Tsunade's sudden question caught Hiruzen Sarutobi off guard.
Not only was this not a good setting to answer such a question, but the method itself was far from ideal.
But if he did not answer, the trust he had painstakingly built with Tsunade would completely collapse.
Hiruzen Sarutobi put on a hesitant expression. There was nothing else he could do, and Tsunade's heart sank for a moment.
At that moment, Uchiha Yato gleefully revealed the most disgusting part of the method.
"Obtaining Wood Release is not difficult. The difficult part is improving it."
"Am I right, Lord Hokage~?"
Uchiha Yato's current praise-seeking expression made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel worse than if he had eaten shit.
In truth, Uchiha Yato had been somewhat surprised when Hiruzen Sarutobi first displayed Wood Release.
Because according to the method Uchiha Yato had initially given Orochimaru, killing someone was necessary. There was no way around it.
Yet Konoha had been peaceful lately, with no news of anything being exposed. That proved that whoever Hiruzen Sarutobi had killed must have had a questionable origin.
Since they were not from Konoha, there were simply too many other possibilities.
Having realized this, Uchiha Yato intended to slowly guide Hiruzen Sarutobi into revealing the key point himself.
That way, Hiruzen Sarutobi would not only lose face before everyone, but also be utterly disgraced and become the target of everyone's hostility.
Just think about it. With a method like this that could increase one's strength, had your village's other Kage-level experts contributed to Hiruzen Sarutobi's power as well?
Hearing Uchiha Yato's words, everyone was extremely curious why he would say such a thing.
They also keenly noticed the subtle change in Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression. Though difficult to detect, experienced people like Tsunade could still catch a few clues.
This caused a