"Is this the cell that can turn you into an sage?"
"It's really very different!"
Tsunade looked at the proliferating cells in front of her with a serious expression: "This level is simply greater than... no, it exceeds the proliferation of my grandfather's cells."
Looking at the gray expansion that had swallowed up some of the White Zetsu cells in front of him, Hoshita Shuichi smiled and said, "Of course, the first generation's absorption of the power of ordinary ninjas to proliferate is definitely not as good as Jūgo's sage transformation."
"Jūgo's cells absorbed not only the power of the White Zetsu cells, but also the senjutsu chakra I injected into them, causing them to transform into sennin on their own."
"However, this sage-like growth actually has an upper limit. It is not like practicing the sage mode, where once you absorb too much natural energy, you will be assimilated."
Tsunade said, "So that's why you traded this from that guy Orochimaru. You want to study this kind of sage transformation and conduct research on its controllability?"
Hoshita Shuichi nodded: "Cells directly absorb natural energy. This is what I have been pursuing."
"I absorbed the power of the tailed beast, but I didn't gain this ability."
"You know, the human body has great limits. There are very few people in the ninja world who can rival the chakra of the tailed beasts."
"After the Sage Of Six Path, the only one who could surpass the tailed beasts was probably the First Generation."
Hoshita Shuichi couldn't help but sigh: "Compared to the power contained in nature, the human body is really too small."
"The sages of the three holy places have all lived for thousands of years, especially the Toad Sage of Myōboku Mountain. As far as I know, he was the one who taught the Sage Mode of the Sage Of Six Path."
Tsunade was surprised when she heard this for the first time: "That's actually the case!"
Hoshita Shuichi nodded: "Although the curse seal can be used to nourish the cells in the Sage Mode for a long time and gradually become a Sage, it is too slow."
Tsunade frowned when she heard this: "Although it's slow, it's very safe."
"At your age now, you should be able to wait."
Hoshita Shuichi shook his head: "My current strength has reached a bottleneck."
"Although there have been gains, they are not enough to break the bottleneck."
"Although the Eight Gates Ninjutsu Formation is powerful, it can make my strength soar to a level that exceeds that of the Five Kage by dozens or hundreds of times. It can easily kill Nagato and kill the former Uchiha Madara and the First Generation. It has the power of the Sage Of Six Path."
"But it was short-lived."
"My current medical ninjutsu, combined with the Star Seal, can only save one life after fully opening the Eight Gates. It will be difficult for me to regain combat power in a short period of time."
Tsunade snorted coldly: "This world does not belong to you alone, you don't have to bear so much."
"You haven't become the Fifth Hokage yet, so don't worry so much."
Hoshita Shuichi laughed when he heard this: "Tsunade, haven't you heard a saying?"
"If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up!"
"Although I'm a little conceited, I'm the tallest man in the ninja world now."
Said Hoshita Shuichi restrained his smile, turned his head and looked at Tsunade seriously: "If someone wants to destroy Konoha, should I run away and let you be killed?"
Being stared at, Tsunade avoided it a little, and a sense of irritation inexplicably emerged in her heart: "What kind of enemy are you worried about?"
"You said there is someone behind the Moon Eye Project, but this is just speculation. There is no evidence yet, right?"
Hoshita Shuichi shook his head: "The stone tablet of the Uchiha clan is enough proof."
Staring into Tsunade's eyes, Hoshita Shuichi said seriously: "For me, this is not an unhappy thing."
"On the contrary, I really enjoy this feeling of advancement, and I also really enjoy the feeling of being able to protect you."
Tsunade subconsciously turned her head away from the aggressive gaze, then pouted and said, "Don't be so narcissistic. I don't need anyone's protection."
Hoshita Shuichi laughed: "Of course, you are the number one female ninja in Konoha!"
"Okay, let's get back to the topic."
"The first step is to study this sage transformation, that is, controllable transformation."
"The goal of the second step is to allow cells to absorb natural energy to replenish physical strength. Achieving this step means having a recovery ability comparable to that of the tailed beasts."
He guessed that the Sage Of Six Path had not reached the level of the sages from the three holy lands, otherwise he would not have died.
As for dying from drawing out the power of the tailed beast, Hoshita Shuichi felt that it was even less likely.
But one thing he was sure of was that although the Sage Of Six Path had not achieved the same level as the sages of the three holy lands, he was already able to absorb natural energy into chakra through his soul.
Otherwise, where would the power come from for Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke to cheat?The research continued, and he forgot to eat and sleep.
For Hoshita Shuichi, having more bloodline limits would only enrich his own abilities, but would not raise the upper limit of his combat power.
Time flies and it's already October.
After returning from Daimyo Prefecture, just as Hoshita Shuichi was about to enter the experimental base, the memory of his clone came back to him.
"It finally worked!"
Hoshita Shuichi smiled.
Wood Release!
I thought I could have done it last year, but apparently last year's luck was used up on Yang Release.
Now Wood Release has finally been learned by Shuichi.
"But... there's nowhere to use it now!"
Hoshita Shuichi sighed.
"Do you want to go fight Nagato?"
Hoshita Shuichi feels that Nagato is the only one in the ninja world who can fight against him.
Well, there's also a giant Tenseigan on the moon.
Thinking of Hoshita Shuichi, I thought of someone else.
That is the Otsutsuki who came to Earth with Otsutsuki Kaguya.
"I remember his name was Jigen, or his real name was Ōtsutsuki Isshiki."
"If this guy removes the restrictions, I won't be able to defeat him..."
Hoshita Shuichi was speechless: "It's still too weak!"
Shaking his head secretly, his attention was immediately focused on the talent tree.
There are five bloodline limits in total: Scorch Release, Lava Release, Dissolve Release, Magnetic Release, and Wood Release. The [Bloodline Expert] talent can now be lit up.
Your physical fitness increases by 100%, your mental strength increases by 100%, your physical compatibility increases by 100%, your talent for changing chakra properties increases by 100%, and there is no secret about the fusion of properties in your eyes. The only things that stop you from going further are your body, your spirit, and your wisdom.
After the talent came into effect, Hoshita Shuichi's body trembled slightly for a moment.
Then with a bang, chakra burst out from the body, forming a terrible airflow that blew the entire study into chaos.
Because this is a change brought about by a triple increase of 100% in physical fitness, 100% in mental strength, and 100% in physical compatibility.
The compatibility of his physical body was improved again as he had expected, and the power of the Nine-Tailed Beast was also digested by him.
Not only that, he also obtained the Two-Tails' Fire Release that he had not obtained before.
Obviously, the power of the other tailed beasts had not been completely digested before, and there was an element of luck involved.
Coupled with the doubling of physical fitness and mental strength, this amazing explosion was created.
At this moment, within the seal, the Nine-Tailed Beast and other tailed beasts also felt the changes in Hoshita Shuichi and were all shocked.
"Why did this guy suddenly get promoted again?"
Shukaku couldn't help but exclaim.
Two-Tails said: "I feel the power of Flame Release!"
Nine-Tails's face was solemn: "This guy, even my power..."
Eight-Tailed said: "This guy's current strength seems to be no less than mine. No, it should be Nine-Tailed, right?"
Six-Tails felt it carefully and said, "Its quality is completely comparable to the Nine-Tails, but the chakra amount is still a little bit less."
"But, isn't this already more powerful than Senju Hashirama back then?"
Although the amount of chakra is not as good, the quality of chakra is comparable to that of the Nine-Tails, and Six-Tails believes that it has surpassed Senju Hashirama .
Shukaku and the others nodded, as they had all witnessed the power of Senju Hashirama .
Then, all the tailed beasts looked at the Nine-Tails, and the Four-Tails said, "Nine-Tails, do you still think he is not worth cooperating with?"
Nine-Tails snorted, "I'm not as trusting of humans as you are."
"With his strength, even if he breaks his promise in the future, you won't be able to do anything about it."
"Besides, the Ten-Tails isn't that easy to revive."
Looking at the stubborn Nine-Tails, Shukaku sneered: "You can't save face, right?"
"It's a simple choice whether to become a part of the Ten-Tails or to fight for a chance of survival."
"But it doesn't matter. If you like, just stay in the cage!"
Now, within this seal, only the Nine-Tails is still locked in the iron cage, but Shukaku and the others are not.
…
Ignoring the communication between the tailed beasts in his stomach, Hoshita Shuichi restrained his surging power.
"The upper limit should have been raised a lot..."
Hoshita Shuichi was overjoyed.
Feeling the chakra in his body that was no less qualitative than that of the Nine-Tails, he suddenly had a lot of thoughts.
He had thought about using Wood Release to connect other Bloodline limit powers before, and it was indeed possible.
But Wood Release is too bulky and not mobile enough.
With a chakra quality comparable to that of the Nine-Tails, it would be possible to develop a chakra pattern similar to the Nine-Tails.
In other words, Hoshita Shuichi is somewhat confident that he can develop an ability similar to Susanoo.
I was suddenly more motivated!Just as I was about to pack up and go outside to try the Wood Release Technique to plant a tree, another shadow clone's memory came back, and it turned out to be from the roots.
"The matter of the Land of Grass..."
Hoshita Shuichi raised an eyebrow, and immediately left behind a shadow clone, and his real body came to the Hokage Building.
"Shuichi, the Yondaime and the others are already in the conference room."
Genma Shiranui had been waiting, and immediately spoke when he saw Hoshita Shuichi appear.
Hoshita Shuichi nodded and disappeared immediately.
When he arrived at the meeting room, there were already quite a few people there.
The teacher is Namikaze Minato, the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen, Homura Mitokado, Utane Koharu, and Nara Shikaku.
This is already the highest decision-making level in Konoha.
After Hoshita Shuichi sat down, Namikaze Minato immediately said: "Shikaku, please introduce the situation to Shuichi."
"yes!"
Nara Shikaku said to Hoshita Shuichi: "Shuichi, after being quiet for a while, the Iwagakure Village finally couldn't help but take action."
"But this time we are not targeting the Daimyo of the Grass Country, but the ministers and nobles who are cooperating between the Grass Country and the Fire Country."
"The assassination was on a large scale, and the Grass Country has suffered heavy losses."
Hoshita Shuichi nodded after hearing this: "This is going to shake our foundation in the Grass Country."
Nara Shikaku nodded and said, "According to our intelligence, the Daimyo of the Land and the Tsuchikage are in agreement on this matter."
"Obviously they have sensed the danger."
Utane Koharu said: "Our actions were too obvious and too unusual, so it's not surprising that we were noticed."
"The problem now is that, in this case, all our previous efforts will be wasted."
"And if we continue like this, with the determination of the Third Tsuchikage and the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, they will definitely not hesitate to start a war with us, and will also decide not to allow us to completely control the Land of Grass."
Hoshita Shuichi glanced at his teacher Namikaze Minato, then looked at Utatane Koharu who was speaking: "So what does Koharu-senpai mean?"
Utane Koharu glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen and Homura Mitokado and said, "It's best if this matter ends here, otherwise a war will inevitably break out in the end."
"Now is not the right time to annex the Grass Kingdom."
Hoshita Shuichi shook his head secretly.
This is retreating when faced with difficulties.
Moreover, this mentality just happened to be hit by the old fox Onoki.
At this time, Homura Mitokado also said: "We can't retreat completely, otherwise our previous investment will be wasted, and it will be difficult to explain to the daimyo."
"It would be best to maintain the current situation and not further intensify the conflict between the two sides."
Hoshita Shuichi looked at Nara Shikaku and asked, "What do you think, Shikaku-senpai?"
Nara Shikaku thought: "Compared to the Ninja World War, our strength has undoubtedly increased, although our military strength has not recovered."
"In addition, the current situation in the ninja world is more complicated than before, because of the emergence of the Akatsuki organization."
"Whether to continue betting on the Grass Kingdom depends on the effort and benefit, I think."
"If we continue to place bets, will the Iwagakure Village dare to go to war with us?"
"Will other ninja villages join in and besiege us like last time?"
Hoshita Shuichi nodded secretly after hearing this.
This is a person with brains.
Namikaze Minato also nodded.
Nara Shikaku noticed the expressions of the two and continued, "We are now allies with the Sunagakure and have common interests. If the Iwagakure dares to start a war, then we have at least a 70% chance of persuading the Sunagakure to join us in besieging the Iwagakure Village again."
"The attitude of the Kumogakure is the most difficult to judge."
"As for the Kirigakure, I don't think they will take advantage of the opportunity to attack."
Upon hearing this, Utatane Koharu immediately retorted, "If Akatsuki controls the Mizukage, then they should be hoping to weaken us through war, right?"
"Akatsuki can definitely seize the opportunity from the war."
Nara Shikaku said: "But what is more beneficial to the Akatsuki organization is to watch us consume our strength, because the Kirigakure can barely be considered a force in their hands."
"Besides, we have the ability to uncover this matter and prevent the Kirigakure from having the energy to participate in the war."
"That is to say, the biggest possibility is two against two."
"With the full support of the Daimyo, I think given our strength, it shouldn't be a problem."
Clap, clap!
Hoshita Shuichi clapped his hands and said with a smile: "As expected of you, Senior Shikaku!"
Then he looked at Utane Koharu and Homura Mitokado: "The two seniors are not wrong in wanting to preserve Konoha, but this is exactly what Ōnoki wants."
"He concluded that we dared not start another war, so he took such drastic action."
"After all, we were eager to end the war."
"However, the situation is changing rapidly, and we cannot look at the current situation with the same eyes as before."
Utane Koharu and Homura Mitokado looked a little unhappy.
Hoshita Shuichi smiled and said: "Of course, it is too early to talk about war now."
"Onoki may not have the guts to start another war."
"Teacher, I'll go to the Iwagakure first!"
Namikaze Minato was not surprised, and after thinking for a moment he said, "Let's take Shisui with us!"
Hoshita Shuichi nodded obediently.
Then Namikaze Minato said: "Although war may not necessarily break out, the efforts made by the Grass Country before cannot be abandoned."
"And we must also be prepared for war to break out."
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke up at this moment: "I will go to Kusagakure Village myself!"
"If we want to take over the Grass Country, or even just control the Grass Country, we must first control the Grass Village."
Namikaze Minato agreed without hesitation: "Then I'll trouble you, Sandaime!"
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