Root Organization Base,
After listening to his subordinates' report, Tuan Zang's face had already turned extremely gloomy!
He didn't expect that last night's operation would actually fail!
The few people he had dispatched were all captured!!
If that were all, Tuan Zang would not be overly worried.
Everyone in Root had been cultivated under his hand absolute loyalty to him!!
So even if an operative is captured, he believed the man would not betray him!
Moreover, there was the Tongue Bane sealing technique he used to bind mouths.
As long as the Tongue Bane remained, even Uchiha genjutsu could not force those captives to reveal Root's secrets!
Thus, even if Uchiha suspected Root, they could not act on it.
But now…
Uchiha actually used a secret technique to remove the Tongue Bane?!!!
At first, Tuan Zang doubted this by his reckoning the Tongue Bane was permanent unless the caster's life ended.
Still, the Uchiha were an old clan with terrifying resources; they might possess unusual countermeasures.
If they truly could undo his seals, Root would be exposed.
Better to be safe make sure those captured never speak again.
Thinking so, Tuan Zang's eyes flashed coldly, and he assigned the task to two trusted subordinates.
Finally, Tuan Zang said: "To preserve the village's prosperity and stability, the sacrifice of a few is sometimes necessary!!"
The two subordinates said nothing, their faces already showing assent.
...
Late at night, two figures ghosted across a roof tank.
Looking down toward the cell not far below, one whispered: "Master Tuan Zang warned there might be traps inside, and told us not to enter."
"But he told us to make sure those people inside are silenced forever!"
"If that's the order, then we must use this."
Saying so, the man unfastened a small canister from his pack.
"Inside are parasitic insects cultivated from a foreign strain—creatures that survive only inside living tissue."
"They cannot live long outside a host; they are perfect for silent eradication."
"And these are the bugs we borrowed specifically for tonight's operation."
While he spoke he tugged the plug.
Soon, a dense black swarm poured out, and like a living shadow, under cover of night and with an aura of death, they drifted toward Konoha's cell…
And just when the dark cloud swarm was about to cover the cell, suddenly a blazing flame rose up into the sky!
Finally, it collided with the dark mass!
With a crackling sound, countless scorched insects fell to the ground.
The dark cloud dissolved along with them!
"Not good!!"
Seeing this scene, the two instantly felt something bad, realizing there truly was an ambush here!
Just as they turned to retreat, a slender figure appeared within their line of sight!
"Since you're already here, why leave in such a hurry?"
Under the moonlight, Qianye stood in a silver glow and smiled.
"Mind Body Switch Technique!!"
One of them immediately launched it at Chiye!
But in the next instant, he spat blood and flew backward, smashing his mask!
"Oh?"
"It turned out to be you two."
After seeing their faces, the smile at the corner of Qianye's mouth turned playful!
The one who had just used the Mind Body Switch was Yamanaka Fū, with his distinctive long orange hair!
As for the other… that was naturally his partner, Aburame Torune of Root!
"What's going on? Didn't you succeed just now?"
Torune hurriedly checked Fū's condition.
"His mental power is too strong… my technique can't hold him!!"
Yamanaka explained with difficulty.
After all, the Sharingan is originally the pinnacle of spiritual energy manipulation!
Especially after Qianye awakened his three-tomoe, his pupil power grew daily, and his spiritual pressure had become overwhelmingly strong and frightening!
With Fū temporarily incapacitated, Torune immediately stepped in front of him and took off his shirt.
At once, a strange purple pattern began to spread over his skin, quickly covering his entire upper body the Nano-Poison Bugs of the Aburame clan!
Torune's eyes sharpened, prepared to unleash a lethal strike at Qianye!
"It's dangerous to fight you in close combat, so long-range ninjutsu is better…"
"And coincidentally, there's one technique I've been wanting to test…"
The smile on Qianye's lips widened as he clapped his hands together!
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!!"
One by one, saplings burst from the ground, rapidly growing into towering trees; thick wooden tendrils twisted together, smoke and dust rolling forward…
"——!!!"
Torune was stunned speechless!
He swung his fists desperately, breaking the approaching wooden vines!
But before this overwhelming sea of trees, he was like a lone insignificant boat soon completely swallowed…
...
"Although the effect isn't on par with the First Hokage, it's finally beginning to take shape…"
"It's just that the chakra consumption is a bit too much…"
After the battle, Qianye felt more than half his chakra drained and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Then, he looked at the unconscious Torune and Yamanaka Fū, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"Since you've both witnessed my Wood Release, I can only apologize…"
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