Naruto: Wood-Wood Fruit

"Boom!"

Smoke billowed out.

In the midst of the smoky haze, Tsunade, Shizune, and Karin's eyes sparkled with expectation and curiosity.

Three distinct fruits, each bearing mysterious patterns, appeared before them.

"What is this?" Karin asked, astonished.

"These fruits are so strange." Shizune remarked, equally surprised.

She was sure that, despite having traveled extensively with Tsunade across many countries, she had never encountered fruits like these.

"They do look unusual." Tsunade's eyes narrowed with interest.

She curiously picked up one that was melon-shaped and entirely green, examining it closely. 

"It feels as if it has some kind of magical pull, almost as though it's compelling me to eat it."

She instinctively checked it with her chakra.

Her expression shifted instantly, and she looked at Kiyoshi in shock.

Inside, not only did she sense an immense amount of chakra, but there was also a vibrant, almost boundless vitality.

She was all too familiar with that feeling.

"Kiyoshi, is this... a fruit created using your Wood Release power?"

Besides Wood Release, she couldn't imagine any other trees capable of producing such peculiar fruits.

"Does that chakra feel similar to the energy from the necklace around your neck, Tsunade-nee?" Kiyoshi asked with a knowing smile.

"Hmm? It contains chakra, and it's even similar to the one in Lady Tsunade's necklace?"

Shizune and Karin both looked stunned.

Each took a fruit and examined it closely.

They confirmed it indeed held a significant amount of chakra.

However, it was still different from the chakra in Tsunade's First Hokage necklace.

Both looked at Kiyoshi, perplexed and seeking an explanation.

"I call this special chakra fruit a 'Devil Fruit,'" Kiyoshi explained with a smile.

"Devil Fruit?"

The women exchanged puzzled glances.

Wasn't that name... a little strange?

"The one Tsunade-nee is holding was grown from the First Hokage's cells that I acquired from Danzo."

Kiyoshi explained, holding nothing back.

Strictly speaking, "cells" was an oversimplification.

What he had obtained from Danzo was actually a sample of the First Hokage's flesh.

Using that flesh as nourishment, he had grown an artificial Devil Fruit.

But to avoid Tsunade's disapproval, he had softened the description a bit.

After all, he remembered that in the original story, Tsunade herself had once experimented with the First Hokage's cells to develop new medical jutsu.

She should be able to accept this concept without much resistance.

"The First Hokage's cells?"

Tsunade's eyes contracted sharply. "So that's why it felt off."

"Just by eating it, you can gain the power of Wood Release."

Kiyoshi's words were earth-shattering.

With Tsunade already possessing Senju blood, consuming this Devil Fruit grown from the First Hokage's flesh.

Her Wood Release wouldn't be as weak as Yamato's, instead, it would be almost as powerful as the First Hokage's.

The level of mastery she might achieve would ultimately depend on herself.

"What?"

"Wood Release?"

"Can this really be true?"

Tsunade, Shizune, and Karin were all stunned.

They looked at Kiyoshi with disbelief.

"Indeed, combining my unique Wood Release abilities, I can grow this kind of chakra fruit directly."

Kiyoshi nodded confidently, smiling.

"It allows people to integrate genetic traits from Kekkei Genkais in a gentler way. So far, I've conducted several experiments without finding any significant rejection reactions."

The advantage of the Devil Fruit lay not only in enabling someone to inherit the genetic powers that could traditionally only be passed down through bloodlines.

It also allowed them to gain full mastery of the Kekkei Genkai power, as the fruit was nourished by the genetics of the original bloodline user.

There was no need for extreme stimulation to awaken this power, it could be naturally grasped with just a bit of training.

With enough talent and determination, one could easily reach, or even surpass, the original bloodline bearer's level.

"Is this really possible?" Tsunade was somewhat stunned.

She knew well that Kiyoshi's Wood Release was far beyond that of her grandfather.

It was an extraordinary ability.

It could perfectly absorb any power.

It could even acquire Kekkei Genkais directly from the genetic makeup of another user.

But she hadn't expected that he could grow a fruit capable of perfectly transferring another's Kekkei Genkais.

It truly deserved the name…. Devil Fruit.

With its strange appearance and incredible power.

It was almost like the fruit of a demon, capable of awe-inspiring abilities.

"Gulp..."

Shizune, with an astonished face, swallowed hard.

She looked blankly at the Devil Fruit in her hand and the one in Karin's. "Kiyoshi, and these ones?"

"Shizune-senpai, the one you're holding can grant the Swift Release Kekkei Genkai."

Kiyoshi shrugged with a smile. "It will also increase your chakra reserves significantly, even giving you access to Fire and Lightning chakra changes, which you didn't have before with only Water natured chakra."

He hadn't expected them to grab the artificial Devil Fruits meant for him.

With her monstrous strength, Shizune combined with Swift Release to greatly boost her speed.

Her fighting power would be formidable.

The fruit wasn't just about Swift Release, though. 

Thanks to Root's vast collection, he had also infused it with the blood of the Hagoromo clan, an offshoot of the Otsutsuki lineage that had long since vanished.

This would allow her chakra reserves to increase significantly, as well as her chakra control.

Each person has their own path, and the right one for them is always the best.

Kiyoshi had no intention of giving everyone Wood Release or the Sharingan, much like how he had given Kurenai her own special "Red Eyes."

Not everyone could become as powerful as Hashirama or Madara.

He thought that as Tsunade's apprentice, Shizune's setup was just perfect.

"Swift Release?"

Shizune was stunned.

This rare Kekkei Genkai, which she had heard Tsunade mention, was created by combining Wind and Lightning chakra.

It enabled the user to move at lightning speed, nearly as fast as light itself.

A powerful bloodline, making the user almost impossible to track or attack.

"And what about mine?" Karin asked excitedly.

She shook the red fruit in her hand with curiosity.

"The one you're holding can grant the powers of the Uzumaki clan's Kekkei Genkai, including the special ability of the Uzumaki – Adamantine Sealing Chains."

Kiyoshi patted Karin's head with a smile. 

"Since your Uzumaki blood is somewhat diluted, preventing you from fully using the Adamantine Sealing Chains, I used the corpse of an Uzumaki to grow it specifically for you."

In fact.

This was not just any Uzumaki, but the corpse of the Uzumaki clan head.

Kiyoshi hadn't expected that after the Uzumaki clan's downfall, Danzo would acquire the body of the Uzumaki clan's leader and preserve it well.

Most likely, Danzo had a hand in their destruction.

But that no longer mattered.

He had checked the chakra properties of this clan leader.

With Wind, Lightning, Fire, Water, Yin, and Yang, it only lacked Earth nature to be complete.

This would enable Karin to acquire all chakra natures.

Her potential was now limitless.

With his guidance, she could use the sheer volume of chakra to trap targets with the Adamantine Sealing Chains, bombarding them with the Five Style Massive Combo Jutsu.

Not like a certain "Strongest Hokage," who could only use it as a final move and couldn't even summon it in old age.

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