Konoha found the key to Kirigakure's cultivation of new rice strains and began establishing its own Agriculture Department.
Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure were stumped. After analyzing the matter for a long time, they finally figured out that the root of that "catalyst" was Wood Release.
However, Wood Release had long since vanished from the shinobi world. Where could they possibly get it?
They immediately turned their attention to Kirigakure.
Unlike Konoha, where the First Hokage had once lived, Kirigakure, like them, was a village where no Wood Release Kekkei Genkai had ever appeared.
If that "catalyst" possessing Wood Release power had appeared in Konoha, they could still understand it. But for it to appear in Kirigakure, which had never possessed Wood Release, was truly intriguing.
The three great shinobi villages immediately began the arduous process of investigating the origin of Kirigakure's "catalyst."
They firmly believed that they might be able to find something through it, and then obtain Wood Release power themselves.
Meanwhile, with the harmonizing power of Yang Release, Qi Shuang successfully completed the reverse operation of "Ice Release: Chakra Mode" after more than a month.
At this point, "Ice Release: Chakra Mode" and "Sage Mode" had achieved a true fusion.
The two powers existed inside and outside the body. Once activated simultaneously, Qi Shuang seemed to transform into a miniature Perfect Susanoo.
Aside from the difference in size, his offense and defense were entirely on par with Susanoo's, and might even surpass it.
More importantly, Qi Shuang's body was nowhere near as large as Susanoo. Naturally, he was also more agile than Susanoo in battle.
This agility would become the key to Qi Shuang crushing Susanoo.
One had to understand that Susanoo looked unbelievably huge and terrifying. Every move possessed the power to shatter mountains, and it was