DISCLAIMER: This theory doesn't belong to me!
I have found it on another forum and decided to share it with you guys as I find it highly probable and it fits the patterns with the Sannins. Credits go to the original creator.
I. Preface
In the recent chapter, we've seen that Hashirama's Sage Mode activation creates a seal that expands across his face in a similar fashion to Tsunade's Yin Seal.
II. The Theory
Both Jiraiya and Orochimaru had attempted to learn Sage Mode in the past, though neither were able to master the techniques. It would be odd for Tsunade to be the odd one out here, since she is a fellow Sannin. As such, my theory is that Tsunade too attempted to learn Sage Mode, and failed.
We don't know the true potential of Hashirama's SM, but we can tell that it increases his chakra reserves considerably given the scale of the mokuton he was able to perform as a result of being buffed so much. Given that Hashirama purposely activated SM in order to use the mokuton, it would be fair to assume he activated it with the intention of increasing his chakra. This is where the technique relates to Tsunade's seal, which the Princess made in order to store large volumes of chakra in her forehead over a period of time. Is it possible that she created the seal as a substitute for the SM seal which she could never master?
Tsunade clearly designed the appearance of her seal off her grandmother's seal
Finally, I find it interesting that the first technique Hashirama used in Sage Mode was a giant Guanyin statue summoning. Note that Tsunade's Byakugou technique roughly translates as ' Fine White Hair ' which in chinese myths and legends was a white swirl of fine hair on the forehead of Buddha. While these two figures are different, they are both related to each other in chinese mythology. Furthermore, the hair was represented in art by a spiral or a dot, or even a gem or pearl. It represents the third eye which allows one to see past the mundane world and into the divine world. Evidently, the basis of Tsunade's technique has clear parallels with Hashirama's technique.
Let me know what you guys think.
I. Preface
In the recent chapter, we've seen that Hashirama's Sage Mode activation creates a seal that expands across his face in a similar fashion to Tsunade's Yin Seal.
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As this is a Sage Mode, it was naturally taught in a different realm, which we can only assume to be Shikkotsurin since it is the only remaining training ground of the technique. Given that Ryuchi cave and Mount Myoboku are home to toads and snakes, we naturally relate Shikkotsurin to slugs, and thus Tsunade, the Slug Princess.II. The Theory
Both Jiraiya and Orochimaru had attempted to learn Sage Mode in the past, though neither were able to master the techniques. It would be odd for Tsunade to be the odd one out here, since she is a fellow Sannin. As such, my theory is that Tsunade too attempted to learn Sage Mode, and failed.
We don't know the true potential of Hashirama's SM, but we can tell that it increases his chakra reserves considerably given the scale of the mokuton he was able to perform as a result of being buffed so much. Given that Hashirama purposely activated SM in order to use the mokuton, it would be fair to assume he activated it with the intention of increasing his chakra. This is where the technique relates to Tsunade's seal, which the Princess made in order to store large volumes of chakra in her forehead over a period of time. Is it possible that she created the seal as a substitute for the SM seal which she could never master?
Tsunade clearly designed the appearance of her seal off her grandmother's seal
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so evidently she had partly created the fuuinjutsu based off techniques that had already existed. Furthermore, such an advanced sealing jutsu would only be known by the Senju and Uzumaki clans, so if this theory were to be correct, then it would make more sense as to why a researcher like Orochimaru had never heard or even seen anything like it before.
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Finally, I find it interesting that the first technique Hashirama used in Sage Mode was a giant Guanyin statue summoning. Note that Tsunade's Byakugou technique roughly translates as ' Fine White Hair ' which in chinese myths and legends was a white swirl of fine hair on the forehead of Buddha. While these two figures are different, they are both related to each other in chinese mythology. Furthermore, the hair was represented in art by a spiral or a dot, or even a gem or pearl. It represents the third eye which allows one to see past the mundane world and into the divine world. Evidently, the basis of Tsunade's technique has clear parallels with Hashirama's technique.
Let me know what you guys think.