After taming the ninja dogs of the Inuzuka clan one by one, Shishou, having had his fill of fun, let them go and went to the living room to watch TV.
A few minutes later,
Kiba, now clean and dressed in fresh clothes, joined Shishou in the living room, taking out a game controller to play video games together.
Seeing Kiba with Shishou, Akamaru quickly ran off to find Inuzuka Hana in the kitchen.
After some time, Sakura also arrived at the Inuzuka house.
Seeing Shishou and Kiba playing games, she walked into the kitchen and offered, "Sister Hana, let me help you."
Inuzuka Hana waved her hand, "No need. You go play with Shishou and Kiba in the living room."
As a guest, Hana couldn't possibly let Sakura help with the chores.
Seeing this, Sakura pleaded, "Sister Hana, I want to learn cooking. Please let me stay and learn."
Hearing Sakura's request, Hana couldn't refuse any longer.
"Alright, then help me wash these vegetables."
"Sure, Sister Hana."
By sunset, Hana and Sakura had prepared a sumptuous dinner.
After they all had dinner together, Shishou was the first to take his leave.
Originally, Sakura also planned to leave with Shishou, but Hana held her back, teaching her some tips and tricks known only to ninja clans.
Sakura was naturally very grateful for this.
Meanwhile,
After leaving the Inuzuka house, Shishou returned home and then continued to Ryuchi Cave for his Senjutsu training.
Thanks to the White Snake Sage's Senjutsu bloodline, his mastery of Senjutsu had significantly accelerated over the past year.
He could now enter Sage Mode instantly, just like the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.
He no longer needed to have a shadow clone enter Sage Mode first and then use the feedback mechanism from the clone to achieve instant activation.
"Master."
As soon as Shishou appeared on the lotus platform in Ryuchi Cave, the three snake princesses, who were meditating on three cushions, immediately ended their training and respectfully greeted him.
"Carry on with your duties."
With a casual command, Shishou turned and walked towards the lotus platform.
"Yes, Master."
The three snake princesses respectfully replied, with one remaining to attend to Shishou while the other two continued their training.
Seated on the lotus platform, Shishou took out a scroll from his back and carefully examined it.
The scroll contained the White Snake Sage's insights and forbidden techniques on the Ryuchi Cave's Immortality Transformation Senjutsu.
It would help Shishou quickly master and become proficient in the Ryuchi Cave's Immortality Transformation techniques.
Once Shishou successfully mastered the Immortality Transformation Senjutsu from Ryuchi Cave,
he could head to Mount Myoboku and confront the Great Toad Sage.
If he succeeded in killing the Great Toad Sage and took control of Mount Myoboku,
the three great Senjutsu sanctuaries of the ninja world—Shikkotsu Forest, Ryuchi Cave, and Mount Myoboku—would all fall under his control.
At that point, he might attempt to merge the Senjutsu techniques from all three sanctuaries to create his own unique Senjutsu training method.
And explore ways to achieve immortality through Senjutsu.
An hour later,
Shishou memorized all the key points from the scroll and put it away. Using the Flying Thunder God technique, he transported himself to the moon's surface.
Then, he clapped his hands.
Ryuchi Cave Sage Mode, activate!
A vast amount of Sage Chakra immediately flowed into Shishou's body from all directions, gathering around him to form a faint white Sage Chakra cloak.
Seeing the pale Sage Chakra cloak, which was much dimmer than the White Snake Sage's, Shishou frowned slightly.
The Sage Chakra cloak was a sign of having an immense and dense amount of Sage Chakra within one's body, appearing only when entering Sage Mode.
It was also proof of mastering Senjutsu to the extreme.
The denser the Sage Chakra and the stronger the control over it, the brighter the Sage Chakra cloak would be when Sage Mode was activated.
Despite his long hours of Senjutsu training, Shishou could now form his own Sage Chakra cloak.
But he remembered how the White Snake Sage would become a radiant being upon entering Sage Mode,
unlike his own cloak, which looked like just another layer of clothing.
"I'm still far from the White Snake Sage's level," Shishou murmured, forming hand seals.
Sage Art: Immortality Transformation: Rock Layer Serpent!
After completing the hand seals, a vast amount of Senjutsu energy surged from Shishou's body into the moon's surface.
Boom! Boom!
The next second, the moon's surface around Shishou began to move like a living serpent, rumbling continuously.
Seeing the moon's surface move under his control, Shishou deeply appreciated the power of the Immortality Transformation technique.
This made him even more respectful of the White Snake Sage's abilities.
If it hadn't been for the Great Slug Sage personally maintaining the seal around Ryuchi Cave, along with the help of Hyuga Rimei, Kushina, Mikoto, and others,
Shishou wouldn't have been able to defeat the White Snake Sage.
Watching the moving moon's surface, Shishou began shaping the rock layers into his desired forms, training his control over his Senjutsu Chakra.
"Tsk, tsk, although a bit rough, it feels pretty good."
Seeing the swimsuit Tifa statue he created from the moon's surface rock layers, Shishou nodded in satisfaction.
He might not have played Final Fantasy, but he was very familiar with Tifa and Aerith.
Next, he shaped an Aerith wedding dress statue beside Tifa.
Then came Yuffie and the villainess...
As Shishou continued practicing, his control over his Senjutsu Chakra improved steadily.
He believed it wouldn't be long before his Senjutsu mastery reached a new level.
Senjutsu energy was a mix of natural energy and one's own Chakra.
For a Senjutsu practitioner, natural energy was an external force—powerful and dangerous, capable of inflicting fatal harm if mishandled.
The larger the amount of Senjutsu energy within, the harder it was to control.
To draw natural energy from the earth instantly, as Naruto did in the later stages of the original series, Shishou needed to continually enhance his control over Senjutsu energy.
Perfect control over Senjutsu energy was essential to avoid backlash.
For Shishou, continuing to train and refine his Senjutsu was a matter of continually increasing his Senjutsu energy, then taming it, increasing again, and taming it once more.
Repeating this process would eventually allow Shishou to control Senjutsu energy as effortlessly as the White Snake Sage.
At that point, even if he hadn't awakened the Rinnegan, he could face and defeat Six Paths level opponents.
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