Chapter 159: with translation of chapter title

When Yuzhi felt his own chakra undergo an anomaly, he immediately felt that the power within his body had changed.

The "chakra origin power" kept surging, and this surging caused the power belonging to the Bamboo Take and Hyuga within his body to begin merging with the power of the Uchiha Clan and Senju Clan!

This merging was very strange; the Hyuga Clan's power seemed to have little reaction, appearing as if it neither resisted nor showed much interest.

It's hard to imagine; this is clearly something obtained after intertwining with the Bamboo Take Clan's power—how could it convey such emotion?

Moreover, it's even stranger that Yuzhi can clearly feel this emotion belonging to the power!

"What's going on?"

Yuzhi felt somewhat bewildered; he simply didn't know what was going on, and worse, he now felt pain coming from his body!

The Hyuga Clan's power had no reaction, but the Uchiha Clan's, Senju Clan's, and even the Bamboo Take's power seemed to have great interest in their mutual merging.

Under the drive and guidance of the "chakra origin power," they were extremely active, and because of this activity they also drove the Hyuga Clan's power within Yuzhi's body.

"Uchiha Clan, Senju Clan, and Bamboo Take."

Although Yuzhi's inexplicable pain made it hard to bear, his mind remained unusually clear at this moment, sensing the activity of these three powers, and he instantly reacted.

Although strictly speaking this is a good thing, the doubt still remains.

Fortunately, Hikari quickly noticed that Yuzhi's expression was off, and she immediately wanted to get up to help him.

If that's the case, Yuzhi would be able to well understand his current situation's change.

She looked at Yuzhi, both laughing and crying, and finally just placed her hand on his hand.

"If I don't help you, who will I help? Besides, I'll need you to take care of me for the rest of my life— isn't it good to worry?"

"Now the powers within my body are constantly surging and merging, so strictly speaking, you really are my lucky star."

Yuzhi smiled; although it hurt, the powers belonging to the fruit merged exceptionally quickly.

"And don't act rashly without understanding the situation; don't let me always worry about you, okay?"

It's not strange at all for such mutated power to mutually attract, after all his "chakra origin power" is essentially a product of the "fruit."

"You certainly don't feel pain anymore, because all the pain has been transferred onto me."

Hikari lightly shook her head, then she asked curiously.

This change naturally made her especially delighted, after all it indicated she was progressing along the correct step-by-step path of chasing Yuzhi's footsteps.

Even if she couldn't put on a "deeply affectionate" expression, what mattered was sincerity, after all Yuzhi is a person who understands what sincerity means.

"You-you okay?"

Although Yuzhi was gritting his teeth from the pain, he still smiled and replied.

"Of course it hurts, but the benefit is that I can clearly feel it."

"How do you feel now?"

She had experienced this feeling before; Hikari, with experience in bloodline limit fusion and even bloodline elimination fusion, was quite familiar with such changes.

Yuzhi's unreserved words made Hikari purse her lips, but the smile at the corner of her mouth still showed unmistakably.

More importantly, that "boiling hot-blooded" feeling seemed to herald that her bloodline was also increasing.

Although Hikari knew Yuzhi all too well—after all they had lived together inseparably for many years— hearing his words still touched her heart somewhat.

Moreover, accompanying their merging, it could also drive the Hyuga Clan's power and quickly fuse with his other powers; no matter how you look at it, this is not a bad thing.

After all, Yuzhi himself had been constantly merging Bai Jue's power with himself over the years, so the effect brought by the "chakra origin power" is naturally worth celebrating.

Yuzhi cursed in his heart, guessing that perhaps because he had just specially activated the "Bamboo Take, Hyuga chakra" to help Hikari, it caused the turmoil of power within his body.

"Are you my fiancée?"

"Don't move around, I'm fine."

Merely, Dou standing behind them lowered his head, and a sharp light reflected in his glasses.

Hikari didn't know what had happened for a moment, but she could feel her power still continuously increasing.

Such speed completely exceeded Yuzhi's imagination; even under their drive, the Hyuga Clan's power was also continuously merging.

Yuzhi muttered with some difficulty in his heart; under this pain, he now found it somewhat troublesome to even open his mouth to speak.

Although speaking was already painful and made him tremble, in order to avoid Hikari over-worrying, Yuzhi quickly demonstrated what is called "emotional intelligence."

"Still that painful?"

However, he now didn't have much energy to think further; that extreme pain had already spread throughout his entire body!

"You bastard"

However, what struck her as strange was that the intense pain she felt inside her body seemed to have weakened.

Yuzhi shook his head slightly trembling; he now dared not move at all— standing still hurt, and moving would hurt even more.

"Strictly speaking, it's still a good thing, because I helped you, and as a result I inadvertently stirred the power within my body."

"But why is it now, when I'm completely unprepared?"

"These three powers seem to all be mutations that came after Otsutsuki Kaguya obtained the fruit, right?"

At that moment, he really felt as if he were full—not just full, but stuffed!

He really wanted to say: "Two adults, please pay attention, okay? He's still a child."

But after thinking, he decided to learn from Zhishui and pretend not to have seen it; although the atmosphere was a bit sour, staying quiet could spare him a lecture.

"Really, you can endure it, so why don't you believe me? You bastard, you clearly relied on me before."

"Strange, why isn't it hurting so much?"

But this also brought about an awkward problem—namely, he discovered that his body's power seemed to have increased by another strand.

Originally, the power within his body could already be considered extremely complex; when Obito absorbed the Ten-Tails, that was called a scattered patch, but now he can be even more formidable than Obito's scattered patch.

Scorch Release, Lava Release, and Blaze Release—these three bloodline limit powers lingered within his body.

Besides that, the Uchiha Clan's Shadow Release and the Senju Clan's Yang Release, although these two powers are merging, they have not yet fully intertwined.

Especially, Yuzhi used the "Six Paths Technique" and "Yin-Yang Training" to refine and clarify the powers of Shadow Release and Yang Release, thereby facilitating his fusion of Yin-Yang Release.

But this method caused the "powers of the Senju and the Uchiha" to merge, yet those two powers have no intention of merging.

Moreover, he also has the Hyuga and Takatori powers, making his body a chaotic stew; the future Obito will just shake his head at that.

As a result, this fusion not only accelerated the merging of the Senju and Uchiha, and of the Takatori and Hyuga powers, but also unexpectedly caused some intermixing among the surrounding four powers.

And these powers bizarrely formed an entirely new, high‑quality, jaw‑dropping power!

What exactly this power belongs to, Yuzhi himself cannot comment on, but it makes Yuzhi's mind inevitably speculate.

"Could this perhaps be the power of the Otsutsuki?"

Yuzhi is a bit puzzled, but this power is certainly worth looking forward to; he has a strange premonition.

Even if this power doesn't reach the Otsutsuki level, it should at least be on par with Indra's, right?

At worst, it should be close to the point where Madara Uchiha is about to awaken the Rinnegan, right?

After all, in Yuzhi's mind, a Madara Uchiha who has awakened the Rinnegan would actually be stronger than Indra.

Even though Indra is the son of the Six Paths, he never touched the power of the Rinnegan in his entire life.

"And you, how do you feel now?"

Yuzhi's mind kept wandering, but he still cared deeply about Hikari's condition, and after hearing Yuzhi, Hikari briefly sensed himself before speaking.

"Not bad. Under the guidance and fusion of this power, I can clearly feel myself strengthening.

Especially in terms of bloodline, it seems you guessed right once; it's like the fusion of Bloodline Limit and Bloodline Net, and these powers are very effective for us.

I don't know how far it can be elevated, but if this continues, perhaps I truly can go further.

No, I have already gone further now; perhaps I will become stronger and better!

"Is that so? That's great; your eyes might truly have a chance!"

Yuzhi was naturally delighted to hear this, as Hikari's eyes had always been his biggest concern.

Now this issue seems to have room for resolution, how could Yuzhi not be elated?

Moreover, even if integrating these new cells to boost the bloodline cannot fully evolve the Sharingan, having these powers as a foundation is equivalent to another possible method.

The power of the Rinnegan!

The Rinnegan's power belongs to Feather Village; Yuzhi's earlier scheming was mainly because Feather Village and Feather Garment are brothers.

But as brothers, who knows how Kaguya Otsutsuki actually created these two.

After all, the anime and manga differ, yet Yuzhi still leans toward thinking they are products of energy.

If so, their mutual bloodline connection might not be as strong as imagined, so Yuzhi feels a bit worried.

But with the Hyuga's power, the situation changes; after all, having a similar foundation makes integration more reliable, doesn't it?

However, Yuzhi's excited expression reflected in Hikari's eyes became a different scene.

"He's in so much pain, yet he's still that excited—could it be?"

Hikari instantly guessed that perhaps Yuzhi became excited because he heard Hikari say "go further", after all this guy has always been eyeing him.

"Damn, this perverted guy is so excited; what excessive things might he do in the future!"

Hikari felt a bit worried, and for a moment she wondered if she should just stop improving—

"Mother, when are we going to visit Father?"

"Sasuke, you know your father is very busy; besides, couldn't you go yourself?"

"No, let's go together!"

At Mikoto's house, Sasuke kept pulling her in a coquettish manner, which left Mikoto somewhat helpless.

Yuzhi is now the Hokage; his status and position are incomparable to before, though Yuzhi himself might not care about such things at all.

But Mikoto thinks she also needs to consider it, even if it holds little significance.

Moreover, in Mikoto's view, just because Sasuke wants to go doesn't mean he can go alone; why pull her along?

"Sasuke, do you have any other matters?"

Mikoto knows her son well, and indeed she especially cares about Sasuke's thoughts; Itachi Uchiha reaching this point, she sees it as a failure of her upbringing.

She also knows that she couldn't intervene much in Itachi Uchiha's upbringing; Uchiha Fugaku had a greater influence, but after all, Mikoto is a mother.

Now Itachi Uchiha has not only betrayed his clan and village, but also made the most foolish decision—defection.

This made Mikoto completely lose hope in Itachi Uchiha; now she will devote all her thoughts to Sasuke and to this family.

"Um…"

Sasuke felt a little awkward, but soon he looked at Mikoto seriously and said.

"Mother, I wish to become Father's disciple, so let's go meet Father together."

"Become… Yuzhi's disciple?"

Mikoto looked bewilderedly at her good son, and at that moment wondered if her good son had turned into a foolish one.

"No, you're already someone else's son; why are you still thinking about becoming his disciple?"

Such a redundant thought truly left Mikoto a bit flabbergasted.

She always thought Sasuke was smart; how has he become so foolish now, and not that foolish to this extent, right?

"No, what are you thinking? He's your father!

If you want to learn something, just go to him directly; why make it redundant?

Besides, you silly child, a Hokage disciple isn't meant for family; those disciple positions hold great significance—what are you thinking?"

Mikoto was also terribly headache‑stricken; she clearly understood what being a Hokage disciple meant.

Uchiha Fugaku once fantasized about making Itachi Uchiha Minato's disciple, because that would be equivalent to having a ticket to become Hokage.

He also hoped to leverage Minato's influence to let the Uchiha stand out and rise a level higher.

However, making his son a disciple of someone else isn't better than striving himself to become Hokage.

Just look at Yuzhi; I am the Hokage myself, why rely on others!

As a result, the whole clan has changed because of Yuzhi, but I and Yuzhi's foolish son can't keep up.

"What do you mean me and Yuzhi's foolish son?"

Meiqin froze for a moment, muttered a puzzled complaint in her mind, and then looked at Sasuke and said slowly.

"You, don't be ungrateful while you're in misfortune; it's not right to disturb your father like this.

Don't waste a day worrying about the Hokage's disciples; you're the Hokage's child, there's no need for that."

"But… but"

Sasuke opened his mouth, but for a moment didn't know what to say, though he seemed to have heard Shikamaru say that, as Hokage's children, they have no need to compete with others.

But he still wanted to be with his father more, and after pondering, he held Meiqin's hand and cooed.

"Then can we go to Lord Father together? I also want to learn something else."

"Haven't you still not mastered Lightning Release?"

"Perfect, I can ask you then!"

"You…"

Seeing her own cooing foolish son, Meiqin was both exasperated and amused, but after thinking, she nodded.

Although she heard Yuzhi had been busy lately, meeting her foolish son should still be possible, right?

And Meiqin herself didn't know why, but she also wanted to meet Yuzhi.

Yuzhi gave the Uchiha Clan more than peace; he also gave her a genuine sense of home.

She never voiced it, but deep down she truly liked that feeling.

"How about we call him over one evening for a chat?"

——

"This technique requires an unusually large number of modifications…"

Inside the Hokage's Office, Yuzhi stared at the scroll in his hand, recalling the words Biruho uttered after being tortured by genjutsu, and he couldn't help rubbing his forehead.

Yuzhi knew that the current 'crude' state of the Demon Sprout Net Technique was probably shocking, since Biruho wouldn't truly act for another ten years.

But when Yuzhi actually engaged with the technique, he stared at the data with a stunned expression.

He now understood why Orochimaru was so skeptical of the technique; indeed, the technique now is just brute‑force!

Rather than using this technique, it's better to honestly follow the 'research route'; at least compared to this technique, the 'research route' seems much safer and reliable!

"The places that need fixing are truly many; it's a real headache."

Yuzhi rubbed his forehead, feeling his workload might increase.

He had long known a massive overhaul was needed, since the technique devours others' bloodlines, while Yuzhi intends to devour his own power, so changes are inevitable.

But now he found there were indeed many things to change, which inevitably made him feel a bit depressed.

"However, looking at these data, various ideas naturally sprang up in my mind."

Yuzhi touched his chin, set the scroll down, and thought silently.

"Each idea has a complete logical chain; it seems Orochimaru's talent is at work."

Yuzhi had always been curious how Orochimaru's 'Ninjutsu Research Talent' would manifest, since this talent isn't a concrete combat ability.

For example, the Kamui talent Yuzhi first obtained manifested directly in his eyes after activating the Mangekyou Sharingan.

And after absorbing another Kamui talent, a single eye could release the full Kamui!

The Water‑Stopping Illusion talent works similarly; although Yuzhi is lax about genjutsu and rarely relies on it, when he does he has 'Divine Heaven'.

Thus he never devoted much effort to developing genjutsu, yet Yuzhi could clearly feel his genjutsu steadily strengthening.

He even sensed that his 'Divine Heaven' offensive abilities had noticeably improved.

This improvement left him unable to say whether he was happy or not; anyway, he still hasn't felt any awakening of the 'Other Heavenly God'.

Excluding the possibility of the 'Other Heavenly God', the boost to 'Divine Heaven' attacks is still cause for joy; now he can better disguise Uchiha Izunai, right?

"It seems the ideas are getting clearer; perhaps we can modify it this way?"

Yuzhi grabbed a pen and immediately began scribbling; he knew that ANBU existed in the shadows, but they weren't there to spy on him.

Whatever he wrote, without his permission, if any ANBU dared to peek, they wouldn't need his intervention; others would deal with that ANBU.

Sometimes, rules are rules; there's nothing that can be done.

"What are you doing?"

Just as Yuzhi was rapidly theorizing a massive overhaul of the Demon Sprout Net Technique, the door suddenly opened, and Hikari looked at Yuzhi with confusion before walking straight over.

"Some ideas are clearer when written down."

Yuzhi smiled nonchalantly; besides Hikari, only the thick‑skinned Senju Feijian could freely enter and exit the Hokage's Office without knocking.

Hikari was his fiancée, so he didn't mind, but Senju Feijian was shameless, yet you claim he's still useless.

That guy is at least the Second Hokage, so he deserves some respect; Yuzhi had scolded him harshly before, but this 'innately evil Senju brat' has a face thicker than a city wall.

Moreover, he's dead, so he probably doesn't care at all; thus scolding him is useless!

"Lord Hokage, we will take our leave now."

Yuzhi extended his hand to show Hikari his writing, but in the next instant Kakashi appeared with a group of ANBU, bowed slightly to Yuzhi, and silently turned away.

"You bastard, what bad impression did you leave on them!"

Hikari suddenly couldn't hold back, glared at Yuzhi in shameful anger and spoke.

Unfortunately, Kakashi and his group still turned away with heads down, giving no room for explanation.

"What's the matter, evil Uchiha brat? Are you trying to defile the Hokage's Office sanctum again?"

Just as Kakashi and the others left, Senju Feijian came over with Tsunade and the Third Hokage, they looked puzzled at the ANBU who had walked out with heads down.

They lifted their heads, glanced again at Yuzhi and Hikari, and in the next instant seemed to recall something, causing Senju Feijian to suddenly lose composure.

"Watch your words, or I'll use your slander of the Hokage as grounds to have you jailed!"

Yuzhi was instantly annoyed; Tsunade and the Third Hokage hadn't spoken. "Why are you in such a hurry? You're already dead, aren't you?"

"You damn guy, how do you think others will see this?"

Senju Feijian doesn't care about that at all; he isn't afraid of Yuzhi's threat. At worst he can cancel the Impure World Reincarnation, return to the Pure Land, and go to sleep!

Abandoning the research, the only one who'll get a headache is Yuzhi himself.

"If you keep going like this, it will inevitably spread, and then the Hokage's reputation will be completely ruined by you!"

"Who dares to say it, who would spread it, and who would even believe it?"

"You, you'll regret it!"

"You've overstepped, Second Hokage."

Senju Feijian, seeing Yuzhi's indifferent demeanor, became even more annoyed, yet he still didn't know how to retort.

After a moment of hesitation, he shouted a classic line, and Yuzhi, stunned by it, then instinctively replied.

"Don't forget, I'm the Hokage."

For a brief instant, the air seemed to solidify.

The Third Hokage smacked his lips; he felt this exchange was somehow familiar.

And Tsunade couldn't help but blink. A Uchiha who can make her own grandfather look foolish and still say nothing—how amusing!

At that moment, Senju Feijian's complexion twisted with anger.

"You damn Hokage?"

"I was the Hokage decades ago!"

But what makes him uneasy is that he's only a former Hokage, and it seems he truly can't manage the current Hokage.

"Alright, Third Hokage, senior Tsunade, what business do you have with me?"

Yuzhi saw Senju Feijian, whose defenses were a bit shattered by the 'You regret my shadow' thing, let out a dry laugh and turned to face the Third Hokage.

"Just say whatever it is; ignore that evil Senju old ghost."

"You."

Senju Feijian, hearing that, instantly turned pale, reached out as if to say something, but the Third Hokage, quick as an eye, cut him off.

"Fifth, at least you're the Second Hokage's lord; show a bit of respect. Besides, the Second Hokage intends to teach you something very important."

"Oh?"

Yuzhi blinked, looked at Senju Feijian with puzzlement, then asked curiously.

"A Senju teaching me a Uchiha technique—haven't I already mastered the Flying Thunder God?"

The Third Hokage's face turned a bit awkward; he glanced at Tsunade, saw that she wasn't even looking at him, which made him hesitate.

But Senju Feijian didn't notice that detail; he let out a cold snort and said.

"You already have the elder brother's power; though it's still small, I think you can start some training."

"Those evil Uchiha all possess the elder brother's power, which is Wood Release. You wouldn't want to be outmatched just because you can't use Wood Release, would you?"

Wood Release

Hearing that, Yuzhi and Hikari were stunned; they already know Wood Release—do they still need to learn it?

Soon, Yuzhi gave a strange glance at the Third Hokage and Tsunade, and realized both dared not speak; he instantly understood what was happening.

Tsunade had already taken the Wood Release data for herself; the Third Hokage knew this, yet both of them dared not tell Senju Feijian.

"Doesn't the Sealed Book already contain Wood Release? Why do I still need you to teach me?"

Yuzhi guessed their thoughts, didn't pry, but looked oddly at Senju Feijian and asked.

"Besides, can you?"

"Of course I can't, but I have complete data!"

Senju Feijian disdainfully shook his head, slightly lifted his chin, assuming an arrogant posture.

"Besides, what's left in the Sealed Book is just junk—cough, cough—it's incomplete. To get full data you still have to look at what we Senju have preserved!"

Senju Feijian's words made Yuzhi blink, then his eyes, full of amusement, turned to the Third Hokage.

Meanwhile, the Third Hokage's face had darkened; he hadn't forgotten that Yuzhi once questioned the Sealed Book as being 'custom‑made' and never asked them for it.

Who would have thought, the kid actually guessed right?

For a brief instant, the Third Hokage seemed to acknowledge Yuzhi's 'evil Senju old ghost' remark—

"Everyone, since it's settled, I will hand the documents to the Hokage, and after he signs, you may return."

"Thanks, Fourth Hokage."

In a Leaf Village conference room, Minato smiled at the envoys from Rock Village and Cloud Village, who returned the smiles.

But perhaps their hearts, like the shadows beside them, are filled with deep bitterness.

After all, their own clan's shadow was captured; anyone would find that hard to accept, yet they have no way to change it!

"Just call me Minato; I'm not the Hokage anymore."

Minato modestly shook his head, but his words made Da Ye Mu Gui laugh and speak.

"You're clearly so young, still so healthy, and your strength is immense; yet you became a former Hokage—don't you find that painful?"

"Hmph, I truly recognize you as the fastest in the ninja world, and as for Uchiha Haori, he…"

The Fourth Raikage let out a cold snort and began speaking, but Minato cut him off before he finished.

"Enough, Leaf Village's decisions are beyond your comprehension, and my decisions don't need your approval."

"Remember your positions: you are the defeated side, especially the Raikage—you and your troops lost to the Hokage; you have no right to speak."

"You."

The Fourth Raikage, stung by Minato, found himself at a loss for words; he wanted to say that he didn't lose to Uchiha Haori, but to Uchiha Ying!

But then he thought, Uchiha Ying is Haori's wife, which is even more humiliating.

"Indeed, but I hope you still remember Madara Uchiha's lesson."

Da Ye Mu knows he is at a disadvantage now; all he can do is disgust the people of Leaf Village, and he can't do anything else.

Yet he truly sighs in his heart, as if a new Madara Uchiha has really appeared!

Boom—

However, at that moment the ground trembled slightly, and the next instant a surge of life‑filled chakra spread instantly.

"Hm?"

Everyone present sensed that aura; they immediately stuck out their heads to look into the distance, and Da Ye Mu's expression was the strangest.

"This aura… could it be—"

Having seen the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, his deepest memory is of Madara, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know what this aura signifies.

"It's Senju Hashirama! What on earth is happening, and this chakra isn't weak!"

Da Ye Mu muttered to himself, but in the next instant his expression grew even worse.

"Damn, Leaf Village already has Madara Uchiha, and now a figure like Senju Hashirama shows up?"

"Is Leaf Village really going back four or five decades?"

——

"Kid, did you understand?"

In Leaf Village's special training ground, Hikari, Kakashi and Tsunade, along with the Third Hokage and the forcibly‑brought Ziraiye, stood aside.

Hikari, Kakashi and Tsunade have each been injected with White Absolute Cells, openly or covertly, making them perfect observers.

Ziraiye was brought over to keep him from causing trouble again, especially since he's the only one in Leaf Village who can enter Sage Mode.

Senju Feijian, though an evil 'kid', is naturally willing to try any means for Leaf Village.

Whatever Madara Uchiha can do, he tries to have Yuzhi learn as well; otherwise he wouldn't have voluntarily offered the Wood Release data, and Ziraiye couldn't escape either!

Of course, this also depends on Ziraiye not objecting; otherwise the current Senju Feijian couldn't hold him back.

Standing in the arena, Senju Feijian stared solemnly at Yuzhi and said gravely.

"Wood Release is immensely dangerous and powerful, especially the technique he told you about; you must be mentally prepared for failure."

"Hold on, I recall Wood Release has many simple techniques, right?"

Yuzhi stroked his chin, looking oddly at Senju Feijian and asked.

"You skip the simple techniques and jump straight to teaching me 'Tree Realm Birth'; do you think that's appropriate?"

"How is that inappropriate? You're the Hokage!"

Senju Feijian replied nonchalantly, arms crossed over his chest, calm and confident.

"As Hokage, do you lack even this confidence? Shouldn't a Hokage raise his standards beforehand?"

He kept pondering simple techniques—could they handle Madara Uchiha? The first time Madara used Wood Release was 'Tree Realm Birth', you know?

I don't know anything!

Yuzhi internally scoffed; how could he possibly know the Warring States details so well, especially since Kishimoto never even drew them.

Now whatever you say is law; how could I argue?

Of course, Yuzhi also wondered if Senju Feijian did it on purpose, since he'd been somewhat rattled by himself.

Just over such a trivial matter you're rattled—what about the dignity of a Hokage?

Look at Danzo; over the years he's been rebuked by the Third Hokage countless times, 'you regret my shadow' how many times? Yet he's still fine.

Is that so…

Not only did Yuzhi internally scoff that the Second Hokage acted deliberately, the Third Hokage thought the same.

"Teacher… he's too impatient…"

The Third Hokage dared not meet his gaze and could only laugh awkwardly.

"Grandpa, really…"

Tsunade pursed her lips, her eyes turning to the unflustered Hikari beside her, and she became curious.

"Hikari, aren't you worried your fiancé will be embarrassed?"

"……"

Hikari almost froze at the remark; what could this guy embarrass, he mastered it three years ago, right?

Ziraiye, doesn't he already know its power? What's the point of asking?

"I trust him; he can do it."

Though internally scoffing, Hikari calmly nodded.

"You're truly confident, fitting for his fiancée, always thinking of him."

Tsunade pursed her lips at his words, then teasingly spoke, and Hikari, upon hearing this, replied directly.

"Shouldn't you trust him? You already said he's my fiancé."

Tsunade suddenly didn't want to speak; she felt inexplicably fed a mouthful of dog food, even if she knows the two are overly sweet, but could they not be like this?

However, her expression fell onto Ziraiye's eyes, instantly stirring some thoughts in him.

"Forget it. Forget it."

Just recalling the time he inexplicably took a punch from Tsunade at the hot‑spring hall, and spent a week in the hospital, gave him a chilling feeling inside.

"Alright, that's enough, you should try it now."

Senju Feijian watched Yuzhi's eyelids open, then he bluntly said.

"Don't be hindered by difficulty."

"Enough, be quiet."

Yuzhi could no longer tolerate Senju Feijian's endless rambling.

Since Senju Clan Feijian wanted to watch, Yuzhi thought there was no need to hide it; he is just too skilled at Wood Release.

Especially lately he underwent a new fusion, and even without using that brand‑new power his own control over Wood Release has made a huge leap.

In short, he can easily wield the intensity of Wood Release, though his ceiling still falls short of Senju Clan ZhuZhang's level.

But it should be nearing the strength Madara Uchiha can use, right?

Thinking that, Yuzhi simply formed hand seals with both hands, but he deliberately slowed the speed of the seals.

Since it was his first use, he couldn't show that he had learned it too quickly or too proficiently.

"Wood Release: Tree Realm Birth!"

With a light shout from Yuzhi, the training field's grass trembled in an instant.

Then thick roots shot up from the ground, quickly growing into towering trees that turned the entire training ground into an ancient forest!

The vibrant trees resonated through the woods, the soaring trunks were awe‑inspiring, and the Wood Release chakra spread wildly.

"How is this possible?"

The Third Hokage was momentarily thrilled by the sight and actually snapped the smoke pipe in his hand!

Wood Release—this is truly Wood Release!

Back then he restarted the Wood Release experiment led by Senju Clan Feijian, spending a long time, countless deaths, and still gained nothing.

Now Yuzhi has injected some of those white cells, and he can already perform Wood Release to this extent?

Even though the Third Hokage cannot use Wood Release, he can clearly sense that this is many times stronger than the targets they captured who are currently training and being "brain‑washed" in the ANBU center.

Tsunade, Kakashi and Ziraiye all widened their eyes at that moment, because they couldn't understand what was happening at all.

"This…"

And Senju Clan Feijian involuntarily widened his own eyes, and even his mouth opened wide.

He admitted that he did intend to retaliate against Yuzhi deliberately, but he also wanted to see where Yuzhi's limits lay.

Even though he harbored hope for Yuzhi, after all Yuzhi's displayed talent was extraordinarily high and strong.

Even Madara Uchiha at Yuzhi's age never possessed such power; otherwise this kid couldn't become Hokage!

Yet even so, he didn't think this youngster could master such a powerful jutsu so quickly!

What a joke!

If we talk about who knows Wood Release best, aside from his older brother it's probably him.

Beyond decades of war, repeatedly witnessing Wood Release's might, he was also the first to use his older brother's corpse for experiments!

Because of that, he learned just how hard Wood Release is to learn and how terrifying it is.

Even the solvent inside Yuzhi was something he researched and then had Tsunade inject.

But now, right before his eyes, Yuzhi simply listened to his explanation once and then effortlessly performed a powerful Wood Release.

That's the Tree Realm Birth—the technique that once countered Madara Uchiha—what on earth is happening to this world?

"Y‑You, how…"

Senju Clan Feijian stared blankly at the massive tree before him, then, startled, looked to the side where Uchiha was examining the Wood Release.

"How did you bring it out?"

"Thanks for the Second Hokage's teaching."

Yuzhi looked at Senju Clan Feijian and suddenly showed a smile.

"Maybe it's because the Second Hokage taught it so well that I feel this technique is far simpler than imagined.

As for how to bring it out, isn't it just forming hand seals with both hands, then channeling chakra, and it works?"

"That actually works?"

Senju Clan Feijian really couldn't contain himself; if Wood Release were that simple, would it still require such complicated operation?

After all these deaths, is this the only result?

In that instant, everyone present, perhaps except Hikari, involuntarily thought of something.

"Yuzhi, could you really be the reincarnation of the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha?"

There's no denying that the moment Yuzhi effortlessly displayed Wood Release, many things truly changed!

Even if they find it unbelievable and a bit odd, this guy really seems to have inherited Madara Uchiha's and Senju Clan ZhuZhang's power, doesn't he?

Senju Clan Feijian now felt a strong impulse; he truly believed this kid might indeed be his older brother's reincarnation.

"Could it be that my older brother always treated the Uchiha kindly, so he was reborn as an Uchiha?"