Hearing this, Rinya secretly curled his lip.
The God Tree did indeed drain life force, but hanging people on the tree wasn’t for the sake of bearing any fruit.
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya did it to resist the punishment from the main family descending from the heavens, turning all of humanity into a cannon fodder army named “White Zetsu.”
Of course, Rinya had no intention of correcting this information gap.
Slug Sage continued: “To stop the disaster, the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku stepped forward and persuaded the brothers Hagoromo and Hamura. In the end, the mother was sealed, the cocoons on the God Tree were unraveled, and humanity has continued to multiply to this day.”
“Boy of the Uchiha, the information I know has been told. Now it is your turn, what exactly is the origin of the Ōtsutsuki Clan?”
Hearing this behemoth take the initiative to ask, the stone hanging in Rinya’s heart finally landed.
Tsunade, standing to the side, was already dumbfounded.
Millennial secrets?
The God Tree eating people?
It was all true?!
“Brat!”
Tsunade suddenly came to her senses, her fiery temper instantly ignited.
“Where on earth did you hear these things from? Start explaining to me immediately!”
Rinya took the opportunity to put away his playful expression, his face becoming serious.
“Alright, let’s turn the page on the past and talk directly about the future.”
“Within ten years! The Senju Clan will be wiped out quickly due to various accidents and schemes. In the end, in the entire Ninja World, you, Senju Tsunade, will be the only survivor left!”
“And our Uchiha Clan will have an even worse fate. In the future, the entire clan will be massacred, with at most two or three stray cats and dogs left.”
“Several decades later, aliens from the sky will descend again. They will replant the God Tree and suck everyone in the Ninja World into mummies. It’s the end of the world!”
Rinya’s words were resounding; every word exploded in Tsunade’s ears like thunder.
“Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!” Tsunade roared with red eyes, “Our Senju Clan is the foundation of Konoha; how could we be wiped out?
Where did you get this intelligence from!”
“Classified intelligence, source confidential.”
Rinya shrugged.
“Little Tsunade, don’t be impatient.” Slug Sage’s ethereal, mature woman’s voice rumbled down from above, carrying rare gravity, “Let him finish speaking. The survival of the Ninja World is no small matter.”
“Hmph! Consider yourself lucky!”
Tsunade glared at Rinya indignantly.
“Fine, I’ll reveal a little bit of the bottom line.”
Rinya lowered his voice, “Our Ninja World hides a mastermind who has lived for thousands of years! The Senju and Uchiha have been fighting to the death for hundreds of years, and it was all instigated by him!”
“This old schemer has eyes and ears everywhere in the Ninja World. It is only here, in Shikkotsu Forest, that I dare to reveal a little.”
“To prevent information leakage, a death seal was placed in my brain long ago.”
“As long as someone dares to forcibly search my memory, the seal will be activated instantly, and I will become an idiot!”
This was an excuse to completely block others from probing his background.
Rinya stood up, straightened his back, and put on a look of sacrificing himself for a greater cause: “In short, everything I do is to save the Ninja World!” This story is hosted at g.com.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
As soon as Rinya finished speaking, the entire Shikkotsu Forest began to squirm.
The next second, Rinya arrived in a sealed space.
“Boy of the Uchiha, what is your name?”
Above his head, the mature woman’s unique ethereal voice rumbled down again.
Rinya looked up and shouted in response: “Uchiha Rinya!”
“Good, little Rinya. How about making a deal? Sign a summoning contract with me.”
A pie fell from the sky!
Rinya almost couldn’t help jumping up.
A Shikkotsu Forest summoning beast!
Among the three holy lands, it is absolutely the most practical life-saving divine pet!
What are Manda and Gamabunta?
In a one-on-one fight, as long as there is enough Chakra, Katsuyu can crush them in all aspects by fighting two at once.
When it comes to healing, it leaves the other two far behind.
Not only can it heal oneself, but it can also split up to heal teammates across the entire battlefield.
During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Tsunade relied on Katsuyu to forcefully pull up the health bar of the entire Allied Shinobi Forces.
It is simply the ultimate mobile fountain plus a full-map communication device!
Not to mention that after signing the contract, it is equivalent to getting a ticket to learn Sage Mode in the future!
“I am honored by the Sage’s regard; I couldn’t ask for more!”
Rinya agreed very decisively.
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge scroll was squeezed out directly from the flesh wall and fell to his feet with a “thud.”
Rinya tore open the scroll.
At the top of the blank space, the four big characters “Senju Tsunade” were clearly written.
Looking up along the line of sight, the name above made Rinya’s eyes widen.
Senju Hashirama!
No wonder the original work never mentioned where the First Hokage learned Sage Mode.
The Art of the Sage: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands could be said to be a cheat enabled by being the reincarnation of Ashura.
But the source of Sage Mode was actually hidden in Shikkotsu Forest all along!
Look at Tsunade’s ghost-seeing reaction today.
She must have only come into contact with split bodies before and never had the chance to learn Sage Arts.
Rinya did not hesitate at all, directly stuffed his thumb into his mouth, and bit it hard.
It hurt like hell!
Every summoning requires self-mutilation and bloodletting; the settings of the Ninja World are simply anti-human.
He quickly wrote his name and pressed his bloody handprint heavily.
The contract was done!
Rinya wiped the blood off his fingers and asked, raising his head.
“Little Rinya, you can hide it from others, but you can’t hide it from the power of nature. I can feel that the information you just told is all true.”
Slug Sage’s voice was filled with a touch of transparency, “It’s just that you are too guarded against everything around you. I want to have an honest talk with you.”
So it was a perception hack using natural energy.
“Please forgive me, Sage. My ability to know the future is similar to the prophetic ability of the old toad from Mount Myōboku. Since we have spoken openly, I have a request.”
“When the time is right, please be sure to teach the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest to me and Tsunade!”
Sage Mode is an absolute trump card.
Claim the spot first.
“Oh? You even know the ins and outs of Sage Mode.”
Slug Sage chuckled, “Fine, I agree. But with your current physical fitness and Chakra foundation, even if I teach you, it would be suicide. Come back to me when you are strong enough.”
“From today on, Shikkotsu Forest is your backing.”
Rinya was overjoyed.
This thousand-year-old monster is really easy to fool!
Not only did he get a god-level summoning beast for free, but he also got a promise of Sage Mode out of thin air.
On the other side, Slug Sage actually had her own calculations.
A cosmic-level powerful enemy like the Ōtsutsuki Clan is definitely not something that the three holy lands can contend with by fighting alone.
The foresight ability of this brat in front of her is exactly the same as the prophetic dream of the old toad from Mount Myōboku.
Since the goal is to save the world, what’s the harm in being a backing for this kid.
“Alright, I will send you to find little Tsunade now.”
The ethereal mature woman’s voice had just fallen when the mountain-like body instantly disintegrated, turning into tiny clones all over the mountains and plains.
In the blink of an eye, a Katsuyu the size of a pony gathered at Rinya’s feet.
“Lord Rinya, please get on. I will take you to find Lady Tsunade.”
The soft, sweet loli voice came from under his feet, making one’s bones go soft.
Rinya was overjoyed.
This god-level summoning beast is really sensible, calling him ‘Lord’ right from the start!
The rumbling mature woman’s voice from the sky, and the soft, cute loli voice under his feet—the double happiness was simply exhilarating!
The person and the beast traveled rapidly through Shikkotsu Forest and soon returned to the scene of the incident.
As soon as Rinya’s feet touched the ground, he ran into an angry Tsunade.
“You little bastard! Where did you go! Why did Slug Sage take you away alone!”
Tsunade put her hands on her hips, trembling with anger.
Rinya replied casually: “Nothing much, just that the old immortal thought I had amazing bones and insisted on dragging me to sign a summoning contract.”
“What?!”
Tsunade’s eyes were about to pop out; she suddenly turned her head and stared at the little Katsuyu at her feet, “It signed a contract with you without even asking me? Who exactly is your summoner!”