A contemptuous snort came from beside him.
Only then did Shukaku notice that an orange-red fox was crouching beside Mirai, looking at him as if he were an idiot.
"Kurama?!" Shukaku's pupils shrank abruptly. "Y-you, why are you here? Weren't you in Konoha? And why have you become so small?"
"Where I am is none of your business." Nine-Tails yawned, his tail swaying lazily behind him. "Shukaku, I advise you not to get too cocky, or you'll be in for a miserable time."
Shukaku glared at him, then looked at Mirai, an ominous feeling rising in his heart.
But he was unwilling to show weakness before two juniors, so he forced out a snort.
"Don't bluff me! I'm free now. I can go wherever I want—"
He did not finish.
Because Mirai brought his hands together, as though forming a hand seal.
He had learned most of Hashirama Senju's Wood Release Ninjutsu. Aside from the parts involving Senjutsu, which he had yet to master, the rest came easily to him.
It had to be said, it was incredibly useful—
Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees.
The ground beneath the ruins exploded.
Countless massive trees and roots shot out from beneath the sand like thousands upon thousands of green pythons, wildly stretching toward Shukaku.
Within seconds, trees burst from the ground. From roots to trunks to branches and leaves, towering trees grew in vast clusters, covering the entire ruin.
Within a radius of ten kilometers, sand dunes became forests, and withered rocks became fertile soil.
Shukaku was stunned by the sight before him.
He had lived for centuries and seen countless Ninjutsu, but he had only ever seen Wood Release on this scale from one person.
Hashirama Senju.
"Y-you, how could you—" Before Shukaku could finish, more than a