New Member, Nagato

Despite saying he would entrust Kazashiro with the care of Fukasaku, Jiraiya still occasionally appeared in Mount Myōboku.

Looking at Kazashiro, who had been in meditation for nearly a month, Jiraiya's expression turned solemn, and he looked at Fukasaku beside him with some worry. "Is this really alright, Fukasaku?"

While it's true that sensing Natural Energy requires complete concentration, someone like Kazashiro, who hasn't eaten or drunk anything for a month without any movement, is usually someone about to undergo a frog transformation.

However, its slender figure showed no signs of frog transformation whatsoever.

"Don't worry, he's trying to reconvert the Natural Energy within his body and condense Senjutsu Chakra."

Fukasaku was called a hermit of Mount Myōboku, so he must have some special abilities.

He possesses exceptional perception, enabling him to clearly discern the transformations of energy within Kazashiro's body.

"But you, you say you don't care, yet you come quite a few times." Sage Fukasaku, perched on Jiraiya's shoulder, extended an invitation to Jiraiya on behalf of Shima: "Since you're here, why don't you stay for dinner tonight?"

"Haha, sorry boss, I still need to clean up the mess in the Land of Snow. I'll bring a new child to see you in a few days."

Jiraiya finished speaking, fearing Fukasaku to persuade him to stay, he hurriedly left Mount Myōboku.

"This kid is getting more and more impatient..."

Fukasaku shook his head, landed steadily on the ground, and quietly stood guard by the side, watching Kazashiro, who still showed no reaction.

Several more days passed.

Jiraiya did indeed reappear at Mount Myōboku, accompanied by Nagato, whom he had just urgently summoned from the border of the Land of Fire.

"Nagato, I'm entrusting your junior uncle to your care. If anything happens, you can send a contact frog to reach me. In an emergency, Big Sister and the others will use the Reverse Summoning Technique to summon me."

Jiraiya pondered Kazashiro's words carefully, realizing that Senjutsu would play an important role in the future. It also reminded him that besides his unreliable disciple Obito, he had three other good disciples who were very easy for him to manage.

Yahiko and Konan needed to continue leading the Akatsuki Organization to perform peripheral tasks for Konoha, so Jiraiya gave up the opportunity to train in Senjutsu to Nagato.

He believed that, given the physique of the Uzumaki Clan, they should be able to master Senjutsu relatively easily.

Nagato Kazashiro received different treatment.

After Nagato how the church absorbed Natural Energy, Fukasaku stood beside him, holding a wooden stick.

If Nagato shows any signs of transforming into a frog, he must act quickly to interrupt the process.

To Fukasaku's delight, Nagato also possessed considerable talent. Although he initially underwent the same frog-transformation process, Nagato quickly grasped the key to it and began to formally enter Sage Mode.

"Is this... Sage Mode?"

Nagato was somewhat surprised to see the webbing between his fingers.

"Yes, after entering Sage Mode, your senses, strength, and ninjutsu have all been greatly enhanced. Because this is your first time entering Sage Mode, your body will have some Toad characteristics. If you continue to train and achieve Perfect Sage Mode, these characteristics will be greatly reduced."

Seeing the conspicuous Toad features on Nagato's body, Fukasaku comforted him, telling him not to mind.

Upon hearing Fukasaku's words, Nagato closed her eyes and sensed her own body, discovering that, as Fukasaku had said, all her bodily functions had indeed been greatly enhanced.

The most significant thing was that he sensed for the first time that Kazashiro was continuously absorbing Natural Energy not far away.

"Has the Fifth Generation Hokage been... all along?"

Nagato found it hard to believe.

"Not bad, you can already sense the changes in his body." Fukasaku jumped onto Nagato's shoulder Fukasaku satisfaction.

"That kid Kazashiro has indeed been constantly absorbing Natural Energy lately. I think he's probably trying out a completely new, or rather, a different, Senjutsu system from Mount Myōboku."

There has never been a precedent in the Shinobi World for combining multiple Senjutsu techniques.

Kazashiro can be considered the first person to achieve this, so what will happen during this period is still unknown.

However, Fukasaku was certain that Kazashiro's progress was going smoothly, because he did not sense anything amiss with Kazashiro.

Just as he had guessed, Kazashiro was hiding in the consciousness space, trying to gather Natural Energy.

"You've been trying for a long time, it's time to take a break."

Isobu spoke to Kazashiro, who was sitting on his head meditating.

Of course, he wasn't really concerned about Kazashiro; he just felt that the other person was disturbing his rest by sitting on his head studying Natural Energy.

"I would like to rest, but if I rest, what will happen to all this Natural Energy?"

Distracted by Isobu, Kazashiro opened his eyes and complained irritably.

Senjutsu Chakra is actually produced by balancing Natural Energy, physical energy, and spiritual energy.

Kazashiro initially practiced the Shikkotsu Forest, which had a unique fusion method. Now, after incorporating the Mount Myōboku practice method, the two energies have not been well compatible.

This is why Kazashiro needs to stay in the spiritual world all the time, racking his brains to try and get the proportions right.

Because if he gives up the fusion now, all the Natural Energy he has painstakingly absorbed during this period will be released, and it will probably be enough to collapse the old Toad's palace.

"Let's try again."

Fortunately Isobu can generate a large amount of Chakra for his own use, so Kazashiro doesn't need to rush to wake up for the time being.

After sending Nagato to Mount Myōboku, Jiraiya was finally able to relax and focus on managing the situation in the Land of Snow.

After sending out teams to conduct a thorough search of the entire Land of Snow, Jiraiya concluded that this was not the hiding place of the Dawn Organization.

However, this trip to the Land of Snow was not without its gains. Apart from the death of Kazahana Dōtō, a large amount of scientific research data and results were packed up and taken back to Konoha by the Konoha Ninja.

The most interesting of all is undoubtedly the Chakra Armor that the Land of Snow is so proud of.

It not only enhances the wearer's ninjutsu abilities but also provides defensive capabilities unmatched by ordinary armor.

Then came the railcar.

This is a mode of transportation developed by the Land of Snow based on their unique geographical environment. It utilizes railways and specially designed vehicles to achieve large-scale commuting, with transportation efficiency far exceeding that of Konoha's current transportation methods.

"Therefore, we will withdraw all ninjas remaining in the Land of Snow in ten days, Your Majesty."

Jiraiya entered the palace, which was under reconstruction, to bid farewell to the newly appointed Queen Kazahana Koyuki.