Chapter 454: Main Body? The Main Body is Only Fit to Shine Our Shoes!
Hidden Leaf Village, in the cramped apartment that originally belonged to Uzumaki Naruto.
Sunlight filtered through the dusty glass windows, casting mottled shadows on the floor.
The apartment was very tidy, and the air was filled with the scent of old book scrolls.
In the center of the room, on that old single bed.
A blond youth slowly opened his eyes, like a stone statue suddenly awakening from a thousand-year slumber.
Those were blue eyes as clear as the sky after rain, yet they seemed to hold the sediment of endless years and natural rhythms.
At this moment, those eyes were filled with a newborn-like daze and an extreme sense of unfamiliarity with controlling his body.
He sat on the bed, maintaining a certain meditative posture, having not moved for an unknown amount of time.
His joints seemed rusty, and his muscles felt frozen.
He lifted his hand with some discomfort, his knuckles making a slight "click" sound, like machinery that hadn't been oiled in a long time starting to run again.
"Succeeded?"
A calm voice, carrying a hint of concern and expectation, came from the other side of the room.
Looking toward the source, he saw another figure identical to the youth on the bed sitting by the desk against the wall.
The same dazzling blond hair, the same azure eyes, but with a temperament that was more quiet, restrained, and even carried a bit of a scholarly air.
He held a heavy book in his hands with no text on the cover; the pages were yellowed, clearly very old.
Hearing the question, the Naruto Clone by the desk unhurriedly inserted a metal bookmark with an exquisite iris pattern into the page he had just finished reading, then gently closed the book as if it were a fragile treasure.
After finishing all this, he raised his eyes to look at the'self' on the bed, waiting for an answer.
On the bed, the newly awakened Naruto Clone heard the question and a tired but accomplished smile appeared on his face.
He nodded, his voice slightly dry from long silence, yet exceptionally clear:
"Yeah, it was a success."
He stretched his still-stiff neck and continued: "Perceiving, guiding, absorbing, balancing... all the steps have passed the final verification and stability tests."
"As long as I, this Clone, release myself and feed back all the experience accumulated during this time to the Main Body, you all will be able to thoroughly learn and stably use Sage Mode."
The existence of this Clone was itself a long and lonely period of bitter cultivation.
He had cut off all external contact, shielded most sensory interference, and immersed his entire mind into the perception, communication, and mastery of Natural Energy. The purpose was for Sage Mode.
"That's truly wonderful."
Hearing this, the Naruto Clone by the desk showed heartfelt joy, pursing his lips into a smile, his eyes sparkling. "The Main Body... has waited a long time."
He was referring to Uzumaki Naruto's Main Body's desire to master a Sage Mode that was more compatible with human Chakra characteristics.
This was not just an increase in power, but also an important exploration of the 'possibilities of a Ninja themselves'.
"Yeah!"
The Sage Clone on the bed seemed infected by this joy, his voice rising slightly with a hint of pride. "A stable Sage Mode belonging to humans, not relying on a contract with a Summoning Holy Land, and formed through independent cultivation... this is probably the first time in the history of the Ninja World!"
To verify the results and let his companion witness it personally, the Sage Naruto Clone on the bed took a deep breath, his gaze suddenly becoming sharp and ethereal.
"Sage Mode—Activate!"
There were no complex hand signs, no lengthy preparations.
His right fist clenched slightly, and the way the Chakra flowed throughout his body underwent a subtle yet profound change.
In the next moment, no significant physical changes appeared on him. There was no toad-like eye shadow like in the Mount Myoboku Sage Mode, no snake-like vertical pupils of Ryūchi Cave, and no face markings.
His appearance looked no different from usual, still that of a human youth.
His entire being seemed to have merged with the surrounding air, light, and even the wood grain of the furniture.
His perception spread out in all directions like a tide, instantly covering the entire apartment and continuing to extend outward, clearly'seeing' the Chakra flow of pedestrians on the street, perceiving the slight movements of insects in the distant woods, and even vaguely touching the stable energy patterns at the edge of the Konoha Village barrier... the range and precision of his perception had received an unimaginably massive boost.
More importantly, he could feel that the Natural Energy in the air was continuously, spontaneously, and extremely submissively being absorbed into his body, undergoing a flawless Fusion and transformation with his own Chakra.
It not only instantly refilled the consumption from previous cultivation but also raised his overall Chakra quality, recovery speed, and fine control over Chakra to a completely new level.
"The feeling... is quite wonderful."
The Sage Clone slowly unclenched his fist, feeling the full and harmonious power within his body, his face full of novelty and satisfaction.
After the demonstration, he deactivated Sage Mode, looked at the Clone who had been quietly studying by the desk, and asked:
"My side of Sage Mode is considered a great success. How is your exploration of 'Dust Release' and 'Storm Release' coming along?"
The Naruto Clone at the desk nodded and began his 'academic report':
"With the relatively detailed Dust Release cultivation methods and principles that old man Onoki gave us back then," he pointed to another stack of notes on the desk filled with complex formulas and energy structure diagrams, "I have already 'glimpsed the threshold' of Dust Release. I can barely understand and simulate the power of the Atomic Dismantling Power, which fuses Wind, Earth, and Fire Chakra in a specific ratio and way to form a 'disintegrating' nature."
"However, there is still a long way to go to reach the fine control of Onoki's release. Mainly because there's too much Chakra; if I'm not careful, I could probably wipe out half of Hidden Leaf Village."
He paused, his tone slightly regretful: "As for Storm Release, it's still missing something."
"The Fusion of Lightning and Water nature transformations is inherently very unstable. To form those laser beams that have both the destructive power of lightning and the conductivity and controllability of water requires deep mastery of both attributes and a special talent for 'harmony'."
"I've tried many times, but currently I can only produce some unstable mixtures of lightning and water whose power is far inferior to the genuine Storm Release. It's still missing a key 'qualitative change' to become true Storm Release."
"However..." the scholarly Clone changed the subject, a light of unexpected pleasant surprise flashing in his eyes, "while deeply researching the nature transformations of Water and Lightning Chakra and trying to cross-verify them with the Fusion logic of Dust Release... by a stroke of luck, I managed to figure out some other tricks."
"Oh?"
The Sage Clone became interested.
"Yeah."
The studying Clone confirmed, his tone carrying the excitement of a researcher discovering a new continent. "I've researched Explosion Release and Boil Release."
"Although they are still very crude and their power is far from the genuine versions used by Kekkei Genkai users, it's already a huge step forward."
The two Clones looked at each other and smiled.
"I see that Orochimaru was only born a few years earlier than us, and that Tobirama is also just average!"
"As for the Main Body?"
"That guy who only knows how to fight and accompany girls is only fit to shine our shoes!"
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