"Forge!"
As the thought fell, five items appeared in Jokichi's hand.
A fist-sized, completely transparent white heart.
A thumb-sized green crystal.
A thumb-sized white crystal.
A pair of pitch-black gloves.
A set of.
Sukusui? (school swimsuit)
Looking at the last item, Jokichi's mind was full of question marks.
Why could a Japanese school swimsuit be forged from Black Zetsu?
System, are you making things difficult for me?
Out of morbid curiosity, Jokichi checked the information on the swimsuit.
[Underground Swimsuit: Put this on, and you can swim unimpeded underground, and also move rapidly through buried plant root systems.]
This.
Jokichi pinched his chin, falling into deep thought.
How should he put this!
This was basically transplanting Black Zetsu's signature skill.
It would be absolutely awesome for gathering intelligence or escaping.
However, although the ability was very useful.
The appearance of this swimsuit, and the source it was forged from.
Jokichi shook his head vigorously, throwing those random thoughts out of his mind.
This thing. He would not use it even if it killed him.
If there was a need for it in the future, he would just let Ryohei do it.
Gathering his mood, Jokichi looked at the other items.
The green crystal was the Divine Tree Crystal, and the white one was the Otsutsuki Crystal.
The Otsutsuki Crystal would naturally be fused and upgraded with the other Otsutsuki Crystals.
As for the Divine Tree Crystal.
"I hope it's a bit useful!"
Jokichi swallowed the Divine Tree Crystal in one gulp.
As the crystal melted, vigorous vitality instantly spread within his body, merging into every cell.
His height grew at a visible rate, and the chakra within his body also grew rapidly.
That feeling of suddenly becoming stronger was as warm as bathing in sunlight.
That comfortable sensation made Jokichi unable to help but groan slightly.
The Divine Tree Crystal obtained from Black Zetsu did not actually contain overwhelmingly powerful strength.
It was only slightly stronger than Yamato's, but very limited.
However, some things are not as simple as simple addition.
The power of this crystal caused a chemical reaction with the Wood Release power already inside Jokichi.
This led to exponential growth.
When he fully absorbed the power of the entire crystal, his strength had experienced a leaping growth.
His height grew to 1.73 meters, and naturally, his physical constitution also became much stronger.
He could now easily use the Wood Human Jutsu.
However, he still could not use the Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.
That was a powerful ninjutsu far exceeding the combination of the Complete Body Susanoo and the Nine-Tails.
Without borrowing the power of heaven, earth, and nature, relying solely on oneself.
Unless one was the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, it was absolutely impossible to use.
However, even so, Jokichi was very satisfied.
His current strength was almost equivalent to the combination of the reanimated Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.
Moreover.
"With my current chakra, I should be able to use the Garb of Heaven and Earth now!"
Jokichi felt the chakra volume in his body.
It had become very powerful, almost identical to the chakra contained within the Ring of Isobu.
It could truly be called a leaping growth.
He injected chakra into the Garb of Heaven and Earth.
The Garb of Heaven and Earth immediately fed back a massive amount of Senjutsu chakra.
That massive amount was still incredibly huge even relative to Jokichi's current chakra volume.
However, although it was huge, the loss of control that occurred last time did not happen again.
Jokichi managed to control this massive power.
However, although he controlled it, he could not use it very well.
His body underwent obvious changes.
His skin became wrinkled and turned dull brown, like rhinoceros hide.
Most importantly, his body became incredibly thick.
Bones resembling shoulder pads grew from his shoulders, and scale-like things appeared on his thighs.
Primal instincts were constantly releasing, swallowing his brain's consciousness, making him more like a wild beast.
Fortunately, Jokichi exited Sage Mode in time.
Otherwise, his consciousness would be swallowed by primal instincts.
He would become a true wild beast until the Senjutsu chakra in his body was exhausted.
The natural energy of the entire sky or earth far exceeded Jokichi's imagination.
How Senju Hashirama could freely control this power was unknown, but it was absolutely not as simple as just his chakra.
Naruto only mastered this power after learning Six Paths Senjutsu and grasping the Creation of All Things.
Even though Jokichi's current chakra volume was comparable to Isobu's, it was still not enough.
He could not control the natural energy of the entire sky or earth.
However.
It would be soon.
Jokichi had a premonition that when he awakened the Rinnegan, the chakra within his body would experience another massive surge.
At that time, he would be able to perfectly and freely control this power.
Putting away his slightly disappointed mood, Jokichi looked at the remaining two items.
[The Filial Son: Its master's filial piety moved heaven and earth, even able to influence others. Integrate this heart, and you too will possess this heaven-and-earth-moving filial piety.]
Alright, another series item that changes one's personality and mindset.
This thing, for parents with unfilial children, is simply a god-tier artifact among god-tier artifacts.
Whoever is unfilial, give them one, guaranteeing family harmony and reunion.
However, speaking of filial piety.
Jokichi suddenly thought of an item.
The Sword of Filial Piety.
If holding this sword, one kills their parents, the master will gain unmatched powerful strength.
Jokichi could not use it himself, and he would not be wicked enough to use it on others.
But, thinking of Black Zetsu's filial piety toward Kaguya, a bold idea arose in his mind.
He had forged an item from Orochimaru that swaps bodies and souls.
If I take over Black Zetsu's body and use the Sword of Filial Piety to kill Kaguya, would I gain powerful strength?
At first, it was just a rough idea.
But thinking deeply about it, he found the feasibility was very high.
"I can make a detailed plan for this later!"
Jokichi's current strength was not enough to contend with Kaguya.
Naturally, he would not be foolish enough to try and release her.
But later on, that might not be the case.
Tossing the wild thoughts out of his mind, Jokichi set his sights on the final pair of gloves.
[Look Back and Grab: Gloves possessing magical power. Wearing them, within a three-meter radius, you can absolutely pierce the chest of someone who trusts you.]
Mhm! I guess it counts as a god-tier artifact for an undercover agent!
After thinking for a long time, Jokichi only came up with this use.
He could not possibly use this against his own people!
It was already late at night.
Jokichi finished looking at all the items.
He put the things he would not need for the time being into the system space, and then spent the night in the cave.
The next day, he put on the False Mask and changed back into Yato's disguise.
Carrying his sword on his right shoulder and holding the birdcage in his left hand.
He headed toward Kirigakure with a carefree smile on his face.
Anyone who saw him on the road could not help but sigh.
What a handsome and carefree wandering samurai.
His targets were the former site of the Kaguya clan and news of Utakata.
The former site of the Kaguya clan was easy to ask about.
After all, after that clan was annihilated, the area became a wasteland.
On the way to Kirigakure, it was easy to find out.
However, as for news of Utakata.
Almost no one in the Land of Water had heard of this person, so naturally he could not gather any news.
"Looks like I have to go to Kirigakure to ask around!"
Jokichi made his decision after failing to gather any news even in a tavern in a small town near Kirigakure.
But before that, he had to take a trip to the former site of the Kaguya clan.
And surprisingly, the former site of the Kaguya clan was not within Kirigakure.
It was on a small island surrounding the Land of Water.