With a thunderous rumble, the entire Barren Mountain split in two like a watermelon crushed underfoot.
Dirt, sand, and broken tiles sprayed into the sky, completely blotting out the morning sun.
"Cough... cough, cough! Sen Senju! You lunatic!"
Kabuto Yakushi struggled halfway out of a crack in the collapsed yellow earth, spewing filthy water from his mouth.
Black mud coated the slimy white scales on his face, and his glasses had fallen into the muddy water.
"I'm no lunatic. I'm just a demolition crew chief here to collect a debt."
I strode through the thick, dirty snow to the edge of the collapsed pit and looked down at him.
With a slight flick of my right fingertips, the origin wood release chakra beneath the ground erupted.
"Wood Release: Great Forest Gun Technique!"
Shhk, shhk.
Dozens of dark green vines as thick as wrists shot out of the mud.
Covered in barbs, they wrapped Kabuto tight in an instant, like hundreds of green snakes flicking their tongues.
Crack, crack.
Their immense force squeezed his snakeskin muscles until sticky white fluid oozed out.
"Lord Sen! That wood of yours really has him tied up tight!"
Behind me, the masked ANBU girl from the Intelligence Division ran over with some difficulty.
She sighed in relief at the sight of Kabuto Yakushi twitching inside the vines, unable to move.
"It's just tying up a four-eyed dog. What's all the fuss about? My wooden ropes hold tight."
I brushed the mud spots off my coat and walked down into the pit, looking relaxed.
My leather boots made sticky squelching noises in the thin mud. Annoying as hell.
"Sen Senju... release me... or I'll wipe out the entire Allied Forces right now!"
Kabuto Yakushi glared at me with his one mud-covered eye, his face trembling with