From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

At this point, Tsunade paused for a moment, then continued slowly, "Learning Sage Techniques is very difficult. Many people spend their entire lives without ever even getting close to mastering them, and I was no exception. But Sakura, you are a rare descendant of the Senju clan, a lineage of Yang Release, who is born with Yin Release attributes. The Sage Techniques that I cannot learn, you might be able to master." (Note: 2)

"As for you, Yakumo? Let's try it together then. With your talent, you might even be able to learn Sage Mode."

After the three masters and disciples exchanged words for a while, Tsunade waved her hand and said:

"It's getting late, you should all go back and get some rest. We'll set off tomorrow morning!"

"Yes, teacher." X2

"..."

Tsunade's eyes flickered as she watched her two disciples leave together.

Even if Sakura hadn't come to ask her about Wood Release today, she would have found an opportunity to send the two of them to the Senju ancestral land.

Because Tsunade realized that the two advisors and elders were hiding some crucial information from her.

There is a possibility that Sasuke Uchiha might one day attack Konoha like Orochimaru did.

Realizing this, Tsunade panicked, fearing that Sasuke, whom Sunagakure called the modern-day Madara Uchiha, would one day destroy Konoha.

Therefore, she is now nurturing Yakumo and Sakura without reservation, these two exceptionally talented girls who also have a great bond with Uchiha Sasuke.

Of course, Tsunade didn't dare to hope that the two of them could catch up with Uchiha Sasuke's strength.

But as long as the two of them, or even the three of them, could join forces to fight against Uchiha Sasuke and become the Senju Hashirama who protects the village, she would be content.

Grow up quickly and become a great tree that shelters the village.

Sakura, Yakumo.

besides......

Naruto!

............

A few days later, in a dense forest somewhere in the Land of Fire, where towering trees blocked out the sun.

"This wooden house in front of us should be the shrine of the Senju clan that Tsunade mentioned. Tsunade said that the walls of the room are decorated with murals depicting the migration and development of the Senju clan over the past thousand years, and there is also a stone tablet in the center of the room that is said to have been left by the ancestor of the Senju clan."

"Whenever the head of the Senju clan took office, he would come here to burn incense, bathe, and worship for three days. It is said that the first senju master's Wood Release was awakened after he took office as the head of the clan."

Sakura and Yakumo walked through the dense forest and came to a huge wooden house. The shrine in front of them was covered with green vines, but strangely, it did not give them any sense of desolation. Instead, it revealed a kind of harmony and the breath of life.

Upon reaching the gate, Sakura and Yakumo exchanged a glance and slowly pushed it open. The scene that appeared before them as the gate opened made them both freeze in surprise.

There are murals, and there's also the Thousand-Hand Stele!

But two samurai swords have appeared in front of the Thousand Hands Stone Tablet!

One of them was pure white and flawless, radiating a rich, dark aura, with a purple crescent moon mark engraved on its hilt!

The other sword is majestic and imposing, suddenly exuding pure and vibrant vitality, with a golden sun mark engraved on its hilt!

The two swords interlock and echo each other, forming a yin-yang symbol!

"Such a powerful Yang Release (Yin Release) fluctuation..."

Sakura and Yakumo both gasped in surprise.

"........."

In the Pure Land of the Underworld, the Sage of Six Paths watched this scene and sighed softly, "If one day he becomes like his mother, then the only ones who can stop him are you, his companions with whom he has deep bonds."

Although the Sage of Six Paths promised Sasuke he wouldn't stop him, what Sasuke was about to do was far too dangerous.

It was far more dangerous than what Indra himself had to do back then.

After all, Indra only wanted to prove himself, while Sasuke Uchiha wanted to become the second Kaguya Otsutsuki!

The Sage of Six Paths was extremely worried about this, so he secretly trained Naruto, Sakura, and Yakumo.

He is nurturing three exceptionally talented individuals who also share a deep bond with Sasuke.

What if, one day in the future, Sasuke Uchiha loses himself because of his power and becomes a second Kaguya Otsutsuki?

So Naruto, Sakura, and Yakumo are Hamura and Hagoromo!

Seeing the two girls each pick up the two sage swords he had left behind in the Senju Ancestral Land, the Sage of Six Paths nodded and with a wave of his hand, the scene shifted to Mount Myōboku.

"Celestial arts... Celestial arts... Celestial arts..."

Naruto walked slowly along the mountain path of Mount Myōboku with a blank expression and lifeless eyes. After nearly two months of continuous training in Sage Mode without any progress, he was on the verge of going crazy.

Naruto was conflicted. On one hand, he was almost desperate about this Sage Mode that he just couldn't learn no matter what he did, and he wanted to give up. On the other hand, his never-give-up spirit wouldn't allow him to give up.

Moreover, before he came to Mount Myōboku, he had confidently told his teammates in Class 7 that he would definitely learn Sage Mode.

what can we do about it?

If I really can't learn magic, then am I just wasting my time?

But......

Just as Naruto was struggling with his decision, something caught his attention out of the corner of his eye.

"what is this?"

Naruto looked at the strangely shaped, jet-black stick that had emerged from a crevice in the rock wall and asked in confusion:

"The fire poker from Mount Myoboku?"

"Whatever, who cares what it is?"

After watching for a while, Naruto suddenly turned and walked away, muttering to himself as he went:

"Only a fool would pick up something so ugly."

The Sage of Six Paths: "??????"

Upon seeing this, the Sage of Six Paths was taken aback, his lips twitched, and he immediately formed a hand seal.

The next moment, the Sage's Staff transformed into a streak of light and pierced straight in front of Naruto.

Meanwhile, on Ghost Island, in the underground base.

Countless layers upon layers of densely packed black demonic buds enveloped the Grim Reaper's scythe and the Flame Fan, like bloodthirsty and frenzied venomous snakes, continuously merging into Sasuke's body.

After a long while, the absorption suddenly stopped.

Sasuke's left wrist had a katana-shaped flame pattern and his right wrist had a straight sword-shaped lightning mark that flickered slightly at the same time.

At the same time, strands of emerald light suddenly converged on Sasuke's fair, tall, and handsome shoulders and back, forming a majestic bow and a sharp arrow.

The bows and arrows clashed, the arrows concealed within the bows, their power and ferocity extraordinary!

Heavenly Magagu Bow!

Ten no Kakuya!

Chapter 305 It's so good!

'I'm stronger now! Even without joining forces with my Sage clone, my own power is enough to fight Nagato, who is possessed by a White Zetsu!'

Sasuke clenched his fist, sensing the enhanced power within him after fusing the Death Scythe and Flame Fan through the Demon Spear, and felt a surge of excitement.

He has now truly reached the level of a legendary ninja like Madara Hashirama from the Warring States period.

While he's still not as strong as Madara Hashirama during the Valley of the End, Sasuke is quite satisfied with his current progress in strength.

According to his records about Madara Uchiha in the Uchiha scriptures, Madara Uchiha probably reached the level of a Jonin when he was about thirteen or fourteen years old.

However, when he possessed power unmatched by anyone in the ninja world except Hashirama Senju, he was already over forty years old. (Judging from Tsunade's age, Madara/Hashirama was at least forty years old in the years before founding Konoha.)

In other words, it took Madara Uchiha more than thirty years to advance from Jonin to Legendary Ninja.

It has only been a little over a year since Sasuke grew from a Jonin with little combat experience to someone comparable to Madara Hashirama from the Warring States period.

Strictly speaking, in terms of talent and aptitude, Sasuke is still inferior to Madara Uchiha. (If Sasuke didn't have the Six Paths Transmission power-up, Madara would be the most talented Indra of all time.)

The reason he progressed so quickly, possessing the strength of Madara Uchiha in his prime at almost fourteen years old, was all due to his accumulated experience (relentlessly spending money on in-game purchases).

He orchestrated his dark personality to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, learned medical ninjutsu to transplant and evolve the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, absorbed Orochimaru's memories to compensate for his lack of experience, and gathered the Six Paths bloodlines to strengthen his body, among other schemes, which led to his current strength.

Sasuke may not be the youngest Kage-level ninja in history, but at this age he is undoubtedly the strongest. Even the Hamura and Hagoromo brothers might not have had Sasuke's current strength when they were thirteen or fourteen years old.

However, while Sasuke is now very strong, he is about to face the biggest hurdle in advancing his strength.

This threshold is—Level Six!

This level has only been reached by three generations of the ninja world in history: Kaguya Otsutsuki, Hagoromo Hamura, and Ashura Indra.

Even someone as powerful as Madara Uchiha, after the battle at the Valley of the End, spent decades awakening the Rinnegan, but he could only be considered a half-Six Paths level, not a true Six Paths level.

Although it was only at the half-Six Paths level, it was still associated with the Six Paths. With the appearance of the unreasonable Limbo: Border Jail, even if Sasuke and his Sage clones joined forces again, they would be helpless against such power. Even Hashirama Senju at his peak would be powerless against it.

However, as mentioned earlier, Sasuke is someone who accumulates knowledge and experience before unleashing it. If his plans go smoothly, he can accomplish in two years what Madara Uchiha took decades to achieve, or even more.

'Although my actions of gathering the bloodlines of all six paths and fusing the five elemental artifacts will allow me to awaken the Rinnegan more than ten times faster than Madara Uchiha, if I had awakened the Rinnegan at the beginning, I would most likely have only reached the half-Six Paths level, like him.'

"However, if within these two years I achieve the unity of Yin and Yang, and the Ten-Tails gives birth to the Takamagahara eye technique, then I won't just possess the Rinnegan alone, but will simultaneously have two Rinnegan and one Rinne Sharingan. Even if this Moon Eye is only in its nascent stage, just the first phase, at that time I will have already entered the Six Paths level!"

'And when I've collected all nine tailed beasts' chakra for the Ten-Tails, and then merged its power into my body, at that time...'

Thinking of this, a flash of crimson light crossed Sasuke's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly upwards.

Even if his power doesn't reach the level of Kaguya Otsutsuki, it's probably no less than that of the Sage of Six Paths when he's not in his Ten-Tails form!

And this is only Sasuke's true strength.

This doesn't even include the Sage's clones, or the Otsutsuki clones that haven't yet been created.

The Sage's clone has now obtained the Grell Mine. Even though a portion has been given to the Shouqi Lizard and the three Snake Princesses of Ryuchi Cave, there is still plenty left, enough for the Sage's clone to make a leap in strength.

Although the Otsutsuki clone has not yet been conceived, Sasuke already has a general plan in mind.

Once the two clones have grown up, then when he absorbs the power of the Sage clone and the Otsutsuki clone.

In this way, he possessed the three supreme powers of the Otsutsuki, the Divine Tree, and Sage Mode.

At that time, he was capable of taking down Kaguya Otsutsuki all by himself.

This is Sasuke's accumulated strength finally coming to fruition. His strength will not change much in the next two years, but once he awakens the Rinnegan, that will be the key.

Just like he has done in the year since graduating from the Ninja Academy, he will reach the threshold of the Six Paths level at an incredible speed, and then break through to the top of the Six Paths level.