Annihilate Them All at Once: Enhanced Sage Art Wood Release, Deep Forest Emergence

"What happened, Sis?" Nawaki asked Tsunade worriedly.

"Stay out of this. Go stand with Shizune." Tsunade gestured for Shizune to protect Nawaki.

The revived Nawaki was exactly as he had been when he died. There was no passage of time in the Pure Land, so Nawaki was still only twelve years old, with strength no greater than that of a genin.

Shizune nodded and brought Nawaki over to her side.

"Big Sis Shizune, what exactly happened?" Nawaki refused to stay quiet and pressed Shizune again.

"Lord Nawaki, this is grown-up business. Children like you shouldn't interrupt," Shizune said. Then she leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Lady Tsunade and Lord Shadian have a complicated relationship. They're master and student, but also lovers. Because of their positions, they're deliberately enemies now. It's incredibly complicated, so don't make trouble. Let them settle it themselves."

"My sister's lover? Doesn't that make him my brother-in-law?" Nawaki's eyes lit up as he carefully looked Uchiha Shadian over. "My brother-in-law is pretty handsome. As expected of my sister—she has good taste."

Hearing that, Shizune grumbled inwardly, He is handsome, but he's such a flirt. He hits on every beautiful woman he sees, and once he gets their hearts racing, he turns around and goes after other women without a care.

If Uchiha Shadian had known what Shizune was thinking, he would definitely have retorted, If you're too reserved to say yes, am I supposed to hang myself from your one tree? If I don't pursue other women, who's going to carry on my family line?

"Don't call him that. That man is full of hostility toward Konoha now." Shizune looked worriedly at Uchiha Shadian and Tsunade.

"I wonder what choice Lady Tsunade will make."

"Brother-in-law said he was the one who revived me just now. Is that true, Big Sis Shizune?" Nawaki asked.

"Lord Shadian used Summoning Jutsu just now and brought you back from the Pure Land in one go," Shizune said with a nod.

"Then why is my sister opposing Brother-in-law? He brought back her most beloved little brother—me. She should be thanking him and immediately having a big fat baby with him," Nawaki muttered.

"It seems Konoha wiped out Lord Shadian's entire clan and didn't even spare the children. That's why Lord Shadian is against Konoha and wants to destroy it completely," Shizune said quietly.

"How could the village do something so cruel?" Nawaki asked in disbelief.

"I'm not sure whether the village really did it. I just hope it's a misunderstanding. Otherwise, Lady Tsunade will be stuck in a very difficult position."

"I don't believe the Third Hokage would do something that cruel. There has to be some misunderstanding."

"I hope so," Shizune sighed.

Tsunade looked at Uchiha Shadian with a complicated expression. "Shadian, I'm very grateful that you revived my brother."

"No need to thank me. Consider it payment for teaching me medical ninjutsu," Uchiha Shadian said indifferently.

"Can't we really sit down and talk this through?" Tsunade asked softly.

"There's nothing to discuss. The facts are right in front of us. Today, between Konoha and me, one side will die. Konoha won't let me go, and I won't let Konoha go. If you insist on getting involved and standing with Konoha, then master and student will have to become enemies."

"Teacher, have you made up your mind? Will you stand with Konoha and become my enemy, or will you stay out of it and mind your own business?"

"For the sake of our past bond, I can give you some time to think."

"Teacher, honestly, I don't want to see you on this battlefield when the time comes."

After speaking, Uchiha Shadian used the Flying Thunder God Technique and vanished from the scene, leaving Tsunade alone to think.

"Lady Tsunade, the technique Lord Shadian used when he left just now looked like the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique," Shizune said as she walked over.

"Shadian has been clever since childhood. He learned everything quickly, so it's no surprise that he mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique. After all, he even developed a resurrection technique," Tsunade sighed.

"Sis, are you really going to become enemies with Brother-in-law?" Nawaki asked as he came over.

"What brother-in-law?" Tsunade's face flushed at his words. Embarrassed and angry, she snapped, "Don't call him that. Keep it up, and I'll hang you up and spank you."

"Now that you're alive again, if you still refuse to listen in the future, I'll have someone lock you up. Who gave you the nerve? A mere genin, and you secretly followed the main force onto the battlefield? Who gave you that courage, you little bastard? Do you know how heartbroken I was when you died?" Tsunade roared, tears filling her reddened eyes.

Feeling Tsunade's fury, Nawaki broke out in a cold sweat and trembled all over.

"Why does Sis feel even scarier than before? What happened to her after I died?"

Might Guy said solemnly, "Lady Tsunade, what do we do now?"

"If we don't stop Shadian, he'll kill everyone in Konoha. Konoha's headquarters has already been completely destroyed by him and turned into ruins. Now he wants to wipe out Konoha's higher-ups as well. If we don't stop him quickly, Konoha will really be finished."

"Even if he doesn't kill everyone in the end, once the other villages learn that Konoha has suffered such devastating losses, they'll definitely send forces to invade and attack Konoha without hesitation."

"When that happens, not only Konoha, but perhaps even the Land of Fire will be destroyed."

Tsunade fell silent in thought for a moment, then said sternly, "Let's go meet up with the old man. I'll ask him face-to-face whether he was the one who ordered the Uchiha Clan extermination."

Might Guy nodded.

Tsunade turned to Shizune and instructed her seriously, "Shizune, take Nawaki away from here and wait for me in Shukuba Town. If I don't send someone there or go there myself within three days, take Nawaki and leave. Find somewhere peaceful to live, and never return to Konoha."

Nawaki hurriedly said, "Sis, I don't want to leave your side. Let me come with you! I'm strong—I can protect you!"

"If you dare disobey me again this time, I'll break your legs," Tsunade said sharply.

"That's the arrangement. Carry it out, Shizune."

Shizune nodded. Having followed Tsunade for so many years, she could understand Tsunade with a single look. While Nawaki was off guard, she struck him from behind and knocked him out. Then she hoisted him onto her back and nodded to Tsunade again. "Lady Tsunade, take care of yourself. You must stay alive. Shizune still has to serve you."

Tsunade nodded and waved. "Go."

Shizune turned and quickly left with Nawaki.

"Let's go, Guy! The old man should be over there, right?" Tsunade looked toward the place where explosions continued to ring out in the distance.

Might Guy nodded. He had come prepared to fight Uchiha Shadian to the death. He knew that the fully unleashed Eight Gates Technique possessed terrifying destructive power, so to avoid harming others, he had deliberately drawn Uchiha Shadian away from the Nine-Tails battlefield.

The two swiftly headed toward the Nine-Tails battlefield.

Meanwhile, at the Konoha Ruins.

A figure resembling a pitcher plant slowly emerged from the ground. It was the fusion of White Zetsu and Black Zetsu.

Nearby stood Obito Uchiha, still searching for signs of Uchiha Shadian and Rin Nohara.

"Obito, what are you doing here? Did you wipe out the Uchiha Clan? And where's that newcomer you were supposed to recruit?" White Zetsu asked.

"Why are you here?" Obito Uchiha sighed.

"The agreed time had passed. I thought something had happened to you," Black Zetsu said in a deep voice. Obito Uchiha was an important pawn in reviving his mother, so nothing could happen to him.

"Nothing happened to me, but something unexpected occurred during the extermination of the Uchiha Clan. The original plan has been scrapped," Obito Uchiha said slowly.

"Oh? Even with you personally taking action, something unexpected happened?" White Zetsu asked in surprise.

"One member of the Uchiha Clan had strength far beyond our expectations and did something shocking. Itachi Uchiha probably won't be leaving Konoha now," Obito Uchiha said. "The plan to recruit him will suffer a setback."

"Should we make a move too?" Black Zetsu asked.

Obito Uchiha shook his head. "It's not time to expose your existence yet."

"By the way, this route should have led to Konoha, shouldn't it?"

"Why did we end up in a field of ruins?" White Zetsu asked as he looked around in confusion. He could travel through tree roots, and the destination along this route should have been Konoha. Why was there no trace of Konoha at all, only a massive sunken expanse of ruins?

"Could these ruins be Konoha?"

Obito Uchiha nodded. "This is the unexpected development I mentioned. After Uchiha Shadian fought Jiraiya, the entire Konoha village became a sunken wasteland of ruins in just over ten minutes."

"What terrifying power! This is almost on par with our leader's destructive power," White Zetsu said.

"What are you searching for here, Obito?" Black Zetsu asked.

"Did that newcomer die here?"

"Are you looking for his corpse?"

Obito Uchiha shook his head and said forlornly, "I'm looking for an old friend."

"Is there still someone in Konoha you care about, Obito?" Black Zetsu asked.

Obito Uchiha lay on the ground, staring silently at the darkened sky.

Seven years ago, he had wanted to use the Nine-Tails to destroy Konoha completely, but Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had stopped everything at the cost of their lives.

And now, Konoha had truly been destroyed by someone else. Yet he felt no joy at having his great vengeance fulfilled—only melancholy.

"What's wrong, Obito? Why aren't you saying anything?" White Zetsu asked.

"I want some quiet," Obito Uchiha said tiredly.

After leaving Tsunade, Uchiha Shadian reappeared atop the Nine-Tails, which was being besieged.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed drastically when he saw Uchiha Shadian. "Shadian, why aren't you dead? Where's Guy? Did you kill him?"

"Brother Shadian, you're back!" Rin Nohara's face brightened at the sight of Uchiha Shadian, and she threw her arms around him. Standing atop the Nine-Tails while being besieged by Konoha ninja had made her feel powerless. If not for the Nine-Tails' resilience, she might have been captured or killed long ago.

Uchiha Shadian nodded and stroked Rin Nohara's head. "I'm back. Don't worry. Might Guy can't do anything to me."

"Shadian, I asked you a question! Where's Guy?" Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened as Uchiha Shadian ignored him and acted affectionate with Rin Nohara.

Only after stroking Rin Nohara's head and soothing her did Uchiha Shadian turn toward Hiruzen Sarutobi. His scarlet Sharingan looked down coldly upon Hiruzen Sarutobi and all the Konoha ninja around him, as though he were looking at a group of corpses.

"The cat-and-mouse game ends here."

Killing intent overflowed from Uchiha Shadian's eyes as he swept his gaze across everyone around him. "Nine-Tails, jump out of their encirclement with all your strength."

"What are you planning to do?" Terror flashed through the Nine-Tails' eyes. It could feel that Uchiha Shadian possessed even more chakra than Madara Uchiha had when he controlled it in the past. That dense killing intent made it tremble. This man was absolutely not someone it could afford to provoke. Defying his will would mean certain death.

"Just do as I say. Why so many questions? Or do you want to experience being controlled again?" Uchiha Shadian's icy gaze swept over it, making every hair on the Nine-Tails' body stand on end. This guy was terrifying. A single look made it feel endless killing intent.

The Nine-Tails no longer dared hesitate. Its tails whipped about, whipping up violent gusts. After several successive leaps, it completely withdrew from the encirclement of Konoha's army of over ten thousand ninja.

"Is Shadian trying to escape?" Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, uncertain whether he should order them to continue the pursuit.

"The killing intent in his eyes doesn't look like he's running away," Shikaku Nara said with a frown.

"Then what is he planning?" Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned. "Is he trying to widen the distance so the Nine-Tails can launch that terrifying chakra bomb at us?"

"I've already had the ninja proficient in Earth Release prepare themselves. If the Nine-Tails launches one of those Tailed Beast Chakra Bombs, they'll join forces and use Earth Release to defend against it. We only need to alter the bomb's direction," Shikaku Nara said.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. "Yes, an excellent tactic."

"As long as that chakra bomb doesn't explode near us, it won't harm any of our people."

"We have the numbers. As long as we coordinate properly, we can wear down the Nine-Tails and Shadian. Once their strength is exhausted, it'll be time for us to counterattack in full," Shikaku Nara said.

"Might Guy's displayed power should have been enough to suppress Shadian, but for some reason, only Shadian returned," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a frown.

Shikamaru Nara analyzed, "Uchiha Shadian knows the Flying Thunder God Technique. Perhaps he escaped from his battle with Guy. After all, Guy's outburst killed Izuna Uchiha. Maybe Shadian feared Guy's power, deliberately lured him away, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return here and prepare to control the Nine-Tails in a fight to the death against us."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. "That's very possible. I only hope Guy is still alive and returns as quickly as possible."

"I believe Guy is alive. With that terrifying taijutsu of his, he won't die so easily at Uchiha Shadian's hands," Shikaku Nara said.

The Nine-Tails leaped out of Konoha's encirclement and landed on the ground.

"Brother Shadian, are we leaving?" Rin Nohara asked.

Uchiha Shadian shook his head, his face full of killing intent. "No. These people are too irritating. I'm going to wipe them all out at once."

Rin Nohara's eyes widened. She wanted to say something, but ultimately kept silent. She was no longer on Konoha's side, and whether Konoha lived or died had nothing to do with her. Besides, even if her kind heart wanted to help, she was powerless to do so.

The Uchiha Clan had been exterminated by Konoha. She had no reason to stop Uchiha Shadian from taking revenge on Konoha.

"Do you want me to launch a Tailed Beast Bomb?"

"Then let me buy you some time!" The Nine-Tails assumed Uchiha Shadian intended to use its Tailed Beast Bomb to completely destroy Konoha's ninja army, so it volunteered.

Uchiha Shadian waved dismissively, his expression cold. "No need for that little thing of yours. They aren't buildings. Even if you fired it at them, ten thousand people could dodge it, intercept it, or divert it. It wouldn't do them much damage."

"A little thing?"

"My mighty Tailed Beast Bomb is a little thing?"

"Fine. I want to see what attack you can unleash that's stronger than mine," the Nine-Tails thought to itself.

Without relying on its Tailed Beast Bomb, it wanted to see what method Uchiha Shadian had to deal with over ten thousand ninja at once.

Uchiha Shadian leaped down from the Nine-Tails' head onto the ground. By then, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already led his men in pursuit once more. Behind him stood over ten thousand Konoha ninja, packed densely together, all glaring at Uchiha Shadian with hatred in their eyes.

Uchiha Shadian had destroyed their homes and killed their loved ones. They had to kill him and avenge their families.

"Shadian, you can't escape. Surrender peacefully!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted at Uchiha Shadian.

"Noisy." Uchiha Shadian swept his cold gaze across the Konoha forces, his killing intent fully exposed. "Perfect timing. Let me show you what true despair is."

"Feel the same pain as the Uchiha Clan!"

A fierce wind howled, lifting Uchiha Shadian's silver hair.

His silver hair streamed wildly in the wind.

Uchiha Shadian brought his hands together and entered Sage Mode once more.

Uchiha Shadian said coldly, "This is the enhanced version. Prepare to experience the despair of hell!"

Seeing Uchiha Shadian form hand seals, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression shifted slightly. Thinking he was about to control the Nine-Tails into launching a Tailed Beast Bomb, he shouted, "Everyone, prepare to defend against and divert the Tailed Beast Chakra Bomb!"

But no Tailed Beast Bomb came flying as Hiruzen Sarutobi had expected. Instead, Uchiha Shadian's icy voice rang out: "Sage Art: Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence."