Chapter 155: The Secret to Hashirama Senju's Strength is Revealed!
I'm not ready to have the Byakugan yet!
But then Akiyama Makoto remembered that this simulation was for strengthening Sakura; he wouldn't be keeping all of the simulation data. At this thought, he breathed a sigh of relief and began to check the data of his heirs.
First were Akiyama Mochi and Yamanaka Shin. Their bloodline data was once again standard, offering no improvement for him.
Instead, it was Hinata's son, Akiyama Teru, who made his eyes widen in surprise.
[Congratulations! Akiyama Teru has inherited most of yours and Hyūga Hinata's talents. He possesses a strong talent in multiple chakra natures, a strong talent in the Byakugan, and a considerable talent in Space-Time Ninjutsu, with Kage-level aptitude. His detailed stats are as follows.]
[Eight Ninja Stats: Ninjutsu: 8, Taijutsu: 8, Genjutsu: 9, Intelligence: 6, Strength: 6, Speed: 7, Stamina: 7, Hand Seals: 8. Total: 59. Intermediate Fire, Earth, Lightning, Water, Yang, and Yin Release Chakra Talents, Advanced Pure Byakugan, Intermediate Space-Time Ninjutsu Talent.]
Good heavens. Truly, good heavens!
Besides Wind Release, he was almost proficient in all chakra natures! And not just Low-grade, but all at the Intermediate level. Although not as absurd as Advanced, almost all the ninjutsu in the ninja world were now open to him. And he also had an Advanced Pure Byakugan, and was proficient in the Gentle Fist. A true hexagonal warrior, effective at long, medium, and short range.
If he could learn a little Flying Thunder God in the future, even just for teleportation, he would probably be a powerful Kage-level ninja whose name would be remembered.
As expected of Hinata, he thought. Her ability to have children is top-notch. Akiyama Teru's stats made him feel the urge to keep this one for himself. Unfortunately, for him, the only useful thing was the Intermediate Lightning Release talent, and he could get that later by simulating with Hinata again.
He shook his head, said a silent "sorry" to the child, and then looked at the bloodline data of Sakura's heir. His eyes then lit up.
[Congratulations! Akiyama Ai has inherited most of yours and Haruno Sakura's talents. She possesses a considerable talent in multiple chakra natures, a considerable talent in chakra sensing, and a unique, strong spiritual talent, with Kage-level aptitude. Her detailed stats are as follows.]
[Ninjutsu: 7, Taijutsu: 7, Genjutsu: 10, Intelligence: 7, Strength: 8, Speed: 7, Stamina: 7, Hand Seals: 9. Total: 62 points. Intermediate Earth, Water, and Yang Release Chakra Talents, Advanced Yin Release Chakra Talent, Intermediate Chakra Sensory Talent, Intermediate Mind-Mirror Image Talent.]
What a beautiful panel!
Besides the excellent stats, the Advanced Yin Release he had specifically locked in had also been inherited. One had to know that even after locking, the talent generation was still random. And Sakura's own Mind-Mirror Image talent had also been upgraded. Although he couldn't enjoy the improvement of this talent yet, as long as he upgraded Sakura, it was only a matter of time before he got this talent again in a future simulation.
His only regret was that her Hand Seal stat had remained at 9 and hadn't broken through. But that seemed a bit too much to ask. This panel was already outstanding enough.
In the future, after he had Sakura learn the Yin Seal series, the True Spirit Seal, and the Illusion-Breaking Seal, and paired it with one-handed seals and some high-intensity genjutsu, she would be able to play a powerful role in any battle below the Six Paths level.
Of course, for now, this was just data on paper. For her to truly raise her strength to this level would be calculated in years.
[Store this simulation result and receive the bloodline talent template as a reward?]
The system prompt appeared at the right time. He chose "No," and opted to gift this talent template to Sakura in the future. This way, the bloodline data of the other three heirs would disappear; Sakura could only receive the feedback from Akiyama Ai's bloodline. Of course, he could still view the story details of the simulation. That would not be affected.
Soon, the simulation result was stored. It was time for him to experience the details.
The first thing he couldn't miss was, naturally, the hot spring trip where he had gotten his four wives pregnant in one night. Watching them go from surprise to panic, and finally to gradually letting go, looking as if they wanted to use one of him as four, he spent a chaotic but sweet night.
Afterward, he came to the time when he was conversing with Hashirama Senju, listening to him share his insights.
First was the Sage Mode he had been longing for. As expected, Hashirama had learned it from the sages. It was just that his Sage Mode had mutated after encountering his Cell Activation. His Cell Activation talent was strong enough to even devour senjutsu chakra. Although the devouring speed was very slow, it allowed his own talent to evolve further.
In other words, before mastering Sage Mode, Hashirama had already become a peak Kage-level powerhouse with just his Cell Activation and Wood Style. After learning Sage Mode, he had reached the level of a gatekeeper below the Six Paths. In terms of his Yang Release and Sage Body, he might not have been much worse off than his ancestors. His only regret was that he could not master Yin-Yang Release, and was in a predicament where he had no way to learn it. His life had thus stopped there.
As for the techniques for using Wood Style, Hashirama only told him the most core one: to use life force to control it. Only then could Wood Style exert its greatest power.
Hearing this, the corner of his mouth twitched. Wasn't that obvious? Wood Style was clearly a ninjutsu that gave life to wood. But how could an ordinary ninja have the same level of life strength as Hashirama, who had completely reverted to his ancestors' power and evolved further? If they really used their life force like him, they would probably die after releasing one large-scale Wood Style jutsu. No wonder people always said that it was Hashirama who was strong, not the Wood Style.
Although this statement underestimated the power of Wood Style, the general direction was not wrong. If a ninja had such a powerful life force, if they tried to research a jutsu like Earth Style and imbue it with life force, they could similarly create a jutsu that could move mountains and fill seas. The efficiency might even be higher than Wood Style.
At this thought, an idea suddenly struck him. He seemed to have found a good way to strengthen Ino. But that was something to consider after strengthening Sakura.
After exiting his contact with the First Hokage, he sorted out his thoughts.
The most valuable intelligence was still that Sage Mode would further evolve Cell Activation. This meant that one of his future simulation directions was to raise the level of this talent. And to do that, he had to create another Wood Style user. Because this talent did not come from the bloodline feedback of an heir, but was a Kekkei Genkai-like talent that had awakened on its own after he had gathered all the prerequisite talents. In other words, only someone with a panel similar to his could receive this Cell Activation ability from him. For anyone else, even if it was fed back through bloodline power, it might not work.
As for who this person would be, he hadn't decided yet. In any case, it probably wouldn't be Moegi. She was still too young. He could raise her affection to Level 2, but to confess to the current Moegi and raise it to Level 3... the girls around him would probably be the first to explode.
This matter wasn't urgent. As the level of his Cell Activation increased, he would need more chakra to sustain his own body. He couldn't solve this problem right now. After the Chūnin Exams, he could safely leave Konoha and make large-scale moves to solve it.
Next came what he considered to be the most heavyweight gain from this simulation.
The True Spirit Seal!
This technique granted him extremely strong medical ninjutsu, could keep the people around him forever young, and could allow them to grow faster, not to mention the life-saving ability it came with. Combined with the Yin Seal in the future, everyone around him would be an immortal cockroach. If he made this technique public, how many people would go crazy for it?
But he certainly wouldn't do that. Not until he had the strength to suppress the entire world. The best things should naturally be kept for his own people.
He took a deep breath and entered the simulation.
He didn't go directly to memorize the research conclusions of this ninjutsu. Instead, with the caution of a researcher, he came to the side of his wives.
From scratch, every day and every night, as if re-experiencing a whole year, he felt the growth of the fetuses. The smiles and sleep-talking of his wives; the rolling and kicking of the children, and their chakra exchange with him through their mothers' skin... All of this became the nourishment for him to complete this technique.
When he opened his eyes late at night, he picked up a pen and began to write and draw on paper. This incomparably complex ninjutsu was completed in one go in his hands.
Looking at this jutsu, a warm smile appeared on his lips. After writing his own name in the author's name area, he also wrote the names of his four children.
In the future, when they were born in reality and were old enough to understand, they would surely ask him with curiosity why their names were also on this ninjutsu's creation.
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