Hashirama Reborn

Hit! Left, left! Watch out behind!

In the dark and remote room, an unusual battle was taking place. Two tiny vines stood on both sides of the room like two nimble dancers, their soft branches intertwined and entangled in the air, as if they were engaging in a silent contest.

The vines stretched out their slender bodies, sometimes scratching each other, sometimes slapping each other. They fought back and forth in the air.

In the corner stood a calm and composed black-haired boy, who seemed not at all surprised by the vine fight happening in front of him, and he kept shouting while holding his hands together.

Suddenly, the vine on the left side pressed down neatly, and the whole vine stuck to the ground like a green snake, rushing towards the opponent on the right at a rapid speed. The moment it got close, the originally soft body instantly straightened up, like a sharp sword, accurately binding the opponent tightly.

The vine on the right had no time to react before it was pulled out by the roots. The body, which had been baring its claws and teeth in an attempt to resist, instantly softened and fell powerlessly to the ground.

The victorious vine shook its body as if celebrating its victory, and then slowly crawled towards the only black-haired boy in the room. Its branches and leaves gently wrapped around the boy's feet, slowly climbed to his shoulders, rubbed against him affectionately, and then stopped moving.

The boy was not panicked at all. He stroked the "well-behaved" vine on his shoulder with a relaxed expression, as if he was comforting a victorious child.

Ugh

The young man suddenly sighed, with a hint of helplessness in his voice: It's so boring, so many days have passed, why hasn't Tobirama come to see me yet.

It turned out that this calm and composed young man was the confined Senju Hashirama. He had not seen anyone since his conversation with Tobirama some time ago. He was in a bad mood and could not calm down and rest. Hashirama simply took this time to re-experiment with the tricks he had come up with on a whim.

Wooden clone - improved version

The inspiration came from the Wood Clone and the White Zetsu he had seen during the Fourth Ninja World War in his previous life. Those creatures that were born after the fusion of his cells had powerful recovery and concealment, which gave Hashirama new ideas about Wood Release.

The wood clone and the shadow clone have many similarities. For example, they both use chakra to divide their memories and strength into clones. The clones have the consciousness of the original body and can perform combat or intelligence gathering tasks well. Once the chakra is exhausted or knocked down by the enemy, they will lose the ability to move and will act on their own. All the memories obtained during this period will be shared with the original body.

Unlike ordinary shadow clones, Hashirama's wood clones are different in that they can not only be summoned from the original body, but can also be created using living trees. These wood clones not only have his appearance, strength and memory, but even if they are defeated, they will not turn into smoke and dissipate like shadow clones, but will turn into hard wood and continue to stand on the battlefield.

The improved version of the wooden clone that Hashirama thought of was to replace the wood that was originally supposed to turn into a human form with real plants. Would it be possible to retain the appearance of the plants themselves while giving them their own strength and memory?

If this can be achieved, it will be much more convenient for both combat and intelligence gathering in the future. This idea took root in Hashirama's heart like a seed.

During the time he was in solitary confinement, Hashirama began countless experiments, trying to transfer his consciousness to living plants so that the plants would possess his power. However, the results of the experiments disappointed him time and time again.

Plants do not have fingers that can be used to make seals, and their life forms are completely different from those of ninjas. Hashirama's consciousness cannot be perfectly integrated with plants, and he cannot pass his power to them.

However, in these failed experiments, Hashirama did not give up. He continuously input his chakra into the plants and used his own will to support each seemingly impossible attempt.

A miracle happened quietly after countless attempts. With the support of Hashirama's huge chakra and strong will, some plants actually began to develop a slight consciousness. They could understand Hashirama's commands through Wood Release Chakra and could act independently without Hashirama's real-time control. And since the plants themselves did not have chakra, they would not alert anyone, thus achieving the most perfect eavesdropping effect.

They do have weaknesses. Their consciousness is very weak and they have almost no combat power. Once their chakra is exhausted or they are impacted, they will turn back into ordinary plants. Moreover, they can only transmit information to Hashirama when they "have consciousness". Unlike shadow clones or wood clones, once they turn into ordinary plants, the information they have heard will disappear and they will not actively feedback to the original body.

Despite its various flaws, this breakthrough still made Hashirama excited. It didn't matter if it couldn't be used in combat, it would be good to use it for intelligence gathering.

Thinking of this, Hashirama clapped his hands and said to the vine lying on the ground: Okay, stop pretending to be dead, get up quickly.

As Hashirama finished his words, the vines lying on the ground moved, and with a snap, they bounced up, rushed over quickly like a snake, and wrapped around Hashirama's ankles aggrievedly.

Hashirama squatted down and gently stroked the soft body of the vine, with a gentle smile on his face. At the same time, the vine that was originally wrapped around his shoulders also moved. Its branches suddenly tightened, as if it was alert to the outside world. The slender body pointed to the door and did not move. Hashirama patted it gently to comfort this "little guard".

Hashirama had already recognized that these were the steps of his younger brother Tobirama, so he stood up without panic and asked calmly: Tobirama, can I go out?

My brother's voice came from outside the door, with a hint of helplessness: Sorry, brother, father and others will not allow anyone to plead for you, you have to stay here for a while.

A hint of understanding appeared on Hashirama's face. After all, this time he had disobeyed the decision of his father and the elders. How could they let him go so easily? Although he had a premonition, he still felt a little disappointed when he heard the news. After all, this place was too boring.

The two vines seemed to sense his mood and rubbed his arms and calves in an attempt to bring him some comfort. Hashirama smiled and touched the vines, then raised his head and said to the outside of the door: It's okay, Tobirama, actually I'm having a lot of fun here too. When I come out, I'll show you a super interesting ninjutsu!

Hearing his brother's smiling voice, Tobirama outside the door finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know why his brother, who always hated being confined, was so calm this time, as long as his brother was fine, he could leave with peace of mind.

Thinking of this, Senju Tobirama spoke hesitantly: Brother, I came here today to say goodbye to you. I have a mission that requires me to set off immediately, and it may take some time for me to come back.

Don't worry, I will find a chance to plead with my father during the mission.

Hashirama's expression froze, and he asked hesitantly: "You are with your father? What is the mission? Is it serious?"