Success

Hyuga Seisen felt his palm stiffen, his fingertips beginning to petrify, with the petrification showing signs of spreading upward.

He hurriedly closed the Chakra Points in his palm, cutting off the source of Natural Energy. At the same time, he unsealed several blocked Chakra Points at his wrist, allowing the Natural Energy gathered in his palm to disperse upward through his arm.

He then refined a large amount of Chakra throughout his body and sent it toward the Natural Energy within him, diluting it.

Under the dilution of Chakra, the surging Natural Energy gradually calmed down. The petrification in his palm slowly began to recede.

Only then did Hyuga Seisen relax. He panted heavily, his clothes soaked through with sweat.

Had the Natural Energy remained for too long?

Without being mixed with Chakra, the Natural Energy had stayed in his palm for too long. In truth, that was equivalent to there being too much Natural Energy in that area.

When Hokage and the others practiced Sage Mode, they probably absorbed Natural Energy while simultaneously refining the corresponding amount of Chakra to mix with it.

But for someone like him, who had to use his palm as a unit of measurement and could only mix in Chakra after absorbing a full palm's worth of Natural Energy—

He instead needed to increase the rate at which he absorbed Natural Energy, ensuring it did not remain in his body for too long.

At the same time, he needed to refine the corresponding amount of Chakra beforehand, mixing the two the instant the Natural Energy absorption was complete.

Sure enough, Sage Mode was not so simple.

Even though he had made thorough preparations and thought through every step, what had just happened was still extremely dangerous. One slight mistake, and he would have turned into a stone statue.

He took a deep breath, calming his unsteady chest, then expelled the Chakra mixed with Natural Energy.

He then sealed several Chakra Points at his wrist again.

This time, however, he left one Chakra Point unsealed as a channel for Chakra circulation.

He likewise sealed off another area on his forearm, leaving one Chakra Point unsealed as a passage.

He then refined Chakra and sent it along the Chakra pathway he had just left unsealed into his palm, stopping only after filling the entire palm.

This gave him one palm-unit of Chakra, containing half a palm-unit of physical energy and half a palm-unit of spiritual energy.

He then opened the Chakra Points between his palm and forearm, emptied the Chakra from his palm into his forearm, and sealed it again.

Using the same method, he sent Chakra into the emptied palm, then unsealed the Chakra Points again and discharged the Chakra into his forearm before sealing it away.

This left him with two palm-units of Chakra in his forearm, containing one palm-unit of physical energy and one palm-unit of spiritual energy.

All that remained was to absorb another palm-unit of Natural Energy before he could mix Senjutsu Chakra.

He sealed the two Chakra Points he had left open to transport Chakra.

He prepared to absorb Natural Energy.

This was the most crucial step. Whether he could create Senjutsu Chakra depended on it.

Hyuga Seisen took a deep breath, trying hard to calm his slightly racing heart.

He opened every Chakra Point in his palm and began absorbing Natural Energy with maximum force.

At the same time, he used Spirit Particle Gathering to assist in controlling the Natural Energy.

His goal was to absorb enough Natural Energy in the shortest possible time.

He had already sealed every Chakra Point leading from his palm to his arm.

So he did not need to worry about the Natural Energy exceeding the limit under such intense absorption.

Natural Energy surged in, quickly filling his entire palm.

It even seemed faintly poised to break through the sealed Chakra Points.

His palm immediately stiffened.

He hurriedly stopped absorbing and opened the Chakra Points connecting his palm and forearm.

He allowed the Chakra in his forearm to mix evenly with the Natural Energy in his palm.

The violent Natural Energy was quickly soothed.

In an instant, he felt his body's vitality increase tremendously.

His perception of his surroundings became incomparably clear, as though he had entered another channel.

He hurriedly stood and walked to the mirror. Sure enough, eyeshadow had appeared around his eyes.

Thanks to the precise ratio, aside from the eyeshadow, there were no other signs of mutation.

It worked!

This was precisely the unique advantage the Hyuga Clan possessed when practicing Sage Mode.

Even without the enormous reserves of Chakra the Uzumaki Clan had as a buffer, they could still rely on the Byakugan's insight and precise Chakra Point strikes.

They could turn the process of absorbing Natural Energy, which had originally depended on bodily sensations and was difficult to quantify,

into controllable, practical steps.

A line of text appeared.

[You actively explored and learned the Incomplete Sage Mode, gaining Favor]

[Incomplete Sage Mode (Beginner)*1]

[Energy Crystals*30]

There were even rewards!

However, Hyuga Seisen did not examine them closely. His attention remained focused on Sage Mode.

Excitedly, he began practicing moves in his room—straight punches, side kicks...

His body felt as though it had been pumped full of stimulants.

Every taijutsu movement, whether in strength or agility, was far superior to before.

He tried every taijutsu technique he had mastered.

Twenty seconds later, Hyuga Seisen's body weakened, and the eyeshadow around his eyes faded.

He sensed that the Senjutsu Chakra in his body had been completely depleted.

That was it?

He had not even used a single ninjutsu, nor had he engaged in any high-intensity taijutsu combat.

He had merely thrown moves at the air, and it was gone after such little exertion.

It seemed there was a reason Sage Mode required such enormous amounts of Chakra.

That reason was endurance.