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I originally thought Kazekaze was just an ordinary human kid. Never did I expect that his background would be so significant!
"The grandson of the God of Shinobi."
At this moment, even Gamabunta, who had always found it hard to believe he was defeated, was completely relieved. If he was the grandson of Senju Hashirama, Kazekaze possessing such terrifying power doesn't seem illogical at all. In fact, at this moment, Gamabunta even felt fortunate. Luckily, Kazekaze's strength is formidable. Otherwise, if I accidentally injured Kazekaze, wouldn't that ninja, Senju Hashirama, come after me? If he got angry and flattened Mount Myoboku, that would be disastrous! After all, this guy in front of me is that ninja's grandson. His background is too significant! I can't afford to provoke him!
'This kid is simply the strongest connection in the ninja world. If I had known he had such a background, I wouldn't have bothered and would have taken him directly to see Lord Fukasaku.'
Gamabunta felt like he was regretting his decision. He never expected to encounter such a tough nut like Kazekaze.
"Come, come with me."
After spending quite some time, Gamabunta finally suppressed his emotions and slowly spoke to Kazekaze, asking him to follow. It's time to take this kid to meet Lord Fukasaku. And the other toads all watched Kazekaze, retreating to the sides like a tide, making way for Kazekaze and Hiruzen and the others behind him, leading them to the depths of Mount Myoboku.
Upon hearing that Kazekaze was Hashirama's grandson, every toad was extremely shocked. The strongest connection in the ninja world actually came to Mount Myoboku!
"By the way, kid, what's your name?" Gamabunta thought for a moment. He felt it was somewhat inappropriate to keep calling Kazekaze a kid.
"Just call me Kazekaze."
Kazekaze was easygoing and didn't take the previous encounter seriously. In fact, this matter was indeed not a big deal. Kazekaze just considered it a small episode.
On the contrary, Hiruzen and the others, seeing this scene, were surprised. Although Senju Hashirama was indeed known as the God of Shinobi, they always thought it was limited to the ninja world. They never expected that even the toads of Mount Myoboku had heard of Senju Hashirama's name and held him in high regard.
"So, the First Hokage was this amazing." Koharu blinked. After all, she was only fourteen or fifteen years old. When Senju Hashirama made his name, she was just a baby.
"It seems we underestimated Lord Hashirama's reputation." Hiruzen chuckled. No matter what, they didn't live in the same era as Hashirama. Their understanding of Hashirama's affairs was still lacking.
And after learning that Kazekaze was Hashirama's grandson, Gamabunta's attitude changed as if it had turned 180 degrees. In no time, he took Kazekaze to find Lord Fukasaku of Mount Myoboku.
At this time, Fukasaku was training his body.
"Wait a moment."
Seeing this, Gamabunta hurriedly stopped Kazekaze and the others, telling them not to disturb Lord Fukasaku. Hiruzen and the others naturally stood quietly, looking over at Fukasaku. What they didn't expect was that the Lord Fukasaku Gamabunta mentioned was actually a toad the size of a cat. Compared to Gamabunta, it was insignificant. Even Koharu and Homura wondered if Gamabunta might accidentally crush Fukasaku with one step.
Only Kazekaze watched Fukasaku calmly, guessing its next move. Currently, Fukasaku stood in front of a frog statue, hands together, motionless, as if completely blending into the scene. If not for Fukasaku's distinct colors, Hiruzen and the others might have suspected it was also a statue.
"What is it doing?" Koharu blinked, not understanding what Fukasaku intended to do. She couldn't comprehend Fukasaku's actions.
In fact, it wasn't just Koharu. Even Homura and Danzo were filled with confused expressions, unable to make sense of it. Hiruzen's gaze focused, activating his chakra sensing ability. He quickly discovered that Fukasaku's chakra was increasing for no apparent reason and of very high quality. Even the experienced Sarutobi Hiruzen had never seen such chakra.
"It's amazing, how is it doing this?" Hiruzen swallowed nervously, unable to help but ask.
However, before Gamabunta could speak, Kazekaze said first, "This is Sage Mode Chakra. It's also the reason I came to Mount Myoboku." Kazekaze didn't expect to witness such a scene as soon as he arrived.
"You seem to know a lot about Sage Mode." Gamabunta glanced down at Kazekaze. He felt it wasn't Kazekaze's first encounter with Sage Mode. He recognized what Lord Fukasaku was doing at a glance.
"Yes, I heard it from my grandfather." Kazekaze casually deflected, continuing to watch Fukasaku. Soon, Fukasaku absorbed enough natural energy, merging it with his own energy and spiritual energy in a certain ratio, forming Sage Mode Chakra.
The next second, Fukasaku reached his hands under the giant statue.
"What is it trying to do?" Koharu was stunned, finding it hard to understand. The statue, resembling a toad, was at least hundreds of times Fukasaku's size. Could it be trying to lift it with brute force? How could that be possible? This Lord Fukasaku that Gamabunta mentioned seems not very smart.
In fact, not only Koharu, but Homura and Danzo, who lacked knowledge of Sage Mode, also doubted Fukasaku's ability. No matter how you look at it, it seemed much smaller than the statue.
"Watch closely." Gamabunta was quite proud, knowing that the more these humans doubted, the more they would be proven wrong later. They knew nothing about Sage Mode or Lord Fukasaku. "Friendly reminder, don't blink."
As Gamabunta's words fell, Hiruzen and the others held their breath, not daring to blink, afraid of missing something. Then, under everyone's gaze, Fukasaku lifted the base of the giant statue with his frog hands, slowly exerting force. And then... The base of the statue gradually separated from the ground, lifted by Fukasaku's sheer brute force!
Gamabunta looked proud, as if he was the one lifting the statue. Hiruzen, Danzo, Homura, Koharu stood there dumbfounded, feeling their understanding was overturned at that moment. The toads of Mount Myoboku were incredibly strong!
Then they realized... This must be what Kazekaze wanted to learn at Mount Myoboku... Sage Mode! So Sage Mode!