Chapter 145: Santoru Blood Mist Vs Shikamaru

Shikamaru touched the ground and slowly began to bind to the soil and then to the roots of the plants.

“Hmm, as I thought ... It's much easier this way. Senju's blood really works wonders, I spotted him, albeit vaguely ... If there were a dozen shinobi and serious fuin there, I would hardly have done it. But he didn't seem to be hiding. I think he is not a fool waiting to die. Maybe too confident in his abilities ... ”- Shaking off his hand, Shikamaru exhaled smoke and stood up.

“In any case, the sensing system should be improved, this is one of the unexplored areas. Yes, and senjutsu should already be taken. Fortunately, the Third helped here ... Yes, ”- looking around, Shikamaru turned to the man:

- Come back, I will deal with your pest, and then I will inform you. I'll take the calculation from the authorities, - without waiting for an answer, the guy disappeared into the cast shadow, which pretty much frightened the common man. He swallowed and quickly left the scene of the murder.

After a while, Shikamaru reached a distant forest. There were still plenty of similar places in these parts, but still the thickets were noticeably reduced in comparison with the center of the country.

Once in the forest, the guy continued to follow the trail. Already after a couple of minutes he met a stretch, noticed another one, and then another ... The simplest traps, such and Chūnin will not fall for. And there were not many of those, they rather surrounded the main territory of hiding this shinobi and were probably needed to prevent the penetration of ordinary people. Although, maybe this is a matter of old habit.

Having overcome everything, Shikamaru found himself in a small scorched clearing. The trees no longer existed here, as did the grasses ... Rather, everything around was covered with black puddles and a disgusting stench, a mixture of burning and rot. In the center of the field there was a small mound with a hole in the center. It turned out to be an artificially created cave. Average possession of the element of the Earth and you can create such a hundred. Of course, such things say little about this shinobi. But, Shikamaru has clearly identified that he is the only one here. He definitely didn't have any assistants, or they skillfully hid. Only now there are no more doubts. From this distance, using the connection with the soil, he could be completely confident in his own sensing.

Getting back to normal with a venomous snake is not a good idea, so Shikamaru decided to smoke it. Just for the beginning it was worth preparing a good cage. The Poison Ninja is something new, so Shikamaru wasn't going to give him a chance. Fighting such a melee can be dangerous, especially who do you remember the way his acid works, striking everything in its path.

With a quick movement, the guy folded a dozen seals and said:

“Wood Release Secret Technique: Birth of the Tree World.” With a slight shaking, the soil quickly parted and trees began to appear everywhere. In just a few seconds, the lifeless area was covered with a blooming forest. Dozens of thick trees and hundreds of branches completely enveloped the area, and the deciduous canopy hid the dim sun. In a moment, night fell on this earth. Like shadows, Shikamaru could easily associate himself with every particle of the created forest, with every twig and root. As long as he kept in touch with the Jutsu, nothing could hide from him, not even the poisonous ninja trying to get to the surface. At the moment, he was visibly panicking, because his entire hideout had pierced countless roots and almost completely crushed him at work. Using acid abilities, the shinobi quickly made his way to the exit from the shelter. All this time, an incredible realization did not leave him: Senju! Wood Release!

Even without seeing his opponent, the poisonous Santoru Bloody Mist covered with cold sweat. Konoha sent shinobi with Mokuton to capture him? Such a scarecrow, because everyone in the world knew a person using this genome.

"I do not believe! Where the fuck did he come from ?! " - With rage and noticeable panic, Santou continued to spit acid on every root he encountered. As if they were alive, they continued to attack him. With each such maneuver, he became darker and darker. He knew that they would come according to his soul, but he also did not imagine that someone like that.

While the Mist renegade continued to fight the intrusive roots, Shikamaru continued to peer underground. At a certain moment, a grin crept across his face, and then he folded more seals. In a moment, six woody spears separated from his body. Without further ado, the first clone made several passes with his fingers, and then his body went underground, hiding in the roots of trees. The other five remained standing and inactive, while Shikamaru himself returned to control the technique of the trees. He had to fold more seals to regain control, but with his chakra volumes, he hardly noticed any problems. Only the poisonous shinobi was lucky, because the roots lagged behind him for some time.

In fact, Santora may have been somewhat arrogant when he chose to stay in the underground hideout. But, with his excellent control over the elements of the earth, using the Mole's technique and breaking out of the soil was as easy as shelling pears. Who knew that he would meet so many annoying roots along the way ... Shikamaru easily seized the moment. The tree clone went into action, and then another clone folded a row of seals and hit the ground with his palm:

- A thirty-layer coffin! - the ground shook, and then at the moment it began to rise, at the same time the roots of the trees only grew, continuing to interfere with the escape of the enemy ninja. A tree clone using the earth technique touched another clone and merged with it, giving up the rest of the chakra. The others continued to wait with the same icy expression on their faces.

At the same time, underground ...

- Yours ... - Evading the next seizure of trees, Santoru already foresaw his release from these annoying roots. Along the way, he had to get rid of them, and even soften the earth everywhere. He could no longer move along the old tunnel and had to create a new one, thus using the chakra, and even the unstable toxic-acid genome, was not at all part of his plans and rather heavily loaded his body. Already about to break out of the ground and finish off the bastard who drove him into such a position, Santora's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot:

- Creature! - the ground shook, and then at the behest of Ninjutsu rose by tens of meters. The roots stopped chasing, this, perhaps, turned out to be the only plus. Santoru seized the moment and folded the seal underground:

- Earth Release! - at the moment, his body accelerated under the buoyancy force. It would seem that he should already be close to liberation, but suddenly a man burst out of the roots right in front of his nose! Santoru only felt it, in this darkness it was simply impossible to see the enemy. The shinobi was not going to fight, he spat out acid and continued upward. Only, it didn't work out ... The clone folded the seals and shouted:

- A thousand wood spears! - at the moment the roots drilled through the ground everywhere and with the utmost speed and sharpness rushed to the enemy.