The Clone Ōtsutsuki Isshiki Left Behind...

"Of course it'll work. I didn't use this method when I awakened my sage body, but I've used this stuff on clones more than once."

"Otherwise, why do you think my clones are all so strong?"

Uchiha Ensei spoke casually, completely unaware that Hashirama Senju had barely ever seen his clones.

As the two talked, Tsunade's violently convulsing body gradually settled down, though her temperature remained frighteningly high.

"If you want to speed things up, you can transfer some of your senjutsu chakra to Tsunade."

"Once she's awakened her sage body and Wood Release, she should qualify to learn your Senjutsu, too."

"As for whether she'll become a second Hashirama Senju, that's hard to say."

"After all, none of the clones I made fully inherited your constitution."

"Or rather, you're the only one whose Wood Release consumes life force."

"I'm curious. How did you awaken Wood Release in the first place?"

At Uchiha Ensei's words, Hashirama Senju immediately entered Sage Mode without hesitation and transferred senjutsu chakra to Tsunade.

But he showed no intention of answering Uchiha Ensei's question.

Did he not want to say? Or did he not know either?

Seeing this, Uchiha Ensei did not press him further.

Before long, Tsunade woke up, and her Yin Seal returned to normal.

Clearly, Tsunade's awakening of her sage body and Wood Release had gone very smoothly.

"Is this... Wood Release?"

Tsunade stared at the wooden spike emerging from her palm, her expression complicated.

As Hashirama Senju's descendant, Tsunade had hoped to awaken Wood Release since childhood. In pursuit of that power, many members of the Senju Clan had even died in experiments.

At first, Tsunade had held out hope, but that hope had gradually turned to despair.

Yet now, when she needed it least, that power had manifested in her