Master, Please Become a Hokage

After walking for dozens of kilometers more, Sarutobi Ryo stopped.

His eyes were completely shrouded in darkness and a thick yellow fog.

The environment, where you couldn't see your own hand in front of your face, made it feel like the end of the world.

"Then... I wish you success..."

The slug's clone gave Sarutobi Ryo its final blessing.

In an instant, it transformed into a sharp arrow and returned to the slug's main body.

Sarutobi Ryo raised his eyes and looked at the sky.

The pitch-black environment was caused by the slug's main body.

The one-tenth of the slug's main body summoned jointly by Tsunade and Sakura was taller than Madara Uchiha's Complete Body Susanoo.

That is... 140 meters, which is not even a fraction of the slug's size.

Plus, the slug should be measured by its length, so... its terror is self-evident.

The slug's main body, taller than a mountain, had a true length of several kilometers...

It was an absolute... ultimate monster.

And how strong was such a massive creation?

Great Toad Sage, whose chakra was so vast that it was unimaginable, to the point where the change in quantity led to a change in quality... allowing it to foresee the future.

The sage of Ryuchi Cave, whose tail was fused with the earth, was the embodiment of Ryuchi Cave itself, like a land god.

And the slug...

Big, big, big.

As long as it was big enough, it was comparable to a world-destroying beast.

Then, even if it didn't have any abnormalities, it would be enough to make it one of the most terrifying monsters.

Would Infinite Tsukuyomi work on such a world-destroying monster?

Sarutobi Ryo didn't know.

Probably... it wouldn't work.

After all, Slug Sage and White Snake Sage didn't care about Kaguya's trivial matters.

Perhaps their true foundation was even more frightening.

"Slug Sage, I am Sarutobi Ryo, and I have come to seek the Sage Jutsu of Shikkotsu Forest."

Sarutobi Ryo spoke indifferently, without any fear.

A few seconds later, a thunderous voice came from the clouds.

It was as if a god in the sky was conversing with the mortal world.

"You... have passed the first trial..."

Without joy or sorrow, utterly cold.

This was the essence of Slug Sage.

Chapter 231. Sage's Teachings

Successfully approaching Slug Sage was the first trial.

In this process, almost no one could enter this harsh area.

Just getting close filtered out almost everyone.

Since Hashirama Senju, Sarutobi Ryo was the first existence to achieve this.

Listening to the voice in the clouds, Sarutobi Ryo knew that the next trial would be even more dangerous.

It didn't even bother to glance at the ninja world?

But after all, Hashirama Senju had once obtained the Sage's scroll.

Therefore...

He would definitely be able to emulate it and learn the Sage Jutsu of Shikkotsu Forest.

Sarutobi Ryo felt a little curious about this.

As everyone knew, the method of obtaining natural energy in Mount Myoboku was through meditation and sitting, learning the way of the toads, to obtain the means of absorbing natural energy that all toads possessed.

Therefore,

Practitioners of Mount Myoboku often toadify, showing the physical characteristics of frogs.

Strictly speaking, it was a bit like humans learning demonic arts, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth...

While Ryuchi Cave,

Was where White Snake Sage would bite with sharp teeth, injecting natural energy through the wound.

This was exactly the same as Orochimaru biting others with his teeth, granting cursed seals.

Or rather...

Orochimaru imitated the natural energy granting method of White Snake Sage of Ryuchi Cave.

Sarutobi Ryo couldn't help but ponder in his heart.

What was Slug Sage's method of imparting natural energy?

"The last human who came here didn't have your resistance... Practitioner, you will become an existence that surpasses the last practitioner."

The huge shadow above seemed to sway slightly.

Rolling thunder resounded again.

Before Sarutobi Ryo could figure out what Slug Sage meant.

The second round of trials began.

Whoosh!

A subtle sound rang out from the sky, thousands of meters above.

Sarutobi Ryo's ears twitched, as if he had foreseen something.

And the next second, Sarutobi Ryo suddenly widened his eyes and looked at the sky in disbelief.

He saw a torrential downpour of water, as vast as a lake, pouring down from the sky!

What the hell?!

Sarutobi Ryo took a second to understand.

It was the slug's corrosive acid!

Which Orochimaru in the original story claimed... could kill him.

The corrosive acid contained in the slug's body could instantly evaporate rocks and steel!!

And naturally, it could instantly evaporate the human body.

Although Orochimaru had regenerative power, and could also use Orochimaru-style Body Replacement Technique, shedding his skin like molting.

However, this technique could instantly evaporate Orochimaru completely!

"This scale of corrosive acid spewing... even Hashirama Senju would die instantly!"

The thought flashed through Sarutobi Ryo's mind, and almost instantly he formed hand seals and used the corresponding means.

"Wood Release!"

Since he was here to replicate Hashirama Senju, the method of confrontation would naturally be replicated as well.

Thus...

Sarutobi Ryo instantly used the Wood Release secret technique.

Rumble!

As the earth rumbled, a Wood Release giant with a height of 18 meters rose from the ground.

Its height alone was equal to the Tailed Beasts like the Nine-Tails.

"Wood Human Technique!"

The head of the massive Wood Human was a cockpit, which could protect the caster.

This was the official setting.

And the protection position opened up by Sarutobi Ryo was the chest area.

Chi ~!!!

At the moment the lake-sized corrosive acid fell, the Wood Human endured the spewing of the corrosive acid for Sarutobi Ryo.

Falling from a high altitude, the violent physical impact directly caused the Wood Human to make creaking sounds of being unable to bear the weight.

And the subsequent dissolution of the corrosive acid caused the Wood Human to begin to evaporate rapidly.

The Wood Human Technique, which was countless times harder than steel, was like a child being attacked by a rainstorm and swept into a mudslide.

Helplessly spinning, being swept away.

Chi Chi Chi ~~!

Countless smoke evaporated everything, turning this place into a pot of hellish soup.

The Wood Human, which was no longer humanoid, was about to be destroyed in the blink of an eye.

And the next moment,

A giant Wood Release palm broke out of its shell and then rose from the ground.

A Wood Human with a height exceeding 50 meters, similar in height to the Wood Human of Tobi [White Zetsu] that enveloped Yamato, appeared in this area.

In the original story,

Tobi White Zetsu's Wood Human withstood the remaining power of the Allied Shinobi Forces... over 20,000 ninjas.

Plus the Five Kage who were running out of chakra.

In terms of combat power, it already crushed the Third Raikage.

At this moment, Sarutobi Ryo controlled this level of Wood Human and launched a counterattack against the behemoth shadow.

Boom!!

Whirlwind, mud, thunder, flames, flowing water.

Ninjutsu of five chakra natures were activated from the Wood Human.

It was "Five Qí Release · Great Barrage Technique"!

The terrifying ninjutsu rushed into the clouds, enough to sweep across thousands of troops on the battlefield, a killing move that could eliminate thousands of ninjas with one strike, like illuminating the sky.

The ninjutsu flew into the clouds, parting the clouds and seeing the sun.

Bringing a brief moment of light to this environment of despair.

The Slug Sage who was hit remained motionless.

Like a towering mountain, it began to brew its second spew.

Whoosh!