Elite of the Land of Lightning Stunned by the Massive Wood Release Hand

"What is this?"

Darui looked at the enormous Wood Release Hand, his expression growing increasingly solemn. "Wood Release?"

As Darui stared at the gigantic Wood Release Hand, his gaze gradually turned grave, his pupils abruptly contracting as turbulent waves rose within his heart.

This massive Wood Release Hand was even more shocking than the giant tree at the Bounty Exchange.

How much Chakra would that require?

"Darui, look. The sphere resting on top of that huge hand isn't made of Wood Release—it has an enormous stone inside!" Omoi, who stood nearby with a lollipop in his mouth, also narrowed his eyes.

A stone?

At Omoi's words, the four people from the Land of Lightning all looked closely.

Then—

They saw the enormous stone wrapped in vines.

Was this a symbol of Konoha? No. There had never been such a marker before. Could Konoha be trying to intimidate everyone and display its strength?

The two men and two women were all shocked!

Darui was the first to recover. He turned to Samui beside him. "You handle intelligence for the Land of Lightning. When did this enormous Wood Release Hand appear?"

Only by determining when this Meteorite had appeared could they judge Konoha's intentions.

"I don't know. It should have happened recently. The intelligence reports from a few days ago didn't mention this at all!" Samui shook her head, her delicate brows beneath her blond hair tightly furrowed.

She seemed to be deep in thought as well.

Why had Konoha placed a massive Wood Release Hand near Konoha?

Could it really be meant as a warning to those attending the Chunin Exams?

"They aren't trying to use a massive Wood Release Hand to warn us, are they? Do they still think this is the era of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju?" Karui,