Orochimaru finally suppressed the evil thoughts that arose in his heart under Tsunade's gaze, which was like still water.
Glancing at Nawaki, who was still struggling to digest the new power within him, Orochimaru pulled Tsunade aside and placed his hand on her chest.
Tsunade blushed, secretly glancing at her brother. Seeing that he still looked as if he couldn't decide whether to cry or laugh, she tacitly accepted Orochimaru's bold action.
Sensing Tsunade's thoughts, Orochimaru grunted and pressed his palm harder.
"Concentrate, I'm starting!"
"Day in and day out, what exactly are you thinking about..."
Tsunade was about to retort when she suddenly felt a surge of life force flow into her body from Orochimaru's palm.
Tsunade's face turned redder as she instantly understood Orochimaru's meaning. She cast a charming glance at Orochimaru, quickly calmed her mind, and cooperated with his actions.
...
"Huh?"
"I this..."
Nawaki finally emerged from the strange sensation of his body being transformed by Ashura's chakra. He looked at the lush vegetation surrounding him with disbelief.
"Is this my power?"
"What did Sensei do to me?"
Nawaki murmured and looked down at his palm.
Its appearance was no different from usual, but Nawaki could feel the immense power contained within the meridians beneath his skin.
With a mere thought, and without any process of chakra refinement, a chakra glowing with dark green light emanated from his palm.
Instantly, the plants around Nawaki grew wildly, sprouting upward as if on a rampage.
"This power... this power...?"
"Could it be Grandpa's Wood Style?"
Nawaki's eyes widened, filled with shock and anticipation.
"No wonder Sensei and Sis told me to memorize Grandpa's Wood Style hand seals first. I see, I see now..."
午-戌-巳
"Wood Style: Wood Clone Jutsu!"
Even if Nawaki was slow-witted, he wouldn't completely forget the hand seals he had just memorized. After a brief period of concentration, Nawaki decisively formed the three hand seals for the Wood Clone Jutsu.
There was no explosion or smoke like when ordinary ninjas used Shadow Clones or Clone Jutsu. Just as Nawaki was wondering, he suddenly felt a tickling sensation around his neck.
Before he could reach out to touch it, a cluster of hard protrusions suddenly appeared on his neck.
"Swish swish..."
"Clatter..."
A series of whistling sounds filled the air. With a series of clatters like wooden stakes hitting the ground, twelve wooden figures detached from Nawaki's body one after another, standing before him.
In the blink of an eye, under the influence of Wood Style power, the twelve wooden puppets quickly transformed into Nawaki's likeness. To Nawaki's eyes, there was no discernible difference between them and his original body.
"This, this..."
"I actually succeeded! I really have Wood Style!"
Nawaki was so overwhelmed with joy that he almost lost his mind. He ran to his wood clones, looked at this one, touched that one, and had a wonderful time.
After studying his wood clones for a while, Nawaki's joy grew, and he felt an endless surge of energy, a desire to unleash it.
"Right, what were the hand seals for the other two Wood Style jutsu again?"
After forcing himself to think seriously, Nawaki finally recalled the seals for the two Wood Style ninjutsu from earlier. After weighing his options, Nawaki made a decision in his heart.
"If I'm going to play, I'll play something exciting!"
"Yeah! Anyway, Sensei is here, so nothing will go wrong~!"
"Heh heh!"
After a moment of self-amusement, Nawaki formed the Wood Style hand seals at a speed far exceeding his usual pace.
丑-亥-酉-戌-子-寅
"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"
With a loud shout, the entire Senju clan compound began to shake violently.
Nawaki watched with surprise as branches, covered in tender green leaves, rose from the ground with the outflow of chakra from his body.
With a leap, he jumped onto the thickest branch. He formed the巳 (si) seal, maintaining the output of Wood Style chakra, and his body, carried by the branches of the rapidly growing giant tree, ascended into the air with great spirit.
"Ah ha ha ha..."
"Sensei, did you see? I succeeded!"
Orochimaru, who was in the process of channeling chakra to Tsunade, suddenly felt a massive fluctuation of chakra emanating from Nawaki. He inwardly cried out, "Not good!" He pulled Tsunade into his embrace and leaped onto the giant tree that had emerged from the Deep Forest Emergence.
"This brat, he's really gotten carried away!"
Tsunade slowly opened her eyes and broke free from Orochimaru's embrace.
"If I don't teach him a lesson, he might forget who's in charge in this house!"
Tsunade's long hair fluttered as her hands quickly formed several hand seals in front of her.
"Wood Style: Wood Golem Jutsu!"
"Wood Style: Wood Dragon Jutsu!"
Two consecutive powerful Wood Style ninjutsu were unleashed by Tsunade as if they were free.
It had to be said that Tsunade, whose own strength was already at the Kage-level, adapted to Wood Style much faster than Nawaki.
The remaining Wood Style power within Orochimaru's body was completely absorbed by Tsunade, with the help of her own bloodline and the Yin Seal.
The power of the Wood Style ninjutsu unleashed by Tsunade in this state was immense.
A colossal wood golem rose from the ground. With a single step, almost half of Konoha felt the tremors emanating from the earth.
A thick black shadow emerged from the ground after the Wood Golem. It opened its mouth and let out a silent dragon roar. The wood dragon coiled around the Wood Golem, opened its maw, and bit down on Nawaki, who was arrogantly standing above the Deep Forest Emergence.
Nawaki was ultimately unable to escape from his elder sister's bloodline suppression. With a terrified expression, he was bitten by the Wood Dragon, and then watched as the Wood Golem extended its large hand, took him out of the Wood Dragon's mouth like a toy, and held him in its palm, slowly raising him before Tsunade and Orochimaru.
"Uh..."
"Heh heh, Sis, look, I can use Wood Style!"
Nawaki smiled sheepishly, his tone humble as he looked at his sister, who appeared like a descending deity.
"Is that so?"
Tsunade looked at Nawaki with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
"If I remember correctly, Nawaki, you haven't graduated from the ninja academy yet, have you?"
"It's truly remarkable that you can already use Grandpa's Deep Forest Emergence!"
Nawaki's heart leaped with joy, and he put on a humble expression, waving his two mobile arms repeatedly.
"I'm still far from being as good as you, Elder Sister. You don't need to praise me, it's all Sensei's credit."
This kid isn't stupid; he knows his transformation is Orochimaru's doing.
"Heh heh!"
Tsunade let out a sinister laugh, her entire face contorting into a ferocious expression.
"So, how do you plan to repair the clan compound that you destroyed with your Wood Style?"
"With your head?"
Nawaki's feigned humble expression froze. He lowered his head to look at the clan compound, which was completely covered by Wood Style, and swallowed hard.
"This... I, this..."
"In my excitement, I actually forgot about this matter..."
Orochimaru put his arm around Tsunade's shoulders and patted her consolingly. Then, he looked at Nawaki with pity and chuckled, saying,
"It's alright!"
"Sensei remembers that there are many Wood Style ninjutsu for building houses in the Scroll of Seals."
"Techniques like Four Pillars House Technique and Consecutive Pillars House Technique can be used to rebuild the Senju clan compound using Wood Style."
Nawaki's expression brightened, and his gaze towards Orochimaru was filled with gratitude.
"Thank you, Sensei!"
Orochimaru waved his hand, signaling Nawaki not to thank him just yet.
"However, the commotion you caused this time was too big. Many civilians in the village must have been frightened by the chakra fluctuations from the Senju clan compound and these trees that grew out of nowhere."
"Therefore, as punishment for your recklessness and the damage caused to the village, after you finish rebuilding the Senju clan compound, you will be responsible for repairing the old houses in the village."
"Can you accept this?"
How big is Konoha? How many houses are in disrepair?
This number, perhaps even Orochimaru, as the heir to the Hokage, couldn't say for sure.
In short, there were many!
The smile on Nawaki's face froze. He awkwardly scratched his head and mumbled somewhat guiltily.
"Can... I suppose I can accept it?"
"Hmm?"
Tsunade raised an eyebrow and glared, letting out an angry hum.
Nawaki flinched, fearfully hugging his head with both hands and begging for mercy.
"Yes, yes, I accept, thank you, Sensei!"
"Hmph!"
"That's more like it!"
A hint of a smile flashed in Tsunade's eyes. How could she not understand Orochimaru's intentions?
The Senju clan, after all, was still Konoha's Senju clan.
The benevolent ideology left behind by Grandpa would henceforth only be carried out by Nawaki.
As for her...
Heh heh, she hardly bore the Senju surname anymore!
...
"Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Nawaki?"
"What is this..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in combat gear, leaped to the periphery of the Deep Forest Emergence with a group of Anbu.
His eyes widened in shock at the sight of the gnarled wood Style forest, with a hint of undisguised joy.
The Wood Style that the First Hokage used to pacify the Warring States period!
Heaven forbid, such powerful strength actually appeared before this old man.
Hiruzen suppressed his inner ecstasy and asked with a trembling voice,
"Orochimaru, that document you took from me not long ago, could it be..."
Orochimaru looked at the agitated Hiruzen, embraced Tsunade, and jumped down from the head of the Wood Golem. He nodded towards Hiruzen and the stunned Anbu.
"Although there are some differences, the outcome is the same."
"As you can see, Konoha once again possesses the Wood Style that can stand at the pinnacle of the Five Great Nations."
"The name of the Senju will once again shake the ninja world through Nawaki!"
Hiruzen trembled with excitement, nodding repeatedly and exclaiming.
"Good, good!"
"This is wonderful!"
"However..."
After a moment of happiness, Hiruzen suddenly blamed Orochimaru.
"You were really careless. Since you've awakened Nawaki's power, why didn't you set up a barrier around the Senju clan compound?"
"Now, it won't be long before the entire ninja world knows that Konoha has Wood Style again." wΑp.kanshu伍.net
"In that case, Nawaki might be in danger!"
Orochimaru was also helpless. Who would have thought that this brat would get so carried away and unleash such a large-scale Wood Style within the village.
However, it didn't matter!
Orochimaru shook his head dismissively, his eyes filled with coldness.
"Danger?"
"Hmph! With me and Tsunade protecting him, who would dare harm him?"
"Let those who are tired of living try and see!"