“Is this the Sage Body of the First Hokage?”

Yechuan clenched his fist, feeling the power that seemed capable of easily crushing mountains.

“It’s truly monstrous.”

He pushed open the door and walked out.

In the villa’s living room, Tsunade, Nami, Kotone, and Suzuka were gathered around, playing some novel card game, the atmosphere light and pleasant.

Yechuan didn’t disturb them; he simply walked to the open space next to the living room that connected to the outdoor courtyard.

He extended his right hand, and with a thought.

The next moment, a miraculous scene unfolded.

A green sprout, without any warning, slowly grew from the center of his fair palm!

Then, it branched, unfurled leaves, and bloomed… In just a few breaths, a vibrant, delicate flower completed its entire life cycle, from nothingness to full bloom, right in his palm!

“This…”

The girls playing cards were all drawn to this miraculous sight, their eyes wide with astonishment!

“My… my grandfather’s… Wood Style?!”

Tsunade stared at the flower in Yechuan’s palm, completely stunned, her voice trembling with disbelief!

“Oh my god! Yakawa-kun! You actually…”

Uzumaki Nami also covered her mouth!

“Awakened a Kekkei Genkai?”

Uchiha Kotone’s Mangekyō Sharingan instinctively appeared, staring intently at the flower!

“Monster…”

Hyuga Suzuka could only utter these two words.

Yechuan smiled, looking at their shocked expressions.

He felt that a small-scale trial wasn't enough to fully demonstrate this power.

Yechuan cast his gaze beyond the villa, towards the desert that had become somewhat desolate due to Crocodile’s previous rule.

He slowly brought his hands together.

“Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!”

Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!—!

The ground began to shake violently!

Under everyone’s astonished gaze!

Countless thick trees, like living giant dragons, burst through the dry sand, growing and spreading wildly with an unyielding force!

In less than a minute!

The once desolate and barren desert outside the villa was forcibly transformed by Yechuan, single-handedly, into a vast, boundless primeval forest!!!

“…”

Inside the villa, Tsunade and the other women were completely speechless.

And not far away, the Senju Clan members who were diligently training, upon seeing the magnificent forest rise from the ground, were first shocked, then erupted into cheers mixed with tears and wild joy!

“It’s… it’s First Hokage-sama’s Wood Style!!!”

“Heaven bless the Senju! Heaven bless the Senju!!!”

“First Hokage-sama’s power… has returned!!!”

In the distance, on the top floor of Rain Dinners.

Crocodile’s cigar fell directly to the ground.

He stared blankly at the forest that had appeared out of nowhere, feeling a chill shoot from his feet to the top of his head!

“Are… are you kidding me… creating a forest out of thin air?!”

For the first time, he realized how shallow his understanding of his boss truly was!

Further away, in the villa where Uzumaki Mito resided.

The First Hokage’s widow slowly walked to the window, feeling the Chakra aura in the air that she had missed for decades, and two clear lines of tears streamed down her cloudy old eyes.

“Hashirama…”

“Your Wood Style…”

“It has finally returned.”

…Inside the villa, Tsunade, Nami, Kotone, and Suzuka were still immersed in the immense shock of Yechuan creating a forest out of thin air, unable to recover for a long time.

As the creator of all this, Yechuan calmly closed his eyes, carefully experiencing the changes after his body’s transformation.

“Is this the Sage Body?”

He could clearly feel that he had established a sense of kinship, like blood ties, with the earth beneath his feet and the surrounding plants.

He seemed to hear the sound of every tree growing, and feel the pulse of every green leaf breathing.

This was a wondrous feeling, almost like that of a creator.

Yechuan began to calmly analyze his current strength and his position in both worlds.

“In the One Piece World…”

He thought of the monsters standing at the apex of the world.

The Four Emperors, the Marine Marine Admirals… a large part of their strength came from the ultimate application of Haki, especially Conqueror's Haki Entanglement.

The method of directly converting willpower into destructive power was extremely domineering; although he wasn't afraid of it before, defeating them would probably require some effort.

But now… Yechuan clenched his fist, feeling the vast ocean-like Chakra within him.

With the First Hokage’s Sage Body as his foundation, his vitality, recovery ability, and total Chakra volume had all undergone a qualitative change!

Enough to support him in higher-intensity, long-duration Haki usage!

Facing the Four Emperors again, even if he still couldn't say he would definitely win, he absolutely had the power to fight them!

“However, I still can’t be careless.”

Yechuan remained cautious.

“Imu, hidden deep within the World Government, their very existence is a mystery, and their power is unknown. Before I figure it out, I must not be overly high-profile.”

“As for the Naruto World…”

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

His next target was Uchiha Madara’s Rinnegan!

As long as he could obtain those eyes, then use the Gedo Statue to capture the Tailed Beasts and revive the Ten-Tails… then, becoming the new Sage of Six Paths, mastering the power of creation and destruction, would not be impossible!

By then, whether it was Ōtsutsuki Kaguya or other potential Ōtsutsuki Main Family members who might descend, he would have the capital to fight!

However, before that, he still needed to further confirm his current limits.

“Sage Body… just how vast is the Chakra volume?”

He formed a hand seal at his chest, one he was incredibly familiar with.

“Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!”

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!… In an instant, hundreds of Shadow Clones, identical to him, appeared in the open space around the villa, densely packed and spectacular!

Yet, Yechuan’s main body, after creating these hundreds of Shadow Clones, didn’t even change his expression in the slightest, nor did he feel any significant Chakra depletion!

“This feeling…”

He carefully savored it.

“It’s like casually scooping a cup of water from a huge barrel filled with pure water.”

Yechuan immediately made a judgment: his current total Chakra volume… was probably no less than that of Naruto Uzumaki in the original work when he activated Nine-Tails Chakra Mode!

“Excellent!”

Yechuan looked at the hundreds of Shadow Clones before him and gave the order:

“Disperse! Use this villa as the center, and plant trees for me in this desert!”

“Yes!”

The hundreds of Shadow Clones responded in unison, then scattered rapidly in all directions like falling petals!

Immediately after, a miracle that shook all of Alabasta unfolded!

“Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!”

“Wood Style: All Creation!”

“Wood Style: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!”

In the deathly desert around Rainbase, which had been barren since ancient times, countless trees, vines, and flowers… burst forth from the sand in a manner completely defying the laws of nature!