"Of course, you are my disciple," Fukasaku Sage chuckled and said. "However, the practice of Senjutsu is not only extremely difficult but also has great risks. If you fail, you will become a stone statue like those over there."
Crash! Fukasaku looked at a place where a wide oil waterfall was falling. In front of the waterfall, several huge stone statues stood. Jiraiya looked over there in surprise. This was the first time he heard that the practice of Senjutsu had such risks. Minato, who had practiced Senjutsu before, had a calm look.
"Then how many people have succeeded?" Jiraiya's voice sank, and Fukasaku's answer stunned him. "Not even one." Jiraiya swallowed hard upon hearing this. Although he had been in Mount Myoboku for more than ten years, this was the first time he heard about Senjutsu and its risks.
"I didn't teach you Senjutsu before because not everyone can practice it. It requires absorbing the vast natural energy between heaven and earth. First of all, you must have a certain amount of chakra. Otherwise, you will be directly swallowed up," said Sage Fukasaku. Jiraiya nodded, understanding why Fukasaku taught him Senjutsu now. It was not because he was holding back, but because Jiraiya did not have the basic conditions to practice Senjutsu before.
"The practice of Senjutsu is extremely difficult. Even among our toad clan, very few can practice it. But when the natural energy and chakra in the body are maintained at a certain balance, you can enter the sage mode."
"Sage mode?" Although Jiraiya had heard of Senjutsu, this was the first time he had heard of sage mode.
Fukasaku nodded and said with a smile: "After entering Sage Mode, not only can the power of ninjutsu be increased, but also because of the integration with natural energy, it will also have the ability to tap into the natural force."
"So powerful?" Jiraiya said in surprise. If he could master Sage Mode now, he would even be confident that he could fight against a kage-level ninja.
"This is what is called the coexistence of benefits and risks. What do you think? Do you want to learn?" After explaining all the pros and cons, Sage Fukasaku asked. Jiraiya thought for a moment and nodded heavily. "Of course, I have to learn." Jiraiya smiled and looked at Minato on the side and said: "My disciple is watching from the side. If he sees me scared just because of this, it would be a shame."
"Then come with me. The practice of Senjutsu is not something that can be accomplished overnight, but at least you can familiarize your body with the feel of integrating into the natural energy during this period before the Great Toad Sage wakes up." Fukasaku said, leading Jiraiya and Minato to the oil waterfall.
His fingers rubbed a little oil from the oil pool at the bottom of the waterfall and then rubbed it on Jiraiya's palm. Jiraiya was still stunned, not knowing what Fukasaku was going to do. The next moment, he suddenly felt a swelling sensation on the left side of his body, and the source was his left hand. "Ah!" When he raised his left hand and looked, he cried out in shock because his palm had turned into that of a toad, and his left arm had visibly expanded a lot, almost bursting the ninja costume he was wearing.
"That's not all, come and take a look." Fukasaku Sage smiled. Jiraiya looked around at Fukasaku and Minato, both of whom had strange expressions. In the oil pool, he saw his current appearance. Immediately, he screamed again, louder than before. "My handsome face has turned into this. How many beautiful girls will be sad!" Then, Jiraiya looked up to the sky and screamed. Sweat oozed from the foreheads of Fukasaku and Minato. At this time, Jiraiya was still thinking about such things.
Snap! At this time, Fukasaku had a stick in his hand and hit Jiraiya's head hard. "Boss, what are you doing? It hurts." Jiraiya rubbed his head, but subconsciously glanced at the oil pool and was surprised to find that both his hands and left face had returned to normal. "When I first started learning Senjutsu, I couldn't master the balance of natural energy very well. As long as you don't absorb too much, I would use this stick to help you change back," Fukasaku said.
"Thank God, how can this world be in harmony without my handsomeness, haha!" Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, a human-shaped toad about the same size as Fukasaku jumped down from the top of the oil waterfall. "Little Jiraiya, I could hear your cry from a long distance," Shima said, holding a basket covered with a piece of cloth in her hand, but Minato beside her could see something squirming inside. Then his eyes twitched. "Big sister." Jiraiya immediately said respectfully and then introduced Minato beside him, saying: "Minato, this is another toad sage of Mount Myoboku, Sage Shima."
"Who is this child?" Shima looked at Minato and said. Jiraiya introduced, "This is my disciple, Minato Namikaze." Minato bowed respectfully on the side. Upon hearing this, Shima's pupils shrank slightly, and she said, "Could it be that he is the child of prophecy that the Great Sage mentioned?"
After that, Fukasaku Sage told Shima the purpose of Jiraiya and Minato coming to Mount Myoboku and the matter of teaching Senjutsu. "Shima, it's just right that you are here to help little Jiraiya practice Senjutsu. I want to see what level the apprentice taught by little Jiraiya can reach." Shima curled her lips and said, "You men always leave everything to us women, and you don't understand the hard work of women at all." She looked like a resentful woman in the human world. The three men present all smiled bitterly.
"Leave the matter of testing little Minato to me," Shima said, and Fukasaku didn't dare to refute. "Minato, come with me," Shima said. The practice of Senjutsu requires meditation. They obviously cannot test it here. "Jiraiya-sensei, I'll leave for a while," Minato said. Jiraiya smiled and nodded and said silently in his heart, "Big sister, this kid's level will scare you." Immediately, one person and one toad left temporarily.
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