The flowers bloomed, which should have signified vibrant life, a symbol of beauty.
But no one was in the mood to admire them now.
Once the buds opened, ominous pollen spread like mist, bringing with it a paralysis that seeped deep into their bones.
The moment they saw the pollen, the Five Kage sensed trouble and consciously held their breath, covering their mouths and noses.
But they were already a little too late. Before that, they had inevitably inhaled some of the pollen.
Immediately, all Five Kage began seeing double. Everything spun, and they felt top-heavy and unsteady.
Yes, inducing dizziness and unconsciousness was the true purpose of the Ninjutsu, Flowering Nativity of a World of Trees!
You thought this was an area-of-effect attack, but it wasn't an attack at all-it was crowd control!
That dizziness was difficult to resist. Even though Tsunade wanted to struggle, the paralysis of her nerves had already left her unable to use chakra.
Then she could resist no longer and collapsed unconscious alongside the other four Kage.
At that moment, the Five Kage were completely defenseless.
Any random ninja could have come along and slaughtered them all!
And the one watching hungrily from the sidelines was none other than Madara Uchiha.
Fortunately, however, they were not without support.
Naruto and the others were still conscious!
The moment she noticed the pollen, Sakura had instinctively activated an Illusion Technique Barrier, enclosing the three of them.
That was an enemy attack. No matter how harmless it looked, Sakura had absolutely no desire to test it on herself.
As it turned out, her caution was justified.
Seeing the condition Tsunade and the others were in, Sakura confirmed what the pollen did.
She immediately mustered a large amount of chakra and expanded her Illusion Technique Domain, enveloping the