Natural Energy, Sage Body!

Time flowed for who knew how long amid the silence and bitter cold... At last, the seated figure moved.

The cold gaze that belonged to Minamoto Takuya faded, replaced by the clear eyes unique to a young boy, tinged with confusion and bewilderment.

"Haku?" Jugo hurried forward and asked tentatively, his voice carrying a trace of nervousness.

"Yeah, Jugo, it's me." Haku shook his head, confirming that his consciousness had returned, then immediately turned to look anxiously at Minamoto Takuya's body, whose eyes were now open and clear.

Minamoto Takuya's brow was faintly furrowed, as though he had sunk into deep thought and encountered a difficult problem.

"My lord..." Haku's voice instantly lowered, filled with profound disappointment. "Was it my body... that failed to help you?"

Minamoto Takuya's brow relaxed slightly as he looked at Haku, his tone certain. "No, it helped. I experienced the fusion process of Ice Release through your body. It will save me a great deal of trial and error later."

That was not merely consolation. Personally experiencing the entire process of Ice-nature Chakra fusing and taking shape was like touching the blueprint of Ice Release fusion with his own hands.

Although that blueprint was already imprinted in Haku's genes, making it difficult for him to experience the hardships and obstacles that an ordinary person might encounter during fusion, greatly reducing its value.

Actually experiencing the texture and flow of that Ice-nature Chakra still held immense reference value for eventually fusing his own Ice Release.

At the very least, the direction was clear.

"I see..." The heavy stone in Haku's heart fell away, and a pure smile finally returned to his face.

Jugo watched the scene silently from the side, a barely perceptible trace of envy rising from deep within him.

He also longed... longed to