-Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!
A monstrous forest rose from beneath Konoha, punching through houses.
Many people were impaled by trees and killed in their sleep!
Konoha's ninja swiftly assembled and spotted a boy standing alone amid the ruins!
"Who... is that?"
Guoshang had been escorted back to the village in secret.
Only the Hokage's guards assigned to escort him and a handful of senior ninja knew of his existence!
"He made it into the heart of the village without the Barrier Team noticing?"
"Could there be an accomplice inside the village, just like with the advisers?"
"Lord Hokage will investigate all that. Our priority is to eliminate the enemy!"
A brave squad of Konoha ninja charged forward!
But before they could get close, trees coiled around their bodies.
"Aaaaaaaargh...!"
Unable to break free, they were crushed into bloody pulp amid agonized screams!
The gruesome sight also jolted the ninja who arrived afterward into alertness!
"Don't treat him like an ordinary child! He can use the First Hokage's Wood Release!"
"Create a crossfire with ranged attacks and pin him down here until the jōnin and Lord Hokage arrive!"
The ninja formed a ring, unleashing all manner of ranged ninjutsu alongside shuriken fitted with explosive tags!
After a thunderous explosion, a badly damaged Wood Locking Wall stood in a depression in the ground!
"That's... a Wood Locking Wall!"
"I've seen the missing-nin Yamato use it, but I don't think his could take this much punishment!"
"That means his Wood Release is far beyond Yamato's. It's unbelievable at his age!"
"But the Wood Locking Wall is damaged. Some of our firepower must have gotten through."
"In other words... he's wounded now!"
"This is our chance! Capture him and interrogate him about whoever's behind this. I don't believe a child could do something