Crack!
In the mist-shrouded courtyard of the Kaguya Clan, the ground split apart in an instant, and thick, tough vines burst out.
Like savage beasts, they swallowed the charging Kirigakure Ninja whole, drawing scream after scream from them.
Then towering trees rapidly sprang up throughout the Kaguya Clan's courtyard, forming a dense forest in the blink of an eye.
Branches and vines lashed out, winding around the Kirigakure Ninja and binding them one after another. An unknown power turned their chakra into nutrients, drawing it out and absorbing it.
In moments, the area around the Teleportation Array had been cleared.
Whether they belonged to the Kaguya Clan or the Kirigakure Ninja, everyone stared at the enormous, dense forest in shock and fear.
"Wood Release!"
"Is that Wood Release?!"
"Is he from the Senju Clan?"
The Kirigakure Ninja cried out in alarm.
"He actually knows Wood Release."
The Kaguya Clan Leader was equally stunned, unable to calm himself.
Wood Release held an extraordinary significance in the shinobi world. It represented the terrifying, godlike power of the God of Shinobi, who had once stood at its pinnacle.
"Get moving."
River landed on a branch and spoke to the people below.
"Go!"
The Kaguya Clan Leader exchanged a glance with the others, then decisively rushed toward the Teleportation Array.
With someone this unfathomable, someone who could even use Wood Release, covering their retreat, they could leave unharmed.
They looked back and saw River standing on a branch as a dense crowd of Kirigakure ninja charged in.
But the moment those ninja entered the forest, it was as though they had stepped into hell itself. Vines and branches harvested their lives with ease.
Blood sprayed, splattering the branches and the ground.
Before long, the entire Kaguya Clan had evacuated, and the Teleportation Array vanished