Xia Yan stood there calmly, seemingly unconcerned by everything that had just happened.
But that calm was only on the surface. Deep down, he still felt somewhat shaken.
Before this, he had always been the one bombarding others with Tailed Beast Bombs. Even when facing the Nine-Tails' attacks, he had prepared in advance to deal with them.
Although he had the Wooden Golem to rely on this time, this was still his first time using the technique.
Even knowing how powerful it was, he could not feel entirely confident.
Had he been using another technique he was more familiar with, he naturally would not have felt this way.
Blocking the Fourth Raikage was nothing more than a basic feat, since his attacks only fell within the scope of Nintaijutsu. A Tailed Beast Bomb was another matter altogether.
The Tailed Beast Bomb was a Tailed Beast's most destructive attack. As a hidden Jinchūriki himself, Xia Yan knew all too well how dangerous such an attack was.
Fortunately, the Wooden Golem's defenses had not disappointed him.
But I can't keep dragging this out.
Xia Yan silently murmured this to himself. His chakra reserves were still fairly substantial, since his recovery ability remained reliable.
But his eyes were beginning to tire, and his Senjutsu Chakra was also beginning to run short.
This was hardly good news. It meant he could no longer keep maintaining both Jōgan Chakra Mode and Sage Mode.
Under these circumstances, his best option was to finish the battle quickly.
By now, Xia Yan had essentially accomplished everything he had wanted to do.
He had trapped all the Kumogakure shinobi within the flowering forest. Although they were now showing signs of escaping, that was only because he had stopped supplying it with chakra.
Even so, breaking free of the branches