Chapter 115

But now the Great Toad Sage believed that all of this might actually have a chance of becoming reality!!!

Because Hashirama Senju's senjutsu training,

had already surpassed the sages of their three great holy lands,

and walked at the very forefront of this world!!!

"I don't know if it's my imagination…"

"Why do I feel that, after training senjutsu, the cells in my body have become stronger than before…"

"At this rate, it seems like my lifespan has gotten longer too??"

Hashirama Senju asked curiously,

this was a clear change he had discovered in his body ever since he began training senjutsu!!

Because he was still in his physical growth period at the time,

he hadn't paid it much attention back then.

And now that he had completed his senjutsu training,

he finally realized,

that the vitality of his body was excessively abundant!!!

"Your feeling isn't wrong…"

"Besides making you stronger, senjutsu training…"

"its most direct effect is the impact on your body!!!"

The three great sages exchanged a glance,

then all gazed deeply at Hashirama Senju,

they hadn't expected,

that Hashirama Senju would discover such an obvious change so quickly….....

Hashirama Senju discovered such an obvious change so quickly..

they had only noticed this change themselves,

after many years of senjutsu training!!!

"Using chakra to fight will cause extremely severe damage to your body!!!"

"It might even have a detrimental effect on your body…"

"When you use chakra in battle, you'll feel yourself growing more and more exhausted!!"

"But using senjutsu, this trait won't appear—you'll only feel your energy getting better and better!!"

"Using chakra will simultaneously damage your body!! But using senjutsu, it will continuously nourish your body…"

"Using chakra will damage your body!! But using senjutsu, it will continuously nourish your body…"

the three great sages all revealed a mysterious smile in unison.

"So, do you know why the three of us have been able to live for so many years??"

"Beasts generally have shorter lifespans than humans, but haven't you noticed—the summoning beasts of the three great holy lands, their lifespans are far longer than ordinary ninja…?"

"Wild beasts generally have shorter lifespans than humans, but haven't you noticed that the summoning beasts of the Three Great Sage Lands all live far longer than ordinary ninja…?"

Watching the screen, Orochimaru,

suddenly clenched his fist tight.

His own guess had indeed been right!!

Senjutsu really could extend lifespan!!

Precisely because of this, he had developed something like the Cursed Seal.

Back then he had already speculated,

that the reason the White Snake Sage had been able to survive from the ancient era until now,

was already inseparable from the senjutsu of Ryūchi Cave.

It's just that…

The flame in Orochimaru's heart dimmed a few shades once more.

Back then, in pursuit of immortality,

he had constantly used the Living Corpse Reincarnation, trying every means to extend his own lifespan.

But precisely because of this forbidden jutsu,

it caused his current soul to grow weaker and weaker,

making him unable to train the senjutsu of Ryūchi Cave instead.

What an irony!!!

Looking at Jiraiya and Tsunade on the other hand,

they had no need to pursue extending their lifespans,

yet they had learned the senjutsu of the other two great holy lands!!!

【Jiraiya: So senjutsu also has the effect of extending lifespan… I thought it just made a person's energy better!!!】

【Tsunade: I thought senjutsu only had the effects of combat and nourishing the body, but I never expected that continuing to train it further could actually achieve this kind of result…】

【Ōnoki: But even knowing this news is actually useless—the three great holy lands' whereabouts are unknown, and ordinary people can't complete senjutsu training either…】

【Fourth Raikage: The risk of training senjutsu is too high, and unless you train to the point of great mastery, it doesn't have much use either…】

【Hiruzen Sarutobi: If senjutsu were this easy to train, I would have had Jiraiya spread the senjutsu training methods throughout Konoha long ago!!!】

【Shimura Danzō: Natural energy is too difficult to grasp—rather than pinning hopes on that, it would be better to properly research how to make Wood Release reappear in Konoha!!!】

Glossary:

【Hashirama Senju, Hashirama, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Raikage, Kage, Konoha, chakra, senjutsu, ninja, White Snake Sage, Ryūchi Cave, Living Corpse Reincarnation, Cursed Seal, Wood Release, Shimura Danzō, Ōnoki, Fourth Raikage, Three Great Holy Lands, Great Toad Sage】

【Shimura Danzo: Natural energy is far too difficult to master. Rather than pinning our hopes on it, we should focus on researching how to make Wood Release appear once again in Konoha!!!】

【Minato Namikaze: Ordinary people simply have no way to complete senjutsu training, and even if they did complete it... there would be no possibility of maintaining Sage Mode for a long period of time!!】

……3.7

Sensing the immense life force emanating from Hashirama Senju,

the three Great Sages also did not know

how many years of lifespan Hashirama Senju currently possessed.

But undoubtedly,

it had absolutely already surpassed theirs!!!

"So that's how it is?..."

"Then by that logic, wouldn't I be able to live forever and never die??"

Hashirama Senju said, stroking his own chin.

"Forget it, let's not think about these things for now..."

"You three Great Sages have lived long enough."

"I now wish to consult you on a few matters..."

"I wonder if you have any handy weapons to recommend."

"It would be best if you could tell me the whereabouts of things like the Grass-Cutting Sword, the Eight-Span Jewel, the Yata Mirror..."

The three Great Sages exchanged a glance,

both revealing helpless expressions.

Although they had lived long enough,

that did not mean they knew everything!!

These three great sacred treasures,

had been lost since the ancient era,

and no one knew where their whereabouts were.

Even they themselves,

had actually never seen the three great sacred treasures!!!

At this moment, the Great Toad Sage suddenly seemed to recall something.

"Hmm... I don't know where the other sacred treasures are..."

"But there is one sacred treasure whose whereabouts I do happen to know..."

"I saw the whereabouts of the Grass-Cutting Sword in a prophecy once; it lies lost within your Land of Fire."

"It should currently be in the keeping of those monks at the Fire Temple,"