The Possibility of Self-Enlightenment in Immortal Arts

Compared to Orochimaru, Kimura Takuya's situation was much better.

He felt that his soul not only escaped injury during the transmigration but had actually been strengthened.

Therefore, Kimura Takuya felt that cultivating Sage Mode should not be difficult for him.

The difficulty lay in self-taught Sage Mode, which meant developing a Sage Mode unique to himself.

This first required his body's cells to accumulate a sufficient amount of natural energy.

Then, through harmonization, he had to reach his own personal equilibrium point.

The original work described Sage Chakra as a 1:1:1 balance between spiritual energy, physical cellular energy, and natural energy.

However, the equilibrium points of the three great holy lands were actually different; while the ratio was roughly one-third each, there were likely minor adjustments unique to each.

These minor adjustments down to the decimal point were the hardest part; a slight lapse in attention would lead to a loss of control.

The result of losing control was being assimilated by natural energy into various types of monsters.

On the dissection table, the frog had been perfectly dissected.

"Sample Frog 172 shows less influence from natural energy compared to previous ones, and the specimen itself is younger. This aligns with previous conclusions. The sample size is now sufficient; I can attempt the first step of Sage Mode cultivation."

Step one: Modify the skin to significantly increase its respiratory capacity.

Step two: Attempt to synthesize Sage Chakra on a small scale, allowing for the selective, brief activation of Sage Mode.

Step three: Convert all bodily chakra into Sage Chakra, allowing for the permanent activation of Sage Mode.

Once the second step is reached, one could say that Sage Mode has been successfully cultivated.

The third step is the most idealized form of Sage Mode, which is the state achieved by the three great Sages and, in the later stages, Yakushi Kabuto.

The first step is very simple—the Transformation Technique.

This is a basic ninjutsu that every ninja academy student knows how to use.

It is quite nice; the principle behind the transformation is unknown, but the ability to transform is simply terrifying.

Changing one's physical appearance and clothing is merely the most basic application.

Its ability to alter material composition is the true bug.

Naruto once used the Transformation Technique to turn into a Fuma Shuriken, which was then thrown by Sasuke.

It was simply absurd, utterly absurd!

This was not merely a Transformation Technique, but a True Transformation Technique.

If this technique is played well, one can achieve great things.

Furthermore, there is a ninja clan in this world that has mastered this technique quite well.

The Akimichi clan's Multi-Size Technique is precisely a development of the Transformation Technique.

The purpose of their entire clan eating until they are fat is to utilize this secret technique.

The law of conservation of energy applies in the ninja world as well.

Chakra is the combination of spiritual energy and physical energy provided by the 130 trillion cells in the body.

In other words, the upper limit of an ordinary person's chakra is restricted by the number of cells in their body.

To obtain more physical energy, the Akimichi clan took a different path.

They simply had the whole clan eat until they were fat, as fat cells are cells too.

Even from an energy perspective, fat itself is energy.

In this way, although the people of their clan possess only ordinary bloodlines, the cost of the entire clan eating until they were fat allowed them to obtain several times the chakra volume of other ordinary people.

This amount of chakra can support not only the use of the ordinary Multi-Size Technique but even the super Multi-Size Technique, which is similar to the "Dharma Heaven and Earth" ability.

With the chakra volume of an ordinary person, these ninjutsu would be impossible to realize.

However, Kimura Takuya only wanted to change his skin structure so that his body's cells could rapidly accumulate natural energy.

After dissecting so many animal skin structures, with Kimura Takuya's proficiency in the Transformation Technique, doing this was as easy as turning over his hand. In fact, what he used was not just a Transformation Technique.

It was.

"True Transformation Technique!"

Poof!

With a soft sound, the smoke cleared.

Aside from his skin becoming slightly more delicate, Kimura Takuya looked completely unchanged.

"Whew, it feels a bit stifling; the skin's respiratory capacity has increased significantly. I didn't expect it to feel this stuffy when covered by clothes."

Kimura Takuya shook his head helplessly, feeling as though he had miscalculated slightly.

The first step, which he had originally envisioned as the simplest, had unexpectedly produced such side effects.

Fortunately, it was June now, so he could dress a bit more lightly.

Tomorrow, he would switch to shorts and a tank top, then add a pair of flip-flops.

Hm?

Why did he feel like this look was invincible?

After tidying up the laboratory, Kimura Takuya continued his work as a substitute nurse.

The night passed without incident.

While chatting idly with Tomiko, he thought of a brilliant new ninjutsu.

If the True Transformation Technique could be used to alter one's own skin, could it not also be used to alter the injured parts of a human body?

Applied to a patient, it should be able to "transform" the injured area directly back to health.

Wouldn't that make it a universal medical ninjutsu capable of healing any injury or illness?

There was no time to experiment today, so Kimura Takuya decided to leave it for tomorrow.

Early the next morning.

The doctors and nurses arrived, and after the shift change with the day-shift nurses, Kimura Takuya went to the director's office to wait for the acting director to finalize his employment.

Just then, a commotion erupted from the emergency department.

"Baka! How can you useless people not save the captain? The captain is Anbu, someone who has rendered great service to the village. She cannot just die like this!"

Kimura Takuya followed the noise to the emergency room.

He saw a purple-haired female ninja lying on the hospital bed; she looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't immediately place who she was.

There was a volleyball-sized hole below her chest; the only reason she was still alive was surely because there had been a medical ninja in her squad.

That must be the female medical ninja still by the bedside, desperately using the Mystical Palm Technique.

Meanwhile, the male ninja shouting at the doctors to save her had a mangled, missing arm, with blood dripping everywhere.

Even though the doctors repeatedly stated that the patient was beyond saving and tried to stop his bleeding, he refused.

He only demanded that they save his captain first.

"With an injury of this magnitude, even if she had been brought to the hospital the moment it happened, there would be no way to save her. The wound is too large; we simply cannot close it.

Unless we use the Creation Rebirth Technique, but that technique requires a medical ninja of Director Tsunade's caliber leading a dozen top-tier medical ninjas to perform it in shifts.

And since Director Tsunade left Konoha over twenty years ago, there is no one in the entire Konoha Hospital who can perform this technique."

"Only Lady Tsunade can treat her? Lady Tsunade, baka, why did you have to leave for so long? Baka."

The one-armed ninja gave up, weeping. He slumped to the floor, blood streaming from his severed limb, though it seemed unable to outpace his tears.

The female medical ninja by the bed was also swaying, her chakra nearly exhausted.

"Leave it to me. You should get yourself treated first."

Kimura Takuya walked over, passing by the one-armed ninja.

"Kid, don't joke around. Even the acting director doesn't know the Creation Rebirth Technique; what could you possibly use?"

"When a person enters this world, they are welcomed by a pair of warm hands.

To die alone on a cold hospital bed like this is too lonely. Let me try. If I don't succeed, then consider it me sending her off myself.

Besides, I'm not using that technique. It's a technique I developed myself."

"No, a newly developed technique is even worse! A ninja's remains cannot become props for you to practice your ninjutsu.

I cannot agree to this. Furthermore, you haven't even been hired yet, kid. You aren't even a medical ninja; you have no right to use medical ninjutsu in my ward!"

Kimura Takuya glared at the medical ninja who had spoken.

Watanabe Masa.

The chief physician of the emergency department, and the very person Kimura Takuya was about to assist as an assistant physician.

This position was originally meant for his son, but his son had nearly caused a medical malpractice incident due to a mistake, which Kimura Takuya had discovered and resolved in time.

Because of that, his son was disciplined, and the assistant physician position fell to Kimura Takuya.