"Don't call me sir." Shinsei quickly waved his hand, knowing that the Katsuyu in front of him was an avatar of the Katsuyu Sage.
"Then how should I address you?" the Katsuyu asked in a soft, sweet voice.
You can call me Shinsei.
"Okay, Shinsei, what is it that you summoned me for?"
"I'd like to ask about Senjutsu."
"No problem, Shinsei. However, I'm just an avatar, so I don't know much. If you want to know more, you'll have to find the original body."
"Is there a legacy of Senjutsu in the Shikkotsu Forest?" Shinsei couldn't help but reach out and touch the Katsuyu's body. It was soft and slippery, yet very dry.
"Yes, I do, but I don't know much about Senjutsu. You'll have to ask the original body."
The Katsuyu wiggled its antennae and looked quite cute, at least much better looking than the Toad next door.
"Do you think I can cultivate Senjutsu?" Shinsei continued to ask.
"May I sense the Chakra within you?"
"No problem." Shinsei stretched out his hand, and the Katsuyu crawled up his palm and onto his shoulder.
"Your Chakra level is almost up to the requirement, but it's still somewhat dangerous. I suggest you increase your Chakra level a bit more before you start training in Senjutsu."
"I see!" You should know that Shinsei has about eleven calories of Chakra in his body.
This is just about the threshold, so let's wait a bit longer.
Inside the training ground, Sasuke Uchiha leaped high into the air, his hands Hand Seals.
Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Fire!
Dozens of balls of Chakra flame shot rapidly toward the surrounding wooden targets.
The flames spun in the air before crashing to the ground, blasting out craters the size of a human head.
The Shuriken hidden in the flames continued to be fired at the wooden target.
Ta-da!
Dozens of Shuriken were accurately planted in the wooden targets around the training ground.
Sasuke knelt on one knee, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and was dissatisfied with his performance.
He imagined that if the wooden planks around him were replaced by Uchiha Itachi or Shinsei, they could easily dodge them.
Even when Chidori was used to maximize his speed, it was easily dodged by Uchiha Itachi, who even snapped his wrist with ease.
What will it take for me to catch up with them? The Sharingan?
Shinsei's implication is that the way to enhance the Sharingan is to kill one's closest relatives.
Was Uchiha Itachi only able to obtain the Mangekyō because he killed his father and mother? Is that kind of power truly so desirable that someone would be willing to kill their closest relatives to obtain it?
Every time he thought of his parents lying in a pool of blood, and of that man wielding a blood-stained long knife, his heart felt a piercing pain.
I absolutely do not want those evil eyes!
The path to becoming a strong person isn't limited to just the Sharingan. He often chats with Shinsei, and he's not as ignorant as he was in the original story.
Although Uchiha Itachi was powerful, there were many ninjas who were no less powerful than him or whose strength surpassed his. Currently, in Konoha, there are Hokage Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the future Shinsei.
None of them possessed the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, yet they all followed their own paths to power. Even someone as powerful as Madara Uchiha had the strength Hashirama Senju Madara Uchiha surpassing him.
He also hoped to find his own path to becoming a strongman, and Shinsei's Lightning Release gave him a glimpse of that path.
"Found you." A male voice came from the woods.
Sasuke turned around and saw a young man in a white kimono walking out of the forest.
"Who are you?" Sasuke was about to ask, but that familiar aura made him realize something.
" Sound Ninja?"
The white-haired youth nodded. "I am Lord Orochimaru's subordinate, here to invite you to the Otogakure."
" Orochimaru? Where is he? Are you alone?" Sasuke looked around but didn't see anyone else.
He relaxed. If it was just the young man in front of him, there was no need to worry too much. During the Chunin Ninja Exams, the Sound Ninja hadn't performed that well.
From beginning to end, he only feared Orochimaru, who, with just a single clone, had completely outmaneuvered him and Naruto.
"I alone am enough." The white-haired youth straightened up, exuding an indescribable aura.
Sasuke opened his Sharingan, the Futatsudomoe slowly swirling in his eyes. The young man before him suddenly exerted immense pressure on him.
Sasuke did not want to join Orochimaru; Orochimaru's sinister and neurotic nature did not win Sasuke's favor.
Just how powerful is Orochimaru?
He didn't actually see it, and what he saw was only a clone, but he witnessed Shinsei's power firsthand, and Orochimaru didn't gain any advantage against Shinsei.
Now Konoha has a new Hokage, and she is still the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju. The same Hashirama Senju known as the God of Shinobi, Madara Uchiha's close friend, who co-founded Konoha with Hashirama Senju.
He believed he could be trained, and Shinsei had hinted at it as well. Being trained in Konoha was far better than having an unknown Orochimaru.
Shinsei taught him the Lightning Release: Lightning Sword, but he hadn't mastered it yet. Its extremely high difficulty had left him stuck at the first step. However, the higher the difficulty, the more it piqued his interest and demonstrated the power of the technique.
Lightning Release: Lightning Sword would be a waste of Shinsei's talents, as he relies more on Water Release. The Lightning Release: Lightning Sword's power to cut through anything was something he coveted; it seemed tailor-made for his Sharingan.
Looking at the white-haired youth opposite him, Sasuke couldn't help but snort.
"You think you can take it?"
"I alone am enough." The white-haired youth in the kimono gently shook his head. "I'm sorry, Sasuke Uchiha, but you are the target Lord Orochimaru needs. Even if I have to severely injure you, I will bring you back."
"What a boastful talk." Sasuke sneered, taking two Kunai from his ninja tool pouch and holding them in his hands.
Don't underestimate the Uchiha. How dare they look down on the Uchiha clan when they are merely Orochimaru's Orochimaru?
The white-haired youth extended his right palm, from which a bone spur emerged. The spur grew longer, transforming into a three-foot-long bone knife, which he held in his hand with composure, even when facing the renowned Sharingan of the Shinobi World.
He bowed slightly, offering a slight greeting to Sasuke:
"I am Kimimaro Kaguya, please guide me!"