Hashirama Senju walked steadily toward the familiar Qi Refining Earth Flow. He spotted Tsubasa in the distance; the small figure was immersed in Qi Refining concentration, seemingly surrounded by a faint layer of Spiritual Qi.
After the Tsubasa Qi cultivation ended, he slowly opened his eyes. Hashirama Senju stepped forward, a gentle and concerned smile on his face, and said, "Disciple, aren't you going a bit overboard spending so much time on Qi Refining every day? We can't neglect the training of Ninjutsu either."
Tsubasa looked confused, then looked up at his master with innocent eyes. "Master, I've basically learned all your Ninjutsu, except for the forbidden techniques. Do you have some new Ninjutsu to teach me?"
Hashirama Senju curled slightly upwards, and he gave a haughty "humph": "What are you saying? My Ninjutsu is as numerous as the stars in the sky, how could you possibly learn it all so easily? Today I will teach you an extremely practical Ninjutsu to broaden your horizons."
Tsubasa instantly perked up, his eyes filled with surprise and anticipation. "What kind of Ninjutsu? I don't want to learn forbidden techniques for now; they consume too much energy and will affect my accumulation of Spiritual Qi."
Hashirama Senju burst into laughter, his voice hearty and unrestrained. "This Ninjutsu was developed by your master when he was training the form and nature transformations of Wood Release Chakra. Watch closely!" He clapped his hands swiftly and shouted, " Wood Release, Four-Pillar House Technique!" In Setsuna, countless logs sprouted wildly from the ground, and in the blink of an eye, a three-story wooden house rose from the earth. The house was exquisitely crafted, with carved beams and painted rafters, every detail revealing the skill of a master craftsman.
Tsubasa's eyes widened in surprise as he looked at the house before him, exclaiming, "Master is amazing! So incredible! How come I didn't think of that Ninjutsu?"
Hashirama Senju laughed even harder, "Impressive, isn't it! Let me tell you, there are many ways to practice Transformation. Some people carve small animals on Earth-Style Wall Technique, while others use water to create various shapes of water objects. These are all ways to practice Transformation."
But the art of building houses, as taught by the master, is the pinnacle of form transformation practice. When you first start practicing, making a square wooden house is relatively simple. But later on, you can carve all kinds of complex buildings, fine carvings, and intricate wooden structures to be exactly the same as the houses built by top carpenters in real life. This requires years of hard work and practice.
Now I will teach you this Ninjutsu. You can use it to train your Wood Release Ninjutsu. To be honest, compared to your Water Ninjutsu and Earth Release Ninjutsu, your Wood Release Ninjutsu is really lacking."
Tsubasa nodded solemnly, his eyes filled with determination. "Master, I will definitely practice hard!"
Hashirama Senju patiently explained, "This Ninjutsu first requires precise Chakra output. If you're not skilled at it, you need to use Hand Seals to guide and control the form of the Chakra output. Finally, you need to use your mental power to sketch the specific image of the house you want to build. The more detailed and perfect your sketch, the more detailed, perfect, and sturdy the house you build will be. This is how you train your nature transformation."
Tsubasa couldn't wait to start trying. On his first attempt, he successfully built a simple wooden house. His eyes gleamed with excitement. Then, he tried to build the house higher and higher, one floor, two floors, three floors... But when he built the tenth floor, the house collapsed with a crash.
Tsubasa was not discouraged. He began to carefully observe the structure of the house his master had built. The house was perfectly formed, as if it had been carved from a single piece of wood. The exquisite patterns and lifelike human figures were as if they were the work of a top master sculptor.
Deeply inspired, Tsubasa began to imitate his master, meticulously crafting each house. This Ninjutsu seemed to possess a magical power, captivating Tsubasa completely. After all, who wouldn't want to build their own dream house with their own hands?
From then on, Tsubasa spent every day building houses on the back mountain. Once a house was built, she would use Ninjutsu to level it and rebuild it, searching for the purest joy in this cycle of creation and destruction. It was as if she were in a fun game, striving to make each house as perfect as possible. Rumbling sounds often echoed from the back mountain, and everyone knew that it was Tsubasa practicing her Wood Release to build houses.
One day, at the breakfast table, Hashirama Senju looked at Tsubasa and asked with concern, " Tsubasa, how's your practice of the Four-Pillar House Technique going?"
Tsubasa frowned slightly, a hint of confusion on his face, and replied, "Master, I feel like something's missing. A house built solely with Wood Release doesn't quite have the same charm. Master, do you think Earth Release can be used to build a house?"
Hashirama Senju smiled and nodded, "As long as you can master Earth Release to the point of complete control, you can naturally build houses. However, Earth Release doesn't have the same flexibility as Wood Release. The rigidity of Earth Release Ninjutsu is not as good as Wood Release in terms of precise execution."
From that day on, a huge rumbling sound echoed from the back mountain again. At first, the rock house that Tsubasa built with Earth Release was exceptionally sturdy; he could even build a house up to sixty stories high without it collapsing. However, the house was too rigid and did not meet her ideal aesthetic standards at all. At this moment, memories of the concrete houses built with reinforced concrete in her previous life surfaced in her mind.
So he began to devote himself to studying Ninjutsu that combined water and earth, and finally created cement houses. Cement houses are much more malleable than rock houses, but they are not as sturdy as rock houses, nor as aesthetically pleasing as wooden houses.
Tsubasa fell into deep thought, constantly analyzing the characteristics of the three Ninjutsu in his mind. The beauty and versatility of Wood Release, the solidity of Earth Release, the unique properties of combining Water Release and Earth Release —how could he perfectly integrate their advantages?
After countless attempts and failures, he finally had an idea. He used hard rock as the main body of the house to ensure that it was tall and sturdy; he used cement to shape the form of the house, so that every detail could be sculpted according to his own wishes; and finally, he used wood to decorate the exterior of the house, making it look like a beautiful work of art as a whole.
Finally, atop the mountain, a magnificent Chinese-style Tang Dynasty palace rose from the ground. Most striking was a 33-story tower in the center of the palace complex, topped by a 13-story octagonal pagoda. The entire building possessed a distinctly modern structure, towering and majestic, exuding an extraordinary aura. Around the tower, dragons coiled upwards, seemingly vying for the dragon pearl atop the pagoda, further enhancing its imposing grandeur. The main entrance of the tower bore four powerful characters. "Divine Dragon Star-Picking Tower." Meanwhile, the main entrance of the palace itself bore three prominent characters. "Hokage Palace."
After a long period of silence on the back mountain, the people of the Senju Clan Compound, filled with curiosity, rushed over to investigate. When they saw the breathtakingly beautiful palace complex, resembling a fairyland, they were all stunned and speechless for a long time. Someone quickly ran to report to Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki. The group entered the palace and were all amazed. Every decoration and every beam within was exquisitely crafted. The beautiful murals and delicate carvings seemed to tell ancient and mysterious stories.
Ultimately, Mito Uzumaki used Mind's Eye of the Kagura to locate Tsubasa, who was training atop the tallest pagoda.
Hashirama Senju stared intently at Tsubasa, his eyes filled with shock and confusion. "Tell me, how did you do that? How could you build such a magnificent city in just one day?"
Tsubasa smiled smugly, his face beaming with pride. "I've been studying architectural materials these past few days, and then I thought of building this Hokage Palace as a gift for you, Master. This Divine Dragon Star-Picking Tower is the culmination of my Ninjutsu. Master, please give me your feedback!"
Hashirama Senju feigned anger. "I couldn't even build this building myself, and you want my critique? How about I call you my master from now on, and you teach me how to build this building?"
Tsubasa was immediately embarrassed and quickly waved his hand, "Master, please don't make fun of your disciple."
Mito Uzumaki smiled broadly and said gently, " Little Tsubasa, you've really given us a wonderful surprise. But this building is so tall, won't it collapse?"
Tsubasa confidently replied, "It will absolutely not collapse. I've extended the building's foundation thousands of meters into the ground. Unless there's a powerful external impact, it's absolutely safe."
Mito Uzumaki smiled even more broadly, "I love this palace so much, it's just too big. If the Daimyo of the Land of Fire came, he'd probably be green with envy. This place could probably house tens of thousands of people, right? But our entire Senju Clan Compound only has a few hundred people, we can't possibly fill it all!"
Tsubasa chuckled mischievously, "Let the Senju Clan have more children and recruit more servants. We'll definitely fill the place up eventually, maybe even more!"
Mito Uzumaki grinned from ear to ear. "You silly child, I love hearing what you say. I truly hope to see the Senju Clan Compound flourish again in the future."
Tsubasa smiled and said, "I definitely will. Master, Mistress, let me show you around and give you a tour of the Hokage Palace."
Tsubasa led everyone to the top of the pagoda, pointed to the palace, and enthusiastically introduced it, "The entire palace has 9,999 rooms..." The crowd followed behind him, marveling at the magnificence of the palace while listening to his explanation, and their admiration for Tsubasa grew even stronger.