Konoha,
in the Sarutobi Clan's secret chamber,
Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly opened his eyes, a terrifying gleam shining in them.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen no longer looked like a vigorous young man.
Instead, he looked even older than before. His skin was covered in wrinkles, his hair was completely white and incredibly sparse.
Beside Sarutobi Hiruzen lay the Hoshigakure treasure, the meteorite known as "the Star"!
"The energy released by the Star can alter the structure and properties of cells, allowing the cells in the body to produce more Chakra..."
"It can even change the nature of Chakra,"
"making it easier to transform its shape..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen judged,
"So the so-called Mysterious Peacock Method can easily form wings for flight and solidify Chakra into a tangible substance."
"Of course, the price is..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at his own wrinkled skin and the life force still rapidly draining away,
"the cells divide at an abnormal rate..."
"And ordinary cells can only divide so many times."
"So it's easy to age rapidly and die."
"But for me..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled faintly. In the next moment, wisps of pale smoke billowed through the secret chamber.
Immediately afterward, Sarutobi Hiruzen's aged body visibly restored itself.
His skin rapidly tightened, his slack muscles grew strong,
and his pale hair quickly turned black.
In just a few dozen seconds, Sarutobi Hiruzen had returned to his original, youthful, energetic state!
"Immortal Breathing!"
"Perfectly simulating the magnetic field fluctuations of a perfect demon"
"to achieve an effect that allows cells to divide almost infinitely."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at his youthful appearance again and nodded in satisfaction.
He much preferred looking like this.
"This lets me completely avoid the Star's side effects..."
"while retaining its cell-altering effect."
As he spoke, tangible Chakra flames rose around Sarutobi Hiruzen's body, like a blazing