"Handsome boy~~ Don't move, or this sharp Kunai instantly slice through your fragile neck. Even the legendary healer of the Shinobi World, Sannin, would be helpless Tsunade such an injury."
Naoki Senju, showing a strong will to survive, raised his hands to indicate that he had not Hand Seals.
" Lord Mizukage is truly cunning. The traces of Wood Clone shouldn't be easy to spot. How did Lord Mizukage know that wasn't my true form?"
Mei Terumi held Kunai against Naoki Senju's neck with one hand, and slowly reached for Naoki Senju's waist with the other, and then... removed Naoki Senju's ninja tool pouch.
Although Sannin, one of the Legendary Tsunade, is not known for her use of poison, it doesn't mean she can't use it. Naoki Senju, who was traveling with Tsunade and was also a member of the Senju Clan, could very well be carrying a deadly poison.
Mei Terumi carefully searched Naoki Senju's body again, being very careful not to touch him directly with her hands. Instead, she used her other hand, holding Kunai, to open the pockets of his clothes and give him a quick look.
After confirming that there was no poison or ninja tools to send a message, Mei Terumi finally breathed a sigh of relief. While recovering her Chakra, she casually chatted with Naoki Senju.
"Your Wood Clone is indeed excellent. Before I captured your true body, I always thought that the Wood Clone was your true body. But my long-standing caution led me to choose to use the Water Clone to test the waters."
"I see." Naoki Senju nodded knowingly, then asked in a strange tone, "So, isn't the Lord Mizukage curious why I wasn't flustered at all when you captured me?"
As they were talking, Mei Terumi used Kunai to block ' Naoki Senju ', which then transformed into a Wood Clone that had shed its disguise.
Mei Terumi immediately created distance to avoid being held back by the Wood Clone and falling into a passive position. Mei Terumi, who had jumped to a distance, was surprised to find that the Wood Clone showed no intention of pursuing her, and was still standing in place, explaining to itself:
"Because within the area where the Deep Forest Emergence, my Wood Clone are everywhere."
As the Wood Clone finished speaking, one Wood Clone after another materialized from the tree trunk beneath their feet, transforming into various appearances. Some were Kirigakure members of Anbu they had only met once before, others were ordinary villagers from Kirigakure, and Wood Clone even resembled Mei Terumi. Even the curve of their lips and the expression when they smiled were so identical...
Dozens of Wood Clone, each with completely different appearances, stared at Mei Terumi simultaneously and said in unison:
"Welcome to the realm of Wood Release."
This bizarre scene sent chills down Mei Terumi's spine. Regardless of the type of Clone Technique — the Water Clone of Kirigakure, the Lightning Clone of Kumogakure, or the Shadow Clone of Konoha —although the effects differed, they were all perfectly normal Ninjutsu.
Only Naoki Senju managed to make his Wood Clone feel like something out of the underworld. Not to mention Mei Terumi, even Naoki Senju himself, who was hiding in the shadows and using this technique for the first time, felt a chill run down his spine.
Perhaps this technique can rival Naruto's Sexy Jutsu; both utilize emotions to attack the enemy's psychological defenses, except one uses lust and the other fear...
As for Naruto's Harem Technique and Reverse Harem Technique, they have already transcended the scope of Ninjutsu and cannot be compared to this small-scale event.
"Heh, they're just a bunch of clones. Do you really think you can take me down with these clones?"
After her sanity plummeted, Mei Terumi regained her composure and scoffed with a hint of disdain.
"These alone are certainly not enough, but... what if we add these?"
Mei Terumi, more and more wooden figures detached from the tree trunks; a rough estimate puts at least several hundred Wood Clone, and the number is still increasing.
To conserve Chakra and for Mei Terumi's physical and mental well-being, Naoki Senju did not control them to transform into human forms. Instead, he allowed them to maintain their wooden doll shapes and charge fearlessly towards Mei Terumi.
" Boil Release: Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique."
Mei Terumi used the same trick again, exhaling a pale green acid mist that enveloped her, temporarily avoiding his sharp edge and waiting for Naoki Senju to reveal an opening. Even the lowest level of Clone Technique would consume an enormous amount of Chakra Mei Terumi waited in the acid mist for Naoki Senju to run out of Chakra.
Unfortunately, Mei Terumi miscalculated, and her mistake was quite egregious.
These Wood Clone that emerge from the tree trunks are completely different from the Wood Clone of Naoki Senju's main body. Although their strength is less than half of the main body's, their Chakra consumption is almost zero. The principle is the same as the Deep Forest Emergence, only requiring more precise Chakra control.
Therefore, Naoki Senju would not experience Chakra shortage at all. As for Mei Terumi's Boil Release Acid Mist...
Inside the acid mist.
Although the swarms of Wood Clone failed to break through the acid mist, Mei Terumi began to feel uneasy, sensing something was amiss.
"That shouldn't be the case. She's been using her clones to bombard the acid mist endlessly, and even she's been consuming a lot of Chakra, but how come Naoki Senju still seems to be handling it with such ease?" Mei Terumi wondered, somewhat puzzled.
By the time Mei Terumi realized this, it was too late. Inside the ninja tool pouch at her waist, the Kunai she had previously used to hold the Wood Clone was glowing with small emerald green lights. As for the Kunai she had used to search Naoki Senju's body, Mei Terumi had already discarded it out of disgust; otherwise, the ninja tool pouch would have been even brighter.
The next moment, thick and tough vines wrapped Mei Terumi's delicate body tightly, highlighting Mei Terumi hot figure. However, Mei Terumi reacted quickly. Realizing that the acid mist was corroding too slowly, she immediately exhaled a stream of extremely hot white mist from Mei Terumi moist mouth.
But outside the acid mist Naoki Senju suddenly pulled on the vine in his hand, Mei Terumi, whose body had already been mostly steamed, to freeze for a moment before being pulled outward by an unstoppable force.
"Senju Naoki!"
Mei Terumi gritted her teeth and uttered Naoki Senju's name, plunging two Kunai into the hard tree trunk in an attempt to prevent her body from being pulled out.
However, Naoki Senju's Taijutsu was personally taught by Tsunade, and his Monster Strength Fist, which was renowned throughout the Shinobi World, was something Mei Terumi could not contend with.
Before the acid mist could completely corrode the vines, Mei Terumi was dragged away by Naoki Senju, leaving two long scratches on the tree trunk— Mei Terumi's last act of defiance...
After leaving the area of the acid mist, Mei Terumi's body was covered with several more layers of vines, making it completely airtight and ensuring that Mei Terumi would not be able to break free for a while.
Naoki Senju, in a truly obnoxious manner, walked up to Mei Terumi Mei Terumi, under her angry and warning gaze, condescendingly lifted her smooth, Mei Terumi -like chin.
" Lord Mizukage, can we have a proper talk now?"