Time passed, second by second. Arata felt like a fish frying on a scorching iron plate, endlessly roasted by raging flames.
During this torturous process, he fainted repeatedly, only to awaken again, over and over.
Just as he felt he could endure no more, a cool, spring-like stream of energy suddenly poured in from his chest.
It spread throughout his body, soothing the boiling blood and lowering the searing heat, making him feel as though he had been brought back from the brink of death.
At this moment, Uchiha Arata slowly regained consciousness.
He raised his head slightly and, through blurred vision, saw Tsunade pressing both hands against his chest.
An emerald-green glow radiated from her palms, bathing his body in soft light as she continuously infused him with chakra that carried a faintly cool sensation.
With Tsunade's assistance, Arata gradually became fully alert. He sat up, guiding her chakra through his meridians, directing it toward the most painful and unstable areas within his body.
Slowly, the fusion of the Senju bloodline reached its final stage. The scorching heat within Arata began to fade, replaced by a tolerable warmth. At just the right moment, Tsunade withdrew her chakra.
Time passed, second by second. Under Tsunade's watchful gaze, the unnatural redness covering Arata's skin gradually faded, returning to normal. Just as Tsunade believed he had fully stabilized, an indescribable pressure suddenly erupted from Arata's body.
Even though his eyes remained closed, the aura he released made others feel an overwhelming urge to kneel and worship.
Fortunately, Tsunade possessed firm willpower. She clenched her teeth and suppressed the instinctive fear and reverence rising within her.
Still, her eyes were filled with deep shock. This power.....she recognized it all too well.
In her memory, she had only ever felt such an overwhelming presence from one person: her grandfather, the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama.
As a master of medical ninjutsu with profound understanding of the human body, Tsunade immediately grasped the source of this phenomenon.
This was a suppression born from life force itself.
Arata's life energy and vitality had surpassed hers by an enormous margin, producing a primal fear response—just as ordinary people would tremble before a ferocious beast. It was a fundamental difference in the level of life.
This realization left Tsunade utterly shaken.
She was no ordinary ninja. At minimum, her strength stood at the peak of Kage level.
For her to experience such pressure meant that Arata's physical existence had already transcended her own by a vast distance.
Yet this made no sense.
Arata had only just copied the Senju bloodline....how could he not only surpass her, but do so by such an overwhelming margin?
Tsunade stared at Arata with conflicted emotions. It seemed he still possessed countless secrets she had yet to uncover, deepening the complexity of her feelings toward this young man.
Just as she was lost in thought, Arata's aura surged again, intensifying like a towering mountain crashing down upon her.
Even the tiny particles of dust in the air began to float upward, defying gravity under the pressure of his power.
Tsunade braced herself and stared at Arata, who sat cross-legged in the center of the storm of chakra. Her lips parted as she whispered in disbelief:
"The Immortal Body… Grandpa's Immortal Body…"
At that moment, any lingering doubt vanished.
Uchiha Arata had unquestionably awakened the legendary Sage Body unique to Senju Hashirama.
This terrifying presence—this overwhelming vitality—was identical to what her grandfather displayed at the height of his strength.
This phenomenon was a natural result of Arata's first awakening. In the future, it would only appear again if he deliberately unleashed his full power.
When Arata finally opened his eyes, a long time had passed.
Yet to him, it felt as though only an instant had gone by.
Tsunade remained patiently beside him, waiting without the slightest sign of impatience.
As his vision cleared, he saw Tsunade staring at him intently. Though she said nothing, Arata could clearly sense the strange look in her eyes.
Ignoring her gaze, Arata rose to his feet and began carefully examining his body.
The first thing that stunned him was his chakra.
No—calling it chakra was no longer accurate.
It was more like an endless ocean.
After repeated strengthening and bloodline fusion, the chakra within Arata had grown to hundreds of times that of an ordinary ninja. His body now resembled a humanoid tailed beast.
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