Branches burst up from underground and wound toward Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Naruto as though they were alive.
In an instant, the branches turned into a small grove. They were not merely meant to capture the two, but more to obstruct their vision and buy Higuchi Orochi time to escape.
Evil had to be rooted out completely. They had finally made the Tokyo King of Monsters give itself away; how could they let it escape now?
Uchiha Itachi formed hand seals with both hands, and his entire body turned into dozens of crows that flew into the air.
"Don't even think about running!"
The branches emerging from the ground were only three or four meters thick. Although their offshoots rapidly grew several meters, trying to intercept the crows taking flight, their efforts were ultimately futile.
Using this Bird Clone of Uchiha Itachi was enough to deal with Higuchi Orochi.
Now that a monster capable of using Wood Release had suddenly appeared, Uchiha Naruto's interest grew considerably.
This was the renowned Wood Release. The First Hokage had relied on Wood Release to contend with Majestic Attire: Susanoo. How could Uchiha Naruto not covet such a Kekkei Genkai?
However, this monster's Wood Release was far too weak. It probably did not even reach Yamato's level, and he estimated that it barely qualified as LV2.
"Fire Style: Searing Migraine!"
Although Naruto's basic attributes did not include restrictions based on the five elements generating and overcoming one another, the monster's Wood Release could put up little resistance against LV3 Fire Style. The entire grove was burned to bare ground in an instant.
The remaining half of the Buddhist hall was reduced to ashes along with it.
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[Wood Release LV1]
[Medical Ninjutsu LV1]
[Dead Soul Technique LV1]
[Ninja Jewel ×160]