"Why are you putting the power of Senjutsu up for trade?"
That night, Pakura couldn't help asking.
The power of Senjutsu was immense. By rights, Kumogakure shouldn't have been willing to trade it.
The Four Great Shinobi Villages might have formed an alliance, but they were still rivals at heart, even enemies. Who knew when they might turn against one another in the future?
If they taught Senjutsu to other villages now, and those villages became their enemies later, it would inevitably cause Kumogakure enormous losses and damage.
She didn't believe Kumogakure had failed to see that, yet they had still put it up for trade. There had to be some secret behind it that she didn't know.
Tamura Hiroshi rubbed his cheek against her smooth, supple back before beginning to spin her a tale. "There are many reasons, but three are the main ones. First, Senjutsu is difficult to master and requires an enormous amount of chakra.
"Second, Konoha is too powerful. According to the intelligence we've received, Konoha has been experimenting with First Hokage cells, hoping to recreate Wood Release.
"Konoha has already mastered the means to transplant Kekkei Genkai, so obtaining the power of Wood Release shouldn't be difficult for them.
"At this stage, our Kumogakure is the village Konoha hates most. Once they recover, they'll definitely target us.
"Lastly, the sages of the Three Great Sage Lands are still alive. They've existed for hundreds, even thousands of years, and they'll certainly take revenge on Kumogakure. We need powerful allies.
"Of course, you could also say we're diverting the trouble elsewhere."
He only mentioned the Wood Release experiments. He left out Impure World Reincarnation. They would have to wait until Konoha stole the remains of the predecessors of the Three Great Shinobi Villages and brought them back