The Kirigakure ninja stared in shock!
Wood Release was Hashirama Senju's signature technique.
And apart from Tsunade, no one else in the Senju Clan had learned Wood Release as Hashirama Senju had.
Yet Uchiha Yin belonged to the Uchiha Clan and could use Wood Release. How could they not be stunned?
Some of the Mist Ninja even rubbed their eyes hard, convinced they were seeing things.
But no matter how much they rubbed, the trees did not disappear.
Their reaction was understandable.
After all, Uchiha Yin had barely used Wood Release since acquiring it.
At first, he had been too weak. He feared that using Wood Release would make others suspicious.
By the time Uchiha Yin had grown strong enough to use it without worry, he realized he could kill his enemies without it. So he still rarely used it.
As a result, aside from Tsunade, who knew he could use Wood Release, hardly anyone else knew.
On a battlefield filled with Mist Ninja, though, Wood Release was the most useful Ninjutsu.
Earth Release naturally countered Water Release.
And Wood Release, formed by combining Earth-Style Chakra and Water-Style Chakra, countered Wood Release even more!
So the Wood Clones naturally chose the simplest, least exhausting method.
They were not about to stop and wait for the Mist Ninja to recover from their shock.
One Wood Clone raised his fist. Layers of dark rock visibly wrapped around his entire arm.
That was not all. Sharp wooden spikes bristled around the darkened arm.
"Everyone, get back!" Though Yagura was stunned that Uchiha Yin's clones could use Wood Release, he quickly came to his senses.
As the commander of this operation, Yagura was the strongest and quickest to react among the Mist Ninja.
Yagura reacted in time, but many of the Mist Ninja did