"Wood Release: Ultimate Taijutsu Secret Art – Thousand Years of Death!"
Lin Nan formed the "Tiger Seal" with his hands and thrust it directly at the White Zetsu before him.
"Ugh!" Konan looked disgusted at the sight.
The "Lin Nan" beside her had already turned into paper and vanished.
"Crack!"
Suddenly, with a sound like a twig snapping, White Zetsu tilted its head and looked at Lin Nan curiously. Then, with a flash of movement, it thrust out several sharp bamboo branches.
Lin Nan retreated.
"So what does that feel like?" White Zetsu didn't pursue, merely asking with more curiosity.
Lin Nan's expression was one of utter exasperation, and he ignored it.
"You don't know either?" White Zetsu was very disappointed, then let out a yell, "Then die!"
Abruptly, the branches on White Zetsu's back, resembling those of a porcupine, shot out wildly.
"Earth Style, Earth-Flowing Rampart!"
Lin Nan slammed his hands on the ground, and an earthen wall rose up.
However, the earthen wall was insufficient to block the barrage of branches. Each branch, upon contact with its target, would explode into a cluster, sprouting countless new tendrils.
Finally, unable to bear the strain, the earthen wall became riddled with holes. Countless branches once again pierced through.
"Pfft!"
Numerous branches directly penetrated Lin Nan's body, but unlike before, they did not explode. Instead, Lin Nan's form dissolved into countless pieces of paper, scattering in all directions.
"Dance of the Shikigami!"
Konan also rose into the air, and a barrage of senbon made of paper swept towards White Zetsu.
White Zetsu moved with agility and dodged directly. With a wave of its hand, countless branches shot towards Konan again.
Instantly, a storm of projectiles ensued.
*When did this turn into modern warfare?*
Lin Nan reformed his body. Without a second thought, a pair of pure white wings appeared on his back, and in the next moment, he emulated Konan and unleashed a full-range carpet bombing.
White Zetsu was shot at, scurrying about in a panic. It yelled as it fled, "Fine, if you won't tell me what the feeling of defecation is, then you can join forces!"
"Wood Style, Wood Locking Wall!"
Two rows of wooden pillars enveloped White Zetsu's form, which Konan's paper could not penetrate.
Lin Nan and Konan flew together, twirling and dancing. Konan was already accustomed to this.
"After you were revived this time, did you lose all those bizarre ninjutsu from before?" Konan asked.
Lin Nan looked confused, "What bizarre ninjutsu?"
Konan shook her head and said no more.
*A silent girl,* Lin Nan was used to Konan's half-spoken words.
"Fire Style, Great Fireball Technique!"
In the next moment, Lin Nan began to roast White Zetsu with flames.
He wanted to see just how much this fellow could withstand.
Since they had encountered it, not using that move would be a complete waste.
Therefore, even though Lin Nan possessed ninjutsu that could inflict great damage on White Zetsu, he did not dare to use it carelessly.
"Bang!"
The wooden pillars shattered, and White Zetsu leaped out from within, letting out another strange roar, "You've angered me, Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Countless tree roots began to twist and rise, and trees started to grow incessantly.
However, Lin Nan and Konan merely flew a little higher; these branches would not reach them.
Lin Nan, airborne, had a strange expression on his face.
*What's going on with this White Zetsu?*
*Can't play?*
*If you can't play, let me!*
*Is it going to use the Flower Tree World Descending?*
*Does he even know this move?*
As Lin Nan gathered power again, intending to use Fire Style to burn away these branches, he suddenly felt his hairs stand on end, a strong sense of danger washing over him.
*No way?*
Lin Nan's expression shifted slightly. In the next second, he grabbed Konan and flew towards the sky.
In the next moment, a sky full of wooden spikes seemed to completely cover the entire sky, shooting out more than a Chloromancer. Lin Nan found himself dodging frantically.
Through the dense forest of spikes, Lin Nan watched the trees on the ground continue to multiply, each tree releasing countless wooden spikes. This was unsustainable.
A few were manageable; they could be dodged completely through the paper transformation of the Dance of the Shikigami. But this sheer quantity was overwhelming. Any paper would be pierced to shreds.
Furthermore, there were no effective defensive measures, and Konan couldn't handle it all.
*I haven't seen this move in the original story.*
*If facing an army of ninja, this move would clearly have immense destructive power.*
Of course, during this time, Lin Nan's Copy System had also provided information, but it only specified Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence and the Art of Insertion.
This meant that perhaps only White Zetsu could unleash this move.
White Zetsu was a creation of the God Tree, with similarities to the Wood Style cells of the First Hokage, thus possessing extraordinary abilities.
"So, what does the feeling of defecation actually feel like? If you tell me, I can spare you!" White Zetsu shouted at the fleeing Lin Nan from atop a tree trunk.
Upon hearing this, Lin Nan's entire body erupted in blue flames, and his skeletal structure instantly grew, enveloping Konan within it.
"Clack clack clack!"
Countless wooden spikes struck the skeletal structure with the sound of raindrops, but they could not pierce its defense.
In the next moment, Lin Nan unleashed an "Amaterasu's Jewel!"
With a slap from the skeletal arm, several magatama, imbued with the unique swift power of Susanoo, smashed towards White Zetsu on the ground.
"Boom!"
A massive explosion followed, thick smoke billowed everywhere, obscuring everything.
"These little wooden spikes are truly annoying!" Lin Nan muttered.
Konan, however, looked at the bone structure enveloping her and said softly, "The color is different from Itachi's."
Lin Nan was too lazy to explain to Konan and breathed out another torrent of fire.
"Fire Style, Great Fire Annihilation!"
A vast expanse of flames covered the entire forest that had sprouted out of nowhere. Smoke rose everywhere, and crackling sounds could be heard continuously.
"Ow ow ow, it's so hot..." White Zetsu finally appeared, its clothes catching fire. It rolled on the ground like its backside was on fire.
"We're landing!"
Only when they reached the ground did Lin Nan realize he had been holding Konan the entire time.
Konan, also discreetly, withdrew after landing, her expression unchanged.
Lin Nan felt nothing in particular, focusing his attention on the White Zetsu still fleeing within the sea of fire.
*It's already this late, brother, give me some more!*
*Why aren't you using that move?*
*Are you saving it for the Fourth Great Ninja War?*
*Consider if you can even survive until then!*
Lin Nan prepared to add more fuel to the fire.
*Amaterasu? Impossible, its destructive power is too great, even though it doesn't burn people to death.*
"Susanoo, Second Stage!"
"Crack crack!"
The skeletal structure continuously grew, followed by the development of muscle tissue, and a blue Susanoo with two heads and four arms stood tall!
In the second stage of Susanoo, multiple Yasakani no Magatama could be unleashed simultaneously.
As Lin Nan manipulated the two thick arms to open them like pulling noodles, six magatama appeared.
Then, Lin Nan commenced a new round of bombardment.
"Why didn't you use this move earlier?" Konan asked.
"You don't start with a royal flush!"
Konan looked somewhat bewildered but didn't ask further. She was already accustomed to Lin Nan's nonsensical talk.
Finally, a sharp and comical roar echoed from within the wooden forest: "I'm angry, watch me beat the crap out of you!"
As the voice faded, the ground began to shake violently.
"Here it comes!" Lin Nan's eyes flashed with green light.
Meanwhile, in a nearby cave.
Uchiha Itachi and Kabuto Yakushi looked at the constantly trembling, precarious cave with silence.