"...His body actually... expelled the excess Nature Energy on its own?! And that blue..."
Sage Fukasaku instantly understood what had happened. Then he noticed Naruto, who had wiped his face with a hand from the oil pool—his right eye was that profound golden pupil set against black, but now, a faint orange eyeshadow had appeared above his left eye!
He had already gotten the hang of Sage Chakra control?!
A storm surged in Sage Fukasaku's heart. This was not simply sensing Nature Energy. It was a sign that Naruto had already begun to harmonize the Nature Energy drawn into his body with his own Chakra, then control and use it!
Though he was still far from Sage Mode, this speed of getting started... was simply inconceivable!
Back then, Jiraiya had spent several solid months at Mount Myōboku before reaching this stage! During that period, Sage Fukasaku's daily job had been to hold a black rod and relentlessly "correct" Jiraiya whenever he began turning into a frog due to runaway Nature Energy, beating him black and blue while helping him expel the excess energy.
The process had been utterly brutal. Jiraiya suffered terribly, and Sage Fukasaku had been exhausted too.
But this child? From applying Toad Oil until now, it had only been a little over ten minutes!
Naruto was currently immersed in the wonderful sensation coming from his body. It was an entirely new sense of control, as though a vast and gentle power that had always slumbered within him was now gradually awakening.
Controlling this Nature Energy should, in theory, have been extremely difficult. It was like trying to use chopsticks to catch a loach darting nimbly through water—it required precision and patience.
Yet strangely, although Naruto could sense the "difficulty" involved, actually doing it felt inexplicably smooth.
His