since they knew he was heading back to Konoha, if there were other traps set up secretly, they would surely be on the path ahead.
"Binding Technique!"
However, before Mo Chen could escape far, two Root members accelerated and cast the jutsu on him from a distance.
Mo Chen suddenly felt his body grow heavy, as if the gravity around him had increased severalfold.
Binding Technique was a restraint jutsu. If the difference in strength was too great, it could immobilize a person instantly.
But Mo Chen had activated his Sharingan, and his mental strength was formidable. Even with two opponents working together, they couldn't completely bind him.
Still, this level of restraint greatly affected his movements, and soon the other six Root members caught up.
They no longer used ninjutsu. One of them kicked towards Mo Chen's chest.
Mo Chen only had time to raise his arm. Before he could muster his strength, he was sent flying backward by the kick.
Two whistling sounds followed closely behind him. Mo Chen sensed two people flanking him and attacking from behind.
The Binding Technique on his body made movement difficult, and he couldn't defend himself. He was then kicked twice more in the back, sending him flying back again.
Seeing another person waiting for him ahead, ready to strike at any moment.
A surge of anger instantly welled up in Mo Chen's heart. Did they really think he was a pushover just because he hadn't unleashed his full power?
"You want to see Wood Style? Fine, you'll get your wish!"
Mo Chen, enduring the Binding Technique, clapped his hands together forcefully, his Chakra surging wildly within him.
Wood Style: Wood Golem Technique!
With a rumbling sound, a colossal wooden golem, hundreds of meters tall, erupted from the ground, instantly shattering the Binding Technique affecting Mo Chen.
A powerful aura spread out, and the resulting shockwave sent the Root members near Mo Chen flying backward uncontrollably.
However, the golem did not reach the barrier enveloping them, which disappointed Mo Chen slightly.
"You're quite pleased with yourselves, aren't you? Let me see what other tricks you have!"
His trump card had been revealed, so Mo Chen no longer held back. Sitting on the giant golem's nose, he controlled it to swing its massive fist towards three of the closer Root members.
Their actions just now were clearly aimed at forcing out his Wood Style, so they must have prepared countermeasures.
But to Mo Chen's surprise, out of the three Root members, two fled in panic, narrowly dodging the golem's fist. The remaining one seemed stunned, reacting a beat too late, and half his body was grazed.
Puff--
The Root member spat a mouthful of blood, and with a whoosh, he was slammed into the ground, creating a huge human-shaped crater. He was barely clinging to life.
"Hm?" Mo Chen's eyebrows twitched slightly, then he grinned.
"It seems even the Root organization doesn't know everything. Were they stunned by my Wood Golem?"
Come to think of it, mastering Earth Style and Water Style within a few days was already super genius level.
Successfully merging Wood Style might be due to innate talent.
But to master all of this in just a few days and even unleash the Wood Golem Technique? No one would believe it if they heard it.
If that was the case, their countermeasures against Wood Style would likely be greatly diminished.
Although the Wood Golem was just the most basic form of Wood Style, in this era where tactics were more important than strength, deploying a golem almost guaranteed victory.
Seeing the Root members flustered, Mo Chen naturally wouldn't let the opportunity slip by. He immediately controlled the golem to pursue them.
Boom boom boom boom!!
The towering golem lumbered forward with clumsy steps, throwing punches one after another.
Mo Chen didn't care if he hit anyone; he just kept punching.
"Come on! Weren't you going to attack me? Why has everyone lost their nerve?"
Mo Chen stood atop the wooden golem, laughing wildly. "Fists the size of houses, I dare you to take one of my punches!"
"Damn it, this brat is too arrogant!"
"Is this Wood Style? Its power is truly astonishing, completely beyond my imagination!"
"Compared to him, Danzo back then was nothing! This is clearly not ordinary Wood Style!"
"What do we do now? Can we only escape?"
Several Root members fled in disarray. As they ran, they found themselves grouped together, but none had a way to face the wooden golem.
These large constructs, though clumsy in movement, had a wide attack range. Getting too close meant there was no time to dodge.
But if they didn't get close, they couldn't attack the caster or break the Ninjutsu. They were in a dilemma.
Now, besides running, they truly had no other good options.
"Hmph, you can't escape!" A sinister smile crept onto Mo Chen's lips.
Using the wooden golem against ordinary people was like using a cannon to swat a fly.
If the enemy was determined to flee, it was hard to land a hit.
But through this chase, Mo Chen had already achieved his objective.
Standing on high ground and looking at the seven Root members who had been cornered, Mo Chen clapped his hands, and Chakra surged within him again.
Konoha Village was surrounded by dense forests; this was Wood Style's home turf!
"Wood Style: Forest Creation!"
As Mo Chen uttered a low command, a large number of trees around them grew wildly.
Tree trunks twisted, thickening and lengthening, branches and leaves extending rapidly.
Wherever there was a sliver of space on the ground, a new sapling would sprout, which in turn quickly grew into a towering tree.
At this moment, these trees seemed to come alive, as if imbued with life, and began to twine around the Root members.
This was already a forest, with trees all around, leaving the Root members with nowhere to hide.
Relying on their strength and experience, they dodged several attacks, but soon each of them was hoisted up by a tree.
And the moment they were lifted, their Chakra began to drain at an extremely rapid rate, absorbed by the trees.
"Let's see where you can run now! All of you, die!"
Mo Chen laughed triumphantly, controlling the wooden golem, and once again swung its house-sized fist, smashing down towards the Root members!
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