Lin Xuan looked at Ōtsutsuki Kaguya in surprise and asked, "You have a group healing method?"
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's expression was calm. She just glanced at Orochimaru, who had returned to Lin Xuan's vicinity, and said, "I didn't before. But now, I do!" Lin Xuan was taken aback: What does that mean? Did she learn this group healing ability from Orochimaru?
Strangely, Lin Xuan recalled that Orochimaru himself shouldn't possess such an ability either!
But since Ōtsutsuki Kaguya said she could do it, he might as well let her try.
Even if Whitebeard and his men here couldn't be healed, and the main force of the battle ultimately became their Ninja Association, it wouldn't be a big deal. Many members of the Ninja Association were skilled in area-of-effect attacks or abilities like shadow clones.
However, Lin Xuan felt it was somewhat wasteful to have a bunch of low-level marine fodder deplete the "durability" of his Edo Tensei sacrifices.
So, he directly said to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, "Then give it a try!"
The others immediately cast curious glances towards Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
Just as Long-Beard on the other side finished healing the World Government troops, having them gather around to protect him while he continued healing the other Elders, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya made her move.
"Divine Deep Forest Emergence!"
With her first move, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya used a technique familiar to many present from the Ninja Association.
Instantly, the expressions of many turned peculiar.
Divine Deep Forest Emergence?
Wasn't this the technique used when Black Zetsu controlled Uchiha Obito to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, meant to absorb the chakra of everyone in the shinobi world? How could it be used for healing?
If they weren't in Edo Tensei bodies, whose chakra differed from the living and couldn't be absorbed by Kaguya, and if they didn't know that the people of this world possessed no chakra, they would have suspected that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya was planning to unleash an Infinite Tsukuyomi on this world!
The local residents of the One Piece world, whether present at the scene or watching the broadcast from around the world, were startled when countless roots and branches suddenly burst from the ground.
The World Government troops immediately dodged, fearing this was another strange method Lin Xuan was using against them.
Whitebeard's subordinates and the large group that had just escaped from Impel Down also wanted to evade, but they quickly heard Lin Xuan's voice: "Don't move! This is group healing!"
Sabo, Buggy, Ivan, and the others hesitated. The Whitebeard Pirates looked towards Whitebeard, while the Impel Down escapees looked towards their respective leaders.
"Trust our ally!" Whitebeard stated directly.
"I also trust President Lin!" Sabo spoke up.
Thus, these people ultimately didn't struggle or dodge, allowing themselves to be bound by the trees released by Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, transforming into large cocoons!
The World Government side watched this bizarre scene warily, not daring to act rashly.
Lin Xuan and the others could feel a surge of vibrant life force flowing through the tree branches, injecting into each of the large cocoons.
Seeing this, they knew Ōtsutsuki Kaguya hadn't lied; she was indeed healing everyone.
Although no one had expected that Divine Deep Forest Emergence could really be used for healing, upon reflection, it was just a common application of reverse chakra flow in jutsu—nothing too shocking!
Pop!
Pop!
With a series of soft sounds, the cocoons ruptured one after another, revealing the people inside.
Instantly, Lin Xuan noticed the prompts for Reputation Points income in his mind scrolling wildly again!
Because everyone could now see that the pirates who moments ago appeared severely wounded, some even missing limbs and on the verge of death, were now completely healed, looking perfectly healthy and vigorous!
This scene was far more shocking than the ability displayed earlier by Elder Long-Beard, stunning the entire world!
Lin Xuan, satisfied with another harvest of 200 million Reputation Points, cast an appreciative glance towards Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. Considering how much Reputation Points this woman had earned for him, he felt that if the opportunity arose, he wouldn't mind going to the Naruto universe to help her eliminate threats like Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki!
As Lin Xuan pondered this, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had already completed the mass healing.
Since the Marines had retreated below Ace's execution platform earlier, and the pirate side occupied the bay area, the situation returned to a standoff between the two factions.
The World Government army: 150,000 troops.
On Lin Xuan's side, the main force was still the Whitebeard Pirates, numbering only tens of thousands. Even with the addition of the Impel Down escapees, their total was less than 80,000.
Yet, as they faced each other, Lin Xuan's side seemed to suppress the opponent in terms of momentum!
Lin Xuan looked at Kong with interest and said with a smile, "So, now that both sides are basically back to full strength, how about we fight another round?"
Fight again?
Whether it was Kong, Sengoku, or Garp, hearing this gave them a headache. The previous battle had proven that the World Government forces would definitely suffer losses against Lin Xuan's group. Now that the casualties had been minimized thanks to Long-Beard's intervention, should they just send them to their deaths again?
Sengoku and the others could clearly sense the obvious reluctance among their soldiers. Anyone would hesitate when facing a battle they knew was suicidal.
Fortunately, at that moment, Elder Long-Beard had finished healing the Bald Elder and the other Elders.
Then, the Five Elders stepped forward from the crowd, facing Lin Xuan and the others directly.
The Elder with Curly Hair scanned the surroundings, his gaze finally settling on Lin Xuan. "Continuing the fight among the lower ranks is meaningless now. At this point, shall we let the top-tier combatants decide the outcome?"
"Decisive battle between the top tiers?" Lin Xuan pondered. This mode didn't seem bad either. At least the cannon fodder would become spectators, focusing on providing him with Reputation Points!
However, after scanning the people around him, he suddenly said, "But what about the nearly two hundred people on my side? Aren't they all top-tier combatants? They're all itching for a fight! Right, everyone?"
"Right!" shouted the hundred-plus members of the Ninja Association and the numerous division commanders and vice-commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates in unison
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