Chapter 261: Advent of the Wood World
The reason Hashirama was so powerful was naturally because of his unique Wood Release something that even transcended the six fundamental chakra natures!
As everyone knows, all chakra in Naruto originates from Kaguya, or more precisely, from the Divine Tree…
In that sense, Wood Release is the chakra nature closest to the essence of chakra itself something that belongs to the realm of gods!
Aside from Hashirama, both Yamato and Uchiha Madara obtained the power of Wood Release by stealing Hashirama's flesh and blood.
But even so, the Wood Release of Yamato and Uchiha Madara could hardly be considered powerful. At the very least, compared to Hashirama, the difference was like heaven and earth…
The key reason for this massive gap lies in the true essence of Wood Release: the offering of life!
Using one's own life to grant life to trees this is the core essence of Wood Release. At the very moment his life ended, Hashirama planted that vigorously growing sapling into Li Jie Xuan's heart…
Because of that, Li Jie Xuan had struggled with it for quite a while: Hashirama must have been a tree-planting fanatic in his past life, always making people plant trees for no reason.
And precisely because they lacked the core of Wood Release, Yamato and Uchiha Madara despite possessing Hashirama's cells were like cars without engines.
All appearance, no substance. That's why their Wood Release was so mediocre…
But while Li Jie Xuan had the essence, he lacked Hashirama's cells. A car with only an engine but no tires or frame is just as incapable of producing any proper performance!
Li Jie Xuan had realized this long ago and had tried to complete Hashirama's cells. But the moment he opened the shop, he nearly shut down on the spot…
Perfect Hashirama Cells: 1,000,000 points per gram.
At that price, even if he sold himself, he couldn't afford two grams. But there was no helping it after all, even Uchiha Madara had to fake his death just to obtain these cells…
Perfect Hashirama cells were worth that price!
Aside from cutting them from Hashirama himself, the only other option was to risk his life fighting Uchiha Madara. And if that wasn't possible, the last resort was to come to Orochimaru.
Defective Hashirama Cells: Cells extracted from a corpse. Even after careful cultivation, their effectiveness is greatly reduced.
Li Jie Xuan clenched the glass vial. Inside, a small piece of flesh wriggled slightly, looking extremely eerie…
But that wasn't anything unusual. At its core, Naruto was never a warm and gentle story.
Let alone consuming bits of flesh and cells sharing a single pair of eyes among five or six people, transforming oneself into a monster, or killing one's own blood relatives these were all commonplace…
Aside from Naruto and his group, the rest of the world in Naruto was as dark and bloody as the underworld!
"Gulp…"
Li Jie Xuan swallowed the Hashirama cells. He could clearly feel a surging vitality erupt within his body.
If it were an ordinary child, they would probably be blown apart by this life force, their flesh becoming the foundation for a thriving tree to grow…
But before Li Jie Xuan, this vitality only lasted for half a second. Then, as if encountering a natural predator, it was instantly devoured by the small sapling growing in his dantian.
"Hungry…"
The sapling in his dantian cried out incessantly. That single bite of Hashirama cells was like an appetizer that had awakened its appetite.
"Hungry my ass!"
Li Jie Xuan curled his lips in irritation. "One bite costs a million are you trying to bankrupt me? Hold it in!"
You've been living inside my body for so many days without doing anything useful, and now you know how to complain about being hungry. If you still don't show some results after eating those defective Hashirama cells, I'll rip you out myself!
While threatening his own stomach, Li Jie Xuan slammed one palm onto the ground.
"Advent of the Wood World!"