"Mokgetsu, how does learning Immortal Technique feel, is it very troublesome?" Namikaze Minato asked curiously.
"I feel okay, although I might need to continue troubling you, Minato." Mokgetsu replied after thinking for a moment.
"No problem, when I start learning it, I'll need your help then." Namikaze Minato said with a smile.
Then, Namikaze Minato chatted with Mokgetsu about the specific implementation of the Ninja Academy reform.
The Ninja Academy reform was the first major decision they made upon taking office, and it was a significant decision that could impact the future of Konoha, Namikaze Minato hoped the reform would be a great success.
After chatting, Mokgetsu returned to the Hokage Office, canceled the Shadow Clone working there, and then created another Shadow Clone before using the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to leave Konoha.
After mastering Sage Mode, Mokgetsu had been wanting to test the enhancements it provided to his abilities.
For instance, he wondered what level of defense the Armament using Sage Art Chakra could reach, or how much the power of an ordinary Ninjutsu could be increased by stacking Breathing Chakra Mode with Sage Mode.
And would specialized Ninjutsu like Unlimited Jutsu undergo changes due to Sage Art Chakra.
Sage Mode was like a magnifying glass, requiring no modifications, just switching the Chakra used for Ninjutsu to Sage Art Chakra, which could enhance power, focusing on simplicity and boldness.
However, since Mount Myoboku was the territory of the Toads, and Mokgetsu's techniques were quite powerful, he chose not to test them there to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
Mokgetsu hurriedly traveled to the mountains in the southern part of the Land of Fire.
The economy in the southern part of the Land of Fire was relatively poor, and there were many sparsely populated mountains, Mokgetsu would intentionally come here to test abilities that caused major disturbances.
Upon landing, Mokgetsu stood still and absorbed Natural Energy, gathering Sage Art Chakra and entering Sage Mode.
After entering Sage Mode, Mokgetsu immediately concentrated and concentrated the Breath of Flame, entering the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode.
However, while using the Breathing Technique, Mokgetsu focused most of his attention on the Breathing Technique, filtering out the part of Natural Energy drawn in by the Breathing Technique, not ingesting it or incorporating it into the operation of the Breathing Technique.
Although Breathing Technique with Natural Energy would be stronger than normal Breathing Technique, it certainly wouldn't compare to Sage Mode combined with Breathing Chakra Mode.
"Indeed, I feel enhanced in all aspects." Mokgetsu squeezed his fist, feeling the powerful force surging continuously inside his body.
Due to Sage Mode, the Breathing Chakra Mode burned Sage Art Chakra, further enhancing the boost effect.
"Sage Art: Fire Dragon Dance!"
Mokgetsu wasted no time, clapping his hands together and instantly converting a huge amount of Sage Art Chakra into flames and spewing it out.
The moment the massive high-temperature flames appeared, they emitted stifling heat, creating surging heat waves, as if the air was boiling under the terrifying temperature.
Boom!!
The orange-red flames hit the ground like a giant wave, with a large amount of fire surging in all directions, where the flames touched, the temperature soared to unimaginable levels, the air was filled with the pungent smell of scorching and heat interwoven.
Tall trees quickly dehydrated and cracked under the terrifying heat, then burst into flames the instant they touched the fire, a towering pillar of fire flashed by, leaving behind some black ash on the ground.
The fire spread rapidly, vast dense forests quickly turned into a sea of fire, the green vitality was ruthlessly stripped away by the flames, replaced by endless crimson and ash. Even the forest soil turned charred black under the terrifying heat, began to crack, as if even the earth was lamenting.
In the blink of an eye, the forest disappeared, leaving only a vast sea of fire emitting terrifying heat.
"Water Release: Great Bursting Water Wave!"
Mokgetsu immediately switched to Breath of Water, entered the Breath of Water Chakra Mode, and used a large amount of Chakra to spew out a massive water stream, extinguishing the sea of fire.
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Next, Mokgetsu used Wood Release Ninjutsu to create a forest, restoring the barren land to a lush dense forest.
"Such high consumption." Mokgetsu breathed out lightly, thinking.
Just after using Fire Dragon Dance, he automatically exited Sage Mode due to the depletion of Sage Art Chakra.
Mokgetsu thought carefully, Fire Dragon Dance itself consumed quite a bit of Chakra being a Secret Technique Level Fire Release, and the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode was burning Sage Art Chakra vigorously.
"But if that's the case, abilities like Green Flame and Thoughtless Slash would only support one use, and might not even support full power use." Mokgetsu showed a contemplative expression.
The upper limit of Sage Art Chakra concentration and sustainability of Sage Mode were issues.
However, theoretically, the latter issue is somewhat easier to resolve, as Mokgetsu does not have a tenant like the Nine-tails inside him, he can directly have the two Immortals use Two-Life Jutsu on him, which is equivalent to carrying two powerful rechargeable batteries, no worries during battle.
However, this also had its drawbacks.
First, it is after all external power, the two Immortals have their own stances, if Mokgetsu fights someday against an allied force of the four Great Ninja Villages or Five Great Ninja Villages, the two Immortals might not help Mokgetsu.
Secondly, when using Two-Life Jutsu, the two Immortals are not in invincible or armored states; they can be attacked and injured, causing the Two-Life Jutsu to be interrupted.
So Mokgetsu still wants to shore up his weaknesses, rather than relying on Two-Life Jutsu.
"Though the consumption is great, the power indeed has an almost quantum leap in improvement," Mokgetsu thought, recalling the scene where the forest instantly turned to black ash.
Because the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode burns Sage Art Chakra, the amplification is stronger than the normal Breath of Flame Chakra Mode, so that earlier Fire Dragon Dance wasn't exactly an ordinary Immortal Technique.
When Mokgetsu doesn't use the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode and uses pure Sage Art Chakra for Fire Dragon Dance, only then does it follow the standard process and strength of an Immortal Technique.
Mokgetsu felt if he were to use this move to burn a Ninja Squad, everyone within range would die, only the fastest ninjas might have a slim chance to escape.
Even for strong individuals like the Third Mizukage, who excel in Water Release, there's no way to block such a level of Fire Release; the only chance of survival is fleeing.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Mokgetsu then split into two shadow clones, allowing them to absorb natural energy on the side, while his main body also began absorbing natural energy to condense Sage Art Chakra and enter Sage Mode.
"Sage Art: Armament!"
Mokgetsu converted a large amount of Sage Art Chakra into Yin Attribute Sage Art Chakra, and the jet-black Armament quickly covered Mokgetsu's right fist.
Boom!!
Mokgetsu unleashed Chakra and swung the Sage Art Armament fist, instantly cracking the ground with several massive fissures dozens of meters long.
"Both defense and attack power have improved significantly, just not sure if it can block a Truth-Seeking Orb," Mokgetsu mused with a thoughtful expression.
The Truth-Seeking Orbs have the power to negate ninjutsu.
With Armament and Unlimited on his side, Mokgetsu could bathe in ordinary ninja's ninjutsu without suffering even a millimeter of injury.
Yet, facing the Truth-Seeking Orb, the performance of Unlimited and Armament may not be much better than ordinary defensive ninjutsu, this is a hierarchical obliteration.
However, Sage Art Armament is different, as the Truth-Seeking Orb cannot dissolve Sage Art.
Mokgetsu retrieved the Six Paths Staff from the System Space.
Once Chakra is injected into the Six Paths Staff, it possesses qualities similar to the Truth-Seeking Orbs, so it should be suitable for testing.
While Mokgetsu condensed a large amount of Sage Art Chakra on his left arm to create Armament, he picked up the Six Paths Staff with his right hand, injected Chakra, and struck it against his left hand.
No choice, once Chakra is injected, even the shadow clone cannot hold it, so he has to hit himself.
Bam!
After being struck on an arm covered with Sage Art Armament by the jet-black Six Paths Staff, Mokgetsu immediately felt a wave of pain from his left arm.
However, to Mokgetsu's relief, the Sage Art Armament didn't disperse immediately after being hit by the Six Paths Staff, its function was still apparent, though it seemed not enough to directly withstand a Truth-Seeking Orb, possibly due to insufficient Chakra.
After healing himself with Medical Ninjutsu, Mokgetsu used Sage Art Chakra to activate the Unlimited Jutsu, then threw a Flying Thunder God. Once the Flying Thunder God Kunai landed, he hurled the Six Paths Staff in the direction of the Flying Thunder God Kunai.
Swoosh!
Mokgetsu used the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to teleport next to the Flying Thunder God Kunai.
In the end, the Six Paths Staff stopped one centimeter in front of Mokgetsu, unable to advance a bit further.
"As expected of a Six Paths Level technique, even Sage Art-powered Unlimited can encounter unblocking issues," Mokgetsu said, holding the Six Paths Staff, returning it to the System Space.
Had he not intensified the Unlimited's output earlier, the Six Paths Staff might have broken through the Unlimited just like before.
The good news is that Unlimited also benefits from enhancements in Sage Mode.
The bad news is that Sage Art Unlimited seems unable to suppress Six Paths Level techniques like the Truth-Seeking Orb, there is a possibility of being broken through.
However, overall, it's still good news; as long as there's enough Sage Art Chakra, face-tanking a Truth-Seeking Orb isn't a dream.
Mokgetsu tested his stronger abilities one by one.
While testing Thoughtless Slash, as Mokgetsu expected, even when Sage Art Chakra was exhausted, he hadn't reached the limit of what he could perform.
Perfect Level Lighting Attribute Chakra Nature Changes, Perfect Level Breath of Thunder, Perfect Level Thoughtless Slash—stacking these three Perfect Levels together raises the upper limit incredibly high.
Even if he didn't reach the upper limit, the power was still impressive, being Mokgetsu's currently strongest output and most destructive ability.
Afterward, Mokgetsu didn't dare to slash directly, even after dispersing some power, the environmental damage remained extremely exaggerated.
PS:
Second update, it's two updates today, totaling 3k, 1k less than promised, so tomorrow will be between 8k-9k.
Something minor happened, Little Orange didn't go out, but relatives came; a close niece came to play, and entertaining her took up some time.