Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Layer upon layer of clouds and mist drifted with the wind, and the air was filled with colorful mist, which, when the sun shone on it, resembled a thick layer of golden sand spread out on a beach.

As a sacred place with incredibly rich natural energy, the light here carries a unique color.

On the giant red mushroom, Gray Glass sat cross-legged, extending two fingers to twirl the breeze and feel the natural energy drifting between them.

"Activate using the life system?"

"That's right!"

Immortal Shima raised his head, straightened his chest, clasped his hands together, and automatically entered a state of oneness with heaven and man.

Hui Li could clearly see that the other person's body was constantly absorbing the energy of heaven and earth and manipulating this natural energy to circulate rapidly in the meridians.

Watching the inert natural energy flow through Shima Senjin's body, after going through various complex meridian cycles, the colorful natural energy became even more vibrant, as if something had been added to it.

"Natural energy, as a fundamental force for maintaining the normal functioning of the world, is not inherently suitable for direct use by life."

Seeing Shima begin his demonstration, Fukasaku, who was demonstrating Fire Release techniques, stroked his beard and naturally picked up the conversation:
"Therefore, our toad clan has explored and discovered a route map for activating natural energy after countless years of research and excavation."

As long as the energy flows according to the fixed meridian system, natural energy can be activated.

Activated natural energy cannot be used in combat, but it can replenish biological nutrition, develop physical and spiritual potential, and allow organisms to continuously absorb natural energy for evolution.

"Xiu Xian?"

Upon hearing the two immortals' description, Hui Li instantly understood.

Isn't absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, sun and moon, and circulating it through the meridians the way to cultivate immortality?

The creatures of the three sacred lands are demons that have become spirits by absorbing natural energy. This energy cycle and transformation process is similar to the legendary cultivation techniques, and can be called—

Toad Kung Fu?
No wonder it turned into a snake when absorbing natural energy in Ryuchi Cave, but into a toad in Mt. Myoboku. It's not surprising that it mutated after practicing two different types of monster cultivation techniques!
Although the two immortals, Fukasaku and Shima, had never heard of the term 'cultivation of immortality,' they quickly understood the meaning behind Hairi's words by relating them to their own actions.

"That's absolutely right. As long as you use our energy conversion method, you can cultivate yourself into an immortal!"

"I see!"

With the guidance of the two immortals, Shima and Fukasaku, Hairi's understanding of the 'natural system' finally became clear.

The so-called natural system is:
This cultivation system, which relies on the energy of heaven and earth as the foundation for cultivation and absorbs the essence of heaven and earth to continuously evolve one's own essence, is similar to the cultivation novels of the previous life.

Because natural energy is an inert force, it is difficult to perceive and control, and can only be absorbed and transformed little by little by life.

The natural energy that is ultimately transformed can be absorbed by life, developing the body and soul to complete the essential evolution, but it cannot be used directly in combat, let alone freely manipulate wind, fire, lightning and thunder like chakra.

No wonder the natural system couldn't beat the chakra system.

It was truly a genius idea for the ancestor of the Otsutsuki clan to think of using tree planting to transform a massive amount of inert natural energy into easily activated, combat-ready chakra power!

They deserved to win!

However, the even more talented Hagoromo Otsutsuki brothers appeared, and they organically combined the natural system and the chakra system.

By leveraging the super-active nature of chakra, the dormant natural energy is fully activated, forming Sage Chakra that possesses both the super-mass of natural energy and the controllability of chakra. This is how the greatest cheat code in the ninja world was born—

Immortal mode.

Everything is connected!

With the most crucial knowledge of immortal arts completed, Hui Li, who had been sitting cross-legged, quickly stood up, her eyes emitting a crystalline light, and the model of Mount Myōboku immediately began to rotate and shrink.

A piercing buzzing sound filled the air, as if the world had suddenly come alive, and a terrifyingly massive amount of natural energy swept over Shima and Fukasaku.

"No, you'll die!"

"Stop!"

The two clams tried to stop them at the same time, but the surging natural energy did not stop at all. It was as if an abyss had suddenly appeared in the sea. The rainbow-like natural energy twisted and spun, frantically pouring into Hui Li's body.

Natural energy seeps through the pores, distorting light and condensing on the gray glass surface, as if wearing a colorful raincoat.

"Oh no, this is terrible!"

Fukasaku and Shima stared blankly at the strange phenomenon before them, their frog-like faces contorting along with the natural energy.

The transformation efficiency of the meridian system of life is quite limited. If natural energy, which is an inert force, accumulates in large quantities but does not quickly transform into an activated state, it will cause life to evolve towards the natural environment, which manifests as turning into a stubborn rock.

Normally, they should have used a special method to expel the natural energy from Hui Li's body, but the opponent had absorbed far too much chakra.

They were powerless to help!
Huhu~
The raging natural energy began to create a hurricane, and a visible energy tornado appeared above Gray's head. Fukasaku and Shima had never seen such a speed of devouring before; it wasn't absorption, but a gluttonous consumption.

The intense energy fluctuations made it difficult for Erha to maintain his state of oneness with nature.

"Old man, what should we do?"

"Quickly go find the Great Toad Sage! No, it's too late!"

Just as Fukasaku was about to act, he saw the tornado-like natural energy disappear. Hui Li's petite body seemed to swell up, her delicate features were squeezed and deformed, and her cheeks were chubby, like a chubby baby!
Based on their years of cultivation experience, in half a second, the other party would be turned into a stone sculpture by the natural energy accumulated in their body.

In such a short time, even the Great Toad Sage couldn't arrive in time to provide assistance.

I'm doomed...

Just as Erha made up his mind, Hui Li, who had been inflated like a balloon, quickly deflated, and her face returned to its beautiful appearance.

Then, amidst Erha's eyes practically popping out of their sockets, golden-red eyeshadow appeared next to Huili's eyes—it was an immortal's mask.

boom!
An ineffable, great power lingered around his body.

The sky seemed to have turned into a fragile A4 sheet of paper, and some invisible hand was gripping this white paper and twisting it wildly. Terrifying ripples exploded in the space, and even the air felt indescribably heavy!

"Cuckoo!"

"Sage Mode! Sage Mode!"

Accompanied by Fukasaku and Shima's terrified voices, Hairi slowly opened her eyes. Her golden eyeshadow was angled upwards, and the heavy, deathly gray color rippled with strange patterns. It felt as if a blazing sun had been implanted in the misty gray, ready to unleash astonishing power at any moment.

Ten times the normal amount of natural chakra was fully activated after being mixed with chakra. Since the quality of Hui Li's chakra was already several times stronger than that of an ordinary ninja, the fusion of the two into Sage Mode resulted in a quality far exceeding normal human imagination. Based on this, any ninjutsu or dojutsu performed would receive immeasurable enhancements. If combined with the Wind and Lightning Armor, the Eight Gates, the Tailed Beast Cloak…

Boom!

Just as wisps of lightning appeared on Gray Glass's body, a purple bolt of lightning as large as a mountain exploded with a deafening roar in the distorted sky!
The two Fukasaku, who had been terrified, were jolted awake and frantically moved away from the monstrous creature emanating a terrifying aura. They had never even heard of someone who could manipulate celestial phenomena with their Sage Chakra after just mastering Sage Mode.

Rumble!
The environment became increasingly violent, with dark purple clouds appearing out of nowhere to bury the blazing sun, and thunderclaps leaping and clashing between the clouds.

"Cuckoo!"

A toad perched on a lotus leaf, carrying a giant green caterpillar in its beak, was completely unaware of the sudden darkening of the sky.

Gamabunta, pipe dangling from his lips, gazed up at the thunderclouds in the sky, smoke billowing and swirling. Jiraiya, still engrossed in Mount Myōboku, gave up on erasing the mark on his back. The Great Toad Sage, who had just fallen into a deep sleep but was awakened by the thunder, rose from his seat...

The once peaceful and harmonious Mount Myoboku now seemed to be entering its apocalypse, with the purple clouds shrouded in lightning poised to descend at any moment and destroy this sacred land that had been tranquil for thousands of years!
Seeing the impending lightning strike, Gray Glass abandoned the construction of the Wind and Thunder Armor.

The Martial God Armor: Wind and Thunder Mode is essentially a secret technique whose complexity far surpasses that of an S-rank ninjutsu. Furthermore, the power of Sage Mode will amplify its power by more than ten times. Once fully formed, it could probably shatter Mount Myōboku with a single punch.

Most importantly, Takamagahara herself relied on her chakra to manipulate natural energy, so her chakra utilization rate was extremely high. Now, the power of Sage Chakra is too strong, and the concentration of natural energy in Mount Myōboku is terrifyingly high.

The combination of these two factors resulted in her stepping on her right foot with her left, and every move she made had a violent impact on the surrounding environment.

This apocalyptic thunder was only passive; if she actively controlled Takamagahara to unleash a divine punishment of lightning, combined with the vast ocean of sage power within her, the entire Mount Myōboku would be destroyed under the raging thunder.

She should be close to the Six Paths level by now!
Every move he makes can trigger environmental changes. Hui Li doesn't know what level he is at now, but he probably can't beat the Six Paths Elder.

She's already this strong even before she's entered Sage Mode with her bloodline limit; Old Man Rokudo's Sage Mode must be even more monstrous.

hum!
The golden eyeshadow at the corner of her eye quickly dissipated as Hui Li forcefully suppressed the surging natural energy, and the Sage Chakra that had already condensed within her body also rapidly decomposed.

Boom boom...

The raging thunder began to dim slowly, the howling storm gradually subsided, the dark purple clouds dispersed, and the apocalyptic scene quickly dissipated amidst the terror of countless toads.

The sun gradually rose.

The golden light shone on the brownish-red markings on the toad's back. The toad, having finally chewed and swallowed the green worm, leaped off the lotus leaf and splashed across the water, creating ripples.

The Great Toad Immortal plopped down in his chair again, feeling the strange changes in the world and nature, and could no longer fall asleep.

The Sage of Six Paths instructed it to reveal the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku to Hairi in order to prevent her from developing a perfect version of Sage Mode herself.

At the time, it didn't understand and thought the other party was making a mountain out of a molehill. But now that the imperfect Sage Mode is so powerful, if Hui Li learns the perfect version of Sage Mode, wouldn't she be able to take off like a rocket?

That guy Yu Yi really had foresight!

"It seems to be over!"

Jiraiya clasped his hands together, his eyes now resembling horizontal lines, like a frog's. Just now, the energy of heaven and earth surged, and he barely managed to absorb some natural energy to enter Sage Mode, only to realize that the apocalyptic scene had ended.

"Could it be something Hai Li did again?" Jiraiya muttered to himself, gazing at the silvery-white figure on the giant mushroom in the distance.

"Does this need to be said?"

Jiraiya glanced at Gamabunta. Since the other party arrived, first there was endless gray light, then the natural environment changed so that he could not enter Sage Mode. Now the sky has changed. If the culprit is not Gamabunta, then it can be Gamabunta.

"What kind of monster did you bring back?"

"I can't come!"

Jiraiya felt extremely wronged, as inviting Hairi to Mount Myōboku was the Great Toad Sage's idea, and he even had an indelible 'death' mark left on his body for it, which seemed very unlucky.

……

"Your Sage Mode is really good."

Seeing the dumbfounded Fukasaku, Hui Li, in a very good mood, gave him a thumbs up.

"Me? Sage Mode?"
"Old man, didn't we just finish explaining the theory and not even start teaching yet?" Shima Sage scratched his head, looking completely bewildered.

They had only just finished teaching the theoretical part, and hadn't even started on the most important natural energy circulation path yet, so how come the other side had already mastered it?

"That dual-eye technique should have the ability to sense the flow of energy."

Fukasaku remained relatively calm, and by looking at Kairi's unusual eyes, he had already deduced the truth of the matter.

Just now, Shima demonstrated the activation steps of natural energy. It was obvious that the other party directly recorded the chakra circulation trajectory, and then somehow absorbed a huge amount of natural energy. Instead of turning into stone, he digested and absorbed all that energy, and that's how he successfully mastered Sage Mode.

As for the environmental changes after entering Sage Mode... it didn't understand them either. Maybe it was some kind of powerful ninjutsu transformed from Sage Mode!
But what shocked them was far more than that.

With her eyes closed, Hui Li quickly mentally reconstructed the toad's energy flow path, her brows furrowing slightly.

"The operating path of your toad clan's Sage Mode is a bit strange. A large number of meridians are concentrated in the brain and limbs, with relatively few in the torso. Moreover, the meridian routes are very different from those of humans. It doesn't feel quite perfect..."

"You...you can tell?"

Fukasaku's voice trembled slightly. The Sage Mode of the Toad Clan was tailor-made for their own physical condition. Humans would inevitably feel uncomfortable using it, and toad-like features would appear on their bodies and faces.

Compared to the toad-like growths on Jiraiya's face, Hairi's Sage Mode is practically perfect, without any toad-like features. Normally, the opponent shouldn't be able to see the flaws in Sage Mode!

"There's nothing you can't see."

After absorbing the One-Tailed Beast's chakra, Hui Li's meridians have become energy-based. However, she found a lot of stagnation in the process of circulating natural energy, and the speed of her Sage Chakra circulation was also affected.

If it weren't for her ability to manipulate the body of Takamagahara, frog-like characteristics would have already begun to appear in her body.

If she hadn't seen Naruto and Hashirama's perfect Sage Mode, that would be one thing, but how could she, who was well-versed in the original story, not know that this was a sign that Sage Mode was incompatible?

Whether it's the Doll Clan or the Snake Clan, their Sage Modes are all about modifying their own bodies. If she wants to obtain a perfect Sage Mode like Hashirama's, she probably has to develop her own Sage Mode!
But let's not rush into it.

This level of power is enough for her now. First, she'll wipe out the ninja world, then she'll establish her bloodline limit. As for the moon...

She's definitely going! (End of Chapter)