I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 329 I heard that if you keep telling yourself "I'm handsome" in the mirror, you'll become handsome too.

Tatsuma paused, not continuing to unroll the scroll, because Hashirama Senju couldn't give him the same sense of reliability that Tobirama Senju gave him.

If Tobirama Senju wrote that he had found a solution, then Tatsuma would not hesitate to read on. He did just that when he read Tobirama Senju's diary about spacetime research.

Of course, Tobirama Senju didn't leave any follow-up information at the time, which made Tatsuma wait for quite a while before getting an answer. However, this wasn't Tobirama Senju's problem, but the problem of the person who took his diary.

But Hashirama Senju always felt that he had found some strange and unusual method.

Chenma mentally prepared himself, deciding not to be surprised no matter how outrageous or bizarre the methods he saw. After taking a deep breath, he continued to turn the scroll, revealing more text.

"I am a tree! I am a tree! I am a tree that needs to grow strong!"

The very first sentence was enough to make Tatsuma lose his composure. His face darkened, and his lips twitched uncontrollably. He resisted the urge to close the scroll and continued reading.

"I am a forest! I am a forest! I am a forest that needs to grow strong!"

"I am a treehouse! I am a treehouse! I am a treehouse that needs to grow strong!"

"Haha~ Just as I thought, just like a sunflower faces the sun when it blooms, as long as I try to grow into a certain shape, the tree will grow accordingly!"

"The success rate is still too low. Am I not devout enough?"

"Quickly go to the Great Bodhi Tree King, sit down and subdue all the demons. Attain perfect enlightenment, turn the Dharma wheel, and universally benefit all sentient beings."

"Such aspiration is called great."

"For example, in the wilderness of sand and desert, there is a great tree. If its roots get water, its branches, leaves, flowers and fruits will all flourish."

"I see. Water and earth chakra are just one or two aspects; there are many more. As for Wood Release, trees are merely containers; one also needs great faith and aspiration to irrigate them with one's own life force."

No wonder Dad and Tobirama always told me to read more books; it turns out there's knowledge of Wood Release in books. Does that mean I'm not the first person to know Wood Release? But why didn't they just say it directly?

Tatsuma stopped and quickly scanned the rest of the text. Most of it was about the development of Wood Release ninjutsu, and he didn't need those "mental journeys" for the time being.

After reviewing the previous content, Tatsuma had a guess in his mind. What Hashirama Senju said at the end should involve "Yang Release", which is outside the five basic escaping techniques.

The "Yin Release" that creates containers from nothingness, and the "Yang Release" that infuses life into containers—the combination of these two is the secret art of creating all things from nothingness and creating life—Yin-Yang Release.

The Sage of Six Paths used this technique of creation to create all things, using the chakra of the Ten-Tails as raw material, to create the nine tailed beasts.

Perhaps it was the lack of information and intelligence during the Warring States period that prevented Hashirama Senju from realizing this, but his description was actually quite accurate.

However, unlike the other five chakra natures, Yin Release and Yang Release do not have a systematic learning method, and it is even impossible to test whether one possesses these two chakra natures.

Yin Release and Yang Release are essentially spiritual and physical energies. Their involvement will not turn a ninjutsu into a "bloodline limit". In fact, many ninjutsu involve Yin Release and Yang Release.

Among the known individuals or techniques that bear distinct traces of Yin and Yang Release, the Senju clan inherited Yang Release, the Uchiha clan inherited Yin Release, the Akimichi clan's secret techniques involve a large amount of Yang Release, and the Nara clan's secret techniques involve a large amount of Yin Release.

At the same time, most illusion techniques also involve a high amount of Yin Release chakra.

Thinking about this, Chenma suddenly realized something: his talent for illusion magic was poor, and even after acquiring the talent, it would be more difficult for him to improve his illusion magic skills than to improve other skills.

Is it possible that he was born without the talent for Yin Escape?

However, this thought only flashed through his mind for a moment before Tatsuma's attention returned. If Wood Release required the participation of Yang Release chakra for control, then a problem arose.

How do I access the Yang Release chakra within my body?

What Hashirama Senju said about using great faith and vows to drive one's life force is actually the power of "my own thoughts." This method is not suitable for Tatsuma, since his studies in recent years have been in the style of Orochimaru or Tobirama Senju.

First, there is theoretical guidance, and then the project is carried out according to the experimental method. If any mistakes are made during the experiment, they are corrected little by little using the method of controlling variables.

This method may not be very efficient, but it is stable and suitable for people like Chenma who are "timid and afraid of trouble".

However, having gotten used to this learning method, Tatsuma really couldn't handle suddenly switching to a different one. After all, he couldn't bring himself to tell himself, "I am a tree! I am a tree!"

Chenma tapped his fingertips lightly on the table, pondering.

Senju inherited Yang Release, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to borrow some blood from Tsunade and Nawaki for research. Then, it shouldn't be difficult for him to get some blood from that simpleton Tenka as a control for his research.

However, the theoretical aspects are more difficult, since the reason why secret arts are called secret arts is precisely because they are not popular.

He's just a lowly Chunin, and he wants to borrow the Akimichi clan's secret techniques for research? He'd probably be rejected and kicked out the moment he asked.

Before he even got home, the Akimichi clan probably already complained to Hiruzen Sarutobi, so the plan wouldn't work.

However, if Yang Release is purely physical energy, there are other ways to achieve it, since chakra is a mixture of spiritual and physical energy.

In other words, knowing how to refine chakra is equivalent to knowing how to refine physical energy, which is to say, refining Yang Release chakra.

But it was too easy, so easy that even Tatsuma himself thought it was impossible. He sighed, looked at the sky outside the window, and saw that it was already late at night. He then turned to look at Tobirama Senju's notebook.

Let's work through the night!

With a murmur, Tatsuma tidied up the scrolls in his hands and then placed Tobirama Senju's notes on the table.

In fact, he had already read these notes, but his purpose, mindset, and some basic conjectures were different when he conducted the Wood Release experiment.

Although Chenma has a good memory, he didn't choose the "Running Horse" method, so he can't remember everything he sees. Therefore, he still needs these notes as a reference for further study.

Personally, I find Tobirama Senju's notes easier to understand because our thinking is on the same wavelength, unlike Hashirama Senju.

The research on Wood Release written by Tobirama Senju was actually the result of his later life. Therefore, its completeness, the source of information, and the descriptive language are closer to Tatsuma's habits, and it seems effortless to read.

However, Tobirama Senju made the same mistake as Orochimaru and Tatsuma: he regarded Wood Release as a kind of ninjutsu bloodline limit and failed to introduce the conjecture that it was a physical bloodline limit.

Although we studied intercolumnar cells, we started from the wrong direction, so how could we possibly achieve the correct goal?

However, it is easy to understand why Tobirama Senju would make such a mistake, because the manifestation of Wood Release is too deceptive; it is simply a form of escaping technique.

Furthermore, Tobirama Senju was Hashirama Senju's younger brother, so it's understandable that he didn't consider the physical aspect, since Hashirama Senju didn't show any difference from his brother or other members of his clan.

It's just that in terms of the Senju clan's physical strengths, Hashirama Senju is "longer" than others. But as the best member of the clan, it would be worth studying if Hashirama Senju were "shorter" than other members of the clan.

Even so, Tobirama Senju's notes are still very valuable. He compiled the origin, development, differentiation, and evolution of Wood Release in Hashirama Senju's body.

At the end of the notes, Tobirama Senju attributed the crux of the problem to Hashirama Senju's unusual cells.

Tatsuma narrowed his eyes. He hadn't noticed anything wrong with this when he was reading Tobirama Senju's notes before, but now it seemed that Tobirama Senju must have had the same idea.

The Wood Release experiment was an incomplete experiment for both Tobirama Senju and Orochimaru and Tatsuma. Orochimaru and Tatsuma were stopped by higher-ups, while Tobirama Senju...

Perhaps there's no time left.

Perhaps this step in his research was the end of his life. If there had been no war, Tobirama Senju might have continued his research and proposed the same idea as Tatsuma, and then conducted in-depth research.

However, the reality is that Tobirama Senju's research progress is still in the theoretical stage, and even the theoretical progress is slower than that of Tatsuma and Orochimaru.

Aside from his actual contact with Wood Release and its users, Tobirama Senju's research was completely inferior to that of Tatsuma and Orochimaru.

Chenma rolled up the scroll, looked at the faintly brightening sky, and began his review.

His own research with Orochimaru, Tobirama Senju's research, and Hashirama Senju's notes were constantly being verified, and his two hidden talents, [Divine Strategist] and [Strategic Planning], came in handy at this time.

Chenma pondered all the doubts almost simultaneously, and after a while, he opened his eyes.

On a whim, he gathered chakra in his hands, combined it with the Ten Seals, and then transformed it into the Snake Seal. At this point, the next step should be failure or loss of control.

But Tatsuma suddenly thought of something: if he were Hashirama Senju, what methods would he use to try to suppress it?

First, we must rule out elaborate and complex techniques, as this was not Hashirama Senju's style. He only considered low-difficulty methods, such as how to inject Yang Release chakra. Perhaps Hashirama Senju simply infused his physical energy into it.

The technique may be simple, but the physical energy may not be. In an instant, Tatsuma thought of many key pieces of information, such as the fact that he and Tobirama Senju ultimately felt that Hashirama's cells were the most crucial element.

Furthermore, the uncontrolled growth of the Divine Tree cells in his body, and the uncontrolled growth of Hashirama Senju's "tree" transformation, can all be attributed to Hashirama's cells or the Divine Tree cells.

Both Hashirama cells and Divine Tree cells share the characteristic of being able to devour other cells in the body, and after devouring them, they can still perform the functions and effects of the original cells. In other words, these cells can also be used to refine physical abilities.

What would happen if physical energy extracted from the cells of the Divine Tree were poured into the blended Water Release chakra and Earth Release chakra?

Thinking it over, Tatsuma followed the steps of refining chakra, first refining physical energy, but he did not mix it with spiritual energy, instead integrating it into the mixed chakra in his hands.

Immediately, he reached out and slapped the desk, releasing all the mixed energy into the old and sturdy desk.

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

Tatsuma heard the sound of bees fluttering their wings as they searched for nectar.

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