The Despairing Iwagakure Shinobi

"Wood Release, Deep Forest Emergence!"

On the battlefield, Naraku brought his hands together, and a surge of powerful chakra swiftly poured from his body.

Boom! Rumble!

The next moment, centered on Naraku, the ground within several dozen meters of him began to tremble violently before collapsing downward. Thick branches then burst forth from beneath the earth.

The thick branches twisted around one another, and from afar, they looked like ferocious dragons dancing with claws and fangs bared.

Rumble! Rumble!

As the thick branches spiraled rapidly, the sea of trees spread outward at incredible speed, soon reaching the First Hokage and Divine Zetsu.

Just then, Divine Zetsu stepped forward and swiftly raised an arm toward the forest ahead.

"Shinra Tensei!"

The next moment, the ocular power in his eyes erupted. His majestic purple Rinnegan trembled slightly as a powerful repulsive force burst from his palm.

Boom!

The thick branches that had been rapidly spreading forward were suddenly blasted backward by the repulsive force.

Countless branches scattered through the air.

"Instant Void!"

Whoosh!

But at that moment, the ocular power in Naraku's left eye erupted. His figure instantly vanished from where he stood, reappearing behind Divine Zetsu.

Crackle! Crackle!

In an instant, the sound of thunder exploding rang out from Naraku's body. His entire body was wrapped in azure lightning, radiating an extremely violent aura.

"Furious Lightning Cleave!"

Naraku's figure flashed. Wrapped in blue lightning, the cells in his body were fully activated. At that moment, both his speed and reaction time were elevated to their absolute limits.

Before the First Hokage at the side could react, Naraku had already kicked toward Divine Zetsu.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

The crackle of blue currents continuously rang across the battlefield. His right leg, engulfed in dense lightning, resembled a sharp axe as it transformed into a