Hokage: I Confronted the Five Kage Before the System Arrived

Chapter 84: Thoroughly Resolving Physical Issues

Due to the forbidden technique "Eternal Breath," the Senjutsu chakra left by Hashirama Senju has resided in a body full of vitality for over fifty years, becoming an intractable problem. Ordinary medical ninjutsu cannot eliminate it.

Fortunately, Hagoromo Gengetsu has considerable talent in medical ninjutsu. By integrating various techniques, he developed a new method specifically for this issue.

"Method of Extracting Senjutsu!"

Placing his right hand on his chest, green chakra, resembling a bubble, instantly emerged, penetrating deep into his chest.

Visibly, thread by thread, the Senjutsu chakra was extracted from Gengetsu's blood, bones, and even cells without causing any damage, wrapped by the green chakra bubble with no leakage.

The "Method of Extracting Senjutsu" is a technique Gengetsu developed based on "Removing minor ailments" and other medical ninjutsu, tailored to extract and store foreign Senjutsu chakra from the body. This represents his achievements in the medical field, combining insights from Shinnō and Konoha.

As planned, Gengetsu sensed the swift reduction of Senjutsu chakra within his body.

Finally, looking at the small mass of special chakra within the green bubble, constantly consuming the green chakra without diminishing itself, Gengetsu recognized it as Senjutsu chakra.

In the current ninja world, aside from the half-baked Jiraiya who could barely manage it under duress, true mastery of Senjutsu is rare.

Characters like Jūgo and the Cursed Seal developed by Orochimaru from analyzing Jūgo's unique physiology are crude uses of natural energy and cannot be considered true Senjutsu.

Seeing the rare Senjutsu chakra preserved by his extraction technique, Gengetsu first used medical ninjutsu to heal the minor injuries caused by the residual Senjutsu chakra in his body.

When the last ruptured blood vessel was fully restored, his heart beat strongly.

Feeling like a rejuvenated machine, Gengetsu sensed his blood flowing unobstructed throughout his body, with every cell rejoicing.

His body was now in peak condition.

Feeling the unrestricted power within, Gengetsu smiled, having achieved his first small goal in his second life.

With plans to fully restore his soul for perfect condition already forming, he decided to deal with the Senjutsu chakra at hand first.

Using a special container designed to store chakra from the research lab, he placed the Senjutsu chakra inside.

In the following time, Gengetsu became a scientist like Orochimaru, utilizing the lab's advanced technology to scan, analyze, and experiment with the Senjutsu chakra.

The machines' hum filled the room, and reports printed continuously.

"Just as in the original work, Senjutsu chakra is formed by combining body energy and spiritual energy chakra with natural energy. The balance requires equal thirds. Too much natural energy will consume the body; too little won't activate Sage Mode."

"Indeed, the internal ratio of this Senjutsu chakra matches that."

"Knowing this, the key lies in how ordinary chakra perfectly merges with natural energy. It seems to require a special arrangement; a simple one-third division doesn't work."

"Moreover, humans aren't precise instruments and can't accurately measure the amount of natural energy absorbed. More simulations are needed."

"No wonder mastering Senjutsu is so rare even after a thousand years."

"Absorbing natural energy is also challenging. It seems more attuned to creatures like toads, snakes, and slugs. The Senjutsu of the three great regions all require humans to adapt to their animal-based Senjutsu. There's no human-centric Senjutsu yet."

"Well, I need experimental material. Guess I'll use my own samples."

"This approach shows some promise."

...

In the ensuing time, Gengetsu shut himself in, focusing on the innovative field of Senjutsu.

Despite seven days passing, he continued his research by easily bypassing the lab's restrictions, using the information obtained from the Konoha ninjas.

Inside the lab, everything remained orderly.

Outside, the ninja world was becoming increasingly turbulent.

In a remote area outside Konoha Village.

Tsunade, donning the Hokage hat, addressed the two Konoha advisors, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, who had come to see her off: "I'll leave the village affairs to you two for the time being."

Despite frequent disagreements with the two old advisors, Tsunade had no one else with their experience and reputation to entrust the village to while she was away.

As for the other Konoha advisor, Tsunade wished he would stay in his dark underground base forever.

"Rest assured, Fifth Hokage, we'll look after the village," Mitokado nodded.

"But..."

He looked worriedly at Naruto, who was also prepared for a long journey.

"Taking Uzumaki Naruto along—is it appropriate?" Mitokado frowned.

Considering the importance of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to the village, he had to ask.

"Hey, Grandpa, do you know me?" Naruto asked curiously, not recognizing the two old men before him.

Mitokado pulled a face, saying nothing more.

Tsunade patted Naruto's shoulder, firmly declaring, "I'll ensure Naruto's safety."

Additionally, Tsunade thought to herself: "The place we're going to next is perfect for Naruto."

The Five Kage Summit!

Since the Fourth Raikage A proposed it, it had faced some hesitation.

But after Uchiha Sasuke defected and joined Hagoromo Gengetsu, the wavering Konoha finally decided to participate.

As one of the founding ninja clans of Konoha, Uchiha Sasuke's defection was like reopening a deep wound, causing severe negative impacts.

Even now, many in the ninja world eagerly discuss how harshly Konoha treated the Uchiha orphan, forcing him to defect.

Moreover, Sasuke's departure meant Konoha lost control over the more dangerous Uchiha Itachi.

Adding to the unknown intentions of Hagoromo Gengetsu, who took Sasuke away, the pressure mounted.

Under such strain, Konoha decided to join the Five Kage Summit.

With the top-ranked Konoha agreeing and the weight of the Cloud Village, the Mist, Stone, and Sand Villages had no choice but to agree.

Finally, after over fifty years, the second Five Kage Summit was about to convene!

(Translator Notes:

- Changed "Ali" to "Hanare"

- Changed "Bloodline Elimination" to "Bloodline Selection (Kekkai Tōta)"

- Changed "Bloodline Net" to "Bloodline Encompassing (Kekkei Mōra)")