Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode

The bottom of the deep sea.

Su Zheng sat in the abyss, surrounded by deathly silence. Under the darkness, infinite pressure assailed him. Hardly any creature could survive in such an environment!

Su Zheng stretched out to his heart's content, infusing his chakra into the super-heavy seawater. Here, he would achieve the Seven-Day Breathing Method's final form!

"Seven-Day Breathing Method: Seventh Activation!"

Rumble, rumble, rumble! Rumble, rumble, rumble!

The abyss, a world that never saw light, suddenly erupted with a blinding radiance, like a brilliant sun tearing through the darkness!

Massive energy ripples spread rapidly from Su Zheng's center. The intense shockwave, at astonishing speed, swept through the area, crushing rocks and cracking riverbeds!

This terrifying power quickly engulfed the abyss, and the tranquil deep-sea world immediately plunged into chaos and destruction!

Half an hour later, Su Zheng flew into the sky, looking at the deep blue sea that had turned black. He sighed to himself:

"My strength has increased dozens of times compared to before. Fortunately, it's in the deep sea with few creatures. If it were in the shallow waters, people would think the world was ending!"

The white steam had completely solidified, forming a cape and ribbons that circled Su Zheng. His speed was incredibly fast, already exceeding escape velocity—12km/s!

This way, he could leave Earth and cultivate on other planets!

Now, his Rinnegan, Yin-Yang Release, Six Paths Techniques... were all mastered. Only Sage Mode was left!

As for the Tailed Beasts, there was no rush; the time wasn't right yet!

After several years of research, he had already found a way to enter Mount Myōboku independently!

"Summoning: Space-Time Positioning Technique!"

Poof! With a burst of white mist, Su Zheng vanished from his spot.

The scenery changed. A red toad, holding a pipe in its mouth and a short sword tucked at its waist, appeared. The croaking of frogs could be heard everywhere.

Gamabunta's massive pupils looked at Su Zheng and muttered, "You've really come!"

Su Zheng was still somewhat bewildered. Gamabunta shouted, "Sage Fukasaku, that person has arrived!"

Sage Fukasaku appeared, clasped his hands together, and looked at Su Zheng, saying, "Young Su Zheng, you've finally appeared!"

Su Zheng asked, "You seemed to know I was coming?"

"Ah, yes, through the prophecy of the Great Old Man!" Sage Fukasaku turned, "Come, follow me. I'll take you to see the Great Old Man!"

Su Zheng followed silently. He knew the Great Toad Sage could predict the future, but being able to predict him was completely unexpected!

Because he had already changed many realities. For example, Jiraiya had never met him, and Nagato and Yahiko and the others naturally didn't have the so-called Child of Prophecy...

Could he, a transmigrator, also be observed? He collected his thoughts and followed Sage Fukasaku to the Hall of Longevity!

The legendary Great Toad Sage was sitting on his seat, looking old and frail, his eyes half-closed, unsure if he was awake or asleep...

"Huh? Little Fukasaku, who is this young man?" The Great Toad Sage seemed to have just woken up.

"Cough, cough!" Sage Fukasaku coughed twice, reminding him, "Great Old Man, this is Su Zheng. Didn't you say that as soon as he appeared on Mount Myōboku, I should bring him to see you?"

"Oh~ So you're Su Zheng, you've finally come?" The Great Toad Sage said, his eyes narrowed.

"After the prophecy for Jiraiya failed to come true, I made a new prophecy for myself, but the future was too chaotic, I couldn't even dream!" The Great Toad Sage said with sharp eyes.

"Only recently, after you fought the Five Kage, did the future gradually become clear. I dreamed of you. You changed the future of this world..."

Su Zheng was somewhat shocked. Could he foresee that he would change the Ninja World? Would he stop him?

A tide of thoughts surged, then gradually calmed. Even if he tried to stop him, so what? What needed to change would change. This corrupt system should have been destroyed long ago!

Looking at Su Zheng, who quickly calmed down, the Great Toad Sage said, "Little Fukasaku, you go out first. I have something to discuss with this child alone!"

Sage Fukasaku left the great hall. Clang! The hall door closed, blocking any detection!

Whoosh! A cushion appeared before Su Zheng.

"Sit down! Your body contains immense power, and you also want to change this world from the bottom of your heart... Am I right?" The Great Toad Sage said slowly.

Su Zheng sat upright, his expressionless. He would never admit it!

Exposing his ambitions prematurely could lead to the failure of all his previous plans, and who knew what variables might arise. Therefore, at this moment, "silence" was the best course of action!

Seeing Su Zheng's demeanor, the Great Toad Sage said meaningfully, "Alright! It seems you're unwilling to tell me, but it's okay. You'll come to me yourself later!"

"You can go now. Fukasaku will teach you how to use Harmonization Sage Mode..."

Su Zheng bowed and turned to leave the great hall. The Great Toad Sage looked at Su Zheng's retreating back, his gaze deep, and murmured:

"He should be the one to change this world. It's just that even I don't know how he will do it. Oh well, let nature take its course..."

Below the Toad Oil Waterfall on Mount Myōboku, Sage Fukasaku said, "Before learning Sage Mode, you need to coat your body with toad oil to sense natural energy..."

"Take off your clothes and sit on it!"

Su Zheng sat on the platform, and Sage Fukasaku coated his entire body with toad oil.

Whoosh! Su Zheng could feel the surrounding senjutsu chakra roaring and trembling at his arrival!

Sage Fukasaku was somewhat surprised that he could sense natural energy so quickly. But thinking of his monstrous combat power, he felt it was quite reasonable!

"Alright, you can now sense natural energy. Next, you will go to the bottom of the waterfall and absorb the toad oil with your body, trying to condense the toad oil with your own senjutsu chakra," Sage Fukasaku said.

Splash! Su Zheng walked naked under the waterfall, letting the toad oil drench his entire body.

Boom!

The natural energy within the toad oil surged towards him ceaselessly!

Sage Shima marveled, "As expected of a prodigy, to be able to absorb so much natural energy!"

"You have absorbed enough toad oil. Now, try to refine it within your body using the Sage Chakra you've absorbed."

Su Zheng circulated his Sage Chakra and, with a splash, spat out a large amount of toad oil.

Sage Shima praised, "Excellent. Refining toad oil during combat and combining it with Fire Style can unleash powerful Ninjutsu!"

Following this, Sage Shima led Su Zheng to the foot of a mountain. Su Zheng understood that this was likely where he would practice the "Immovable" technique!

Sage Shima said, "Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode doesn't overly emphasize physical or spiritual strength. It simply maintains a balance between physical and spiritual power with natural energy, making it perfectly suited for someone like you, who possesses both strong body and spirit!"

"Because it maintains balance, it greatly enhances Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu without any side effects. You must understand that over-emphasizing either the body or the spirit will lead to inherent flaws!"

"Flaws? So, was it due to such a flaw that the First Hokage, Hashirama, died young?" Su Zheng pondered inwardly.

Sage Shima patted Su Zheng on the shoulder and said, "Alright, go and sense it yourself. The natural energy you can absorb might exceed your imagination!"

"Okay!" Su Zheng grabbed a wooden plank, leaped to the mountaintop, and sat down steadily, entering his state!

In an instant, flowing clouds drifted by, and Su Zheng could feel the surrounding natural energy constantly gathering...

Whoosh! Golden eyeshadow appeared, and Su Zheng opened his eyes. Within them were the horizontal pupils of a toad!

Su Zheng looked at his body and clenched his fist. This power already surpassed what he possessed after activating the "Seven-Day Breathing Method: Fifth Activation"!

Moreover, he could feel that this was just the beginning; the energy he absorbed would only increase!

Su Zheng looked at the distant mountains. He raised his hand and threw a punch... Rumble! The towering mountain peak was shattered by a single punch!

Sage Shima was secretly shocked. This was truly an unparalleled genius, but whether it was for good or ill remained to be seen!

Su Zheng stayed there for a week. His terrifying absorption power had even dried up the waterfall that produced the toad oil!

Finally, under the urging of the two great sages, Fukasaku and Shima, Su Zheng departed. However, his strength had already far surpassed when he arrived!

The energy he had absorbed by activating Sage Mode had reached the final stage of his training in the deep sea: "Seven-Day Breathing Method: Seventh Activation!"