Summoning Scroll

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

Doichi Hyuga summoned a huge scroll, forty to fifty centimeters thick and nearly a meter tall.

"It's that big? Is your Sage Jutsu theory really that complicated?"

Tsunade took the scroll and set it on the ground for a look. Two large words were written on its exterior: 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, then if your talent is high enough, you'll need at least five years studying theory and at least ten years cultivating!"

Doichi Hyuga twitched his lips. If Tsunade wanted to reach his realm, she probably had little hope of doing so before seventy.

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

At that age, she could still have children. She could even boast of bearing a child in her old age. Her physical condition was truly outrageous; very few ordinary people could manage it.

"Damn it!"

Tsunade was somewhat helpless and hesitated over whether to give up. But since it was for her child, she could only grit her teeth and give it a try.

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

Shizune was a good comrade! She hadn't exposed his Flying Thunder God! Otherwise, there would have been no getting past this.

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

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

Huh?

Tsunade and Shizune looked over in surprise. What did that 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 longsword 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? It's really fun up there!"

Holy crap! They really were going into the sky! They had always thought Doichi Hyuga's sword was just a decorative accessory; they had never seen him use it and never expected it could fly!

Tsunade and Shizune were a little speechless, then eager to try. Flying was one of humanity's ultimate dreams. Whether it was one of women's ultimate dreams was harder to say.

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

Shizune hurriedly followed, leaping onto it and tensing her entire body.

"Relax! We're setting off!"

Doichi Hyuga sat cross-legged with Qianyue in his arms, and the Dao Lord Sword began rising vertically.

It climbed several hundred meters per minute. Three minutes later, they had already reached an altitude of over two thousand meters.

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

Shizune had it worse. She lay flat against the sword, trembling nonstop. She had taken one peek downward earlier, and this was the result.

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

They plunged into the clouds, letting Qianyue romp about inside them. Doichi Hyuga lay on the sword, watching the little girl play without blinking.

"Kid! You're really something! This is what flying is supposed to be like—far better than Ōnoki and Rasa!"

Tsunade's beautiful eyes swept over Doichi Hyuga, as though she wanted to inspect him closely and see whether he had any other strange abilities yet to be discovered.

"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 mist? Then it makes sense that they can turn into rain!"

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

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

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

Sage Art: Wind Formation Wall!

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

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

After leaving the clouds, Tsunade looked down to see that Thousand Moon Town had shrunk to the size of ants.

The Dao Lord Sword streaked onward. The mountains, rivers, and countless landscapes below carried a breathtaking beauty they had never seen before.

"Lady Tsunade! That's Konoha ahead!"

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

"Quiet, Shizune. If you wake Qianyue, you'll be the one soothing her!"

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

Tsunade was also delighted, a smile constantly playing on her lips. Taking in magnificent sights that others had never seen left her body and mind utterly refreshed.

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

Konoha gradually fell behind them. An hour later, the vague outline of the Valley of the End was faintly visible ahead.

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

After crossing the lake, they turned west and flew toward the setting sun.

Watching the sunset from high in the sky was a unique experience in itself.

"Kid! Take these. You've always wanted them!"

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.

"Haven't you always treated these like treasures? Why are you willing to give them to me this time?"

Tsunade curled her lips, her face darkening.

"Tch! 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 within the Yin Seal and swiftly reach damaged cells to repair them. 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 performed quickly. This division made the cells around the wound highly active, allowing the damaged cells to be rapidly repaired.

With the Yin Seal's chakra supporting it, a certain degree of cell division caused an acceptable amount of lifespan loss compared with losing a limb entirely.

He opened the other, slightly larger scroll. It was the summoning scroll of Shikkotsu 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's this kid!"

Tsunade pointed at Doichi Hyuga.

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

Doichi Hyuga said with a smile.

"Hello, Lord Doichi. Just call me Katsuyu!"

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

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

"Of course. Please wait a moment, Lord Doichi!"

Katsuyu canceled the Summoning Technique and returned to Shikkotsu Forest.

A moment later, a ripple of spatial energy came through.

Doichi Hyuga relaxed his body and followed the spatial energy.

With a bang, solid ground formed beneath Doichi Hyuga's feet.