Chapter 51: I'm Going to Learn Sage Mode?!
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Not to mention anything else, just the three ninjutsu Yoruha had mastered—any one of them could serve as a trump card for a Jonin.
And when Yoruha used those three techniques himself, their power far surpassed that of an ordinary Jonin.
Especially Chidori Sharp Spear and Chidori Senbon—their lethality was simply terrifying.
Long range, extreme speed, and horrifying piercing power—those three advantages had already pushed those two techniques to the standard of S-rank ninjutsu.
Even among S-rank ninjutsu, they counted as especially powerful.
Ordinary S-rank ninjutsu simply couldn't compare to them.
Kakashi sighed. "That's only because it's you. For other ninja, even Jonin, one use would probably drain all their Chakra."
"And it would be impossible for them to produce the kind of effect you can. I can't do it either."
Kakashi wasn't lying. What Yoruha used in his ninjutsu was power transformed from Natural Energy.
But it was also somewhat different from Senjutsu Chakra. The difference was that Yoruha's Chakra all carried consciousness.
So anything formed from his Chakra was alive.
Just like the First Hokage's Wood Release.
It was just that Yoruha himself didn't know it, and Kakashi didn't understand it either.
Yoruha shook his head. "Using those two techniques also puts a lot of strain on me. With my current Chakra reserves, I can use them two more times at most."
"In other words, your current Chakra reserves are enough for five S-rank techniques at that level?"
Kakashi had thought Yoruha's Chakra was already exhausted.
After all, he had just released three S-rank techniques in succession.
And judging by the power of those three techniques, their Chakra consumption absolutely exceeded that of ordinary S-rank ninjutsu.
Even so, he could still release more.
That terrifying amount of Chakra had already far surpassed Kakashi's.
Thinking of that, Kakashi asked, "So your Chakra has already exceeded mine now?"
Kakashi remembered clearly: just a few days ago, Yoruha had less Chakra than he did.
Even if the Chakra in Yoruha's body was Senjutsu Chakra, it shouldn't be this outrageous.
Yoruha sensed it for a moment, then said, "Right now, my Chakra should be a little more than yours, Kakashi-sensei."
For a moment, Kakashi didn't know what to say.
"How has your Chakra grown so fast?"
Yoruha thought for a moment. "Maybe it's because there was more Chakra hidden inside my body all along."
Kakashi considered it and found that reasonable. There had originally been some mysterious power hidden inside Yoruha's body.
"Can I use my Sharingan to take a look at the Chakra inside you?"
Kakashi asked.
He was a little worried. Yoruha's Chakra growth didn't seem normal.
And there was no telling whether that was a good thing or a bad thing.
If Chakra increased too quickly, the body wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Kakashi was worried Yoruha's body wouldn't be able to bear such a huge amount of Chakra.
Yoruha nodded.
There was nothing secret about his body.
His Chakra reserves really had grown several times over in the past few days.
Even if he refused now, if Kakashi wanted to look, no one could actually stop him.
After all, he had the Sharingan.
Once he got Yoruha's permission, Kakashi activated his Sharingan.
In an instant, Kakashi saw the enormous amount of Chakra inside Yoruha.
"Th-this is terrifying. It's impossible to understand. The amount of Chakra in your body is already very close to Naruto's."
It had to be remembered that Naruto's Chakra reserves weren't just his own—there was also Kurama's Chakra.
Even though most of Kurama's Chakra had been sealed by the Fourth Hokage, the Fourth Hokage's Eight Trigrams Seal could convert the Chakra leaking out from Kurama into Naruto's own Chakra.
Over the years, Naruto's Chakra reserves had increased a great deal because of that leaked Chakra.
At this point, Naruto was only twelve years old, yet his Chakra reserves were already more than double Kakashi's.
And if Kurama's Chakra were included, it would probably be hundreds of times greater.
Yet Yoruha's Chakra reserves were already very close to Naruto's.
Which meant that Yoruha's current Chakra reserves were roughly twice Kakashi's.
And just a few days ago, Yoruha had still had less Chakra than Kakashi.
Back then, he had only been at the level of an ordinary Jonin.
Just a few days.
And that was after Yoruha had just used three S-rank ninjutsu.
It had to be remembered that the power of those three techniques all far exceeded his Raikiri.
In other words, if Yoruha hadn't released those three techniques, then his Chakra would already have surpassed Naruto's—not counting Kurama's Chakra.
What kind of level was that?
That was absolutely Kage-level.
And Yoruha was only twelve.
But the more that was true, the more worried Kakashi became.
Because according to everything Kakashi knew, Chakra required the body to support it.
Yoruha's Chakra had swelled so quickly in such a short time—could his body really withstand it?
Kakashi looked at Yoruha and asked worriedly, "Are you feeling any discomfort right now?"
"With your Chakra increasing this much in such a short time, your body should definitely feel awful, right?"
Seeing Kakashi's worried expression, Yoruha smiled. "Don't worry. It should be because after that night's Chakra Rampage, my physical condition improved a lot. My Chakra also skyrocketed that same night."
Yoruha knew that if he didn't give an appropriate explanation, Kakashi would definitely grow suspicious.
Kakashi thought it over, and Yoruha's explanation did seem to make sense.
Kakashi had always felt that there was a powerful force hidden inside Yoruha. That night's Rampage might have been that force being triggered.
This kind of thing wasn't rare in the ninja world.
All sorts of strange constitutions existed.
But one as strong as Yoruha's really was extremely rare.
Still, Kakashi could understand it.
"That still won't do. I'm worried that if your Chakra keeps growing, your body won't be able to withstand it."
"If I get the chance, I'll go find Jiraiya-sama. Maybe if he takes you to train in Sage Mode, then by using Sage Mode, you might be able to completely control the power inside your body."
Yoruha froze for a moment.
"Jiraiya-sama?"
Seeing Yoruha's puzzled look, Kakashi assumed he didn't know who Jiraiya was.
Although he had mentioned him often in front of Yoruha before, it was normal for someone of Yoruha's generation not to know about Konohagakure's three legendary ninja.
In truth, Yoruha was only puzzled why Kakashi thought Jiraiya would be willing to take him to learn Sage Mode.
Yoruha had no connection to Jiraiya, and Sage Mode wasn't something just anyone could learn.
He really didn't think Jiraiya would be willing to take him to learn Sage Mode.
Jiraiya had taken Naruto for training because Naruto was the son of his disciple.
That made Naruto effectively his disciple's child, so it was perfectly natural for him to train Naruto.
But Yoruha had no relationship with Jiraiya at all.
Kakashi explained, "Jiraiya-sama is one of Konohagakure's three legendary ninja, famous throughout the entire ninja world."
"During the Second Great Ninja War, he, Orochimaru, and Lady Tsunade were known as Konohagakure's three legendary ninja."
"All three of them are at the level of Hokage. They're extremely powerful."
"Jiraiya-sama is the Third Hokage's disciple and the Fourth Hokage's teacher."
"He possesses incredibly powerful Sage Mode."
"The Third Hokage once said your constitution might be a Natural Sage Body."
"The Chakra inside your body should be Senjutsu Chakra."
"I think that as long as you learn Sage Mode, you'll be able to control the Chakra inside you and keep it from harming you."