"Hmm, that reminds me but what about Kakashi? He has enough chakra to cross S rank thanks to the strain that eye placed on him and with all those stolen techniques of his he should count as S rank too right?" I asked curiously and she frowned.
"The thing stopping him from reaching S rank is that he's TOO spread out and while not weak at anything in particular he's also not outstanding at it either. His versatility places him at the top of elite Jonin but also keeps him from going to the next level as he's missing the sheer power needed for it. That Sharingan also heavily limits the amount of his chakra he can use due to it passively sapping his chakra even when he has it sealed shut." she said seriously.
"So what you mean to say is that he needs a kick in the butt to reach that point?" I asked with a gleam in my eye as I had an idea.
"So long as you don't cripple or kill him go nuts if you think you can push him past that threshold." she said with a smirk.
My plan was simple really, sage mode. I was going to basically force Kakashi into that state whether he wanted it or not. Honestly speaking it was the fastest method I could think of to give the silver haired man the boost he needed to cross into S rank. The trick was that I had no intention of being gentle about it at all. I was more or less going to force natural energy into the mans body and force him to get it right or risk turning to stone. Naturally I had no intention of actually allowing him to petrify and was going to force out the excess natural energy in his body before that but that was not going to be a pleasant process for him at all.-
Finding the man was easy as he was usually at either Ichiraku or checking a publishers shop for the next copy of Jiraiya's raunchy series. If he wasn't there then he was at the memorial stones sulking about those he's lost. The village was bustling today as villagers walked about on their errands and you could see shinobi mixed in with the crowd harmoniously. One such shinobi was a certain silver haired man with half his face covered and his attention focused on a book no child should ever be given.-
"Are you seriously reading smut in public?" I asked the man as I arrived next to him.
"It's art not smut, not that you'd understand." he said without looking up from the book.
"Whatever you say. That's not why I am here though. How would you like to finally reach S rank in a short period of time?" I asked temptingly.
He sighed and folded the corner of the page he was on before putting the book away in his vest.
"What's the catch?" he asked with a doubtful look.
"It's going to be a bit .... unpleasant and it involves one of my secrets so under no circumstances are you to spread it. My sensei and a few others are also aware of it so no need to worry about if it was something forbidden." I said honestly.
"If it's not some forbidden technique how could you get me to S rank in a short period of time?" he asked now more confused than suspicious.
"This isn't the best place to talk about this, come with me to my house and I'll explain as much as you want." I said and he took only a few moments to agree.
"Lead the way." he said and I grinned before flickering to the top of the buildings.
Not at my full speed obviously since he'd never be able to follow that without his Sharingan but still fast enough to show that I was much faster than he was. Not that he was all that surprised about this as my speed was a well known thing to anyone who knew me for any real length of time. We quickly crossed the village and reached the clan compounds that surrounded my home and besides the odd look he gave my neighbors when they waved as I passed didn't say anything.-
"This place is just as wild as the rumors say it seems." he noted out loud when we entered my land that was vibrantly alive with life.
"I prefer the term "natural" but yes everything is for the most part untamed here. The reason for this will be made clear shortly." I said before leading him to my house at the far side of the property.
"A rather simple place isn't it?" he asked surprised.
I chuckled "What did you expect, a mansion?" I asked sarcastically.
"With your wealth yes." he said honestly.
"It's just me and Karin here so I have no need for something like that." I said with a shrug.
"I suppose not." he said nodding in agreement.
Soon we entered my house but I didn't stop there and directly lead him to the cave at the back of it.
"Something about this place feels strange, heavy almost." he said seriously.
"You aren't the first person to say that, my sensei had similar thoughts when she came here." I said calmly.
When we reached the crystal chamber Kakashi paused for a moment in wonder but I ignored that and took a seat on the mat in front of the crystal tree facing him.
"This is my meditation chamber where I spend most of my time during the day. Take a seat and I'll explain why I brought you here." I said calmly.
He did as I said and I fulfilled my side of things by explaining that I was a natural sage and what that meant. I also explained that the heavy feeling he got coming here was the dense natural energy in the air that filled the place thanks to myself and the tree behind me.-
I also explained that thanks to my control over natural energy I was able to ensure that sages in training wouldn't perish due to being unable to balance the intake and outtake of natural energy in their bodies. Finally I revealed that I planned to teach him sage mode to push him into S rank.
"You think I can learn sage mode?" he asked astonished.
I chuckled "Anyone can learn sage mode, the reason they don't is that without a talent towards controlling natural energy they get overwhelmed by the stuff and die. You won't have that problem since I would rip out any natural energy if it became too much for you to handle. In other words acting as an external source of control until you no longer need it." I explained honestly.