Chapter 111: Rapid Progress

Although he was a single-cell powerhouse, he was not a fool.

He knew all too well how many tragedies resurrection could avert; if resurrection existed, he would not have died, and the tragedies of Konoha would not have occurred.

After being bombarded by Wang Bo's verbal assault, Hashirama Senju immediately became withdrawn.

Wang Bo couldn't be bothered with him and pulled Tobirama Senju aside to start researching new ninjutsu.

In Wang Bo's view, Tobirama Senju, a talent capable of creating many ninjutsu, was far superior to Hashirama Senju, though it was true that Hashirama Senju was a better fighter than Tobirama Senju.

Perhaps several Tobirama Senjus could not defeat one Hashirama Senju.

But the problem was that Wang Bo did not value Hashirama Senju's strength, because in this world, there were too many capable fighters, and Hashirama Senju was not indispensable.

However, after Hashirama Senju's resurrection, Wang Bo gained a second research subject... the Sage Body!

What is the Sage Body? It is a constitution, a constitution inherited from the Sage of Six Paths.

And the benefits of this constitution are obvious: chakra comparable to that of a tailed beast, powerful recovery, extraordinary stamina, and more importantly, the ability to turn any ordinary ninjutsu into something extraordinary.

This is the Sage Body, and in this world, the number of ninjas possessing it is negligible.

The representative among them is the Sage of Six Paths.

But the Sage of Six Paths is dead, or rather his body is dead; although the Sage of Six Paths still lives, what lives is not his body but his soul.

So Wang Bo naturally had no way to study the Sage Body of the Sage of Six Paths.

Fortunately, Hashirama Senju also possesses the Sage Body. So to study the Sage Body, he only needed to study Hashirama Senju's body.

In fact, the Iron Body that Wang Bo created had some resemblance to the Sage Body, but the path Wang Bo took with the Iron Body was too extreme; while it granted powerful defense, it lacked the Sage Body's ability to turn ordinary ninjutsu into something extraordinary.

So Wang Bo wanted to study the Sage Body to see if it could be integrated with the Iron Body to create a more powerful Sage Body.

One that could grant people super-strong defense, recovery comparable to an immortal body, monster-like stamina, chakra surpassing that of tailed beasts, and the ability to enhance ninjutsu.

If such a Sage Body could truly be created, it would undoubtedly be excellent for ninjas.

Perhaps after cultivating this Sage Body, ordinary ninjas could live for hundreds of years instead of dying after just a few decades.

After Hashirama Senju understood the research direction of Wang Bo's group, he ultimately decided to join in.

After all, he was a genuine Sage Body.

With Hashirama Senju as a sample, the research progress naturally advanced by leaps and bounds, incredibly fast. In just a few months, Wang Bo's research on the Sage Body made significant progress.

Of course, credit must also be given to one person.

Tsunade Senju.

Her medical ninjutsu was among the best in the ninja world, and at Orochimaru's invitation, she unhesitatingly joined the project.

After all, the chance to see her grandfather was a temptation Tsunade Senju could not refuse.

Thus, with her help, Wang Bo and his group made even faster progress. Wang Bo even developed a ninja body technique that allowed ordinary ninjas to cultivate a Sage Body after training.

Afterward, Wang Bo began to fuse the Sage Body and Iron Body into a single ninjutsu, developing the Super Sage Body.

At this point, Tobirama Senju and the others could no longer help, but since they had nothing else to do, Wang Bo simply had them shift their focus to researching a taijutsu.

The Eight Gates.

This was an exceptionally powerful taijutsu. Although many believed it was created by Might Dai, Might Guy's father, that was not actually the case.

In the original story, when Might Guy faced Madara Uchiha,

Madara once said that he had observed the Eight Gates, so the creator of this technique was at least from the same era as Madara, or even earlier.

Thus, the creator of this taijutsu was not Might Dai.

Of course, some still believed it was Might Dai, because when Dai killed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Madara was still alive and could have witnessed Dai's Eight Gates.

This also explained why Madara had seen the Eight Gates.

However, Wang Bo did not care who created this taijutsu; he only cared whether Tobirama and the others could improve it.

The power of the Eight Gates was undeniable, especially after opening the Gate of Death.

Even Madara had to say, 'In taijutsu, I acknowledge you as the strongest.'

From this, one could see the power of the Eight Gates.

But the side effects of the Eight Gates were too severe. After opening the Gate of Death, it was almost certain death. Although Might Guy was saved by Naruto, who had gained the power of the Six Paths, he was left crippled.

So Wang Bo hoped they could modify the Eight Gates so that opening the Gate of Death would no longer be a near-certain death sentence.

In this regard, they could refer to the Kaio-ken.

The power of the Kaio-ken was undeniable. It was a technique that multiplied one's combat power several or even dozens of times in a short period. Although it placed a huge burden on the body, it did not cause death.

If Tobirama and the others could truly achieve this, it would undoubtedly be good news for the ninja world.

Ordinary ninjas who learned the Super Sage Body, combined with the Eight Gates without fatal side effects, would be strong enough to defeat Kage-level opponents.

If a master like Hashirama Senju learned the Super Sage Body and then used the Eight Gates, opening the Gate of Death to gain dozens of times his power, even if the Otsutsuki clan truly descended, they would not fare well.

If three or five such masters came together, even Kaguya Otsutsuki would find it unbearable.

Because they could not help with the research on the Super Sage Body, Tobirama and the others felt somewhat失落. For the proud individuals, this was a blow.

Thus, to avoid being looked down upon by Wang Bo, they readily accepted the task and began modifying the Eight Gates, intending to improve it before Wang Bo finished developing the Super Sage Body.

After all, they had the pride of the strong.

After days and nights of research, they soon gained insights. After all, everyone present was a genius among geniuses.

So, working together, modifying a ninjutsu was not a big problem.

To confirm whether their modifications were on track, they brought Might Guy into the group, and progress accelerated rapidly.