Naruto: Konoha's Kanpu

Chapter 970: Senju Tathagata's Arrival

'Here comes he comes!'

When Kanpū saw the grotesque tree branches, he knew that Tathagata had arrived.

'The timing of this appearance was simply impeccable!'

'As expected of my shadow clone!'

Minato also reacted immediately, and hurriedly 'reminded' the other Kage loudly, "It's the Abyss! Be careful, everyone!"

Boom!

With a violent roar, the ground trembled and cracked madly. Countless dark roots erupted from the earth like giant pythons, ferociously emerging and wildly entangling towards the Five Kage.

"Retreat!" Despite her old age, Chiyo reacted very well. In a flash, she rushed to Temari, grabbed her, and swiftly headed towards the exit of the conference room.

Onoki quickly floated up, then clasped his hands together, and several giant sharp stone spears emerged from the ground, brutally smashing through the wall behind him!

"Kurotsuchi, Akatsuchi, get out of here quickly!" Onoki shouted loudly.

Godaime Mizukage, Heki, also hurriedly joined Haku and Chojuro, and the three of them broke through the wall together.

"Damn it!"

Yondaime Raikage, wearing the Lightning Release Armor, is not afraid. With a roar, he swung his arms, cutting and slashing, severing the attacking tree roots. Looking up, he saw that the tree branches carrying Obito had already broken through the ceiling and disappeared from sight.

Just as he was about to pursue, he suddenly heard Darui's voice from behind, "Raikage-sama!"

Yondaime Raikage turned his head and saw several sturdy tree roots already entangled Darui, C, and Samui in the middle.

"Lightning Release: Lariat!"@@@@

Yondaime Raikage roared as he leaped into the air, forming his hands into a blade and descending from the sky. The raging lightning instantly split the roots into two.

"Withdraw from this cursed place first!" Yondaime Raikage suppressed the anger in his heart.

At the same time, Minato, Kakashi, Kanpū and Mifune also used their own methods to quickly leave the conference room.

Boom...

As soon as the entire group rushed out of the building, they saw countless tree branches growing out of it. In an instant, the tall building became riddled with holes and completely shattered!

In just a few seconds, the building in front of them has been replaced by a towering, lush tree with intertwined roots!

"We meet again, Gekko Kanpū." A voice came from the top of the giant tree.

Everyone looked up and saw a black-robed figure wearing a wooden mask standing on the top of the tree. With one hand on his hip and the other holding an unconscious Obito, he looked down at them condescendingly. RἈNőbËs̩

"It's you?!" Kanpū, who is possessed by the Drama King at this moment, said, with a bit of apprehension and hatred in his solemn expression.

"You know him?" Yondaime Raikage eyed Kanpū warily.

"Kanpū is a Kekkei Genkai Shinobi who once infiltrated the Abyss as an undercover agent." Minato explained.

"Undercover?" Onoki glanced at Kanpū deeply.

On the other side, the Godaime Mizukage, Heki, also wanted to flee, but he realized that someone from Kirigakure must stay behind to fight. So, with stern righteousness, he looked towards the two guards behind him and said, "Yuki Haku, Chojuro, I'll leave this place to you!"

"What?" Chojuro's eyes widened in disbelief.

Haku also showed a grim expression, "Mizukage-sama..."

"This is an order!" Heki asserted his authority as the Godaime Mizukage, then turned and ran away immediately.

"Darui, C, Samui, you should leave too. This is not a battle you can handle." Yondaime Raikage said solemnly.

"Raikage-sama, I won't leave. As your guard, even if I die here, I will not leave you behind!"

Darui stubbornly refused to leave, putting C and Samui in a difficult position.

Yondaime Raikage originally has a violent temperament. So, seeing Darui dared to disobey him, he was about to lash out when a massive shadow suddenly loomed overhead.

The four of them looked up to see a giant foot, accompanied by a violent whirlwind, descending upon them.

"Hmph, this level of attack is nothing. Leave it to me."

Darui scoffed disdainfully.

In his opinion, no matter how tall the wooden figure was, it was still made of wood, easy to burn and easy to break.

But no matter what, it is still the Wood Release, whose name shakes the whole Shinobi World, and he has to show respect.

So, he used the black lightning he inherited from Sandaime Raikage.

"Lightning Release: Black Panther!"

A massive black lightning panther shot out from his hands, crashing into the descending wooden foot with a boom.

Tiny black lightning bolts scattered along the wooden foot, and then... there was no more.

"What?" Darui's expression changed. The black lightning he was proud of was actually shattered without making a ripple.

'Is this a dream?!'

As he stood there in shock, the pressure from above suddenly intensified.

"Liger Bomb!!"

Yondaime Raikage, wrapped in the Lightning Release Armor, suddenly shot up into the sky like a bolt of lightning, colliding heavily with the wooden foot.

Boom!

An invisible shockwave spread out from the impact point, causing Darui's white hair to flutter wildly.

"Quickly get out of here!!" Yondaime Raikage angrily roared strenuously.

"I..." Darui was just about to say something, but was quickly grabbed by C and Samui, who dragged him away.

In the next instant, the colossal wooden foot came crashing down.