The Great Hero Uchiha

He encountered a strange little toad in the wild and immediately activated his Sharingan.

"Those eyes...you must be Uchiha Miyuki!"

"Yes, that's right."

After a pause, Uchiha Miyuki spoke up, "This is my first time here, and I'm not familiar with the area. Could you please take me to Myoboku Village?"

Myoboku Village is the name given to the upper-class residence of the Toad Clan.

"Oh, okay—"

Led by the little toad, Uchiha Miyuki saw two high-ranking officials from Mount Myoboku as soon as he reached the entrance of Myoboku Village.

"After two years, you've finally made it through—"

"Yes, I'll be troubling you two for the time being."

"nothing."

Guided by two high-ranking officials from Mount Myoboku, the man and two toads arrived at the place where toad oil was stored.

The enormous stone statues surrounding him made Uchiha Miyuki feel a sense of insignificance.

“I remember Bunta mentioning that you asked about these stone statues when you passed through Mount Myōboku last time, right?

"Yes, that's right."

“Previously, it was to keep it a secret, so Gama couldn’t tell you. But now that you’ve signed the Myoboku Mountain Contract, you’re entitled to know these things… These statues aren’t sculptures, but rather the remains of Myoboku Mountain people who failed in their attempts to cultivate immortal arts. If you fail in your cultivation, you will also become a member of this statue forest.”

"That dangerous?"

“It was indeed very dangerous to cultivate immortal techniques before, but now we have accumulated enough experience. As long as you do not hide it from us and cultivate it on your own, and follow the requirements throughout the process, there will be no problem.”

"it is good."

Uchiha Miyuki immediately nodded.

As the three of them talked, they arrived at the edge of the toad oil pool. After observing it with his Sharingan, Uchiha Miyuki lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and a guess came to mind.

If chakra had not existed, the world's dominant power would now be natural energy.

Everyone would become like Jugo, able to control natural energy either by birth or through training, but the appearance of the Divine Tree shattered all of this.

What are you thinking about?

"Nothing much, I was just thinking about how long it would take me to master Sage Mode."

"Jiraiya took about ten years on and off. With your talent, you should only need a few years—"

Upon hearing Fukasaku's explanation, Uchiha Miyuki didn't pay much attention, simply replying with an "Oh." He didn't take these words seriously, after all, in the original story, Kabuto Yakushi took half a year, Naruto took half a month, and the Sage of Six Paths took half a day. He felt that at the very least, he should be about the same as Kabuto Yakushi.

Fukasaku was not surprised to see that Uchiha Miyuki remained unmoved. A strong person like Uchiha Miyuki would not be deterred by such a sentence.

"If you're ready, let's begin now."

"Ah."

P.S.: Requesting votes and swords next month.

As for today's update, I'll guarantee around three chapters. If I can fall asleep early, I'll rest and adjust my schedule. If I can't fall asleep, I'll update five or six chapters.

196. The dispelled blood mist

The first step is to enhance one's perception of natural energy by applying toad oil.

"The first step is to sense natural energy. Hmm, no rush. Even Jiraiya only took half a month to complete this step. With your talent, you should be able to do it in about a week."

However, after applying the toad oil, Uchiha Miyuki closed his eyes and soon sensed the large amount of natural energy contained in Mount Myōboku.

"I sensed an extremely powerful and vast energy."

Fukasaku was immediately taken aback.

"You really sensed it? Now try to absorb a little bit, not too much, and remember not to rush it."

"Ah."

This step was a little difficult; Uchiha Miyuki tried it a bit before he was able to complete it.

"And then? I absorbed some natural energy."

Fukasaku was a little confused and strongly doubted whether Uchiha Miyuki had previously trained in Sage Mode.

"Try to use your mind to control the fusion of natural energy with your chakra, so that natural energy, mental energy, and cellular energy can be balanced. Be careful not to let natural energy take up too much of the proportion."

This step was still not difficult for Uchiha Miyuki.

The third step tests one's precise control over their own chakra. Originally, Uchiha Miyuki was extremely strong in this area, and later the Hyuga clan further enhanced this ability.

"Success."

???

Are you sure you didn't cultivate the Immortal Fruit Mode before?

Fukasaku immediately began to explain.

"Then let these three energies merge on a large scale, and master this process as if you were mobilizing ordinary chakra in your body on a regular basis. You don't need to concentrate your mind to deliberately control all of this. Remember, your mindset must not be chaotic during this process, and you must not let the natural energy exceed one-third."

The fourth step tests one's self-control and composure in the face of adversity.

This was no challenge for Uchiha Miyuki.

Even so, it still took two whole days for the body to remember this state, allowing it to instinctively condense Sage Chakra without needing to concentrate.

On the third day, Uchiha Miyuki sat on a stone slab just like Naruto in the original story. There was only a very small point of support under the slab. For ordinary people, let alone training in this state, just being able to sit on the stone slab and maintain their balance would be an almost impossible task.

however!

The white eye cells enhance not only the control over Yin Release power, but also the control over all aspects of one's body!

This was naturally no challenge for Uchiha Miyuki.

At the same time, he wouldn't be distracted by the stone slab becoming unbalanced and falling off. Not to mention that little danger, even during the previous battle with the Akatsuki trio, where so many dangerous things happened, he was still able to remain calm.

Besides this, there is another difficulty in this step, which is to gather enough natural energy to allow the body to enter the immortal mode.

Once you can complete this step, you've barely mastered Sage Mode. The rest is about learning how to apply this power in battle.

This time it took a little longer, a full five days, before I could successfully enter the immortal mode.

As the body enters Sage Mode, it's as if dark red eyeshadow has been applied to the eyes, and a deep red horizontal line appears on the forehead, as if there is a closed single eye there. However, the eyes themselves do not change. Clearly, the Sharingan state is superior to the state changed under Sage Mode.

For the next week, Uchiha Miyuki remained in Sage Mode.

In addition to maintaining the stability of Sage Mode during intense battles, it also involves using Sage Chakra to perform ninjutsu.

as well as!

Readjust the balance between your spiritual energy, cellular energy, and natural energy.

By mastering the critical point of the proportion of natural energy, the power of Sage Mode can be maximized. Then, the body must memorize this state. It took Uchiha Miyuki nearly a month to truly master Sage Mode. However, the drawbacks of Sage Mode still exist.

It requires a period of stillness to harmonize the Sage Chakra, and the amount harmonized at one time is a fixed value; once used up, it needs to be reconstituted.

However, he also has his own advantages compared to others.

Because his brain is more developed than others, his efficiency in harmonizing and absorbing natural chakra is superior to theirs. Despite this advantage, he still needs to remain still and harmonize sage chakra in order to use Sage Mode. The longer he remains still, the more sage chakra he can harmonize. However, compared to others, he can condense more sage chakra in the same amount of time.

As for using shadow clones like Naruto to solve problems?

Although his Shadow Clone Technique can last for a long time, it cannot last as long as that of Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

However, he can use Wood Release clones instead of Shadow clones!

The advantage of this approach is that one can enter Sage Mode anytime, anywhere, and will never have to worry about Sage Chakra again. The only drawback, which is not really a disadvantage, is that Wood Release clones cannot be placed on Mount Myōboku, and there is a certain risk of being exposed.

……

At the entrance of Kirigakure, despite the great distance, the Chunin of Kirigakure could still feel the cataclysmic battle that seemed like a mountain collapsing. Even standing in Kirigakure, one could slightly feel the earth trembling because of the battle in the distance. All the high-ranking members of Kirigakure knew that the Fifth Mizukage, Hozuki Mizuki, was fighting the enemy!

As for the enemy's identity?

No one knew.

As for why Hozuki Mizuki didn't let the village's ninjas participate in the battle, no one understood it either.

Hozuki Mizuki brought prosperity to the people by developing the fishing industry, changed the village's long-standing bloody and cruel policies, and dispelled the blood fog that shrouded everyone's hearts. How could he have done all this and only gained some empty fame? How could he have failed to win people's hearts?

At this moment, Hozuki Suige's followers could no longer contain themselves.

Mei Terumi said to the ANBU guarding the gate, "Make way! I need to go support the Mizukage."

"Lord Mizukage has given orders..."

"Don't tell me that! All I know right now is that the Mizukage is in danger!"

As Mei Terumi finished speaking, it garnered a large response from Kirigakure ninja, who then confronted the Anbu.

Seeing this, most of the Dark Division members also wavered at this moment.

At that moment, the marshal appeared before everyone.

"Lord Mizukage has decreed that no one may leave the village without permission during the village lockdown! Anyone who disobeys will be treated as a deserter."

The Marshal has been in Kirigakure for too long, and his prestige is no less than that of Hozuki Mizuki.

However, ninjas like Mei Terumi still wanted to leave the village to provide support—

The marshal said to Mei Terumi.

"Mei Terumi, come with me."

Mei Terumi hesitated for a moment, then followed the marshal to a secluded corner.

Before the Marshal could speak, Mei Terumi said, "Marshal, the Mizukage is in danger. Why are you stopping me from going to her aid?"

Under normal circumstances, Mei Terumi was merely a shadow guard and would never dare to question the powerful marshal. However! In this situation, with the Fifth Mizukage, Hozuki Mizuki, whom she admired, respected, and loved, fighting against the enemy, how could she not be anxious!? Yet she was able to restrain her emotions and remain rational and calm.

P.S.: Chapter Two

197. I will carry on this will.

The marshal sighed and said with a melancholy expression.