" Shin'un, do you know why I called you?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and looked at Shin'un, seemingly asking a question on purpose.
On his way here, Shin'un had thought about why Hiruzen Sarutobi looking for him, but no matter how much he thought about it, it couldn't be anything more than the Anbu escort mission he had carried out last time.
"Are you asking about what happened when my team escorted that female spy alone?"
Upon hearing Shin'un's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head.
"That's part of the reason, but since that veteran spy who infiltrated the Sand Ninja for years has returned safely, the process isn't that important."
"Then~"
Shin'un glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
He sat behind his desk, smoke billowing from his pipe, obscuring his face and making it impossible to discern Hiruzen Sarutobi's exact expression.
Lowering his head, Shin'un voiced his conjecture.
"Is it because of the Lightning Release Ninjutsu I developed that resembles a pillar of light?"
Hearing Shin'un openly and proactively reveal the Ninjutsu he had developed, Hiruzen Sarutobi's smile widened even further.
What's the name of that Ninjutsu?
Hiruzen Sarutobi, somewhat curious, asked Shin'un for the specific name of that Ninjutsu.
Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar
"Oh, Lightning Release? Lightning Pillar?"
Nodding in understanding, Hiruzen Sarutobi repeated the name of the Ninjutsu.
"This is how the female spy you were escorting described herself."
"Thunder roared, and a blue-purple pillar of light, seemingly piercing the heavens and earth, appeared, leaving a huge crater stretching for hundreds of meters, within which dark red magma emanated."
After saying that, Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, seemingly with a sigh.
"While such a description certainly contains exaggerations and her own additional speculations, it still fully demonstrates the power of this Ninjutsu."
"This is at least an S-rank Lightning Release. It's foreseeable that this Ninjutsu will consume a large amount of Chakra, but its power will also be extremely strong."
"However, its base damage range and effects are too great, making it inefficient against ordinary ninjas; it's more suitable for dealing with larger targets."
At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi stroked his pointed beard, seemingly lost in thought.
Shin'un raised an eyebrow upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, somewhat surprised.
I didn't expect Hiruzen Sarutobi to figure out the true purpose of Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar so quickly.
Such a powerful Ninjutsu with an excessively wide damage range is unnecessary when dealing with ordinary ninjas.
However, it's a different story when dealing with something that's huge and thick-skinned.
For example, Tailed Beast and Susanoo...
Shin'un originally developed Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar specifically to target opponents of such enormous size, for whom conventional Ninjutsu was completely ineffective.
Shin'un was deep in thought Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was deep in thought behind his desk, suddenly looked up at Shin'un.
"Alright, although Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar is quite powerful, that's still not the reason I sought you out."
Upon hearing this, Shin'un was stunned. If Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't for Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar, he truly couldn't guess any other reason.
Seeing the confusion on Shin'un's face, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and directly explained the reason.
"It's nothing serious."
"If I had to say, I just want to see you in person."
"After all, although we've never met, you still have to call me Grandmaster."
"Furthermore, I need to explain your bloodline to you."
"Bloodline?"
Hearing this, Shin'un became even more confused.
Do you have any bloodlines in your family?
Seeing that Shin'un didn't know what he was saying, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only say something helplessly.
"It seems your father really didn't tell you."
Shaking his head, Hiruzen Sarutobi explained:
"Your father's mother, your grandmother, was a member of the Senju clan."
"In other words, the blood of the Senju Clan flows in your veins."
"Um?"
"Um?"
Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Shin'un was momentarily stunned, his first reaction being disbelief.
Tsunade, who had been watching the show from next door, was also stunned. She had thought that the old man had only called Shin'un over to fool the village's new generation of leading geniuses and to gain favor with him, but she didn't expect that there was something else going on with her.
Unable to resist, Tsunade turned around and glanced at Shin'un behind her.
"Hmm~"
She hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now that she was reminded, Tsunade saw Shin'un's full head of silver-white hair and immediately thought of her own great-grandfather, who also had naturally white hair.
"It can't be that coincidental..., is it a case of skipped-generation inheritance?"
Tsunade looked at Shin'un Shin'un, who was in a daze.
He had always considered himself an ordinary person with mediocre talent, so how could he possibly believe someone who suddenly told him he was actually a second-generation member of a powerful family with unique blood flowing through his veins?
What? You don't believe me?
Seeing Shin'un's obvious disbelief, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at him with amusement.
" The Senju Clan's bloodline is not readily apparent, and some with lower bloodlines are no different from ordinary ninjas."
"But most Senju Clan ninjas, from the time they begin puberty, will experience a daily increase in Chakra that is dozens or even hundreds of times greater than that of ordinary ninjas."
" Chakra nature talent is like a second development; the difficulty of training Ninjutsu of the corresponding nature will be directly reduced."
At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi a puff of his pipe and turned his gaze to the portraits of the past Hokage hanging on the wall of the Hokage's office.
Looking at First Hokage Hashirama Senju, who was ranked first, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued with a nostalgic expression:
"Among them, those with exceptionally superior bloodlines possess a miraculous constitution that allows for rapid healing and strength dozens of times greater than that of ordinary people."
"Moreover, one can easily master the obscure and difficult Yang Release, combining them with Ninjutsu or one's own Kekkei Genkai to unleash even greater power."
"However, even within the Senju Clan, such a person is extremely rare; one might not appear even once in a hundred years."
After speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi paused briefly before looking at Shin'un.
Now that you've heard what I've said, what are your thoughts?
Avoiding Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze, Shin'un lowered his head in thought.
Indeed, Shin'un had already noticed during his time at the Ninja Academy that, despite being just an ordinary child, he possessed more Chakra than those family heirs who consumed precious medicinal herbs Tenten.
Especially since last year, although he hadn't compared himself to others, Shin'un could sense that the rate of increase in his Chakra was somewhat abnormal.
His Chakra level increases by about one Shiina Kō's every month.
Seeing Shin'un deep in thought, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled.
"In addition, Senju Clan ninjas have another rather distinctive characteristic."
As he spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed to Shin'un's head of white hair.
Just as most Uchiha Clan have black hair and black eyes, the Senju Clan often has ninjas with naturally white hair.
After saying that, Hiruzen Sarutobi the subject.
"At the very least, you can go home and ask your father; he must know about the Senju Clan."