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The caster, Yamato, was sent flying by his own Wood Style pillars, which suddenly curved back.
Weird! Eccentric!
Incomprehensible.
For a moment, many spectators fell into a state of stunned silence.
"What's going on here? Did the operation fail?" Third Hokage looked suspicious.
The Wood Style's sudden turn was too unexpected; no matter how you looked at it, it didn't look like something the caster did intentionally.
"Did Akira Tsubaki use any ability? But he didn't seem to move!" Danzō was also baffled.
"It's truly unexpected~~" Namikaze Minato couldn't help but laugh.
He judged that his student might have awakened a [Wood Style Immunity] ability.
However, the specific nature needed further testing.
"Hey! Did you see that? That kid let him off easy!"
"He openly released the pressure~~"
Obito pointed at Yamato, who had fallen to the ground, and complained.
He felt the fight was unfair.
Why did this kid sneak attack me just now, but when it came to Akira Tsubaki, he let the Wood Style pillars knock him safely into the air?
This idiot can tell something's wrong, right?
"It's not letting him off easy; it must be Akira Tsubaki's ability," Kakashi said with a strange expression.
He recalled something: Akira Tsubaki saying the trees were cute during the last mission. This memory was very vivid for Kakashi.
"Could it be that Akira Tsubaki became good friends with the trees? Even Wood Style couldn't bear to hurt him?" Yūgao Uzuki offered her judgment.
"It's possible," Kakashi nodded.
What is this?
What a strange ability.
Tap!
Yamato stood up, shock evident in his eyes.
"I don't believe it! This is Wood Style! How could it not hit you?"
He had never encountered such a strange phenomenon, so Yamato performed Wood Style again.
Wood Style — Four Wooden Prison Technique!
With hands clasped, Chakra was poured into the ground by Yamato.
Then, the ground trembled slightly, and more than a dozen logs emerged from the ground around Akira Tsubaki, about to close together to form a wooden cage.
Just as the wooden cage was about to close and seal him, a familiar scene reappeared.
Akira Tsubaki looked up and saw that the dozen trees were trembling again, and then—
They drooped outward, avoiding him.
Now, almost all the spectators around understood.
This wasn't a problem with Wood Style; it was a problem with Akira Tsubaki of Team Minato.
"He—is he immune to Wood Style?"
"This is the first time I have seen this ability!"
"Restraining Wood Style! It's an eye-opener."
"Today there is a Wood Style kid, and there is another one who restrains Wood Style..."
A group of Ninjas began discussing again, like a marketplace.
However, this discussion didn't last long.
With the Third Hokage's command, the surrounding Ninjas were dispersed.
Not long after, only the high-level executives and Team Minato were left on the training ground.
"Akira, how did you acquire this ability?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked warmly.
"Well."
Akira Tsubaki thought about it seriously.
"Chatting with the jujube tree. It's a chat."
The voice fell.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face froze.
Jujube tree? Chat?
"Tell me about the process," Danzō interjected.
"After my parents died in battle, I was bored by myself, so I often chatted with the jujube tree in the yard…"
"During my last mission, I suddenly discovered that trees are cute."
"Maybe that's why."
After hearing Akira Tsubaki's words, several people exchanged glances.
"Akira Tsubaki is telling the truth!" At this time, Kakashi echoed.
"I can also prove it," Yūgao Uzuki also stepped forward.
"Ahem, we don't mean to question it! But I still want to ask, Akira, how long have you been chatting with the jujube tree?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked.
"Almost six years."
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."
"So that's how it is," Danzō's mouth twitched.
"You can really talk," Namikaze Minato suppressed a smile.
In their opinion, Akira Tsubaki's ability was rather situational.
Looking at the entire Ninja World, the only person restrained was Yamato.
So, this ability was genuinely useless in most situations.
"Fortunately, he was born in this era. If he was placed in the era of the First Hokage, it is estimated that the First Hokage would have been killed!" Danzō suddenly remarked.
Sarutobi Hiruzen deeply agreed with Danzō's statement.
If this ability had been placed on Madara Uchiha back then, then Konoha—no! The entire Ninja World would probably belong to Uchiha now.
"Sure enough, I was right to choose Team Minato!" Danzō thought it was God's will.
Send the owner of Wood Style to Team Minato, and the result is a person who restrains Wood Style.
This perfectly solved the potential future hidden danger of Wood Style becoming too strong.
The higher-ups left.
Yamato was also crammed into Team Minato.
"You guys get acquainted first," Namikaze Minato left that sentence and vanished instantly.
Now, only Team Minato was left on the training ground.
The six-year-old Yamato ran up to Akira Tsubaki and stared at him.
He looked afraid that Akira Tsubaki would run away.
"What is your ability?"
He genuinely wanted to know: how could Akira Tsubaki restrain him with this strange ability?
It made no sense at all.
"Want to learn?" Akira Tsubaki looked mysterious.
"Yes," Yamato nodded vigorously.
"My ability will not be taught for free. Do you have anything in exchange?"
"Huh? Exchange?"
"Yeah, I can't teach you for nothing, can I?" Akira Tsubaki shook his head.
Yamato thought about it, and realized he didn't seem to have anything valuable to exchange.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
"I can exchange it with the Wood Style secret technique."
As he spoke, Yamato's eyes sparkled.
This kind of secret technique can only be learned by oneself. Even if it is taught to others, others won't be able to learn it.
In the end, under Akira Tsubaki's feigned embarrassed face, he reluctantly agreed.
Next.
A strange scene appeared on the training ground.
Under Akira Tsubaki's guidance, Yamato looked like a madman, talking to a tree.
"Remember, observe with your heart! Observe every detail of the tree."
"In this way, we can judge whether the trees are short of water, lack of fertilizer, or have worms on the leaves…"
"You have to treat trees as friends and open your heart to them."
Listening to Akira Tsubaki's instructions, Yamato nodded vigorously.
Then, he took out a booklet recording Wood Style and handed it to Akira Tsubaki.
"Here, you can read it."
After receiving the brochure, Akira Tsubaki offered some encouragement before turning around and leaving.