Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

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The Fire Amulet allows the host to control flames and share their power with others, comprehensively enhancing their strength and defense.

Water amulets are similar to fire amulets, but they have an additional function: the power of water enhances a person's mental strength. Bosses who possess them have even suffered mental breakdowns as a result.

The wonder of the Golden Amulet is different. This small golden bell can emit golden ripples. Within the range of the golden sound waves, the holder of the golden bell can freely travel through space. It can be said to be an otherworldly version of the Flying Thunder God Technique. In the world of immortals and heroes, it might even be called Golden Light Escape.

The question now is, how should these things be used? Should we leave it to Tobirama to research? It seems that Tobirama hasn't figured out anything about the wooden talisman yet.

After much deliberation, An Yan decided to keep the talisman in his possession to help him develop things like chakra nature transformation.

Chapter 45 Wood Release Ninja

New progress has been made in Tobirama Senju's research.

With the help of the wooden amulet, he seemed to have figured out the essence of the wood element.

Therefore, his Wood Release experiments achieved a new breakthrough; to be precise, Tobirama mastered Wood Release.

As we all know, the nature transformation of chakra is to use chakra to simulate several elements between heaven and earth. As a versatile substance, chakra can simulate almost anything in the world.

After wearing the wooden talisman close to his body for a period of time, Tobirama Senju successfully simulated the power of the wooden talisman—the power of plant growth—using chakra.

As we all know, even though someone like Hashirama Senju mastered Wood Release, if you asked him how to use it, the answer would probably be similar to Naruto teaching Konohamaru the Rasengan – abstract and incomprehensible. It's not that they didn't want to explain, but that they couldn't – it's their lack of education.

Tobirama Senju was different; whatever power he possessed, he could always organize it into a system and summarize it into specific training methods.

When Tobirama Senju learned to use Wood Release, it meant one thing: the time for mass production of Wood Release ninjas was not far off.

As the name suggests, it makes perfect sense that Konoha is a village of Wood Release ninjas, right?

After confirming that he had mastered Wood Release, Tobirama Senju immediately summoned Yasuie, Orochimaru, and Hiruko and began explaining how to synthesize Wood Release using the properties of water and earth chakra.

An Yan and the other two are all new generation members who have mastered forbidden techniques of Konoha, so it wouldn't hurt for them to master one more secret technique.

The prerequisite for practicing Wood Release is to master the nature transformations of water and earth chakra. Fortunately, An Yan mastered them a long time ago, and he has even begun to cultivate other nature transformations of chakra.

Orochimaru was also born with the water and earth chakra attributes, and as a genius, he naturally mastered them early on.

Only Hiruzen was slightly worse off, as he was born without earth-attribute chakra and could only cram at the last minute, speeding up his training.

With the An Yan system activated, as soon as Tobirama finished explaining, he slammed his palm into the ground, and a tree immediately grew from small to large, reaching a height of over ten meters. The massive trunk encroached on the growing space of the surrounding bamboo forest.

The matter of Wood Release is of great importance. Tobirama Senju's teaching of Wood Release to An'yan and others was always conducted within the spatial domain of the Wood Amulet.

When Tobirama Senju saw that An Yan had successfully used Wood Release, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his understanding of Wood Release was not an isolated case, but a secret technique that could be passed on to future generations.

Tobirama Senju immediately began teaching An'i other Wood Release techniques. As Hashirama Senju's younger brother, An'i had participated in the development of various Wood Release techniques during Hashirama's growth, so he naturally understood how Wood Release should be developed.

Orochimaru then used Wood Release as well, and lush trees rose from the ground, pushing the bamboo aside. Hiruko watched with envy. The training of chakra nature transformation is not something that can be done in a day or two. You should know that even Jonin are only proficient in two types of chakra nature transformation.

Therefore, Hiruko was destined to be a step behind.

After An Yan and Orochimaru successfully mastered Wood Release, Tobirama Senju sent them back to their respective posts, while he himself went to the Senju clan's territory.

The matter of Wood Release is of great importance. Tobirama Senju now needs to carefully consider whether to pass Wood Release down as a secret technique of the Senju family for generations, or to make it a high-level forbidden technique for the entire village of Konoha, transforming the family's secret technique into a village secret technique.

Tobirama Senju finally made up his mind. Most of the Senju clan had already integrated into the village, and the village was now the same as the clan. What he needed to do now was to persuade the remaining few old, weak, sick, and disabled members of the Senju clan.

Once the remaining members of the Senju clan had gathered, Tobirama Senju activated the wooden talisman, directly transporting everyone into its spatial domain.

"Is this a new ninjutsu developed by Lord Tobirama? It's amazing!"

"As expected of a master of forbidden techniques, he has created another forbidden technique without making a sound."

"This place is really beautiful. What is this place? I want to retire here."

In an instant, they were brought into the domain, and the Senju clan members began to make a commotion.

Tobirama Senju cleared his throat, and the commotion immediately ceased as everyone's eyes turned to him.

Tobirama looked at the people who had lost limbs in the First Shinobi World War, and his eyes became slightly moist.

"Everyone, I have some good news to tell you: I have developed Wood Release."

The crowd immediately exploded.

The prestige of Wood Release among the Senju clan is undeniable, so Tobirama's words were tantamount to dropping a bomb in the crowd.

Tobirama Senju fully understands everyone's excitement. He was also extremely excited after discovering Wood Release, and hasn't slept for forty-eight hours now.

After the clansmen calmed down a bit, Tobirama Senju spoke up.

"I'm going to teach the village my Wood Release techniques. What do you all think?"

The crowd, which had quieted down, instantly erupted in excitement again.

"Masahiko sacrificed his life for the Wood Release experiment. Why did he hand over the secret technique to the village after the research was successful? How much more must our Senju clan sacrifice for Konoha?"

"My older brother also died in the Wood Release experiment. He didn't die on the battlefield, but on the operating table. Why should the village enjoy the fruits of victory now that we have achieved results?"

Tobirama Senju was slightly surprised at first, then his eyes turned cold, and he took action. With a slight movement of his fingers, two water cannons struck the two Senju clan members who had been leading the charge.

The two were very weak and died instantly when they were hit, but their bodies suddenly turned into strange humanoid creatures that were not wearing clothes.

Tobirama Senju stared intently at the two inhuman corpses, his eyes narrowing. When did these things infiltrate Konoha?

Tobirama Senju's gaze was leisurely. If he hadn't known the two people who were disguised as imposters and their personalities and family backgrounds, he really wouldn't have noticed that there was anything wrong with them. What a brilliant disguise.

Are there any imposters left among the remaining clansmen? Are there any similar imposters among the other ninja clans of Konoha?

Tobirama Senju suddenly realized that after he succeeded as the Second Hokage, the Uchiha clan seemed to have a surprisingly strong opinion against him. If someone was deliberately stirring things up, it would seem quite reasonable.

Tobirama Senju immediately began to investigate his clansmen one by one, asking them private or probing questions. When the clansmen saw that this was happening, they all cooperated very well, and sure enough, they caught another imposter.

Looking at the white monster with its limbs bound, Tobirama Senju's eyes turned cold. He placed one hand on the monster's head and began to read its memories.

"A creature as black as ink? What is this?"

Chapter 46 The Great Purge in Konoha

Tobirama Senju found the mastermind in the imposter's mind—a fluid monster resembling a pool of ink—but the information was scarce, and his purpose remained unknown.

However, the most urgent task is to investigate and eliminate any spies in Konoha.

Tobirama Senju, after a long absence, summoned his six disciples.

Since his abdication, his six disciples have been in charge of Konoha. They look visibly much older, and managing the village must be very demanding.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others saw Tobirama Senju, they bowed respectfully.

"Teacher, what brings you here?"

As the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi took the lead in asking a question on behalf of everyone.

Tobirama Senju immediately cast a barrier jutsu to cover the entire conversation area, and then invited Mito Uzumaki to verify the truth of each statement.

After sensing the situation, Mito Uzumaki nodded slightly to Tobirama. Under her malicious perception, these disciples were indeed themselves, not imposters. Of course, if these six people had been replaced by others, Konoha would be finished.

Tobirama Senju released the white monster he had captured and explained, "This is a White Zetsu, an artificial creature with an extremely strong ability to disguise itself. Even I can't tell the difference between its real and fake forms. These White Zetsu seem to have been lurking in Konoha Village all along. I've captured three of them from the Senju clan alone."

Tobirama Senju looked at Kagami Uchiha and said, "I suspect that the previous Uchiha rebellion was also influenced by these White Zetsu. They are not strong, but they are good at stirring up trouble."

Uchiha Kagami activated his Mangekyou Sharingan and carefully observed the White Zetsu bound to the ground. "Tobirama-sensei, this creature's chakra seems to be different from that of ordinary people?"

Tobirama Senju nodded: "This creature seems to possess a unique Wood Release technique, allowing it to easily blend into the forest vegetation and remain undetected by current ninjas with their chakra perception."

Danzo was immediately startled: "What? Wood Release? These guys deserve to die! Master, are there any other clues?"

Tobirama Senju shook his head: "I read this guy's memories. The mastermind is a black thing, which seems to be a creation of Yin-Yang Release. It may be the legacy of the Sage of Six Paths, or it may be an evil thing that has been able to die and be resurrected since ancient times due to war. In short, these guys have no good intentions towards our Konoha."

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately nodded: "Tobirama-sensei, I understand what you mean. Is the time to thoroughly investigate Konoha?"

"First, bring all the Jonin from Konoha here and have my sister-in-law investigate them. Although the guys we've found so far are generally not very strong, we can't rule out the possibility that some of them have infiltrated the Jonin ranks."

As Tobirama Senju made arrangements, he pondered:

"For the time being, have the barrier team seal off Konoha. We'll investigate all the ninjas in the village and also clean up any spies from other villages in Konoha. We'll classify White Zetsu as a Class A danger in the village and tell all ninjas to be careful."

Under Tobirama Senju's arrangement, the behemoth that was Konoha began to operate in an orderly manner. Starting with the Jonin, then moving on to the ninja clans, they began to investigate each clan, large and small, one by one, and sure enough, they discovered a number of White Zetsu.

These white-clad ninjas were extremely confident in their ability to conceal themselves, never expecting to be exposed so suddenly. They were caught red-handed by Konoha, and Tobirama's six disciples, leading the entire Jonin team, followed Mito Uzumaki and swept through the entire village with lightning speed.

Smaller ninja clans, such as the Hatake and Gekko clans, rarely have White Zetsu infiltrating their ranks. On the contrary, large clans like the Hyuga and Uchiha clans often have seven or eight White Zetsu infiltrating their ranks, and some even have an Uchiha elder or a member of the Hyuga main branch.

While cooperating with the village's inspection, the ninjas stared in disbelief at their family members, whom they had spent every day with, who turned out to be White Zetsu in disguise. What about their daily intimacy?

The ninjas were filled with righteous indignation, and the White Zetsu instantly aroused the hatred of all the people of Konoha.

Danzo Shimura stared at his strategist in disbelief. He never expected that his trusted advisor was also a White Zetsu in disguise. This guy had given him a lot of advice before, but now he thought that most of it was probably not for his own good.

Danzo felt extremely ashamed in front of his master, realizing that he had actually trusted such a thing; he was utterly mortified.

The Sarutobi clan also had two White Zetsu, but they were captured before they could rise to a high position.

First came the Jonin, then the ninja clans, and finally the common ninjas. After a massive search in Konoha, they actually captured seventy or eighty White Zetsu. Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a little sweaty. Under these circumstances, Konoha's intelligence was practically transparent.

Foreign spies hiding in Konoha are getting restless. Is Konoha making such a big commotion to arrest us?

The spies tried to slip away, but the barrier perception team was already prepared. If they dared to make a move at this moment, they would immediately lead the team to capture them.

Finally, Hiruzen Sarutobi went up to the stage to explain the situation to the villagers and had them cooperate in checking the area. They finally confirmed that there were no White Zetsu and lifted the blockade of Konoha. The whole process lasted for three days.

The operation was a great success, and the spies from other villages in Konoha were also wiped out, which was an unexpected bonus.

Tobirama Senju selected some young Jonin from the Sarutobi and Shimura clans and established a special organization—the Wood Release Jonin Training Program.

First, train a portion of the people to become Wood Release ninjas, and then train a large number of the village's Jonin to become Wood Release ninjas.

As for Chunin and Genin, we will not consider them for now, and we will do everything possible to prevent the possibility of our Wood Release techniques being stolen by other villages.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others heard that Wood Release had been successfully developed, they were so excited they almost jumped for joy. They had witnessed firsthand just how powerful Wood Release was; the Valley of the End was still standing not far from Konoha.

Tobirama-sensei is indeed amazing; he truly deserves to be called a master of forbidden techniques. Even Wood Release is no match for him.

The disciples held Tobirama in even higher esteem.

The Uchiha clan held a complex attitude toward the village's development of Wood Release. After the White Zetsu incident, even the radical elements dared not cause trouble.

After a long period of silence, the current Uchiha clan leader decided to hand over the position to Uchiha Kagami.

After all, Kagami Uchiha was the Second Hokage's student and was on good terms with Senju, Akimichi, Sarutobi, Shimura, and even the entire village. Moreover, Kagami was the second genius to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan after Madara Uchiha.

Given the potential emergence of numerous Wood Release ninjas in the future, Uchiha Kagami, as the clan head, would greatly alleviate the tense relationship between the village and its members.

Uchiha Kagami naturally agreed to the clan leader's decision without hesitation. Ever since he awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, he had always wanted to become the clan leader and mediate between the village and the Uchiha clan. Now, with the pressure of the White Zetsu incident and the successful development of Wood Release, he finally got his wish.