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Hashirama immediately clapped his hands together, activating Sage Art: Myōjinmon. Several massive red torii gates descended from the sky, slamming down and pinning the thick branches of the Divine Tree to the ground one by one.
Madara formed a hand seal with one hand and unleashed Great Fire Annihilation, a vast sea of flames that instantly incinerated the attacking branches of the Divine Tree.
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Tobirama unleashed wave after wave of water jutsu, severing branch after branch.
Minato unleashed the Rasengan, and the branches of the Divine Tree that came into contact with it instantly shattered into dust.
However, some branches still managed to slip through the blockade of the three Hokage and Madara, reaching Sakura. But Sakura was full of fighting spirit, her chakra abundant and her stamina at its peak; she was completely unafraid of battle. Sakura let out a loud cry, her fist imbued with chakra, and punched towards the Divine Tree branches that were rushing towards her.
"Come on, if you dare! Cherry Blossom Impact!"
But the moment her fist touched the Divine Tree, something strange happened again. Sakura's fist seamlessly merged into the Divine Tree, and then, the Divine Tree pulsed, and wave after wave of surging chakra poured into Sakura's body.
"What?" Sakura was shocked. The influx of chakra began to stir the excess chakra that had been sealed by the Eight Trigrams Seal, causing it to become restless and attempt to run wild.
Seeing the situation was dire, Minato and Tobirama each threw a Flying Thunder God kunai. They arrived at Sakura's side almost simultaneously. Minato immediately used a Rasengan to sever the Divine Tree branches缠绕 around Sakura. The moment the branches broke, the Divine Tree also fell from Sakura and disappeared. Tobirama, without hesitation, placed his hand on Sakura's shoulder and activated the Flying Thunder God Technique. Before leaving, he left a message:
"Same as before, I'll take Haruno to the Uchiha underground clan compound first, you guys follow later."
But in the blink of an eye, Tobirama and Sakura reappeared in front of Minato using the Flying Thunder God Technique. Before Minato could ask any questions, Tobirama frowned and explained:
"The Uchiha underground clan compound isn't safe either. As soon as we moved there, a large number of Divine Trees suddenly appeared."
Minato, surprised, thought for a moment and suggested:
"The real world is full of Divine Trees everywhere, nowhere is safe. Since that's the case, why don't we take Sakura-chan to Obito's Kamui dimension to take shelter? It's an independent space, and there are no Divine Trees there."
"Good idea, let's do that." Tobirama agreed readily without much thought.
Obito was Minato's student, so this time Tobirama let Minato handle Sakura, letting him talk to Obito, while he himself turned around, formed hand seals, and a water barrier blocked the Divine Tree that was attacking them again.
Obito had just finished using a Fire Release: Explosive Wind Dance when he saw Minato coming over with Sakura. "Teacher?"
"Obito, take Sakura-chan to your Kamui dimension." Minato pushed Sakura towards Obito.
Obito quickly understood and nodded. "Okay."
The process of taking someone into the Kamui dimension was quite long. During this time, Obito and Sakura were essentially stationary targets. Minato rubbed his hands together, and a Rasengan formed again, pressing down on the branches of the Divine Tree that were striking at them. Instantly, the compressed wind vortex, like steel blades, shattered the Divine Tree.
After discovering Obito's intention, the others also defended themselves around them. Soon after, Sakura successfully entered the Kamui dimension.
Without Sakura, the Divine Tree's attack power began to weaken. After Madara unleashed another Great Fire Annihilation, everyone took advantage of the Divine Tree being blocked and retreated significantly.
While running, Madara unceremoniously ordered:
"Obito, get us into your Kamui dimension too. There are too many questions I need to ask that little girl."
"Okay, don't move, Kakashi, you help too." Obito used Kamui to transfer Minato, Madara, Izuna, and Itachi, not forgetting to instruct Kakashi.
Kakashi nodded, and he also used Kamui to transfer Hashirama, Tobirama, and Sasori into the Kamui dimension.
After everyone was inside, Obito and Kakashi also entered the Kamui dimension themselves.
Upon entering, after landing on the white stone platform, Kakashi saw Sakura anxiously pacing back and forth. Seeing everyone enter, she quickly walked a few steps towards them, her gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on him. She called out somewhat uneasily,
"Kakashi-sensei, I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble. I don't know why the Divine Tree keeps targeting me."
Her shoulders slumped, and she looked dejected. Kakashi knew Sakura was feeling uneasy, afraid that she had become a burden and a liability to others.
Kakashi reached out and gently ruffled the girl's hair, his eyes curving into crescent moons as always, his voice gentle, soothing the girl's tense nerves.
"It's okay, Sakura, don't worry. I'm here, it's safe here, and we'll find out why the Divine Tree has been attacking you."
"Mm." Sakura's anxiety visibly lessened, and she smiled and nodded.
Kakashi returned her smile.
Obito and Minato couldn't help but glance at them. They knew Kakashi was Sakura's teacher, but they had never seen how they interacted. When Kakashi was a child, he was arrogant, aloof, cool, and distant. Rin liked him, but he always kept everyone at arm's length. They thought he would grow up to be a distant and cold person who kept everyone at a distance, but they never expected him to be so understanding and doting towards Sakura.
Minato considered himself a gentle teacher, but he didn't coddle his students like Kakashi did.
Hashirama then chimed in with a cheerful smile, "That's right, Sakura-chan, how can you say you're a trouble? Isn't it the Hokage's duty to protect his ninjas?"
To Be Continued ...