Naruto: Konoha's Kanpu

Chapter 977: He Actually Ran Away?!

"Lightning Oppression Horizontal!!"

Deep within the sea of trees, the Yondaime Raikage turned into a flash of lightning, wildly cutting down the menacing tree branches blocking his path!@@@@

However, as soon as he stopped, more branches and roots from the surrounding trees swung at him, trying to entangle him.

"Damn it!"

Yondaime Raikage was furious. He couldn't afford to stop. While continuing to wreak havoc on the branches, he yelled angrily at the sky, "Onoki, you bastard, hurry up and save me!!!"

Against the Wood Release, a Ninjutsu that integrates offense, defense, and forms its own barrier, not being able to fly was a severe disadvantage!

Even though Yondaime Raikage had never been inferior to anyone in his life, he now could only swallow his pride and shout for help.

"Hey, is that how you ask for help?" Onoki's voice came from diagonally above.

Yondaime Raikage's face lit up with joy, and he stomped hard, propelling himself into the sky.

Cutting through the intercepting branches, Yondaime Raikage broke out of the sea of trees and into the blue sky. Then, at a glance, he immediately saw Onoki floating lightly twenty meters above the sea of trees.

Farther away, Kanpū, clad in a green Chakra Cloak, wielded two forty-meter golden lightsaber, fighting fiercely against a wooden dragon and a wooden golem.

"Earth Release: Ultra-Lightweight Rock Technique!" Onoki formed hand signs and slapped towards Yondaime Raikage's head as he came towards him.

"You!!!"

Yondaime Raikage was furious, 'This smelly old man actually dared to hit my head?'

'Who does he think he is?!'

Yondaime Raikage wanted to dodge, but countless vines and branches had already shot up from the sea of trees below, whipping towards him.

'Forget it, a Shinobi must endure...'

Plak!

Onoki slapped Yondaime Raikage's forehead.

Instantly, Yondaime Raikage felt his entire body become as light as a feather, as if he had shed all his weight and was free from gravity.

"Go!" Onoki grabbed Yondaime Raikage by the collar and flew out of the sea of trees with him.

Yondaime Raikage crossed his arms, veins bulging on his forehead, resisting the urge to punch Onoki.

Below the sea of trees, Tathagata clapped his hands together with a smile, "Wood Release: Hotei Technique!"

Boom...

The sea of trees shook, and giant wooden hands grew from the dense forest beneath Onoki and Yondaime Raikage, swinging towards them.

"He still has the strength to attack us?" Onoki glanced back at the battle between Kanpū and the wooden dragon and wooden golem with grim expression.

'The strength of this Senju Tathagata, although it did not reach the rank of Shodaime Hokage, seemed not far off.'

Onoki silently ascended, avoiding the wooden hands emerging from the sea of trees.

As Tathagata was about to attack again, he suddenly sensed Minato rushing in.

In case the shadow clone misbehaved with Mei... wouldn't he end up glowing green? Though, right now, he was indeed glowing green. (T/N: Green in Chinese means being cuckolded.)

Kanpū knew that human nature couldn't be trusted, even more a shadow clone with independent consciousness!

As he pondered, Kanpū raised his arms, and the two forty-meter-long golden lightsabers quickly merged, emitting a dazzling golden light.

"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"

With a roar, Kanpū swung his sword down. The golden lightsaber grew even larger as it descended, slashing heavily into the center of the sea of trees.

Buzz...

With the soundless explosion, a visible golden energy ripple swept outward instantly, creating a shockwave that emptied the air, cracked the ground, and bent the vegetation.

The towering trees at the explosion's center were disintegrated into dust by the golden energy ripple instantly.

"What is that?"

Yondaime Raikage, observing from outside the sea of trees, turned pale, 'Could such terrifying energy fluctuations really be emitted by humans?'

Onoki, floating nearby and holding his back, looked equally grim, "Gekko Kanpū... why is this guy so strong?"

At the same time.

Tathagata, who is deep within the sea of trees, wore a constipated expression, 'Why are you turning hostile so quickly— how could we continue the act?'

While he complained, he quickly dove underground to avoid the energy ripple. When he resurfaced after the commotion subsided, he found that Kanpū had disappeared.

'What's going on?'

Tathagata is slightly confused, 'Should I continue?'

He leaped to the treetops, and surveyed the area. He saw that the trees, wooden dragon, and wooden giant in the center had been completely obliterated by the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, leaving a massive crater. The surrounding trees were toppled and scattered.

He turned to look beyond the sea of trees and saw Yondaime Raikage and Onoki at a glance.

'Was the act still on?'

Tathagata hesitated for two seconds and thought, 'As an excellent actor, even if the lead actor is gone, I still need to continue to act!'

With that thought, he rushed towards Onoki and Yondaime Raikage.

"What's going on? Why is that Senju Tathagata coming at us?" Onoki was alarmed.

"Damn it, Gekko Kanpū and Namikaze Minato ran away!!" Yondaime Raikage roared in anger and turned to flee.

"Damn it, take me with you!" Onoki roared flustered and exasperatedly.

His hurting back made it inconvenient for him to fly freely.

Boom!

With a flash of lightning, Yondaime Raikage came back again, "Now I don't owe you anymore!"

"Understood." What else can Onoki do?