The Aftershock of Intimidation

"Why are you still refusing to let us in? Aren't you worried about your Young Clan Leader's safety?"

The Anbu ninja glared at the Uchiha clansmen blocking his path and angrily shouted.

They had been tasked with monitoring Tsunade and Uchiha Xuan Yu. Now, such a huge incident had occurred where Tsunade was, yet they knew nothing about it. How were they supposed to explain this to Sarutobi Hiruzen?

The Uchiha clansmen also looked solemn. After all, their Young Clan Leader was over there.

But when they saw the enormous Wood Release Hand, they relaxed. The Young Clan Leader must have known about this; otherwise, he would not have instructed them not to let outsiders in no matter what happened.

The current situation should have been within the Young Clan Leader's expectations.

Therefore, the Uchiha clansmen looked at the Anbu ninja with no intention of letting him pass.

Outside Konoha, Kakashi had led Naruto and the others on another simple mission and was preparing to return to the village.

"Teacher Kakashi, what is that?" Naruto was the first to notice something was wrong. He leaped onto a branch and stared at the enormous hand slowly taking shape in the distance, his eyes full of shock.

Such a massive Wood Release Hand was simply terrifying.

Huh?

Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke also noticed it, their expressions turning grave.

"Is that Wood Release?" Kakashi frowned, countless thoughts churning through his mind. Was that caused by Senju Hashirama? Or that little girl beside Xuanyu, Hua Yu?

No matter who it was, stopping such a huge Meteorite was already beyond what an ordinary shinobi could accomplish.

"Wood Release?" Sakura furrowed her brows, then asked seriously, "Is that the ninjutsu the First Hokage could use?"

"Yes, it's the ninjutsu the First Hokage could use!" Kakashi nodded,