All Those Who Break the Boundary Between Life and Death Will Be Plagued by Misfortune for the Rest of Their Lives

"What is this...?"

"This feeling... could it be... Wood Release?!"

Hashirama Senju looked at Uchiha Ensei with shock mixed with curiosity.

The Wood Clone Technique Uchiha Ensei had used was nearly flawless. Under normal circumstances, even Hashirama Senju would not have been able to tell that it was not the original body.

However, because the life force infused into it did not belong to its creator, it was still somewhat imperfect despite being usable. Moreover, Hashirama Senju was also a Wood Release user, which was why he could sense that something was off.

Even so, Hashirama Senju could not completely confirm his guess.

"Yeah, you saw through it."

"Come to think of it, I'm rather curious how you awakened Wood Release. If I hadn't repeatedly studied Tailed Beast chakra and analyzed the Ten-Tails' cells, I wouldn't have been able to replicate Wood Release either."

"After all, this thing really is quite special."

Uchiha Ensei asked openly, showing no intention of avoiding Hashirama Senju's question.

Ordinary ninja would do everything possible to conceal information about themselves, but information was not particularly important to Uchiha Ensei.

Only after hearing Uchiha Ensei's words did Hashirama Senju finally understand what Tsunade had meant when she said Uchiha Ensei possessed many strange methods.

"I don't recall the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan ever intermarrying."

Hashirama Senju spoke in an odd tone, and the way he looked at Uchiha Ensei changed slightly as well.

"..."

"You idiot!"

"Didn't Tsunade tell you that the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan share a common ancestor?"

Unable to stop himself from rolling his eyes, Uchiha Ensei had no interest in investigating such unnecessary matters and turned toward the Senju ancestral home.

Since they had both contracted the Slug Sage as a summon, it was easy enough to locate