The Senju family's training ground.
The rock layers in the open space split apart with a thunderous crash.
Towering ancient trees burst from the earth and grew wildly, their branches spreading freely. In the blink of an eye, an open space the size of a football field in the Senju family grounds had turned into a dense forest.
Supple vines coiled around everywhere like living creatures, seemingly searching for prey.
"Success, Kurama! Did you see that? I've learned Tree World Descends!"
Beside the dense forest, a beautiful red-haired woman pumped her fist, brimming with excitement.
This was Kushina, leader of the Ninja Sect, who had been implanted with the Rinnegan.
Kushina was training in Wood Style. Yes, that was right—she was training in Hashirama's Wood Style.
Kushina was not a descendant of Hashirama and Mito, nor did she possess the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai. So how could she train in Wood Style?
Because Hashirama's Wood Style was not an inherited Kekkei Genkai. It was a secret technique Hashirama had figured out on his own.
Wood Style could be cultivated.
The Uzumaki Clan's chakra was naturally full of vitality, and Kushina's chakra could even suppress Tailed Beasts.
That kind of chakra was the best possible medium for cultivating Wood Style.
Furthermore, Kushina had reconciled with the Nine-Tails and become a Perfect Jinchuriki.
The Nine-Tails was special because its chakra was composed of Yin and Yang. Its Yang Release Chakra possessed immense vitality.
In the Original Work, when Naruto mastered the golden Nine-Tails Mode, his chakra could make the dead wood around him bloom back to life.
Tobirama and the Senju Family Members had all seen Kushina's talent for Wood Style, so they had her train in Wood Style alongside Yamato.
Kushina herself had requested it.
As the leader of the Ninja