Breaking Free

The unusual movement of the Amber Purifying Pot immediately attracted the attention of the Six Paths Clone and Uchiha Genso.

The Great Calamity Day was thus temporarily interrupted.

"Brother Zen, what does this mean?"

Looking at the Six Paths Clone who were horrified and at a loss, Uchiha Genso couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know. After I got this Amber Purifying Pot, I tested it more than thirty times. This thing can both capture and release people, but it always required the user to control it. I've never encountered this situation before."

The Amber Purifying Pot was still buzzing, and even the powerful force of the Asura Path couldn't suppress or control it.

The other five clones could only stand aside and watch helplessly, unable to do anything to help the Asura Path. Even the Asura Path's own suppression was futile. The Amber Purifying Pot suppressed the imprisoned figures inside by its own power, not by external pressure.

The actions of the Asura Path are actually useless; at best, they are just a form of psychological comfort.

The Amber Purifying Pot was still shaking, and the shaking was increasing.

Snap!

A crack appeared on the Amber Purifying Pot, causing the Deva Path Clone's expression to change drastically.

"Bang!!!"

With a loud bang, the Amber Purifying Pot shattered.

The pure Chakra smoke swirled violently, and a massive tornado swept straight into the sky.

The shockwave released when the Asura Path was shattered by the Amber Purifying Pot sent it flying like a cannonball, smashing into the stone mountain formed by the previous pile of broken Mud Golem.

"We're out! That was so exciting, I almost thought I'd never get out again."

Amidst a soft laugh, a fair hand tore through the storm like tearing cloth, and with a ripping sound, Katsuki stepped out of the storm.

Who is it?

"What kind of Secret Technique is this?"

The Six Paths Clone and Uchiha Genso looked at Katsuki with expressions of surprise and uncertainty.

"Surprised? Haha, I'm surprised too! I never imagined that the Amber Purifying Pot would hold such wonders." Katsuki laughed heartily, in a good mood.

This time, being taken inside the Amber Purifying Pot was a close call for him, but he escaped unharmed.

Let's rewind to the time when Katsuki was placed into the Amber Purifying Pot.

My body swayed and floated down for a long time before finally landing. The ground was soft and springy under my feet.

"Hmm, there's not even a glimmer of light, but there is air, enough to breathe, which means this isn't a completely enclosed space, right?" Katsuki's eyes widened. Even with her Enhanced Vision to the extreme, she still couldn't see anything. This was pure darkness, an absolute blackness; how could it possibly be any other color?

Because the situation inside the Amber Purifying Pot was unclear, he didn't rush to move. He simply closed his eyes, twitched his ears slightly, and strained his hearing to the extreme, but still found nothing. Although there was air in this darkness, it flowed extremely slowly, without any waves or ripples.

In the darkness, Katsuki shook her head. This Amber Purifying Pot was truly strange. If the next methods were all ineffective, things would get really troublesome.

Mind's Eye of the Kagura.

Once the Mind's Eye is opened, the power of perception is greatly enhanced. Not only is the range of perception expanded, but the sensitivity and accuracy also increase significantly.

"Huh?"

A surprised and doubtful sound escaped her lips. Katsuki's brows relaxed, and she revealed a look of sudden realization. So that's how it is.

"Natural Energy? No wonder, no wonder the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' ninja tools have retained the power to seal Tailed Beast for so many years. So that's how it is. The Sage of Six Paths, if it's him, he must have mastered Senjutsu. It seems he has a close relationship with that Giant Toad from Mount Myōboku."

Using Mind's Eye of the Kagura, Katsuki made a tremendous discovery, instantly understanding the true nature of the Amber Purifying Pot.

This is an extremely vast internal space, but it is not boundless. It is roughly one hundred square kilometers in size, and its height is difficult to measure. Even Mind's Eye of the Kagura to its limit, she gained nothing. Below, it was also a deep and bottomless abyss.

This space is filled with an incredibly high concentration of Natural Energy.

It is these Natural Energy that form layers of barriers, trapping all those collected by the Amber Purifying Pot within them. Moreover, the Natural Energy is inexhaustible; as long as the Amber Purifying Pot remains in the world, it can continuously absorb Natural Energy to replenish its consumption. Even if the user does not understand the principle, it can still maintain the power to suppress the Tailed Beast for thousands of years.

"Natural Energy can trap Tailed Beast and humans because of its mysterious Natural Energy. Apart from ninjas who have mastered Senjutsu, almost no one knows what Natural Energy is. Even if the world is filled with endless Natural Energy, they are completely unaware of it. But I am different."

Katsuki pondered to himself. He wasn't completely ignorant about Natural Energy. He had obtained some scattered records about Senjutsu from the First Senju Clan. For some reason, the First Hokage hadn't left Senjutsu training methods in the Senju Clan, only some notes and insights from his own past training.

Left with no other choice, Katsuki could only set her sights on the Three Great Sage Lands, since only these places retained complete inheritances of Senjutsu.

Unfortunately, he had no connection with the Three Great Sage Lands. Orochimaru, however, was generous and took Katsuki to Ryūchi Cave. But the White Snake Sage refused to teach him Senjutsu, and Katsuki couldn't force him. He encountered the same fate in Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest. Although Minato also knew Senjutsu, he was a man of principle. Besides, without the Toad Oil from Mount Myōboku, he couldn't learn Senjutsu from Mount Myōboku.

Fortunately, there's always a way out. This mysterious guy, Jugo, was brought to him. Although he came a little late, it wasn't too late after all.

Besides plotting against the Ten-Tails and Kaguya Otsutsuki, he has been focusing on studying Senjutsu these days. A group of Shadow Clone, using Jugo as their prototype, have been making various experiments around the clock. Most of the prisoners held in the Anbu jail have been exhausted by this. As a last resort, the Anbu has even been dispatched many times to capture ronin and bandits and bring them back for Katsuki to experiment on.

It was through this that he was able to focus wholeheartedly on studying Senjutsu, and finally achieved results. By the time of the Chunin Exams, he had already mastered Senjutsu.

Since then, Katsuki has been focusing on studying the power of Senjutsu. With the cheat-like auxiliary method of Shadow Clone and the power of the Hito Hito no Mi, his research into Senjutsu has made great progress. However, he has kept it as one of his trump cards and has not revealed it until now.

But today it's clearly time to reveal this trump card.

Looking at the pitch-black space, Katsuki made up her mind. If time dragged on, things might change. So, with a thought, she began to absorb the Natural Energy in the space.

"Come, Hito Hito no Mi, Sage Mode!"

Natural Energy began to merge with his own Chakra, transforming into Senjutsu Chakra. The originally volcanic, scorching aura suddenly changed. Although still powerful and vast, it became boundless and unfathomable, like a boundless sea of clouds. (To be continued)