The Empty City Stratagem

After forty minutes of rapid marching, Kumogakure crossed nearly a hundred kilometers and arrived at the outskirts of the Mangtengbode'er Forest.

The hundred-thousand-strong Shinobi Army led by A this time consisted entirely of ordinary ninja, with no air force at all. In a forest environment, an air force could not be put to use, so they might as well remain in the Angel Mountains for defense.

Looking at the deathly silent green forest before them, Killer B said with a relaxed expression, "Yo, yo, what a great big forest—flowers, grass, and trees galore. No birds, no bugs, not a single hair; inside, it's quiet evermore."

A sneered. "Does Skywalker think he can scare me off just by making a bunch of trees?"

By common sense, if a forest was this quiet, there had to be an ambush inside. But considering that this forest had only recently been created through ninjutsu, the absence of animals was perfectly normal.

"My lord, we should still be careful," Yugito said. Looking at the bottomless forest, she could not shake the feeling of unease. A woman's intuition told her that something dangerous lurked within. "Skywalker can control Wood Release. If we fall into his trap, we'll be in trouble!"

"It's nothing to worry about!" A said confidently. "According to the air force's reports, this forest covers several hundred kilometers. Even if the God of the Shinobi World were resurrected, he couldn't control Wood Release over such a vast area all at once! If Skywalker had that kind of ability, he would have swept through the Shinobi World long ago!"

A was absolutely right. Even if the God Tree exhausted all its strength, it could only control Wood Release within a radius of one thousand meters at most. Creating a forest and controlling Wood Release were