After carefully checking his physical condition and confirming that there were no signs of the typical cellular rejection associated with transplanting Hashirama's cells, Fugaku Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief.
As he had suspected, White Zetsu was a perfect fusion of Hashirama's cells, exhibiting flawless compatibility with them. The Hashirama cells obtained through the fusion of White Zetsu's remains or rather, the properties of these cells could seamlessly integrate into his body without causing any cellular erosion.
"Having fused White Zetsu's remains, I wonder if I can now perform Wood Style jutsu?"
Approaching the bookshelf on his left, he retrieved a cyan scroll inscribed with the character "木" (Wood).
This was a scroll containing Wood Style jutsu.
Senju Hashirama, known as the God of Shinobi, was renowned for his Wood Style techniques, which were legendary in the ninja world. As the Uchiha clan had long viewed the Senju clan as rivals, they naturally harbored a strong desire to master Wood Style jutsu and had collected various techniques over time.
The scroll contained Wood Style techniques that the Uchiha clan had
"Release!"
Using a specific hand seal, he unsealed the scroll and unfurled it.
"Wood Style: Cutting Technique!"
This was the first Wood Style jutsu that caught his eye.
This technique allows the user to cause a sharp tree branch to grow from their palm, capable of piercing through the human body. After insertion, the branch can continue to split and grow internally by forming additional hand seals, impaling the enemy from within. The number of branches depends on the user's chakra.
In terms of rank, this technique is not considered high-level, but in terms of practicality, it is quite effective. He recalled that Uchiha Obito had once used this technique in battle, killing numerous Mist Ninjas.
Continuing to scroll, the second Wood Style technique appeared.
"Wood Clone Technique!"
This technique uses "wood" as the medium to create clones. The wood clones are highly realistic, more so than Shadow Clones, making them harder to distinguish.
"Wood Style: Birth of the World Tree."
"Wood Style: Flowering World Tree."
"Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique."
...
As he continued to read, many Wood Style techniques he had heard of were listed in the scroll. Among them, some powerful techniques had enough power to reach the level of a Kage.
However, upon seeing these techniques, he felt little excitement.
The important factor was not the Wood Style techniques themselves, but the ability to perform them.
While few families and factions possessed the Wood Style scrolls, they were not exceedingly rare. Yet, in the many years since Senju Hashirama's time, only a handful of individuals had the ability to use Wood Style techniques.
The only one who had gained Kage-level combat power from this was Uchiha Madara.
Although he had fused White Zetsu's remains, he was still uncertain whether he could perform Wood Style techniques.
Returning to the section on "Wood Style: Cutting Technique," he carefully studied the hand seals and chakra flow methods.
After a brief moment, having memorized the technique, he attempted to practice it.
"Wood Style: Cutting Technique."
Swish—
As he performed the technique, a hint of greenery extended from his palm, transforming into a tree branch. Before he could rejoice, the branch instantly withered and shattered.
"Failure!"
His first attempt at the "Wood Style: Cutting Technique" ended in failure.
"Is it due to lack of proficiency? No, that shouldn't be the reason!"
Fugaku Uchiha shook his head.
In terms of talent for ninjutsu, he might not be as gifted as Uchiha Itachi, unable to master techniques to a high degree upon first learning them. But even if his ninjutsu talent wasn't as high as Itachi's, it shouldn't lead to failure on the first attempt, especially since this was a relatively low-level Wood Style technique.
Under normal circumstances, even if the power was weak, he should still be able to perform it successfully.
There must be another reason causing the failure.
"Sharingan!"
He activated his three-tomoe Sharingan, using it to observe the changes in his chakra, and then attempted the "Wood Style: Cutting Technique" again.
A green tree branch extended from his palm once more.
But soon, as before, it withered and shattered.
"It's because I can't generate enough Wood Release chakra!"
Observing through the Sharingan, he discovered the cause.
Wood Style techniques are a Bloodline Limit; to perform them, one needs to combine Earth and Water chakra to create Wood chakra.
As a member of the Uchiha clan, he possessed the characteristic Fire chakra but lacked Earth and Water chakra.
However, after fusing White Zetsu's remains, his body.