Naruto: Konoha's Kanpu

The earth shattered as countless dragon-like tree roots burst from the ground, rising skyward and quickly transforming into towering trees. These trees intertwined and extended towards the horizon, creating an expansive forest!

"How is it possible?!"

Seeing such an astonishing display of Wood Release, Obito's face changed drastically.

In fact, from the moment he first saw Orochimaru inject Hashirama's cells into his heart, he had a premonition that Orochimaru might awaken the Wood Release.

But Obito had never imagined that Orochimaru's Wood Release would be so formidable!

'The magnitude of this power might be close to Wood Release of Shodaime Hokage, Senju Hashirama, right?'

'What is going on here?!'

Obito is filled with confusion.

Even more bewildered was the Yondaime Kazekage, Rasa.

After using his Magnet Release, his body merged with the gold dust, transforming into a massive sandstorm, then Rasa chose to target Orochimaru.

As a result, the ground roared, and countless giant trees sprang into existence!

In less than a second, Rasa found his vision filled with towering trees!

'It's really Nativity of a World of Trees?'

Rasa was immediately dumbfounded.

If it were someone like Tsunade on the opposing side, he wouldn't be so shocked. After all, it would make sense since she is a direct descendant of the Shodaime Hokage, but Orochimaru…

'What connection does Orochimaru have with the Senju Clan that would enable him to use Wood Release?!'

After a brief moment of shock, Rasa's thoughts finally came back into focus, and then…

'Not good!'

'If these branches entangle me, my Chakra will be drained… At this moment, Rasa suddenly recalled the records about Hashirama's Wood Release in the Anbu's information room. Feeling a jolt of fear, he quickly manipulated the sandstorm to rise into the sky, attempting to escape the range of the Wood Release.

But his action was a step too late!

"This is the end, Kazekage-dono." Orochimaru said with a cold sneer. When he looked up, his face is suffused with a dark blue hue and eerie purple eyeshadow.

Ryuchi Cave's Sage Mode!

'Using Senjutsu Chakra to use Wood Release, the power is indeed several times the usual…' Orochimaru grinned wickedly.

Immediately, the giant trees around the sandstorm waved like demons, sending out countless fierce and thick branches that lashed out towards the sandstorm, covering the sky!

"Damn it!"

Rasa roared in anger, swiftly transforming the sandstorm into numerous sharp gold dust blades, slicing at the ferocious branches around him.

Puff, puff, puff…

Thick branches were severed by the gold dust blades, but with Orochimaru's Senjutsu Chakra replenishing them, the severed branches grew back even stronger and thicker, continuing to lash at the gold dust blades.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

One by one, the gold dust blades were shattered by the branches, turning into scattered gold dust.

Rasa quickly used his Chakra to reform the blades, slashing at the ubiquitous fierce branches.

But the branches around him grew more numerous and denser. After five or six seconds, Rasa found himself surrounded by branches on all sides within a fifty-meter radius, forming a huge vine prison!

He is now a beast trapped in a cage!

Orochimaru smiled and continued to pour Senjutsu Chakra into the technique. The branches within the vine prison continued to grow, crazily compressing Rasa's 'living space'.

After a few more seconds, only twenty meters are left in the fifty-meter-circle space. And as the branches grew rapidly, this space continued to shrink !

At this moment, Rasa emerged, and his face darkened as he observed the shrinking space around him.

"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Spear!!!"

Rasa roared and turned the gold dust into a wildly spinning spear that shot towards the top of the 'vine prison'.

Boom!!

The spear tip of the gold dust spear stabbed wildly into the wall of the vine prison, grinding furiously like a drill.

"Futile struggle." Orochimaru smiled and countless branches to encircle and firmly trap the gold dust spear within the vine prison.

At the same time, he started to extract the Chakra from gold dust spear!

In no time, the rapidly spinning gold dust spear slowed down and eventually came to a stop.

"No, no!!!"

Rasa frantically poured his Chakra into the gold dust spear, but it was like trying to fill the ocean with a faucet, basically an utterly inadequate measure!

In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the gold dust spear gradually came to a stop!

In the next instant, his figure was swallowed by countless branches!

'Magnet Release, get…' Orochimaru grinned widely.

"Orochimaru!"

Obito walked over from behind, staring at Orochimaru's back with solemn gaze, "How did you do it?!"

"Haven't you already seen it?" Orochimaru waved his hand with a smile, and the tightly packed vine prison in mid-air quickly loosened. The last thick branch unfurled, revealing a figure.

It was none other than Rasa, whose Chakra has been drained!'

"D-Damn you, Orochimaru…" Rasa's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Orochimaru. He frantically tried to refine more Chakra to save himself, but as soon as he gathered any, it was swiftly absorbed by the branches, leaving him with nothing!

Orochimaru smiled and leapt onto the branch, then clasped his hands. The branch then retracted, carrying both him and Rasa back into the air. The surrounding branches quickly reformed, creating a densely packed vine prison once again!

"Orochimaru!!!" Obito shouted from below, his dissatisfaction clearly shown.

"I need a few days to digest this."

Orochimaru's voice echoed from within the vine prison, "Uchiha Madara, please wait for me here."

"Bastard!"

A fierce gleam flashed in Obito's eye. He considered using Kamui to enter the vine prison but hesitated, fearing a trap inside. If he got trapped …

Obito can't bet on Orochimaru's character, especially since Orochimaru had just captured their 'ally', Rasa!

So, he directly used Kamui to leave the forest.

...

Land of Fire.

Konoha.

In the deep forest behind the Military Police Force's building.

Sasuke was currently gasping for breath, supporting himself with one hand on the ground. He looked down at his heavily scarred right hand, a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes, 'I finally mastered it!'

"Sasuke."

Kakashi walked slowly from the side, with one hand in his pocket and the other holding the Icha-Icha Paradise book, and said, "Congratulations on learning Chidori. But the Chakra Pathway on your right hand is seriously injured. Don't use Chidori with your right hand for a month, understand?"

"No need to remind me."

Sasuke, proud and aloof, snorted and formed hand seals again, "Lightning Release: Chidori!"

Chirp, chirp, chirp…

Amidst the sound of countless birds chirping, a faint trace of brilliant blue lightning quickly gathered in Sasuke's left hand.

'His talent is decent, but he's too arrogant…' Kakashi glanced at him, then said: "The final matches of Chunin Exams will start soon. Rest well in these past few days, and recharge your energy."

"You're quite naggy, Kakashi." Sasuke activated his Sharingan, and his crimson eyes carried a hint of disdain.

'This tone… this little bastard, he just learned Chidori and already abandoned his benefactor?'

Kakashi restrained the urge to smack Sasuke, then turned back to his office to calm himself down.

At the same time…

In the Gekko Mansion, Naruto was still receiving a tongue-lashing from Kyubi.

"Naruto, you idiot!"

"What's going on in your head? How many times have I told you about it?! Gradually increase your Chakra while spinning it, don't pour so much in one go!"

"If you don't learn Rasengan soon, I'll kill you!!"

Kyubi roars again and again. The one-month deadline is coming soon, but Naruto was still stuck at the final step, unable to break through!

Naruto is not in a hurry, but Kyubi was going crazy with worry.

Unfortunately, no matter how much Kyubi scolded, Naruto just can't learn it.

'I'm at a loss too…' Naruto scratched his head in frustration. Fortunately, he is a smart man. Thinking of what Kanpū had told him twenty days ago, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind. He immediately created a shadow clone, then have the shadow clone help and rub the Rasengan together.

With the help of the shadow clone, Naruto's progress was swift, and a brilliant blue Rasengan appeared in his hand.

"You did it!!" Kyubi roared excitedly.

"Why are you more excited than me?" Naruto dispersed the shadow clone and the Rasengan, with an unhappy expression on his face.

"You don't understand." Kyubi couldn't be bothered to explain to the little brat, and quickly called out Kanpū.

Kanpū was sitting on a wooden promenade reading a book. It was the first volume of Icha Icha Paradise, which he had only managed to buy after several reprints. Kanpū was thoroughly engrossed in it. Hearing Kyubi's call, Kanpū felt his blood circulation disrupted and had an urge to hit someone.

"Gekko Kanpū, Naruto has mastered the Rasengan. Does that mean our agreement is fulfilled?" Kyubi asked.

"Yes, yes, you're really annoying. It would be nice if you were a female…" Kanpū responded with dissatisfaction while keeping his eyes on his dirty little book.

At this moment, he felt that his heart and Kakashi were connected together.

Yes, because of this book!