"Um?"
Naruto wiped his mouth, walked weakly to Kiba's side, and glanced at Akamaru.
Akamaru was seen screaming in agony on the ground, his four legs twitching.
Upon closer inspection, Naruto noticed that Akamaru's face was still somewhat swollen, his skin was red, and his teeth had become longer and sharper.
"I heard from the Pervy Sage that there's a disease called rabies..."
Naruto was only halfway through his sentence when he suddenly realized that the food he had just eaten did indeed contain pure Senjutsu Chakra, which was why he was able to regain his senses.
Does that mean Akamaru also absorbed a large amount of Senjutsu Chakra?
Naruto's expression immediately changed.
He suddenly remembered that when he went to Mount Myōboku to cultivate Senjutsu, he was initially warned about the consequences of failure.
Those who failed in their cultivation at Mount Myōboku have all turned into frog statues.
"Kiba, oh no, Akamaru... eh?"
Just as Naruto was about to explain, he remembered that Sage Shima had said that people turn into stone after they fail.
The toads of Mount Myōboku can bathe in Toad Oil Tenten without any problems.
Moreover, not to mention toads, he didn't see any stone-shaped insects or toads on Mount Myōboku.
Furthermore, when Sage Shima told him the story of the Three Sacred Lands later, he also mentioned the locations of other Summoning Beast.
Naruto's impression was that only humans are susceptible to the erosion of Natural Energy.
So, while Akamaru, being a dog, still can't withstand Senjutsu Chakra, the side effects are definitely less than for a human.
Then Naruto would know what to do.
" Naruto, what are you doing?!"
Kiba was getting anxious when he suddenly saw Naruto crouch down, grab Akamaru, and start helping Akamaru enter Sage Mode. Kiba was completely shocked and even took two steps back in fright.
On the other side, Hinata just woken up from her coma, saw Naruto's actions, her eyes widened, her Byakugan rolled back, and she fainted Past.
But this time it really isn't Hinata's fault; the scene was just too terrifying.
Passersby were startled and instinctively took a longer detour.
Even Kiba, who was most concerned about Akamaru's situation, took a few steps back, not daring to approach.
"Could Naruto have been affected too?"
Ya thought to himself.
Akamaru swallowed the talisman and started convulsing. Naruto appeared to have recovered on the surface, but in reality, his brain had been affected by the talisman, and he began to act erratically.
Otherwise, why would anyone do such a thing?
" Naruto, you bastard, what are you doing?!"
Sakura, who had previously beaten Naruto, arrived just in time to witness the scene. Enraged, she rolled up her sleeves, ready to punch Naruto again.
Tsunade and Ino, who were following behind, were also stunned by Naruto's actions.
Tsunade had initially suspected that Naruto giving the three of them ninja tools was orchestrated by someone, such as Jiraiya.
Looking at it now, it's possible that Naruto really did come up with it in a fit of madness.
Otherwise, what is Naruto doing right now?
"Sakura-chan, don't come any closer! I'm saving Akamaru!"
When faced with an enraged Sakura, Naruto actually gave her a stern rebuke.
This unusual behavior completely stunned Sakura, whose anger was already at its peak.
Is this still Naruto?
However, Sakura quickly realized that Naruto might be bluffing to avoid getting beaten up.
" Naruto, what happened to Akamaru? What injuries do you have that I can help treat? Even if I can't heal him, there's always Lady Tsunade."
Sakura frowned, and halfway through her sentence, seeing Naruto still helping Akamaru enter Sage Mode, her vision blurred, and she blurted out, "Forget everything else, stop right now!!!"
" Tsunade...?"
When Naruto heard Tsunade's name, he remembered that Sage Shima had mentioned that Tsunade was a contractor of Shikkotsu Forest, one of the Three Sacred Lands, so she must know about this as well.
"That's right, Naruto, stop right now, let me check Akamaru."
Tsunade walked over.
He glanced at Akamaru.
To be honest, just by looking at it, it doesn't look like Akamaru being healed by Naruto; it looks more like Akamaru being forced into Sage Mode by Naruto and suffering terribly.
" Akamaru ate the Mount Myōboku Senjutsu —uh, the talisman—that the Pervy Sage originally intended to save me."
Naruto thought for a moment and decided not to reveal that he might have eaten the Great Toad Sage's toilet paper.
"What? Akamaru ate this stuff? This is troublesome. This is many times better than the Inuzuka Clan's secret Military Rations Pill."
Tsunade was startled.
"Can Lady Tsunade be saved?"
Kiba looked anxiously at Tsunade.
"Ordinary Medical Ninjutsu won't be effective, because this isn't essentially an injury or an illness."
Tsunade slightly.
"No-- Akamaru-- "
Ya knelt on the ground, looked up at the sky and roared, looking like Akamaru was about to die.
"Don't panic, Ya! I have a way to save you!"
Naruto remembered the task Jiraiya had given him, so he took advantage of this crisis to quickly explain the shortcut to mastering Sage Mode.
He also explained why he gave Sakura and the other two ninja tools, so they wouldn't get beaten up later.
"There's such a shortcut? Naruto, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Sakura's face flushed with anger, and she clenched her fists, but dared not approach.
Naruto didn't actually call her back.
Instead, Naruto's actions of helping Naruto enter Sage Mode never stopped. Sakura was afraid that the moment she went to beat Naruto up, Akamaru would complete Sage Mode, and then they would be doomed.
"No, Sakura, Naruto said actually makes some sense."
Tsunade chin, analyzing the situation.
Although Tsunade doesn't know Senjutsu, as a descendant of Shikkotsu Forest, she understands Senjutsu.
Furthermore, after gaining access to Natural Energy through Shirozumi in another way, Tsunade also conducted research in this area.
"It seems Naruto really is saving Akamaru... I've got it!"
Tsunade suddenly had an idea and looked at Kiba, "Kiba, do you want to become a legendary ninja like Jiraiya? What are you willing to do to save Akamaru?"
"Ah?"
Tsunade's two completely unrelated questions left Kiba speechless.
But Kiba still chose the most important answer, " Lady Tsunade, I'd sacrifice everything for Akamaru, please save Akamaru!!"
Kiba and Akamaru really have an unbreakable bond between human and dog... well, a deep and abiding affection.
"Alright, Kiba, I remember your Inuzuka Clan's secret technique allows you to fuse with Ninja Dog, right? Now you have to share Akamaru's burden, and then, through Naruto's shortcut, you'll have a chance to help Akamaru dissipate the enormous Natural Energy within him."
As long as you can neutralize the Natural Energy, you will not only be safe and sound, but you may even be able to master Sage Mode!
Tsunade explained the situation to Kiba.
"I understand, Lady Tsunade."
"No time to lose, Akamaru, I'm here! -- Ninja Art: Inuzuka Human-Beast Hybrid Transformation: Two-Headed Wolf!"
Kiba lay on the ground and formed a Hand Seals towards Akamaru.