Naruto: Minato Namikaze, born evil

Chapter 32 Wood Release Conjecture

"Teacher, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

During dinner, Minato said to Tsunade, "I plan to have my wood clone go to school in my place for the next few days."

Tsunade asked, somewhat puzzled, "Is there something wrong?"

"Regarding Wood Release, I've learned almost everything except for some large-scale ninjutsu. I plan to start training Light Release tomorrow."

Minato explained, "However, the Light Release ability is very special; only the main body can use it, and it cannot be trained using clones."

"Only the main body can use it?"

Tsunade looked puzzled; it was the first time she had ever heard that clones couldn't use bloodline abilities, but she didn't doubt the truth of Minato's words.

She had never seen Minato's clones use Light Release, whether it was a Shadow Clone or a Wood Clone.

Furthermore, this ability is indeed very special. Although it is called Light Release, judging from the fact that it is released directly using only physical strength, this ability is not strictly within the chakra system.

Therefore, she really couldn't help Minato in this regard; Minato had to develop it himself.

"Alright."

After thinking for a moment, Tsunade nodded happily: "That way I won't have to get up early every day to take you to school~"

"So Tsunade picked us up because of Minato?" Kushina suddenly felt like she had misplaced her trust.

"Of course~"

Tsunade asked matter-of-factly, "Have you ever heard of Wood Release?"

"I've heard of it. I remember it being the bloodline limit of the First Hokage."

Kushina asked, puzzled, "What's the problem? Shouldn't there be many in Konoha?"

No!

Tsunade shook her head, her tone complicated: "Ordinary bloodline limits can indeed be passed down to offspring, but Wood Release is different. Since my grandfather passed away, Konoha has not seen a Wood Release user for many years."

"For some reason, the power of Wood Release is very important to Konoha, and Minato not only possesses Wood Release, but also another bloodline limit, as well as a physique and a huge amount of chakra as strong as my grandfather's."

"Therefore, even if I die, Minato cannot be allowed to fail!"

"Is that so?"

Kushina stared blankly at Minato.

With such talent, it's no wonder Tsunade was so boastful before.

"I never knew you were this good!"

Kushina exclaimed in surprise, "Two kinds of bloodstains!"

"well enough…"

Minato looked at Tsunade: "By the way, speaking of Wood Release, I've had some thoughts about it lately."

"you say."

Tsunade immediately became interested; she was very curious about what Minato could research.

"I think that in addition to the chakra nature transformation of water and earth, Wood Release also requires extremely strong vitality to support it. In fact, it can be regarded as an alternative bloodline elimination to a certain extent."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade sat bolt upright: "How did you know?"

Minato explained, "My physique is very strong, and I can heal quickly even if I get injured. You said that the First Hokage's physique was also very strong, so I don't think this is a coincidence."

"Among the ninjutsu scrolls of the Senju clan, the most common are Water Release and Earth Release, which shows that there are quite a few people in history who possess these two chakra nature transformations, but very few can combine them to create Wood Release."

"I felt that something was missing, something imperceptible and easily overlooked. And certain things during my later cultivation process made me even more certain of this conjecture."

Tsunade swallowed hard, barely able to contain her excitement: "What is it?"

"The First Hokage's Wood Release techniques were used to create a portion of his Wood Release that split off from his body by stimulating cellular mutations."

Minato recalled the day he first learned Wood Release ninjutsu and continued, "My Shadow Clones cannot use this type of ninjutsu, but my Wood Clones can. This shows that in addition to the water and earth chakra natures, Wood Release is also related to the user's body in some way."

"Another thing I discovered later was that if the same chakra is used to release the same ninjutsu, the Wood Release released by the Shadow Clone is far less powerful and suppressive than the Wood Clone."

"In other words, without sufficient life force to support it, even if one can awaken or synthesize Wood Release, its power will probably not be ideal."

"Is that so?" Tsunade's expression was complicated.

Minato was unaware that Konoha had been researching Hashirama's cells ever since the First Hokage's death, hoping to recreate Wood Release. She had even studied Hashirama's cells.

This is precisely why Tsunade is well aware of how abnormal the vitality of Hashirama's cells is, which also indirectly proves that Minato's conjecture is correct.

How big could the gap be?

"In terms of power, the Shadow Clone Technique is only half that of the Wood Clone Technique, and its suppressive power is only a quarter that of the Wood Clone Technique."

"The difference is so big..." Tsunade frowned slightly.

Strong vitality indicates that one is born with powerful Yang Release chakra. As the chakra that is separated from the main body, the Shadow Clone naturally also has the Yang Release attribute.

If there is such a large difference between people with the same chakra source, the difference between them and Minato would probably be even greater for an ordinary person.

"So, even if I could synthesize Wood Release, due to the difference in physical constitution, I still wouldn't be able to achieve the same power as Minato, is that right?"

Although Nawaki was a bit simple-minded, he wasn't stupid and quickly understood Minato's meaning.

"I think so, but I think you should give it a try, Nawaki."

Minato nodded: "After all, it's a bloodline limit, so it's definitely stronger than a single attribute. Even if its suppression power is slightly weaker, it's enough for combat."

This thing is used to suppress tailed beasts. Yamato's Wood Release is only one-fifth the power of the First Hokage, which is still outstanding among Jonin. It can also suppress Naruto's tailed beast transformation to a certain extent.

"I see..."

Rope Tree spoke in a low voice, showing no sign of jealousy; he was already used to being hurt.

"In a way, you're pretty unlucky."

Tsunade chuckled: "Whether it's Wood Release or Light Release, no one can teach you anything; you can only figure it out yourself little by little."

"It's alright. I saw on the scroll that many of the First Hokage's Wood Release techniques were self-created."

Minato didn't mind these things; compared to functional ninjutsu, elemental ninjutsu was much simpler.

"Does that mean I can only go to school with my wood clone tomorrow?"

Kushina pouted, "It feels a little weird."

Nawaki suddenly paused, "Wait, if that's the case, if I could learn Shadow Clone Technique, could I also have clones go to school for me?"

"You'd better go to school right now!"

Tsunade raised her hand and tapped Nawaki's head, making a soft thud.

"It hurts!"

Nawaki rubbed his head, indignantly saying, "Why is Minato allowed to use clones to skip class?"

"Listen carefully. While shadow clones are convenient, they have the drawback of cumulative fatigue. Minato has a physique and recovery ability comparable to his grandfather, so he can withstand these."

Tsunade solemnly warned, "But with an ordinary person's constitution, it's impossible to fully recover overnight. Fatigue that can't be fully recovered from, accumulated over a long period, will place a huge burden on the body, and if it exceeds the tolerance threshold, it can even threaten one's life!"

"Your body is currently in a growth phase, and doing this could very likely affect your physical development!"

"I see."

Kushina said with some regret, "I originally wanted to try it too."

Tsunade glanced at Kushina: "You can."

"Eh—"

Nawaki's eyes widened: "Why can Kushina do it too?!"

"The most distinctive feature of the Uzumaki clan is their vigorous vitality."

Tsunade said calmly, "If it's just a shadow clone, it won't have much of an impact, but it's still too early now. Let's talk about it in a couple of years."

"Um!"

Kushina nodded obediently.

Rope Tree watched this scene with cold indifference, feeling that the world was so unfair and so chilling...