Near noon, Uchiha Clan territory.
After returning to the clan territory, the Old Clan Head did not go back to his own residence. Instead, he headed toward Naka Shrine, while several figures carried his orders and raced toward various parts of the clan territory.
Meanwhile, at Ren's home.
In the underground training room, a ghostly blue Chakra glow flickered through the air.
Uchiha Ren sat cross-legged, forming hand seals. Chakra flowed from his fingertips as he traced a Summoning Technique formula across the floor—one that did not belong to this world.
The formula's patterns flashed and dimmed erratically, clearly still in the exploratory stage.
His consciousness gradually emptied as he tried to sense the "spirits" said to exist between heaven and earth in the description of the Summoning Technique—
Gods, spirits of nature, even the souls of the dead, all could become the companions of a summoner.
Yet this pursuit of a state of "emptiness" and "stillness" was extremely similar to cultivating Sage Jutsu.
It made Ren worry that he might unconsciously absorb natural energy and be eroded by it until he turned into a stone statue.
That inner conflict prevented his mind from fully sinking into the practice. As a result, his progress with the Summoning Technique was slow, and he repeatedly fell short at the final step.
Could the Summoning Technique and the Hokage world's Sage Jutsu be cultivated together? Or could I find a nature spirit or ghost to assist my training, like the two toads on Jiraiya's shoulders?
Toads are easy enough to find, but difficult to communicate with. As for spirits and ghosts, I haven't even seen a trace of either.
No. Even if there were ghosts, trust alone would be a major hurdle. They probably wouldn't be much help anyway.
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