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Chapter 199 Minato Namikaze's Sage Mode! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Hinata Kei looked at Hoshino Shu with some hesitation.

The Hyuga clan is quite unique; their combat system revolves around the Byakugan.

What others can teach is actually just some combat experience and operational experience.

As for spiritual practice...

Outsiders don't understand soft boxing or the art of eye rolls.

Seeing Hyuga Kei's dilemma, Hoshino Shu smiled and said, "I really can't teach you anything about Gentle Fist and Byakugan."

"Besides this, I can teach you the five basic nature transformation ninjutsu, medical ninjutsu, genjutsu, and sealing techniques if you want to learn them."

In Konoha, only Hiruzen Sarutobi could rival him in the breadth of his knowledge.

Looking at Hinata Kei, Hoshishita Hide suggested, "You could try a sealing technique."

"Sealing techniques are used very widely."

Hyuga Kei quickly bowed: "Yes, thank you for your trouble, Master Hide!"

Hoshino waved her hand, then created two clones: "Nawaki, you stay here. Erika and Kei, you train with my clones."

Erika Uzumaki and Kei Hyuga followed the clone away. Hideaki Hoshishita looked at Nawaki and asked, "Have you mastered Lightning Release: Nature Transformation yet?"

Nawaki nodded quickly: "I've got it."

As he spoke, Rope Tree raised his right hand, and lightning crackled and flashed.

"very good!"

Hoshino nodded and said, "Then I'll teach you the Chidori Stream next."

"First up is Chidori."

As he spoke, Xingxia Xiu raised his right hand, and accompanied by the sound of a thousand birds chirping, his right palm burst forth with dazzling electric light.

The center was a dense sphere, the palm no longer visible, while the outer edge radiated outwards beams of electric light.

"Chidori, what a powerful lightning release!"

Rope Tree stared wide-eyed.

Hoshino Hide, however, charged forward, and with a Thousand Birds Strike in his right hand, easily pierced through the wall left by the previous battle.

Turning back, Hoshino said to Nawaki, "The basic principle of the Chidori technique is actually very simple. It involves highly condensing the chakra of Lightning Release nature transformation into the hand and using the force of a high-speed forward thrust to create a powerful physical attack."

"Therefore, this technique has a drawback."

Rope Tree was taken aback: "A drawback?"

"Brother-in-law, what are your shortcomings?"

He didn't notice at all.

Hoshino pointed to his eyes: "If the speed is too fast, and your eyes can't react in time, you won't be able to catch the enemy's movements, which is dangerous."

Nawaki listened carefully and pondered for a moment, then nodded: "If you have a reaction speed like Minato's, there shouldn't be any problem at all."

"Or... the Sharingan."

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "That's right."

"So, this is just a basic lightning technique for you."

"What you really need to learn is something more advanced, Rachel!"

Xingxia Xiu raised his right hand again, which was instantly enveloped in devastating electric light, but the noisy electrical sound was gone.

"Raychi?"

Nawaki was puzzled because, in his view, it seemed no different from the Chidori from before, except for the stronger lightning release.

Chidori was blue and white, but the current Raikiri is entirely blue electricity.

Xingxia Xiu casually waved his hand, and the next moment, the wall behind him collapsed with a crash, splitting in two.

Nawaki's eyes lit up: "Because the chakra is more condensed, you don't need to rely on the impact of speed?"

Hoshita Hide nodded: "That's right. Chidori is only A-rank, while Raikiri is S-rank. It has higher requirements in terms of lightning nature transformation and also incorporates form transformation."

"Therefore, you must first learn Chidori, and then transition from Chidori to Raikiri."

"Besides Chidori and Raikiri, there's also Chidori Stream."

It's sizzling!

Xingxia Xiu's body radiated electricity: "This is a combination of offense and defense, and it can also activate all the cells in the body, improving speed and reaction ability."

"Master the Chidori, and coordinate with the Chidori Stream."

Rope Tree became more and more excited as he looked at it.

At this moment, Xingxia Xiu stretched out his right hand, and the next instant, the lightning highly concentrated and then extended out, like a pillar of lightning, passing by the side of the rope tree.

Rope Tree stiffened, even smelling the burnt hair: "Amazing!"

Hoshino Hide stopped his ninjutsu: "This is the Thousand Birds Sharp Spear."

"It incorporates form transformation into the Chidori, making it a mid-to-long-range attack, unlike the melee attack of Raikiri."

"In addition..."

Hoshino Hide made a grasping motion with his right palm, summoning his ninja sword. The next moment, electricity surged across the blade.

With a casual wave of his hand, the crumbling eaves and ruins behind him completely collapsed.

"This is the Chidori Blade!"

Hoshino Hideyoshi said, "If you have enough chakra, then the best setup for using Lightning Release against an enemy is to use Chidori Stream for defense, to increase speed and reaction speed, and to serve as the basis for using Chidori, Raikiri, Chidori Sharp Spear, and Chidori Blade."

"It can cover all aspects: close combat, ninja tools, dashing, surprise attacks, and mid-to-long-range attacks."

Nawaki was incredibly excited: "Brother-in-law, this seems even more powerful than the Rasengan series!"

Hoshino Hide shook his head: "What's truly powerful isn't ninjutsu, but human skill!"

"Remember, ninjutsu is static, and no ninjutsu is perfect; it has flaws."

"But those who use ninjutsu are alive, they have thoughts, and they have wills."

"Playing to one's strengths and avoiding one's weaknesses is the most basic tactical thinking."

Rope Tree nodded quickly: "Yes, I understand!"

Hoshinoshige sheathed his ninja sword, and the electricity around him dissipated: "Alright, let's begin training with Chidori now."

"First, record the instant the seal is formed."

Nawaki scratched his head: "So this technique isn't a no-seal ninjutsu!"

Xingxia Xiu laughed and said, "Of course you can use it without hand seals once you're proficient."

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Nawaki's mastery of Lightning Release nature transformation is still rudimentary, but that's alright. He'll naturally become more powerful as he masters the Chidori series of ninjutsu one by one.

It will be much easier to train the Lightning Release Chakra Mode then.

Nawaki has a considerable amount of chakra, enough to support the Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Therefore, since he is teaching Lightning Release, Hoshino Hide naturally hopes that Nawaki can master the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

The Third Raikage and the others will have very interesting expressions then.

After teaching what needed to be taught, Hoshino Shu let Nawaki practice diligently on the side, while he himself took a step and soared into the air, floating in front of Minato Namikaze and the other two.

Kushina Uzumaki has fallen many times.

Seeing Xingxia Xiu approach, she immediately complained, "Teacher Xiu, this is too difficult."

Hoshino Hide scoffed, "Minato didn't fall once, and Shinnosuke only fell once."

"The key to this step is to concentrate and calm your mind."

"Kushina, your heart is not at peace."

Kushina Uzumaki's eyes darted around: "It's because you made too much noise teaching Nawaki Lightning Release ninjutsu, Mr. Shuu."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he fell off the vine.

Just as she was about to fall flat on her face, Kushina Uzumaki entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. One of her chakra arms grabbed the vines, suspending her in the air, and she also used her other chakra hand to grab the falling planks.

Xingxia Xiu shook her head. This girl was playful and had a wild personality.

Then look at Minato Namikaze and Shinnosuke Sarutobi, who are now sitting comfortably on the wooden planks.

That's what a good student is like!

Teaching students like this is the easiest.

but……

Xingxia Xiu pondered to herself.

Minato Namikaze had Jiraiya as his teacher, the toads of Mount Myōboku as his summoning beasts, and the Zero-Tails.

After achieving Immortal Mode, there is a great deal of room for further improvement.

If Sarutobi Shinnosuke wanted to summon a spirit beast, he wouldn't lack one.

For example, the ape demon.

However, chakra is limited, so even if Sarutobi Shinnosuke masters Sage Mode, the improvement he can achieve in its application won't be significant.

Combining tailed beasts with Sage Mode is actually a very good idea.

However, since Hoshinobi Shu needs a tailed beast to become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, it's not a good idea to give that to Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

Moreover, tailed beasts are very difficult to tame.

"Yinglong would be suitable."

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If Yinglong is properly trained, it could enable Sarutobi Shinnosuke to also summon spirits.

Thinking of Xingxia Xiu, she couldn't help but sigh, "Being a teacher is really stressful."

Of course, he is also training powerful subordinates for Tsunade in the future.

Minato Namikaze has the potential to become a Kage, and Shinnosuke Sarutobi has the potential to become a Strong Kage. If they are trained properly, Hideaki Hoshino and Tsunade will have an easy time dealing with him in the future.

Seeing that Minato Namikaze and Shinnosuke Sarutobi were already sitting motionless on top of the vines, and also to spur on Kushina Uzumaki, Hideaki Hoshishita immediately said, "Minato, Shinnosuke, come with me."

"Kushina, you continue."

Seeing that her two companions had run away, Kushina Uzumaki, who had climbed back to the top of the vine, finally behaved herself.

Hoshinoshita, along with Minato Namikaze and Shinnosuke Sarutobi, arrived at the open space on the other side. After entering Sage Mode, he clasped his hands together, and two trees sprang up from the ground.

"Get up to the treetops!"

Xingxia Xiudao.

Minato Namikaze and Shinnosuke Sarutobi immediately went to the top of the tree and saw that the branches and leaves on the canopy had intertwined to form a seat. They immediately understood and sat down cross-legged.

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At this moment, Xingxia Xiu had already floated down and said to the two of them, "Next is to sense the natural energy."

"Remember the state you were in just now, and in that state, feel the omnipresent natural energy."

Let's begin!

Although they didn't quite understand, Minato Namikaze and Shinnosuke Sarutobi immediately nodded and did as instructed, entering a state of perfect tranquility, concentrating their minds, and then attempting to sense things.

However, sensing natural energy is clearly not that easy.

However, this place is not like Mount Myoboku, where natural energy is extremely abundant, which makes it even more difficult.

However, since Xingxia Xiu dares to teach, he must have his own methods.

However, it wasn't taken out immediately.

It would be best if Minato Namikaze and Shinnosuke Sarutobi could sense natural energy on their own.

If you can't sense it, it's not too late to use external force.

Time flew by and the morning was over.

We all ate the bento boxes that Tsunade brought us at noon.

Of course, it wasn't made by Tsunade; it was takeout.

After eating their bento boxes, Minato Namikaze and the others continued their training, while Hideaki Hoshino and Tsunade took a walk to the top of a cliff.

"Is the technology development almost complete?"

Xingxia Xiu asked.

If it weren't almost time, Tsunade wouldn't have had time to deliver the lunches.

With a slight smile and a touch of arrogance, Tsunade said, "It will be completed in a month at most."

Hoshino was delighted to hear this, as it meant Tsunade would be even safer.

Tsunade suddenly changed the subject: "By the way, Orochimaru seems to have changed a lot lately."

Xingxia Xiu raised an eyebrow: "Transplanted first-generation cells?"

He hadn't seen Orochimaru for a long time.

Tsunade shook her head: "No."

"Yes... that guy doesn't feel human anymore, his chakra gives off a cold and sinister feeling."

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Shizuku laughed and said, "Orochimaru is probably undergoing human modification."

"I had noticed it before; he was becoming more and more like a snake."

Tsunade suddenly realized: "That's right."

She frowned: "This guy has become inhuman; his personality will probably change drastically too."

Hoshino Hide comforted him, "Don't worry, I've had people from Root keeping an eye on him, and they won't let him do anything excessive."

Tsunade nodded, then looked at Minato Namikaze and Shinnosuke Sarutobi in the treetops and asked, "Do you think I can master Sage Mode?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded without hesitation: "With me here, of course it's possible!"

Tsunade, eager to try, replied, "I'll give it a shot once my technique is fully developed."

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The Thousand Birds of the Rope Tree are already taking shape, and Kushina Uzumaki is finally able to sit steadily on top of the vine tree.

Erika Uzumaki finally mastered her first Water Release technique, Water Rush Wave.

Hinata Kei is still struggling to decipher the complex incantation formulas.

However, Minato Namikaze and Shinnosuke Sarutobi made no progress.

Xingxia Xiu continued to watch silently.

Day .

With lunchtime fast approaching, and seeing that Minato Namikaze and Shinnosuke Sarutobi still hadn't made a move, Hoshinoshita Hideaki was already planning to use some tricks in the afternoon.

However, just as the clone returned with the packed lunch, Hoshino-shita exclaimed in surprise and looked at Minato Namikaze.

Natural energy is converging towards Minato Namikaze.

He's a genius!

Xingxia smiled.

But the next moment, Minato Namikaze's skin began to age, becoming like tree bark, and soon even one of his arms began to turn into wood.

Out of control!

Hoshino immediately raised one hand, and the tree beneath Minato Namikaze instantly drained the natural energy from his body.

The petrification dissipated, and Minato Namikaze opened his eyes, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with lingering fear: "Training in Sage Mode was indeed dangerous!"

Hoshino Shu arrived in the air and said with a smile, "Minato, you can proceed to the next step."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke, standing nearby, opened his eyes, looking on with envy: "As expected of Minato!"

Minato Namikaze asked, "Shū-sensei, why does the natural energy out of control at Mount Myōboku turn people into frogs, while here it turns them into wood?"

"Could it be related to the cultivation method?"

Xingxia Xiu said, "More or less."

"When natural energy gets out of control, it assimilates the human body."

"It can be petrified, it can be wooded, or it can become part of nature in some other way."

"You were turned to wood because you trained under my Wood Release technique."

"But Mount Myōboku is clearly different. As far as I know, people at Mount Myōboku use toad oil to help them sense and absorb natural energy when practicing Sage Mode."

"You must understand that natural energy itself has no consciousness."

"But human chakra is different; it carries personal consciousness."

"The moment natural energy enters the human body, it already bears our own imprint."

"Loss of control is due to absorbing too much or lacking control."

Minato Namikaze and Shinnosuke Sarutobi suddenly understood after hearing this.

Hoshino Hideyoshi said, "Minato, your next task is to master the degree of absorbing natural energy and achieve a balance between natural energy and your own spiritual and physical energy."

"As for the matter of petrification, don't worry. The tree beneath you was created by me in Sage Mode and can absorb the natural energy within your bodies."

Minato Namikaze immediately nodded: "Understood!"

Hoshita Hide then looked at Sarutobi Shinnosuke: "Shinnosuke, this afternoon I will use other methods to help you sense natural energy, so don't be discouraged."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke was overjoyed: "Thank you, Hide-sensei!"

in the afternoon.

After the meal, Minato Namikaze immediately continued his training, repeatedly losing control and trying again and again.

His speed was astonishing, even to Xingxia Xiu.

After several attempts, he was able to refine Sage Chakra and reveal the same face as the First Hokage.

However, this is just the beginning.

Minato Namikaze will still get out of control.

After Hoshino Hide created a clone to monitor Minato Namikaze's situation, his main body began teaching Shinnosuke Sarutobi.

His method was also very simple.

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Hideaki Hoshino used a spirit transformation technique, and then his spirit left his body and entered Shinnosuke Sarutobi's body.

"Shinnosuke, release control of your body, and then carefully memorize this feeling."

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Sarutobi Shinnosuke quickly did as instructed.

After taking control of Sarutobi Shinnosuke's body, Hoshishita Hide immediately absorbed natural energy.

Instantly, a surge of natural energy from the outside world rushed into Sarutobi Shinnosuke's body.

"So this is natural energy..."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke suddenly realized.

(End of this chapter)