Since Jiraiya watching from the side, Hinata naturally had to explain her training methods in detail.
Let Jiraiya help me judge whether it's feasible.
Jiraiya is arguably the only powerful ninja in the Shinobi World who can activate Sage Mode. A few casual words of advice from him could greatly benefit Hinata.
If Jiraiya finds me particularly adorable and takes me on as a disciple, that would be wonderful.
"Our Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist allows us to subtly control every flow of chakra, and the Heavenly Spin allows us to release chakra throughout our entire body. You should know that, right?"
Naruto nodded repeatedly. Having been teamed up with Hinata for so long, he was naturally familiar with Hinata techniques.
Hinata continued, "Once when I was practicing the Heavenly Spin, I discovered that there is actually another kind of energy in nature."
"Energy?"
Naruto was a little confused. Does energy still exist in nature?
Hinata glanced at Jiraiya, then whispered mysteriously to Naruto, "So I was thinking, if I could control the flow of chakra from all my acupoints, would I be able to sense this energy and use it?"
Jiraiya's ears perked up; he was utterly shocked when he heard Hinata say that she had sensed Natural Energy.
Sage Mode!
As the only living sage in the Shinobi World, Jiraiya knew the power of Sage Mode and the difficulty of mastering it.
To cultivate the Sage Mode, one must first find a place with abundant Natural Energy.
But that's far from enough.
When Jiraiya trained in Sage Mode, he used Toad Oil to introduce Natural Energy into his body, which combined with his spiritual and physical energy to form Senjutsu Chakra.
This step is about control.
Only after control can perception come into play.
Try to use your own power to enter Sage Mode.
But this little girl in front of me can actually sense the existence of Natural Energy in the outside world?
Are you kidding me?
Jiraiya couldn't believe what he was hearing, yet he had no choice but to believe it.
Hinata hadn't sensed Natural Energy, how could she have proposed this training method?
Jiraiya carefully considered Hinata's training method in his mind.
Techniques such as Byakugan, Gentle Fist, and Heavenly Spin were originally used to fight enemies.
However, if used for cultivation... if one can truly sense Natural Energy, this method can indeed be used to cultivate into Sage Mode.
"What a genius little girl."
"Moreover, her current chakra level is indeed sufficient to cultivate Senjutsu..."
Just as Jiraiya was about to say something, Hinata asked, "Naruto, what have you learned from following that old pervert for so many days?"
Upon hearing this, Naruto enthusiastically explained, "It's Summoning Technique... Hinata, watch closely!"
After saying that, Naruto began to Hand Seals, and then placed one hand on the ground.
'BOOM!'
As the smoke cleared, a tadpole with hind legs appeared on the ground.
Naruto, somewhat carried away by his pride, boasted, "Hinata, did you see that? It's already grown hind legs. I'll soon be able to summon real Toad."
Hinata curled her lip in disdain and said, "Toad are ugly!"
Jiraiya retorted, "What does this little girl know? Toad may not be pretty, but they are very strong."
Hinata sneered, "What's the use of being strong? Being handsome is what lasts a lifetime. No girl will like you looking like that!"
Jiraiya stood frozen in place, embarrassed, his fragile heart deeply wounded by Hinata's words, a heavy atmosphere hanging over him.
"Alright, alright! I'm going to start training now, Naruto, get out of my way!"
After saying that, Hinata sat cross-legged by the river.
He didn't dare take off his clothes, since he was using his own chakra perception, so whether he took off his clothes or not shouldn't be a big problem.
Jiraiya watched Hinata train with a serious expression. He was also eager to see if Hinata could sense Natural Energy in the outside world.
Nature is indeed much better than home. Although there are two extremely annoying men standing beside her, Hinata can still feel inner peace as long as she doesn't think about them.
And the environment... seems to have changed a bit.
Chakra slowly overflowed from all the acupoints in her body. Hinata controlled the chakra, making it swirl around her body, condensing and not dissipating.
Occasionally, I would disperse a little, trying to sense the Natural Energy in the outside world.
Jiraiya has a very strong sense of perception.
Natural Energy certainly exists in nature.
The key lies in perception.
Training at Mount Myōboku involves passive perception.
In the outside world, Hinata's training involves actively sensing and probing her chakra to perceive the energy in nature.
Seeing that Hinata had been sitting cross-legged for quite some time, Naruto was about to speak Jiraiya suddenly reached out and put his hand on Naruto's shoulder to stop Naruto.
Jiraiya shook his head slightly, pointed to the distance, and gestured for Naruto to get lost.
Naruto puffed out his cheeks, stormed off, and went to train by himself.
Jiraiya didn't move; he was completely still, as if he didn't exist.
He didn't know if Hinata's training method could actually allow her to sense Natural Energy, but he did know that if Hinata introduced Natural Energy into her body, it would be extremely dangerous.
Jiraiya has mastered Sage Mode, which allows him to disperse the Natural Energy within Hinata's body when Hinata danger.
Time slowly passed...
When Hinata truly calmed her mind, a seemingly faint but extremely vast energy from nature surfaced in Hinata mind.
They are like oxygen in the air; they are scarce in one place, but if you look at the whole world, they are everywhere.
Hinata sensed for a while and felt that she could stabilize her current state. Hinata began to try to introduce Natural Energy into her body.
Jiraiya was utterly shocked; Hinata had actually managed to sense Natural Energy in her own way.
The Byakugan is used for observation; years of Gentle Fist training have allowed Hinata to subtly control every flow of chakra; and the training in Heavenly Spin has enabled Hinata to control all the pressure points on her body.
By using chakra to perceive things, as long as one's mind is calm enough, one can indeed perceive the insignificant Natural Energy in the natural world.
Of course, this requires exceptional talent.
The next key point is control.
Controlling Natural Energy is the most dangerous hurdle in cultivating Senjutsu.
Success means mastering powerful Senjutsu; failure means certain death.
Jiraiya on high alert, ready to immediately disperse the Natural Energy within Hinata should she Hinata in danger.
Jiraiya thought to himself, "Don't absorb too much, don't absorb too much..."
Hinata isn't stupid.
In Hinata previous life, Hinata had watched Naruto train in Senjutsu Mode several times.
Hinata carefully controlled her chakra, enticing the energy of nature to slowly flow into her body.
"My sweeties, come to me, I'll give you candy..."