Isn't this just looking for guilt for yourself?
Ryosuke felt that Tobirama in the group had something wrong with his brain.
"It's been half a month since the invasion."
"These people in the group, why don't they seem to have improved in strength?"
Ryosuke boredly scrolled through the list of group members and checked their personal cards.
Yesterday, the chat group's combat power ranking was refreshed for the second time.
Ryosuke naturally won first place.
But the strength of the other six people had hardly changed.
What they were half a month ago is what they are now.
For example, Hashirama was still at the quasi-Six Paths level.
Madara was still invincible super Kage-level.
And Sarutobi Hiruzen—well, he was still at the bottom.
This gave Ryosuke the feeling that they had joined the chat group for nothing.
On the contrary, he was the strongest.
His strength had been refreshed from invincible Six Paths-level last time to the current beginner god level.
This issue was discussed in the group yesterday. Ryosuke explained to them what god level was.
On the other hand, he also asked about their progress. The result was similar to what he had expected.
Their strength had improved, but there was no qualitative breakthrough.
What is a qualitative breakthrough?
For example, from Kage-level to super Kage-level.
From super Kage-level to Six Paths-level.
That is a qualitative improvement.
But even Minato, who had improved the most in the group, had not yet crossed the Kage-level threshold.
"Huh? It changed!"
Ryosuke suddenly noticed that Minato's strength rating had changed.
From peak Kage-level, he had reached quasi-super Kage-level.
"How did Minato improve so much at once?"
Ryosuke wondered.
Then he opened the chat group and saw that the others had also noticed Minato's sudden increase in strength.
The discussion had already started.
[Fourth Hokage Hatake Sakumo]: "@Minato! You're about to reach super Kage-level without saying a word? How did your strength increase so much all of a sudden?"
[Second Hokage Senju Tobirama]: "Quasi super Kage-level? Let me see—hmm! It's true. Looks like Minato has been quietly working hard to become stronger!"
[Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato]: "Haha~! I'm under pressure! After all, maybe in another year, my useless student will come to destroy the village. If I don't have enough strength, how can I protect my wife and child?"
[First Hokage Senju Hashirama]: "Not bad! The reason we ninjas strive to grow stronger is to better protect our family and friends!"
[First Hokage Uchiha Madara]: "It's just super Kage-level. He still has a long way to go!"
[Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen]: "Minato, may I ask how your strength improved so quickly?"
[Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato]: "Of course, I finally completed Sage Mode training. I was practicing Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode before but wasn't making much progress. Today, I finally managed to enter Sage Mode, which caused my strength to increase significantly."
[Second Hokage Senju Tobirama]: "Huh~! Madara, the Fourth Hokage has gone from peak Kage-level to quasi-super Kage-level. What about you? Why haven't I seen any progress from you?"
[First Hokage Senju Hashirama]: "Ah, so it's Sage Mode. That makes sense!"
[Fourth Hokage Hatake Sakumo]: "Sage Mode? Looks like I should try learning it too!"
[First Hokage Uchiha Madara]: "Trash Tobirama! When my Rinnegan awakens, I will naturally reach Six Paths level in one step! And you? What do you have?"
[Second Hokage Senju Tobirama]: "What do I have? Sorry, I recently developed two S-rank Forbidden Techniques and earned 10,000 points!"
[First Hokage Uchiha Madara]: "Screenshot.jpg! 10,000 points? That's nothing!"
[Points: 118,500]
In the screenshot was Madara's point balance—more than 110,000 points.
Tobirama's eyelids twitched. He didn't want to talk anymore.
He had worked hard to develop two S-rank Forbidden Techniques just to earn 10,000 points.
And what about Madara?
He was earning points just by selling Sharingan.
Yes, Madara was selling Sharingan. Not his own, of course, but those of deceased Uchiha.
Originally, the Uchiha clan had collected these Sharingan for Izanagi.
But now, most of them had been sold by Madara for a massive influx of points.
That was why he had more than 110,000 points.
And this was just from selling three-tomoe and two-tomoe Sharingan, which weren't worth much.
If he sold a few pairs of Mangekyō, his points would multiply several times over.
[Sixth Hokage Yagami Ryosuke]: "Sage Mode is indeed a great way to strengthen yourself. Madara, you should learn it, and you too, Tobirama."
At this time—
In the chat group, Minato was sharing his experience in learning Sage Mode for others to reference.
Madara didn't want to watch it.
But he thought that if he learned Sage Mode, he might be able to catch up with Hashirama sooner.
So he paid attention seriously.
Sage Mode—he really hadn't had much contact with it. This was Hashirama's expertise, not his.
"Minato is such a nice guy!"
Watching Minato share his experience with Sage Mode in the group, Ryosuke sighed in his heart.
He really is a good person but Ryosuke wouldn't follow his example.
Being a "nice guy" was too boring!
He wasn't someone who liked to suffer. On the contrary, he preferred to take advantage.
"However, at this stage, Sage Mode seems to be the most reliable way to improve the group's strength."
"Other methods, like becoming a Jinchūriki, are useless for the two First Hokages. Tobirama could manage, but becoming a perfect Jinchūriki is too troublesome and can't be achieved in the short term."
"Compared to that, Sage Mode is much simpler."
Of course, that was all relative.
The current Hokage chat group didn't provide much real help in improving its members' strength.
The only real resource, the group mall, was barely usable because of Ryosuke's presence.
Everyone looked down on the ordinary items.
They all wanted to save points for a pair of Rinnegan or get Ōtsutsuki blood.
So—
Among the few Hokages in the group, almost no one had actually made purchases from the group mall.
They just kept putting up items for sale, slowly accumulating their pitiful points, waiting to see when they could reach tens of thousands.
But at their rate—
Honestly… not happening!
Even Madara, who had the most points, only had nearly 120,000.
Still far from the 750,000 required for a pair of Rinnegan!
And Madara wasn't even aiming for the Rinnegan.
What he really wanted was Ōtsutsuki blood. That was what he needed.
Minato continued sharing his insights on Sage Mode in the group.
This benefited the other members a lot.
Especially those who were already interested in learning Sage Mode—some had already started preparing to train.
Among them, Tobirama was the fastest to act. He had enough theoretical knowledge about Sage Mode but had never actually practiced it.
But now, Tobirama figured it was time to learn something new.
[Sixth Hokage Yagami Ryosuke]: "Sage Mode is quite good. For anyone below Six Paths level, it can boost combat power significantly. Definitely worth learning."
[Fourth Hokage Hatake Sakumo]: "It seems really difficult. Maybe I should go to one of the Three Great Sage Regions and sign a Summoning contract."
[First Hokage Senju Hashirama]: "I recommend Shikkotsu Forest! That's where I learned my Sage Mode."
[Second Hokage Senju Tobirama]: "Brother, I plan to learn the Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode. Do you have any experience notes or something?"
[First Hokage Senju Hashirama]: "I'll look for them. If I can't find any, I'll write some for you now. Madara, do you want a copy?"
[First Hokage Uchiha Madara]: "Hmph~! Sage Mode is nothing to me!"
[Second Hokage Senju Tobirama]: "Then don't learn it if you're so confident!"
[First Hokage Uchiha Madara]: "Hashirama, control your brother!"
[First Hokage Senju Hashirama]: "Haha~! I'd love to, Madara. But no, this Tobirama isn't from my world—he's a Tobirama from another world."
[First Hokage Uchiha Madara]: "Hmph~! Hashirama, you're so useless. If it were Izuna, he'd listen to me without questions. No matter which world he's from!"