Should I Knock?

"Sure enough, whether in our past life or this life, what we miss most after graduation is our student days."

During her time at the Ninja Academy, Hinata could drift through life aimlessly, carefree and oblivious to everything in the world. But once Hinata became a ninja, not only did she have endless things to deal with every day, but she also had to consider her future.

After taking a bath, Hinata lay on the bed for five minutes before getting up on her own to look up medical texts.

Hinata suddenly began to understand Orochimaru's thoughts.

Hinata once believed that she had built a deep bond with Konoha. When she caused trouble for Konoha and her clan because of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki incident, Hinata felt guilty for a long time.

But now Hinata doesn't even want to participate in the village's decision-making anymore.

At this Hinata's only thought about Konoha was that if the village needed her help in any way after it made a decision, she would do so.

If you don't need to use your skills, then continue doing your own research.

If it weren't for the Hyuga Clan, Hinata could have left Konoha without any psychological burden, with just one reason.

Was I too heartless?

Hinata felt that she wasn't heartless, but rather that their ideals and pursuits differed.

Even couples who were once in love can break up because of differences in their beliefs, let alone the relationship between ninjas and villages.

Two people who cannot integrate into each other's worlds will eventually drift further and further apart.

However Hinata force herself to integrate into Konoha.

As a child Hinata felt that Konoha peaceful, harmonious, and warm. Staying there gave her a comfortable feeling. The villagers were friendly, the ninjas were harmonious, and everyone was happy together.

However, Hinata now feels that Konoha's development is somewhat abnormal.

Born in hardship, die in comfort.

Konoha seems to lack ambition; apart from Shimura Danzō, it seems no one has ever strived to unify the Shinobi World.

After establishing Konoha Hashirama Senju stopped his expansionist efforts, which even caused a falling out with his best friend Madara Uchiha.

Hinata couldn't understand Hashirama Senju's thoughts.

Itachi Uchiha once said to Uchiha clansmen, "My abilities have made me utterly despairing of this mediocre clan."

Hinata seems to understand that statement now.

My abilities have already left me somewhat disillusioned with this mediocre village and this mediocre world.

Itachi Uchiha said that his clansmen were attached to the 'clan,' but weren't the people of Konoha just as attached to the 'village'?

"However, judging these things solely by right and wrong is rather superficial."

Hinata rubbed her face, temporarily putting aside these chaotic thoughts.

Philosophy of life and philosophy of society are not Hinata's pursuit. Hinata's current dream, like Orochimaru's, is the immortality of life and the evolution of life.

A few days ago, Hinata analyzed the situation and concluded that 'balance' was the way to absorb Natural Energy.

However, Hinata has been reading several medical books, including some materials on Ninjutsu, and has even conducted some experiments herself these past few days.

Before obtaining the Sage Body, Hinata needs to actively absorb Natural Energy and maintain balance in order to use Sage Mode.

However, when Hinata deactivates Sage Mode, her Senjutsu Chakra becomes regular Chakra, and her Natural Energy dissipates instead of transforming into spiritual and physical energy along with the Chakra.

Balance may be the key to using Senjutsu Chakra.

But Hinata now has a new question: could 'imbalance' be the key to absorbing Natural Energy?

In the Original Story, Naruto was training in Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku. If his energy became unbalanced, Naruto risked turning into a stone Toad.

But Naruto turned into a stone Toad because he absorbed Natural Energy, right?

Jugo's influence from Natural Energy seems to stem from imbalance rather than balance.

What exactly is the Toad Oil from Mount Myōboku?

Hinata felt she had touched the edge of the truth, but because something was missing, she could never take that final step.

Hinata thought of another sentence.

As long as we are human, we live by our own knowledge and cognition, and are bound by them; that is called reality. However, knowledge and cognition are vague things, and reality may just be a Suigetsu. People live in their own obsessions.

From any perspective, Hinata's understanding of Natural Energy comes from Sage Mode, and the concept of Sage Mode originates from the Three Great Sage Regions.

But is the Senjutsu practiced by the Toad of Mount Myōboku really the same as the Senjutsu practiced by Jiraiya and Naruto?

Hinata stopped thinking about anything related to 'Sage Mode' and focused solely on analyzing the information she had personally gathered.

Natural Energy can turn Naruto into a stone Toad, cause Jugo to lose his mind, and turn the Ten-Tails into a monster that only knows how to destroy, even less intelligent than the Nine Tailed Beasts.

These are all harmful effects of Natural Energy.

However, Natural Energy can also make ninjas stronger, allow the creatures of the Three Great Sage Regions to live for thousands of years, and enable the Otsutsuki clan to evolve.

So, besides the balance in 'Sage Mode', is there another balance among spiritual energy, physical energy, and Natural Energy?

This balanced ratio not only allows the use of Senjutsu Chakra, but also enables the human body to absorb Natural Energy.

Many examples from her past life taught Hinata that there is not just one way to balance different substances.

The same applies to pharmacology. Sometimes, adding just a little too much of a certain herb can turn a good medicine into a poison.

As for filtering...

The Toad of Mount Myōboku may have used Toad Oil to filter out the negative elements in Natural Energy, while the Otsutsuki clan used the God Tree for filtration.

Hinata even thought of her initial judgment about the 'Sage Body'.

Hinata originally believed that as long as Jiraiya maintained Sage Mode, he could cultivate Sage Body, and that Hashirama Senju's Sage Body was also obtained through cultivation.

But it turns out that this was wrong.

Hashirama Senju's Sage Body was hereditary, and Jiraiya was also a veteran ninja; his senses were even more acute than Hinata's.

Hinata can notice something, how could Jiraiya not?

Therefore, Hinata can conclude that Sage Mode is simply a means of applying Natural Energy.

"Who should we ask to conduct the experiment?"

Hinata's current situation is that she knows what to do, but not why.

Hinata obtained her Sage Body by absorbing Urashiki's Chakra, rather than through her own training.

A person who knows how to use a computer may not necessarily be able to manufacture one.

"I'll have to trouble Father!"

Hinata could only think of Hyuga Hiashi. With Hyuga Hiashi's current strength, and Hinata's ability to control Natural Energy, they could cooperate with Hinata to conduct experiments.

After getting dressed, Hinata skipped happily to the door of Hyuga Hiashi's bedroom.

"Mmm... Ah... Mmm..."

The hand that was about to knock on the door suddenly froze.

But for some reason, Hinata suddenly felt a very strong urge to knock on the door.