"This is Hashirama's relic. I can't give it to you. Besides, that seal has already been damaged. Even the hidden compartment in the pillar repaired itself because of the lingering Wood Release Chakra here. You can't put it back!"
Shaking her head slightly, the Uzumaki girl spoke as she stroked the scroll in her hand.
She had never expected someone to actually read through every scroll on this floor, piece together the information Senju Hashirama had scattered among them, and break that seal.
"You knew about that seal?"
Shimura Kentei was stunned. He had only discovered that seal with the help of the information Senju Hashirama had scattered throughout those scrolls. He had not expected this girl to have known about it all along.
But on second thought, it made sense. That seal was hidden well, and the Wood Release Chakra here concealed it further, but it could only fool ordinary people. To the Uzumaki Clan, who specialized in Fuinjutsu, it probably was not difficult at all.
"I knew about that seal long ago. It was just that this Hashirama's Secret Scroll was useless, so I never touched it."
Tossing the scroll in her hand, the Uzumaki girl did not care much about it. She had even broken the seal and looked through it long ago before putting it back.
Originally, Hashirama had left this thing for his descendants. Who would have thought those descendants would be so disappointing that they had failed to discover it for more than a decade, only for an outsider boy to find it instead?
"It was just a table of contents and introduction. It really was useless!"
Shimura Kentei nodded in agreement. As someone who had read it, he had every right to say so. That thing was indeed completely useless.
"A table of contents? An introduction?"
The girl froze, then burst out laughing. "You misunderstood. This is a secret ninjutsu scroll personally written by Hashirama. It is just that his understanding of ninjutsu differed from that of normal people."
Shimura Kentei: "(⊙ω⊙)?"
He blinked blankly, his mind utterly empty. Recalling the countless inhuman phrases on that scroll, he felt as if his soul had suffered ten thousand points of critical damage.
He had known that every reincarnation of Asura was ridiculously overpowered, but this cheat was just too insane!
How had someone with Senju Hashirama's intelligence and thought process managed to fuse Wood Release?
And how had he developed so many Wood Release ninjutsu?
At that moment, Shimura Kentei vaguely understood Senju Tobirama's misery. Having such an overpowered older brother, it was already impressive that he had not developed a psychological shadow from the constant blows.
"Miss, is your seniority very high?"
His eyes darted about as Shimura Kentei felt that this Uzumaki girl might make a very good thigh to cling to.
And she was an Uzumaki clanswoman too. He, Shimura, happened to need the selfless sponsorship of a lovely older sister like her!
"It is fairly high, I suppose. I'm of the same generation as Hashirama!"
The Uzumaki girl smiled and admitted that her seniority was indeed quite high. Otherwise, she would not have addressed Senju Hashirama by name.
"May I ask your name, miss?"
Shimura Kentei's eyes lit up. He understood that it was time to cling to a thigh!
The Uzumaki Clan's Fuinjutsu inheritance was also one of his goals. If he could get his hands on it, he would strike it rich.
"Mito. My name is Uzumaki Mito. And yours?"
Still smiling cheerfully, Uzumaki Mito became increasingly interested in this boy.
"Hello, Miss Mido. My name is Shimura Kentei!"
Shimura Kentei smiled back while secretly considering how to firmly cling to this lovely older sister's thigh. Ideally, he would find an opportunity to knock her unconscious and copy her body data.
"You're Shimura Kentei, the one who knocked out Nawaki's front teeth?"
Uzumaki Mito looked surprised. She had heard Shimura Kentei's name before, but she had not expected to meet him here.
"Don't misunderstand. Nawaki knocked out his own front teeth when he accidentally fell. I never touched him!"
Shimura Kentei hurriedly shook his head in denial. He did not want to take the blame and risk being disliked by this lovely older sister.
Besides, he really had not beaten Senju Nawaki that day. The kid had fallen over on his own, which could only mean he was too weak.
"You don't need to explain. Nawaki could only blame himself for losing because his skills were lacking. Besides, it is better to lose to a classmate now than lose to an enemy and die in the future."
Signaling Shimura Kentei not to be nervous, Uzumaki Mito truly did not care that Nawaki had been beaten. She even considered it a good thing.
As the young master of the Senju Clan, Nawaki had been doted on by many elders. Very few people dared to strike him, and even during sparring matches, they often held back.
Even Tsunade found it difficult to truly be ruthless with him, which was very detrimental to Nawaki's growth.
Thinking of this, Uzumaki Mito suddenly looked at Shimura Kentei with shining eyes. The more she looked at him, the more satisfied she became, and the kinder her smile grew.
This little brother was not bad. He should be able to help Nawaki improve.
"Miss Mido, is something the matter?"
Feeling uncomfortable under Uzumaki Mito's gaze, Shimura Kentei asked in confusion.
Could this woman be planning to keep Master Kentei as her boy toy?
Mm, she has good taste!
"Little brother, I'd like to ask you for a favor!"
After examining Shimura Kentei in his battle suit, Uzumaki Mito came up with a bold idea.
"Your business is my business, sister. Just say the word. I'll definitely get it done!"
Shimura Kentei had been wondering how to cling tightly to this lovely older sister's thigh, so naturally he would not refuse. Patting his chest, he declared that there would be no problem.
"I hope you can train Nawaki, especially in actual combat."
Uzumaki Mito was very satisfied with Shimura Kentei's response and stated her request.
After all, there was no one in the Senju Clan who could truly be ruthless with Senju Nawaki, so she could only ask this little brother from outside the clan.
"Train that kid? Sister, how far do you want him trained?"
Rubbing his chin, Shimura Kentei felt that he could take this job. After all, it was this lovely older sister's first request. It would be rude to refuse.
"That depends on your ability. If you can train Nawaki to the level of a jonin, you may choose any B-Rank Uzumaki Sealing Technique I know. If you can train him to the Kage level, you may freely learn any A-Rank Uzumaki Sealing Technique I have mastered."
Uzumaki Mito directly laid out the reward standards. She truly could not pass down the Senju Clan's secret ninjutsu inheritance, but the Uzumaki Clan's Fuinjutsu was different.
That was an inheritance belonging to her and the Uzumaki Clan, not the Senju Clan. She could teach it to whomever she wanted.
"What if I train him to the level of the First Lord?"
Shimura Kentei's eyes lit up. He felt this deal was worth making.
How could A-Rank Uzumaki Sealing Techniques satisfy Master Kentei's appetite?
The Uzumaki Clan's most formidable sealing techniques were those S-Rank super sealing techniques, some of which were practically impossible to counter, such as the Reaper Death Seal, the Four Symbols Seal, the Four Red Yang Formation, and so on.
Those were the pinnacle and essence of Uzumaki Sealing Technique.
"You really dare to dream!"
Uzumaki Mito rolled her eyes at him, feeling that this little brother's appetite was far too big.
Others might not know, but she knew Senju Hashirama very well. He had already surpassed the category of normal shinobi and reached an inhuman level. He was simply not someone ordinary people could cultivate themselves into.
The peak of normal shinobi was only around the level of the Second Hokage and Third Hokage. At most, the Second Hokage possessed absolute mobility because of the Flying Thunder God Technique, making his displayed combat power somewhat stronger, but he was still within the bounds of humanity.
"If you can truly train Nawaki to Hashirama's level, I'll teach you every Uzumaki Sealing Technique I know."
Smiling slightly, Uzumaki Mito did not dampen the little brother's enthusiasm. Just as Master Yunzhongniao had written in his work, people had to have ambitious dreams. Otherwise, they would be worse than salted fish—at least salted fish wanted to flip over.
"Let's pinky swear!"
The smile on Shimura Kentei's face grew even wider as he extended his little finger, insisting on a pinky promise. If he had not feared angering this lovely older sister, he would have drafted a duplicate contract on the spot.
Those were the Uzumaki Clan's sealing techniques!
Even if this lovely older sister had not mastered every Uzumaki Sealing Technique, with her seniority, she had surely mastered quite a few.
And this lovely older sister was still so young, with plenty of years ahead of her to squander. She would definitely learn even more Uzumaki Sealing Techniques in the future.
In any case, training Nawaki was not something that could be done overnight. He had plenty of time.
Besides, his current strength was too low. Even if he obtained every sealing technique of the Uzumaki Clan, he would not be able to learn them yet.
This matter required long-term planning!
"You little rascal!"
Uzumaki Mito shook her head helplessly and extended her slender, fair little finger, preparing to pinky swear with Shimura Kentei.
"Wait!"
Seeing the armor on his arm, Shimura Kentei hurriedly pulled it back. He quickly undid the clasps, removed the outer armor, and rolled up the inner layer to expose his arm.
He had almost forgotten that he was still wearing his battle suit!
He could not let this lovely older sister be harmed by the battle suit's radiation. He was still counting on living off her in the future!
"Pinky swear, pinky swear, never change for a hundred years!"
Hooking his finger around that fair, delicate little finger, Shimura Kentei solemnly recited the oath, declaring their agreement established.
"Tsunade seemed to say that your battle suit incorporates Sealing Crystal. Is that true?"
Retracting her finger, Uzumaki Mito curiously examined the extravagantly gorgeous battle suit on Shimura Kentei's body.
She was no stranger to armor, but every suit she had seen before was quite plain in design. In terms of appearance alone, none could compare with this one, making even her want to get a set to wear.
The core of this battle suit was Sealing Crystal. Though she had never seen Sealing Crystal before, she had heard of it. Today was her first time seeing it.
It was also the first time she had seen someone integrate and embed Sealing Crystal into armor. It was truly an idea only a madman could come up with.
"Yeah. This battle suit contains ten percent Sealing Crystal, with quite a bit more embedded on the outside. It is a custom battle suit I designed specifically for myself, and it will be my greatest safeguard for dominating the shinobi world in the future!"
Shimura Kentei nodded and put the armor on his arm back on.
He needed to completely adapt to this battle suit as soon as possible. Only then could he follow Tsunade out of the village on missions without worry.
That was why he had kept the armor on day and night lately, even wearing it while sleeping.
Just after putting on the hand armor, Shimura Kentei turned his head and nearly popped his eyes out.
Uzumaki Mito was curiously prying at one of the golden feathers on the battle suit's wings with her hand, as though testing its hardness.
"You weren't affected by the radiation?"
Coming back to his senses, Shimura Kentei saw that Uzumaki Mito's complexion was normal and her aura steady. She did not look as though her chakra was about to lose control and run wild, which left him greatly astonished.
Could this lovely older sister have also been using Sealing Crystal to assist in refining her chakra?
"There is no such thing as something absolutely perfect in this world. Although Sealing Crystal's radiation can affect chakra, it is not absolute.
"For example, if you have very strong control over your chakra, your chakra is refined enough, and your chakra reserves are low enough to control easily, then you can resist the erosion of radiation."
Uzumaki Mito withdrew her hand and explained with a smile.
Sealing Crystal's radiation was indeed powerful. Even shinobi at Sarutobi Hiruzen's level could be affected, but once one surpassed that level, one could become immune to its radiation. In the end, it was merely an inanimate object.
Shimura Kentei nodded in agreement. He had never imagined that Sealing Crystal could make him invincible in the shinobi world. As for how Uzumaki Mito could be immune to its effects, he guessed it was related to her Fuinjutsu.
"By the way, sister, you seem to know the First Lord very well. Did he truly have over a thousand times as much chakra as the Second Lord?"
Recalling the super ninjutsu True Several Thousand Hands from Hashirama's Secret Scroll, Shimura Kentei was very curious about just how much chakra Senju Hashirama had possessed.
The Senju Clan was already famous throughout the shinobi world for its immense chakra reserves. As one of the Senju Clan's greatest powerhouses, Senju Tobirama's chakra reserves could not possibly have been lacking. Calling him a humanoid tailed beast would not have been an exaggeration.
Yet Senju Hashirama's True Several Thousand Hands could unleash over a thousand times Senju Tobirama's chakra. That was simply outrageous.
Moreover, according to what he had learned, Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara had fought for three days and three nights at the Valley of the End. Only at the very end had Hashirama used True Several Thousand Hands to decide the battle in a single strike. In other words, Senju Hashirama had already consumed a massive amount of chakra before using True Several Thousand Hands.
Even so, he could still unleash over a thousand times Senju Tobirama's chakra to perform True Several Thousand Hands. It was clear just how absurd his chakra reserves had been.
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