"Sensei, I have something I want to discuss with you."
During dinner, Minato said to Tsunade, "For the next few days, I plan to have my Wood Clone go to school for me."
Tsunade was a little puzzled. "Is there something going on?"
"Regarding Wood Style, except for some large-scale Jutsus, I have learned almost everything. I plan to start practicing Light Style tomorrow."
Minato explained, "However, the ability of Light Style is very special. Only the main body can use it, so I can't practice with clones."
"Only the main body can use it?"
Tsunade looked confused. It was the first time she had heard of a Bloodline Limit ability that clones couldn't use, but she didn't doubt the truthfulness of Minato's words.
She had indeed never seen Minato's clones use Light Style, neither Shadow Clones nor Wood Clones.
Besides, this ability was indeed very special. Although it was called Light Style (Release), judging from the fact that it was released directly using stamina, this ability strictly speaking wasn't within the chakra system.
So in this regard, she really couldn't help Minato much; he could only rely on himself to develop it.
"That's fine."
After thinking about it, Tsunade nodded happily. "In that case, I don't have to get up early every day to take you to school~"
"So Tsunade-nee picking us up was for Minato?" Kushina suddenly felt betrayed.
"Of course~"
Tsunade looked like it was a matter of course. "Have you heard of Wood Style?"
"I've heard of it. I remember it's the First Hokage's Bloodline Limit."
Kushina was puzzled. "Is there any problem with this? There should be many in Konoha, right?"
"There aren't!"
Tsunade shook her head, her tone complicated. "General Bloodline Limits are indeed inherited by descendants, but Wood Style is different. Since my grandfather passed away, no Wood Style user has appeared in Konoha for many years."
"For some reason, the power of Wood Style is very important to Konoha. And Minato not only possesses Wood Style but also has another Bloodline Limit, as well as a powerful physique and huge chakra reserves like my grandfather."
"Therefore, even if I die, nothing can happen to Minato!"
"Is it like that?"
Kushina stared blankly at Minato.
With such talent, no wonder Tsunade-nee showed off so much before.
"I didn't expect you to be so powerful?"
Kushina exclaimed, "Two bloodline limits!"
"It's okay..."
Minato looked at Tsunade. "By the way, speaking of Wood Style, I have some hypotheses recently."
"Go on."
Tsunade suddenly became interested. She was curious about what Minato could research.
"I think that in addition to the Nature Transformation of Water and Earth chakra, Wood Style also requires extremely strong vitality support. In fact, to a certain extent, it can be regarded as an alternative Kekkei Tōta (Bloodline Selection)."
"What?!"
Hearing this, Tsunade sat up straight abruptly. "How do you know?"
Minato explained, "My physique is very strong, and I can heal quickly even if I get injured. Sensei, you said that the First Hokage's physique was also very strong. I think this shouldn't be a coincidence."
"Among the Senju clan's ninjutsu scrolls, Water Style and Earth Style are the most numerous. It can be seen that there were quite a few people in history who possessed these two chakra nature transformations, but few people could combine them into Wood Style."
"I feel that something must be missing, something imperceptible and easily overlooked. And something happened during my later cultivation that made me more certain of this guess."
Tsunade swallowed, unable to endure the excitement in her heart. "What happened?"
"Some of the First Hokage's Wood Style Jutsus are split from the body by stimulating cell mutation within the body."
Recalling the day he first learned Wood Style Jutsus, Minato continued, "My Shadow Clones cannot use this kind of ninjutsu, but Wood Clones can. It can be seen that in addition to the two chakra attributes of water and earth, Wood Style also has some connection with the user's body."
"Also, another point I discovered later is that if the same chakra is used to release the same ninjutsu, the Wood Style released by Shadow Clones is far less powerful in terms of power and suppression than Wood Clones."
"That is to say, without strong enough vitality support, even if one can awaken or synthesize Wood Style, the power shouldn't be too ideal."
"Is it really like that?" Tsunade looked complicated.
Minato didn't know that since the First Hokage passed away, Konoha had been researching his body cells, hoping to reproduce Wood Style. Even she had studied Hashirama cells.
Precisely because of this, Tsunade knew very well how abnormal the vitality of Hashirama cells was, which also proved from the side that Minato's guess was correct.
"How big is the gap?"
"In terms of power, a Shadow Clone has only half that of a Wood Clone, and the suppression force is only one-quarter of a Wood Clone."
"The gap is actually this big..." Tsunade frowned slightly.
Strong vitality means naturally having strong Yang Release chakra. Shadow Clones, as chakra split from the main body, naturally also carry Yang Release attributes.
Even with homologous chakra, there is such a big gap. If it were an ordinary person, the gap with Minato would probably be even bigger.
"That is to say, even if I can synthesize Wood Style, because of the difference in physique, I can't reach the power like yours, Minato, right?"
Although Nawaki was a bit simple and straightforward, he wasn't stupid and quickly understood Minato's meaning.
"It should be, but I think you should try, Nawaki."
Minato nodded. "After all, it is also a Bloodline Limit, definitely stronger than a single attribute. Even if the suppression force is slightly worse, it is enough for combat."
This thing is used to suppress Tailed Beasts. Yamato's Wood Style power is only one-fifth of the First Hokage's, yet he is considered outstanding among Jonin and can suppress Naruto's Tailed Beast transformation to a certain extent.
"Is that so..."
Nawaki's tone was faint. He had no thoughts of jealousy; he was used to being hit by reality.
"In a sense, you kid are quite unlucky."
Tsunade chuckled. "Whether it's Wood Style or Light Style, no one can teach you anything. You can only figure it out bit by bit yourself."
"It doesn't matter. I read the records on the scroll; many of the First Hokage's Wood Style Jutsus were also self-created."
Minato didn't mind these. Compared to functional ninjutsu, attribute ninjutsu is relatively simpler.
"Does this mean I can only go to school with a Wood Clone tomorrow?"
Kushina pouted. "It feels a bit weird."
Nawaki was suddenly stunned. "Wait, if you put it that way, if I can learn Shadow Clone Jutsu, can I also let the clone go to school for me?"
"You go to school honestly for me!"
Tsunade raised her hand and knocked on Nawaki's head, making a soft thud.
"It hurts!"
Nawaki rubbed his head, feeling indignant. "Why can Minato use clones to skip class?"
"Listen, although Shadow Clones are convenient, they have the drawback of fatigue stacking. Minato has a strong physique and recovery ability comparable to Grandfather's, so he can withstand these."
Tsunade warned seriously, "But with the physique of an ordinary person, it is impossible to fully recover overnight. Fatigue that cannot be fully recovered accumulates over a long period, which will cause a great burden on the body. Even once it exceeds the tolerance threshold, it will threaten one's life!"
"Your body is currently in the growth period. Doing so will likely affect your physical development!"
"Is that so."
Kushina was a little regretful. "I wanted to try it too."
Tsunade glanced at Kushina. "You can."
"Ehh—"
Nawaki's eyes widened. "Why can Kushina do it too?!"
"The biggest characteristic of the Uzumaki clan is their exuberant vitality."
Tsunade said calmly, "If it's just one Shadow Clone, the impact isn't big. However, it's still a bit too early now. Let's talk about it in two years."
"Mmh!"
Kushina nodded obediently.
Nawaki watched this scene coldly, only feeling that the world was so unfair, so chilling...