Let's Get Started

This modification to the Summoning Technique was not actually revolutionary.

It was merely a deep expansion based on the Summoning Technique Genma already mastered, similar to his previous Lightning Flicker.

The Impure World Reincarnation also belongs to the Summoning Technique, as it can summon souls.

The gap between this and the kind of summoning Sage of Six Paths uses—which requires neither chakra nor biological samples as a medium—is still quite significant.

Therefore, it only required 3 points of Setting Value.

Tomorrow is a day off, which is perfect for testing this technique before going to find Tsunade.

Genma mused to himself.

Since he spent 3 points of Setting Value, he had to squeeze some value out of Tsunade.

However, who should he use to test the waters tomorrow?

The First? The Second?

Going to dig up graves—no, going to do some archaeology—didn't seem quite right.

But it doesn't necessarily have to be summoning a soul first...

Genma quickly finalized his plan, then closed his eyes to sleep.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Genma first went to the forest to enter Wood Release Chakra Mode and get his fill, only then arriving at Tsunade's house.

Tsunade, Shizune, and Huixiang were all there.

Genma didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point: "Lady Tsunade, I've had a breakthrough regarding the Summoning Technique. Let's test it out now!"

"Summoning Technique?"

"I'm not intereste..."

Tsunade spoke subconsciously, but stopped abruptly, her gaze fixed on Genma: "What do you mean?"

Genma said: "The one I mentioned last time."

Tsunade stood up abruptly.

Shizune sensed something was wrong and hurriedly asked: "What's the matter?"

Genma smiled: "I made some changes to the Summoning Technique."

Tsunade interrupted the two in a deep voice: "How do we test it?"

Genma said: "Let's start with something simple."

"Lady Tsunade, pull out a strand of hair for me—um, it needs to have the follicle."

Tsunade understood immediately: "It only requires a biological sample and no summoning scroll?"

Genma nodded: "I believe it will work."

Tsunade stared at him for two seconds, then pulled out a strand of hair.

Taking the hair, Genma retreated into the courtyard.

Tsunade and the others followed him out of the house, but Genma stopped them: "Just stay at the doorway."

Genma then pressed his palms together, sandwiching the strand of Tsunade's hair between them.

Summoning Technique!

A formation composed of black seals immediately spread out beneath Genma's feet, followed by a POOF as a cloud of smoke exploded.

Almost simultaneously, Tsunade, who had been standing between Shizune and Huixiang, vanished from the doorway.

When the smoke cleared, Tsunade was standing right in front of Genma, radiating an intense sense of pressure.

Genma took a step back, tilted his head slightly, and said: "If I have a biological sample or chakra, I am very confident that I can summon a soul out of the Pure Land."

"Of course, that is provided the soul is in the Pure Land and hasn't been sealed by a Sealing Technique."

"Lady Tsunade, shall we give it a try?"

Tsunade's heart trembled, and she suddenly felt incredibly nervous: "Are... are you sure you can?"

At this moment, Huixiang was still looking confused, but Shizune had already understood; she couldn't help but clench her fists, looking at the two in front of her with some concern.

Looking at the hesitant and even fearful Tsunade, Genma said earnestly: "I'm sure."

"I am a genius, after all!"

Tsunade took a deep breath and then said: "Wait here."

With that, Tsunade used the Body Flicker Technique and vanished.

Huixiang asked with some hesitation: "What's wrong with Lady Tsunade?"

Shizune whispered an explanation to Huixiang.

Huixiang listened in astonishment.

It was unexpected that Tsunade had also lost all her loved ones, and that the once-mighty Senju Clan had vanished like smoke, much like the Uzumaki Clan.

No wonder she hadn't seen any of Tsunade's relatives since arriving in Konoha.

"If only there were no wars."

After hearing this, Huixiang whispered subconsciously.

Meanwhile.

Tsunade rushed to Orochimaru's experimental base at top speed.

Although it was her first time here, she navigated it as if she were familiar with the path.

Orochimaru was quite surprised by Tsunade's arrival: "Tsunade, it has been a long time. I didn't expect you to come here."

Tsunade shouldn't have known about this place, yet he wasn't surprised that she could find it.

This was within Konoha; there were no absolute secrets here.

Especially not for Tsunade.

She knew Orochimaru too well; finding someone in Konoha was simple for her.

Staring at the busy Orochimaru, Tsunade got straight to the point: "You have been researching my grandfather's cells, haven't you?"

Orochimaru stopped his work and turned around, looking at Tsunade with a smile: "Oh? Are you interested now, Tsunade?"

"If you participate, I am confident we can achieve results quickly."

Tsunade said coldly: "I have no interest in your things."

"Give me a sample of my grandfather's cells."

Orochimaru was puzzled upon hearing this; did she want to research them herself?

However, he could tell that Tsunade was in a bad mood, so he didn't press for details, smiled, and said: "Of course, no problem."

"If you need anything, you can come to me at any time."

With that, Orochimaru stepped away to retrieve what Tsunade needed.

Tsunade had come suddenly and left just as quickly.

After watching Tsunade leave, Orochimaru suddenly laughed: "It seems something interesting that I'm unaware of has happened!"

The experiments on Hashirama Cells were not started by him and Danzo.

They had already been studied as far back as the Second Hokage's era.

Later on, his dear teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen had also conducted large-scale human experiments over a decade ago, which were eventually halted and permanently sealed due to heavy losses.

That was why Danzo could only conduct his work in secret.

But did Teacher Sarutobi really not know?

Orochimaru chuckled and turned back to his work.

At Tsunade's home, Genma was stunned as he looked at the test tube Tsunade handed him.

Stem cells of Senju Hashirama?

Wasn't she going to look for Nawaki?

This was truly filial!

Reaching out to take the test tube, Genma asked a question he already knew the answer to: "Whose cells are these?"

Tsunade's expression was complex: "My grandfather's."

Genma nodded, opened the test tube, and immediately sensed a surging vitality.

As expected of the First Hokage!

Of course, since Senju Hashirama had been dead for so long, these were certainly not ordinary cells, but stem cells capable of autonomous replication and division.

Therefore, it was logical for the cells to remain so powerful even though Senju Hashirama was dead.

Because the cells were not obtained from a corpse, nor were they ordinary cells.

After observing the Hashirama Cells, Genma, under the gazes of Tsunade and the others, directly used the Chakra Refinement Technique 1.0, combining his own spiritual energy with the cellular energy of Senju Hashirama to refine it into chakra and absorb it into his body.

In this way, Genma directly mastered the biological information of Senju Hashirama.

From now on, he would no longer need a medium to perform the Summoning Technique.

Stepping back a few paces, Genma pressed his hands together.

Black seals spread rapidly beneath him, forming a formation.

Poof!

Smoke billowed up.

Tsunade's eyes narrowed: "Did it really succeed?"

Shizune and Huixiang also grew tense, watching with wide eyes.

The First Hokage!

The God of Shinobi!

Alive!

The smoke gradually cleared.

Senju Hashirama appeared before everyone's eyes in a spiritual state.

"Hm?"

"This is..."

Senju Hashirama's expression was dazed, until he saw the Hokage Rock.