The feeling of having mastered Senjutsu was truly wondrous.
Even after leaving Shikkotsu Forest, Ye Ning could still feel Natural Energy surging toward his body from all around him, as though he could enter Sage Mode in an instant with a single thought.
Using his Kekkei Genkai abilities while in Sage Mode should make his ninjutsu even more terrifying, shouldn't it?
It was just a shame he couldn't find anyone suitable to test it on.
"Looks like a lot has happened in the Shinobi World during our three years in Shikkotsu Forest."
After learning about the major events that had taken place over the past three years, Tsunade took a sip of wine and nodded thoughtfully.
The first was the alliance between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind.
With the Land of Fire's abundant financial support, many of the Land of Wind's mineral deposits had been developed, and half of the resources were sent to the Land of Fire. In return, the Land of Wind used the money to provide extensive support to Sunagakure.
With the pressure on its finances eased, Sunagakure quickly entered a period of rapid development.
Naturally, the other major shinobi villages couldn't help but notice Sunagakure's growth.
Seeing their rival develop so quickly, the other villages were unwilling to fall behind. They all entered a period of accelerated development.
On the surface, the Five Great Shinobi Nations seemed to be growing ever stronger, but in reality, the tensions between them were becoming increasingly pronounced.
The roots of those tensions could be traced back several years, to the Second Shinobi World War.
Konoha had naturally been the ultimate victor of that war.
Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Amegakure had all fought against Konoha and ultimately lost.
As the victor, Konoha had gained a great deal of