I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 203 and 205: You are the most outstanding among this group!

Immortal transformation, also known as immortal techniques.

Ninjutsu uses chakra, which is created from one's own "spiritual energy" and "physical energy," and belongs to the body's energy.

Sage Mode utilizes external 'natural energy,' and the three types of energy are mixed to create a stronger Sage Chakra!

"Although you can practice ninjutsu in the training ground, you can't practice sage techniques at all," Uchiha Naruto said thoughtfully as he paced back and forth in the room.

"Is it because there's no natural energy in the training ground?"

Natural energy exists between the earth and the atmosphere; the simulated scene in the training ground is not real.

After leaving the training ground, Naruto Uchiha began to vaguely sense something in the air.

Fortunately, there is natural energy on Earth, otherwise the immortal transformation would be completely unusable.

However, with such meager natural energy, let alone becoming an immortal, even attempting to enter immortal mode would be extremely difficult.

Level 1 Celestial Transformation is barely even considered beginner level.

"Because in Tokyo, this bustling, glittering steel jungle, there's definitely less natural energy. Perhaps it's easier to sense natural energy in the deep mountains and forests."

The concept of natural energy feels somewhat like the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that often appears in cultivation novels.

The reason why cultivators in novels hide in the mountains and forests and avoid the world is that the mortal world lacks spiritual energy, and that cultivating in the city for a long time has a hundred disadvantages and no advantages.

"If you're talking about places in Tokyo with beautiful natural environments and lush vegetation, then Ueno Park and Yoyogi Park are definitely the top choices."

Although Ueno Park is the largest, it is located in Taito Ward, while Yoyogi Park in Shibuya Ward is closer.

Located next to NHK television station and Meiji Shrine, Yoyogi Park covers 54 hectares and has more than 10,000 trees and 320,000 square meters of green space, making it one of the largest parks in Tokyo.

"Let's go to Yoyogi Park and try training for Sage Mode."

After making his plans, Uchiha Naruto immediately set off, taking the train to Shibuya Ward.

At the entrance to Yoyogi Park, you can see many citizens and tourists traveling during Golden Week.

Taking advantage of the bright afternoon sun, families and couples come here in twos and threes to take a walk, play sports, or spread out a picnic blanket on the lawn and enjoy the gifts from nature.

Before the 1920s, the Harajuku area was originally royal territory. The establishment of Meiji Shrine attracted a large number of worshippers. Yoyogi Park was also used as an army training ground. After the war, the U.S. military also set up monitoring facilities for Meiji Shrine there. In 1964, it was used as the Olympic Village for the Tokyo Olympics.

The swallows that once graced the mansions of the wealthy and powerful now fly into the homes of ordinary people. Times have changed, and Yoyogi Park, once a royal garden, is now open to the public.

Naruto Uchiha glanced indifferently at the bustling crowd at the entrance, then walked deeper into the park.

Although there are many tourists around Yoyogi Park, it becomes quiet and peaceful after walking for about ten minutes.

Naruto Uchiha began to leave the park's paths and head towards the secluded woods. The further he went, the denser the bushes became, and the branches of the trees made it difficult for visitors to move.

Naruto Uchiha looked around carefully. There were no cameras nearby and no one was paying attention to him, so he simply rammed into the tree trunk blocking his way!

The person passed right through the tree trunk, seemingly merging into it, and then emerged from behind it the next second.

Using his Wood Release technique, Naruto Uchiha traveled unimpeded all the way to the deepest part of Yoyogi Park.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Naruto Uchiha was quite satisfied with the environment, so he formed hand seals and summoned a shadow clone.

The shadow clone arrived under a succulent tree, sat down with its back against the trunk, and began cultivating the Sage Transformation with its hands on its knees.

Naruto Uchiha's main body was nearby, wary of anyone approaching, while curiously observing his shadow clone who was training in Sage Mode.

Upon entering Yoyogi Park, Naruto Uchiha could clearly sense that the natural energy in the atmosphere was more active and abundant than before, and under such circumstances, he might be able to draw natural energy into his body.

Sage Chakra can greatly enhance ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu, making its effects incredibly enviable, but it is also equally dangerous.

If a person absorbs too much natural energy, causing an imbalance between their physical and mental energy, they will turn into animals such as toads and snakes, and eventually return to nature as stone.

Only a handful of people, including the Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya, and Naruto, successfully completed the sage lineage training at Mount Myōboku. However, there are hundreds of toad statues on Mount Myōboku.

This is sufficient proof of the dangers of becoming an immortal.

Since it's so dangerous, the shadow clone should go first.

I'm preparing a stand-in... no, I'm preparing a shadow clone for this purpose!

The shadow clone sat motionless under the tree with its eyes closed for almost half an hour. Just as Uchiha Naruto was wondering if Sage Mode was really that difficult, the shadow clone suddenly began to change.

The shadow clone's black hair began to grow longer, and its skin became increasingly white and delicate. Even more deadly, fine purple scales appeared on its skin, covering half of its face.

"That's enough for now!"

Uchiha Naruto was startled and flicked a small pebble from his hand, disturbing the shadow clone from its meditation state.

"Hiss, what's wrong? My Sage Transformation? I can feel natural energy coursing through my limbs and bones, Sparashi! Hiss hiss hiss."

As the shadow clone spoke, it stuck out its tongue like a snake flicking its tongue.

"Yeah, damn it, if you keep practicing Sage Mode, you might start to feel that frogs and mice are damn it too." Uchiha Naruto clicked his tongue and shook his head as he looked at the shadow clone's tongue.

If LV1 Immortal Transformation is this dangerous, imagine what it would be like to advance to LV2 or LV3! I'm afraid that the moment it absorbs natural energy, it would turn into a purple-scaled venomous snake.

"Never mind, you can come back first."

After the Shadow Clone Technique was dispelled, Naruto Uchiha experienced the sensations of his previous Shadow Clone Technique training, feeling how natural energy entered his body from the surface and began to merge with his chakra within.

So this is Sage Chakra.

While Uchiha Naruto was sharing his insights on shadow clone training, he suddenly felt his tongue get tied in knots, and his right cheek started to tingle and itch.

Uchiha Naruto realized something was wrong. He touched his face with his right hand and felt a rustling sound as he felt some scale-like things.

"Ouch, I'm doomed, my face!"

Naruto Uchiha drew a kunai, and through the reflection in the blade, he saw that his handsome face, with its delicate features, was covered with dense purple scales, just like his shadow clone.

He opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue, which was so long that it could even lick his nose.

"Ah, I thought only the fatigue and experience of the shadow clones would be fed back to the main body. I never expected that natural energy would also return to the main body." Uchiha Naruto was on the verge of tears.

Although Uchiha Naruto usually presents himself as an aloof and handsome young man at school, he is actually quite satisfied with the Uchiha clan's looks.

After being transformed by natural energy, aside from the fact that scales grow on the face and the tongue becomes elongated, the person's overall temperament begins to become effeminate and sinister.

Evil and cold, he was clearly a villain like Orochimaru from the moment he appeared.

Next, Naruto Uchiha tried various methods, but none of them could restore him to his original form.

This time, he really tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead. If he had known, he would never have tried to cultivate Sage Mode. Uchiha Naruto regretted it deeply.

"Hiss, calm down. The more anxious the situation, the more calm you need to be. How did the Crown Prince do it when he first started cultivating Immortal Mode?"

Naruto Uchiha calmed his inner turmoil and began to analyze the predicament he was facing.

"When the prince's natural energy became unbalanced and he began to turn into a toad, it was Fukasaku the hermit who knocked the natural energy out with a stick."

Naruto Uchiha was somewhat confused.

When you're afflicted by debuffs like charm, hypnosis, or intimidation, giving yourself a treatment and relying on the intense pain to break free is a classic tactic.

"But I also tried inflicting pain on myself, and I still couldn't get the natural energy out."

Naruto Uchiha frowned and muttered to himself, when suddenly a thought flashed through his mind:

"Could it be that there's something more to Fukasaku's black staff than meets the eye?"

The more Naruto Uchiha thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He also vaguely remembered that there was an item like Fukasaku's staff in the game.

He hurriedly opened the prop shop and quickly browsed through it several times, but he couldn't find any such prop for sale.

"Could I be remembering wrong? No, I'm sure there's an item like 'Fukasaku's staff'." Uchiha Naruto began racking his brains, trying hard to recall his past life.

"That's right! In addition to items purchased from the shop, there are also special items dropped from game dungeons! The Sage's staff is a special item."

Naruto Uchiha opened the system, looked at the [Secret Realm Exploration] option at the bottom of the system functions, and remained silent.

Each time Naruto Uchiha's ninja rank increases, the system unlocks new features. When he is promoted to Chunin, the item shop is unlocked, and when he is promoted to Jonin, the master-disciple support feature is unlocked.

After Naruto Uchiha was officially promoted to Jonin, the new feature [Secret Realm Exploration] was introduced.

As the name suggests, it involves running dungeons. The developers have designed various special dungeons in the game based on locations from Naruto. Unlike the training grounds, since it's a dungeon, it naturally includes classic elements such as bosses, equipment drops, and completion ratings.

Some dungeons even have story easter eggs.

Although the game system was significantly modified after the transmigration, its functions remained largely the same as in the previous life.

"Let me see which secret realm drops the Fukasaku Sage's staff."

Naruto Uchiha opens the dungeon in the Secret Realm Exploration mode:

Crisis and opportunity, the unity of heaven and earth: The Forest of Death

Recommended rank: Genin.

Recommended by three people.

……

The Birth of Two Sharingan Heroes: Kannabi Bridge

Recommended rank: Chunin.

Number of people who recommended: four.

……

……

Various dungeon names for secret realm explorations appeared on the screen, and Uchiha Naruto's gaze finally settled on one of them.

The Kingdom of Toads, the Sacred Land of Immortality: Mount Myōboku (Eastern Region)

Recommended rank: Jonin.

Recommended for: Two people.

"That's right, it's this one. There's a chance to get the special item 'Fukasaku's Staff' in this Mount Myōboku dungeon. Hmm, I also remember that 'Toad Oil' is a guaranteed drop in this dungeon."

The special items in the game only provide some attribute bonuses to the game character, but things are different after the time travel. These items are exactly the same as the original items in Naruto.

Toad oil certainly has the effect of aiding cultivation and gathering natural energy, but Uchiha Naruto is still wary of Sage Mode and doesn't covet toad oil.

He was determined to get "Fukasaku the Immortal's Stick".

"But this stick isn't so easy to get. Damn it, there's a drop rate for it in the dungeon."

The dungeon levels are divided into Genin, Chunin, Jonin, and Kage levels.

The dungeons cannot be run an unlimited number of times; they require challenge tokens. Moreover, different dungeons require different amounts of challenge tokens. Entering a low-level dungeon requires one token, while entering a mid-level dungeon requires two tokens.

You need four copies of the Jonin-level secret realm dungeon.

Ten challenge tickets were given as a gift when the Secret Realm Adventure was unlocked, and one more was given every natural day thereafter.

In other words, Naruto Uchiha only had 12 challenge letters and three chances, so he wasn't confident he could unleash Fukasaku's staff.

However, Naruto Uchiha had another clever trick up his sleeve.

"Is the recommended number two?"

To enhance the social aspect, the operators of Chicken Cunning stipulate that the minimum number of players in the Secret Realm dungeon is two. As the number of players in the team increases, the difficulty of the dungeon also increases, and the drop rate of the BOSS naturally rises as well.

The Myoboku Mountain dungeon can accommodate a maximum of eight players in a team.

In that case, let's pick seven lucky audience members.

It's right here in Yoyogi Park!

A glossy black crow flew across the sky above Yoyogi Park, its Sharingan eyes, adorned with three tomoe, indifferently watching the scene below.

As the crow's gaze fell upon a corner of Yoyogi Park, a couple enjoying a picnic, a female university student taking a forest bath, and several others nearby all collapsed to the ground and fainted in an instant.

The people nearby were startled and quickly called the police and an ambulance.

…………

"Ugh... Where am I?"

Seven men and women lay sprawled on the ground. A beautiful young female college student groaned and opened her eyes, her pretty face immediately filled with surprise.

She was as if she had been shrunk dozens of times and placed in a bonsai tree. All around her were plants that were unnaturally large. For example, a clover next to her was even taller than her!

"Excellent, you're the most well-behaved one among this group!"

A tall man with long white hair that reached his waist and a headband with the word "oil" on his forehead looked at her with admiration.

The white-haired man was quite remarkable, except for his bulbous nose, which was too conspicuous.

It looks, it looks like:

"A toad?"

(End of this chapter)