Speaking of this, Tsunade looked at Hinata Ichiro and asked out loud, "Ichiro, why did you ask me not to say anything to stop Jiraiya from accepting new disciples to cultivate the immortal arts of Myoki Mountain?"

"Tsunade-sensei, there are two reasons why I would suggest this!" Hinata Ichiro said, "First, as I said before, the degree of harm to human cultivators from the immortal arts of the three immortal cultivation holy places of Miaomu Mountain, Wet Bone Forest, and Dragon Land Cave is bearable!"

"Second, although Tsunade-sensei and Jiraiya-senpai are both under the tutelage of Hokage-sama, it doesn't mean that Tsunade-sensei can interfere in the self-choice of the newly accepted disciples of Jiraiya's predecessors - the newly accepted disciples of Jiraiya's predecessors have their own teachings, and they don't need and shouldn't be taught by Tsunade-sensei, so as not to hurt each other's feelings if there is disharmony!"

"Yes!" Tsunade said, "I really shouldn't interfere with Jiraiya's self-selection of new disciples!"

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A week later.

Street.

Since today's medical theory course ended relatively early, after coming out of Tsunade's residence, Hinata Ichiro did not return directly to the Hyuga's family's house, but wandered around the streets.

While wandering around, Ichiro Hinata happens to meet Itachi Uchiha.

Looking at Uchiha Itachi's somewhat pale face, Hinata Ichiro asked suspiciously, "Itachi, your face is so pale, are you sick?"

"No!" Uchiha Itachi said, "Ichiro, it's not my illness that caused my paleness—I'm injured!"

"Injured!?" Hinata Ichiro was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Itachi, was injured to complete the mission of the shadows?"

Since the matter of entering the shadows is not a secret thing, Uchiha Itachi is not surprised that Hinata Ichiro guessed the cause of his injury at once.

"Yes!" Uchiha Itachi said.

"Itachi, although you have been a member of the Shadows for a while, you are the youngest and youngest member of the Shadows after all!" Hinata Ichiro said with a puzzled expression, "According to common sense, it should be impossible for the Shadows to let you complete a dangerous mission!"

"And with the strength you have, the general mission of the dark department should not hurt you!"

"In that case, I'm curious about what you got injured for!"

"I'm sorry!" Uchiha Itachi said, "Ichiro, I can't tell you what the Shadows have assigned me to do!"

"It's okay!" Hinata Ichiro said without thinking, "I'm not interested in the mission of the Shadow Department anyway!"

Speaking of this, Hinata Ichiro asked with a concerned face, "Itachi, are your injuries serious?"

"It's okay!" Uchiha Itachi said, "Ichiro, after a period of recuperation, I'm almost recovering!"

"Itachi, although I didn't enter the Konoha Medical Department, I still know some medical ninjutsu!" Hinata Ichiro asked, "Can I check your injuries?"

"Ichiro, that's no problem!" Uchiha Itachi said.

Seeing that Uchiha Itachi agreed, Hinata Ichiro said, "Itachi, then stretch out your right hand!"

"Good!" Uchiha Itachi said as he stretched out his right hand.

So, Hinata Ichiro conducted a simple examination of Uchiha Itachi's body.

"Itachi, your injuries are indeed almost recovering!" said Hinata Ichiro after the examination, "but don't be too tired until you're fully recovered!"

"I see!" Uchiha Itachi promised.

Seeing that Uchiha Itachi agreed, Hinata Ichiro thought for a while and said, "Itachi, although it will be a little presumptuous, I still want to ask you a question!"

"Ichiro, you ask!" Uchiha Itachi said.

"Itachi, you've been a member of the Shadows for a while, do you think you can keep up with the Shadows?" asked Hinata Ichiro.

"Setsuminato!?" Uchiha Itachi asked, somewhat puzzled, "Ichiro, what do you mean by rhythm?"

"Itachi, I mean, do you feel strained in completing the tasks assigned to you by the dark department!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"Ichiro, I'm able to adapt to the task assigned to me by the Shadows!" Uchiha Itachi said.

"Itachi, in the future, as you become more and more experienced in joining the Shadows, the Shadows missions you will face will become more and more dangerous!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Therefore, I hope you can tell me the truth!"

"Ichiro, although the Shadow Missions I have to face will become more and more dangerous as my seniority increases, my strength will also increase with the passage of time!" Uchiha Itachi said, "Therefore, I believe that I will be able to complete every mission assigned to me by the Shadow Division!"

"Itachi, I'm not concerned about whether you'll be able to complete every task assigned to you by the Shadows, but about your safety!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"Ichiro, I thank you for caring about my safety!" Uchiha Itachi said, "But it's impossible to carry out a mission without getting hurt!"

"So, in order to complete the mission, I don't care if I get hurt or not!"

"Itachi, you're right!" Hinata Ichiro said, "On a mission, injuries are indeed inevitable!"

"However, if the person on the mission has strong strength, the chance of injury will be greatly reduced!"

Speaking of this, Hinata Ichiro hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Itachi, I can indirectly teach you a cultivation method that greatly increases your strength in a short period of time, but you must let me use relevant secrecy measures on you!"

"Of course, the relevant secrecy measures I have taken on you are only to prevent the leakage of this cultivation method that greatly increases your strength in a short period of time, and it will not have any impact on your life and strength!"

"Ichiro, you want to indirectly teach me a cultivation method that greatly increases my strength in a short period of time?" asked Uchiha Itachi in surprise.

"Yes!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Itachi, if you don't mind letting me keep it secret against you!"

"Ichiro, what kind of cultivation method are you talking about to greatly increase your strength in a short period of time?" asked Uchiha Itachi.

"Senjutsu!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Itachi, a power that adds natural energy to both mental and physical energy!"

"Ichiro, what is a senjutsu?" asked Uchiha Itachi.

"Itachi, on the question of what is immortal art, after you make a choice, I will tell you in detail!" Hinata Ichiro did not directly reply to Uchiha Itachi's inquiry, but instead said, "Now, you think about whether you practice immortal arts!"

"Ichiro, there are some questions I need to ask before I make a decision!" Uchiha Itachi said.

"Yes!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Itachi, just ask!"

"According to common sense, a person's strength can only be slowly improved step by step, and it is impossible to complete a big leap at once!" Uchiha Itachi said, "Unless this person pays a huge price - Ichiro, if I want to succeed in cultivating immortal arts, then what price do I need to pay!"

"Itachi, I don't need you to pay anything other than the premise of secrecy that I just proposed!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"Ichiro, I really don't have to pay any price?" asked Itachi Uchiha.

"Itachi, it's true!" Hinata Ichiro said, "I don't have to lie to you!"

"Ichiro, in the process of cultivating immortal arts, will there be any danger?" Uchiha Itachi continued to ask.

"Yes!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Itachi, in the process of cultivating immortal arts, there is a certain risk of cultivation!"

"However, if I guide you to cultivate on the side, then the risk of cultivating immortal arts will be greatly reduced!"

"What about time?" asked Uchiha Itachi, "Ichiro, if I decide to practice the Immortal Technique with you, how long will it take for me to succeed in cultivating the Immortal Technique?"

"Itachi, I'm not sure how long it will take you to successfully repair the immortal arts!" Hinata Ichiro said, "because I can't directly teach you the immortal cultivation method!"

"But according to my estimate, I don't think it will take long for you to be able to successfully cultivate the Immortal Technique!"

"Ichiro, if I succeed in cultivating the Immortal Arts, how much will my strength improve?" asked Uchiha Itachi.

"Itachi, once you successfully cultivate the immortal arts, then your strength will increase at least several times!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Of course, if you have a good grasp of the immortal arts, then your strength will increase dozens of times!"

Hearing Hinata Ichiro say this, Uchiha Itachi's eyes lit up and asked, "Ichiro, is it because you have cultivated immortal arts that your strength has improved so quickly?"

"Itachi, what I am cultivating is not an immortal technique, but another special secret technique!" Hinata Ichiro said, "However, the special secret technique I have cultivated has a certain correlation with immortal arts!"

Hearing Hinata Ichiro say that he was not practicing immortal arts, Uchiha Itachi asked, "Ichiro, who has practiced immortal arts?"

"Itachi, the younger generation of the Hyuga clan are all practicing immortal arts!" Hinata Ichiro said, "In addition, one of the 'Three Ninjas', Jiraiya's seniors have also practiced immortal arts!"

When he heard Hinata Ichiro say that the younger generation of the Hyuga clan were practicing immortal arts, Uchiha Itachi understood why Hinata Ichiro didn't directly teach him the immortal cultivation method;

"Ichiro, could it be that Jiraiya, one of the 'Three Ninjas', also practiced the Hyuga clan's immortal arts?" asked Uchiha Itachi.

"No!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Itachi, although Jiraiya's predecessors did practice immortal arts, but the immortal arts practiced by Jiraiya's predecessors came from Miaomu Mountain!"

When he learned that the immortal art practiced by Jiraiya was not from the Hyuga clan, the look of surprise on Uchiha Itachi's face disappeared.

"Ichiro, how many of the younger generations of the Hyuga clan who practice senjutsu have succeeded?" asked Uchiha Itachi.

"Itachi, I can't tell you how many of the younger generation of the Hyuga clan have successfully cultivated immortal arts!" Hinata Ichiro said.

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi pondered for a moment and asked, "Ichiro, can you give me some time to think about it?"

"Itachi, I can give you a week to think about it!" Hinata Ichiro nodded and said, "In a week, you tell me the answer to whether or not you practice immortal arts!"

"However, during the week you've been thinking about it, I hope you don't reveal anything about immortal arts to anyone else!"

"Good!" Uchiha Itachi said, "Ichiro, I won't reveal anything about senjutsu to anyone else in the week I'm considering!"

"That's good!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Then I'll wait for your reply!"

"Good!" Uchiha Itachi said.

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Originally, Hinata Ichiro thought that Uchiha Itachi would give him an answer in a week, but what Hinata Ichiro didn't expect was that Uchiha Itachi had already made a choice after only thinking about it for three days - Uchiha Itachi was willing to practice immortal arts.

After learning about Uchiha Itachi's choice from Uchiha Itachi's mouth, Hinata Ichiro and Uchiha Itachi agreed on a time and place to practice - the time of cultivation is from 8 to 9 o'clock every night, and the place of cultivation is in the forest outside Konoha.

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8 p.m.

In the forest outside of Konoha.

Hinata Ichiro first applied relevant secrecy measures to Uchiha Itachi, and then explained to Uchiha Itachi what is called senjutsu.

After explaining to Ichiro what senjutsu is, Uchiha Itachi asked, "Ichiro, I already understand what you said, but how should I feel the natural energy in nature?"

"Itachi, the first thing you have to do is not how to feel the natural energy in nature!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"Ichiro, what do I do first?" asked Itachi Uchiha.

"Itachi, you first have to put yourself into a state of selflessness!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"The state of mindlessness and selflessness!?" asked Itachi Uchiha, "Ichiro, what do you mean by the state of mindlessness and selflessness?"

"Itachi, the so-called 'heart' refers to distracting thoughts, and without a mind means that there are no distracting thoughts!" Hinata Ichiro explained, "The so-called 'me' refers to oneself, and selflessness means not having oneself!"

"And without heart and selflessness is to have neither distracting thoughts nor self!"

"Ichiro, can you be more specific!" Uchiha Itachi said, "In this way, I can cultivate according to your wishes!"

"Yes!" said Hinata Ichiro, "Itachi, first, you have to get rid of all the distractions in your heart and let your heart reach the realm of ancient wells, and second, you have to ignore the differences between yourself and nature and imagine yourself as a part of the natural world!"

"Once you've done what I said, we'll move on to the next step!"

"Ichiro, I see!" Uchiha Itachi said.

After saying that, Uchiha Itachi sat down on the spot and began to practice according to Hinata Ichiro's words.

A minute later.

Hinata Ichiro's gaze at Uchiha Itachi was full of surprise - it turned out that it only took Uchiha Itachi for the first time to practice for the first time that he had already abandoned his inner distractions and imagined himself as a part of the natural world.

After a while.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, Hinata Ichiro slapped Uchiha Itachi awake from his state of being unintentional and selfless.