Thanks to the system's direct infusion, Yao had mastered the Flying Thunder God as well!
But unfortunately...
Casting the Flying Thunder God required a significant amount of chakra. With Yao's Chunin-level reserves, he couldn't perform it more than a few times. This severely diminished the practical value of the technique.
Chakra!
It was the primary bottleneck restricting Yao's true strength.
"It's been a year!"
"I can draw again. I wonder what I'll get this time?"
"I'm not holding out for super-cheats like the Eternal Mangekyou or the Rinnegan, but please don't let me down!"
Yao took a deep breath. "System, perform the annual lucky draw!"
Hum! The semi-transparent screen vibrated slightly, and his status information vanished. In its place, a golden roulette wheel appeared. The wheel began to spin at high speed, flashing with a dazzling, brilliant light.
Yao held his breath, his eyes fixed unblinkingly on the wheel.
A few seconds later.
"Stop!"
The roulette wheel gradually slowed to a halt.
Swish!
On the pale blue light screen, a line of eye-catching text quietly emerged:
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host! You have obtained the Sage Body (Hashirama Senju)!]
"Hmm?"
Yao froze for a moment, his eyes widening as a flash of pleasant surprise crossed his face.
The Sage Body? He actually pulled the Sage Body? And it was Hashirama Senju's?
The corners of Yao's mouth curled up irrepressibly; not even an AK-47 could have suppressed his grin. What a surprise! This was a genuine windfall!
Hashirama Senju was a true "Beyond Kage" level powerhouse—the God of Shinobi. And what made Hashirama the strongest? Was it the Wood Style?
NO! NO! NO!
Wood Style was indeed an extremely powerful and unique Bloodline Limit (Kekkei Genkai). But honestly... it was only "alright." In terms of raw power, Wood Style wasn't significantly stronger than Lava Style, Scorch Style, Magnet Style, Ice Style, or Boil Style.
What made Wood Style unique was its binding power and its ability to absorb chakra. That was the fundamental reason it could suppress Tailed Beasts. Hashirama's true strength lay in that terrifying Sage Body!
The Sage Body granted Hashirama a chakra reserve that dwarfed even the Tailed Beasts, along with unparalleled vitality. Combined with Sage Mode, it was what made him the God of Shinobi.
Take Fire Style as an example. In the hands of an ordinary Uchiha, it's at most used for battlefield control. But in the hands of Madara Uchiha, a single Great Fire Annihilation felt like a descending natural disaster—utterly unstoppable.
"And now... I've drawn Hashirama Senju's Sage Body?"
Yao was ecstatic. Terrifying "Chak-ton-ra" (massive chakra reserves), unrivaled vitality, and self-healing—the mere thought of it was exhilarating.
Look at Orochimaru! Look at Danzo! They spent their entire lives researching the First Hokage's cells, but they were nothing but half-baked amateurs. Orochimaru's "Snake Style" body modifications and Danzo's transplanted arm didn't even possess a fraction of a percent of the Sage Body's true power.
Yamato? Does Yamato even count as having a Sage Body? His version was diluted ten thousand times over!
"I possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique and 108 types of Fire Style Jutsu, yet my chakra level was only at the Chunin rank! Because of that, I couldn't fully utilize the Flying Thunder God or high-level Fire Style techniques."
"Chakra capacity was exactly the shortcoming I needed to fix most!"
And now, it was fixed.
"System, fuse the Sage Body!" Yao muttered internally.
"Fuse!"
The moment the command was given, a warm current, as vast and boundless as the ocean, appeared out of thin air within his body. It instantly dissipated into his limbs, bones, internal organs, and from the top of his head to the soles of his feet, eventually spreading to every corner of his being.
There was none of the imagined intense pain. Everything happened silently, like a gentle spring rain nurturing the earth—delicate and lingering.
Yao could clearly feel every cell in his body humming with joy, greedily absorbing the pure energy brimming with life force. Muscle fibers became tougher; bone density grew more compact; his cells became more vibrant.
But the greatest change of all was the chakra.
Yao's original Chunin-level chakra began to expand frantically. Even without consciously refining it, a steady stream of chakra continued to gush forth, surging relentlessly.
The entire fusion process lasted for several hours. By the time the warm current finally stopped and became one with his body, Yao slowly opened his eyes.
Without even needing to check, Yao could feel the chakra within him like the Yangtze or Yellow River—surging and never-ending. His original Uchiha chakra, which leaned toward the Yin nature, had now perfectly integrated with the majestic, masculine, and life-filled Yang attribute of the Sage Body.
Yao clenched his fist, his knuckles emitting a crisp cracking sound as a sense of power far exceeding his previous state erupted.
"Is this... the Sage Body?" Yao whispered to himself.
"My chakra reserves have exploded by at least a hundredfold, and the quality is incredibly high, overflowing with vitality!"
Yao tried to circulate his chakra; the process was incredibly smooth, as if it were an extension of his own limbs.
"Too strong! With this much chakra, I can use the Flying Thunder God Technique without any restraint!"
Yao was thrilled. The Flying Thunder God is a Space-Time Ninjutsu—a notorious "chakra hog." Previously, with his meager reserves, he had to calculate every move and carefully control his consumption. Now? He could squander it at will without ever fearing he would run dry.
"More importantly... this vitality!"
Yao could feel that his body's recovery ability had reached a freakish level. Some old injuries from training quietly healed in an instant.
And then...
Yao pulled out a shuriken and sliced directly across his arm. Blood seeped out, but the wound quickly wriggled and closed. When Yao wiped away the blood, his skin was as smooth as new, showing no sign of injury.
"The Sage Body doesn't just grant me massive chakra. It gives me unparalleled life force and self-healing! Now, even if I sustain fatal wounds—like being impaled or cut in half—I can recover rapidly."
This was the Sage Body!
The corners of Yao's mouth turned up: "And with Hashirama's Sage Body, I can definitely develop Wood Style!"
Wood Style is the most unique among "ninjutsu-type" Bloodline Limits. It appears to be a fusion of Water and Earth chakra natures. But in reality, simply fusing Water and Earth won't give you Wood Style; the prerequisite is having the Sage Body. The Yang Release chakra unique to the Sage Body is the key. Thus, Wood Style might look like a Kekkei Genkai, but it is actually a Kekkei Tota of Water + Earth + Yang!
"However..."
"With this Sage Body, it might be even harder for me to awaken the Sharingan."
Yao was already twelve years old, yet he still hadn't awakened his Sharingan. It wasn't because his Uchiha blood was impure, but because awakening requires intense mental stimulation and violent emotional swings.
As a transmigrator with a mind as steady as an old dog, it would be a miracle if he awakened it. Now that he had obtained the Sage Body, it would likely be even more difficult.
"But it doesn't matter. I just need to transplant a pair of Mangekyo! With the Sage Body, even with ordinary Mangekyo, I can achieve the effects of the Eternal Mangekyo!"
After all, the Mangekyo goes blind... [but not with this body].
...Unless you possess Hashirama cells!
Just like Obito. He used the Mangekyo Sharingan frequently but never went blind. This was precisely because the Hashirama cells in his body provided constant healing.
"I hope I can draw a pair of Eternal Mangekyo in the future; otherwise... I might have to go out and gouge someone else's Mangekyo!"
Yao shook his head.
"Open the Attribute Panel!"
Swish!
[Host: Uchiha Yao][Age: 12 years old][Chakra Amount: Kage Level][Chakra Attributes: Fire, Wind, Lightning, Water, Earth, Yin, Yang][Mode: None][Bloodline Limit: Sharingan (Not Awakened)][Physique: Sage Body (Hashirama Senju)][Ninjutsu: Three Basic Jutsu, Shadow Clone Jutsu, Flying Thunder God Technique, Fire Style Ninjutsu (108 types)]
"Why is the chakra amount only Kage level? Shouldn't it be Beyond Kage?"
Yao couldn't help but frown. "Is it because I just fused with the Sage Body? Or is it because I'm too young?"
"It should be because I'm too young!"
"And look at the chakra attributes!"
"With Water and Yang completed, I now have all seven chakra attributes! This means I can use ninjutsu of any of the seven elements!"