Naruto: Starting with the Six Paths Immortal Thief
Chapter 14

All-Attribute Chakra

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Because of Danzo, Naruto no longer had the heart to sleep. He closed his eyes to sense his own condition; the chakra he had absorbed from Sasuke had already fused into his own body, yet he felt nothing.

"Does it require stimulation?" Naruto frowned. In the original work, even the Sage of Six Paths required stimulation to awaken his eyes, though given their strength, it didn't need to be anything as extreme as that; a minor mental stimulus would suffice.

How to stimulate himself was a difficult problem. Naruto furrowed his brows. There were few things he truly cared about, and Hinata was one of them, but Naruto was not one of those twisted individuals who would kill someone he liked just for a Sharingan.

Suddenly, Naruto thought of Indra. It seemed he awakened his eyes because his pet puppy was killed, instantly unlocking the Three-Tomoe. Thinking of this, and then thinking of Sasuke, whose entire clan was slaughtered yet only unlocked the One-Tomoe—honestly, Sasuke's aptitude was hard to evaluate. If not for their "hacks," neither Naruto nor Sasuke would have reached the heights of Madara and Hashirama.

Naruto was speechless. He never imagined he would be stumped by such a small stimulus. It was impossible for him to go and stab Hinata.

"It seems the Third Hokage is going to die soon. Maybe I should go build some rapport with him, and when he dies, I might be able to awaken my eyes." Naruto thought with a touch of self-mockery.

Of course, these things were impossible; such actions were beyond the current Naruto. There was no help for it, so he would leave it for now. In any case, a simple Sharingan was of little use to the current Naruto; what he truly wanted was the Rinnegan.

Ignoring these thoughts, he continued his training. Lacking ninjutsu, Naruto began to cultivate his chakra nature.

The difference between a Jonin and a Genin was that a Jonin had mastered chakra nature transformation.

What was chakra nature? To Naruto, it was the same as the "Martial Intent" from his past life—his own comprehension of heaven and earth infused his qi with a special intent, increasing his attack power.

It was the same in this world, only qi had become chakra. This comprehension was a metamorphosis of the spirit, not merely a change in perspective. We all know that wind can cut and fire is hot, but knowing is different from comprehending.

Fortunately, changing one's chakra nature required no special techniques; contemplation and practice were enough.

Unlike the original, the current Naruto possessed the Yin-Yang and Five Elements—all five chakra natures—thanks to the Six Thief Immortals.

Holding a stone in his hand, he began to exercise his chakra nature.

He didn't stop even during class. After losing to Naruto, Sasuke no longer sought trouble with him. Having clearly recognized Naruto's strength, he was no longer arrogant. He wanted to train but didn't know who to turn to. Unlike Naruto, who was a transmigrator and had read the original work, he knew many training methods. Of course, not all methods were useful; for instance, the Shave from the Six Powers, which required stepping on the ground dozens of times in an instant to achieve high-speed movement. Naruto had tried it, but he couldn't do it at all; he would either shatter the ground or injure his own feet. However, with the Six Thief Immortals as a safety net, at least he wouldn't get hurt.

In an open space, Naruto and Hinata were training, while Sasuke watched from afar. Not knowing how to train, the Second Pillar thought of Naruto. Since he also had no one to guide him yet had become so strong, he wanted to see how Naruto trained.

Both Naruto and Hinata noticed the Second Pillar peeking, but they didn't care.

Naruto's training was simple, yet it was something no one else could do.

He never skipped the training method of Teacher Saitama.

As for Hinata, besides testing the methods Naruto suggested, she also practiced taijutsu.

After Naruto had his moment in the spotlight at school, he faded back into obscurity.

Life was very dull. Half a year passed. On the way home, looking at the bustling scene on both sides of the street, Naruto's expression was calm. Today was the New Year.

Light snow drifted from the sky, quiet and pale. Walking on the pristine white snow, Naruto left no footprints behind, much like his current situation; although he was in Konoha, Naruto felt like an out-of-place stranger.

The joyful commoners formed a sharp contrast with the calm-faced Naruto.

Seeing everyone else in such a harmonious state, Naruto couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart.

Did he miss his family? A little, perhaps, but Naruto immediately cut off that train of thought.

The weak flock together; the strong walk alone.

Since he had transmigrated and possessed a cheat, and was the protagonist of this era, he had to reach the pinnacle of this world, or even transcend it.

Having watched many anime, Naruto understood that the so-called "protagonist's luck" only belonged to a single era. Compared to the eternal heavens and earth, human life was too insignificant. The so-called protagonist was merely the protagonist of one era. For example, in Naruto, the protagonists of the previous era were Hashirama and Madara Uchiha.

Although they were very strong in the previous era, they still hadn't reached the absolute peak. Naruto had the confidence to surpass Hashirama.

If he couldn't find his own path, he would follow the existing one. As for the Nine-Tails Mode, in the past half year, Naruto didn't know how much chakra he had devoured, but he felt he could manage to turn into a miniature Nine-Tails.

"As expected of the Nine-Tails brand power bank—sturdy and durable." Every time he finished absorbing it, it would replenish itself, so Naruto didn't need to worry.

In the original work, Naruto's main cheat was the Nine-Tails, mainly divided into: the Nine-Tails Mode, which was seizing the Nine-Tails' chakra—simply put, a chakra mode. In essence, it was the same principle as the Fourth Raikage's chakra mode. The Lightning Release Chakra Mode created by the Second Raikage also referenced the chakra cloaks of Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

Then there was the Kurama Mode, entered after achieving mutual understanding with the Nine-Tails.

Finally, there was the Sage Fox Mode, which was the Nine-Tails plus Sage Mode.

There was also the Six Paths Mode; possessing the chakra of all nine Tailed Beasts allowed one to manifest Truth-Seeking Orbs.

The current Naruto could enter the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, which was what Naruto himself called the "Golden Body Mode" in the original.

Then there was Sage Mode. Having devoured natural energy, the quality of chakra in Naruto's body was very high, comparable to senjutsu chakra. Although he hadn't used any ninjutsu, Naruto could still feel it.

Finally, there were the so-called Truth-Seeking Orbs. In essence, if he could fuse all-nature chakra, he could obtain Truth-Seeking Orbs himself. However, even with his immortal body, Naruto didn't dare to attempt the fusion himself. Fusing three types of chakra created Particle Style; if some explosion occurred, Naruto wasn't sure if he could survive it.

Returning home, the house was very cold. Naruto began to prepare dinner; such cold weather was naturally perfect for hot pot.

He took out a pot and gathered chakra at the bottom. With a change in nature, the bottom of the pot began to turn red. Perhaps no one would have thought that chakra could be used for such things, though, of course, the chakra volume of an ordinary ninja wouldn't be enough to do this.

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