Chapter 3

At Kazemori's house Hashirama and Kazemori Masaki sat down face to face. Hashirama thinking about where to start. After a while Hashirama breathed out looked at Kazemori Masaki's eyes and said "I'll start with these pattern. You should also be very curious about what it is."

　　 "According to Rimi this seems to be called Sage pattern." Kazemori Masaki said.

"Yes this is indeed that, there is a secret technique called Sage in this world which can only be learned in the unexplored sage regions. I know that there are three places to to learn the Sage mode. In the past many people set foot on the path of seeking the Sage mode, but only a few people can learn the Sage mode. However once they learn the Sage mode they will gain tremendous power. It can also be called a Sage. As a Sage there will naturally be some differences."

　　 "That is to say?"

　　 "Yeah." Senju Hashirama nodded and said "The so-called Sage pattern is a phenomenon that will appear from the people who have learned the Sage mode. Basically it can be regarded as a sign of the Sage."

　　 Kazemori Masaki's heart shook slightly. Sure enough these pattern are the pattern that will appear when entering the Sage mode but why do he have this?

　　 "But I have never learned something like Senjutsu, why do Sage patterns appear on my body?" Even with the knowledge of that comic book Kazemori Masaki still didn't understand his own situation.

　　 "Uh-" Senju Hashirama scratched his head with a confused look and said "To be honest I don't know the reason but I know why you have such a thing."

Then he said: "Masaki you should know that Chakra is the power generated by the combination of our physical strength and spiritual strength. The power of Senjutsu is different. It can only be formed with the addition of another force from the outside world and this force is called the force of nature."

The former Kazemori Masaki didn't know clearly but now he understands what the so-called nature force is, that is to say an indescribable and wonderful force circulating in the outside world that ordinary people can't perceive at all, only certain talents. It can be sensed and incorporated into the body to operate so as to master the power of the Sage mode.

"Although I don't know what the reason is, Masaki your body is indeed absorbing the natural force from the outside." Senju Hashirama pointed to Masaki and said: "But you have no way to control this power, in an unconscious situation the natural power incorporated into the body will getting bigger and bigger which is not a good thing. The Sage can achieve a harmonious balance between the natural power and the chakra in the body. Only in this way can the Sage method be used. Once it's out of balance it will have a very big impact. If the natural forces are weak and once they surpass their own chakras then—"

　　 Senju Hashirama looked serious and said: "This person will become a part of the external matter. For a person it is equivalent to death!"

　　 Kazemori knew the consequences of losing the balance of the Sage model. Although he was horrified in his heart he still remained calm but his tone was still a little trembling and asked: "Hokage-sama why on earth did I absorb the natural forces from the outside?"

　　 Senju Hashirama shook his head and said "I don't know there may be some opinions from Tobirama. I will ask him when I go back but before that I have to solve your problems first."

He took a deep look at Kazemori Masaki and said "Masaki your absorption of natural forces is getting faster and faster. It only spread to the neck for several days before but now I just went to a meeting and came back. After that Senjutsu almost reached the neck. If we let it go you will definitely be dead unless I'm always by your side."

　　 Kazemori Masaki took a breath and then asked "Hokage-sama is there any way I can learn to control the forces of nature. Since you know about the Sage mode you must know a way right?"

　　 He has almost died once but he does not hope that he will really die because of this in the future and he knows that Hashirama himself will use the Sage method.

Hashirama opened his eyes slightly and he did not expect Kazemori Masaki's attitude to be so calm. The former Kazemori Masaki was an emotionally prone person. At that time he might say the same thing but his emotions were different. He's so calm and, it seemed to be he also grew up after hovering around the edge of life and death make he also grew up.

　　 For the changes of Kazemori Masaki, Hashirama is admiring him if a person is too impulsive sometimes that person will ignore certain things which is not a good thing for a Shinobi. Looking at it just now. Kazemori Masaki realize that Hashirama might know a way to save him.

"The reason I'm telling you this is because I have a way for you to learn to control natural forces." Hashirama said with a smile and then whispered: "Actually I myself use the Sage method so I have some experience, don't worry I will definitely teach you how to control natural forces. By the way few people know about this so don't tell anyone."

For Shinobis intelligence is very important. Once all the information is known they will control the war. So no matter how close the relationship is the Shinobi will also hide some means to avoid leaking out information. This is why Shinobis do not allow outsiders to discover the reasons for their secret techniques.

Although Kazemori Masaki does not have much experience with enemies there are many examples in manga that someone have been targeted due to information leaks. There are already few Shinobis who can be confident that they will not fail even if they know all their information. Hashirama is one of them but as a Shinobi he naturally has to learn to protect his own secrets. Maybe it will have a miraculous effect sometime.

　　If Kazemori Masaki himself was in danger of life because of natural forces Senju Hashirama would definitely not say that he would be a Sage. This was also to increase Kazemori Masaki's confidence.

　　 Kazemori Masaki understood this and nodded quickly saying that he would not tell anyone else unless he got permission from the Hokage himself.

Senju Hashirama nodded slightly and said "There is one more thing I want to tell you as the Kazemori clan's head you were originally going to attend today's meeting but due to physical reasons you can only stay at home."

　　 "What's the matter?" Kazemori Masaki asked. Even though he said that Kazemori Masaki was not very concerned anyway he just informed himself. In Konoha today only the powerful Shinobis such as Senju, Uchiha, Hyuga etc. have the decision-making power. Some small Shinobis clan are not qualified to participate and the Kazemori clan only have one member. There is no qualification to sit on an equal footing with a small clan let alone participate in meetings on the management of the village.

　　 However he was also a little curious about the content of this meeting. After all Hokage even had to notify him. It was obvious that all the Shinobis in the village were involved.

"In fact I hope that the relationship between the Shinobi clan can be deepened so I proposed to set up an Academy for the heirs of the major Shinobi clan to come and learn and grow together so that everyone can also forge a deep bond. I think everyone will get along more harmoniously in the village in the future" said Hashirama.

Hearing that Kazemori Masaki immediately remembered isn't this 'Konoha Academy' the predecessor of the 'Shinobi Academy'? In the future a large number of outstanding Shinobis will come out of this place and as the predecessor Konoha Academy among it's first batch of students there are six persons that will form a leadership team centered on the 3rd generation of Hokage Sarutobi.

"In other words I will become a member of Konoha Academy?" Kazemori Masaki said since each clan has to choose an heir then the Kazemori clan must also choose a person and this person can only be him.

"Yes when I teach you how to control natural forces and when your body no longer has problems you can go to the Academy to study. Don't underestimate this Academy, I want to try to establish a new Shinobi combat system, another function of this Academy is to test it." Senju Hashirama said with a smile.