bookbashuk Chapter 146 Greening Project
Chapter 146 Greening Project
Chapter 146 Greening Project
"What?!"
All the Sand Ninja were enraged and slammed their fists on the table.
"You choose the path to hell when there's a way to heaven!"
"Perfect, let's kill this Uchiha An today, then take his head to exchange for the Kazekage."
"Elder, this time it wasn't our Sand Village that went looking for trouble with him; he delivered himself to our doorstep."
Uchiha An's direct attack was too provocative; even Rasa's opponents couldn't accept such a provocative act.
Seeing that all the Jonin were furious, the elders of Sunagakure could say nothing more. They could only sigh and give the order: "The enemy has come to our door. There's no use in retreating now."
"All Sand Village Jonin, listen to my command! Immediately mobilize all forces to kill Uchiha An and use his head to bring back Rasa."
"Yes!" Everyone shouted in response, leaped out of the house, and rushed toward the village entrance.
In fact, An could have easily sneaked into the village, kidnapped Gaara, and easily completed the task of capturing the One-Tailed Beast.
However, An had been ambushed by the Sand Village once before, and he harbored a deep resentment towards them. Now, he was taking the opportunity to cause a ruckus here, which could be considered as settling a personal score.
As usual, Susanoo will start the show.
However, this time An didn't wander aimlessly into Sunagakure.
This is not the Grass Village. Although the Sand Village is the weakest of the Five Great Nations, it still has some old fogies, not just Granny Chiyo and her brother.
He also did not summon the Uchiha army, because once they were sealed, they could never be summoned again.
From the beginning, he had made up his mind to cause a scene here all by himself, vent his anger, take some simple revenge, and then run away.
He wasn't so arrogant as to think he could take on the Sand Village all by himself.
"Hahaha————" An laughed wildly, took the herb gourd off his back again, and poured it down on the Sand Village's defensive position.
After the rampant infestation in the Grass Country, the phosphorus-damaged insects, which were almost depleted, have multiplied again, filling a whole gourd.
He poured out half of them at once, and this time he didn't intend to take them back. He just left them here in Sunagakure to annoy the ninjas.
Countless swarms of phosphorescent insects poured out of the gourd's mouth, like a purple cloud, spreading along the ground.
Unfortunately, An's intelligence had already been largely leaked. As soon as the insects swarmed over, a ninja shouted a warning: "Those are phosphorus-destroying insects! Don't let them get close!"
"Use water escape techniques to wash them away!"
The Sand Village ninjas were well-trained, and a team of ninjas immediately stepped forward, quickly formed hand seals, and spat out their breath.
"Water escape. Water rush wave!"
A stream of water jets shot out from everyone's mouths, like high-pressure water guns, driving the rushing phosphorescent insects far away, preventing them from spreading for a while.
Using water escape techniques in this vast desert must have been quite a challenge for them.
However, their use of water escape techniques was worthwhile; they could simply consider it irrigation.
"Haha, let me help you with the landscaping!" An laughed loudly and clapped his hands again.
"Wood Release: Advent of the World of Flowering Trees!"
Having witnessed this move firsthand with Obito, I learned it and am now using it to bully the Sand Village – a perfect fit.
Amidst the rumbling of the earth, towering trees burst forth from the soil, quickly unfurling enormous flowers that then blossomed, revealing the toxic spores and pollen within.
An made some improvements to the original escape technique.
With a thought, the giant trees bent their branches and then snapped back like cannons, blasting the colorful flowers off their branches.
These beautiful flowers exploded in mid-air, scattering their pollen down towards the Sand Village below.
The toxin spores and pollen were colorful and vibrant, falling from the sky like a pollen rain—it was absolutely beautiful.
But this beauty comes with a deadly threat, which makes it all the more alluring.
The ninjas of Sunagakure were also seasoned veterans. Although they didn't know what those spores and pollen were, they immediately shouted out, adhering to the principle that anything done by the enemy must be stopped.
"Stop him! Don't let those colorful things fall to the ground!"
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
The ninjas throughout the village immediately formed groups of three or five and used Fire Release techniques, spewing fire into the sky.
No matter what falls, burning it clean will never be a mistake.
But pollen is so tiny and flies everywhere that it's simply unrealistic to completely block it.
Moreover, on the ground, a vast forest of trees was spreading inwards, with branches whipping and striking everywhere, hindering the ninjas' movement efficiency.
In the end, a considerable amount of pollen still fell to the ground and stuck to the ninjas.
Those ninjas who were contaminated with pollen immediately felt a tingling sensation throughout their bodies. Their nerves were ravaged by the poison, and they all collapsed to the ground, convulsing.
"Oh no! This pollen is poisonous! Quickly, use the antidote!"
"Where's the medical ninja? Someone here has been poisoned! Come quickly and give them an antidote!"
After a moment of panic, the people of Sunagakure quickly calmed down.
Sunagakure is arguably the village most skilled in poisons among all the ninja villages. Since they are skilled in poisons, they are naturally skilled in antidotes as well.
Even the most potent poison can be reduced to zero once an antidote is found.
This is much easier to deal with than Susanoo and Wood Release, which require brute force to fight.
Taking advantage of their home field, the poisoned ninja was quickly carried away by the medical ninjas, and a new team of ninjas came in to replace him.
Led by numerous Jonin, a group of people took turns using Fire Release techniques to burn the giant flowers on the treetops.
As long as these flowers are prevented from flying into the sky and exploding, the pollen spores will naturally lose their lethality.
"Haha—that's a great idea, but have you all forgotten about me?!"
An laughed heartily, and with a surge of chakra, the Wood Release forest accelerated its growth, lashing out at the ninja forces.
Those thick branches were invincible; whether it was ninjutsu or puppets, they all crumbled at the slightest touch.
Any ninja who is touched by tree branches and vines will be immediately bound tightly, their chakra will be quickly drained, their limbs and bones will be severed and stuffed into the tree roots to become nutrients for the tree's growth.
"Where is the puppet force specifically designed to counter Wood Release?"
A Jonin shouted, and immediately a group of ninjas carrying puppets appeared, shook the puppets, and lined them up in front of the formation.
The puppets stretched out their hands, their arms springing open like flowers to reveal sharp blades inside. Then they began to spin rapidly, cutting the branches that the Wood Release puppets were extending, much like a gardener pruning tree branches.
Ordinary puppets are no match for Wood Release, but these puppets were specially developed to assassinate Uchiha An as "wood-resistant puppets". They have no other functions and cannot fight enemies normally. Their only function is to cut down trees, so the effect is very obvious.
An's Wood Release technique only originated from Hashirama's cells, and it is still far inferior to Hashirama's Wood Release in terms of chakra quality.
For ninjutsu, the quality of chakra directly determines its strength.
The Sand Village, relying on their single-function puppets, numerical superiority, and the concentrated use of a large number of puppets, were able to withstand the spread of Wood Release in a short period of time.