"Something's happening!"
Unlike the others, who were panicking, Jiraiya had a fair idea of what was going on.
He had Sarutobi Hiruzen's endorsement and knew this might be Teacher Hiruzen's plan.
Now, Jiraiya guessed that Sarutobi Hiruzen intended to lure the enemy out.
"Prepare for battle."
Jiraiya's expression was calm.
"The enemy might not be easy to deal with."
Because on the way here, Jiraiya seemed to have witnessed something utterly unbelievable.
The forests across the entire island seemed to be surging!
Meanwhile, Uchiha Madara arrived at the scene.
"Interesting. It's an island carried on the back of a giant turtle."
"I can't believe there's such an enormous creature in the Ninja World."
Uchiha Madara found it rather interesting, then created numerous Wood Clones.
"Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique!"
Uchiha Madara formed hand seals with both hands and split off more than a dozen clones.
Because this body was exceedingly fragile, and while its Chakra was limitless, the amount it could output at once was limited, Uchiha Madara had no choice but to use this method to fully unleash the power of Wood Release.
"Then next—"
Uchiha Madara sneered coldly.
"Run."
"Despair."
"All of you Jinchuriki."
The Uchiha Madaras vanished from where they stood in an instant, then surrounded the entire Turtle Island.
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Overlapping chants echoed over the sea as an invisible force caused the entire Turtle Island to tremble.
Then, the already lush forests on Turtle Island were slowly covered by even taller trees!
"What are these things?"
"Is there really a technique like this?"
Yugito controlled her Chakra flames, sweeping away all the wooden vines attacking from around her.
But Wood Release possessed incredibly tenacious vitality. In only a moment, countless wooden vines danced through the air again, completely surrounding Yugito.
"Lava Release: