Summoning Scroll

"Forget it! Take this! It contains my theoretical knowledge of sage arts. I was planning to teach it to Qianyue in a few years! You can study it seriously too. If you manage to learn it, I'll teach you sage arts!"

Doichi Hyuga summoned a large scroll, forty or fifty centimeters thick and nearly a meter tall.

"It's that big? Is your sage art theory really that complicated?"

Tsunade took the scroll, set it on the ground, and glanced at it. Two large words were written on its cover: Dao Scripture!

"I haven't even written down the cultivation methods yet! If I did, it wouldn't be much smaller than this!"

Doichi Hyuga said irritably.

"How many years did it take you to learn it?"

"If you want to reach my current level, assuming your talent is high enough, you'll need at least five years to study the theory and at least ten years to cultivate!"

Doichi Hyuga tugged at the corner of his mouth. If Tsunade wanted to reach his realm, she probably had little hope of doing so before she turned seventy.

Tsunade's age had always been a secret. Doichi Hyuga guessed that she was around fifty now.

At that age, she could still bear children. She could even boast that an old clam had produced a pearl. Her physical constitution was truly outrageous; very few ordinary people could manage it.

"Damn it!"

Tsunade felt rather helpless and hesitated over whether to give up. Still, since it was for her child, she could only grit her teeth and try learning it.

Seeing that the crisis had passed, Shizune came out holding Qianyue.

Shizune was a good comrade! She hadn't exposed my Flying Thunder God Technique! Otherwise, I really wouldn't have gotten through this!

Doichi Hyuga shot her a grateful look, leaving Shizune somewhat baffled.

"Daddy! Daddy! I want to fly up into the sky and play!"

Hmm?

Tsunade and Shizune stared over in surprise. What did she mean? They were going into the sky?

"Hahaha! All right!"

Doichi Hyuga smiled indulgently and helplessly picked up the little girl.

Sage Art: Sword Flight Technique!

The long sword at his waist flew out and enlarged, hovering before them like a small boat.

Last time, he had taken Qianyue into the sky to play among the clouds. The little girl had gotten so excited that she jumped right off the sword. Doichi Hyuga had used Wood Release to save her, exposing that secret.

"Do Mom and Aunt Shizune want to come too? It's really fun up in the sky!"

Holy crap! They really were going into the sky! I always thought Doichi Hyuga's sword was just a pretty ornament. I'd never seen him use it, much less imagined it could fly!

Tsunade and Shizune were a little speechless, then eager to give it a try. Flying was one of humanity's ultimate dreams. Whether it was also a woman's ultimate dream was hard to say.

Shizune was still hesitating when Tsunade had already stepped onto it with her head held high and chest out.

Shizune hurriedly jumped on after her, tense all over.

"Relax! We're setting off!"

Doichi Hyuga sat cross-legged with Qianyue in his arms as the Dao Lord Sword began to rise straight into the air.

They climbed several hundred meters per minute, reaching an altitude of over two thousand meters after three minutes.

Tsunade could not quite withstand the pressure and sat down as well.

Shizune had it worse. She lay flat on the sword, trembling nonstop. She had peeked down once just now, and then ended up like this.

Doichi Hyuga swept his gaze around before the Dao Lord Sword shot forward.

They plunged into the clouds and let Qianyue play to her heart's content. Doichi Hyuga lay on the sword, watching the little girl at play without taking his eyes off her.

"Kid! You're pretty impressive! This is what real flying is like, far better than Onoki and Rasa!"

Tsunade's beautiful eyes swept over Doichi Hyuga, as though she wanted to examine him closely and see what other strange abilities he had yet to reveal.

"Other people's approval means nothing to me!"

Doichi Hyuga ignored her. His gaze remained fixed on Qianyue, worried that the little girl might fall again.

Qianyue darted through the clouds, busy as a little loach.

"So white clouds are made of water mist? Then it makes sense that they can turn into rain!"

Tsunade and Shizune studied the clouds for a while, and their clothes began to grow damp.

After playing for nearly an hour, the little loach burrowed back into Doichi Hyuga's arms and started dozing off.

Doichi Hyuga dried the moisture from Qianyue's body, and the little girl soon fell asleep comfortably.

Sage Art: Wind Formation Wall!

The clouds were blown away, and a transparent sphere enveloped the entire Dao Lord Sword.

"Kid! Take us somewhere else to look around. I haven't left Thousand Moon Town in a long time!"

After leaving the clouds, Tsunade looked down and saw that Thousand Moon Town had shrunk to the size of an ant.

The Dao Lord Sword sped onward. The mountains, rivers, and all kinds of scenery below possessed a breathtaking beauty unlike anything they had ever seen.

"Lady Tsunade! That's Konoha ahead!"

Shizune had recovered quite a bit and pointed excitedly at the distant Hokage Rock.

"Keep it down, Shizune. If you wake Qianyue, you can put her back to sleep!"

Shizune hurriedly covered her mouth and glanced at Qianyue, who was sleeping soundly.

Tsunade was happy as well, a smile lingering on her lips. Taking in magnificent scenery that others had never seen before left her body and mind feeling utterly refreshed.

The Dao Lord Sword flew over Konoha, and Tsunade and Shizune observed it carefully for a while.

Konoha gradually fell behind them. An hour later, the hazy outline of the Valley of the End could already be seen ahead.

They flew over the two statues. Beyond them lay a lake that looked like a mirror.

They crossed the lake, turned west, and flew toward the setting sun.

Watching the sunset from high in the sky brought a unique feeling.

"Kid! Take these! You've wanted them for a long time!"

Tsunade tossed over two scrolls. Doichi Hyuga caught them and saw that the smaller one contained Creation Rebirth and the Hundred Healings Seal, while the larger one was a summoning scroll.

"Didn't you always treasure these? Why are you willing to give them to me this time?"

Tsunade curled her lips, her face darkening.

"Hmph! You've been so generous. How could I possibly be stingy?"

"Then thank you!"

Doichi Hyuga unrolled the scrolls and began studying them carefully.

Creation Rebirth used the energy within the Yin Seal as its foundation, employing the Hundred Healings Technique to control the chakra stored in the Yin Seal and rapidly send it to damaged cells for repair. Unlike cell division, this technique achieved self-healing through highly active cellular energy.

Of course, if a limb was missing, limited cell division still had to be carried out quickly. This division activated the cells around the wound, allowing the damaged cells there to be rapidly repaired.

With the chakra of the Yin Seal supporting it, a certain degree of cell division caused an acceptable amount of lifespan loss compared to complete limb loss.

He opened the other, slightly larger scroll. It was the summoning scroll of Wet Bone Forest.

He bit his finger, signed his name, and pressed down a bloody handprint.

Boar—Dog—Rooster—Monkey—Ram.

Summoning Technique!

With a bang, a one-meter-tall slug appeared in the small courtyard.

"Huh? Wasn't Lady Tsunade the one who summoned me?"

Katsuyu tilted her head toward Tsunade and asked in confusion.

"It was this kid!"

Tsunade pointed at Doichi Hyuga.

"Hello, Slug Sage. I'm Doichi Hyuga, your new contractor!"

Doichi Hyuga said with a smile.

"Hello, Lord Doichi. You may simply call me Katsuyu!"

Katsuyu was very polite, and her voice was gentle and pleasant.

"I'd like to visit Wet Bone Forest. Is that possible?"

"Yes! Please wait a moment, Lord Doichi!"

Katsuyu dispelled the Summoning Technique and returned to Wet Bone Forest.

A moment later, a ripple of spatial energy arrived.

Doichi Hyuga relaxed his body and followed the spatial energy.

With a bang, Doichi Hyuga felt solid ground beneath his feet.