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“Nawaki, what a surprise to see you on the battlefield.”
Shin was surprised to see Nawaki at the logistics base. It had been a while.
“I’m here to escort supplies. I’m so jealous of you, getting to stay on the battlefield.”
Nawaki looked at Shin with envy.
“What’s there to be envious about? Don’t you know how dangerous it is? People die every day. Go take a look at the medical tent. It’s full of injured Shinobi.”
Shin was speechless. What was there to be envious about?
If he wasn’t strong, he would avoid the battlefield at all costs. Nawaki, on the other hand, was weak and yet eager to join the fight.
“Nawaki, why are you doing this kind of mission? Escorting supplies is dangerous, maybe even more so than fighting.”
Shin was friends with Nawaki, and they were practically family, considering Tsunade. He didn’t want Nawaki to die like in the original story.
“Shouldn’t a Shinobi grow through trials? What’s a little danger?” Nawaki said.
“That’s a good attitude, but you should save that speech for your sister.”
Shin pointed at Tsunade, who was approaching with a frown.
“Nawaki, what are you doing here?” Tsunade demanded.
“You guys talk. I’m going to train.”
Shin ignored Nawaki’s pleading look and left. He’d rather train than watch Tsunade lecture Nawaki.
He went to the forest where he usually trained. Kushina, Mikoto, and Konan were already there.
Shin didn’t disturb them. He created a thousand Shadow Clones and sent them to practice Ninjutsu.
Some were practicing the Jutsu they already knew, while others were developing new ones.
Shin himself started researching Sage Mode. To learn Sage Mode, he had to be able to sense Natural Energy.
This wasn’t difficult for him. His Perfect Sage Body made it easy to sense Natural Energy. He had sensed it within half an hour.
But it had been a month since then, and he still hadn’t mastered Sage Mode.
“Do I really need to go to one of the three Sage regions to learn this?”
Shin frowned. Without guidance, relying solely on self-study, it was proving to be difficult.
And he couldn’t practice recklessly. Sage Mode training was dangerous.
To master Sage Mode, he had to balance three energies within his body: Physical Energy, Spiritual Energy, and Natural Energy.
Each energy had to occupy one-third of his total energy to activate Sage Mode.
If Natural Energy exceeded one-third, he would be consumed by nature. If it was less than one-third, he couldn’t activate Sage Mode.
This delicate balance was difficult to achieve, and he couldn’t use Shadow Clones to practice. Even he was struggling; his clones wouldn’t be able to do it.
He carefully absorbed Natural Energy, afraid of being consumed.
His Perfect Sage Body had a natural affinity for Natural Energy, so absorption wasn’t the problem. The challenge was in balancing the three energies.
Shin focused, trying to merge the three energies.
He failed. He hadn’t absorbed enough Natural Energy.
“I’ll have to take a risk.” He created a Shadow Clone and instructed it to wake him up if he started to lose control.
He had been hesitant to absorb too much Natural Energy before, but now he was willing to take the risk.
As long as he stopped in time, he wouldn’t be consumed by nature.
And as a precaution, he had a Shadow Clone watching over him.
He tried again and failed. This time, he had absorbed too much Natural Energy. Thankfully, he stopped in time and wasn’t affected.
But he had learned something valuable.
He realized that even if he failed, as long as he stopped in time, there was no danger.
He continued experimenting, learning from his mistakes. Finally, before nightfall, he successfully entered Sage Mode.
But his Sage Mode was still flawed. It took him three minutes to gather enough Natural Energy to activate it. And he couldn’t maintain it for long.
It was a far cry from Hashirama Senju’s Sage Mode, which could be activated instantaneously and maintained indefinitely.
“I’ll refine it later.”
Sage Mode was powerful, worth the effort. Senjutsu and the Six Paths power were probably the strongest forces in the Shinobi world.
The fact that Senjutsu was effective against the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki was enough to motivate Shin.
Unlike Naruto, who struggled to absorb Natural Energy, Shin found it easy. Perfecting Sage Mode would be easier for him.
“Shin, dinner’s ready!” Kushina called out.
“Coming.”
Shin dispelled his clones. The influx of memories and experiences made his head spin. He instinctively activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
“I can’t create that many clones anymore. It’s too much.”
After a few minutes, he recovered, but he felt mentally exhausted. The Shadow Clone Jutsu was a great way to train in Ninjutsu, but it wasn’t for everyone.
Shin felt he was strong enough now. There was no need to push himself so hard.
His current strength was undoubtedly beyond Kage level. He might not be as strong as Hashirama Senju, but he was probably close to Madara Uchiha without the Rinnegan.
With this strength, he could dominate the entire Shinobi world.
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