"Rumble!!!"
What no one had expected was that the other side would attack without a word. His hand seals were astonishingly fast, and the technique caused an enormous commotion.
Countless vines burst from the ground, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye, as though they had been pumped full of countless growth hormones. It was maddening to behold.
Wait!!! Wood Release?! Wasn't that the First Hokage of Konoha's exclusive ability?
Although word had gradually spread that Hikaru could use Wood Release as well, people still instinctively considered it Hashirama Senju's exclusive power.
And... the captain seemed to be staring at him in shock, even calling him Hokage Lord. Could Hashirama Senju have been resurrected?!! How was that possible?
The patrol squad felt their minds descend into chaos, and for a moment, they forgot to act.
"Not good!!!"
Though stunned, the captain was highly experienced. He quickly came back to his senses and shouted, "Everyone, run!!!!"
As an old Konoha ninja, he knew the might of Wood Release all too well. Other ninja feared human-wave tactics, but the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, had never cared about such tactics. No matter how many came, they could just come at him!!!
That was how absurdly powerful he was!!!
But the current Hashirama Senju was no longer the Hashirama Senju of the past. His identity now was that of an enemy!!!
It was over!!!
Although the patrol captain had promptly told the others to flee, his reaction had still been a little too slow. Countless vines had already grown into towering trees, surrounding the Allied Forces ninja. The vines, as if they had eyes, wrapped around the Allied Forces ninja and frantically absorbed the Chakra within their bodies. Some especially unlucky people were directly pierced through by the vines, their bodies crushed