Wood Style's Secret

"Hmph!"

Outside the Forest of Death, Uchiha Mikoto, carrying a large backpack, snorted coldly upon seeing Shimura Kentei approaching with Tsunade, then turned her small head to the side.

If it weren't for her father's mission, she wouldn't be on the same team as this detestable guy!

"Let me formally introduce myself, my name is Shimura Kentei. From now on, we'll be teammates relying on each other!"

Extending his palm and putting on what he considered a friendly smile, Shimura Kentei had high hopes for this beautiful young lady from the Uchiha clan.

He had his younger brother, Shimura Genma, investigate this girl's information. She was the only daughter of the current Uchiha clan head, possessing good talent, and was known as the strongest female genius of the current Uchiha generation. At a young age, she had already mastered the Great Fireball Technique.

Although she was far from his future patricidal and matricidal bastard son, Uchiha Itachi, she was still considered a genius. She would at least be able to awaken her Sharingan to the Three Tomoe level in the future.

She was excellent material, and even more so, a valuable sponsor.

Naturally, he had to build a good relationship with such a valuable sponsor!

"Hmph!"

The girl snorted coldly again, turning her small head to the other side, clearly not appreciative.

She hadn't forgotten how arrogant this guy had been that day. Now that he was putting on this friendly demeanor, it was clearly an act. She had no interest in befriending such a hypocritical fellow.

This mission was mainly to determine if the Shimura Clan had any higher-level Body Strengthening Secret Techniques from this guy. If they did, she would find an opportunity to obtain them from him.

Tsunade's shadow clone, looking at Hyuga Suzune shyly lowering her head beside her, then at the cold and arrogant Uchiha Mikoto, and finally at that perverted kid, felt a headache coming on.

She hadn't expected to encounter such students on her first mission as a leading teacher. This was going to be difficult!

"I believe you have all learned the chakra control techniques for climbing trees and walking on water. Next, Suzune and Mikoto can learn better chakra control techniques from Kentei. This is also one of your survival tasks in the Forest of Death for the next month."

Stating one of the main objectives of this wilderness survival, Tsunade knew very well that all three of them came from ninja clans. Among them, Hyuga Suzune and Uchiha Mikoto were from two major clans and each had their own inheritances. Some basic techniques did not need her to teach them.

"Huh? Shouldn't you be the one teaching us, Teacher? Why is it me?"

Blinking her eyes in a dazed manner, Shimura Kentei hadn't expected Tsunade to pull off such a move.

"This is to cultivate your mutual understanding. You're not going to be stingy and unwilling to share those little techniques for training chakra control, are you!"

Teasing him with a slight provocation, Tsunade used a small bit of reverse psychology.

Of course, she wasn't lying. The main purpose of doing this was indeed to help the three-person team understand each other and increase their coordinated rapport.

The strength of these three was not weak; at the very least, they had reached the Chunin level. What they lacked most now was the rapport for coordinated combat.

Only by cultivating this tacit understanding could she take them out of the village for missions. Real combat, especially battles for survival, was the best way to cultivate teammate rapport, so she had chosen the Forest of Death.

"Alright, I'll teach!"

Shrugging helplessly, Shimura Kentei was not a petty person. It was just some chakra control techniques!

Considering that both of these girls were valuable sponsors, he'd treat it as an investment.

"Your main mission this time is to survive in the Forest of Death for one month. Take these three signal flares. If you encounter insurmountable danger, fire them, and I will arrive as soon as possible. However, doing so will mean you have failed the mission. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

"Understood!"

"Got it!"

The three responded in unison, and then Tsunade's shadow clone disappeared using the Body Flicker Technique.

From now on, she would only follow them secretly to watch over them. As long as the three of them did not encounter life-threatening danger, she would not reveal herself.

Standing in place, the three looked at each other. Finally, Shimura Kentei spoke first.

I suggest we establish a temporary living area for the first half of the month to train, and then spend the latter half roaming the entire Forest of Death, fighting those wild beasts to increase our tacit understanding.

"Okay!"

Hyuga Suzune, with her introverted personality, quietly agreed with a low voice, nodding her small head.

"Whatever you say!"

Compared to Hyuga Suzune's gentleness, Uchiha Mikoto was much more indifferent. Carrying her large backpack, she strode towards the Forest of Death.

Shimura Kentei and Hyuga Suzune quickly followed, looking for a suitable place to establish a temporary living area.

"These trees are so big!"

Hyuga Suzune, who was leaving the village for the first time, seemed very excited. She looked up at the surrounding giant trees, seeing such tall trees for the first time.

"These trees did not grow in a normal environment. It is said that the entire Forest of Death was shaped by the First Hokage using Wood Style, right next to Konoha's outer wall."

Uchiha Mikoto, as a good friend, explained, and she was also amazed in her heart.

The trees in the Forest of Death were all huge, far exceeding normal trees. They were not naturally grown; they were all the work of that First Hokage.

It was truly unimaginable that such a large forest was the creation of a single ninjutsu by that God of Shinobi. How powerful must that person have been?

However, their Uchiha clan was not bad either. That existence possessed the power to contend with the First Hokage.

Even though the First Hokage had won the battle at the Valley of the End, he had died not long after. Clearly, even if the First Hokage was stronger than that person, his strength was limited.

"Kentei-kun, are you looking for something?"

As they walked, Hyuga Suzune suddenly turned her head and asked. She noticed that Shimura Kentei had been extending his Chakra Threads to touch the surrounding trees, seemingly searching for something.

"I'm looking for trees that still retain the characteristics of Wood Style."

Shimura Kentei replied without hiding anything.

He had always been very interested in the First Hokage's Wood Style. While other things were fine, the characteristic of Wood Style, which could independently devour external chakra to become its own nourishment and grow rapidly, was very unusual.

As a transmigator who had watched Hokage all the way to the finale, he knew the essence of Wood Style very well. It was not just the product of the fusion of water and earth chakra natures, but should also carry some characteristics of the God Tree.

Even in the Fourth Great Ninja War, after Uchiha Madara used Infinite Tsukuyomi, the God Tree spread throughout the entire world, sealing all humans and absorbing their chakra. That was clearly also a form of Wood Style power.

And this forest was the creation of the First Hokage's Wood Style, so perhaps there were still trees that retained the characteristics of Wood Style.

"Wood Style characteristics?"

Hyuga Suzune, with a look of curiosity, had indeed heard that the First Hokage used Wood Style, but she didn't know much about it.

Uchiha Mikoto, who was beside her, also stopped in her tracks and listened intently.

"We've been walking for a long time and I'm tired. Let's stop and rest!"

Looking around, Shimura Kentei sat on a rock and took a drink from his water bottle.

Hyuga Suzune and the other woman also sat down to rest. Although ninjas had strong endurance, this place was not safe. It was best to maintain peak condition at all times to deal with potential dangers.

"Wood Style at the Kekkei Genkai level is nothing special, mainly the Wood Style at the Kekkei Tōta level..."

After taking a sip of water, Shimura Kentei began to explain, but was coldly interrupted by Uchiha Mikoto halfway through.

"Wood Style is clearly just a Kekkei Genkai, how did it become a Kekkei Tōta?"

With her eyebrows furrowed, Uchiha Mikoto felt that this guy might not understand the power of Wood Style.

"What is Kekkei Tōta?"

At this moment, Hyuga Suzune asked timidly. This was the first time she had heard the term Kekkei Tōta.

"The fusion of two chakra natures results in a new nature. This chakra nature is named Kekkei Genkai. For example, our Konoha Hayate Clan's Piercing Secret Technique is a Kekkei Genkai formed by the fusion of two natures.

Of course, this is just an ordinary elemental Kekkei Genkai. There are also special Kekkei Genkai like yours, Hyuga and Uchiha, and Senju. For example, the Senju Clan's Kekkei Genkai, which I call the Sage Body, is formed by the fusion of yang chakra with the special power in their bloodline.

Your Uchiha's Sharingan and Hyuga's Byakugan are formed by the fusion of yin chakra with the bloodline within the body. I call them Sage Eyes."

"Sage Eyes? That's a very vivid description, but how do you know that our Uchiha are descended from the legendary Sage of Six Paths?"

Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, a blood-red light flashing within them, and a single tomoe slowly rotated inside. Uchiha Mikoto felt that this guy knew too much about their Uchiha.

The secret of being a descendant of a sage was a closely guarded secret even within the Uchiha. Only their clan leader's lineage and the elder's lineage knew it, and it was passed down orally as a top secret.

Although she held a skeptical attitude towards this, and even doubted whether the legendary Sage of Six Paths had ever truly existed, these were undoubtedly secrets of their clan and should not be known by outsiders.

"I saw a saying in an ancient book in our clan that said our Hyuga are descendants of divine beings, not descendants of sages."

Seeing the heavy atmosphere, Hyuga Suzune timidly spoke again, revealing a piece of information she knew, which she had seen in an ancient book.

"Descendants of divine beings? You could say that."

Lost in thought, Shimura Kentei agreed with this statement.

The Uchiha were descended from the Sage of Six Paths, so the Sharingan could be called Sage Eyes. However, the Hyuga clan was descended from Hamura Ōtsutsuki. Hamura Ōtsutsuki did not have the title of sage, but the Ōtsutsuki clan called themselves gods. Even Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had the title of Goddess of Rabi, so it was not an exaggeration to call them descendants of gods.

In this way, the Byakugan could be called Divine Eyes.

Ignoring Uchiha Mikoto's cold, questioning gaze, Shimura Kentei continued, "The fusion of two natures is Kekkei Genkai, and the fusion of three chakra natures is Kekkei Tōta.

The Wood Style used by the First Hokage in the early stages was indeed a Kekkei Genkai, but later he incorporated yang release chakra into it, making it a more powerful Kekkei Tōta.

Yin Release and Yang Release are more special than the other five chakra natures. Yin Release can create form from nothing. The Susanoo of the Uchiha clan's Mangekyo Sharingan is an advanced application of Yin Release.

Yang Release can give life to inanimate objects. The Wood Style fused with Yang Release gained life. In fact, Wood Style at this level would be more appropriately called Wood Release.

And Wood Style at the Kekkei Tōta level possesses the characteristic of devouring chakra, even the chakra of Tailed Beasts can be suppressed and devoured..."

As Shimura Kentei explained, Hyuga Suzune's mouth was slightly agape in shock, with a look of dazed cuteness. Uchiha Mikoto's bright eyes narrowed tightly, the tomoe within spinning even faster.

How much did this scoundrel know about their Uchiha?

How could he even know such top secrets as Mangekyo and Susanoo?

Had the Shimura clan planted a spy among their Uchiha?

"Little pervert, where did you learn all this?"

A graceful figure suddenly appeared, it was Tsunade's Shadow Clone.

She had been hiding in the shadows before and didn't intend to show herself, but she didn't expect this little pervert to reveal such secrets, and even she didn't know about the Kekkei Tōta theory.

However, on second thought, it seemed quite reasonable.

So the question was, how did this little pervert know these secrets?

The Shimura clan alone couldn't know all this. Could it be something his grandmother told him?

Thinking of this, Tsunade's Shadow Clone felt even more gloomy, and the desire to destroy this little pervert before her reappeared.

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