The Fourth Hokage Looks a Lot Like You

"Hmm?!"

Once Hiruzen Sarutobi understood what Mu Yue had said, his dissatisfied expression turned to shock. Forgetting that Mu Yue had entered without knocking, he rose to his feet and asked directly, "What do you mean, 'it seems like I developed Wood Release'? Either you succeeded or you didn't."

Wood Release was unlike an ordinary Kekkei Genkai. It was a Kekkei Genkai that had only ever appeared in the God of Shinobi, carrying special significance.

If Mu Yue had truly developed Wood Release, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have to overturn the arrangements he had previously made for him.

Mu Yue silently formed hand seals and gathered Wood Release Chakra. A tender green shoot suddenly sprouted from the side of the wooden desk in Hiruzen Sarutobi's office.

The instant the shoot appeared, Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils contracted sharply. He could not help leaning closer to examine the green branch carefully.

It was hardly scientific for a branch to grow out of a wooden desk that had already been made into furniture, but this was the ninja world.

Looking at the vibrant, life-filled shoot, a storm surged through Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart.

"He actually succeeded!" Hiruzen Sarutobi could scarcely believe it.

Even though Mu Yue's displayed talent had already surpassed his own, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still immensely shocked.

This was Wood Release—the God of Shinobi's exclusive Kekkei Genkai. Not only had it failed to appear during the several decades the God of Shinobi had lived, but even after searching back several centuries through history, there had been no trace of Wood Release.

No matter how talented Mu Yue was, could he truly be mentioned in the same breath as the unprecedented and unmatched Hashirama Senju?

Yet the fact that Mu Yue had successfully developed Wood Release lay right before him. Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice