Unity of Heaven and Humanity!
For some reason, the moment Chiriku heard those four words, they sounded incredibly impressive.
According to Tripitaka, it was a state in which "heaven and earth are born alongside me, and all things are one with me."
Tripitaka went on about "The Way Follows Nature," "the human body is a world in miniature," and "the inner and outer worlds reflect each other." To Chiriku, it was an unbroken stream of phrases that sounded profound even if he could not understand them.
Fortunately, Tripitaka seemed to realize the boy was lost. In the end, he gave Chiriku a rough explanation in simpler terms of what someone who achieved this Unity of Heaven and Humanity could do.
They could draw Natural Energy into their body anywhere, at any time. Sage Mode would be their normal state, and every punch and kick would carry the power of heaven and earth.
Sage Mode as their normal state?
Chiriku had not yet begun training in the Dharma Form Technique, but he had a vague understanding that Natural Energy was extraordinarily dangerous and unstable.
His master had also mentioned Sage Mode once or twice, including how it differed from the Fire Temple's Dharma Form Technique—or what they called Sage Talent.
Sage Mode involved drawing Natural Energy directly into the body and blending it with one's physical and spiritual energies to produce a special kind of Senjutsu Chakra.
While in Sage Mode, a practitioner's basic physical abilities rose dramatically. The increased power of their ninjutsu was almost a secondary benefit.
But according to what he had heard, only the Three Great Sage Lands possessed the complete teachings for this method in the Shinobi World today.
His master had also told him that the Fire Temple had possessed a similar method in the