Promising the future ahead of time, starting with Naruto

Chapter 198 Tsunade's Path of Wood Release

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it was Konoha Year 52.

The stubborn Cloud Village finally chose to negotiate peace with Konoha to end the war completely.

I simply couldn't continue.

With the peace talks with Kirigakure ending, Konoha sent Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake to the north, which put the Cloud Village in a difficult position.

The White Fang of Konoha and the Yellow Flash, the Fourth Raikage, must personally go to the battlefield to maintain order; otherwise, the losses will be enormous.

At this point, the ninja world finally came to a complete end, free from the effects of war.

All the major ninja villages entered a period of recovery and accumulation of strength, until one day war broke out again due to conflicts of interest.

That year, Genichi Kishita was 16 years old.

For the past two years, he has not left Konoha.

No, for others it's two years, but for Genichi Kinoshita it's 22 years!
That year, Ina Uzumaki was 24 years old, Pakura was 25 years old, Minato Namikaze was 25 years old, and Tsunade was 39 years old.

After the war with Kumogakure ended, his teacher, Sakumo Hatake, was in a semi-retired state, working daily in the advisor's office of the Hokage Building, becoming one of the permanent advisors to the Fourth Hokage, Tsunade.

The other one is Hiruzen Sarutobi.

As for Akimichi Torifu, who has also retired, he is in poor health and generally does not appear unless the Six-Tails goes berserk.

Genichi Kishita had finally managed to relax and take a break, sneaking off to a hot spring with Shizune and Ina Uzumaki, only to be caught red-handed by Tsunade as soon as they left the hot spring house.

It felt like being caught cheating.

So he was taken to work in the Hokage's office.

Not for any other reason than to guide Tsunade in her training of Wood Release at any time.

Currently, in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, only Genichi Koushi and Yamato have truly mastered Wood Release.

As for Kakashi, he can only use a little bit of Wood Release power now.

Yamato is currently 12 years old and is working with Kakashi in the Anbu.

Moreover, Genichi Kinoshita was stronger and more skilled, so Tsunade naturally chose to have Genichi Kinoshita guide her.

However, for Genichi Shushita now, there's no need to stay in the laboratory anymore; it doesn't matter where he cultivates.

Having three beautiful women of different ages with me is quite nice.

Hokage's office.

Tsunade, with her twin ponytails, still looks like she's in her early thirties, and her increasingly mature demeanor gives her a unique charm.

Since completing the Hundred Healings Technique last year, Tsunade's overall aura has become increasingly lively.

The potential of the Senju clan is being gradually unearthed through the cell activation technique pioneered by Genichi Shushita.

The amount of chakra, which had long since stopped growing, has actually seen a slight increase in the past year.

However, Tsunade was frowning as she looked at the Wood Release scroll.

This was not left by Hashirama Senju, but a Wood Release scroll written by Genichi Kishita himself, with more detailed contents.

On the left, on what used to be Uzumaki Ina's desk, Genichi Shushita sat cross-legged, his eyes lowered as he cultivated.

Meanwhile, in nature, a vast amount of natural energy is continuously entering his body, where it is divided into two parts: one part consists of magnetic and electromagnetic energy, which is absorbed by each cell.

Another portion of the natural energy was refined into Sage Chakra and stored in the Yin Seal.

This is the process of becoming an immortal.

It is a feasible path that Genichi Koushi gradually researched and developed over decades.

Based on his own electromagnetic bloodline elimination, he absorbs the Earth's magnetic field and the electromagnetic natural energy between heaven and earth to transform his body's cells into immortal beings.

As the cells gradually saturated, Xuan Yi slowly opened his eyes under the tree, ending his cultivation.

Seeing Tsunade's furrowed brow, he said, "How about we change direction for now?"

Tsunade looked up, slightly bewildered: "Change direction?"

Genichi floated up from the desk and landed next to Tsunade: "Using chakra as the source of life, you can do that, right?"

Tsunade scoffed, "I can certainly use Yang Release!"

Shuxia Xuanyi smiled and said, "Water is the source of life, and the earth is the place that bears life."

"Humans will die without water, and plants will also die without water and nutrients from the earth."

"Hmm, maybe it's a bit abstract, but... then just use what you're best at!"

"Using Yang Dun to infuse life into objects."

Genichi stomped his foot on the wooden floor: "Try using Yang Release chakra to breathe life into this dried-up wood and make it sprout and grow again."

Tsunade listened in confusion: "This...this is still Wood Release?"

Genichi smiled faintly: "Just do as I say."

Shizune, who was behind the desk on the right, looked up and smiled, "Lady Tsunade, Wood Release doesn't necessarily require a combination of Water Release and Earth Release to be effective!"

"Just like Magnet Release, as you know, Lady Tsunade, you can master Magnet Release by combining Earth Release with Wind Release or Earth Release with Lightning Release, although the manifestations are somewhat different."

"And Wind Release + Water Release does not necessarily equal Ice Release."

"Water Release + Earth Release doesn't necessarily mean Wood Release; it could also be Lava Release!"

Tsunade, embarrassed and annoyed, replied, "Of course I know that!"

These theories were all mentioned by Genichi Koushi in his "Bloodline Limit Essentials".

Is that jerk Jingyin reminding her that she's not paying attention to her book?
Following that little pervert Genichi Shushita, things are getting more and more outrageous!
Shizune covered her mouth and chuckled at Tsunade's embarrassment and annoyance.

With a soft hum, Tsunade fell into deep thought.

Genichi floated silently up to Shizune's side, and the two of them whispered to each other.

Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted Tsunade's thoughts, and Genichi Kinoshita and Shizune also shut their mouths.

Tsunade looked up and said, "Come in!"

Minato Namikaze pushed open the door and entered: "Hokage-sama, this is the plan for the Chunin Exams."

Tsunade reached out and took it, then lowered her head to read it.

"Brother Minato, any progress on your Ice Release technique?"

Xuan Yi asked casually under the tree.

He had given up on his expectations for Kushina Uzumaki. After getting pregnant and having a child, his mind was entirely on Naruto, and he basically put aside his training.

Since the beginning of this year, Minato Namikaze has played an increasingly important role in the Hokage's office, essentially becoming the leader of the Hokage's assistant team.

Commonly known as the Vice Hokage!
Otherwise, Tsunade wouldn't be able to leisurely ponder Wood Release techniques in her office.

"It's still a little worse."

Minato Namikaze said somewhat awkwardly.

After all, his disciple Kakashi had already developed Storm Release on his own, while he, as the teacher, had been holding the Ice Release scroll for several years without any results.

Genichi thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps Minato isn't really suited for Ice Release either. He could try other bloodline limits!"

"For example, Lightning Release and Fire Release, Wind Release and Lightning Release, even Wind Release and Fire Release..."

Minato Namikaze's innate attributes are wind, lightning, and fire; water release was something he learned later, and it could be said to be the one he was least proficient in.

"Actually, I already have this idea, but I haven't had time to put it into practice yet."

Namikaze Minato smiled.

Ice Release might not be the most suitable, but Scorch Release, or Wind and Lightning Fusion... his idea was to use them to enhance Rasengan, or the direction of Body Flicker.

However, he doesn't intend to abandon Ice Release either, which can serve as a good reference.

Upon hearing this, Genichi immediately replied, "Brother Minato, please feel free to contact me anytime you need anything."

Minato Namikaze nodded and smiled, "I won't stand on ceremony with you."

With Kakashi and Sarutobi Shinnosuke developing their bloodline limits one after another, a research and development atmosphere finally emerged in Konoha Village.

It's just unknown how long this enthusiasm will last.

Genichi under the tree hopes that more and more people will succeed in their cultivation, so that this atmosphere can be maintained.

At this moment, Tsunade looked up and said, "The plan is fine, let's do it this way!"

"Minato, arrange for someone to notify Sunagakure, Kirigakure, Tsurugakure, and Yugakure as soon as possible."

"As for Amegakure, let Kakashi go there!"

Minato Namikaze pondered, "Is it because the Akatsuki organization might be hiding in the Land of Rain?"

Tsunade nodded: "According to intelligence, there seems to have been an unusual rebellion in Amegakure some time ago, but the specifics are still unclear."

"Amegakure's isolation is no less than Kirigakure's."

Genichi, who was listening from the side, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.

Rebellion?

Did Nagato take revenge and control Amegakure?

After Minato Namikaze left, Tsunade immediately called Obito Uchiha: "Obito, go and call Kakashi here."

Wearing a mask, Obito Uchiha nodded: "Yes!"

Obito Uchiha turned and left. About three minutes later, Kakashi, wearing a mask, appeared in the Hokage's office.

Tsunade looked at Kakashi, who had taken off his mask, and said, "Kakashi, tomorrow you will lead a team to Amegakure and deliver the invitation to the Joint Chunin Exams to Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure."

Kakashi nodded.

Tsunade pondered, "Also, Kakashi, when you go to Amegakure this time, you need to pay attention to the situation there, especially Hanzo."

After Tsunade finished speaking, Genichi Kishita reminded her, "Kakashi, be careful."

"Don't act rashly."

"If anything seems amiss, retreat immediately."

Tsunade turned to look at Genichi Kinoshita: "You think Hanzo is in trouble?" Genichi Kinoshita nodded: "That's very likely."

"You know those three people; they have a very strong bond with each other, and the Akatsuki organization also needs a better way to conceal their true identities."

"They were originally based in the Land of Rain and used to call themselves Rain Ninja. You could even say that Hanzo betrayed them!"

Tsunade frowned, hesitating whether to send Genichi Kinoshita, but quickly rejected the idea.

Genichi under the tree cannot move easily, lest he make the other party too nervous.

Genichi Shushita asked, "By the way, Kakashi, when are you going to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Kakashi resisted the urge to roll his eyes: "This technique is currently only mastered by you and Minato-sensei, so it's not something you can learn easily."

Genichi smiled and said, "You're Kakashi, after all."

Kakashi sighed, "I'll try my best."

It's that feeling of always having someone chasing after you, urging you to cultivate...

"I'm already learning sensory ninjutsu from Minato-sensei."

Kakashi felt like he was reporting his training progress to his father.

But the real father doesn't really care about these things now, and conversations usually focus on thoughts and mindset.

That's how it was settled.

After Kakashi left, Tsunade continued to ponder the possibility that Genichi Kinoshita had just raised.

Genichi and Shizune secretly develop an office romance.

Just as lunchtime was approaching, a faint clicking sound suddenly came from the office.

Shizune looked up in confusion, followed the sound, and immediately stood up abruptly: "This... Lord Hokage, you did it!"

Beside Tsunade's desk, a crack appeared in the wooden floorboards, and a small green sapling sprouted from it.

"They really did it with Wood Release!"

Jingyin exclaimed with delight, "As expected of Xuan Yi!"

Tsunade was initially surprised and delighted, but upon hearing this, her face darkened: "Hey, Shizune, this is the result of my hard work."

"Even though this guy gave me some pointers, there's no need to ignore me!"

Shizune gave an awkward smile and quickly tried to salvage the situation: "Of course, the Hokage is also very powerful!"

Tsunade snorted softly, continuing to express her dissatisfaction.

Genichi looked at the sapling on the ground and laughed, "This isn't exactly Wood Release; it's just Yang Release."

Tsunade simply used Yang Release chakra as a life force, allowing withered trees to spring back to life and sprout anew.

It is clearly different from the real Wood Release; it did not create a new nature change.

Just like Gaara's secret technique of manipulating sand, and Konan's God Paper Release technique, they cannot be called Sand Release or Paper Release.

Gaara's manipulation of sand and Konan's manipulation of paper are essentially both methods of controlling ninja tools.

Tsunade nodded: "Indeed, it's just a way of using Yang Release."

Genichi Shushita stood up and went to the sapling, reaching out to snap it off: "But it's also a huge step forward. I suppose you, Fourth Hokage, have gained a different understanding of vitality."

Tsunade nodded thoughtfully: "That's true."

Shizune asked curiously, "So, will we still be combining Earth Release and Water Release next?"

Genichi Shushita didn't answer, but said, "It's time to eat. Let's talk about it when we get home."

Tsunade waved her hand: "You guys go ahead, I'll think about it some more. Shizune, bring me a copy when you come back."

Just as Shizune was about to nod, Genichi under the tree said, "Fourth Hokage, don't you want to complete Wood Release as soon as possible?"

"You wouldn't want to be the Hokage, only to be surpassed by so many of your subordinates, would you?"

Tsunade frowned, feeling that something was off about what this guy was saying.

Genichi Shushita smiled and said, "Sometimes, choice is more important than effort."

"Come on, I have a better way for you to comprehend the mysteries of Wood Release!"

Tsunade got up, stretched, and muttered, "So mysterious."

"Let's go then!"

The next moment, the three disappeared from the office and appeared at Genichi's house under the tree.

In the kitchen, Uzumaki Ina was busy, and Shizune quickly ran over to help.

"Come with me!"

Genichi Shushita said to Tsunade, and then led her to a quiet room with no decorations whatsoever.

Sitting cross-legged on the wooden floor, Genichi pointed to the opposite side.

Tsunade sat down under the tree opposite Genichi, looking puzzled.

Shuxia Xuanyi said, "You also know about the Yin-Yang Escape Technique, right?"

Tsunade nodded, then asked疑惑地问道, "So, you mean to use Yin-Yang Release to synthesize Wood Release?"

Genichi chuckled softly under the tree: "Is that not allowed?"

"Yin Dun creates form from formlessness, while Yang Dun infuses life into form."

Pointing to his head, Genichi Shushita said, "Lady Tsunade, don't limit your thinking."

Tsunade frowned: "That's true, but I'm not proficient in Yin Release."

She was born with the five elements of Yang, Fire, Water, Earth, and Thunder.

In reality, everyone possesses Yin attributes, but they may not necessarily have the talent for them.

After all, if it can extract chakra, how could it not have Yin attribute?

Genichi Kishita didn't say anything more, but instead extended his palm to Tsunade.

Tsunade asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Genichi's gaze was as deep as the sea: "Let me show you the power of Wood Release!"

Tsunade extended her palm.

Snapped!
With both hands covering their mouths, the two people's consciousnesses appeared in a mental space constructed of chakra in the next moment.

At this moment, their chakras merged, and their thoughts and consciousnesses became closer than ever before, linked together, and they could obtain information from each other at the level of consciousness without the need for verbal communication.

Of course, I also occasionally sensed other things.

You wretched little pervert!

Tsunade gave a soft hum.

"Lady Tsunade, please don't curse me in your heart, I can sense it."

Genichi under the tree solemnly said, "Also, concentrate your mind and carefully sense the changes in my chakra."

It was as if he wasn't the one harboring inappropriate thoughts about Tsunade.

He's even more shameless than that bastard Jiraiya.

Tsunade thought to herself, then cleared her mind and lowered her eyes.

She didn't want to be looked down upon by this lecherous brat!
Xuan Yi nodded in satisfaction under the tree, and then the next moment, in the mental space, tender buds broke through the soil, sprouted, and grew strong.

These plants don't grow quickly, but they gradually spread throughout the mental space, transforming the originally empty space into a green forest.

Tsunade lowered her eyes and carefully sensed the process of chakra fusion, how to create plants, and how to make these plants grow rapidly by using chakra as their life force.

It can be said that Genichi Kinoshita clearly presented the answer to the question of Wood Release to Tsunade, along with a very detailed solution process.

"Your Wood Release... is a fusion of three nature transformations, a bloodline limit!"

Opening her eyes, Tsunade stared in shock at Genichi under the tree.

What she just sensed was a fusion of three nature transformations: Water Release, Earth Release, and Yang Release.

Genichi under the tree nodded calmly: "There are three types."

This is why he previously suggested that Tsunade start with Yang Release.

It was precisely because he mastered the Wood Release bloodline limit that he had the experience and confidence to do so.

Tsunade is also a smart person; she understands things very quickly.

"You felt it just now, didn't you?"

Genichi Shushita said, "Whether chakra creates water, wood, or any other substance, it is a transformation of energy and matter, but I consider it part of Yin-Yang Release."

Everything contains Yin and Yang!

The essence of chakra comes from yin and yang.

"The nature of Yin Dun is actually very simple. Try to feel it for yourself."

Genichi Kishita demonstrated the process of Yin Release nature transformation to Tsunade again, and then said, "Of course, you don't necessarily have to combine Yin and Yang nature transformations with Wood Release. I'm just suggesting another possibility."

Tsunade nodded.

During lunch, Tsunade seemed a little distracted.

Genichi under the tree ignored the hole he was digging and continued to enjoy his meal with Ina and Shizune.

In the afternoon, Genichi Kishita did not train in the Hokage's office, but stayed at home and busied himself in his study.

I've had a lot to show for it this year, but I haven't finished organizing it all yet.

at the same time.

Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze was also conducting research at home, but this was only a clone; his main body was still busy at the Hokage Building.

Zero-Tails' chakra allowed him to manage his affairs at the Hokage Building while simultaneously continuing his training.

(End of this chapter)