Araki wouldn't lie to me!
Kushina silently muttered to herself, and after having this concept in mind, her emotions calmed down considerably.
"What's the meaning?"
Kushina's tone returned to calm. After a brief period of mental adjustment, when facing Araki, she no longer questioned him as before, but instead wanted an answer.
This sudden change was unexpected even by Araki. Just a moment ago, he had even mentally prepared himself to avoid the limelight.
After all, in her mind, Kushina was a famous little firecracker in the Ninja Academy, with a very fiery temper. If anyone offended her, she was someone whose red hair could float against gravity.
He thought Kushina was about to go into her fiery, rage-like state, but inexplicably she returned to normal.
"Here's what happened. After returning to Konoha, I obtained a special medicine from Tsunade-sensei. After absorbing those demons, flashbacks appeared in my mind, and it was within those fragments of memory that I learned this Sealing Jutsu, which even I can't name," Araki explained.
"Ah?"
Kushina was stunned. She stared blankly at Araki. When he didn't explain, she was fine, just a little sad, but she could still adjust herself. But after Araki explained, she understood even less and was completely dumbfounded.
What medication?
What memories?
What does "flickering" mean?
I can understand the individual words, but I have no idea what they mean when they're put together.
"This feeling is strange, and I can't explain it clearly right now. Let's talk about it slowly on the way. I'll explain it little by little. In short, we learned this Sealing Jutsu after the Chunin Ninja Exams when we returned to Konoha. When I was learning from you, I didn't know any of these things at all," Araki explained again.
"I understand." Kushina nodded. She understood what he meant by the rest of the sentence. Thinking about how Araki was deliberately explaining it to her, she felt a warm glow inside. She felt a little guilty and remorseful for her outburst of temper earlier, and then said, "If you had known about this medicine earlier, you would have asked Lady Tsunade for it sooner, saving you so much learning process."
"That's not how it is," Araki explained seriously. "If it weren't for that period of study and hard training, my control over Chakra wouldn't be so strong, nor would I have such great attainments in Medical Ninjutsu that caught Tsunade-sensei's attention, and I wouldn't have reached where I am today. Even though I can now use those flashbacks and obtain the Sealing Jutsu to draw Explosive Tag, these things are all connected by cause and effect, just like eating. The last bite of rice fills you up, but you can't do without the groundwork laid by the previous bites."
"Um..." Kushina tilted her head and stared at Araki. She had just said it casually, but she didn't expect Araki to explain it so seriously. Thinking that Araki might be valuing her feelings, she couldn't help but feel excited.
"Let's continue," Araki said casually. After speaking, he leaped up and jumped onto a tree branch, quickly moving through the woods.
Kushina quickly followed, and the two of them traversed the woods one after the other.
" Araki, you just said you'd explain it to me, so why are you silent now? What was the meaning of those flashback scenes?" Kushina followed up and continued to ask.
"I'm telling you, but you can't tell anyone." Araki suddenly became even more serious.
"Don't you trust me?" Kushina patted her chest and assured her.
"The medicine Tsunade-sensei gave me wasn't ordinary medicine, or rather, it couldn't be strictly considered medicine. It was something sealed inside the pill, something with special energy that gave me these memories." Araki began to fabricate a story based on his experience and knowledge. Compared to children who grew up in the ninja world, he was born in a socialist country and had been able to surf the internet since childhood, so he had no problem making up various stories.
"What's sealed?" Kushina's curiosity was completely piqued. She wished she could pry open Araki's mouth and extract all the words he had to say. This feeling of waiting was making her anxious.
"The cells of the First Hokage Hashirama Senju." Araki said in a deep voice. He didn't completely lie to Kushina, but it was definitely not the whole truth. For him, it wasn't about saying everything, but about saying what he wanted to say; that was enough.
"What?!"
Upon hearing these words, Kushina's eyes widened in disbelief as she stared ahead. Even her running steps faltered slightly, her small, narrowed eyes filled with shock.
That's quite a remarkable name.
The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, is known as the God of Shinobi in the ninja world, standing at the pinnacle of the Shinobi World and surpassing all other ninjas of that era.
"That's right."
Araki knew that Kushina was shocked, which was the effect he wanted. After deliberately restraining himself, the level of shock he achieved was already within an acceptable range.
If he's telling the truth...
I doubt many people could accept such an outcome!
That would be an unparalleled and awe-inspiring experience!
"After taking the pill, I gained some of the First Hokage's abilities and even some fragments of his memories. The Sealing Jutsu I just used was obtained from his memories. Now you understand!" Araki explained.
"I... I... I..."
Kushina already understood this principle, but what truly shocked her was that this matter was simply too horrifying.
Araki actually absorbed the cells of the First Hokage Hashirama Senju. She had heard some rumors about the Hashirama Cells, and it was said that it was an extremely difficult thing to cultivate experimental subjects with them.
Suddenly.
Kushina's heart skipped a beat.
She suddenly remembered that when she arrived, her attention was focused on Araki's Sealing Jutsu, and she had overlooked another important element.
A wooden cage!
The sealed being is locked in a wooden cage!
If you want to make a wooden cage...
Kushina's mind raced, and she stared wide-eyed at Araki, a very bold idea popping into her head.
"You wouldn't happen to be Wood Release ninja, would you?"
Chapter 24: No more pretense, the truth is out!
Konoha: Nobody knew I could use Wood Release! Chapter 24: No more pretending, I'm laying my cards on the table!
After asking that question, Kushina gasped for breath, completely overwhelmed by an indescribable shock.
As is well known, after the death of the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, there have been no more Wood Release ninjas in the world.
This terrifying Kekkei Genkai has become a thing of the past.
For many years, Konoha has been conducting human experiments involving Wood Release ninjas. This is not exactly a big secret, and there have always been rumors about it in the village. After all, a large number of volunteers were recruited at that time, but the experiments were later stopped.
Kushina had heard of these things before.
After hearing Araki's words, she was deeply shocked. Then, through the Hashirama Cells and Araki's performance, she made a connection and suddenly realized that Araki might have become Wood Release ninja.
Such a conjecture was quite bold, and she became even more nervous after asking about it.
Araki was slightly taken aback after hearing Kushina's words. He hadn't expected that simply making up a story would make Kushina.
That's quite an impressive ability to make associations!
Even if he left some clues, or didn't deliberately avoid Kushina's gaze at all, it was still quite an achievement to be able to imagine this far.
No wonder I always heard that girls have a strong sixth sense; now it seems it's true!
"Call..."
Araki took a deep breath. He knew that there was no problem in revealing it now, but after hiding and training in the village for so long, he still felt that it wasn't appropriate to hand over some of his trump cards. However, he didn't particularly want to hide it from Kushina.
After all, deep down, he had a very strong feeling that there was a high probability that he would be able to use Wood Release Ninjutsu when he returned to the Uzumaki Clan's Uzushiogakure.
Given this situation, Kushina would probably find out sooner or later, and it would happen during this trip.
Since that's the case.
There's no harm in coming clean sooner rather than later.
We need to prepare her mentally at least a little.
" Araki, don't be nervous, I was just guessing!"
However, at that moment, Kushina suddenly waved her hand, taking the initiative to defuse what she considered an awkward situation.
Kushina was even more shocked after asking the question, but she quickly calmed down after the initial shock. She thought it was unlikely and regretted asking such a question.
After the explanation, Kushina felt much more at ease, and her leaping steps became lighter.
"That's right."
Araki's sudden words made Kushina's delicate body tremble once again, "I am Wood Release ninja."
I'm not pretending anymore, I'm laying my cards on the table!
Araki had this thought pop into his head: as a transmigrator, only now was he beginning to feel a little bit of joy in life.
He had been hiding his abilities because he didn't want to cause too much trouble. At that time, he was weak and had no ability to protect himself.
It's not that he has paranoia, but rather that before he transmigrated, he frequently read novels online, which taught him many valuable lessons.
A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.
If his ability to use the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai were to be revealed, there would be a high probability that it would attract Orochimaru.
At that point, it wasn't about conducting experiments together anymore; instead, I became Orochimaru's experimental subject.
Replicating your own cells is much easier than replicating Hashirama Cells!
However, by this point, he had absorbed 98% of Hashirama Cells, and the strength he could unleash was already quite formidable. Furthermore, he had a vague understanding of the green Chakra within his body, but without concrete evidence, he dared not speculate wildly.
Even if he were to face the Third Raikage of Kumogakure again, he would not have the slightest thought of backing down, nor would he feel the slightest bit of fear.
In this situation, it wouldn't hurt to confront them directly.
Moreover, it was just with Kushina.
Araki knew very well that he could keep this a secret from many people, but he couldn't keep it from Kushina.
Unless Kushina never has the chance to Tailed Beast Transformation again in her lifetime.
Otherwise, whenever the Nine-Tails emerges, he could capture it using Wood Release Ninjutsu, thus reducing the difficulty for Kushina to reseal the Nine-Tails.
"Huh?!"
Kushina was just reflecting on how she could have asked such a foolish question. In this world, only the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, possessed the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai. Araki had merely taken a pill; how could he possibly have mastered the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai because of that? If it were that easy to obtain the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, Lady Tsunade would have taken it herself long ago. However, just as she was thinking this, Araki's words dealt her another blow, leaving her completely dumbfounded.
"Etc..."
" Araki!"
What did you just say?
You said you're Wood Release ninja?
Did I hear that right?
Are you deliberately lying to me?
Kushina kept asking questions, and it was clear that she was quite anxious and very concerned about the matter. However, because Araki spoke in a way that was both formal and joking, she was a little unsure of what to do.
Hehehe...
Araki ignored Kushina's words and suddenly stopped, standing on a tree branch with a slight smile on his lips.
Seeing this, Kushina also stopped. She bit her lip, staring at Araki, her curiosity growing stronger.