Dancer of Konoha

The ferocious smile in the corners of Oto-nin's eyes gradually became clear in Nara Shikamaru's eyes. His teeth were clenched and he was already ready to sacrifice.

However, just when the two parties were about to collide, with a heroic shout, a rough figure suddenly appeared in front of the roots.

"Spike Fang!"

In the flashing black light of the chakra blade, a group of sound ninjas flew out with the sound of broken muscles and bones.

"Asma!"

The moment the figure appeared, Nara Shikamaru's heart dropped heavily in his throat.

"Chakra Knife Shinichi Character!"

The sharp wind escape chak suddenly appeared on the chakra knife in Asuma Sarutobi's hand, turning into two beams of blue glowing chakra.

"boom!!"

Sarutobi Asuma jumped up to catch up, and the long and narrow chakra blades swept through the flying space. The sound ninja fell to the ground in a pool of blood and broken flesh without any resistance.

The huge power even penetrated the trees behind the sound ninja and smashed a huge boulder into pieces.

However, the roots did not relax their vigilance, but blocked Nara Shikamaru even more tightly.

Nara Shikamaru didn't want to leave, they couldn't persuade him, but as a matter of fact, they had to die before Nara Shikamaru.

In just a few breaths, there was no longer a living Sound Ninja in the dense forest. The surrounding trees and ground seemed to have undergone a ruthless crushing, becoming pitted and crisscrossed with ravines.

Sarutobi Asuma put away his chakra knife and turned around, looking at the roots blocking Shikamaru with complicated eyes.

In fact, Nara Shikamaru had already arrived when he was talking to Saai, but he, who was always extremely wary of roots, did not appear in time, and instead observed them carefully for a while.

"We are the roots, the roots of Konoha. It is our responsibility to protect you as branches and leaves."

"The pure land is on the left, and the roots are on the right."

"Come on, Shikamaru, before our sacrifice is in vain."

"I swear, unless you step on my body, you will never go any further!"

The words of the roots deeply shocked Sarutobi Asuma, and he even recalled the familiar faces who sacrificed their lives generously during the three great ninja wars.

A sense of guilt of standing by and watching suddenly surged into his heart. Because of his hesitation, these heroes of Konoha almost all died here.

"You are definitely not the root! Who on earth are you!"

Sarutobi Asuma asked seriously. He couldn't believe that these people were the emotionless, cold and arrogant ones from before.

"We are the roots of Yan Yan Da Rao..."

The cool sunshine shines through the treetops in the forest, a breeze blows, the leaves rustle, and some frightened whispers are heard.

“扑棱！扑棱！”

In the silent forest, the birds standing on the branches suddenly flapped their wings and flew high.

Among the tree trunks, treetops, ground, shrubs, and countless shadows, roots wearing evil ghost masks kept emerging, and the chilling aura suddenly condensed.

At this moment, the three sand ninjas were tightly surrounded by the first team. Kankuro immediately controlled the puppets and protected Temari and Gaara behind him. Temari also opened her three-star fan. Look around cautiously.

Suddenly, a voice as gentle as water sounded.

"Haha, my lovely brother, we meet again."

Among the dense crowd of root ninjas, Kurama Yakumo quietly walked out and looked at everyone in front of him with a smile.

Under the blue yukata, a curve of long black hair fell down around her waist, and her slender neck and white collarbone were slightly exposed from the collar.

However, such a pleasing sight made Kankuro break into a cold sweat and his body trembled involuntarily.

"who!"

At this time, Uchiha Sasuke also caught up, and the roots guarding the perimeter turned around warily.

The red eyes under the demon mask made Uchiha Sasuke instantly feel that he was being stared at closely by a group of hungry wolves.

"It's okay! My own!"

A familiar voice sounded, and Uchiha Sasuke's frown relaxed unconsciously.

"Sora? Why are you here?"

Not long ago, he was still wondering why Sora didn't show up in the examination room, but he didn't expect that his friend was actually here.

"The Suna Ninja and the Sound Ninja invaded the village. I was ordered to come and capture these three people. They are the children of Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage."

Sora walked up to Uchiha Sasuke and chuckled:

"I didn't expect that you would actually chase me here."

While the two were talking, there was a commotion in the circle of roots, and a painful roar was heard.

"One tail!"

Hollow was startled when he heard the sound, and immediately turned around and shot into the encirclement. Uchiha Sasuke also followed suit. Under Sora's signal, Root did not stop him.

Under the control of Kurama Yakumo, Temari and Kankuro were restrained by their roots without any resistance.

In the Chuunin Exam, Gaara, who was hit by a Chidori by Sasuke Uchiha and lost consciousness, was covering his head and roaring in pain, like a beast being supported.

Suddenly, a violent wind and sand swept out, and the fine gravel was like a cutting knife, scraping everyone's skin painfully.

Sora stood solemnly in front of Kurama Yakumo, clasping his hands on his chest, looking warily at the blurry figure behind the wind and sand.

"Everyone die!!!"

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Before the wind and sand completely dissipated, a giant claw with twisted roots rushed out from behind the wind and sand!

"You...are all my prey!!"

The ferocious and sharp claws swept across, causing trees to collapse and smoke to rise everywhere.

The chaotic and suppressed roar was like a demon in a ghost story being born. Under the command of Kurama Yakumo, all the roots retreated one after another.

"Heart, the monster in that guy's body is very strong, and Idu can't do anything to it."

"I see."

Hearing Kurama Yakumo's warning, Sora, who looked solemn, immediately waved, and a group of roots immediately surrounded him.

"Follow the previous tactics. The opponent is a Jinchuuriki. Remember not to confront anyone head-on! The sealing squad is on standby at any time!"

"Hi!"

With a chorus of shouts, the root ninjas immediately spread out and occupied various vantage points. The transparent steel wire was tightly wrapped around their arms, and they stared vigilantly at Gaara, who was still screaming in pain.

"You all must die!!"

The smoke gradually thinned, and a vaguely human-like figure appeared in the middle of the smoke.

"Fire class!"

Following Sora's order, some of the root ninjas quickly formed seals in their hands.

"Fire Escape Dragon Fire Technique!"

Dozens of straight flames merged into a huge fire pillar and struck Gaara behind the smoke. The hot flames instantly burned out the surrounding oxygen.

Even standing next to Sora, the brief lack of oxygen and burning sensation made Uchiha Sasuke's breath hitch.

"Boom!!"

A violent explosion suddenly sounded, making Rao's ears ring.

After a brief silence, the monster in the flames roared again and again, burning into bright yellow gravel that formed into lumps.

"Sand Shuriken! Die!"

With a scream, the ferocious sharp claws in the flames suddenly swung, and the semi-solid gravel that was burned turned into shurikens and shot out densely in all directions.

The air wave spread violently, and the flames also disappeared.

Muffled sounds kept coming from several treetops.

Even due to the high temperature, flames ignited wherever the shuriken touched.

"Water class!"

Without any panic, despite the scorching shuriken rain, several black shadows quickly flashed out and dragged the supported roots behind, and the remaining root ninjas quickly formed seals in their hands.

"Water Escape·Water Chaos!"

Several icy torrents surged in the direction of the sand shuriken. At the moment when hot and cold collided, large strands of water vapor suddenly rose and spread.

The monster-like roar stopped in an instant, and in the steam, like glass breaking, clicking sounds continued to sound...