Chapter 163: The Thousand Paper Cranes Are Glowing
Shiromo glanced at Shizune, who was crouched beside Tsunade and constantly watching her physical condition.
He was afraid that Shizune might suddenly kneel down and make Tsunade start circulating her chakra again.
Shiromo was basically certain that Tsunade's physical condition was not fundamentally different from Zuo Ruotong's.
The difference lay in the mental aspect.
Tsunade didn't need to actively maintain her youthful state. Her youthful body was a passive effect created by the Yin Seal in combination with the Strength of a Hundred Technique.
As long as her chakra wasn't depleted, she wouldn't revert.
It was like one person holding a stretched rubber band by hand, keeping it taut so it wouldn't snap back, while another person used two nails to fix the rubber band directly in place.
The rubber band was the body, the hand was the mind, and the nails were the chakra of the Yin Seal.
For the rubber band, that is, the body, it made no difference whether it was held in place by a hand or fixed by nails.
However, because the underlying laws of the world were different, the final outcomes would naturally differ as well.
In a world where even resurrection could be easily achieved, rejuvenation was not some heaven-defying act.
Uchiha Madara died in an aged form, was reincarnated through Impure World Reincarnation in a youthful state using a specially prepared body, and then was revived with Rinne Rebirth. In essence, that too was a form of rejuvenation.
And the most outrageous part of Madara's revival wasn't rejuvenation or resurrection themselves, but rather "assimilation and overwrite."
The assimilation of Impure World Reincarnation was temporary. Once Impure World Reincarnation was released, the original sacrifice would reappear.
But after being revived through Rinne Rebirth, Madara's original sacrifice completely disappeared, overwritten through assimilation.
Every single cell of the revived Uchiha Madara was from his own original body (plus Hashirama cells).
If Madara's corpse still existed at that point, one would find one living Madara and one dead Madara, both of them being the real Madara.
This was already beyond the scope of resurrection.
It was based on the same principle as the "turning illusion into reality" that Shiromo was currently preparing.
The final step was to let the world itself perform "adaptive repair."
Rinne Rebirth reviving Impure World Reincarnation Madara, and the cells of Nohara Rin created through turning illusion into reality being used to Impure World Reincarnation the real-world Rin, both belonged to this same level.
That meant that if Senju Tobirama used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Uchiha Izuna and then killed Izuna, in essence, he would be killing White Zetsu.
But if he used Rinne Rebirth to revive the Impure World Reincarnation Izuna, then even if Izuna's real corpse was buried right there, he would truly be killing the real Izuna.
It would have nothing to do with White Zetsu at all.
This was the influence brought about by the underlying laws of the world.
So, when facing Tsunade's situation, Shiromo quickly made a judgment and gave his advice.
"Don't stop. Keep using Creation Rebirth continuously. Maintain your current state."
Hearing Shiromo's words, Tsunade, who had been hesitating about whether to actively give up maintaining her youthful state and instead focus all her effort on controlling this power, now understood what she needed to do.
Tsunade's body continued to undergo tearing and reconstruction.
The bodies of people in the ninja world were indeed incredibly resilient.
Might Duy trained Might Guy from childhood using devilish methods, yet not only were there no lasting side effects, his physical fitness and taijutsu truly improved. That alone proved the point.
Just like that, several hours passed.
At first, Shizune and the others were very worried about Tsunade's condition.
As time went on, they saw that Tsunade was just squatting in the corner, occasionally twitching a bit, with her breathing remaining extremely stable. Gradually, they stopped worrying.
Shizune said that after being busy for so long, she could finally soak in the hot spring and relax.
And since she still had to keep an eye on Tsunade, she couldn't leave anyway.
Rin and Kushina, being dead, couldn't soak in the hot spring. They chose to first deal with Naruto. After using the Transformation Technique, Kushina went to activate the chakra she had once left inside Naruto.
After several more hours passed, Tsunade had gradually adapted.
"Um, Shiromo, come take a look. I thought it was just my imagination before, but it really is getting slower and slower."
Tsunade suddenly called out.
Shiromo, who hadn't gone into the hot spring, walked over.
Hearing the footsteps behind her and knowing Shiromo had arrived, Tsunade immediately explained her situation and then asked, "Is it because the natural energy inside that stone has been used up?"
"If you were able to exhaust the natural energy inside it, you should have exited your current state."
Shiromo denied Tsunade's guess.
"Then what is my current state?"
"Can't you figure it out?"
"No way…"
Tsunade's incredulous tone carried a trace of surprise and joy.
"Hm? What's going on?"
Shizune, who had gotten a bit drowsy from soaking in the hot spring, opened her eyes and looked over.
"I…"
Tsunade first touched her face a few times with both hands, then touched her arms. After confirming her current condition, she stood up and turned around.
"Huh? Is it already over?"
Seeing that Tsunade looked completely normal apart from the golden patterns covering her body, Shizune hurriedly climbed out of the hot spring, grabbed the clothes nearby, ducked behind the folding screen to change quickly, then ran back out.
"It's not over. Well, it would be more accurate to say, it hasn't even started yet."
Tsunade grabbed her arm and shook it slightly, then looked at Shiromo. "My current state, is this the result of enhancement and amplification, or…?"
Tsunade could sense the changes in her body.
Creation Rebirth no longer required her to activate it actively; it was repairing her body on its own.
Even more strangely, the switch that controlled her youthful state was gone.
"Someone once balanced a ball on their head, thinking that one day it would turn into a second head, but they failed."
"You tied the ball to your head, didn't think about it at all, and now the ball has actually turned into a head."
Shiromo said with a hint of emotion.
"Ah?"
Tsunade looked completely confused.
What ball? What head?
"It's nothing. Whether your current state becomes the norm or not, you'll know naturally after this ends. Let's focus on the task at hand first."
"Oh."
Tsunade began to sense that trace of violent natural energy from the sun within her body, and with the precision of a medical ninja, started calculating what percentage of it an ordinary ninja could safely endure.
…..
At the same time.
At Daimyō's residence.
After dealing with everything inside the residence, Senju Tobirama did not leave.
Because according to the intelligence, there was still one person missing, a crucial person.
Daimyō's son. Daimyō's heir. The future Daimyō.
This Daimyō's son had gone out to give a speech.
Tobirama was very curious about it.
But Tobirama soon discovered that the reason this heir had gone out to speak was because of changes in other countries.
Could it be that this Daimyō's son also harbored thoughts of reform?
With that thought, Senju Tobirama used the Transformation Technique and went to listen in on the speech.
After completing his speech, Daimyō's son Madoka Ikkyū returned to the inn amid enthusiastic cheers from the crowd.
"Madoka Ikkyū-sama, someone has delivered something for you."
A servant ran up to Madoka Ikkyū holding a box.
Madoka Ikkyū put on gloves, opened the box, and when he saw the thousand paper cranes inside, he smiled.
"It seems my speech was quite effective. I'm very loved by the people of the Land of Fire…"
Before Madoka Ikkyū could finish speaking, he saw that the thousand paper cranes inside the box were glowing.
(End of this chapter)