You three look absolutely miserable, haha.
Naruto grinned at the three soot-covered figures.
Tenten, I told you long ago, just be my secretary and call it a day. Why insist on becoming a ninja?
Tenten pouted and snorted. "No way! I want to become a female ninja like Lady Tsunade!"
Naruto's mind buzzed, and the slick sensation of Tsunade's hands suddenly flashed through his head, making his heart flutter.
Anyway, you guys keep at it. I've got something urgent to handle!
The moment Naruto shouted that, he had already reverse-summoned himself into Shikkotsu Forest.
"Wood Release! Wood Human Technique!"
A sharp cry rang out as a massive Wood Human swung its palm down at him.
Naruto grinned and pressed both hands to the ground. "Wood Release! Many Hands Technique!"
Giant wooden hands burst from the ground.
With a deep rumble, the Wood Human's arm was forcibly held in place.
In terms of versatility and mobility, the Many Hands Technique was far more nimble than that cumbersome giant Wood Human.
It produced countless wooden hands at incredible speed. The enemy had no idea which corner the next hand would emerge from, and ordinary people simply could not evade such an unpredictable technique.
Even against a Susanoo capable of cleaving mountains and shattering rocks, this technique could catch its blades barehanded. It could even grab the Nine-Tails by all four legs and pin it firmly to the ground.
Back in the battle at the Valley of the End, Hashirama had used this technique to grab the tail of the Armored Susanoo. Although it had eventually been cut off by a blade, it was clearly far more practical than the Wood Human.
Now, innumerable wooden hands erupted from the ground and pinned the Wood Human's head down. If it had not been wearing