Naruto: My setting is above yours

Chapter 50 God of Ninjas

"Woke up and found myself back in the village?"

Hashirama Senju withdrew his gaze and fixed it on Tsunade: "Tsunade!?"

Tsunade looked at Hashirama Senju, her eyes welling up with tears: "Grandfather!"

Hashirama Senju grinned憨厚ly, "I never expected you to grow up to be so beautiful, Tsuna!"

"It seems quite a bit of time has passed."

Tsunade tried to compose herself and said, "It's been more than twenty years."

Hashirama Senju remarked with a sigh, "Has it been that long?"

"How is the village now?"

"Who is the Hokage? Tobirama?"

Tsunade's eyes darkened: "My second grandfather passed away more than ten years ago due to the war."

"The current Hokage is the Third Hokage, my teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi. The village is doing well so far, so you don't need to worry too much, Grandfather."

Hashirama Senju's expression grew more somber: "I didn't expect Tobirama to be like that... It seems war is inevitable in any era!"

The two chatted about everyday things, and the three of them listened quietly without interrupting.

After a long while, Hashirama Senju, having learned enough, ended the somewhat heavy topic and looked at Genma and the other two: "Tsuna, are these all your disciples?"

Tsunade explained, "Shizune and Fennel are, but this guy isn't."

Hashirama Senju's gaze fell on Genma: "It was this child who summoned me."

He was somewhat surprised: "Looks like a truly remarkable genius!"

To be able to summon him from the Pure Land at such a young age is better than Tobirama.

Seeing that the topic had shifted to him, Genma smiled and said, "First Hokage, I am Genma Mikaze. Although I am not Lady Tsunade's disciple, I am Lady Tsunade's friend."

Tsunade pursed her lips and emphasized, "He's a junior!"

Hashirama Senju laughed loudly: "It's great to have a friend like you."

"However, since the village is fine for now, is there some other problem you need to solve by summoning me through spirit communication?"

Before Genma could speak, Tsunade interrupted, "This guy improved the Summoning Jutsu and wanted to try it out, so he summoned you."

A huge black pot was thus placed on Genma's head.

Tsunade knew she had gone a bit too far, and her face turned slightly red.

Genma was too lazy to shift the blame: "Indeed, I have some questions about ninjutsu that I need to ask you, but I don't know if summoning you like this is too much of a bother."

Hashirama Senju didn't mind at all: "Of course not, but..."

He stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "If it's a problem with ninjutsu, perhaps you should consult Tobirama."

"Hahaha~"

Hashirama Senju suddenly chuckled and scratched his head: "Tobirama is indeed better at teaching."

Shizune and Fennel exchanged bewildered glances as they looked at Hashirama Senju in this state.

Is this the God of Ninjas?

He doesn't seem to have any authority at all!

Genma's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he seized the opportunity: "Yes, First Hokage, I will ask the Second Hokage for guidance when I have the chance."

"However, when it comes to Wood Release techniques, I'm afraid only you can offer guidance, right?"

Hashirama Senju was surprised again, looking Genma up and down before noticing the oddity: "You do indeed have a Wood Release power within you, but..."

Hashirama Senju hesitated for a moment because he sensed that this power did not come from his cells, and it was not even the same as the fusion with chakra nature transformation.

Genma noticed Hashirama Senju's confusion and secretly admired his powerful perception, but immediately offered an explanation.

Hashirama Senju was greatly shocked upon hearing this: "As expected, he is a genius even stronger than Tobirama, to have come up with such a way of thinking."

He gave Genma a thumbs up and said, "If it's just Wood Release ninjutsu, Tsunade and the village should also have techniques I left behind, right?"

Tsunade said, "It's already been handed over to him, but we don't know to what extent he's mastered it yet."

As he spoke, he glanced at Xuanma.

Genma said, "I don't have too many doubts about the specific ninjutsu, but First Hokage, wouldn't you say that Wood Release created life?"

This question surprised everyone.

Shizune spoke first: "Genma, it shouldn't count, right?"

Xuanma countered, "Why?"

"Do you think plants aren't living things? Or is it that the Wood Release bloodline limit doesn't create plants out of thin air?"

"Or perhaps, after creating a living plant, it cannot survive without chakra nourishment?"

While seemingly asking about Shizune, the question was actually directed at Hashirama Senju, and also at others.

Tsunade pondered, "Plants are certainly considered life in a broad sense, since they have cells and life activities, unlike inanimate objects like metal and soil."

"Leaving aside Lightning Release, Fire Release, and Wind Release, Earth Release and Water Release, if they are created using chakra to produce soil and water, they will disappear when the chakra support is lost."

"But Wood Release..."

Tsunade looked at her grandfather.

Genma and the other two also looked at Hashirama Senju.

Hashirama Senju, stroking his chin thoughtfully, looked up and smiled when he saw everyone looking at him, saying, "Indeed, it's a very interesting and profound question!"

"There are indeed different situations when using Wood Release. For example, simply creating wood, um... I mean without roots, like the kind used to build houses. I guess that would be considered lifeless?"

"The second method is to inject chakra into the earth as a source of life, to stimulate the growth of existing tree roots and seeds."

"Of course, more often than not, they are actually created directly from chakra, and chakra is used as the life source for the growth of trees."

"Whether it can remain permanently, apart from the second one, actually depends on the will of the caster."

Genma nodded; he now also had these three scenarios when using Wood Release.

Initially, he could only use Wood Release chakra to regenerate existing plants.

As things stand at the moment.

Wood Release can clearly be said to have created life, since plants are a type of life.

Of course, at this point, he would explore such questions, which in essence means delving into the transformation between matter and energy.

The Yin-Yang Escape Technique is said to be a technique that can create life, but in reality, the Yin-Yang Escape Technique is not as narrow as just creating life.

Perhaps describing it as the creation of all things is more appropriate.

Life, or rather, intelligent life like humans, is perhaps the most difficult to create.

Throughout the history of the ninja world, only the Sage of Six Paths created the nine tailed beasts.

The Yin-Yang Release technique creates matter; Genma remembers that the Truth-Seeking Balls and the black rods used by Pain were both created by the Yin-Yang Release technique.

"Genma, why do you want to investigate this?"

Shizune voiced her doubts, and Fennel nodded in agreement.

Hashirama Senju chuckled and answered for Genma, "It's probably to help him understand the Yin-Yang Release technique, right?"

"You're a lot like Tobirama!"

Genma found it a little strange; why did they keep mentioning the doorway?

Silent and Fennel looked bewildered; their knowledge was insufficient.

Tsunade said, "This guy thinks that chakra refinement can be considered a Yin-Yang Release technique."

Hashirama Senju frowned in thought: "Chakra Refining Technique..."

How can this be interpreted as the Yin-Yang Escape Technique?

Kids these days are definitely different.

If Tobirama were here, this kind of question shouldn't be difficult for him!