A little boy was gloomily staying in the Konoha Orphanage, clinging tightly to a piece of tree bark, knowing it hid a great secret.
However, to unlock the secret of the tree bark, one needed Wood Release Chakra as the key, which meant Hashirama Cell Transplantation was required to obtain the Wood Release Chakra...
But...
These are secrets of Konoha.
How did this child obtain them?
Anyway, regardless of how this little boy knew about Orochimaru's secret of performing Hashirama Cell Transplantation, he deliberately got himself captured by Orochimaru, who loved scientific experiments, intentionally gaining Orochimaru's trust, and was eventually transplanted with Hashirama Cells, successfully awakening Wood Release.
After awakening Wood Release, the boy then used Orochimaru and Shimura Danzo's secrets to return to Konoha, retrieved the tree bark he had hidden in the orphanage, obtained the secret information hidden on it, and began the conspiracy he had been determined to execute since childhood...
"We must return to the origin first..."
Orochimaru, being very clever, spoke in a deep voice: "How exactly did Akihara Kagura know there was a secret hidden on the tree bark? From what channel did he learn about it, and why does this piece of tree bark require Wood Release to open it..."
Just as Tsunade and Kabuto were conversing, Second Hokage Senju Tobirama and Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato simultaneously received an order!
"Go snatch that tree bark!"
Akihara Kagura's will appeared in their minds, coldly delivering his order: "Kabuto betrayed me, he stole my things, that piece of tree bark must not fall into the hands of the people of Konoha!"
"Tree bark?"
Senju Tobirama heard a familiar term with surprise.
This Second Hokage immediately recalled something.
Back then, when they were investigating information on Uchiha Madara, they had gone to the Nankai Shrine of the Uchiha Clan to view the Uchiha Clan's thousand-year-old stele...
At that time...
They were a bit puzzled that the Senju of the Forest, who stood alongside the Uchiha Clan, did not have any historical records...
At that time...
Akihara Kagura seemed to have unintentionally mentioned whether the Senju had a piece of tree bark or something!
Does this mean...
Akihara Kagura had already obtained that piece of tree bark!
That guy was testing himself and his elder brother Senju Hashirama back then, trying to probe from their mouths whether that piece of tree bark belonged to the Senju!
Senju Tobirama immediately confirmed that the tree bark might belong to the Senju, and Akihara Kagura had already obtained that piece of tree bark!
On it was recorded the secrets of the Senju!
However, neither Senju Tobirama nor Namikaze Minato could defy Akihara Kagura's order, and the two of them instantly charged directly toward Tsunade, trying to seize the tree bark that fell into her hands!
"They've moved!"
Jiraiya was greatly surprised.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru simultaneously blocked the two Hokage!
While being forced to fight Orochimaru, Senju Tobirama gravely conveyed his speculation to Tsunade: "Tsunade, that piece of tree bark is an heirloom of the Senju of the Forest, it must record highly confidential historical information, it must not fall into our hands!"
"I know..."
Tsunade immediately reacted as well.
"You must decipher the information on it as soon as possible!"
While wielding a Kunai to attack Orochimaru, Senju Tobirama reminded: "That is a treasure handed down through the generations of the Senju, it may record the history of the Ninja World, or possibly the secrets of the Ninja World!"
After saying this, Senju Tobirama continued: "The stele of the Uchiha Clan requires a Sharingan to decipher; Uchiha Madara used his Sharingan to uncover the secrets of the stele, and began secretly using others to advance his plan of collecting the Tailed Beasts..."
"As the adversary of the Uchiha in the past, perhaps what's recorded on it can counter Uchiha Madara's plan, it must not fall into our hands, we must quickly uncover the secrets of the tree bark!"
"Alright!"
Tsunade nodded quickly in agreement.
Konoha is not without Wood Release ninjas.
On the contrary.
Currently, there are many Wood Release ninjas in Konoha.
According to Kabuto, this piece of tree bark can have its information read with Wood Release Chakra, all she needs to do is find a Wood Release Ninja.
Wait...
Something seems off?
Tsunade suddenly realized something, most of Konoha's Wood Release ninjas were in the Root, but most of the Root members were dispatched on missions, and the only Wood Release Ninja under the Hokage's command, Tianzang, had also been sent out to lead Team Eight...
Not good!
At this time...
Konoha has no Wood Release ninjas!
Underground.
Black Zetsu also saw that piece of tree bark.
Compared to the shortsighted people of Konoha, Black Zetsu immediately recognized the true material of that tree bark; it was a piece of the outer shell of the Ten-tails, the shed skin of the Gedo Statue!
In other words...
Throughout history, only one person could produce such a thing!
Six Paths Sage...
The legendary Six Paths Sage Otsutsuki Hagoromo could have manufactured it, and only the Six Paths Sage could record information on that piece of tree bark, and only the Six Paths Sage would have left it to the Senju!
The Uchiha and the Senju were both descendants of the Six Paths Sage Otsutsuki Hagoromo, one inheriting his eyes, the other his physique.
The Uchiha Clan possesses a stele that records history...
How could the Senju Clan not have a historical record!