Soseki's expression remained unchanged as he nodded. "Lady Tsunade already told me about the risks involved."
Jiraiya's expression turned serious. "And you still plan to continue?"
Rather than answering directly, Soseki brought up something else. "I heard from Lady Tsunade that there are two prerequisites for learning senjutsu. First, an enormous amount of Chakra. Second, an unyielding will that never gives up."
Though he did not understand what Soseki meant by that, Jiraiya followed his lead. "Those are merely the threshold for sensing natural energy. To refine senjutsu Chakra afterward, you also need extremely precise Chakra control and powerful spiritual control. But given your current situation, those two are indeed all you need to consider."
Soseki nodded. "A huge amount of Chakra is easy enough. I just need to borrow some of the Nine-Tails' Chakra from Sister Kushina..."
After the incident that night, the identity of the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki was no longer much of a secret among the higher-ups.
Jiraiya was startled. "Wait, that little girl can already use the Nine-Tails' power proficiently?"
Soseki smiled faintly. "Yes. Maybe the Nine-Tails and Sister Kushina just get along well."
It's over, it's over. Not only is her personality like Tsunade's, even her strength is about to catch up to hers. Jiraiya thought with a hint of schadenfreude. Minato, that brat, is finally about to experience his teacher's hardships... Perhaps it's time to teach him my secret survival course for evading pursuit!
Seeing Jiraiya lost in his fantasies, Soseki did not mind and continued, "Though borrowed power is not my own, I am not trying to learn senjutsu. If it is only to resist the erosion of natural energy, I should still be able to manage it."
Jiraiya nodded slightly. The essence of natural energy was simply too powerful. It was like dripping