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　As expected, the Yamato trembled slightly, stopped absorbing the Haki, and even returned the Haki.

　“I will not mistreat you if you acknowledge me as your master, but if you become a sycophant, I will surely destroy you,” Ye Chen said.

　Yama seemed to understand human nature; the blade trembled twice, then stopped acting strangely, and even the purple demonic aura disappeared, making it look like an ordinary broadsword.

　"call!"

　With a light breath, he subdued the sword, which greatly enhanced his abilities and gave him a trump card.

　He placed Enma beside him and then opened the attribute panel:

　"Host: Ye Chen!"

　Abilities: Conqueror's Haki lv2, Observation Haki lv2, Armament Haki lv3, Tornado Technique lv2, Shave lv2, Moonwalk lv2. Upgrading to the next level requires 10000 experience points.

　Fruit: Flame-Flame Fruit Lv3. Upgrading to the next level requires 10000 experience points.

　Weapon: Great Sword Enma.

　Experience points: 8300/10000.

　After taking a look, Ye Chen showed a satisfied expression. The battle with Hatake Sakumo had also contributed nearly a thousand experience points to him.

　"First, upgrade all three types of Haki!" Ye Chen said without hesitation, upgrading all three types of Haki to level 3.

　Then I upgraded "Shave", "Moon Walk", and "Tornado Secret Technique" to level 3.

　At this moment, having consumed five thousand experience points, all of my skills are now at the same level.

　After leveling up, Ye Chen closed his eyes and once again comprehended the three types of Haki, especially the Observation Haki, which had become much more powerful.

　When it closed its eyes to meditate again, its Observation Haki radiated outwards, and the range of its perception increased considerably.

　He even sensed creatures beyond his sight, such as cicadas, insects, birds, and beasts. It was a wonderful feeling, as if he could see all of heaven and earth.

　Not only that, but Observation Haki is said to be able to hear the voices of all things, and now, with the increase in level, it has become one with nature.

　His mind was completely emptied, he

　(2/3)

　I sensed something in nature that is normally invisible to the naked eye.

　Wind, fire, water... all sorts of natural forces appeared in his perception in a peculiar way.

　Normally, ninjas can't sense these forces, but now Ye Chen feels he can communicate with them! (3/3)

Chapter 36 The Relationship Between Observation Haki and Sage Mode (Seeking flowers and favorites)

　At dawn, as the sun rises in the east.

　Ye Chen awoke from his meditation, immediately feeling refreshed and invigorated. His body felt an indescribable comfort, and his soul seemed to have been elevated.

　Seeing this, I couldn't help but recall the scene of my meditation practice last night.

　His Observation Haki level 3 upgrade granted him a new ability: the ability to sense the forces in nature.

　As is well known, a ninja's chakra is usually accumulated through years of training.

　However, there is one type of chakra that is an exception: Sage Chakra. This power does not come from the human body, but from nature.

　Under normal circumstances, this kind of natural power cannot be perceived by ordinary ninjas.

　Only ninjas from the three sacred sites of Mount Myōboku, Shikkotsu Forest, and Ryūchi Cave can access the power of nature, also known as Sage Mode.

　For example, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and later Kabuto Yakushi.

　In the original story, Hashirama Senju could also enter Sage Mode, but it's unknown where he inherited it from; perhaps it was the ability of Ashura's reincarnation.

　Now, with the aid of Observation Haki, Ye Chen can sense the power of nature, and after a night of training, he seems to have gained a new power within his body, which may be Sage Chakra.

　The forces of nature include wind, fire, water, earth, and lightning, but through human beings and their reactions, they can be transformed into Sage Chakra.

　Ninjutsu performed using Sage Chakra is far more powerful than ordinary chakra ninjutsu.

　However, it seems that I don't know Sage Mode, so how should I use this power? Besides, the Sage Chakra within my body is still very weak.

　"Observation Haki allows one to hear the voices of all things! All things include nature itself; it is what gives one the power to be close to nature and feel its power!"

　Ye Chen didn't think about anything else, but he had a realization in his heart. Although he couldn't hear the voice of all things at the moment, he could sense the power of nature.

　If one day his Observation Haki reaches its peak, and he truly listens to nature and merges with it, wouldn't that be like the Taoist concept of the unity of heaven and man?

　In the original work, using Sage Mode requires a half-hour hand seal time buffer, but Hashirama Senju can directly enter Sage Mode.

　Is it possible that Hashirama Senju's constitution was inherently close to nature, given that his Wood Release was unparalleled in the entire ninja world?

　Many thoughts came to mind at once. If my physique were to reach Hashirama's level, I could automatically enter Sage Mode even without the methods of the three great inheritance sites!

　If this idea succeeds, then the improvement of one's own strength will be a leap forward!

　"It seems I still have to take it one step at a time. For now, I can only figure out the Sage Mode myself." With a thought, Ye Chen left his little wooden house.

　As an intern in the ANBU, he doesn't have to do many things related to the ANBU, and there aren't many restrictions. So, he should take advantage of this time to improve his skills.

　"My three types of Haki have reached a bottleneck. Fortunately, I obtained the Great Grade Sword 21, Enma, which I can use to improve my swordsmanship."

　Ye Chen thought to himself that he couldn't possibly use Yama to practice sword techniques, since Yama's alien origins were too special and he couldn't easily explain where she came from.

　So he decided to buy one. He had saved up some spare change these days, which should be enough to buy a katana.

　Just do it!

　They arrived at the ninja tool shop, where the owner was extremely enthusiastic towards Ye Chen because he had the Konoha headband on his right shoulder.

　even if

　(1/3)

　Even if someone is a genin, their status is still far higher than that of an ordinary person.

　When Ye Chen asked about the ninja sword, he...

　He showed a hint of embarrassment.

　A ninja sword, yes!

　The price is expensive!

　Ye Chen counted his change and found he only had half left.

　Indeed, no matter what world you're in, it's hard to get things done without money.

　"Young ninja, if you're short on money, you can go to the mission hall not far away and take on missions; you can earn quite a bit of money that way," the ninja tool shop owner suggested.

　"Mission Hall!"

　Ye Chen muttered to himself, then bid farewell to the boss and headed to the mission hall at the end of Konoha Street.

　The so-called mission hall is where ninjas accept missions. In a place like Konoha, there are probably tens of thousands of ninjas.

　It's impossible for the Hokage to personally approve every mission; that would be exhausting.

　In the original story, Kakashi's team received missions directly from the Hokage; he had connections, so there was nothing they could do about it!

　They soon arrived at the mission hall, which was actually only the size of a small workshop. Two or three ninjas were in charge, and a large group of genin and chunin were looking for missions around them.

　To be honest, if Ye Chen wanted to earn rewards by completing tasks, he could have gone to the Dark Division to take on tasks; the rewards there would definitely be much more generous than those from the official Task Hall.

　Thinking this, I prepared to leave. But just then, I was drawn by a sudden commotion.

　"Why? We're all genin, he can take on C-rank characters, why can't I? This is discrimination, you know that!" A very loud voice came from the crowd.

　"Heh, a genin who only knows taijutsu actually wants to take on a C-rank mission? What good is that?" someone mocked.

　"So what if you know ninjutsu? What's wrong with taijutsu?" That thick, angry voice rang out again.

　"Sorry, but knowing ninjutsu is already amazing."

　"Hahaha!"

　Immediately, a burst of laughter erupted at the entrance of the mission hall, and everyone burst into laughter!

　"Physical skills? Could it be!"

　Ye Chen walked forward, his two strong arms pushing aside the onlookers.

　"Hey!"

　"What are you squeezing for?"

　"Where did this child come from!"

　Ye Chen ignored those people and walked forward. Sure enough, he saw a ninja with a watermelon head and wearing green gym clothes standing there, his face red and his eyes blazing with anger.

　"Matt Dai!" Ye Chen was surprised to see this person.

　"I'm going to tell the Hokage that you're discriminating against civilians!" Might Guy slammed his fist on the ninja's desk and said angrily.

　“If it were a regular C-rank mission, it wouldn’t be a problem for you, but this C-rank mission has yielded too little information and there’s a possibility of battle. Its rating might drop back to B-rank or even A-rank. Otherwise, why would no one else take this mission despite the high reward, except you?” The ninja managing the mission hall explained patiently, not wanting to cause trouble for the Hokage.

　The current Third Hokage is very concerned about people's livelihood!

　"Comparable to A-level, no wonder the reward is so high."

　Matt Dai's expression changed. He hadn't expected a C-rank mission to be so dangerous. But the key question was why an A-rank mission was placed in the C-rank category? Wasn't that misleading?

　The mission was certainly dangerous, but his family was barely making ends meet; he had only recently married, and he couldn't afford to...