The palm I slapped against my chest sent a stream of green air bursting out.
"Rise!"
I stomped hard, sending the rotten leaves on the ground flying into the air.
The Divine Tree's roots began heaving wildly underground.
Crack, crack.
The thick black roots were like hundreds of burrowing dragons.
They rammed straight into that enormous paper tree.
The white sheets plastered over the paper tree began trembling violently.
Their rustling was frighteningly loud, like a blizzard.
"Konan, stop wasting your strength. A tree made of paper can't take a beating."
With my hands in my pockets, I took a leisurely step forward.
"Sen Senju! Stop running your mouth!"
Konan's figure flickered in and out of sight among countless sheets of white paper.
"Even Shinra Tensei lost. You think I'm scared of your lousy scraps of paper?"
I spat out the leaf in my mouth, feeling a little annoyed.
"Paper Release: Dance of the Shikigami!"
She cried out, and the entire paper tree sprang into motion.
Plump white sheets twisted together into sharp paper spears.
The densely packed spears rained down on me.
They whistled so sharply through the air that the wind stung my face.
"Wonderful. Giving me grief first thing in the morning."
I didn't move. A massive vine as thick as a person's waist burst from the ground in front of me.
Covered in barbs, it stood out front like a shield.
Clatter, crackle.
The paper spears struck the wood and lodged firmly in its hard bark.
"Drain them dry," I ordered with a flick of my lips.
The divine tree origin inside the vine blazed with green light.
The chakra in those sheets of paper was sucked dry in an instant.
Within two seconds, the white sheets sagged into pulp and dropped to the ground.
"Th-this