From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

Originally, the two individuals' constitutions and chakra natures were yin and yang, respectively, and with the assistance of the two Sage Blades...

During their training, one's chakra was predominantly Yang, and the other's was predominantly Yin. Their palms faced each other, forming a mysterious Yin-Yang symbol.

The yin and yang energies intertwine and merge, complementing and strengthening each other, entering a state of near-absolute yin-yang balance.

Suddenly, dark red stripes of eyeshadow appeared on their fair faces, and a circular red circle appeared on their foreheads.

Then, the two of them slowly opened their eyes at the same time.

Sakura's emerald green eyes turned golden, like the sun, radiating intense heat.

Yakumo's brown pupils turned silvery-white, resembling the bright moon, faintly radiating a clear, pure light.

One gold and one silver, one yang and one yin!

Sage Mode!

"Is this Sage Mode?"

Sensing the powerful Sage Chakra within her body, Sakura murmured absentmindedly.

She now felt stronger than ever before. In Sage Mode, both her speed and strength increased dramatically, and the power of any ninjutsu she used would be multiplied!

In addition, she possesses powerful sensory abilities and amazing regenerative abilities!

But isn't it a bit too fast?

Although the giant slug had told them that with the help of the Sage's Blade, their chakra had reached a balance of yin and yang, and that they would be able to cultivate Sage Techniques very quickly.

If two people cultivate together, one representing the extreme of Yang and the other the extreme of Yin, forming the shape of a Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram, their chakra auras will intersect, creating a mysterious transformation that nourishes Yin and replenishes Yang, with Yin and Yang complementing each other.

Their efficiency in cultivating immortal arts will accelerate at an unbelievable speed!

But this is too fast.

Sakura thought to herself, somewhat incredulously.

In just three days, they learned the Sage Techniques that many people in the ninja world could never even begin to grasp in their entire lives!

Meanwhile, their companion Naruto, after more than two months of training at Mount Myōboku, still had no news of any success in his training.

At this moment, Sakura naturally had no idea that Naruto had successfully mastered Sage Mode several days earlier.

Moreover, as the reincarnation of Asura and a true genius of immortal arts, if it weren't for the severe imbalance of Yin and Yang, he could have successfully cultivated in about ten days even without the assistance of the immortal's staff.

If Naruto had obtained the Sage's Staff on the first day, he would have succeeded in his training on the very first day!

Although he was far from reaching the level of the Sage of Six Paths, who instantly mastered the basics, he was still no less impressive than Ashura himself.

Yakumo looks so beautiful today!

Lost in thought, Sakura suddenly felt that Yakumo was much prettier than before, and that there was a strange charm about him that deeply attracted her.

At that moment, the two looked at each other, and a blush flashed across their faces simultaneously.

Do yin and yang attract each other?

Sakura quickly came to her senses and realized that this must be what the Great Slug Sage had said: the forces of Yin and Yang are opposite yet complementary. When the two of them intertwine and entwine with their Yin and Yang energy fields, they will unconsciously attract each other, like the opposite poles of a magnet.

"Just as I expected, if you two, Sakura and Yakumo, practice Sage Arts together with the aid of the Yin-Yang Blade, your progress will be extremely fast."

The giant slug fairy's clear female voice rang out.

"However, although you are now able to enter Sage Mode, you cannot leave each other and enter Sage Mode alone. You still need a period of training."

Upon hearing this, Sakura and Yakumo nodded, knowing that they had entered Sage Mode and that its power was in no way inferior to that of other people's Sage Mode.

However, if the two were to leave each other now, without the help of the Yin-Yang convergence force field, they would not be able to enter Immortal Mode on their own for the time being.

Even with the help of the Immortal's Blade, it still won't work; a period of cultivation is still needed.

"When you are able to enter Immortal Mode on your own with the help of the Immortal Blade, then you can perform Yin-Yang convergence to balance your physical and mental energy, and then summon my clone to regulate the natural energy for you. At that time, you can enter the perfect Immortal Mode that belongs to our Wet Bone Forest!"

"Perfect Sage Mode?"

"Hmm, Perfect Sage Mode!"

The Great Slug Sage nodded: "Throughout history, only Hashirama from a few decades ago has reached the level of Perfect Sage Mode in Shikkotsu Forest. He even went a step further, integrating the Yin Seal into Perfect Sage Mode."

Did the First Generation Immortal Mode also incorporate the Yin Seal?

Upon hearing this, Sakura was surprised, but after glancing at the red circle on Yakumo's forehead, she understood.

I now understand where the extra red dots in the red circle of the first-generation Sage Mode came from.

That's probably why the First Hokage was called immortal by his enemies, right?

She had heard of the First Hokage's exploits; it was said that no matter how severe the injury, the First Hokage would instantly heal himself, making him practically immortal.

The Senju clan possesses an inherently strong regenerative ability, and the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest also endows them with powerful vitality. The same applies to their Creation and Regeneration after the Yin Seal is unsealed.

However, excessive use of the Yin Seal for creation and regeneration will reduce a person's lifespan.

It's likely that the First Hokage's death shortly after the battle at the Valley of the End was largely related to this.

As he quickly thought about it, he heard the Great Slug Sage continue, "Perfect Sage Mode is very difficult. Even Hashirama spent many years to reach this level. Although strictly speaking, your talents in Sage Mode are not as good as Hashirama's, you also have advantages over him. That is the yin-yang complementarity between the Sage Blade and your own chakra aura. In addition, my clones regulate the natural energy for you. With the addition of these three factors, you can also enter Perfect Sage Mode in the future. It is not impossible for you to even take a step further like Hashirama."

However, there is one thing that the Great Slug Sage hasn't mentioned yet.

The longer the two cultivate together, the deeper their chakra will merge.

This means that if the two team up to fight, they will not only be very coordinated, but their power will also be multiplied. They might even be able to do something like Hashirama Senju, who can enter Sage Mode at the same time.

However, this is also the downside: if the two separate, the power of Sage Mode will be greatly reduced, and the speed of entering Sage Mode will be at least twice as slow.

Meanwhile, in a mountain range somewhere in the Land of Fire, Hotaru Tsuchigumo encountered a rebellious young man being chased by Kirigakure.

Afterwards, Tsuchigumo Hotaru took the unconscious, unruly youth back to her fortress.

Meanwhile, the Sage's clone, who was in Kirigakure, infiltrated the Kirigakure pursuit team's base using his flying ability and left trails, and also learned the location where Utakata was last seen.

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Chapter 311 Class 7: Everyone is Schizophrenic

A few days later, in Konoha Village, at the Third Training Ground.

"Strengthen the ability to control chakra and enhance one's own spiritual energy?"

Sakura and Yakumo, who had just finished their Sage Mode training in Shikkotsu Forest, hadn't even had a chance to go home when they met Naruto, who came to ask them for advice.

Is it a divine artifact that simultaneously contains the power of both Yin and Yang?

Yakumo glanced at the Sage's Staff in Naruto's hand. Originally, she thought that the Ashura Blade and the Indra Blade that she and Sakura had obtained were already unparalleled divine weapons in the ninja world, but she did not expect that Naruto had also obtained one, and it was even a divine weapon of Yin-Yang Release.

Yakumo felt that even if the power of Ashura's Blade and Indra's Blade were combined, it still wouldn't be as good as this Sage's Staff.

Coincidence?

Or was it deliberately arranged by someone?

The perceptive Yakumo felt that the timing of their Class 7 obtaining the three divine artifacts was too coincidental, as if it had been deliberately arranged by someone.

If someone is indeed orchestrating this in secret, who could it be?

Who would have such a grand gesture? To conjure up three unparalleled divine artifacts in one fell swoop.

Moreover, what do the three of them have that would make the person behind the scenes covet them?

Yakumo was puzzled, but with so little information available, she could only vaguely guess that these three divine artifacts were deliberately arranged for them, but she couldn't yet figure out the identity and purpose of the person who gave them.

"Regarding how to enhance your chakra control, Naruto, I do have a plan in mind, a plan that is unique to you, Naruto."

Upon hearing this, Sakura pondered for a moment before speaking, "Then we'll continue training in the two basic chakra manipulation techniques: climbing trees and walking on water. However, there's a prerequisite: that we'll be able to enter the Eight Gates!"

Naruto murmured in confusion, "Training in basic chakra manipulation while in the Eight Gates state?"

"Ok!"

Sakura nodded.

"Naruto, you must have noticed that when you entered the Eight Gates, your strength, speed, and chakra did increase significantly. However, the sudden surge in chakra made it difficult to control them precisely, and this difficulty will increase exponentially as you open more gates."

Upon entering the Eight Gates, what kind of aura will rise, with huge invisible air currents and waves, even forming a tangible torrent of chakra around the body, which looks incredibly terrifying.

Sakura knew that this was because she couldn't control her suddenly surging chakra, which caused her body's energy to leak out. Her aura looked terrifyingly strong, but in reality, she was wasting a lot of energy.

"So Naruto, your first step is to first restrain your power and ensure that your energy does not leak out when you enter the state of opening the first gate of the Eight Gates. After you have reached this point, you can then climb trees and walk on water. Once you have completed these two trainings in the state of opening the gate, you can continue to do the same training in the state of opening the second gate, and so on."

She knew that although Naruto's Yang Release power was extremely strong, far surpassing hers, his carefree personality and his tendency to increase chakra output whenever it wasn't powerful enough made him completely unsuitable for learning such a delicate skill as medical ninjutsu.

Healing a patient's injuries isn't as simple as just increasing the output of Yang Release chakra. It's about finding the right balance, just like taking medicine for a cold. A skilled doctor can prescribe the appropriate amount of medicine based on each patient's individual constitution.

Sakura doesn't want any medical disputes to occur at Konoha Hospital if she keeps forcibly increasing the output of Yang Release chakra.

This hands-on, albeit clumsy, method suits Naruto best.

"Imagine if you were able to complete basic chakra manipulation training while in the Eight Gates state, with that surge of chakra. Wouldn't that make your chakra control much stronger?"

"That seems to make sense."

Naruto scratched the back of his head, then gave a thumbs up and praised, "As expected of Sakura, she came up with a training method suitable for me so quickly!"

After saying that, Naruto looked longingly at Yakumo.

"Um......"

Faced with Naruto's gaze, Yakumo pondered for a moment before speaking, "I do have a way to significantly increase your mental energy in a short period of time, but it's somewhat dangerous."

"What is it? What is it?"

Upon hearing this, Naruto was overjoyed and immediately pressed for details, completely ignoring the word "danger" that Yakumo had mentioned.

"Integrate with the second personality hidden deep within you!"

Yakumo said slowly.

"A second personality hidden deep within the heart?"

Naruto was taken aback at first, then went berserk and said, "Yakumo, are you saying I'm a schizophrenic?"

"From a medical perspective, that is indeed the case, but Naruto, yours is latent and there are no obvious symptoms."

Yakumo nodded and said softly, "Naruto, your second personality comes from the dark side of your inner world."