Arriving beneath the Sacred Tree, Houka immediately leaped onto it, then created Shadow Clones and instructed them to absorb Natural Energy and refine Sage Art Chakra.
He then sat cross-legged himself, projecting his consciousness into the Sealing World within his abdomen to inspect the sealing formula of the Yang Seal.
These sealing formulas had all been copied directly from the Yin Seal. However, after being inscribed into this Sealing World used to contain the Three-Tails, the formulas seemed to have undergone subtle changes, as though they were slowly merging with the Sealing World.
Although Houka could sense it, the changes were too minute for him to determine whether they were good or bad.
But things had come to this, and he had no intention of waiting.
After his fight with Uchiha Itachi, the recovery of his Mangekyō Sharingan's eye power could no longer be concealed. In theory, this Sacred Tree was no longer safe, so he had to make the most of his time and refine enough Sage Art Chakra!
As for the future, even if the Sacred Tree was truly destroyed, he could simply find Jiraiya and go to Mount Myōboku to absorb Natural Energy.
Half an hour later, most of the surrounding Shadow Clones had entered a Petrification state. Amid a series of pops, strands of Sage Art Chakra surged madly into his body.
Houka immediately guided that Sage Art Chakra into the Sealing World.
Within the Sealing World, Three-Tails Isobu floated in the pool, stretching out its turtle head and staring solemnly with its single eye at the strands of golden Sage Art Chakra overhead.
The next instant, Houka's consciousness projection appeared atop Isobu's turtle head as well, beginning to guide the Sage Art Chakra into the Yang Seal's formula.
Buzz...
As the Sage Art Chakra poured