With grim resolve in his heart, Naruto formed the Rasen Shuriken again and again.
After failing who knows how many times, a deafening explosion rang out, and one of Mount Myoboku's peaks was directly blown apart.
"Huff… it worked."
The huge expenditure forced Naruto out of Sage Mode automatically; he panted heavily, looking ahead with a face full of joy.
Right after, Naruto showed a guilty expression; making such a big commotion in the middle of the night was really a bit immoral.
To avoid being discovered by others, Naruto hurriedly changed locations to continue cultivating the Breath of Yang.
With Sage Mode successfully cultivated and the Rasen Shuriken perfected, if he could also master the Breath of Yang Chakra Mode, his strength would reach a new peak.
Naruto split off a large number of Shadow Clones to speed up his cultivation.
Every hour he dispelled the clones,整理经验, then split off new Shadow Clones to continue cultivating.
Unconsciously, the darkness was gradually driven away by sunlight, and the sun slowly rose.
When he dispelled the clones for the last time,大量的修炼记忆 flowed back into Naruto's main body; under the impact of the tremendous fatigue, Naruto collapsed directly onto the ground.
Naruto lay on the ground resting for a minute, then quickly stood up, focused his breathing, and tried to enter Breath of Yang Chakra Mode.
"Breath of Yang, Full Concentration!"
Naruto placed all his attention on the Breath of Yang, driving his breathing to the extreme.
But no matter how he cycled his breathing, he still couldn't enter the Breath of Yang Chakra Mode described by Mokgetsu.
"Still a bit short, huh." Naruto glanced at the already bright sky, could only give up cultivating, and quietly went back to his bedroom to sleep.
Although sleeping now was late to the point where it couldn't be any later, it was still very different from not sleeping at all.
Just like yesterday, Fukasaku Sage waited until it was time for cultivation to wake Naruto up for breakfast.
"I'll go get some fresh ingredients."
Shima Sage watched Naruto finish breakfast, then picked up a small basket and walked out the door.
"I wonder when I'll get to eat big brother Mokgetsu's ramen again." Looking at the bugs still left on the table, Naruto sighed softly.
He was very grateful for Shima Sage's cooking, but Mount Myoboku's recipes really weren't suitable for normal humans; even though he'd gotten somewhat used to the taste, just looking at those bugs still made him uncomfortable.
"Let's continue cultivating." Fukasaku Sage continued to train Naruto.
After about half an hour of practice, Fukasaku Sage sighed and said, "Little Naruto, you're already a qualified Immortal."
Although Naruto had only cultivated for seven days, he had already mastered a more perfect Immortal Technique than Jiraiya; he was also proficient in using things like Frog Kata.
After that, Fukasaku Sage explained some of Sage Mode's drawbacks to Naruto.
Under normal circumstances, Mount Myoboku's Sage Mode could only be maintained for about five minutes; if the battle was intense, it would be even shorter.
One round of Sage Mode was basically only enough for Naruto to use the Rasen Shuriken twice; after two Rasen Shurikens, there would be no Sage Art Chakra left.
There were two ways to extend Sage Mode: one was Mount Myoboku's fusion Sage Art, the other was to stand still and absorb Natural Energy on the spot to gather Sage Art Chakra.
In fact, in essence the two methods were the same; the former simply had a Mount Myoboku Immortal perform a fusion with Naruto, then substitute for him in standing still and gathering Sage Art Chakra, thereby extending Sage Mode.
But then an awkward problem cropped up for Fukasaku Sage: because the native tenant inside Naruto, the Nine-tails, was unwilling, he couldn't perform fusion with Naruto.
This left the man and the toad both troubled; if they couldn't get refills, the overall strength of Sage Mode would drop by quite a bit.
"The Breath of Yang can also guide Natural Energy into the body. If I use the Breath of Yang to absorb Natural Energy while moving, wouldn't that solve the 'can't move' problem?" A flash of inspiration crossed Naruto's mind.
"Sounds somewhat like it, but that Breath of Yang of yours has its own system; forcing them together will most likely not work." Fukasaku Sage shook his head.
Naruto's Breath of Yang gave Fukasaku Sage the feeling of a sort of prototype Sage Mode.
Forcibly blending the Breath of Yang into Mount Myoboku Sage Mode was actually a very dangerous thing.
If Naruto left Mount Myoboku, Fukasaku Sage would definitely have given him special instructions not to try things recklessly, to avoid Natural Energy going out of control.
"How do you know if you don't try?" Naruto was a man of action and immediately started a new experiment.
Previously, in order to make the Breath of Yang coexist with Sage Mode, Naruto had deliberately blocked the Natural Energy drawn by the Breath of Yang from entering his body.
This time, Naruto not only absorbed Natural Energy, he actively absorbed it as much as he could, and tried to use Mount Myoboku's techniques to extend Sage Mode.
Bam!
Seeing Naruto's body swell and turn frog-like, Fukasaku Sage decisively swung his staff, scattering the Natural Energy inside Naruto's body.
"I told you it wouldn't work." Fukasaku Sage had a "just as expected" expression.
He'd lived over eight hundred years; could he really lose to Naruto in understanding Sage Mode?
However, Naruto refused to accept that; since using both together didn't work, he'd try them separately first.
This time Naruto didn't enter Sage Mode; he simply used the Breath of Yang, then went all out to absorb the Natural Energy drawn by the Breath of Yang and feed it into the maintenance of the Breathing Technique.
In an instant, Naruto felt a different kind of sensation; his strength and speed were clearly much greater than when using the Breath of Yang without absorbing Natural Energy.
Once Naruto felt he was already familiar with this state, he tried his previous idea again, but still failed; the Natural Energy in his body went berserk and he was whacked hard by Fukasaku Sage's staff.
In the end, Naruto concluded that a Breathing Technique infused with Natural Energy could not be used simultaneously with Sage Mode—at least, not with his current abilities.
Naruto could only temporarily give up on the idea of using the Breathing Technique to "recharge" Mount Myoboku Sage Mode.
"What a pity Fukasaku-geezer's energy is limited; even if he stays still, he can only take care of at most four units. Otherwise, I could use the Shadow Clone Cultivation Method to test things for a couple of days." Naruto felt it was a shame.
The cultivation of Sage Mode was too dangerous, which had even put restrictions on his great Shadow Clone cultivation method.
"Right, Shadow Clones!"
A flash of inspiration crossed Naruto's mind; he thought of an excellent idea.
"Lord Fukasaku, bad news!"
Just as Naruto was testing his new inspiration, a pink toad came to find them.
"Big brother Kosuke, who was in charge of communication, got taken out; his name has already disappeared from the registry." The pink toad said sadly.
Fukasaku Sage and Naruto both looked grim; without a doubt, something had gone wrong in Konoha.
Fukasaku Sage told Naruto to be ready to fight at any time, and quickly began arranging everything.
...
On the other side, after taking a Super·Almighty Push from the Deva Path of Pain, Konoha Village had been turned into a vast ruin; miraculously, the main gate hadn't been damaged.
Buzz buzz!
Sakura separated from the Katsuyu that had been protecting her and stared blankly at the ruins before her.
Familiar comrades had died one after another before her eyes; the village she had lived in since childhood was destroyed. The taut string in Sakura's heart completely snapped at this moment.
Tears that she could no longer control welled up in her eyes; Sakura could no longer suppress her emotions.
"Naruto, hurry and come back!" Sakura collapsed weakly to her knees and cried out.
Teacher Kakashi was dead, the Sasuke she liked most had defected; of the former Team 7, only she and Naruto were left.
"I beg you, Naruto!"
At this moment Sakura's rationality had vanished; there wasn't a shred of security anywhere in her.
As if answering Sakura's cry,变化发生 in the giant pit created by the Super·Almighty Push.
Bang!
Summoning smoke appeared.