Sage Body

"Then that chip of yours—whatever you want from me, it shouldn't be like Madara Uchiha, who wanted to destroy this world."

Hashirama suddenly felt a wave of emotion: "Actually, both Madara Uchiha and I wanted peace. In fact, he was the first to speak of that dream. We both suffered the pain of loss during the Warring States Period, so..."

"That fool... he didn't even know he was being used. But Sora, am I being used by you right now?"

Yun smiled and did not answer the question.

Hashirama waved his hand generously: "It doesn't matter. As I said before, your dream proves that you are not Madara Uchiha, nor are you someone who wants to destroy this world."

"What a ninja is, the meaning of a village's existence, the meaning of a ninja's existence... Madara Uchiha and I were wrong about too many things, but we still don't know where the correct answer lies."

"Everything needs to be verified and the system perfected by you all. I believe that one day, there will be no more war in this world, and children will no longer need to go to the battlefield..."

As his voice faded, the First, in his spiritual form, departed.

It was not the departure that comes when one lets go of their obsessions after Impure World Reincarnation; he, who always cared for Konoha and the world, had never let go of his obsessions.

Standing atop the Hokage Rock, looking down at the Konoha manifested in the space below, Yun waved his hand.

In an instant, the entire village dissipated like sand in the wind.

"Humans are gregarious animals. When they gather, there are disputes, and with disputes, resentment accumulates."

"The seeds of hatred grow deeper in people's hearts, and eventually, interests and resources drive people to form groups. This is how villages are formed."

"If there comes a day, I will do as you wish... First!"

[Deducing future changes for Hashirama (Pure Land)]

[Status: Deceased, no changes]

[Konoha fate altered]

[World main storyline altered]

[Third layer of nesting: Madara Uchiha fate altered]

[Hashirama (Pure Land) fate change degree: 50.2%]

[Earth Release Chakra (Can fuse with Bloodline Limit)]

[Water Release Chakra (Can fuse with Bloodline Limit)]

[Sage Body (Bloodline)]

There were only three options available; the changes to Hashirama were indeed not significant this time.

In fact, if he hadn't been warned of the crisis and given the opportunity that Impure World Reincarnation might provide in the future, the change degree would likely have been even lower.

No Secret Scroll, no Sage Mode, no Wood Release.

Fortunately, the Sage Body bloodline was retained because it exceeded fifty percent; otherwise... it really would have been better to choose Obito.

However, Asura's chakra...

He wondered if, after reincarnating into Naruto, there was any left in Hashirama's body, or if the Exchange could replicate power that a client had once possessed.

A continuous stream of vitality began to surge within Yun's body. Inherited from the Sage of Six Paths or Asura's chakra, this power was enough to remedy Yun's current predicament of insufficient chakra.

No, it was not just a remedy; it far exceeded it.

Feeling the surge of vitality within, Yun suddenly sensed something unusual.

He extended his palm, and with focus, a faint breeze swirled in his hand before dissipating in an instant.

This is... Wind Release Chakra?

Does Hashirama have Wind Release Chakra?

It is true that Asura had Wind Release, and in his later Six Paths mode, he possessed all seven types of chakra.

But just how much does this Sage Body contain?

A thought flashed through his mind, and Yun stood up abruptly, beginning to rummage through his cabinets.

"Bang! Thud..."

The noise from his searching was a bit loud.

"Yun..."

His mother's voice from outside the room made Yun freeze, and he quickly quieted down.

If he were misunderstood again, he wouldn't be able to face anyone tomorrow.

After a long while, Yun sat back down with a slip of paper in his hand. This was Chakra Paper, made from a tree that uses chakra as nutrients.

In fact, Yun had previously tested his aptitude for chakra nature transformation, but at that time, he only possessed the talent for Fire Release Chakra nature transformation.

So now...

"Swish!"

The corner of the paper was burned away as expected, followed by one side being sliced through; this was Wind Release.

Then, another corner of the paper crumbled into dust; this was Earth Release.

The final piece seemed as if it had been fished out of water, completely soaked; this was Water Release.

In this way, among the nature transformation talents for the five chakra attributes, only the Lightning attribute was missing.

The Sage Body, replicated from Hashirama, seemed to possess not only a portion of his talent but also a part of Asura.

So... Wood Release was a Kekkei Genkai created by the fusion of Water Release Chakra and Earth Release Chakra, yet it seemed Hashirama could not pass this Kekkei Genkai down to his descendants.

Could the ability of Wood Release be more closely related to the Sage Body?

What were the hand seals for Deep Forest Emergence again?

Did Hashirama need to perform hand seals?

Did Madara Uchiha need to perform hand seals?

His wandering thoughts seemed to recall a certain meme.

On the outskirts of Konoha, Uzumaki Sora felt a sudden surge of vitality within his body.

If he had this much chakra earlier, he wouldn't have died three times; with this kind of vitality, even if he were stabbed through the stomach, he would likely recover quickly.

Uzumaki Sora complained for a moment while snatching a brief respite, then looked toward the building not far away.

The Konoha Orphanage.

In fact, ever since Uzumaki Sora returned to Konoha, he had spent most of his nights staking out this place.

There was no help for it; ever since the fate of the Fourth was altered, Danzo, that scapegoat-king of Konoha, seemed to have turned into a turtle, refusing to show his head no matter what.

And the Root Division was not a place that the current Yun could just barge into; lacking sufficient chakra would be a suicide mission. Although it wouldn't affect him, exposing his ability to Restore for no reason wasn't worth it.

So, in the end, Sora chose to stake it out—a place Danzo would visit during this period: the Konoha Orphanage.

The place of the Wandering Miko, Yakushi Nonō, and also where Kabuto would join the Root Division.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

A group of three stood before the orphanage gate, and a man wearing glasses like those Shino would wear in the future stepped forward to knock.

A moment later, the orphanage door opened, and the group walked inside. As for Nonō, who had opened the door, her expression had been filled with worry from the very start.

"The stench of a snake... It seems the target has arrived, the turtle has poked its head out. Once and for all is the best choice."

"Swish!"

The next instant, Yun's figure appeared out of thin air on the roof of the orphanage, and the conversation below began.

"I didn't expect that you, once known as the Wandering Miko, would now become a nanny. Long time no see, you look a bit haggard now, Nonō." Danzo's voice rang out.

"I stopped using that title a long time ago, and the matter regarding the subsidies has already been settled with Konoha." Nonō frowned slightly.

Danzo rested his chin on his hand, his grave gaze making the woman opposite him very nervous: "As a former member of the Root Division, you shouldn't be ignorant of anything regarding Iwagakure."

"In fact, I didn't come here just for the subsidies this time. I came for you, Wandering Miko!"

Almost made a mistake; the one who should have come here was Aburame Tatsuma.