Coming Clean

"Gulp~~~"

Facing the scrolls, Orochimaru simply extended his tongue and swallowed them whole. Everyone else who saw this, even Nawaki, found it hard to stomach.

"What about Nawaki and Tsunade? How are their Wood Release abilities?"

Gu Sheng continued with another question. Nawaki and Tsunade, the two people involved, were instantly stunned. How could Lord Sheng know about this? They had only awakened Wood Release after he left!

"They're both in excellent condition. Over the years, they've basically made the Wood Release ability their own."

Orochimaru glanced at his disciple Nawaki and his companion Tsunade, then extended his tongue and licked his lips. "It seems Lord Sheng's theory was correct. Members of the same clan and their descendants are the most suitable for awakening Wood Release through fusion, and they have the lowest rejection rate."

"Wait, what exactly is going on?"

Nawaki was nowhere near as composed as Tsunade. Although he had matured considerably over the years, he was still as straightforward as ever. Unable to hold back, he blurted out, "Lord Sheng, you and Teacher Orochimaru did something to awaken the Wood Release my sister and I possess, didn't you?

Members of the same clan and their descendants are the most suitable for awakening Wood Release through fusion, and they have the lowest rejection rate.

What does that mean? How exactly did we obtain our Wood Release?"

"Tsunade, Nawaki, there are some things I really should tell you now."

Gu Sheng spoke in a deep voice. "Your Wood Release power wasn't awakened naturally. It originated from your grandfather, First Hokage Hashirama Senju. You successfully fused the First Hokage's flesh and blood cells into your bodies, awakening the Wood Release power within them."

"What! Grandfather's... cells?"

Although they had long since suspected something like this, Nawaki and Tsunade still found