" Danzō, we've known each other for a while now, you don't need to be so stingy! It's only a thousand taels, but I remember you embezzled a lot of the village's funds!"
Wang Hao stared at the thousand taels of silver in his hand with a dark expression, his resentment towards his old leader, Danzō, was incredibly strong.
Just like in real-world island nations, the purchasing power of money in the Naruto World is really not that great; a thousand ryo is only equivalent to one hundred dollars.
And now, in this time of war, prices are soaring, and this thousand taels of silver might not even be enough for a meal!
Having just tossed Danzō a thousand taels of silver, Danzo's forehead veins throbbed as he listened to Wang Hao's words, and he almost couldn't resist turning around and killing that bastard.
Laozi what if I embezzled funds? Is that any of your business?
He snorted coldly, quickened his pace, and soon disappeared into the woods. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would lose his temper and start fighting that bastard.
"Sir, are you really going to let him go?"
The Aburame Clan ninja strode forward, revealing a chilling killing intent, clearly intending to turn back and kill Wang Hao.
Their Root Organization cannot tolerate any traitor surviving; it would be a disgrace to their Root Organization.
"Can you kill that man?"
Danzō glanced sideways, a murderous intent surging within him as well.
He desperately wanted to kill that man, but unfortunately, the man was simply too strong. When he displayed swordsmanship even more powerful than White Fang of the Leaf, he knew that they couldn't stop him.
Such a master swordsman is the nemesis of their ninja system, possessing extremely strong counter-ability, especially in close combat. Even if he personally enters the fray, he might not be able to defeat him, let alone leave him alive.
As the leader, it's best for him to observe the battle as a deterrent. If he succeeds, all is well; but if he fails, it will inevitably arouse the enemy's murderous intent, and then it will be difficult to retreat.
That guy must have been wary of my methods, otherwise I wouldn't have just killed a few people, I might have even killed him.
This kind of person is the most dangerous!
but...
"He is a very dangerous sword, but he has a weakness. As long as I control that weakness, he can still be used by me!"
Thinking of this, Danzō's lips curled into a slight smile.
This is also the main reason why he chose to compromise. If the other party really had no ties, he would definitely destroy him at all costs. However, although the transaction just now seemed to be that he was threatened by that man, he actually did not suffer any losses. On the contrary, he discovered the other party's fatal weakness.
If we can control Tsunade, we can then control that man and make him work for us.
An uncontrollable madman and Kuangren with emotional attachments are two completely different concepts.
Wang Hao was unaware of Danzō's thoughts. He was currently hiding in a cave, tending to the roasted chicken in front of him.
A thousand taels of silver certainly wouldn't be enough for a full meal, so he used the thousand taels to buy some seasonings and then slaughtered a wild pheasant in the mountains for barbecue, which was much more cost-effective.
According to his estimate, if he used these seasonings sparingly, they could sustain him for a month. With that month, he would have enough time to organize the power of his predecessor.
Although he had received the memories of his predecessor, he was still quite unfamiliar with the power of Chakra and needed some time to fully comprehend it. Most importantly, he needed to refine the imprints of Kaguya Otsutsuki and the Sage of Sage of Six Paths within it.
"The original body's Chakra reserves were rated at over two thousand points by the system. This means that in this world, a Genin corresponds to the First Tier of the Mortal Realm, a Chunin to the Second Tier, and a Jonin to the Third Tier."
" Kage Level corresponds to the Fourth Tier, and the predecessor was currently at the Kage Level level."
Based on the system's assessment of his predecessor's Chakra cultivation, Wang Hao roughly understood the Body Refinement of this world.
"No, Madara Uchiha and the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, are also classified as Kage Level, which would put them at around the Sixth Tier. However, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, the Third Tsuchikage, and the Third Raikage are clearly stronger than ordinary Kage Level."
In that case, the Third Hokage and others could be classified as Mid Kage Level, while Madara Uchiha's level should be High Kage Level, very close to the Seventh Tier, which is equivalent to the Six Paths Level in this world.
Based on the information known to his predecessor, Wang Hao further categorized the Kage Level class.
The hierarchy in the Naruto World is quite vague. To be precise, Madara Uchiha was only at the level of an elite Jonin!
The concept of "Shadow" only emerged after the establishment of ninja villages.
" Chakra, a power fraught with inherent dangers, obviously cannot be cultivated in this way. Perhaps we could try the Senjutsu of this world."
After sensing the strength of the imprints of the Sage of Sage of Six Paths and Princess Kaguya's will within his own Chakra, Wang Hao gave it a try, but ultimately decided to temporarily give up.
This imprint of will was extremely subtle. Even when he initially relied on the powerful perception granted by his own True Spirit Sword Intent, he couldn't sense it. He only noticed it when he saw something was wrong in the attribute panel and then activated the Dao Comprehension Function.
Moreover, this imprint of will is extremely strong. Even with his current Sixth Tier limit True Spirit Sword Intent, he would find it difficult to erase, and it would take a considerable amount of time.
There was no way Wang Hao could increase his strength in a short time by relying on Chakra, so he set his sights on Senjutsu Mode.
This is something that literary works and film and television dramas do have some effect on; this world does indeed have the Senjutsu shown in the plot, which can absorb and manipulate natural energy, that is, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
However, it's not just the Great Sage shown in the story; many ninja clans also possess secret techniques for using natural energy, differing only in their levels of mastery.
However, compared to other places, the immortal techniques inherited from the Great Sage of the Spirit Senjutsu Summoning Sect are the most complete and have the highest potential.
From this perspective, it must be said that the original owner's skills in picking up girls were indeed impressive. He actually managed to Tsunade into giving him the Senjutsu inheritance from the Shikkotsu Forest Holy Land. He even obtained some basic information about the Senjutsu inheritances of the Great Sage, Mount Myoboku and Ryuchi Cave, from Jiraiya and Orochimaru through Tsunade.
As one of the Tsunade Three Sannin, Tsunade inherited the Slug Sage's summoning scroll, which allows her to summon slugs.
As one of the Great Sage, the Shikkotsu Forest, where the Slug Sage resides, naturally possesses a complete lineage of Senjutsu.
Furthermore, the summoning scrolls of Shikkotsu Forest are the ancestral heirlooms of the Senju Clan, and even the Sage Mode of the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, was inherited from the power of the Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest.
Although they didn't obtain much of the Senjutsu techniques passed down from Mount Myoboku and Ryuchi Cave, they did acquire a considerable amount of information.
"In other words, the Senjutsu passed down in the Great Sage are essentially the same, only with different emphases."
By activating his Dao Comprehension Function and studying the memories left behind by his predecessor, Wang Hao gradually gained a profound understanding of the Senjutsu passed down in the Great Sage.
"To categorize them, the Senjutsu inherited from the Great Sage are respectively biased towards the essence, energy, and spirit of the human body, while the Senjutsu inherited from the Shikkotsu Forest are biased towards the physical body, which represents essence, and its greatest characteristic is to enhance the body's recovery ability."
It seems that the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, was known for his regenerative abilities. While his Sage Body contributed to this, the Senjutsu Techniques passed down in Shikkotsu Forest likely also played a significant role.
The Senjutsu tradition of Mount Myoboku leans towards ki, specifically the amplification of Chakra, while that of Ryuchi Cave focuses on enhancing Divine Sense power, even to the point of being able to manipulate the Shape Transformation of inanimate objects.
After organizing his insights, Wang Hao frowned and pondered deeply.
"No, to be precise, it's not purely essence, energy, and spirit, but rather Yang Release leans towards essence, Yin Release that leans towards spirit, and the purest form of Chakra."
Upon closer reflection, Wang Hao realized that the Naruto World did not have the concepts of essence, energy, and spirit; it only had Chakra System.
However, the Chakra System also categorizes Yin Release, Yang Release, and the pure five elemental Chakra.
The Senjutsu passed down in Ryuchi Cave have the strongest amplification effect on Yin Release, so they can manipulate inanimate objects, such as changing the terrain, or even transforming them into Yin Release to attack the opponent's mind and will.
The Senjutsu Mode inherited from Shikkotsu Forest has the strongest amplification effect on Yang Release, and in the Naruto World, Yang Release Chakra can give life to inanimate objects. Therefore, the Wood Release used by the First Hokage has life force and can absorb the opponent's Chakra to strengthen himself.
The Senjutsu inheritance from Mount Myoboku provides the strongest amplification to the five basic Chakra attributes, enhancing the power and control of Ninjutsu.
"In that case, simply cultivating one type of Senjutsu is clearly not enough; all three must be cultivated simultaneously. However, these Senjutsu Techniques are all based on Chakra and place considerable demands on the cultivator. So the problem comes back to the Chakra."
Wang Hao's mood darkened once again; clearly, his hopes of quickly becoming stronger through the inheritance of Senjutsu had been dashed.
He discovered that this time-traveling world was a huge trap. Although the Internal Force and True Qi System in the previous Smiling Proud Wanderer World was also a trap, it wasn't as severe.
Furthermore, they possessed the orthodox Body Refinement of pre-Qin Qi Refinement practitioners, ensuring that Wang Hao embarked on the right path from the very beginning.
However, this world's Chakra System contains two bottomless pits. If one continues to cultivate like this, one will definitely be trapped and killed in the end.
He didn't believe that the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, hiding in the shadows, would allow him to cultivate beyond his control. Once the other party felt threatened, he would definitely act ruthlessly.
He couldn't believe how much integrity a person who could kill his own brother and imprison his birth mother could possibly have.
Based on those storylines, he originally thought the other party was a saint who would sacrifice his own family for the greater good, but who would have thought he was a cunning old fox.
Furthermore, Chakra itself is problematic. I remember in Boruto: Hokage Next Generations, Momoshiki Otsutsuki had absolute control over Chakra, and could even absorb his opponent's Ninjutsu and return it in a stronger form.
This is absolutely insane!
Therefore, this Chakra cultivation really cannot continue like this. At the very least, the imprints of the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's will within it must be removed, otherwise it will inevitably end up benefiting others.
After finishing the roasted pheasant, Wang Hao once again began to comprehend Dao Comprehension Function cultivation method of his own Chakra.
The methods of Chakra cultivation are naturally not the kind shown in the original work, which is simply a product of controlling and fusing mental and physical energy.
It has a very complex cultivation method; it usually takes an average person several years to just get started.
"As expected, that cunning old man, the Sage of Six Paths, was up to no good!"
After pondering for a while, Wang Hao couldn't help but complain. He discovered that the refinement of Chakra was not just about extracting one's own spiritual and physical energy, but also about integrating a portion of the body's natural energy.
In the Naruto World, natural energy is distributed throughout all things. Even a rock or a tree contains natural energy, though it is extremely scarce.
As a biological species, humans naturally possess some natural energy within their bodies, and the generation of Chakra involves the absorption and fusion of some of this weak natural energy existing within the body.
Although the proportion of natural energy is very small, less than one ten-thousandth, it adds up over time to a terrifying amount.
Not to mention the countless ninjas in the entire Shinobi World, the sheer amount of natural energy they absorb while refining Chakra every moment must be immense.
And in the thousands of years since the Sage of Six Paths, who knows how much natural energy has been absorbed by the Chakra System.
The worst part is that the formation of Chakra can devour natural energy, but this devoured and integrated natural energy will not be returned, making it impossible to form a virtuous cycle with the world.
If this continues, the world's natural energy will become increasingly scarce until it is depleted.
Although the natural energy of heaven and earth will continue to be produced, the rate of production is obviously not as fast as the rate of absorption and fusion of this Chakra System.
This is not a good thing for a world; it's practically another God Tree, only this one is slightly more sustainable, but essentially the same.
As the originator of the Chakra System, the Sage of Six Paths was clearly up to no good and was an absolute schemer!