Chapter 123 Narration

“Natural energy.”

Kakuzu stood in front of the window, looking at the bustling capital below, and recalled:

"Back then, we collected a lot of information about Senju Hashirama. In fact, it wasn't just us, but all the powerful villages except Konoha were collecting information about Hashirama. There was nothing we could do. The demigod of the ninja world was too powerful. He almost single-handedly suppressed the entire ninja world."

"So you want to gather information about Hashirama's weaknesses and then defeat him?"

"how is this possible?"

Jiaodu looked at Lu Lin and said:

"Even if he does have a weakness, even if we know it, we can't beat him. You may not have seen how powerful Hashirama Senju's Wood Release is. Let's put it this way, even with your current strength, Hashirama Senju can still beat two of them easily."

"Really."

Lu Lin did not refute. After all, Kakuzu didn't know how strong he was now, so he rarely took action because he loved peace.

"Of course. When Hashirama Senju wanted to fight us, he didn't need any extra ninjutsu. Just the Woodman Technique was enough. That is a powerful ninjutsu that can easily suppress all the tailed beasts, including the Nine-Tails."

Kakuzu swallowed his saliva, his eyes blurred, he seemed to still be able to see the huge wooden man that seemed to be about to break the sky:

"But it's not like there's no one who can stop him. It's just that unfortunately, that person is a good friend of Senju Hashirama, and he's also the old patriarch of your Uchiha clan, Uchiha Madara."

His eyes were somewhat complicated. According to the past history of the ninja world, the two most powerful people should be hostile to each other and want to determine who is stronger.

How is it possible that in his era, two people who both had the power to unify the ninja world would be good friends?

Even though Uchiha Madara left Konoha later and fought with Senju Hashirama, from beginning to end, Uchiha Madara never thought of leading other villages to fight against Konoha.

Moreover, in fact, their generation was very grateful that Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had no intention of ruling the entire ninja world.

Many people expressed their incomprehension but support for this, especially all the villages except Konoha.

"So, how did you learn about natural energy?"

This is what Lu Lin is most curious about.

"Although Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara were good friends, they still sparred quite frequently. With so many sparring sessions, it was natural that they would lose control at some point."

"Once again, when the two of them were sparring, they didn't stop. Maybe they were also open-minded. All the spies from other villages in Konoha at that time saw the two of them fighting. It was that time that Hashirama Senju used the Sage Mode."

"It's just that at that time, no one knew much about natural energy, and they just thought it was a new form developed by Hashirama Senju using Wood Release, so no one paid much attention to it."

"But I have fought with Senju Hashirama before, and I have to say that he is worthy of being called a demigod. Whether it is his strength or his philosophy, he is enough to be called a true god."

Looking at Kakuzu's expression full of nostalgia, Lu Lin's mouth twitched. This old man was always so obsessed when he recalled the past.

"After he finished the battle, I thought I was doomed, so when I faced Hashirama, I naturally became more casual and said whatever I wanted to say."

"So I asked him directly what the strange curse mark on his eye was and what his new form was."

"I didn't expect that Hashirama would tell me directly that the new form is just a use of natural energy, called Sage Mode."

Finally, he came to the point that Lu Lin valued. He looked at Kakuzu and said:

"Didn't you ask him how he cultivated his natural energy? Or where he cultivated his natural energy?"

"No."

Jiaozu shook his head, ignoring Lu Lin's speechless gaze:

"I was lucky to be alive in the hands of the demigod of the ninja world at that time. How could I have the energy to inquire about those things?"

"You also asked me about my Sage Mode, didn't you?"

Looking at Kakuzu with a gloomy look made him feel uncomfortable all over.

“That’s why I thought I couldn’t survive.”

Jiaodu twisted his neck:

"Alright, alright, I have to start taking care of some official business now. If you have nothing else to do, leave quickly. Or you can handle it so I can take a break."

Seeing that Kakuzu was getting anxious, Lu Lin stopped teasing him. It seemed that he couldn't get anything out of Kakuzu, so he had to hurry and make some arrangements.

Thinking of this, Lu Lin also flashed and left the office of the Ministry of Finance.

As for Kakuzu, he returned to his seat and looked at the pile of documents in front of him asking for money. He couldn't help but feel annoyed:

"I used to be such a cool bounty hunter, but what sin did I commit that I have to clean up the mess for these guys every day."

He hummed. Although he didn't earn much at that time and lived an average life, like a lonely old man, it was easy.

Ever since being tricked by Lu Lin into coming to the Tea Kingdom, Kakuzu felt that his brain, which had not been used for more than ten years, had been overused in just a few days. It was only because of his strong physique and the existence of the Earth Resentment Yu, otherwise his hair would have fallen out in clumps long ago.

On Lu Lin's side, he called Shuichuan over.

"grown ups."

Mizukawa said respectfully.

"Ah."

Looking at Mizukawa who had followed him for a long time, Lu Lin was still very satisfied with him. He was just an ordinary person without any special bloodline, but his strength was enough to follow the main force. Even if he was a little bit inferior now, he was still a top elite ninja.

"Take some people with you and go to some more remote places in the ninja world to find a child."

After thinking for a while, Lu Lin described some of the child's characteristics:

"He usually looks honest and simple, but sometimes he becomes extremely violent and has a strong tendency to kill. Moreover, he has an extremely strange curse mark on his body. His name is Chongwu."

That’s right, it’s that Jūgo who can’t control his own curse and can only passively absorb natural energy.

In the original work, it was with his help that Orochimaru found the Ryuchi Cave.

But here, Orochimaru had already summoned the giant snake in the Ryuchi Cave when he fought against Jiraiya and Tsunade, and at that time, Jūgo was not even born yet.

Therefore, Lu Lin speculated that at this time, Shigeo was still in his hometown. Unfortunately, the name of Shigeo's hometown did not appear in the original work, so Lu Lin could only let his men look for a needle in a haystack.