Shinsei looked at the devastated land, with broken trees and craters everywhere. A huge half- Wood Golem stood on the ground, its other half deeply embedded in the earth.
As expected of Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, which he used to quell the chaos of the world, it truly lives up to his reputation. And this is only Obito Uchiha's "second-hand" Wood Release; if it were Hashirama Senju, the strength of Wood Release would probably be one or two levels higher.
Moreover, Hashirama Senju also possessed a Sage Art: Wood Release: Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands. Compared to that technique, the giant Wood Golem before them was merely an ornament on the head of the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands Giant Wood Golem.
Although he always compared his Storm Release to Wood Release, he felt as insignificant as a stream encountering the ocean when faced with Hashirama Senju's Wood Release.
However, this battle wasn't without its gains; at least some of the mechanics of Obito Uchiha Kamui determined. To counter Obito Uchiha, another Kamui Sharingan would be the best option.
Ōnoki slowly floated down from the sky and said to everyone present, "Now that the masked man has left, I must return to Iwakage Village."
Shinsei, since you're the captain of the Rapid Response Force, come with me to Iwakage Village now! We absolutely cannot let Akatsuki capture the Four-Tails and Five-Tails!
Before Shinsei could answer, the Raikage immediately retorted, "Absolutely not! Shinsei is coming with us to Amegakure to rescue Yugito!"
Upon hearing the Raikage's words, Ōnoki flew into a rage, saying angrily, "We must save the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, but what about the Four-Tails and Five-Tails? Yugito has been captured for a long time; he must be dead by now! The Four-Tails and Five-Tails are still uncertain! I've made arrangements in the village; they will definitely hold out until I return!"
The two began arguing about Shinsei's whereabouts. One wanted him to go to Land of Uji to rescue Yugito, while the other wanted him to go to Iwagakure to stop the Akatsuki from capturing the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
After witnessing Obito Uchiha's Wood Release firsthand, all the villages regarded him as their greatest enemy, and were no longer as confident in their own village's strength as before.
Against the Rinnegan, which can absorb Ninjutsu, only Taijutsu can inflict significant damage.
Therefore, Shinsei, a boy who Flying Thunder God, Sage Mode, and Chakra Enhanced Strength Technique, became the object of their utmost efforts to win him over.
Seeing that the Raikage and Tsuchikage were getting increasingly agitated and were about to come to blows, Tsunade shouted loudly, stopping their argument.
" Shinsei, you go with the Tsuchikage to Iwakage Village to stop the Akatsuki from capturing the Tailed Beast. The rest of you go to Amegakure to rescue Yugito! Since the Akatsuki has gone to capture the Tailed Beast, Kumogakure certainly doesn't have enough manpower."
As the Hokage and Shinsei's mentor, Tsunade naturally had the right to decide Shinsei's future.
The Raikage calmed down as well; Tsunade's words did indeed make a lot of sense.
Since the Akatsuki is hunting down the Tailed Beast, the Amegakure no longer possesses the strength it once had.
Time was of the essence, so the group quickly formed teams. Shinsei followed Ōnoki to Iwakage Village, while the rest continued towards Amegakure.
Given the Tsuchikage's personality, he originally wanted to continue drawing more people from the army to his side, but the Raikage strongly stopped him.
A massive rock rose abruptly from the ground and floated in the air. Ōnoki stood atop the rock and said to Shinsei, "Come on up, kid! We need to hurry."
Shinsei leaped onto the floating rock, which swayed gently but showed no sign of sinking. Deidara also jumped onto the rock, sat cross-legged to the side, and ignored the others.
Kurotsuchi sat next to Shinsei, looking at Shinsei with some curiosity.
Ōnoki's expression was somewhat displeased; handsome young boys like this were most likely to attract girls' curiosity. However, since he needed a favor, he couldn't very well stop him.
Shinsei waved to Tsunade and Hinata. Tsunade, but ultimately only waved back gently.
The massive rock floated up, carrying everyone higher and higher, until the figures below gradually became a black dot. Ōnoki finally breathed a sigh of relief; he was glad he had managed to bring Shinsei over.
As the saying goes, "old people become wiser," and he had already analyzed the intelligence to conclude that, given the formidable strength of Pain from the Akatsuki, ordinary powerful individuals were no longer of much use.
Only a ninja like Shinsei, possessing absolute power and speed, could fight him. Even with his own Dust Release, he didn't have a good way to deal with Pain's techniques that could absorb Ninjutsu Chakra.
Although Mizukage Mei Terumi, possesses two bloodline limits, her Boil Release technique is indiscriminate and ineffective in ordinary battles. Tsunade, while powerful, is ultimately too slow.
Although Sasuke Uchiha also uses Lightning Release to stimulate his body's cells, his speed is far inferior to Shinsei's.
He harbored a deep aversion to the Uchiha Clan, especially those who had awakened Mangekyō Uchiha.
From the beginning, the only foreign player he truly wanted was Shinsei.
The rocks flew faster and faster, and the wind in the air made Shinsei's clothes rustle.
He glanced at Ōnoki beside him. This old man had been slacking off in the previous battle, basically only using Dust Release once from beginning to end, and spending the rest of the time watching his disciple.
Shinsei was certain of at least one thing: the remaining Ninjutsu that controlled the flying rocks— the Light-Weight Rock Technique —could be applied to him, increasing his physical speed by a significant margin.
In the original story, Ōnoki hangs on the Raikage, making the Raikage even faster.
With that in mind, Shinsei took out the Ninjutsu of the Light-Weight Rock Technique and began to study it while he still had time.
Ōnoki couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw Shinsei's actions. The Ninjutsu scroll in Shinsei's hand was actually obtained from him.
Shinsei had seen the Light-Weight Rock Technique before, but there were many parts he didn't quite understand. After all, his Earth Release Ninjutsu was only rudimentary, so he still had many questions when faced with such a high-level Earth Release Ninjutsu.
" Tsuchikage, how do you explain this?" Shinsei pointed to a part of the Ninjutsu scroll that he didn't quite understand.
Ōnoki turned his body away, pretending not to hear Shinsei's words.
However, this was the time when Ōnoki needed to ask for help. Shinsei muttered to himself, "I just used up a lot of Chakra, I'm afraid I don't have any fighting power left! Could the Tsuchikage find a place to stop? Let me take a nap and recover my Chakra?"
Ōnoki turned around and looked at the purple lotus mark between Shinsei's eyebrows.
As Tsunade's disciple, Shinsei naturally had access to Tsunade's Yin Seal Ninjutsu. Moreover, that kind of Ninjutsu, which can instantly activate Sage Mode, clearly stores Senjutsu Chakra. He doesn't believe this kid's nonsense about not having Chakra.
The expression on Ōnoki's face changed, and finally he sighed.
Now that I've already given him this Ninjutsu, there's no need to keep it hidden anymore.
After all, he'll still be needed for the fight later, so we can't let this kid shirk his duties.
Although everyone wanted to stop Akatsuki from capturing the Tailed Beast, there were nine Tailed Beast after all, and if even one was missing, the Akatsuki could not synthesize the Ten-Tails.
Ōnoki turned his face away and began to mutter to himself.
Upon careful listening, Shinsei realized it was indeed the old man's understanding of the Light-Weight Rock Technique.