Wood Release: Hell's Chaos

Hayakumo Sōma observed that the ninjas from Hidden Mist Village hadn't pursued them, but instead, the sound of Explosive Tag echoed from their camp.

Hayakumo Sōma, "Everyone, stop running, replenish your Chakra, and let's continue to set up Explosive Tag traps to slow down the Mist Ninja's offensive."

The Konoha Ninja, who had initially been fleeing for their lives, resumed digging pits and setting up Explosive Tag traps after hearing Captain Haya's words. Others took out wire and placed Explosive Tag on tree stumps.

Everyone found work quickly, except for Hyuga Natsuen's group, who sat on the ground recovering their Chakra.

Hayakumo Sōma, where the sun was already high in the sky, and said with a serious expression, "The Fifth Hokage should be arriving soon, right? It's been twenty-one hours now. As long as the Hokage arrives, we can defeat those guys from Hidden Mist Village."

Obito caught up with the Konoha Ninja group, watching as they began setting up Explosive Tag traps, while others recovered their Chakra, attempting to use the Explosive Tag to slow down the Kirigakure's advance.

Obito was also furious, and said with a serious expression, "To think you can stop the Mist Ninja's attack with such a method is simply wishful thinking. I'm going to make things more difficult for you."

After saying that, Obito unleashed Kamui, creating a swirling whirlwind above the Konoha Ninja Uchiha Obito, appeared out of thin air.

Hayakumo Sōma spotted the black-robed, masked figure in mid-air immediately and shouted solemnly, "Everyone, use the Shadow Clone Jutsu to attack Uchiha Obito!"

Having obtained information about Obito, Hayakumo Sōma also knew that Kamui's weakness was its ability to Kamui Intangibility, hiding within the Kamui Dimension. However, this Kamui Intangibility could only last for five minutes, and Obito was unable to attack others while in his Kamui Intangibility form.

Qingcheng also said that when encountering Uchiha Obito, one could first use the Shadow Clone Jutsu, and then use a smoke bomb to confuse the Sharingan's vision, thereby limiting the Mangekyō Sharingan's eyesight and preventing it from using Genjutsu.

Hayakumo Sōma took the Fifth Hokage's words to heart and immediately ordered the Konoha Ninja to use the Shadow Clone Jutsu to disrupt Uchiha Obito's judgment. Then, Hayakumo Sōma shouted, "Everyone, quickly use smoke bombs and continue running! Don't fight this beast!"

Upon hearing Captain Hayashi's words, a large number of Konoha Ninja immediately used the Shadow Clone Jutsu. Bang! Bang! Bang! Large plumes of white mist rose from the ground as a swarm of Shadow Clone wielding a smoke bomb, began firing at Obito.

The smoke from the Shadow Clone, combined with the white smoke from the smoke bombs, instantly filled the entire grove with billowing white smoke, so thick that visibility was zero, like a fog.

Uchiha Obito stood in the mist, surrounded by such thick white smoke that he couldn't see a single person. He angrily cursed, "That despicable Uchiha Qingcheng! He actually revealed all the weaknesses of the Sharingan to the public, and now he's using this method against me! You truly deserve to die!"

Obito was also disgusted by this method of combat. A Konoha force of just over six hundred men could suddenly multiply into two or three thousand using the Shadow Clone Jutsu. These Shadow Clone and the original body both possessed Chakra, making it impossible to distinguish the real body.

Now, shrouded in smoke, Obito had no idea which way these people had gone. He only saw numerous Shadow Clone hiding in the smoke, launching Explosive Tag at him.

Obito immediately formed a hand Hand Seals and shouted, "Wood Release: Hellfire!"

After saying that, Obito slammed his hand on the ground, and a large amount of wood shot out from his palm, instantly covering the ground with sharp wooden spikes.

After Obito's attack, all that could be heard was the sound of numerous Shadow Clone disappearing; no one screamed. Obito then watched the thick fog slowly dissipate and found it empty, except for a large number of pots and pans.

Obito was also furious, watching as everyone ran away, disappearing without a trace, even leaving behind the Explosive Tag, ninja tools, and smoke bombs on the ground.

Obito angrily cursed, "These Konoha Ninja are such cowards! They have absolutely no Will of Fire. They must not have trained hard, otherwise they would have run away like this!"

Meanwhile, Hayakumo Sōma and the group of border ninjas were fleeing for their lives. Hyuga Natsuen, who was running at the front, used his Byakugan to check the direction behind them and found that Uchiha Obito was not chasing them. He shouted again, "Captain Zaojian! That Uchiha Obito isn't chasing us. We've escaped another pursuit!"

Upon Hayakumo Sōma immediately stopped using the Body Flicker Technique, stood on the tree branch again, and looked at the Konoha Ninja who had already run out. He then said with a serious expression, "The border of the Land of Fire is far too dangerous. First there were the Kirigakure Ninja, then the Konoha Rogue Ninja, Uchiha Obito."

While Teyano Hisashi was still counting the fleeing ninjas, he discovered that over fifty of his men had gotten lost. He exclaimed in surprise, "Captain Hayashi, we ran too fast! Some of them haven't caught up yet!"

Upon hearing this, Baiyun's face turned serious. After a moment's thought, she said, "You all go back and get reinforcements. I'll go find them. Abandoning the mission is fine, but losing them would be a problem. Maybe I'll just Genin when they hold me accountable."

Just then, Hyuga Natsuen let out another scream and shouted, "Captain Hayashi, something bad has happened! An exceptionally powerful guy is coming up in front of us. His Chakra level is fifteen times that of Terumi Mei and seven times that of Uchiha Obito."

Upon Hayakumo Sōma's face was filled with panic. He immediately shouted, "What?! Fifteen times stronger than that stinking woman? That woman is already so powerful, and fifteen times stronger than him? That's terrible! Everyone, run! This place is no place to stay!"

At this Hayakumo Sōma no longer had any thoughts of becoming a high-ranking official. Before, he had hoped to gain experience at the grassroots level and eventually become a department head; now, he just wanted to get back to Konoha as soon as possible—it was too dangerous outside the village.

Just then, Hyuga Natsuen, beaming with delight, called out, "Captain Hayashi, the Fifth Hokage is here! We don't need to run anymore!"

Upon Hayakumo Sōma was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Is it really the Fifth Hokage? Confirm it again. If he's a powerful enemy, we'll have no choice but to run away!"

Hyuga Natsuen glanced ahead with his Byakugan, then nodded and said seriously, "It's the Fifth Hokage. My vast, vibrant Chakra is the Fifth Hokage's standard equipment."