Multiverse Skill System

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"If even I can't do it, I won't agree to you finding other women."

Tsunade said abruptly.

"Heh...hehe, what are you talking about? I don't have that kind of idea."

Yi Shuihan felt as if his thoughts had been seen through, and he was extremely guilty.

"Oh, what about Hancock and Robin? Should I continue?"

Tsunade looked at Yi Shuihan with a half-smile, these were the words Yi Shuihan had unconsciously uttered in a dream once before.

The result of the test made Tsunade feel a pang of sadness, but she was helpless. After all, she had discovered that she could no longer live without Yi Shuihan!

Yi Shuihan stared at Tsunade in disbelief, completely at a loss for words.

"Can't say it? Well, that's true! You've been hiding far more from me than I thought." Tsunade's words gave Yi Shuihan a great sense of unease, and he hurriedly searched for a way to explain.

The reason he was so panicked was because he truly loved Tsunade and didn't want to see their relationship end like this.

However, Tsunade smiled the next moment and changed the subject, "As long as you are strong enough, I don't mind having more women. Before that, I don't want to see any of your other women."

"Because I can't live without you anymore."

Tsunade hugged Yi Shuihan tightly, otherwise Yi Shuihan would see her face.

"Forgive my stubbornness! And please don't leave me."

Tsunade's pleading words deeply touched the soft spot in Yi Shuihan's heart, making him instantly feel that he was truly guilty.

"I will not leave you, and I will not let you leave me."

Damn it, love is such a destructive thing. As long as there are feelings involved, it can cause harm regardless of strength.

This conversation deepened the connection between Yi Shuihan and Tsunade, and also strengthened Yi Shuihan's desire for a certain kind of ability.

If you're a man, you absolutely can't back down!

Although Tsunade's words made Yi Shuihan reflect on his actions, they wouldn't prevent him from taking action against suitable girls in the future. He would just be more restrained and wouldn't make a move unless he really liked her.

Before that, improving one's own abilities is naturally essential and a prerequisite for everything.

Chapter 319, Natural Energy and Chakra

In a forest of the Land of Fire,

Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique

Next to Tsunade was a clone that looked exactly like her, even more realistic than a shadow clone.

"It seems a little different from Grandpa's wooden clone!"

With a thought from Tsunade, the wood clone began forming hand seals, unleashing Wood Release once more.

"Wood Release: Wood Splintering Technique"

"Wooden Burial, Tree Binding, and Eternal Burial"

"..."

Even Tsunade couldn't believe her eyes as her wood clone used more than a dozen Wood Release ninjutsu in a row without dissipating.

"untie"

Seeing the astonishing destruction caused by her wood clone, Tsunade, somewhat dazed, finally released the wood clone.

"Brother Yi, did you see that? I'm so awesome now."

Yi Shuihan, who had witnessed the entire process, nodded upon hearing this and praised without reservation, "That's right, you are now the strongest ninja in the ninja world."

Of course, this is only for now, and it's limited to ninjas. I'm not a ninja! Yi Shuihan would never say this out loud.

"That was probably just a warm-up, right? Do you want to try some other techniques?"

Yi Shuihan's words made Tsunade realize what she had originally come for, so she nodded to Yi Shuihan and returned to her original position.

A gentle breeze blew by, and with the fall of a leaf, Tsunade began to move. Her hand seals were formed at a speed almost invisible to the naked eye; only her hands could be seen as afterimages. This was something Tsunade could never have done before awakening Wood Release. The transformation brought about by awakening was all-encompassing for her, which is why her hand seal speed had increased considerably.

"Wood Release: Descent into the Tree World"

A rumbling sound rang out, and the earth within a hundred miles of Tsunade trembled violently. The sapling broke free from the earth's constraints and grew at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, it went through the entire process of sprouting and growing into a towering tree.

"How spectacular! Is that the power of Wood Release?"

When Yi Shuihan first witnessed Wood Release, he was shocked. Such a ninjutsu could barely be described as earth-shattering.

Furthermore, the trees created by Wood Release are still under Tsunade's control. As a result, as long as they are within the forest's reach, they are within Tsunade's attack range, and all of the enemy's disguises will be rendered ineffective.

Since there was no enemy, Tsunade couldn't test the effectiveness against them, so she began releasing the next ninjutsu.

Yi Shuihan wanted Tsunade to attack him, but he figured Tsunade wouldn't agree, so he didn't say anything.

Of course, Yi Shuihan was overthinking things. If he were to speak, Tsunade would most likely actually attack him. After all, Tsunade had long been interested in Yi Shuihan's strength, and she was confident that she could completely control her attacks.

Next came a series of Wood Release demonstrations. Tsunade, who had acquired a physique even stronger than the First Hokage, was in no way inferior to the First Hokage when it came to using Wood Release. If she weren't not very familiar with Wood Release, she would be another First Hokage by now. But even so, in terms of strength, Tsunade is no less than the First Hokage.

For Tsunade, this awakening was a leap in strength equivalent to the Sharingan going from three tomoe to one Rinnegan.

Compared to the First Hokage, Tsunade has more chakra and stronger regenerative abilities.

"It's finally over. Now I finally have a general understanding of my own strength."

Tsunade was only slightly sweating on her forehead. It was clear that even after unleashing so many powerful ninjutsu, the chakra consumption for her was negligible, something she could never have imagined before.

"Are you done? If you are, go back! Staying here will only bring more trouble."

"That's true! I didn't expect there would be people in a place like this."

As it was Tsunade's home turf, she naturally sensed that someone was approaching. It wouldn't be long before the two sides met. Not wanting to expose her power for the time being, she also didn't want to meet the other party. The best solution was naturally to leave in advance.

Tsunade walked to Yi Shuihan's side and hugged him like an octopus.

"It was intentional, it was definitely intentional!" After seeing Tsunade's somewhat cunning eyes, he became even more certain of this. Tsunade knew that he wouldn't do anything to her right now, so she deliberately tempted him like this. In fact, all she needed to do was hold one of his hands.

With a helpless smile, Yi Shuihan and Tsunade's figures gradually vanished into nothingness.

"How convenient! Flying Thunder God Technique."

Upon arriving at their destination, Tsunade immediately dismounted from Yi Shuihan, as if she were on guard against something.

Flying Thunder God? What Yi Shuihan used was naturally not Flying Thunder God. Although it was inspired by the Flying Thunder God technique, it was different in essence. It was a teleportation-like technique created by using the spatial sense he gained from the summoning beast clan he had signed. The difference between it and Flying Thunder God was that it consumed extremely little energy.

The energy used to activate it is not chakra but spiritual energy, and the only consumption is using spiritual energy to open the teleportation; the process itself does not consume any energy.

If Yi Shuihan were willing, he could even teleport others by giving them the spirit stones, making it essentially a teleportation array used in cultivation.

"Here you go. With this, you can come back here anytime."

Yi Shuihan did the same, handing Tsunade a milky-white spirit stone. It wasn't that he didn't want to give more, but one stone was enough for many teleportations.

If Tsunade hadn't undergone this transformation and become a Sage Body, Yi Shuihan wouldn't have given her the spirit stone.

This spirit stone is said to be a higher concentration of natural energy than the so-called fatigued natural energy. In this world, people will face unpredictable dangers if they have too much natural energy in their bodies.

Before Tsunade's transformation, holding such a high-concentration spirit stone would be like an ordinary person holding a harmful elemental stone with strong radioactive power—like a time bomb, harmful and useless.

Yi Shuihan also had a guess about this, and it should be due to chakra. After all, the generation of chakra is ultimately due to the Divine Tree, rather than the natural energy between heaven and earth.

Because of chakra, spiritual energy can assimilate ninjas. Is this to eliminate the special factors hidden in chakra?

Chapter 320, Breaking Through the Transformation Realm, Peeking at the Core Formation

It's important to know that after Kaguya is resurrected, she will be able to reclaim the chakra of ninjas. Therefore, there must be something within this chakra that Kaguya can manipulate, and only by using this thing can she steal the chakra that ninjas have painstakingly cultivated.

Could it be that the reason why Sage Mode is so difficult to cultivate is because natural energy, or spiritual energy, instinctively rejects this special factor?

It's important to know that in other worlds there's no issue of any harm in absorbing spiritual energy, so the chances of Yi Shuihan's conjecture being correct are quite high.

"What is this?" Tsunade took the spirit stone from Yi Shuihan's hand and examined it curiously. As Yi Shuihan had expected, the spirit stone did not have any negative effects on her. On the contrary, it slowly changed her without Tsunade noticing, and of course, it was a change that was beneficial to her.

"Its function is like a coordinate; once you activate the power on it, you can instantly return here from anywhere."

This alternative return scroll can still be used multiple times.

"As for the activation method, it's very simple. Just make these few seals." Yi Shuihan said, demonstrating with his hands. It's worth mentioning that Tsunade still uses chakra, so Yi Shuihan used this method. Otherwise, using spiritual energy would be even easier.

"This thing must be very precious! It would be better if you kept it safe."

After Yi Shuihan's explanation, Tsunade realized the value of the spirit stone. Having it was equivalent to having many lives. In the future, as long as she was not in a sealing technique that could seal space, she could escape at any time.

"I knew you'd say that. Don't worry, I have plenty more." As he spoke, Yi Shuihan casually took out a few more spirit stones, leaving Tsunade stunned.

"Hmph!" Tsunade's expression suddenly turned sour. What was originally a precious item had suddenly become quite ordinary, making her feel that the value of the spirit stone in her hand had been greatly reduced, which naturally displeased her.

It's like this: if someone with 10,000 yuan gives you 8,000 yuan, you'll naturally be grateful. But if a billionaire gives you 1 million yuan, you might not feel so grateful, and a cold-hearted person might even feel hatred instead.

Human nature! It's just so amazing.

Of course, Tsunade wouldn't be so cold-hearted; it was just a subconscious reaction. In the blink of an eye, she was filled with gratitude for Yi Shuihan again, and that gratitude transformed into a deep love for him.

"Could I have another one?"

"Oh?"

"I want to give one to my younger brother."

Tsunade is really good to her younger brother, isn't she? Tsunade's words startled Yi Shuihan, who then felt a little jealous.

Seemingly sensing Yi Shuihan's jealousy, Tsunade laughed and said in a slightly surprised tone, "Could it be that you're jealous?"

Yi Shuihan's face darkened, and he said expressionlessly, "In fact, this spirit stone is like poison to a ninja. If you keep it by your side for a long time, unpredictable dangers will occur. It's only because you have undergone a transformation that this spirit stone has no negative impact on you. It's not that I don't want to give it to others."

"Really? You're not reluctant to part with it, are you?"

Tsunade looked at Yi Shuihan with suspicion. It wasn't that she didn't trust Yi Shuihan, but she was just too concerned about her younger brother, Nawaki.

Yi Shuihan fell silent, which made Tsunade realize that she might have hurt him. She looked at Yi Shuihan cautiously, slowly walked to his side, and said in a pitiful tone, "Okay! I was wrong, so don't be angry. At worst, I'll do whatever you say today."

With such an obvious hint, coupled with Tsunade's charming appearance, Yi Shuihan decisively surrendered.

What followed was, predictably, a series of delightful events.

"Tsunade has reached the Transformation Realm, it's time for me to break through too!"

He originally intended to break through, but his training was neglected because of Tsunade. However, he naturally reached the critical point for a breakthrough. Even if left unattended, he would automatically break through to the Transformation Realm.

This was the result of Yi Shuihan suppressing it, but now he can't suppress it anymore, and he doesn't want to suppress it anymore.

The sign of reaching the perfection of a realm is that one can automatically break through to the next realm, and Yi Shuihan has now reached the perfection of Dark Force.

Having broken free from his self-imposed limitations, Yi Shuihan's body began to change. However, contrary to Yi Shuihan's expectations, it was not as earth-shattering as he had imagined; rather, it was as gentle as a light breeze.

The breakthrough lasted only one minute before it ended. Normally, this breakthrough would have failed. Even if it had succeeded, it would have shown that Yi Shuihan's potential was extremely low.

However, Yi Shuihan was an abnormal one. In addition to being at the peak of Dark Force, he also cultivated other systems, and his achievements in these other systems far exceeded those of Transformation Force.

"I really did fall into a mental trap! I'm already a Void Returner, and my physical transformation has long surpassed the transition from Dark Force to Transformation Force. To undergo another transformation, simply breaking through to Transformation Force is simply impossible. Well, I've gained something, though it's far less than I expected."

After figuring it out, Yi Shuihan's original depression dissipated. One should be content with what one has, and besides, breakthroughs are not without their benefits. At least he saw the path to the Core Formation stage. The realm that originally only existed in legends was no longer a secret after he broke through to the Transformation Realm.

His realm was so high that when he broke through to the Transformation Realm, he reached a considerable level in an instant, to the point that he directly glimpsed the Embracing Elixir.

"So that's how it is. The secret of Embracing the Elixir lies in integrating spiritual power into it, allowing the spirit and body to become one, and using the body to replenish the spirit, ultimately achieving a state of perfect unity, where the spirit and body blend together as smoothly as an elixir, hence the name Embracing the Elixir."

Yi Shuihan had a strong urge to break through to the Core Formation stage immediately, but he suppressed his impulse. He knew that this was just his illusion. If he really did that, he might succeed, but only because he was too strong. Even if he succeeded, his future path would be completely cut off.

Yi Shuihan would never do something that would ruin his future.

Chapter 321, The New Ironclad Rule

"However, this will greatly extend the time it will take me to break through to the Core Formation stage! To achieve a balance between spirit and body, my workload will be much greater than others!"

Having grasped the method for breaking through to the Core Formation stage, Yi Shuihan could naturally deduce the time it would take him to achieve this breakthrough, which would be approximately six months.

Of course, even for a genius, it would take more than half a year to break through from the Transformation Realm to the Embracing the Core Realm. The reason why Yi Shuihan thought it was long was only relative to him.

After all, reaching the Core Formation stage in this world is equivalent to the transformation from Jonin to Kage level, or even more difficult!

"Never mind, let's work it out slowly. I'd better go check how business is going."

When Yi Shuihan arrived at his usual spot, he was somewhat surprised to find Kakashi and Might Guy, along with several other familiar faces, including Kurenai, Hayate Gekko, and other children of similar age, arguing with Might Guy about something.

"Father, are we really not allowed to go in? Didn't you say so yesterday?"

"The quota has changed, and there's nothing I can do about it."

"Why don't we talk to Brother Yi? We don't want to have come all this way for nothing; it's such a precious time to rest!"

Could it be that Matt Day prevented them from entering because there weren't enough spots?