Naruto: Cultivating to Immortality

Chapter 130 The Power of Wood

Looking at the shattered half of the wooden dragon, Hyuga Kanan's lips twitched slightly.

This was completely different from what Hyuga Kanan had imagined. Wood of this hardness was unlikely to have any powerful attack strength, and he felt that he could easily ignite and shatter the wood by using fire-style ninjutsu.

Hyuga Kanan was somewhat embarrassed, thankfully no one was around, otherwise he would have been laughed at. He looked at the majestic and imposing wooden dragon.

In the end, it was just a facade.

This level of Wood Release, let alone reaching the level of Hashirama Senju who could suppress a Tailed Beast, wouldn't even be able to break through a defensive ninjutsu used by a genin skilled in defense. Moreover, the wood dragon that is created is just plain wood, which any ninja with a bit of skill can easily destroy.

Hyuga Kanan stood frozen in place, needing to figure out what went wrong. Even without the exaggerated attack strength and toughness of Hashirama Senju, it should at least reach the strength of Taiga's Wood Release technique after transplanting Hashirama's cells to be considered somewhat effective.

Making the Wood Release technique possess strong regenerative abilities isn't a problem; simply injecting energy into the wood will allow it to quickly recover. However, even if ordinary wood recovers, it's useless; the opponent can easily destroy it again, it's just a waste of energy.

So how exactly did Hashirama Senju manage to make the wood he used so incredibly strong, and also capable of actively absorbing and binding the energy of his enemies? Moreover, the power of the wood element shouldn't be so weak. According to the principle of the five elements' mutual restraint, the power of the wood element shouldn't be restrained by the fire element, but the wood element he unleashed could be ignited by a slightly stronger flame, clearly indicating that it was completely restrained by the fire element.

Hashirama Senju could dominate the entire ninja world with his Wood Release ninjutsu, so his Wood Release techniques certainly wouldn't be countered by Fire Release ninjutsu, and could completely defend against them. After all, his opponent was the Uchiha clan, whose specialty was Fire Release ninjutsu.

To suppress a powerful ninjutsu master like Madara Uchiha, the wood element shouldn't be countered by the fire element. How come my wood-style ninjutsu is so weak? Forget fire-style ninjutsu, even ordinary flames can ignite it. It seems I haven't fully grasped the essence of the wood element's power; my understanding of this elemental rule is only superficial.

Hyuga Kanan returned to his secluded training room and began to gradually comprehend the rules of the wood element. He had already grasped some of the key points and believed that once he understood the crucial one, he would truly master the rules of the wood element and be able to unleash normal Wood Release techniques. While he wouldn't reach the level of Hashirama Senju, it would still be very effective against ordinary ninjas.

Following the newly deciphered rules of the wood element, Hinata Kanan was struck by the fact that a large number of wood element patterns were dark gray. Within the wood element patterns of the Innate Flower, he discovered tiny specks of green fluorescence, the size of rice grains.

The rules of the wood element all extend from this point of green fluorescence, and the wood element rules that I had previously comprehended were also concentrated in this point of green fluorescence.

Hyuga Kanan immediately focused all his attention on the tiny green glow and began to slowly analyze the wood element rules contained within it.

As time passed, Hyuga Kanan, with his eyes tightly closed, focused all his attention on the faint green glow within the secluded chamber. His body began to emit faint green light, as if Hyuga Kanan had transformed into a tree, autonomously absorbing and releasing the surrounding natural energy. The natural energy entering his body went into his dantian, and the refined energy began to converge towards his liver, then flowed out from there. This outgoing energy carried faint green glows and simultaneously nourished all the meridians in his body, making his entire being more vibrant and energetic.

Suddenly, Hyuga Kanan opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his lips. In this renewed comprehension, he combined his previous analysis of the life rules within the energy of White Zetsu cells, and finally grasped the key aspects of the power of the Wood element.

The most important element of the Wood element's power is the power of Wood itself, which is the life force within it. Plants empowered by the power of Wood experience a significant boost in both growth speed and strength, and they also have the ability to absorb surrounding energy.

This is the power of the complete wood element rules.

Hyuga Kanan also noticed changes in his body. The natural energy absorbed from the environment by the Wood Force continuously strengthened his vitality and enhanced his physical strength. Although it couldn't achieve the fundamental evolution of breaking through a realm, it was still a way to strengthen his body.

At this moment, Hyuga Kanan finally understood why Hashirama Senju possessed chakra reserves and physical strength far exceeding those of other Senju clan members. Nourished by the power of wood, physical energy increases dramatically, and chakra is a combination of physical and spiritual energy. Hashirama's physical energy, nurtured by the power of wood, became incredibly powerful. Furthermore, his spiritual energy, being the reincarnation of Ashura, was naturally also extremely formidable. The combination of these two factors allowed Hashirama's chakra to surpass that of everyone else in the ninja world, even the tailed beasts couldn't compare.

This explains why Madara Uchiha, even while controlling the Nine-Tails, still lost to Hashirama Senju. Furthermore, the ninjutsu used by Hashirama Senju far exceeded the capabilities of other ninjas in the ninja world in both power and range.

Madara Uchiha was the reincarnation of Indra, and logically, he shouldn't be any different from Hashirama Senju. However, the reality is that even controlling the Nine-Tails, Madara was still defeated by Hashirama. This proves that Hashirama fully comprehended the rules of the wood element and received nourishment from the power of wood, allowing him to possess far more Ashura chakra than under normal circumstances.

As Hyuga Kanan was being nourished by the power of wood, he sensed for the first time the incredible power of wood within the rules of the wood element. This wondrous element was absent from the power of the water element, which made Hyuga Kanan feel a sense of peculiarity.

As Hyuga Kanan carefully sensed the wood energy nourishing his body, he discovered something very interesting. Comprehending the laws of life is extremely difficult, even more so than the laws of space and time. This is because the laws of life transcend normal rules of power; they are rules bestowed upon each world by the universe's will. To comprehend the laws of life, a certain springboard is needed. Hyuga Kanan now felt that perhaps the wood energy was that springboard.

It seems to be a power, a blessing, bestowed by the universe. The rules of life are the foundation upon which the world creates life; once one comprehends the rules of life, one truly takes a step beyond the world.

The insights gained from the power of wood allowed Hyuga Kanan to more clearly perceive her future path. Once Hyuga Kanan truly grasps the rules of life, she will be able to transcend this world without needing to comprehend other rules of power.

But that's not something I can think about right now. What I need to do now is to properly grasp the power of the rules that I've learned and understood over this period of time, and turn them into fighting power.

Hyuga Kanan had a feeling that his days of peaceful training were numbered, and that he would soon face intense battles. He needed to quickly transform the power of the rules he had comprehended into his own fighting strength.

Returning to the place where they last experimented with Wood Release, Hyuga Kanan was very confident that he could unleash at least 70% of the power and range of Hashirama Senju's Wood Release. Aside from the fact that his current internal energy was nowhere near as vast as Hashirama's, he was essentially a miniature version of Hashirama.

Hyuga Kanan's energy is more advanced than chakra, but its quantity is nowhere near that of Senju Hashirama. Moreover, Hashirama had mastered Sage Mode, a rudimentary method of utilizing natural energy in the ninja world. His foundation was far too strong, allowing him to compensate for the difference in quality with sheer quantity. When the gap becomes too large, they are no longer on the same level.

Hyuga Kanan summoned the Wood Dragon once more, as if awakening from a deep slumber, radiating renewed vitality. However, while outwardly appearing unchanged, Hyuga Kanan keenly sensed its profound mystery. This time, the Wood Dragon seemed to contain an inexhaustible treasure; the continuous flow of energy, like a surging torrent, endowed it with unbreakable power, its hardness increased dozens of times, making it as indestructible as steel. Moreover, the Wood Dragon gained miraculous abilities: like a greedy suction cup, it could absorb surrounding energy to strengthen itself, making it even more formidable; and like a wise healer, it could self-repair, restoring its former glory.

The current goal is to test whether it can be used in combat.

Hyuga Kanan manipulated the wooden dragon, making it dance in the air, showcasing its agility and speed. With a downward slap of its hand, the wooden dragon roared and slammed into the ground.

"Boom!"

The sound of the ground cracking filled the air, raising clouds of dust.

As the smoke and dust cleared, a giant crater appeared on the ground, surrounded by cracks. The enormous wooden dragon's silhouette still floated in mid-air, and the places shattered by its impact with the ground were rapidly healing. Moreover, it only needed Hyuga Kanan to provide a small amount of energy to its internal system, allowing it to absorb natural energy from the surrounding environment to completely restore its body.

Hyuga Kanan nodded in satisfaction. This was finally starting to resemble Wood Release. Not only was its attack range enormous, but its power was also quite impressive, and it even possessed the ability to bind enemies. It truly lived up to its reputation as a Wood Elemental technique—a very comprehensive power of rules. Furthermore, with Hashirama Senju's Wood Release ninjutsu providing guidance, this would become his primary means of combat from now on.