Seeing Orochimaru leave so openly, the two Root Base members deep within the forest both turned to Danzo, seeking his opinion.
Danzo remained silent. The only cloudy eye exposed flickered with a cold glint as he slowly looked at Nawaki standing close by. After a long moment, he finally spoke in a hoarse, low voice.
"Senju Nawaki... what benefit could you possibly gain from defecting to Aizen...?"
"I would very much like to know what Tsunade would think if she learned of what you have done..."
Hearing Danzo's words, Nawaki gently raised his head. Beneath the bangs draped over his forehead was a calm, sharply defined face. He glanced at Danzo and said evenly, "Danzo... are those your last words...? If you are finished... then prepare to go to hell and think about that question some more..."
At those words, Danzo's withered face darkened instantly. He said in a hoarse, heavy voice, "Brat, don't think that having Wood Release means you can look down on everyone!!"
"I am not one of those weaklings you dealt with before!"
As Danzo's low shout fell, the situation in the field abruptly changed. The two men beside Danzo rushed toward Nawaki, their hands constantly forming Art Seals.
Seeing this, a cold glint flashed through Nawaki's calm eyes. He suddenly brought his hands together and said in a deep voice!
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
As his words fell, the originally deep and tranquil forest was instantly filled with countless enormous, ancient trees!
"Chirp chirp..."
Countless beasts and birds fled into the surrounding woods!
From above, it would have seemed as though some mutation had occurred within the forest, as the lush, verdant vegetation threatened to swallow up all the surrounding woodland.
Meanwhile.
Far away from Konoha.
Within the Land of Rain, beneath a