Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

Finally, there's the talent that's indispensable for doing anything.

Without the talent to cultivate immortal techniques, one will never be able to sense the existence of natural energy, nor will one be able to mix it with the chakra in the body in a certain proportion.

Fortunately, Shimura Gengetsu not only met these requirements, but also far exceeded them.

Princess Ichikishima led Gengetsu Shimura to a dripping cave.

"The natural energy here is most abundant and easy to perceive."

As she spoke, Princess Ichikishima took out a bottle of purple venom. "The venom here is natural energy condensed by the White Snake Sage. You need to take a drop before each training session."

"If any problems arise, I will help you dispel the Sage Chakra."

After listening, Shimura Gengetsu nodded, formed hand seals, and five wooden clones emerged from behind him.

Putting everything else aside, Naruto's Shadow Clone Technique is indeed a cheat code. He didn't need to use it when practicing other ninjutsu like Shimura Gengetsu because it wasn't difficult for him, but he still needed to speed it up in Sage Mode.

The several wooden clones first ingested the venom as instructed by Princess Ichikishima, and then guided the natural energy in the venom to mix with the chakra within their bodies.

Soon, one of the wooden clones began to serpentine, and Princess Ichikishima lashed out with her tail, dispelling the natural energy.

This is the consequence of natural energy getting out of control in the body. The natural energy of Mount Myoboku can turn people into stone toads, while that of Ryuchi Cave can turn people into mindless giant snakes.

As for Shikkotsu Forest... the White Snake Sage and Gengetsu Shimura said that those who fail to master the Shikkotsu Forest Sage Technique will turn into slugs and become part of the Slug Sage's body, which is even more terrifying.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

For the next period of time, the sound of the wooden clone shattering continued to come from inside the cave. Shimura Gengetsu had upgraded his Sage Art Perception to Excellent, but the progress was still very slow.

Compared to others, the quality of his chakra is far superior.

The life force of the Senju and Uzumaki clans, and the spiritual power of the Uchiha clans, are trying to merge with the equally violent natural energy. Neither side is willing to yield to the other, making it naturally more difficult.

Princess Ichikishima was thoroughly enjoying herself; if she hadn't destroyed a single wooden clone, she would have cursed herself for being a lolicon.

Time passes day by day.

Two more months passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, one of Shimura Gengetsu's wooden clones finally completed the fusion of Sage Chakra. He immediately dispelled the clone and transferred the Sage Chakra back to his main body.

Gengetsu Shimura's appearance also began to undergo a startling change.

He was enveloped in emerald green Sage Chakra, a small, crystal-clear horn appeared on his forehead, and several small snakes formed from chakra surrounded his body, making him look just like a Tailed Beast's cloak.

Gengetsu Shimura felt that his strength and speed had increased several times over, and his perception range had also greatly improved.

[This lolicon actually mastered it?! Great, I can finally be free!]

Suddenly, Princess Ichikishima's thoughts reached Shimura Gengetsu's mind.

I glanced at him, and the guy even had a surprised smile on his face, as if he was happy for him.

Before Princess Ichikishima could react, Shimura Gengetsu was already in front of her and gave her a flick on the forehead.

"Ouch! What are you doing!"

"If you dare to speak ill of me in your heart, hitting you is the least you can do."

Princess Ichikishima looked terrified. Did Gengetsu Shimura know what she was thinking?

Soon, Princess Ichikishima realized that this was the effect of Sage Mode.

After training in Sage Mode, ninjas have a chance to gain various strange abilities. In Shimura Gengetsu's case, this ability is to eavesdrop on people's thoughts.

Princess Ichikishima immediately cleared her mind and dared not think about anything.

"Young Master Xuan Yue, now that you have successfully fused with Sage Chakra, the next step is for you to absorb it on your own..."

Princess Ichikishima talked about methods and techniques for sensing natural energy, which finally managed to fool them.

Konoha 61 years ago.

Gengetsu Shimura finished his training at Ryuchi Cave.

He has mastered Sage Mode. If he absorbs the power on his own, he can enter Sage Mode in about 30 seconds and it lasts for about 5 minutes. If he uses too many powerful ninjutsu, this time will be shortened.

To absorb Sage Chakra while fighting and reach the level of Hashirama Senju, who could instantly enter the realm with a clap of his hand, further refinement is needed.

However, since this kind of training didn't need to be done in Ryuchi Cave, he returned to Konoha.

In another month, Karin's class will graduate, which means the story will officially begin.

Gengetsu Shimura also planned to talk to the Third Hokage, as he intended to become a Jonin leader and gradually step into the limelight.

However, before he could go to find the Third Hokage, Danzo brought him to him.

Before the two stood a small white snake, which spoke in human language:

"Lord Xuan Yue, it's been a long time since I last sent my greetings. How have you been lately?"

Shimura Gengetsu laughed, "Isn't this Orochimaru-sensei? Finally remembered the way home?"

Danzo wasn't surprised by Shimura Gengetsu's way of addressing Orochimaru; he knew Gengetsu had studied under Orochimaru for a period of time a few years ago. He simply stared coldly at the white snake.

"Orochimaru, you're just an S-rank rogue ninja coming to me. Aren't you afraid I'll find your true form and capture you?"

"There are no outsiders here, Elder Danzo, so there's no need for you to put on airs."

Orochimaru showed no fear whatsoever, calmly continuing his questioning:

"I've come here to seek cooperation between the two of you."

(The picture shows Princess Ichikishima).

Chapter 125 A New Version of the Konoha Crush Plan

Mr. Orochimaru, a 50-year-old entrepreneur, began to introduce his idea, hoping to obtain angel investment from investors Danzo Shimura and Gengetsu Shimura.

For this reason, he even gave it a name that sounded very intimidating.

The Konoha Crush Plan.

As Orochimaru slowly recounted his story, Danzo understood what he wanted to do, and even Shimura Gengetsu looked surprised.

This was quite different from the Konoha Crush plan he remembered.

After Shimura Gengetsu's rampage during the Chunin Exams, no other ninja villages participated in the joint exams for several years.

There was no way around it; it was just too brutal.

They were terrified that another potential ninja like Gengetsu Shimura would emerge, slaughtering the village; if two more such ninjas appeared, the new generation of ninjas would be cut off.

However, as the period of peace continued, the Joint Chunin Exams became a place to showcase national power and a place for the major hidden villages to secretly compete.

In recent years, Konoha's ninjas have become rather undisciplined, and their quality has even declined due to the reduction of academic workload at the Ninja Academy.

After discovering this, other ninja villages started participating in the joint exams again. This would save them money and also showcase their national strength, so why not?

Just like last July, the Hidden Cloud Village sent representatives to participate in the competition, and an envoy also tried to secretly contact Samui.

But before the infiltrators could even reach Shimura's house, they were struck by lightning and turned into charred remains.

Yunyin guessed that this was most likely the work of Shimura Gengetsu, but they were not in the right, and in the end, the matter did not escalate and was left unresolved.

This year's event was even more massive.

In addition to the smaller ninja villages that have been present year after year, the Sound Village has also joined this year, and among the five great nations, the Sand Village and the Stone Village will also participate in this year's Chunin Exams.

Under Orochimaru's influence, they all agreed to the Konoha Crush plan.

This is a much larger event than Shimura Gengetsu remembered.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, would personally represent the village on a mission to Konoha, while Iwagakure's official envoy would be the village's Jonin, Bunga.

The name Shimura Gengetsu was familiar; it was the man Uzuki Yugao dreamed of avenging her father's death.

But the real trump card in the dark is Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, who is known as the Steam Ninja.

Add to that Gaara, the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast.

Two Jinchūriki, one Kazekage, and one of the Three Legendary Sannin.

Orochimaru isn't just trying to destroy Konoha, he wants Konoha to die.

Fortunately, one thing remains unchanged: Orochimaru still wants to assassinate the Fourth Kazekage. He plans to use 013's identity to get close to the Third Hokage during the Chunin Exams and, in full view of everyone, carry out the feat of killing his master.

This effectively meant that Konoha lost one Kage-level enemy.

The boy looked at the little snake with a strange expression. "Orochimaru-sensei, aren't you going a bit too far?"

The white snake let out a strange, hoarse laugh. "It's only at a normal level. After all, with Xuan Yue Jun here, if I only approached a useless ninja village like Sunagakure, they would probably be too scared to agree to my plan."

"With no other choice, I could only bring in Iwagakure. It just so happened that the two Scales were also racking their brains about how to weaken Konoha, so it was a perfect match."

have to say.

Orochimaru truly lives up to his reputation as the intellectual powerhouse among the Sannin. With a variable like Gengetsu present, if he were to continue only allying with Sunagakure as in the original storyline, his plan would most likely fail, and Sunagakure might not even agree to it.

Now that the two major ninja villages are besieging Konoha, it seems much more reliable.

Shimura Gengetsu praised Orochimaru in his heart, then stood up. "You can discuss this with the old man. This has nothing to do with me. I only have one request: when you assassinate the Kazekage, you must take my men with you."

Orochimaru, who was remotely controlling the little white snake, frowned slightly. "Xuan Yue-kun, I am capable of dealing with a mere Kazekage."

He suspected that Gengetsu Shimura wanted to steal Rasa's corpse from him in order to use it for Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation).

Shimura Gengetsu immediately saw through his hesitation, smiled dismissively, and explained, "I'm not interested in Rasa's corpse. He's my nemesis. If you disagree, we can just part ways."