Chapter 247: Wood Release! Nativity of a World of Trees! 【67】
Chapter 247: Wood Release! Nativity of a World of Trees! 【67】
Loulan.
Atop a tall tower on the outermost edge.
Sara stood there, dressed in a deep red skirt that defied the queen's etiquette. Her slender waist was delicate, and her slender, pale legs seemed devoid of strength, yet she stood firmly on the edge of the high platform.
Her red hair fell by her ears, swaying in the wind. At nineteen years of age, the beauty of a maiden was embodied in Sara at this moment.
She gazed into the distance.
Deep concern filled her eyes.
At the far reach of her vision, a surging sandstorm was approaching Loulan. Such sandstorms had occurred numerous times during this period.
Using the barrier jutsu she had learned, along with the help of her subordinates, she had withstood the sandstorms multiple times. However, dealing with the sandstorms also tied down almost all of Loulan's ninjas, leaving no one available to transport water supplies.
The civilians had no means to cross the sandstorm.
If this continued, Loulan would undoubtedly be engulfed by the sand.
Just as she anxiously gazed at the approaching sandstorm and sighed, about to head down to prepare for another round of barriers, a voice that haunted her dreams suddenly came from the side.
"Why didn't you ask for my help sooner?"
Feng Ye had appeared at the side of the platform without her noticing.
Sara spun around abruptly.
A myriad of emotions flashed through her eyes—joy, delight, and shame. She rushed forward and hugged Feng Ye tightly, only letting go after a moment.
She suppressed her emotions and, looking into Feng Ye's eyes, asked hesitantly, "Your eyes...are they..."
"I gained some new powers."
Feng Ye smiled, reached out to gently smooth Sara's messy hair, and was about to say something when he turned to look at the approaching sandstorm in the distance.
He placed his right hand on Sara's shoulder and, with his left hand, performed a single-hand seal before inhaling deeply and exhaling towards the direction of the incoming sandstorm.
Sage Art—Wind Release: Vacuum Breakthrough!
In an instant, a gust of wind erupted from Feng Ye's mouth, transforming into a vast storm in the blink of an eye. It swept up countless grains of sand and clashed with the distant sandstorm heading towards Loulan.
The two sandstorms collided, and the one bearing down on Loulan was forcibly crushed and driven back in the opposite direction.
Witnessing this scene,
Sara was stunned for a moment.
Feng Ye had once displayed immense power, instantly slaying countless Sand Ninjas. Still, this spectacle was far more exaggerated than that, as he had single-handedly performed a Wind Release technique that repelled the sandstorm bearing down on Loulan!
With his own power, he had countered the forces of nature!
Feng Ye lowered his hand and turned to look at Sara again, offering a faint smile. "If this continues, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold out for long."
"I...I heard you became the Hokage of Konoha, and I didn't want to trouble you."
Sara didn't dare to look directly at Feng Ye, and in his presence, she lacked the aura of a queen. She lowered her head and said, "After all, I am the queen here."
"Yes, I know you are the queen."
Feng Ye smiled. "I've come to save your country—the Fifth Hokage of Konohagakure."
Feng Ye turned to glance into the distance. His Wind Release technique had already driven back the sandstorm to a far-off place, but at the edge of his vision, the sand was quickly gathering again.
"Is this sandstorm...because of the disappearance of the dragon vein?"
"Mmm..."
Sara anxiously watched the sandstorm regrouping in the distance and nodded. "Ever since that time, the power of the dragon vein has been weakening over the past two years, and the sandstorms have become more frequent."
Without the dragon vein's power to suppress it, the earth had become more hostile. Maintaining a country in the desert, like Loulan, would likely be an incredibly difficult task.
"It seems we have no choice but to abandon this place."
Sara sighed helplessly.
This was a country established by her mother, and she was loath to give it up. But now, it seemed there was no other way. Even if Feng Ye could hold back the sandstorm once, he couldn't stay here indefinitely to keep the sand at bay.
Without the dragon vein, Loulan had lost the power to permanently repel the sandstorms.
In that case, they would have to lead the people of Loulan out of the desert and into the Land of Fire to find a more suitable place to settle and rebuild their community.
"Do you wish to go to the Land of Fire or stay here?"
Feng Ye retracted his gaze and looked at Sara, asking.
Sara glanced back at Loulan and a hint of melancholy flashed in her eyes. "I want to stay here, but eventually, the sand will engulf this place..."
Feng Ye smiled faintly as he looked at Sara. "Are you sure you want to stay here?"
"Mmm..."
"But that's no longer possible, right?
"Eh?" Sara was taken aback by Feng Ye's words. The next moment, she watched as his figure leaped down from the platform, tracing an arc in the air before landing in the desert outside Loulan.
In the next instant, Feng Ye closed his eyes briefly before reopening them. A faint golden Six Paths coat appeared, adorned with a magatama pattern, and six "Path Seeking Orbs" materialized behind him.
Sensing the surge of powerful chakra emanating from Feng Ye, Sara was both awestruck and perplexed as she witnessed this spectacle, unsure of what he intended to do.
Below, the guards of Loulan who had been setting up barriers earlier had also stopped their work when Feng Ye had repelled the sandstorm. They now turned their attention to him.
Feng Ye, having entered the Six Paths mode, stood on the sand with shimmering eyes. He gently brought his hands together in front of him, and chakra began to surge within him.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!!!
An immense amount of chakra surged forth, pouring into the ground nearby.
Immediately after, to the amazement of Sara and the many ninjas of Loulan, Feng Ye stretched out his hands toward the front, and the sand before him began to churn violently.
Countless thick vines and ancient trees, like gigantic green pythons, emerged from beneath the desert, transforming into a towering forest that surged forward.
"Wood Release: Nativity of a World of Trees!" Feng Ye intoned, naming the jutsu.
The vast chakra of the Six Paths continued to surge, intertwining into innumerable vines and thick trees that spread out in an instant, covering several hundred meters.
But it didn't stop there.
Feng Ye used Time Retrogression to restore his cellular state, further extracting chakra and infusing it into the jutsu with Six Paths Senjutsu, enhancing the technique.
Under his power, innumerable trees sprang up from the ground. With Loulan at its center, a lush forest expanded in all directions.
As Sara watched from the high platform, the towering forest continued to spread, piercing through the sandstorm and easily dispersing it until it reached the limits of her vision!
Rumble, rumble, rumble!!!
The entire earth trembled as if an earthquake were shaking the land.
Countless civilians within Loulan poured out into the streets, only to stand transfixed as they beheld the colossal forest that had emerged outside the town.
Finally, after an indeterminate amount of time had passed, the tremors ceased.
Feng Ye slowly lowered his hands, sensing the extent of the forest he had created, and nodded in satisfaction. With a flicker of his figure, he reappeared on the high platform and said, "It's done."
"The forests in the four directions are probably nearly a hundred li in radius, reaching the eastern and western ends of this desert. These trees contain my chakra and have strong vitality, and their roots have already penetrated deep into the earth. They shouldn't disappear for several decades."
Sara stared dumbly at the forest surrounding Loulan.
This scene, like something out of a dream, caused her to pinch her arm to confirm she wasn't asleep.
Assured that she wasn't dreaming, she still felt overwhelmed. She turned her gaze to Feng Ye, marveling at his power.
Had Feng Ye... become a god?
Gazing at the vast forest, a trembling voice rose from the people of Loulan.
"This is..."
"A miracle... A divine miracle!"
It was a divine miracle!
To transform a desert into a forest was a power beyond human capability!
Some of the townspeople of Loulan fell to their knees, trembling as they prayed to the forest that had appeared. Soon, one by one, those nearby followed suit, prostrating themselves in reverence.
...
In the 49th year of Konoha.
On the 11th day of the 9th month.
Between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire lay a desert that served as the border between the two countries. On this day, it transformed into a vast forest overnight.
The neighboring countries were greatly shaken, and they sent ninjas to investigate. Eventually, they learned from the ancient town of Loulan, now surrounded by the forest, that the creator of this forest was the Fifth Hokage of Konoha, Kakashi Hatake.
Half a month later, the news spread throughout the ninja world.
As the news circulated, the moniker "Silver Flash" gradually faded from use, replaced by another title.
A title akin to that of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, who had ended the Warring States era and founded Konoha.
A God of the Ninja World!
(End of Chapter)
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