Jiraiya's Discovery of an Ancient Ruin

In the Hokage's Office, there were only Hinata and Tsunade; even Shizune had been kicked out by Tsunade.

Tsunade, moved closer to Hinata, and stared intently at Hinata without saying a word.

Hinata stood obediently with her hands at her sides, looking like a standard soldier standing at attention.

Hinata and Tsunade were extremely close, almost touching, and Hinata could faintly smell a milky scent...

"Cough cough!"

Clearing her throat, Tsunade looked at Hinata and said in a deep voice, "Hinata, you..."

After carefully considering her words, Tsunade asked solemnly, "When did you develop your strength?"

Hinata had already prepared a lie to Tsunade, and upon hearing this, she calmly replied, "Last year!"

"I know it was last year..."

Tsunade rolled her eyes and said calmly, "Although this is your own secret, as the Hokage of the village, I still need to know a little about it."

"Especially a ninja of your caliber... Hinata, do you understand?"

Hinata nodded seriously and said, "I understand completely!"

After thinking about it...

"Probably after we returned from Sunagakure!"

"The Pervy Sage told me before that I should use Sage Mode as a trump card. So the time I went to support Teacher Kakashi in the Land of Water was the first time I used Sage Mode."

"Later... on the way back from Sunagakure, we were attacked by the Akatsuki, and I used Sage Mode once again."

"But..."

After a pause, Hinata continued to deceive, "But the time spent entering Sage Mode twice was greatly shortened."

"After many years of research..."

Tsunade glared at Hinata and couldn't help but retort, "Years?"

Hinata blushed slightly, but quickly regained her composure and said seriously, "After many days of research, I've found that in Sage Mode, Natural Energy changes my physique."

"At first, I just wanted to speed up the process of entering Sage Mode, but later..."

Hinata said with some distress, "I can only maintain Sage Mode now; I can't even go back to my normal state!"

Tsunade understood completely, but still said with some disbelief, "You mean... while you maintained Sage Mode for a long time, your body became completely accustomed to Senjutsu Chakra, and you can't even return to your normal state?"

Hinata scratched her head, looking troubled, and said, "That's about it!"

Tsunade: "..."

To be honest, as a medical ninja, Tsunade really wants to dissect Hinata and study what Hinata's body is actually made of.

Tsunade completely believed Hinata's lies, since Hashirama Senju, who possessed the Sage Body, could instantly enter Sage Mode.

This information was recorded in the Senju Clan's archives.

In particular, the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, studied Hashirama Senju's Sage Body in detail.

After becoming the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade also learned that there was a guy in the Anbu codenamed 'Tenzo' who could use Hashirama Senju's Wood Release.

However, their power is vastly different.

Therefore, Hinata's situation was not beyond Tsunade's comprehension, and Tsunade even understood many things in an instant.

Hinata to heal Asuma's injuries in an instant further proves Hinata exceptional talent in Yang Release.

Tsunade asked in a deep voice, "If my judgment is correct... Hinata, can you instantly heal some of your injuries?"

Hinata shook her head, looking confused, and said, "I don't know! I don't think I've ever been injured."

Tsunade asked with great curiosity, "Want to try it now?"

Hinata took a few steps back, shaking her head desperately, "Absolutely not, it hurts too much!"

"You, a ninja, are afraid of pain?"

"Being afraid of pain isn't shameful!"

"Just try it, it'll just be a small cut on your finger, it won't hurt!"

"You're lying! Cutting your finger hurts terribly..."

"I am the strongest medical ninja in the Shinobi World, I am the authority! Hinata, believe me, it really doesn't hurt at all!"

Hinata had already retreated to the corner of the wall. Seeing that there was nowhere to go, Hinata could only admit, "That's right, I can heal my injuries in an instant."

Tsunade: I didn't believe your nonsense!

Seeing that Hinata was afraid even of a small wound less than a centimeter long, Tsunade had no choice but to give up.

Moreover, even without testing it, Tsunade already had a general idea of what was going on!

Back at her desk, Tsunade looked at Hinata temptingly and said, "Hinata, would you like to learn Summoning Technique?"

"Do you want to... or not..."

Hinata said dejectedly, "Should I want to or not?"

Tsunade rolled her eyes and retorted, "How would I know whether you want to or not?"

"However, from now on, you must learn Medical Ninjutsu from me. It would be such a waste not to make use of such a great talent!"

Hinata assured her, "No problem!"

Tsunade took out a letter from the drawer and said seriously, "Although I had decided to send you to investigate the battle in the Land of Fire, a long time has passed. Even if I send you now, you probably won't find any useful information."

"But Jiraiya sent back a message yesterday saying he needs your help?"

Hinata asked curiously, "Is the Pervy Sage in trouble?"

Tsunade explained, "Jiraiya and Naruto were spending the New Year in a small town in the Land of Rainbow when they stumbled upon an ancient ruin. However, to explore it, they would need the help of a sensory-type ninja."

"After thinking it over, you are the most suitable person in Konoha."

Hinata took Jiraiya's letter and glanced at it.

"Ancient ruins?"

Could this be Black Zetsu's doing?

Hinata remembered that she had previously asked Black Zetsu to create an ancient ruin and then relentlessly slander the Sage of Six Paths, accusing him of being disloyal, unfilial, and unjust.

Now, more than half a month has passed, Jiraiya and Naruto have suddenly discovered an ancient ruin...

If we disregard the Original Story and analyze it only according to historical timelines, Naruto and Sasuke, as reincarnations of Asura and Indra, could at most grow to the level of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and would still be far from posing a threat to Kaguya Otsutsuki.

This is also a major reason why Black Zetsu has never targeted Naruto and Sasuke.

Furthermore, if Madara Uchiha's plan fails, Naruto's power might allow Sasuke to awaken the Rinnegan once again.

However, the real point is... the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' chakra still remains in the world.

Once the Sage of Six Paths' chakra manifests, Naruto and Sasuke can at least obtain the power to seal Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Hinata had mentioned this to Black Zetsu before.

Black Zetsu originally wanted to eliminate Naruto and Sasuke, but Hinata had her own plans.

Let Naruto and Sasuke's power become Kaguya Otsutsuki's power, and let everyone fight against the other Otsutsuki clan members.

Therefore, the Black Sage of Six Paths Black Zetsu to complete a task: to reveal part of history while simultaneously rewriting another part, portraying Kaguya as a pitiful mother betrayed by her son.

And this so-called ancient ruins...

Tsunade looked at Hinata and said seriously, "Hinata, you must immediately set off for the Land of Rainbow to help Jiraiya decipher the ancient ruins, and then bring the information about the ruins back to Konoha."

"Yes!"