But each of them felt a stabbing pain at the point of contact. Wooden spikes burst through the skin on the backs of Nagato's hands, his arms, and his back, piercing their flesh with terrifying speed and driving deep into their muscles.
Might Guy fell from the air, blood pouring from his wounds.
The Wooden Thorns that had pierced his ankles and calves kept growing, branching beneath his skin and spreading deeper along his muscle fibers.
Tsunade sent Nagato flying with a punch, but several wooden spikes had already pierced the skin of her forearm and the back of her hand. They branched visibly, spreading toward her wrist and elbow.
The vivid green Wooden Thorns glistened with moisture in the sunlight.
They looked like roots stretching out as they grew.
"Damn it, that's Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs! An outsider can use Wood Release, and he's this good at it? This has to be another mess that old bastard Danzo made!"
Tsunade cursed furiously as she pushed herself off the ground. She pulled the spikes from her right arm one by one, dark red beads of blood welling from the wounds.
Once she had dealt with her own injuries, Tsunade pressed her left hand to Might Guy's leg. Pale green Medical Chakra flowed from her palm, seeping deep into the muscle fibers pierced by the Wooden Thorns and forcing back the growing branches inch by inch.
Might Guy gritted his teeth. His thick brows drew together, and fine beads of sweat covered his face from the pain.
He forced the words through his teeth, unable to hide his frustration. "If I'd known, I would've opened the Eight Gates Release and kicked him to death."
Tsunade pressed down on his wound once more, forcing out the last splinter. Only then did she