Chapter 93

But reality had given him a harsh slap in the face,

no matter how hard he tried to study it,

he could never cross that step!!

And now that Hashirama Senju wanted to learn the senjutsu of Ryūchi Cave,

didn't this mean he could draw lessons from the way Hashirama learned senjutsu?

If things went smoothly,

he might be able to master how to enter Sage Mode by following Hashirama's progress.

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"Mm… Myōgakushan's Sage Mode greatly enhances one's own perception, and at the same time allows one to draw on the natural energy nearby to attack enemies, and to use senjutsu chakra to unleash ninjutsu, pushing the might of ninjutsu into the senjutsu class and multiplying its destructive power several times over."

"Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Mode focuses on rapidly recovering one's own wounds in battle, and also provides a boost to one's strength, allowing one to heal injuries while fighting — it's a Sage Mode that's very good for staying alive."

"Ryūchi Cave's Sage Mode offers extreme agility and the ability to freely manipulate natural energy…"

"These are the differences between the Sage Modes of our three great sanctuaries."

"I expect you already had a rough idea before you came."

The White Snake Sage set down the smoke pellet in his hand and slowly exhaled a smoke ring.

Regarding the young Hashirama Senju before him,

he was also very curious to see just how far the other could get.

If it were anyone else — even including the leaders of the other two great sanctuaries — saying they wanted to learn the senjutsu of all three great sanctuaries at once,

the White Snake Sage would only have thought they were mad,

but the Hashirama Senju before his eyes,

the White Snake Sage believed with one hundred percent certainty that he could achieve this goal.

"I've already handed you the key points of Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu training…"

"Generally, humans who come here to visit can't even touch the threshold of senjutsu without more than ten years of effort…"

"But given your grasp of natural energy, and the fact that you've already trained in Myōgakushan's senjutsu…"

"I reckon that at the longest a year, at the shortest half a year, you should be able to master Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu by seventy or eighty percent."

"Although your attainment in senjutsu is extremely deep, you must also remember not to rush for quick results — steady, solid progress is the correct way to train in senjutsu…"

"You can't get fat in one bite, so just take it slow… Holy shit!!!! You!!!???"

Looking at the golden vertical pupils in Hashirama Senju's eyes before him,

the Great Toad Sage's eyeballs were about to pop out of his head.

And the three great Goddess Celestials beside him had no idea what expression to show,

they were, of course, perfectly clear on Hashirama Senju's state!!!

This man had, in the very instant he received Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu,

already learned Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu.

"I… am I really not dreaming?"

"Or have I been caught in some enemy's genjutsu?"

"It's fake!!! All of this is fake…"

Tagakushi no Kami muttered hollowly, her eyes vacant.

Hashirama Senju had not only completed the training of Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu,

his attainment in senjutsu was even higher than that of the three of them!!!

If it were only by sensing his aura,

they would even think the Hashirama Senju before them was the White Snake Sage himself.

And Hashirama Senju, looking at the horns that had appeared on his forehead and the scales on his skin,

frowned in dissatisfaction.

"This look… is a bit ugly."

If it were anyone else saying such a thing,

the White Snake Sage and the three great Goddess Celestials before him would have cut him down on the spot long ago.

But at this moment, they were still immersed in their shock,

and couldn't make out a single thing of what Hashirama Senju was saying.

Even the White Snake Sage's mind was a complete blank.

He had just been explaining the characteristics of Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu training,

and the person before him had already completed his training successfully???

If the White Snake Sage himself were to start training in Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu from beginning to end,

he himself wouldn't dare to guarantee

that he could complete his training successfully in such a short time!!

The White Snake Sage himself estimated

that even for him, as the founder of Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu,

if he wanted to train from zero all the way to the entry-level stage,

that would still take at least a month!!!

And the Hashirama Senju before him

had not only trained from zero to entry-level,

he had gone straight from zero to a level higher than his own,

And it only took about the span of a single breath!!!!

"Got it… that makes things much easier."

"I almost forgot—when I first trained in Mount Myoboku's senjutsu, the same thing happened…"

Hashirama Senju was seen taking a deep breath,

the horn-like protrusions on his forehead vanishing bit by bit,

the scales on his skin completely receding as well,

and in an instant he had returned to his original appearance,

yet the Sage Mode state of Ryūchi Cave was still maintained.

Seeing this scene, the White Snake Sage felt an even greater tingling on his scalp.

Now he could even be one hundred percent certain

that Hashirama Senju's mastery of Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu

was even far above his own!!!!

To eliminate the serpentine transformation trait,

he had spent countless years without ever achieving it,

and the people of the other two great holy lands had likewise failed to eliminate this characteristic of their holy lands' senjutsu.

Yet the Hashirama Senju before him had accomplished it with ease—

just how deep must one's understanding of senjutsu be to reach such a level?

"…It seems Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu is indeed harder than I imagined."

"I thought there wouldn't be any changes in physical traits like this…"

"I didn't expect there'd still be some influence—looks like my grasp of natural energy is still lacking a bit."

Hashirama Senju recalled the scene just now and said, frowning.

Hearing this,

the White Snake Sage and the three Great Snake Divas caught their breath.

If it weren't for Hashirama Senju's strength,

the four of them would probably have to fight Hashirama Senju to the death.

Are those even words a human should say?

Even the White Snake Sage doubted himself for the first time.

Could it be that he was just too stupid,

otherwise how could he have made no progress at all in his research on senjutsu over so many years?

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