As the extracted Nine-tails Chakra merged into the chakra points of his body and concentrated in his lower abdomen, the amount of the extracted life force also gradually increased. It had completely integrated into the Nine-tails chakra that was constantly flowing all over his body.
If Senju Hashirama were here, he would definitely say that this was the precursor to Wood Release's awakening. The chakra in his body was filled with the breath of life. It was commonly known as the Chakra of Life. It seemed that Wood Release's strength had been stimulated by the Nine-tails Chakra and the Mangekyo.
If Ryoha's body only had Wood Release's power, then it would be impossible for it to awaken in his body so quickly. He would end up like Tsunade, who only managed to obtain the vast amount of chakra reserve despite possessing the Wood Release's power for so many years. While she was strong a strong ninja with an astonishing regeneration ability and terrifying medical ninjutsu, it was absolutely impossible for her to progress so quickly.
The next day, Ryoha had already recovered from the aftereffects of using his Visual Jutsu for two consecutive days. After all, his body was not something that Uchiha could compare to. He would definitely not suffer from a serious illness because of the power of the Mangekyo since his body was pushed into the utmost limit. Moreover, with Ryoha's current regeneration ability, it would be difficult for him to get sick. In addition, he had secretly learned a lot of medical ninjutsu in Konoha's hospital.
When the head of Konoha's hospital treated Hinata, Ryoha was secretly observing the him. Therefore, heh could barely be considered a low-level medical ninja. However, with the help of the biological computer, he could see everything inside him. How could he let something happen to his body?
"It's time to go. Jiraiya has already finished dealing with the matters in Konoha. It should be the right time to find Tsunade. Then they will meet Itachi soon."
"Haha, good timing. I promised to gouge your eyes last time we met, but this time, even if I can't dig out your eyes and beat you up, I will take your surname."
Ryoha exercised and refined the Nine-tails chakra all night, which caused his body to be a little stiff. However, he was surprised to find that every time he finished chakra extraction for a long time, his mind and body would be very tired.
This was because extracting chakra required spiritual energy and physical energy. His mind and body were both exhausted, so how could he not be tired? But when Ryoha woke up the next day, he found that not only that he was not tired at all, he was even more energetic than yesterday. It was really strange. He did not know that this was the sign of the Wood Release's gradual awakening.
"Let's go!" Ryoha tidied up his mood and brought Byakko (in the little cat form) on his shoulder. He led Shui Wuyue and Bulma to the Tanzaku Quarters at the Land of Fire.
On the way, Ryoha saw that Haku's overall strength was constantly improving. Ryoha was very envious of the speed of progress, and he also understood that she was greatly helped by the information inscribed on the ice tablet.
It enabled her to take the correct and most efficient path in improving her Bloodline Limit. At the very least, she would not take any detours in reaching the final stage. Moreover, there were many secrets and information about the Ice Release recorded on the tablet. It was really the most precious treasure of the clan.
Therefore, Haku's mastery of Ice Release had been rapidly improving. In addition, she also got Byakko's guidance in Wind and Water Release, the two elements that formed the Ice Release. The stronger her Wind and Water Release, the stronger the power of her Ice Release would also become.
Seeing Haku's growth speed, Ryoha felt great pressure. If this continued, she would soon catch up with him. But now, with his strength, he could no longer be helped by a good teacher. Breaking through to the level of a Kage completely depended on his own understanding, chance, and luck. This path was not easy to walk.
Because Ryoha was sure that even Itachi was not a Kage-level ninja, he should be above the Elite Jonin level, but he couldn't reach the Kage level. He was stuck between the two levels. He could be regarded as a pseudo-Kage-level ninja.
With his Mangekyo, it was not impossible for itachi to defeat those ordinary Kage-level ninjas who didn't have any Bloodline Limit by using his Visual Jutsu at the right timing.
If Itachi didn't care about his health, he could use Susanoo's complete form to defeat more powerful Kage-level ninjas. But if his opponent was trying to escape, it would be harder for him. Orochimaru in the original work was an exception. Even with his damaged soul, he faced the Sword of Totsuka head-on. He risked his life only to get sealed inside the Susanoo's gourd.
After all, Mangekyo Sharingan was not omnipotent, and it was not often used in battle. After using them, if the user couldn't get their desired result, they would be rendered useless since they would lose so much strength due to the usage of the Visual Jutsu.
Therefore, a Kage-level ninja would not look down on anyone with the Mangekyo. But once they failed to achieve the desired effect after using them, they could only either escape or die. At least, this was the case before awakening the Eternal Mangekyo.
The atmosphere in the corridor of an inn near the Tanzaku Quarters was quite heavy. This was because Naruto was there, facing Itachi and Kisame in a standoff.
"It's time to take you away." Kisame knew that there wasn't much time left. Who knew when Jiraiya would come back? Originally, he didn't take Jiraiya very seriously, but Itachi, who was born in Konoha, knew more. But he didn't care much for Orochimaru.
This guy, whose soul was getting weaker, was already restrained by him, and with his Mangekyo, there was no need to worry at all. But Jiraiya was different.
When he saw him, Itachi felt a strong threat. His instinct told him that his Jiraiya was no ordinary ninja. There was definitely a terrifying strength hidden inside his body that could threaten him. Therefore, Itachi refrained from fighting Jiraiya directly.
Even if he wasn't concerned about Sasuke, he still couldn't do it. Because even if he used Susanoo, it was likely that he would be the one to die. This was what his instinct told him, but Itachi was very convinced by his intuition because he was not mistaken every time this kind of feeling arose.
"Who is this guy? How can he have the Sharingan? Is he the one that Sasuke talked about?" Naruto found that his feet were a bit soft, and from the faint killing intent coming out from Kisame, he knew that this person was definitely much stronger than Kakashi.