Wood Style: Flower Tree

"Suzune, use your Byakugan to see if there's anything strange ahead?"

Quickly retreating, Shimura Kentei signaled Hyuga Suzune to activate her Byakugan and scan the area ahead.

Hearing this, Hyuga Suzune leaped onto the treetop beside her, activated her Byakugan, and focused her attention forward, searching for suspicious targets.

"What is it?"

Mikoto Uchiha, with her one-tomoe Sharingan activated, asked in a low voice.

"There's something wrong with the air ahead. It contains a toxin that can paralyze the human nervous system, and it acts extremely quickly."

Casually explaining, Shimura Kentei waited for Hyuga Suzune's scan results.

"There's nothing with chakra within a kilometer ahead, but there seems to be a river in the two o'clock direction!"

After observing carefully for several minutes, Hyuga Suzune leaped down and reported her findings.

"It looks like we're almost at our destination!"

A look of joy on his face, Shimura Kentei knew they were close to the center of the Death Forest.

A river ran through the middle of the Death Forest, splitting it in two. Since Hyuga Suzune saw the river, they were clearly close.

"Let's take a detour and set up camp by the river!"

With that said, Shimura Kentei covered his face with the Venom Suit and connected a small air filter inside the helmet. He then took a detour towards the river Hyuga Suzune had mentioned.

Their drinking water was limited, so they needed to find a stable water source as soon as possible for daily use. The camp had to be built near the river.

The three quickly arrived at the riverbank. They walked along the river for a while before finally stopping under a cliff.

"Does anyone here know Earth Style Ninjutsu?"

After surveying the surroundings, Shimura Kentei nodded with satisfaction, put down the two backpacks on his back, and looked at the two women behind him.

"You want to set up camp here?"

Looking at the cliff face, which was over seventy meters high, Mikoto Uchiha felt that this guy's brain might be a bit off.

The rock here was the hardest granite, making it difficult to excavate even with Earth Style, let alone build a camp.

"What, you want to build a camp in the woods? Aren't you afraid of poisonous insects crawling into your bed while you sleep at night?"

With a wicked grin, Shimura Kentei wanted to know if this girl was afraid of those little bugs, especially the disgusting-looking ones.

"I don't know Earth Style!"

Mikoto Uchiha's face turned pale. She didn't insist on her opinion anymore and stated that she didn't know Earth Style.

Hyuga Suzune, standing beside her, also shook her head, indicating she didn't know Earth Style either.

"Alright, looks like I'll have to do it myself!"

Sighing, Shimura Kentei stuck the Great Sword he was holding onto his back using a hook. He took a deep breath, got a running start, and charged towards the cliff face. Using his hands and feet, he climbed up the protruding rocks, reaching a height of fifty meters in no time.

He controlled the ends of the wings on his back to dig into the rocks and then extended Chakra Threads to wrap around the protruding parts of the surrounding cliff face, securing himself.

Clang!

Drawing out the Great Sword from his back, he swung it with all his might. Under the sharp edge of the Great Sword, hard rocks fell one after another, and soon a pit large enough for one person appeared.

Standing firmly inside the pit, Shimura Kentei continued his work, transforming into a miner. The sounds of clanging echoed around.

The Great Sword in his hand was truly made of Heavy Gold. Even without Chakra reinforcement, it was incomparably sharp, capable of cutting through metal as if it were mud.

After working hard for half the night, he finally dug out a stone cave that was two meters wide and ten meters deep.

"We'll make do with this for tonight. I'll dig out an inner room for you tomorrow."

Seeing the two women clean up the rocks they had cut, Shimura Kentei signaled that they would rest here for the night.

The two women didn't object and consciously moved to the innermost part of the cave, sleeping back-to-back.

Although they came from ninja clans, as ninjas, they had no concept of being pampered. The current environment was already quite good.

Shimura Kentei, on the other hand, sat at the cave entrance to stand guard while admiring the Great Sword in his hand.

"Tsk tsk... Truly worthy of a master craftsman from the Land of Craftsmen. Their skill is impeccable!"

Gently stroking the blade, which showed no signs of chipping, Shimura Kentei was very satisfied with the Great Sword meticulously crafted by the Land of Craftsmen.

Although the Heavy Gold was incredibly hard, the craftsmanship of the Land of Craftsmen was indeed impressive, bringing out the properties of Heavy Gold to their fullest extent.

He estimated that he could probably go toe-to-toe with a Susanoo using this thing.

Of course, if he actually did that, his body would likely be shaken to death first.

The strength of such a massive entity was not small, far exceeding Tsunade's monstrous strength.

"Just how powerful was Ashura's physical strength?"

Thinking of this, Shimura Kentei couldn't help but recall the scene from the Naruto anime where the Sage of Six Paths reminisced.

There was a scene where Ashura, holding a Truth-Seeking Orb, directly confronted Indra's Susanoo. And it wasn't some half-finished Susanoo, but the ultimate form, capable of splitting mountains and rivers with a single slash, yet Ashura withstood it with his physical strength.

Compared to that, the power possessed by Naruto Uzumaki after achieving Sage Mode was nothing.

Those netizens before his transmigration often complained about ninjas being fragile, but that referred to the general ninja population. The entire Otsutsuki clan were super tanks and high-HP powerhouses.

"How can I get the physical data of those two girls under Tsunade's shadow clone's nose?"

Glancing back at the two big lolis sleeping back-to-back, Shimura Kentei pondered how to win the sponsorship of these two girls.

His original idea was to simply drug them and get his hands on them, but there was a Tsunade shadow clone watching them in secret!

If that woman discovered his intentions, he'd definitely be beaten into a pulp.

He needed a perfect opportunity!

The night passed just like that. After a short sleep at dawn, Shimura Kentei got up and wielded his Great Sword, transforming into a miner once more.

It took him a whole day to finally dig out two inner chambers large enough for people to rest. As night fell, Uchiha Mikoto and Hyuga Suzune returned.

"How was the reconnaissance?"

Sitting cross-legged, Shimura Kentei handed them two water bottles, gesturing for the two women to drink and rest, and asked about the results of their day's exploration.

His target this time was the man-eating tree that Tsunade had mentioned. He had been mining here during the day, while the two girls had teamed up to explore the central area, especially the region shrouded in unknown poisonous gas.

"The area covered by that poisonous gas has a diameter of three kilometers and is located in the very center of the Death Forest. We've surveyed the surroundings, and there's no man-eating tree similar to what Tsunade-sensei described. It's likely that thing is within that poisonous gas zone.

Also, from a distance, I saw what seemed to be a relatively tall tree in the center, with a large flower at the top."

Taking a sip of water to soothe her dry throat, Hyuga Suzune shared the results of their investigation.

"A large flower? Could the First Hokage have used Wood Style: Flower Tree Collision here?"

Frowning slightly, Shimura Kentei immediately thought of Wood Style: Flower Tree Collision.

Wood Style: Flower Tree Collision was an upgraded version of Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, and it could produce a large flower at the top of the tree, emitting poisonous pollen to paralyze opponents, which was very similar to the neurotoxin they encountered earlier.

But it made sense. They hadn't encountered any trees with Wood Style characteristics along the way. After such a long time, to preserve Wood Style power, stronger Wood Style trees would be necessary, and Wood Style: Flower Tree Collision fit the bill.

He just didn't know how much Wood Style power was left in that flowering tree. He hoped it wouldn't disappoint him.

"Wood Style: Flower Tree Collision? Is that one of the First Hokage's Wood Style Ninjutsu?"

Uchiha Mikoto couldn't help but ask curiously. Although she knew the First Hokage possessed Wood Style power, she only had a general understanding and didn't know the specifics.

"Wood Style: Flower Tree Collision is an upgraded version of Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence. It's more powerful and can also produce flowers that spread poisonous pollen to paralyze opponents. It was even used to paralyze Uchiha Madara, who had Susanoo defenses."

After a brief explanation, Shimura Kentei pondered how to enter the central area and figure out the situation there.

"It can't even defend against Susanoo!"

Uchiha Mikoto's eyes widened in shock.

Although she hadn't seen the Susanoo Dojutsu herself, she had read detailed records of it in the clan's texts. It was considered absolute defense, and she never expected it to be unable to withstand the First Hokage's Wood Style pollen.

"That pollen can indeed integrate with my Chakra. It was good that I discarded that part of my Chakra during the day, otherwise I would have definitely been affected and fainted."

Hyuga Suzune recounted an experience from earlier that day. She had curiously tried to touch the pollen and almost got stuck there. Even now, she felt a lingering fear.

"Why were you okay after inhaling that pollen earlier?"

Uchiha Mikoto suddenly asked, recalling that Shimura Kentei was the first to discover the pollen and knew it could paralyze nerves, clearly having experienced it himself.

Then why did he seem fine at the time?

"How could I be fine? Although I absorbed very little at the time, I was still affected. However, our Shimura clan's Super Speed Technique acts on the nervous system and has strong resistance to this neurotoxin, allowing for rapid clearance even if affected.

Not only the Super Speed Technique that acts on the nerves, but also parts of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique can enhance resistance to corresponding toxins.

Of course, I'm referring to biological toxins. Chemical toxins are another matter."

Shimura Kentei answered truthfully without hiding anything. In any case, they would know this once they cultivated the complete set of Body Strengthening Secret Techniques, so there was no point in hiding it.

As a model citizen of the new era, he was already extremely familiar with the concept of being immune to all poisons. Those divine martial arts manuals in wuxia novels wouldn't even dare to call themselves divine skills if they didn't come with immunity to all poisons.

Moreover, there were quite a few poison masters in the Ninja World, so when he created that set of Body Strengthening Secret Techniques, he focused on developing poison resistance. He had achieved some results at this stage.

Of course, the current poison resistance only applied to biological toxins; chemical toxins were a different story.

The principle behind the poison resistance of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique was to enhance the body's metabolic capacity. Biological toxins could be metabolized by the strong body, but chemical toxins couldn't. The human body simply couldn't metabolize them.

Therefore, his main account wasn't yet level 100, and he still had to grind hard to develop!

Uchiha Mikoto and Hyuga Suzune exchanged glances and said nothing more, but they became even more serious about the Body Strengthening Secret Technique.

Ninjas used any means necessary, and poison played a significant role in their application methods. Over half of the ninjas would coat their kunai, shuriken, and other ninja tools with potent poisons.

Just like the "Demigod" Hanzo of the Salamander from the Land of Rain, who relied on poison to dominate the Ninja World. To survive in the Ninja World, having poison resistance was very important.

"Don't overestimate the poison resistance of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique. The reason I could withstand it before, besides absorbing less poisonous pollen, was more importantly that the pollen's toxicity wasn't strong.

Perhaps due to the passage of time, the power of that flowering tree has decreased significantly. Otherwise, we would have definitely been finished.

Also, get a good rest tonight. Tomorrow, I'll teach you Chakra control techniques."

With a reminder, Shimura Kentei returned to his inner chamber to rest.

Meanwhile, in the Senju Clan, Uzumaki Mito sought out Tsunade's main body, who was cultivating the Yin Seal on the top floor of the secret archive. However, her intention made Tsunade and Senju Tōsu grit their teeth in annoyance.