[Is it because she doesn't want to get stronger?]
[Is it because her Monstrous Strength is unsolvable?]
[Tsunade fell silent.]
[Whether it was the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, or the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.]
[Which one of them wasn't a peerless genius?]
[As a granddaughter of pure lineage... Tsunade only had Monstrous Strength...]
[To be precise, that's all she inherited.]
[Hashirama Senju's Monstrous Strength (which comes naturally after Chakra becomes so abundant it undergoes a qualitative change).]
[Medical Ninjutsu—Yang Release, related to the Senju constitution, and built on the foundation of Tobirama Senju's numerous experimental reports, plus Tsunade's own talent.]
[Summoning Beast—Three Great Sage Lands—Shikkotsu Forest—Katsuyu Sage.]
[Yin Seal—Uzumaki Mito's Secret Technique.]
[Therefore, Tsunade pinned her hopes on Nawaki.]
[She saw in Nawaki the hope of making the Senju great again.]
[But reality dealt her a heavy blow.]
[To this day, she still cannot let it go.]
Tobirama Senju: "Hmph!"
Black-Framed Naruto had already analyzed this.
Tobirama Senju was unwilling to believe it at first.
Because deep down, he still held a faint glimmer of hope.
But now.
Tobirama Senju was certain that Black-Framed Naruto's earlier deduction was more or less spot on.
Orochimaru's smile slowly faded.
Nawaki?
She shook her head.
Nawaki's death.
Among the Legendary Sannin, one was ruined, and another was half-ruined.
"Life... why is it so fragile?"
The black-framed large screen's footage continued:
[Phew—]
[Tsunade took a deep breath.]
[Then she looked at Kushina with an incredibly serious gaze.]
["Kushina."]
["You're not joking, are you?"]
["Wood Release... are you sure... that child really awakened Wood Release?"]
[Shizune, who was standing nearby, quickly raised her small hand to her chin, closing her slightly agape mouth.]
["It's true."]
["Wait... there's no way I'd joke about this."]
["And... in Naruto's words, Wood Release... is just that."]
["The strong one was Great Grandfather Hashirama, not Wood Release."]
[Tsunade naturally didn't hear the words that followed.]
[But Shizune was indeed taken aback.]
[She became even more curious about this boy she had never met.]
[She also agreed with Naruto's words.]
[The God of Shinobi... what was strong was never Wood Release, but the man Hashirama Senju himself.]
[Even without Wood Release, he would still be the God of Shinobi.]
[This was beyond doubt!]
[It was only because of the God of Shinobi that Wood Release was viewed through a filter of greatness.]
[In reality...]
Deidara: "The old man's Dust Release is what's truly strong."
Uchiha Madara: The Ryōtenbin brat's Dust Release?
Uchiha Madara: It's indeed not bad. If the preparation time wasn't so long, it might have actually managed to injure me.
Ōnoki: "..."
Ōnoki: "Senior Madara is as overbearing as ever."
Second Tsuchikage, Mū: It is my Dust Release.
Tobirama Senju: "Say no more, Mū, I understand you!"
...[Tsunade, however, did not think so.]
[Wood Release represents a meaning unlike any other.]
[She tried her best to calm herself down.]
[Resurrection and such... in the face of Wood Release, none of that seemed as important.]
[But then, new questions followed.]
[After all, Tsunade and Shizune had been together for many years.]
[They were already perfectly in sync.]
[Both of them realized where the problem lay almost simultaneously.]
[They couldn't help but sigh inwardly.]
[Kushina and Minato Namikaze's child... seems a bit outrageous.]
[Looking at Kushina, she clearly agreed wholeheartedly with her precious son's words.]
[Wood Release? What's the big deal?]
[He can even resurrect people.]
[What could be more outrageous than that?]
["Kushina..." Tsunade seemed to hesitate.]
[Shizune coughed twice.]
[Kushina, however, seemed to have already guessed what they were thinking.]
[She smiled and said, "Sister Tsunade, is there a possibility?"]
["What possibility?" x2]
[Shizune and Tsunade's reactions were naturally not slow.]
[Although they were a bit surprised that Kushina had actually seen through their thoughts.]
[At this moment, their curiosity was genuine.]
["Back then, when the Senju merged into Konoha..."]
[Kushina only spoke half a sentence.]
[She left the rest for the two of them to figure out following that line of thought.]
[Sure enough.]
[Tsunade was stunned, her beautiful eyes widening.]
[Shizune also lightly covered her mouth.]
[Clearly, they had both reached the same conclusion.]
[Tonton quickly moved away from these two easily startled women.]
[She mustered up the courage to stay by Kushina's side.]
[However, after catching a glimpse of Kushina's half-smiling eyes, her pig body trembled, and she quickly ran far away.]
[Tonton is not emergency food~!]
[Swish—]
[Tsunade stood up abruptly.]
["Sen... Senju Minato?!"]
[Pfft~]
[Kushina couldn't help but let out a chuckle.]
["That's the logic; otherwise, it wouldn't make sense."]
[However, Tsunade and Shizune simultaneously gave her suspicious looks.]
[Kushina was taken aback, then her eyes narrowed slightly.]
[A dangerous glint appeared in her eyes.]
[The two women immediately composed themselves.]
[But Kushina didn't pursue it further.]
[Anyway, once these two see Naruto in a bit, they'll behave.]
[Tsunade shook her head and said:]
["I didn't expect... that neither I nor Nawaki could awaken Wood Release..."]
["After Great Grandfather passed away, Second Grandfather conducted many experiments."]
["He even transplanted Great Grandfather's cells into other people's bodies."]
["The result... not a single one survived."]
[Hearing this, Kushina's heart stirred.]
[She thought of the white humanoid being captured from Kusagakure.]
[According to Naruto's brief mentions at the time and Minato Namikaze's deductions.]
[That white humanoid being might be able to serve as a medium for performing Wood Release.]
[It's just that the white humanoid being is currently in Naruto's hands, and he said he wanted to cultivate a batch of his own White Humanoid Beings.]
[Kushina didn't say anything more.]
[Otherwise...]
[No, if Wood Release can be performed, and the theory is successful, and the practice is also successful.]
[Kushina's gaze couldn't help but fall on Tsunade's supple, flawless skin.]
[It seems... it's not impossible!]
[Pah, pah, pah~!]
[What am I thinking?!]
[Kushina shook her head.]
[Of course, she wouldn't admit that, in reality, she had been laying the groundwork and doing quite a bit of psychological preparation for the two women.]
[Waiting only for Naruto to deliver the finishing blow.]
[And so, Kushina began her little plan.]
[After a long time.]
[Tsunade took a sip of warm tea.]
[She shook her head.]
["So that's how it is."]
["I think I have a general idea of what's going on."]
["It's just... Kushina, you have to understand that every single thing you've said is unbelievable... you know that."]
[Kushina rolled her eyes at her, "Sister Tsunade, do I look like I have nothing better to do?"]
[The corners of Tsunade's mouth curled up slightly, "Fine."]
["In that case, let's..."]
[Before she could finish her sentence, there was a sudden knock on the door.]