The night sky, thick as ink, pressed heavily upon the roofs of Konohagakure. A crisis capable of rewriting the destiny of the village had descended in the quiet darkness.
Shennong slammed his withered hands against the earth, and a piercing shriek shattered the night. The ground convulsed violently, as though an enraged titan were roaring beneath the soil. Ripples spread across the barrier encircling Konohagakure like the surface of a storm-tossed lake. Then, countless thick black trunks burst upward, driving forward with overwhelming force to smash frantically against the boundary. Wrapped in eerie black chakra like the claws of demons rising from the underworld, these roots sent soil flying and shattered massive boulders wherever they struck.
"No good, the barrier's not going to hold!" shouts echoed continuously from the guard ninja.
Chapter 341