Master, Please Become a Hokage

Sarutobi Ryō, determined to obtain Kaguya, had made all the preparations.

The final, ultimate step was to go to Shikkotsu Forest, become a Sage, and even... obtain the complete form of Katsuyu!!

Having planned everything, Sarutobi Ryō set off immediately, without a moment's delay, leaving Kumogakure at light speed.

Subsequently, Kumogakure and Konoha would continue to communicate, obtaining progress reports on the experiment.

A plan affecting the entire shinobi world was slowly unfolding.

The leaders of the Five Great Shinobi Villages were closely monitoring this, knowing that... a storm was brewing.

Therefore, each village tightened its nerves, beginning preparations and drills akin to a state of war.

An inexplicable pressure weighed on everyone's heads...

......

Three days later.

Sarutobi Ryō and his group of three returned to Konoha.

Immediately after reporting the news to Hatake Sakumo, Sarutobi Ryō assigned a new task to Utatane Koharu.

Possessing Wood Release cells, she could sense things that others couldn't.

In this regard, she could call on Tenzō to act together.

The goal was to use Konoha as a base to find the huge roots hidden underground.

1000 years ago, Kaguya planted the Ten-Tails, which grew into the God Tree, and merged with the God Tree.

In other words, the God Tree's roots had long since spread throughout the earth.

Kaguya's spirit had therefore become one with the entire planet.

This was why, in the original story, gathering the "Outer Path Demonic Statue" + "Eight and a Half Tailed Beasts" only created a Six Paths Madara, a Ten-Tails Jinchūriki.

Instead of directly reviving Kaguya.

"Outer Path Demonic Statue" + "Eight and a Half Tailed Beasts" only equaled gathering Kaguya's physical body.

However, Kaguya's spirit was hidden within the God Tree.

Uchiha Madara flew into the sky, hearing the bewitching words coming from the God Tree, which were Kaguya's whispers from behind the scenes.

He chose to merge with the "God Tree."

This allowed Kaguya's spirit to break through the obstacles and seize Madara's power.

Thus, she was restored to a near-complete form.

Sarutobi Ryō, as a Naruto fan, was very familiar with the details of this.

So......

The task given to Utatane Koharu next was, rather than finding the God Tree's branches buried underground 1000 years ago,

it was more about finding Kaguya's spirit... where it slumbered.

Because the God Tree's branches were spread all over the globe.

It could be said that Kaguya's spirit was hidden in the land beneath their feet.

It only needed a suitable opportunity to awaken her and converse with her.

Once found, Sarutobi Ryō would personally take over the remaining matters, completely reviving Kaguya's spirit.

And when that time came, it would be the end of everything.

After giving the instructions, Sarutobi Ryō, without saying a word, directly took Uzumaki Mito and disappeared before everyone's eyes, heading straight to Shikkotsu Forest......

Sarutobi Ryō hoped that by the time he returned, Orochimaru would have achieved perfect experimental success.

Whether it was creating an artificial miniature Ten-Tails or obtaining a method for a Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, it was all part of Sarutobi Ryō's planned arrangements......

She was very afraid that Sarutobi Ryō would suddenly erupt and do something untoward to her.

However, Uzumaki Mito was overthinking it.

Sarutobi Ryō would at most let her eat something and drink some pus-rice porridge.

The real on-the-spot execution would be savored last.

"Katsuyu, take me to your main body," Sarutobi Ryō stared at Katsuyu's clone, indicating that he had made all the preparations.

"Then be careful......"

Seeing Uzumaki Mito also respecting Sarutobi Ryō, Katsuyu mistakenly believed that Sarutobi Ryō's virtue had surpassed that of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama.

But the real reason behind it was not something she could perceive......

Chapter 230: Katsuyu Sage True Form, the Strongest Furry?

In the boundless primordial swamp, a person and a slug advanced slowly.

"Why didn't you stop Lord Nawaki back then?"

Katsuyu's antenna looked forward, her tone calm, without the tension of the past.

Senju Nawaki could have become someone as powerful as Senju Hashirama, but he was forcibly sent to the battlefield to die.

Katsuyu had always been optimistic about Senju Nawaki, but in the end, he met such an end.

"Because I wasn't capable enough at the time, my strength was too weak......"

Sarutobi Ryō stepped over the bones of a dinosaur-like creature, heading towards a more symbolic area of death.

Both the person and the slug were looking ahead, as if they were out for a spring outing.

However, if coupled with the current harsh environment, it was more like lost souls being guided by the Grim Reaper, about to step into death......

"......"

Katsuyu's antenna moved.

Senju Nawaki was 12 years old at the time.

Sarutobi Ryō and Namikaze Minato were only 10 years old.

A 10-year-old child would naturally not be criticized for not having enough power.

So Katsuyu never used this as an argument to make things difficult.

"I failed to stop Senpai Nawaki...... but at least I inherited the Will of Fire from him......"

Sarutobi Ryō looked straight ahead, his tone extremely firm.

"I have changed Konoha. There will never be another tragedy like Senpai Nawaki's again......"

Sarutobi Ryō's words were decisive.

Through his own efforts, Konoha had become his own one-man show.

In his youth, Senju Nawaki's dream had been realized.

From this perspective, Senju Nawaki could rest in peace under the nine springs.

The only small flaw...... was just the venting of his own dark side.

But this was not a problem.

Where there is light, there is darkness.

As long as he bore the light while also bearing the darkness, it would be fine.

In terms of darkness, Orochimaru was not qualified enough.

In this regard, he had to bear it himself.

"When everything is completed, I will personally go to Senpai Nawaki's grave...... to pay my respects to him......"

Sarutobi Ryō glanced at Katsuyu.

Of course, he would bring Uzumaki Mito with him at that time.

And...... he would let Senpai Nawaki witness it......

"Look closely, Senpai Nawaki, this is how your grandmother is used!"

......

As they gradually went deeper into the swamp, more and more giant skeletons appeared.

They were generally "shortchanged", melted beyond recognition, leaving only some residue.

The yellow mist could also replace ordinary air.

Sarutobi Ryō walked into it and took a deep breath.

If an ordinary person did this, they would die instantly, completely melted and evaporated into specks of blood.

In the end, not even a trace of blood would remain.

However, with Mei Terumi's Boil Release and Lava Release, Sarutobi Ryō could be said to be completely unafraid of Shikkotsu Forest's natural environment.

In the original story.

Senju Hashirama was the strongest medical ninja in the entire work.

His medical skills surpassed Tsunade's.

Wood Release cells did possess a certain self-healing ability, but it was only a relatively normal self-healing.

Obito Uchiha and Tenzō, who transplanted that thing, only had slightly faster recovery.

This was clearly recorded in the official data book.

What was truly powerful was Senju Hashirama himself, the medical technology he mastered.

Without the Strength of a Hundred Seal, he could directly regenerate.

This completely crushed Tsunade by a dimension.

Because his medical ninjutsu was strong enough, so strong that it was inconceivable.

To the extent that the self-healing power created by the Wood Release Bloodline Limit itself seemed like icing on the cake.

If you still don't understand.

Then compare Tenzō's Wood Release with Senju Hashirama's Wood Release performance, and you can completely understand.

What's strong is not the Wood Release.

It's Senju Hashirama himself.

Even if Senju Hashirama awakened Dust Release, he could still destroy the heavens and the earth, maybe...... even stronger.

When others release waves, they just release a wave.

When Senju Hashirama used Dust Release, he would directly annihilate Uchiha Madara's Complete Body Susanoo without any effort, which was inevitable.

So......

Sarutobi Ryō meant that.

Senju Hashirama was able to enter Shikkotsu Forest and learn Sage Mode because of himself, not because of Wood Release.

At this moment, Sarutobi Ryō, who had surpassed Senju Hashirama, was walking even more easily in Shikkotsu Forest.

Sarutobi Ryō, who had gathered almost all the Bloodline Limits in the entire shinobi world, was nearly invincible.

Only the Six Paths system could win against Sarutobi Ryō.

However, as Sarutobi Ryō was about to become a Sage and learn Sage Jutsu.

At that time...... even the Six Paths level could only kneel.

After all, things like Truth-Seeking Balls would be instantly disintegrated in the face of "Sage Art: Dust Release."