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The so-called Wood Instantaneous Body Technique is different from Water Instantaneous Body Technique and Lightning Instantaneous Body Technique.

It is a space-time ninjutsu.

Hoshino Shu's space-time ninjutsu originated from the Summoning Technique and the Reverse Summoning Technique.

Initially, it was achieved through psychic summoning, with the wooden clone and the main body summoning each other to achieve rapid teleportation.

Furthermore, Xingxia Xiu can teleport himself to the side of his wood clone.

Then, it can be activated simultaneously with the wood clone, sending oneself to the other's side, achieving an effect similar to the Flying Thunder God's mutual flash.

Later, Hoshino Shu developed the Spore Technique, attempting to use spores, or Wood Release seeds, to replace Wood Clones for positioning.

However, the Spore Technique was not developed, but Hoshino Hideshi did manage to miniaturize and nanoscale the Wood Release seeds he created.

Furthermore, in Sage Mode, the Flower Tree World Advent is activated, releasing seeds on a large scale through flower buds.

While others release poisonous gases from their flowering trees, Xingxiaxiu releases spores and seeds.

Therefore, the Wood Release seed was left in Onoki's body, which is why Hoshino was able to teleport directly to Onoki's side.

However, he was not very skilled at this move, while Onoki was well prepared. Being in his prime, his reaction was quick, so the attack missed.

From this, Xingxia Xiu knew that lightning esoteric techniques were essential to cultivate in order to improve his nerve reaction speed.

The two-tomoe Sharingan only improves the reaction speed of the visual nerves; it does not enhance the physical body.

In fact, Hoshino Shu had considered using the rattan he made himself as a positioning element.

In other words, within the tree realm, one can instantly teleport to any location with vines or trees.

Unfortunately, it wasn't done.

But for now, Wood Instantaneous Body is enough.

Using spores as positioning markers is more convenient than using Thor's spell markings.

After all, the Flying Thunder God technique requires physical contact to apply the mark, while spore seeds do not.

Of course, the Flying Thunder God technique also has its advantages, namely that once it is applied, it is difficult to remove unless one becomes the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

However, the requirements for spores and seeds in Sage Mode are relatively less stringent.

Those who have conducted in-depth research on the interstitial cells or have mastered the Sage Mode can make such discoveries.

At the same time, injecting high-life-attribute chakra such as Sage Chakra or Nine-Tails Chakra can also activate the spore seed, thus resolving the problem.

Watching Onoki retreat, Hoshishita Hide thought to himself, "If he could discover the spores within his own body, Onoki could also deal with it himself; that would be the Weighted Rock Technique."

However, Iwagakure does not have a tradition of Sage Mode, and it is even less likely that they have studied Hashirama's cells, so they have no way of discovering them.

Unless... Madara Uchiha, or White Zetsu!

The thought of Xingxiaxiu flashed through my mind.

His existence increases the uncertainty of the future; he has no way of knowing what will happen.

"That makes it even more challenging!"

Xingxia Xiu smiled.

His current strength barely places him at the top of the ninja world.

If Madara Uchiha hadn't appeared, he could even be considered one of the strongest.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Madara Uchiha will have another ten years or so before he can be taken off life support..."

Xingxia Xiu couldn't help but consider Uchiha Madara as his imaginary enemy.

If Madara Uchiha were to attack him...

"Even if I activate Sage Mode, I can't defeat the Perfect Susanoo..."

With the power of the Four-Tails and Sage Mode, Hoshino Shu could at most use the Wood Golem Technique.

At this level, it's completely insufficient to deal with a fully-formed Susanoo.

Keep trying, keep working hard!

The Star Show is full of motivation to move forward.

Even with all his current methods, in terms of raw power, he's at most equivalent to Hashirama Senju without Sage Mode.

No.

The amount of chakra is far less.

Hashirama Senju's chakra reserves were on par with the Nine-Tails.

……

On the hilltop, White Zetsu's head slowly sank down: "What a wonderful battle. It's a pity Madara-sama didn't come to see it."

"Speaking of which, this guy named Hoshino Hideaki is also a suitable candidate for a potential Rinnegan user!"

"However, this guy seems to be a dangerous individual as well."

Descending underground, White Zetsu returned to the basement of the Mountain Graveyard at top speed to report to Madara Uchiha.

Madara Uchiha had long known of the existence of Hoshinobi, the user of Wood Release, and was not surprised at all when White Zetsu said that he had gained the upper hand in the battle against the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki: "Onoki, that brat from back then..."

"Although he is a poor copy of Hashirama, it is not surprising that he has such combat power if he has mastered Sage Mode."

White Zetsu said, "If this continues, the Land of Rain will likely fall under Konoha's sphere of influence. Wouldn't that put the Rinnegan in some danger?"

Madara Uchiha frowned slightly: "The chaotic Land of Rain is indeed more suitable for the growth of Rinnegan users."

"However, the seeds of hatred have already been sown. With Konoha occupying the Land of Rain, some interesting things might happen."

"Temporary monitoring is sufficient."

White Zetsu was somewhat surprised: "Lord Madara, that guy named Hoshino Hideaki is rather dangerous. Shouldn't we eliminate him?"

Madara Uchiha said indifferently, "Just a cheap imitation of Hashirama."

Bai Jue shrugged: "Fine, it's up to you."

……

The fighting at the border has ceased.

Both sides retreated and then entered a standoff.

However, this does not mean the war is about to end, but only beginning.

Under the awe-inspiring gazes of the Konoha ninjas and Amegakure ninjas, Hoshino Shu built a huge wooden camp and moved in.

Looking at the young Hoshishita Hide, Mitokado felt a mix of emotions, including some worry: "With such strength, even Hiruzen probably wouldn't be able to suppress him."

"In that case, the position of the Fourth Hokage seems to be a foregone conclusion."

Given Hoshino Shu's age and ability, he seems like the best candidate for the Fourth Hokage, if we disregard his background.

Despite being born a commoner, Minato Namikaze's background is anything but ordinary.

……

In the days that followed, Hoshino Shu continued his training by creating clones of himself while confronting Onoki.

As time passed, the number of people on both sides gradually decreased, as they all joined the battle.

The two sides fought fiercely over the two powerful rivals, Hoshino and Onoki.

As the Iwa ninja continued to reinforce their forces, the pressure on Mitokado Homura increased.

July arrived in the blink of an eye.

Tsunade and her two companions finally brought the Land of Rain under control, making it a relatively safe rear area.

After the three arrived with reinforcements, Mitokado Homura's pressure was greatly reduced.

October 15, Konoha 37.

As the Iwa ninja further reinforced their troops, and there were even signs of them opening another front from the Land of Grass, the Kumo ninja, who had long been gathering troops on the border, finally could not hold back and launched a war against Konoha.

From this day forward, Konoha was officially besieged by the three great ninja villages, marking another stage in the Second Shinobi World War, which will be remembered in history.

Danzo and Mitokado Homura also left the Land of Rain one after the other.

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The former went to the Cloud Village battlefield, while the latter went to the Sand Village battlefield.

7 month 18 day.

Inside the wooden house.

Hoshino looked at Tsunade and the other two who had come together and smiled, "Have you come to say goodbye to me?"

Jiraiya laughed and said, "You've guessed wrong."

"It was Tsunade and Orochimaru who said goodbye."

Hoshino looked at Tsunade and Orochimaru: "Are you going to the Sand Village battlefield?"

Tsunade nodded: "The Sand Village's poisons are very powerful; this is troublesome."

Tsunade is skilled at detoxification, and Orochimaru is also a master of poison, making them well-suited for the Sand Village battlefield.

"So, Jiraiya and I are working together on the Rain Country side?"

Xingxia Xiudao.

Orochimaru laughed and said, "So, Hide-kun, you'd better be careful. Jiraiya can be quite careless sometimes."

Jiraiya's face instantly darkened: "I'm clearly the most reliable one."

He was silenced by Tsunade's fist as soon as he finished speaking.

After glancing at Jiraiya, who was clutching his head and yelling, Hoshino looked at Tsunade and said, "Be careful, don't forget you're a medical ninja."

Tsunade nodded: "Don't worry, my main task this time is detoxification and medical treatment."

After saying that, Tsunade stood up: "That's fine then."

She turned and walked towards the door, then suddenly stopped, turned back and said, "Although your strength is already enough to suppress the Third Tsuchikage, you still can't be too careless."

Hoshino Hide laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'll be careful."

Tsunade and Orochimaru left together, disappearing into the rain as Hoshino and Jiraiya watched them go.

Jiraiya suddenly sighed, "How did you manage to take down Tsunade?"

Xingxia Xiu smiled and said, "Because I'm handsome!"

Jiraiya remained silent.

The two returned to the cabin and sat down. Hoshino asked, "Has the Third Hokage decided how to deal with Amegakure and the Land of Rain?"

Jiraiya shook his head: "A final decision hasn't been made yet; I'm afraid we'll have to wait until the war is over."

"Currently, the Rain Village is led by Black Rain. Black Rain respects your strength. As long as you are here, the Rain Village will have no problems."

"However, dealing with Amegakure is indeed a difficult problem."

Xingxia Xiu nodded.

After all, it is a place of constant warfare.

"The previous war severely damaged the Land of Rain. Jiraiya, let's establish an orphanage in Amegakure to take in those homeless orphans!"

Xingxia Xiu suddenly said.

Jiraiya was taken aback; the topic shift was rather unexpected.

However, after thinking about it, he realized that it was indeed necessary to do so.

"I'll get started as soon as I get back."

Jiraiya agreed.

Hoshino Hideaki added, "Furthermore, I would like to request permission from the Third Hokage to establish a similar ninja academy in Amegakure, modeled after the Konoha Ninja Academy."

Jiraiya frowned.

Hoshino explained, "Regardless of how we control Amegakure and the Land of Rain in the future, it is important to cultivate our own people."

Jiraiya scratched his head, "Looks like I've taken on a really troublesome task!"

Hoshino Hide shook his head: "If the Third Hokage agrees, I can send my Wood Clones to teach."

"The days of confronting the Third Tsuchikage are rather boring."

"Moreover, judging from the current situation, the war with Iwagakure will likely turn into a protracted war."

Jiraiya's expression turned serious upon hearing this: "The only way to end the war is to break through from Sunagakure and Kumogakure."

Hoshino nodded, but the thought of sneaking up on and assassinating Onoki flashed through his mind.

After seeing Jiraiya off.

Hoshino Shu is reconsidering killing Onoki.

Whether the assassination would be successful is another matter.

Killing Onoki would undoubtedly be of great benefit to Konoha.

The Land of Rain can now be established.

But what about yourself?

Xingxia Xiu pondered to herself.

After much deliberation, Hoshino Hide felt that Onoki's existence was to his advantage.

At least for this period of time, that is the case.

Once Onoki dies, Iwagakure will lose a powerful figure who poses a great threat, and he will probably leave the Land of Rain.

But now is not the time.

The Star Show needs to pull some tricks in the Land of Rain.

(End of this chapter)