Konoha: Starting with a sign-in for Hashirama cells

"Really? That's great!" Naruto cheered excitedly as he stabilized the natural energy within his body, perfectly merging it with his spiritual and physical energy into Sage Chakra.

"Naruto! What happened? How did you do that?" Fukasaku asked hurriedly.

This record is unprecedented, and it's unlikely anyone will be able to surpass it in the future.

"It's nothing really, I just took a shortcut," Naruto said with a smile. "It's all thanks to a friend of mine who helped me."

"Taking a shortcut? Helping a friend?" Fukasaku the Immortal not only didn't understand, but was even more confused.

It doesn't understand what kind of friends can help cultivate immortal arts, or what kind of trickery is this so-called "taking shortcuts".

Having lived for hundreds of years, this is the first time I've heard of magic tricks that can be used to achieve immortality.

Chapter 85 Beware of a Dark-Skinned Person

Naruto politely declined the insect feast prepared by Sage Shima, patted his stomach to indicate he wasn't hungry, and then focused on the final step of his Sage Mode training.

Using the Sage Chakra within the body to influence the natural energy outside, creating resonance, and then using the natural energy to defend against enemies.

Natural energy is invisible, intangible, and omnipresent. It is incredibly powerful and impossible to defend against.

How do you defend against attacks you can't see?

This move has a significant advantage when facing enemies who cannot use magic or sense natural energy, giving them a strong first-mover advantage.

"It's a bit of a shame that there are distance limitations."

Knowing that the Frog Kyuubi's effective range was no more than half a meter from himself, Naruto thought it was a pity.

If it were any farther away, he could treat it like a prison on the edge of a graveyard.

No wonder the Frog Kumite is classified as a taijutsu technique; at this distance, you can't even pass it off as ninjutsu.

This kind of training, which is unrelated to the body and completely related to chakra control, is where shadow clones come in handy.

"Let's go! Will it work?" Naruto formed the hand seals for his Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

"Heh, don't underestimate me. You should be worried about your own body. Don't let the natural energy I provide overwhelm you," Nine-Tailed Fox said.

In the blink of an eye, countless magical shadow clones appeared amidst wisps of smoke, each finding a suitable spot to cultivate.

Naruto's Sage Chakra was completely depleted, but immediately the natural energy absorbed by Kurama was transferred to him.

He calmed his mind and controlled his spiritual and physical energy, perfectly merging them with these natural energies to refine new Sage Chakra.

He maintained the same hand seal for creating multiple shadow clones and continued to use it.

"Honey, is this really okay?" Shima asked.

“Uh, probably…” Fukasaku hesitated, “The shadow clones that Naruto mentioned can grant extra training experience, which is beneficial for cultivation.”

“There are benefits, but this scale… even the best tonic will cause problems if you take too much,” said Master Shima.

As the two were still talking, the shadow clones disappeared one after another. When the smoke completely dissipated, Naruto, the real Naruto, collapsed to the ground.

"!?" Fukasaku Sennin.

"Oh no! Something's happened!" Shima the Hermit exclaimed.

Upon closer inspection, it was found that Naruto was not in any life-threatening danger.

His breathing and heartbeat are normal; he's just unconscious.

"So this is the side effect. Seeing that he looks perfectly fine, I thought..." The immortal was speechless.

"Speaking of which, if such a useful support ninjutsu exists, why didn't Jiraiya use it back then?"

"There must be some reason behind it," Shima-sensei shook his head.

"Croak, croak." A little toad hopped over: "The Great Toad Immortal has awakened, and there is a prophecy."

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Open your eyes.

The first thing I saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.

"My head!" Naruto clutched his head and curled up into a ball.

"Idiot, who told you to cultivate without any restraint?" Nine-Tails said. "Don't do this again. What if you lose your mind and become an idiot...?"

Getting out of bed to get a drink of water, Naruto asked, "How long have I been asleep?"

"Four or five hours." Nine-Tailed Fox.

Seeing that it was pitch black outside the window, and that it was the dead of night, and that Jiraiya was snoring loudly not far away, Naruto quietly lay back down.

He knew that his noise must have woken Jiraiya up, and since Jiraiya hadn't said anything, he figured they were going to wait until dawn to talk.

“I’m already a sage,” Naruto said. “Thanks to you, I wouldn’t have been able to progress this quickly without you. Thank you.”

Nine-Tailed Fox twitched its tail unnaturally and changed the subject, saying, "Speaking of which, after you fell unconscious, those toads mentioned a prophecy that was related to you."

"Oh? A prophecy?" Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"Watch out for a dark-skinned person," Nine-Tailed Fox said.

"Huh? What did you say?" Naruto was stunned.

"Just this one sentence: Watch out for a dark-skinned guy," Nine-Tailed Fox said.

“It’s all dark and gloomy…” Naruto frowned.

Is this referring to Black Zetsu?

Why should we be wary of Black Zetsu?

As he pondered this, Naruto narrowed his eyes.

"The only person I can think of who is directly related to Black Zetsu is Kaguya, and of course, Madara."

Both of them possess the power to destroy the world.

It couldn't be Black Zetsu himself.

Black Zetsu's strength is nothing to brag about; aside from being Kaguya Otsutsuki's will and possessing the immortality that even Truth-Seeking Balls cannot extinguish.

Black Zetsu doesn't have much to offer.

"They specifically mentioned Black Zetsu and told me to be careful. Could it be that I have some close connection with Black Zetsu?"

Naruto quickly realized that he planned to sign in with Sasuke and obtain Indra's chakra once the sign-in system cooled down.

If he signs in as planned, what will he become?

Indra's chakra, Ashura's chakra, guide out Hagoromo's chakra.

Then Hagoromo's chakra combined with Hamura's chakra to draw out Kaguya's chakra.

This is not over yet.

He was originally the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. As is well known, the Nine-Tails is the tailed beast that possesses the chakra closest to the Ten-Tails' original source chakra.

He also plans to sign up for other tailed beasts.

With Kaguya's chakra and the chakra of the nine tailed beasts within him, is there a more perfect vessel for resurrection?

At that time, Black Zetsu only needs to say a heartfelt word to Naruto, and Kaguya's will will enter his body, instantly reviving Kaguya Otsutsuki.

"..." Naruto.

He wasn't worried about Black Zetsu; instead, he was thinking that signing in with Indra's chakra wouldn't directly revive Kaguya.

The Great Toad Sage's prophecies were quite reliable; in fact, they all came true.

If Indra's chakra could revive Kaguya, then the Great Toad Sage's prophecy should have been to keep him away from Sasuke, not to warn him against Black Zetsu.

"I'll find an opportunity to seal Black Zetsu and eliminate any future worries," Naruto thought to himself.

Do not!

Wait a minute!

His Six Paths Sage Mode and Sasuke's Rinnegan with six tomoe are both inseparable from the Sage of Six Paths.

Let's just talk about the Sage of Six Paths mode.

According to the established rules, this is an ability that cannot be learned; it is a technique that selects its user, and its overall performance, especially its reaction, surpasses that of Madara Uchiha's Six Paths Sage Mode.

If Kaguya didn't exist, would the Sage of Six Paths still have appeared?

It's definitely not going to happen.

For thousands of years, people on Earth have been fighting to the death, but the Six Paths Immortal has never stepped in to stop it.

Only after confirming that Madara Uchiha would become the vessel for the mother's revival did the Sage of Six Paths appear, transferring his soul to Naruto and Sasuke.

It also granted the ultimate technique, the Six Paths, the combined power of Yin and Yang, which was the only way to defeat Kaguya: Planetary Devastation.

"So, does that mean I can't touch Black Zetsu?" Naruto sighed, rubbing his forehead.

Without Black Zetsu, there would be no Kaguya.

Without Kaguya, there would be no Sage of Six Paths.

Without the Sage of Six Paths, where would he get the Sage of Six Paths mode that he so desperately wanted?

Compared to all this, how long is the cooldown period for system check-ins? It's been almost a quarter already.

Chapter 86 Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts

"You really mastered immortal magic?"

This was the first question Jiraiya asked himself when he woke up in the morning.

"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just too unbelievable. Try it and let me see," Jiraiya said.

Naruto spat out the mouthwash and washed his face. During this process, the eyeshadow representing Sage Mode slowly appeared.

"!!" Jiraiya.

"No way! You just entered like that? No need to calm your mind, no need to form hand seals, no need to help condense Sage Chakra!" Jiraiya's mouth dropped open.

"What's most outrageous is that it's so perfect..."