Of course, he knew perfectly well that it sounded simple, but would be extremely difficult to carry out. It was not something that could be accomplished in a short time.
Moreover, there was no way to know whether it would work well or whether it might pose any danger.
So for now, his main focus still had to be on the Flying Thunder God Technique and Apparition. As long as he mastered either one, he would be free of Jiraiya and Naruto's summoning restrictions.
As for Sage Mode, he could first learn the theory alongside Naruto, then find time to observe Naruto's training process and draw on some experience for reference.
"Now, I'll demonstrate how to gather natural energy."
After finishing a lengthy explanation of the theory, Fukasaku hopped in front of a massive stone frog, brought his hands together, and began gathering natural energy.
Once he had gathered the natural energy, he exerted himself and actually lifted the enormous stone frog with his tiny body.
After the demonstration, Fukasaku applied Toad Oil to Naruto and began the first stage of Sage Mode training: sensing the presence of natural energy.
Hawking also closed his eyes and entered his mental space.
"Yo, Kurama!"
He raised a hand in greeting to the Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails opened its eyes to look at him, gave no response, and closed them again to doze.
It was filled with hatred toward all humans, Hawking included. The only reason it did not constantly mock Hawking was because Hawking occasionally let it out for some activity.
But expecting it to treat him too kindly was naturally impossible.
Hawking was already used to this. He simply walked over to the seal and skillfully began peeling away the sealing strip attached to the iron gate.
In truth, now that he