Ninja World Cultivation Plan

The wooden tendrils slowly tightened like pythons, but Shimura Kentei did not care. After all, he was wearing battle armor.

Crushing this thing would not be easy. At the very least, these tendrils could not do it. It would be more plausible if Senju Hashirama himself were using Wood Release.

"Let's see who can outlast whom!"

With a cold chuckle, Shimura Kentei stopped paying attention to the tendrils wrapped around him. He held his breath, slowed his heart rate, and reduced his oxygen consumption to the lowest possible level.

The pollen here was extremely dense, placing tremendous strain on the air filter. It would not last long, so he had to conserve it carefully.

As for those wooden tendrils, he did not take them seriously. His battle armor contained a great number of Sealing Crystals, and their radiation was extremely damaging to objects containing energy.

Unfortunately, these wooden tendrils contained exceptionally powerful vitality. Even though that vitality was of high quality, it would still be affected by the radiation and would not last long.

As long as this continued, victory would inevitably be his.

However, others did not think so. The Shimura ninja who had been secretly protecting him saw the flower tree's blossom close and hurriedly revealed himself, rushing forward while rapidly forming hand seals.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

Sharp streams of Wind Release burst from his mouth and cut toward the petals like a chainsaw.

However, this was the finest part of the entire flower tree, and its hardness was astonishing. The Vacuum Wave did not even leave a mark on it.

The Shimura ninja fell silent for a moment before decisively pulling out a signal flare. A firework beacon shot into the sky.

That was a beacon unique to the Shimura Clan.

"That direction... something happened to Kentei!"

Within the Shimura Clan Land, Shimura Keiko looked up at the distant firework beacon. She immediately tossed aside the Sealing Crystal she had been using to assist her cultivation, grabbed her Bright Silver Spear, and rushed out.

It was not only Shimura Keiko who moved. Shimura Danzō also acted, gathering every jōnin in the clan and heading for the Death Forest.

He understood his son's value well. Even if the Shimura Clan's elites were wiped out, they could not allow him to suffer the slightest harm.

At the same time, he cursed Tsunade for being useless. She could not even protect one person properly.

At that same moment, Tsunade's Shadow Clone within the Death Forest saw the beacon and realized something had happened. She first created another Shadow Clone to investigate, then dispelled herself and used the Shadow Clone's nature to send the intelligence back to her original body.

As a Shadow Clone, her strength was limited. At most, she could display the combat power of a special jōnin. Now, she could only ask the original body to come deal with it.

That was not all. The major ninja clans in Konoha were fairly familiar with the Shimura Clan's beacon. Seeing the signal in the Death Forest, they all grew curious and sent people to investigate.

Furthermore, the Hyuga and Uchiha Clans also sent experts to the Death Forest.

Their people were still cultivating there!

The Death Forest was right next to Konoha's walls, so it was not far away. At a jōnin's speed, they reached the edge of the central region in little more than ten minutes.

Shimura Danzō arrived first and met up with the Shimura ninja, learning the full story from him.

"You're saying Kentei entered the flower tree?"

Standing atop a tree, Shimura Danzō thoughtfully looked toward the flower tree shrouded in dense pollen. He guessed that his son had likely found something inside it. Otherwise, he would not have taken the risk of entering.

"Yes. Young Master stood on the petals for a while before jumping into the flower tree. The blossom then quickly closed and trapped Young Master inside."

The Shimura ninja bowed as he answered.

"Bring the protective suits. Everyone else stays here to provide support and prevent anyone from approaching. If anyone tries to force their way in, kill them without mercy!"

Taking a protective suit from a subordinate behind him and putting it on, Shimura Danzō gave the order with killing intent before personally entering the central region.

Shimura Keiko also put on a specially made protective suit and entered the central region, though she was not particularly worried.

She had little confidence in her own little man's strength, but she had absolute confidence in that battle armor. His life would definitely not be in danger for the time being.

Moving quickly, they soon reached the top of the flower tree. After testing the blossom's hardness, Shimura Danzō decisively gave up on opening it from there and instead targeted the point where the flower connected to the trunk.

The blossom truly was indestructible, but the dried trunk beneath it was another matter.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!"

He formed hand seals, and streams of Wind Release burst forth, rapidly slicing through the flower tree's trunk.

As a True Kage Level powerhouse, especially one highly proficient in Wind Release, Shimura Danzō's strength was beyond doubt. One set of Vacuum Serial Waves cut nearly halfway through the trunk, which was over ten meters in diameter.

Seeing that one strike had failed to sever it, Shimura Danzō slightly furrowed his brows. He immediately unleashed another round of Vacuum Serial Waves, finally cutting through the thick trunk and sending the enormous flower bud crashing downward.

"Summoning Jutsu!"

As the flower bud fell, Shimura Danzō leaped onto it and stood atop it while forming hand seals. Finally, he slammed a palm down hard.

A cloud of smoke burst apart, revealing a colossal creature.

"Baku, take this thing back. I'll summon you again in an hour!"

Shimura Danzō quickly instructed his summoned beast. Baku nodded, wrapped the enormous flower beneath him in his chakra, then dispelled the Summoning Jutsu and took it back to his nest.

He did not know what his son had discovered inside the flower tree, but it had to be a rare treasure.

He still understood the principle that wealth should not be displayed. At a time like this, they had to be cautious, especially around the Senju Clan and the Hyuga Clan, which possessed the Byakugan.

After all, this flower tree was a product of Wood Release. The treasure it had produced was very likely related to Wood Release, and the Senju Clan would never let such a thing go.

After landing on the ground, Shimura Danzō and two others jointly used Wind Release and Fire Release to ignite the dried flower tree, destroying the evidence as thoroughly as possible.

Only after watching the flames completely engulf the enormous flower tree did they return to the edge of the central region, where they indeed found people sent by the various clans.

Maintaining his aloof, cool-guy demeanor, Shimura Danzō ignored them completely and led the clan elites back to the village.

The ninjas from the various clans, who had waited for nothing, looked at the blazing fire in the central region, then at one another. None of them understood what had happened, yet none dared stop Shimura Danzō to ask.

They had not expected Shimura Danzō to personally intervene. Since they were not clan heads, they had no standing to approach him. They could only watch helplessly as the Shimura clansmen departed.

"Where's that little pervert?"

Standing nearby, Tsunade furrowed her delicate brows. She had not seen her cheap disciple anywhere, leaving her deeply puzzled.

Leaving aside the confused ninja clans, after returning to the clan land, Shimura Danzō brought his daughter-in-law, Shimura Keiko, to the enormous underground base beneath the clan grounds and activated the sealing barrier carved around it.

Only after completing a series of preparations did he form hand seals.

A cloud of smoke dispersed, revealing the flower tree bud that had been taken away earlier, with Baku still lying atop it.

Baku had inhaled quite a bit of pollen and was now paralyzed.

Fortunately, this pollen only numbed the nerves and was not fatal. It would wear off after a few days.

Without hesitation, Shimura Danzō formed hand seals again and used a Wind Release ninjutsu to cut open the flower bud.

Although he knew that the boy would be fine with the battle armor protecting him, being trapped for too long would still be dangerous. He had to rescue him as quickly as possible.

After working for a full two hours, they finally saw Shimura Kentei bound inside after cutting through three layers of petals.

"Pfft!"

Seeing her little man in such an embarrassing bound position, Shimura Keiko could not help laughing.

At the same time, the tendrils' strength was finally exhausted. Shimura Kentei broke free from the wooden tendrils wrapped around him and crawled out of the flower bud.

"Couldn't you have come a little later?"

He complained resentfully, feeling extremely displeased that they had seen him in that humiliating position.

His lifelong reputation was ruined!

"A fruit?"

Ignoring his son's complaint, Shimura Danzō stared blankly through the cut opening at the enormous fruit inside.

He had once risked riding a Flying Ninja Beast close to that flower tree. At the time, there had been nothing inside the blossom but stamens and pollen. He had not expected it to contain a fruit this time.

This discovery made him silently praise his own quick thinking. Luckily, he had immediately had Baku take the thing away. If the Hyuga and Senju Clans had discovered it, the Shimura Clan would not have been able to keep this treasure once the Senju Clan applied pressure.

Just then, the cut petals healed themselves and soon returned to normal. Fortunately, the flower bud itself bloomed open as well, revealing the fruit within.

Shimura Kentei leaped back into the flower bud and chopped down the fruit with his sword. As he removed the armor from his palm to touch it and copy its data, he voiced his idea.

"Dad, there should be a seed inside this thing. See if you can grow it. I have some ideas that need this thing for verification."

The moment he had seen it, he had come up with a bold idea. If it succeeded, he would make a fortune.

"There's no way to cultivate it in the village. We can only take it back to the original clan land and plant it there."

Shimura Danzō spoke indifferently, but he was greatly tempted by the proposal. If they could cultivate a flower tree themselves, they would surely gain a glimpse into the mysteries of Wood Release. Its value was immeasurable.

Moreover, the flesh of this fruit was no ordinary item either. It contained immense vitality and was equally priceless.

This time, they had truly struck it rich!

"Did you obtain the Temple of Fire's Sage Talent inheritance?"

After touching the entire flower tree fruit, Shimura Kentei asked.

He had long had his eyes on the Temple of Fire's Sage Talent, especially after confirming from a scroll in the Senju Secret Archives that Sage Talent was indeed related to Nature Energy. He had asked Uncle Lu to return and request that his father make a move to obtain the Temple of Fire's inheritance.

This was a crucial part of his next stage of cultivation. There could be no carelessness!

"Go ask Keiko for it!"

Shimura Danzō took out a sealing scroll and stored the flower tree fruit away before speaking coldly. Once he finished, he turned and left.

He urgently needed to study this flower tree fruit. How could he have time to waste here?

Every minute of his time was worth dozens of ryō!

"Sigh! Why are you so cold?"

Watching his old father leave, Shimura Kentei sighed.

He also wanted a touching scene of fatherly kindness and filial devotion, but his old father refused to cooperate. Ever since he could remember, that old man had worn the same handsome, cool expression and had never smiled.

Then again, the image of a gentle, kind father did not fit his Pot Kage father's persona. If he truly put on the face of a loving father, Shimura Kentei would feel uncomfortable instead.

"Sister Keiko!"

Composing himself, Shimura Kentei looked at his fiancée beside him, signaling for her to quickly bring out the Temple of Fire's inheritance.

After transmigrating into this world, he had come up with a very bold idea and named it the Ninja World Cultivation Plan. The Temple of Fire's Sage Talent secret technique was a key part of that plan. If he could successfully launch the Ninja World Cultivation Plan, then putting aside the long-term benefits, it alone could effectively alleviate—or even free him from—the embarrassing predicament of having too little chakra.