Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

Minato Namikaze quickly recovered and exclaimed sincerely, "As expected of Hiruko-senpai, you're truly amazing!"

Minato Namikaze immediately thought of his pregnant wife.

If she had the power of Wood Release, her delivery would have been much smoother.

Thinking of this, Minato Namikaze's admiration for Hiruko deepened even further.

As for Hiruko, he probably doesn't have any particular thoughts.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have given up competing with me for the Hokage position, considering that a considerable number of people in Konoha support Hiruko!

Hiruko herself was quite fond of Minato Namikaze.

He turned and walked towards a secret compartment in the laboratory, gently pressed a button, and a small, square, silver-white box slowly rose up.

After opening the small box, Hiruko took out one of the two emerald green potions and handed it to Minato Namikaze.

"This is a medicine I developed using Hashirama cells as the main ingredient, which I weakened and adjusted countless times. It can finally allow Jonin-level ninjas to awaken Wood Release," Hiruko explained.

"However, even if I weaken its power, it is still not something everyone can withstand."

The probability of death is too high if you're not at the Jonin level.

Furthermore, based on my understanding, the more vigorous a person's vitality and the stronger their mental strength, the higher the probability of awakening Wood Release when using this potion, and the greater the power of Wood Release will also be.

The Senju, Uzumaki, Uchiha, and Hyuga clans are the most effective.

"Even the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, as well as Minato, your disciple Kakashi, and his friend Might Guy, all have a fairly good success rate," Hiruko said calmly.

However, Hiruko was not impressed with the power of these Wood Release techniques; their performance was truly disappointing.

Of course, the special effect of Wood Release that can absorb chakra is quite unique and looks very interesting. Wood Release and the power of the Divine Tree are definitely related.

Unfortunately, this medicine is not very effective for ordinary people and is almost meaningless.

If one's life force is insufficient and one's chakra level is not high enough to reach that of a tailed beast, then even a normal Wood Release technique at the level of Captain Yamato is the limit for an ordinary person.

Normally, it's already rare to be able to build a four-pillar house, let alone use it to fight tailed beasts; that's simply wishful thinking.

Hashirama Senju was so powerful because he was the only special mutant among all the generations of the Senju clan.

He is a unique and powerful being who, without relying on any tailed beast, was able to suppress Indra's Asura from beginning to end.

He himself can be described as a humanoid miniature divine tree that has reverted to his ancestral form, possessing unparalleled power, and he has perfectly inherited the divine tree's ability to absorb chakra.

Moreover, Hashirama Senju possessed the ultimate Yang energy, and with Ashura Chakra within him, he could even instantly enter Sage Mode, absorbing natural energy for his own use and multiplying the power of Wood Release.

Even if ordinary people possess Wood Release, they will never be able to reach Hashirama Senju's level in their lifetime.

In the world of Naruto, where bloodlines reign supreme, this rule applies without exception.

In this world, the closer one's bloodline is to Kaguya's, the greater one's power becomes. This is an ironclad rule, beyond question.

Therefore, Hiruko was so obsessed with perfecting his magic so that he could steal Kaguya's power.

Upon hearing this, Minato's mind was slightly troubled. He thought to himself: If this is the case, then Wood Release will become rampant in Konoha.

Hiruko casually glanced at Minato Namikaze and said, "Minato, a generous offer of one hundred million ryo!"

"Ah! Hiruko-senpai, this is way too expensive?"

"You think it's too expensive? I think it's too expensive too!"

Hiruko rolled her eyes at him, annoyed: "This is the power of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage!"

"With the power of Wood Release, Kushina can better suppress the power of the Nine-Tails."

At the same time, the power of Wood Release is connected to the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan, and Kushina's unborn child will also benefit from it.

In the future, he will undoubtedly possess extremely vigorous vitality, and there is even a certain probability that he will be born with the miraculous power of Wood Release.

Minato Namikaze immediately agreed after hearing this, for parents who love their children plan far ahead for them.

If it can benefit Naruto who was never born, then such an expensive price is not unacceptable.

However, this also meant that Minato Namikaze wasn't too worried about Konoha being filled with Wood Release techniques, as such an expensive method was beyond the reach of most people.

After saying that, Hiruko stretched out his hand and looked at Minato with a smile.

"Yes, Hiruko-senpai, I'll transfer the money in a few days!"

Minato couldn't help but feel curious, so he asked, "Hiruko-senpai, how did you know that Kushina was pregnant?"

"If I remember correctly, the seniors didn't allow others to know about this, and Kushina never announced it publicly either."

Indeed, while Kushina's pregnancy wasn't exactly a secret, it wasn't common knowledge either.

Hiruko rarely interacted with the outside world and spent his days buried in the laboratory, focusing on his research. How did he find out about this news?

Hiruko chuckled and replied, "I guessed."

Upon hearing this, Minato looked at Hiruko with some helplessness, thinking to himself: How could someone say such things to a child?

It is clear that Hiruko had his own sources and channels of intelligence.

However, Minato Namikaze didn't seem to care too much about it.

Prior to this, Hiruko had planned to leave Konoha Village when the Nine-Tails' night arrived, and begin traveling the ninja world to collect more research materials.

He looked forward to the day when the golden ring solar eclipse would arrive, so that he could use these artificial bodies with blood-stained boundaries to activate the Ghost Sprout Technique on Mount Sumeru.

Thus, he leaped into becoming the legendary immortal and indestructible ultimate creature.

The Art of Ghost Sprout is a strange technique that combines biological gene modification technology, the principle of devouring and fusion, and many mystical rituals.

Its core lies not only in its technologically advanced genetic modification methods, but also in its blend of Western magical rituals and Chinese religious rituals.

The theories of Heaven, Earth, and Man, Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, as well as some astrological theories, are cleverly incorporated into it, forming a hodgepodge of science and metaphysics.

However, in Hiruko's eyes, this Ghost Sprout Technique looked complicated and disorganized, with a slim chance of success.

It's unclear how the original author, Hiruko, accomplished this, considering his scientific literacy was nowhere near that of the current Hiruko.

The power of the ritual can only be manifested during a solar eclipse, and the location of the ceremony must be Mount Sumeru, unique to the ninja world.

As for the people needed for the ritual, there are not many restrictions on the selection of the five Bloodline Limit members; they can be adjusted according to the abilities they want.

As long as the five elements are in harmony and the final ritual requirements of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements are met, one can obtain the legendary immortal life.

However, Hiruko always harbored doubts about this extraordinary technique that allowed him to leap upwards in an instant.

I found this thing inexplicably at the Konoha Academy when I was learning ninjutsu. Who on earth sent it to me?