Add points Sage Mode, this was the plan Kirito had already thought of before he came to the inn.
Now, the Wisdom attribute, which he had also originally thought was good, could no longer be added points to, and he actually had nothing left to hesitate about.
However, when his eyes scanned the options for changing the nature of Chakra to reach level 4 for the three levels of Water Release, Lightning Release, and Yin Release, he still couldn't help but feel a trace of hesitation in his heart.
The difficulty of changing the nature of Chakra from level 4 to level 5 is really not average. After nearly a year, the highest level of Water Release has remained at level 4, and it is unknown how long it will take to reach level 5.
Kirito has been training Water Release so far, and he vaguely has a feeling that if he wants to raise Water Release from level 4 to level 5, he will need a chance.
Accumulation is part of it, but if you want to release the accumulation, you need a certain opportunity.
Kirito is not sure what this opportunity is, but he has previously asked the powerful ninjas Mito, Tsunade and Sandaime about it. They were very surprised by his question, and Mito and Tsunade were unable to give him a precise answer, but Sandaime gave an interesting answer.
He said, "When a ninja can experience the emotions of a certain attribute of chakra, his understanding of the nature of that attribute of chakra will reach its pinnacle."
This was not actually something Sandaime said, but something his teacher, the Second Hokage, had once told him.
In fact, doubts like those of Kirito had also been experienced by Sandaime, who also mastered the properties of the seven chakras.
Unfortunately, times had changed, and since becoming Hokage, Sandaime had not had much time to delve into the meaning of what his teacher had said.
And over the years, he had not been able to successfully develop a new Bloodline Limit.
It can be seen that none of the seven chakra natures mastered by Sandaime have successfully broken through to level 4 and reached the realm of level 5. It is not an easy task to successfully fuse two chakra natures to give birth to a bloodline limit if you rely solely on the change of chakra natures at level 4.
Unless you are a descendant of a Bloodline Limit ninja, the birth of each Bloodline Limit is equivalent to starting from scratch, and it is extremely difficult to create.
Kirito currently wants to fuse Water Release and Lightning Release to create a Bloodline Limit called Storm Release.
In fact, since his Lightning Release reached Level 4, the two originally incompatible attribute chakras have gradually shown signs of fusion. This shows that ninjas have the foundation to form a Bloodline Limit by raising the attribute chakra levels of two different attributes to Level 4.
Unfortunately, the fusion process is really slow.
At the current rate of fusion, if all goes well, he might be able to successfully create Storm Release in five or six years. If not, he'll probably end up like Sandaime and never be able to form a Bloodline Limit in his life.
Therefore, continuing to raise the rank of the Water Release and Lightning Release chakra properties has become the current problem that Kirito needs to solve.
This problem is not easy to solve. Like many ninjas who have raised their Water Release and Lightning Release to the fourth rank, he lacks an opportunity to further break through the nature of these two types of attribute chakra.
"The feelings of chakra. Is he saying that ninjas have to find a way to turn themselves into chakra? Only by becoming chakra of a certain attribute can you possibly experience the feelings of that attribute's chakra,"
Kirito sighed as he recalled what Sandaime had said to him.
Kirito didn't have any doubts about what the Second Hokage had said, because it wasn't really strange for a ninja to become chakra.
There were actually creatures in this world that were formed purely from chakra.
The tailed beasts were the most typical representatives.
Perhaps the Second Hokage had once accidentally turned himself into a chakra creature while developing some kind of forbidden technique.
The Second Hokage was a research fanatic himself, and quite the mad scientist to boot. When developing forbidden techniques, he never once considered the consequences for future generations. Kirito doesn't believe that he never researched magical chakra creatures like the tail beasts.
So the question is, how does one turn themselves into a chakra creature?
When Kirito thinks of chakra creatures, he thinks of tail beasts. Tail beasts were created when the Six Path Sage split up the sacred tree's ten tails and then used the power of yin and yang to create them.
It can be seen that the most orthodox way to create a chakra creature is to master Yin and Yang.
The pinnacle of Yin is the ability to create tangible matter from the intangible.
The pinnacle of Yang is the ability to give life to something tangible.
Only by combining the two can life be created.
"To master Yin and Yang, the first prerequisite is to master a very high level of Yin and Yang. In this way, it seems that I have returned to the starting point of the problem. My Yin and Yang are currently only at levels 4 and 3 respectively, and I don't know how far I am from the pinnacle yet. Who can guarantee that level 5 Yin is the pinnacle of Yin?"
Kirito thought about the way the tailed beasts were born and let out a bitter smile.
However, despite the bitter smile, after this analysis, his eyes were now shining alarmingly.
"Tailed beasts are really something."
Gradually, Kirito's face revealed an excited expression.
He was currently unable to use Yin and Yang techniques to create chakra creatures of different attributes, but the ninja world currently had readily available chakra creatures, and he could completely use these chakra creatures to solve the problem at hand.
As for how to use them, Kirito set his sights on the Spirit Transformation Technique of Level 3.
That naturally was temporarily occupying the bodies of these tailed beasts.
As long as he temporarily occupies the bodies of these tailed beasts, then isn't he turning into a chakra creature?
"The souls of the tailed beasts are quite powerful. For example, if I want to suppress the soul of the Nine-Tailed, unless I use the Sealing Technique: Shikigami Sealing, my current soul power alone is not enough. It can be said that none of these chakra creatures created by the Six Path Sage are simple."
Kirito thought back to the enormous soul power contained in the soul within the Kyubi, and said with a grave tone of voice.
If he wants to suppress the soul of the tailed beast and temporarily occupy its body, then he will need an even more powerful soul power.
"No rush, there are Soul Poison Pills made from the soul poison of the Dead Soul Flower. My Spirit Transformation Technique should be able to reach Level 4 in no time, and it would be a bit of a waste to use Enhancement Points on Spirit Transformation Technique for now."
Soon, Kirito turned his attention away from Spirit Transformation Technique.
After reaching Level 3 of the Spirit Transformation Technique, it is estimated that two Enhancement Points are required to further improve it. However, he now has a stable method of improving his soul power, so it is a bit of a waste to spend Enhancement Points on further improving the Spirit Transformation Technique.
"After all, it's the lack of Enhancement Points that's to blame. If I had enough Enhancement Points, I wouldn't have to be so frugal and rack my brains to find other ways to improve my strength. I could just spend the Enhancement Points and be done with it,"
Kirito regretted that there were only four Enhancement Points on his attribute panel, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Suddenly, he couldn't help but have the terrible thought of killing all the characters he knew in the plot to quickly obtain Enhancement Points.
As soon as this terrible thought arose, Kirito immediately suppressed it.
The idea of killing people in order to become stronger was not advisable.
If he accepts this terrible idea, he may very well follow the example of Orochimaru in the original story and quickly descend into depravity in order to achieve immortality, becoming a villain who kills innocents and tramples on life, and ultimately becoming a slave to power.
Power is so fascinating, but what he must do is become the master of power, not its slave.
Kirito closed his eyes, quickly adjusted his mood, and continued to think about how to make good use of the four Enhancement Points in his hands.
For the time being, continuing to add points to Sage Mode is the best option.
"After all is said and done, you are still the best,"
Kirito smiled as he looked at the Sage Mode options.
This time, after thoroughly thinking through his own ideas for improving his strength, he no longer hesitated and used the three Enhancement Points on Sage Mode to increase its level from 2 to 3.
The moment Sage Mode was upgraded from level 2 to level 3, his entire body suddenly experienced a sharp pain, and a large amount of blood oozed out of the tiny pores in his skin, turning him into a terrifying bloody figure in an instant.
Kirito uses the Soul Poison Pill, a poison of the soul, every day to increase his soul power, and this process deeply tortures the soul every time.
Therefore, he has long been accustomed to pain. Even though his whole body feels as if it is being pricked by needles, he still remains expressionless, and has the heart to use Water Release Chakra to create a water mirror to see how he looks now.
It was quite a scary sight, with blood all over his body.
But it didn't matter, as he thought to himself, activating the ability to control blood with Ketsuryūgan, and the blood oozing from his body quickly peeled away from his body, condensing into a small ball above his head.
The process of blood oozing from his skin continued, but what followed was a lot of fine black particles oozing out with the blood. These things mixed with the blood and gradually made the blood mixed black.
"Are these impurities in my body? It's really dirty."
Kirito manipulated some of the black blood and placed it in his eyes, then peeled off the blood, looking at the black powder in his hands that gave off a foul smell and thoughtfully wondering.
After reaching Sage Mode level 3, with the help of the system's mysterious power, his body is now undergoing some kind of internal metamorphosis.
According to the content of those cultivation novels he had read before, he was currently undergoing a process of refining the essence and destroying the marrow, whereby his body would be reborn and his aptitude for cultivating immortal arts would be further enhanced as a result.
The process of oozing out impurities lasted for about five or six minutes, and finally began to gradually slow down.
At this time, the blood blob above Kirito's head had already turned the size of a basketball. With such a large mass of blood, he estimated that it already contained almost the same amount of blood as what was originally in his body.
But even so, he didn't die from excessive blood loss, but instead, he felt more and more energetic, and his body felt better and better. This showed that during the process of bleeding, his body was also continuously producing blood rapidly, allowing the body to complete a real blood change.
After a large amount of impurities had been exuded from his body, he felt an indescribable sense of clarity, which was a hundred times better than the feeling after completing detoxification in the toilet. He felt extremely comfortable, and the flow of chakra in his body became even more fluid than before.
After a while, the process of bleeding and excreting impurities from the skin was over.
At this time, the natural energy from the outside world suddenly began to rapidly enter Kirito's body.
This natural energy did not combine with Kirito's chakra, but instead continued to circulate rapidly within his body.
After this natural energy entered Kirito's body, his cells, which had been starving for a long time, began to continuously absorb this natural energy.
When Kirito noticed this, he gave up trying to stop the natural energy from the outside world from entering his body, and instead let it enter freely.
He could now feel it, and all the cells in his body were rejoicing.
It was the joy of finally receiving the long-awaited rain after a long drought.
Meanwhile, in the room where Hatake Sakumo was,
Hatake Sakumo was sitting cross-legged on the floor, with his beloved short sword White Fang placed on his legs.
As usual, he was practicing the art of swordsmanship to form a closer bond with his beloved short sword, White Fang.
He suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction where Kirito was. He looked puzzled and whispered, "Natural energy is rapidly converging towards Kirito. It's so rich in natural energy that even I can clearly sense its presence."
When a ninja's strength reaches a certain level, many ninjas can actually perceive natural energy, which is different from Sage Chakra, to a greater or lesser extent. Some lucky ones even come into contact with the power of Sage Arts as a result.
Hatake Sakumo, as Konoha's Kage-Level powerhouse, has naturally heard of and discovered natural energy, but has never been able to absorb and utilize it.
As far as he knew, the only ninja in Konoha who had successfully absorbed natural energy was Jiraiya, and even he had only managed to do so with the help of the immortals at Mt. Myōboku, the sacred land of summoning beasts.
"If I'm not mistaken, Kirito is absorbing natural energy right now, isn't he? I remember that natural energy is a very dangerous kind of energy. Will he be okay if he keeps absorbing it so frantically?"
Hatake Sakumo had read some top-secret Konoha documents and had some understanding of natural energy. He knew how powerful and dangerous it was, and he couldn't help but worry.
Without hesitation, he immediately set off and quickly arrived at the door to Kirito's room.
But someone else had already arrived here before him.
"Hatake Sensei, you and I will just guard here. That idiot has set up a very strong sealing barrier inside, so without his permission, we can't get in for the time being,"
Chizuru looked at Hatake Sakumo in surprise and said coldly.
An abnormality in the natural energy in the surroundings had occurred. How could she, who had perfectly integrated the Kirito-style curse mark, not know about it? She understood at once that it had been triggered by Kirito, and then came over to check the situation. However, she was stopped by the sealing barrier laid down by Kirito and had to wait at the door.
She just didn't expect Hatake Sakumo to have also discovered the abnormality.
"Well, that's that then."
Hatake Sakumo heard this and suppressed the shock in his heart, nodded, and then leaned against the wall, standing straight and facing the door to Kirito's room.
"The current younger generation is really terrifying,"
Hatake Sakumo inwardly felt.
He really didn't expect even Chizuru to be able to sense natural energy, and Chizuru's ability to sense natural energy was obviously above him.
For a moment, he quietly surveyed the genius of the Uchiha clan.
Because Kirito was so dazzling, he had previously ignored the genius of the Uchiha clan.
Now that he thinks about it, Chizuru is no less extraordinary, and there are also many amazing secrets about her.
For example, when Chizuru fought the ice jutsu ninja from Kirigakure before, she used that strange amplification jutsu, and when she activated it, her whole body underwent strange changes, and her strength suddenly skyrocketed. With this, she directly suppressed the ice jutsu ninja and easily used her Sharingan illusions to control him and easily kill him.
At the age of ten, he was able to kill a ninja with the Bloodline Limit of elite jōnin level. Not to mention Kirito, Chizuru's potential should not be underestimated either. With her in the Uchiha clan in the future, the Uchiha clan's glory in Konoha will definitely be able to continue.
On the contrary, Nawaki is a bit lacking for the time being. Compared to Kirito and Chizuru, he is a bit mediocre.
However, Hatake Sakumo was not disappointed in Nawaki because he knew that Nawaki's talent was actually very good, and the fact that his body already contained far more chakra than him was the best proof.
Of the three, Nawaki had the most chakra, which meant that as long as Nawaki made up for his shortcomings in the future, he might not be unable to overtake others. If Nawaki awakened the Bloodline Limit of Wood Release in the future, he might be able to reproduce some of the style of the first-generation adult.
"Even Hatake Sensei has noticed the abnormal natural energy. It seems that this commotion is a bit too much. Fortunately, apart from Chizuru and Hatake Sensei, there are no other ninjas nearby who can sense natural energy."
On the other side of the room, Kirito had already noticed the arrival of Hatake Sakumo, and then sensed that the natural energy in the room was many times stronger than outside. He mused to himself,
Right now, his body is like a black hole, absorbing a large amount of natural energy from the outside world, causing the concentration of natural energy in his room and even the surrounding environment to rapidly increase.
Because of this, he estimates that ninjas with elite jōnin-level strength or extremely strong perception abilities will be able to sense this energy.
This situation will undoubtedly increase the risk of his body undergoing metamorphosis right now.
Fortunately, he has two reliable teammates by his side, otherwise he would have to call in the White Zetsu clone as an outsider.
After the cells in Kirito's body absorbed a large amount of natural energy, the intensity of the life energy in his body continued to increase, and a special kind of pressure gradually began to emanate from his body.
In response, Kirito knew that this should be the result of his cells being strengthened and even evolving, his life level further enhanced, and he was moving closer to becoming a true immortal.
The process of the cells in his body absorbing natural energy lasted for about three minutes.
The moment this process ended, Kirito's natural energy perception range began to rapidly expand, from the original range of nearly six kilometers to ten kilometers.
In an instant, he could sense all living creatures within a 10-kilometer radius that had chakra within their bodies, and the amount of chakra in their bodies was also within his perception.
At the same time, he faintly sensed three different directions through this powerful natural energy perception. There were three huge energy whirlpools formed by natural energy, and at the center of the whirlpools seemed to be something powerful. A giant beast was constantly devouring the natural energy from the outside world.
"The places where those three natural energy whirlpools are located are the three sacred places of the summoning beasts, truly three precious places,"
Kirito guessed as he turned his head three times in succession to look in three different directions.
...
In the giant Toad Temple on Mt. Myōboku, the sleeping Toad Sage suddenly opened his eyes slightly.
"My lord, you're awake. Did you dream of something?"
At this time, the deep work sage in front of the toad sage immediately asked:
The toad sage was very old, and he had just woken up. His mind was still a bit confused and his reaction was very slow.
After a while, he said slowly, "I did have a dream. I dreamed of a golden sage."
"Golden sage? Is it a ninja? Or is there a new sage in another sacred place."
Sage Shima asked loudly when he heard this.
The Toad Sage was stunned for a moment, and then slowly replied, "Well, I couldn't see very clearly, but the world behind this golden sage was a blood-red color."
"The world turned blood-red. It seems that this golden sage that Master dreamed of this time is not a good guy. Could it be a sage who will bring great calamity to the world? Master, did you see anything else?"
The Sage Fukasaku was startled to hear the Toad Sage describe the golden sage like this, and asked anxiously.
Toad Sage's dream was actually a kind of ability to predict the future, that is, his prophetic ability.
This miraculous prophetic ability has been fulfilled more than once, and as a result, it has helped Mt. Myōboku avoid many crises and develop and prosper to this day.
Therefore, Sage Fukasaku had complete faith in Toad Sage's prophecy.
Nowadays, the Golden Sage dreamed of by Toad Sage is clearly a super dangerous character, and it is hard to tell whether he is a friend or foe. If he is an enemy, he may bring heavy disaster to Mt. Myōboku.
As the true de facto leader of Mt. Myōboku, he must first find out the origin of this Golden Sage and his attitude towards Mt. Myōboku.
Toad Sage was still slow to respond, and this time he did not respond for a long time.
"Hey, you old thing, you're not asleep, are you? Hurry up and speak."
Sage Shima, who was impatient by nature, grew impatient and said to the morose Toad Sage without any courtesy.
On the side, Sage Fukasaku was shocked and quickly stopped Sage Shima's disrespectful behavior, rebuking, "My dear, how can you speak to your elders like that? Apologize at once."
Unfortunately, Sage Shima did not give him any face at all. He simply turned his head away and refused to apologize, which made Sage Fukasaku a little angry.
"Hoo..."
Just as Sage Fukasaku was about to lose his temper, a snoring sound entered his ears.
He looked helplessly at the Toad Sage, who had once again fallen asleep.
"See, he really fell asleep,"
Sage Shima said with a sneer.
"..."
Sage Fukasaku stopped talking. His head suddenly hurt a little.
In the end, he sighed and said, "No surprise, this kind of sage who will attract disaster is usually a human ninja. It seems that we will have to ask Jiraiya again this time. He has a better understanding of the human world's intelligence, and as long as this golden sage appears, he should be the first to know."
"Hmph, if it's a human sage, the best way for Mt. Myōboku to deal with it is to stay out of human affairs and remain neutral. I don't think we need to bother Jiraiya at all."
Sage Shima expressed a different opinion.
Since the master had spoken of the prophecy of the savior of the ninja world, Mt. Myōboku had become increasingly involved in the human world.
She didn't think that was a good thing. As the sacred place for summoning beasts, Mt. Myōboku should remain neutral and stay away from the human world. It shouldn't meddle too much in the affairs of the human world, and at most, it should assist its contract holders in battle according to the contract.
"What do you know? If that golden sage really brings disaster to the world, Mt. Myōboku will not be able to escape. Right now, it's the world of the ninja out there, and although Mt. Myōboku is in a remote location and has been able to live in peace and contentment, we must be vigilant in times of peace. If Mt. Myōboku completely withdraws from the world, that will be the beginning of our disaster. Never underestimate the greed of humans."
Hearing that his wife was once again singing against the tide, Sage Fukasaku scowled and shouted at her.
"Hmph, suit yourself, I'm going to bed."
Sage Shima saw that she could not persuade her husband, so she snorted in disapproval and left immediately.
She decided that she would not let the old man go to bed tonight.
...
While Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima were having a Kakuzu, Kirito's Sage Mode level-up process was finally nearing its end.
Through the attribute panel, Kirito discovered that both of his attributes, Strength and Speed, had increased by one level to reach level 8.
In addition, the attribute representing Chakra, Essence, had also increased from 6 to 7.
After reaching level 7, the amount of Chakra in his body suddenly increased rapidly, and eventually reached the level of an elite jōnin.
"After the cells in my body have been strengthened, my Chakra has indeed increased. The path of the immortal is truly extraordinary."
Kirito felt the amount of Chakra in his body at this time and smiled contentedly.
The biggest shortcoming in him at the moment was actually the insufficient amount of Chakra. Although he had the Yin Seal, which stored the Chakra of a tailed beast level, if he really activated Sage Mode to fight, the Chakra in the Yin Seal actually could not last for too long.
Even if you add the Sage Chakra stored in the much smaller Chakra pool he opened up with the Yin Seal, it is still the same.
His current chakra level is equivalent to that of an elite jōnin. As long as he uses it sparingly, he should be able to maintain five jōnin-level techniques at once for two or three rounds, even if he's controlling a puppet.
Unlike before, when he only had the chakra of an ordinary jōnin, he could only use five jōnin-level techniques at once at most.
He will also feel much less pressure when charging the Yin Seal in the future.
The problem of not having a high amount of original Chakra has been an issue for a long time, but Kirito quickly put it out of his mind and looked forward, thinking, "Never mind that, let's see what this Sage Chakra I've condensed is like."
The next moment, he began to simultaneously mobilize both his Chakra and natural energy, allowing the two to combine perfectly to form Sage Chakra.
The process of condensing was incredibly fast.
Kirito could be seen to have one hand on his Chakra and the other on his natural energy. The two different energies were controlled by him and converged and fused together in the middle like docile sheep. A wisp of pale golden Sage Chakra suddenly and rapidly formed, emitting an astonishing Chakra fluctuation.
"A pale golden Sage Chakra."
Kirito noticed this wisp of newly born Sage Chakra and his eyes widened in surprise.
The simple chakra he was using now was the kind without attributes. This kind of chakra without attributes, when fused with natural energy, was actually almost transparent in color, like clear water. Only when different kinds of chakra fused with natural energy would there be a difference in color.
Now there was a different kind of change.
He could clearly feel that the Sage Chakra fluctuations released by this pale golden strand of Sage Chakra were stronger than the Sage Chakra he had created before.
In order to verify the effect of this pale golden Sage Chakra, Kirito immediately absorbed it into his body and continued to constantly create new pale golden Sage Chakra.
In no time, the pale golden Sage Chakra in his body gradually filled up, but it only covered a very small part of his body. If he did not activate the Yin Seal, he still could not enter Sage Mode.
However, even so, Kirito discovered that his natural energy perception ability had once again improved, to 11 kilometers.
He could also deeply feel that with the flow of this pale golden Sage Chakra within his body, his physical fitness had now been greatly enhanced.
For a time, a feeling of being full of power welled up in his heart.
"It actually has a great enhancement on my strength even without entering Sage Mode. If I were to enter Sage Mode with this pale golden Sage Chakra, I really don't know to what extent my strength would be enhanced."
Kirito discovered the changes that the pale golden Sage Chakra had caused to his strength at this time, and was pleasantly surprised.
In the past, before he had officially entered Sage Mode, the small amount of Sage Chakra that existed within him only had the effect of nourishing his body, and there was no obvious process of strength increase like the pale golden Sage Chakra.
"I really want to find someone to fight with and test my current strength,"
Kirito said with a tingle of excitement.
As soon as he thought about it, an astonishing chakra fluctuation erupted from his body, causing a strong wind to blow in the room.
Fortunately, he had set up a sealing barrier in the room, otherwise the chakra fluctuation he just experienced would have been enough to destroy the wooden room.
"Forget it, keeping one's cards close to the vest is what a ninja should do. Revealing one's hand too soon will increase one's own danger. By the way, I still have one Enhancement Point left in my hand. Where should I use it?"
Kirito had great self-control. He quickly suppressed the fighting spirit that was stirring within him, regained his composure, and then looked at the last Enhancement Point on the attribute panel, slightly frowning as he thought.
He hadn't yet decided where to use this Enhancement Point.
But one thing is for sure, this Enhancement Point must also be used in the most suitable place.
As he thought about this, his eyes began to scan the many options on the Attributes Panel where he could continue to add Enhancements.
Suddenly, he widened his eyes and saw an incredible thing.
That was the option for a skill that he didn't think could possibly have a "+" sign, but it actually had a "+" sign that could be enhanced.
"Am I reading this right, can this really be enhanced with 1 Enhancement Point?"
Kirito muttered.