Digging and Adapting to Golden Body Mode

"Hmph, I want some too, original body. Golden Body Mode, is it? Chakra fusion, is it!"

"I'm going back to add a batch of training memories for you as a protest!"

No sooner said than done.

"Poof..."

The shadow clone closest to the original Naruto jumped up from the ground, performed a release seal with both hands, and vanished into a puff of white smoke with a single sound.

"We are too..."

Poof, poof, poof...

The remaining shadow clones spoke in unison, then exploded into white smoke one after another.

Before the last shadow clone dissipated, it didn't forget to shout at Naruto: "Original, remember to use the Golden Body next time you use the Shadow Clone Technique..."

Naruto stood there speechless. The next moment, thirty sets of memories regarding the training of the Flying Raijin flooded his mind. Naruto utilized Absolute Control to categorize and organize them all instantly.

After finishing, the corner of Naruto's mouth twitched involuntarily, then he smiled.

The thirty shadow clones had transmitted back over thirty sets of insights. After a massive amount of sensory details were sorted and integrated by Absolute Control, he finally found a tangible breakthrough direction for the spatial sensing that was most critical to practicing the Flying Raijin.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Naruto formed a cross seal with his hands, and the chakra within his body gushed out with unprecedented abundance.

The golden chakra light shone so brightly within the barrier that it was as if someone had ignited a small sun beside the pool.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

After the smoke cleared, forty golden Narutos stood neatly in the open space by the pool.

Everyone was shrouded in the same golden chakra cloak, their hair spiked upward into horns, magatama patterns appeared on their collars, and their pupils were vertical.

The sight of forty Golden Body Narutos appearing simultaneously was as spectacular as a small army.

The Golden Body clones looked at their identical, shimmering companions, then looked at the original.

"Everyone, let's get to work. We must complete the first stage of the Flying Raijin tonight."

Naruto stood before the rock cave, golden chakra flowing around him.

"Understood, original!"

The forty Golden Body Narutos responded in unison, then quickly dispersed, each finding a spot to sit cross-legged for training.

They closed their eyes, immersing themselves in the comprehension of the Flying Raijin. The golden chakra light cast swaying halos of light across the pool through the mist.

Naruto stood at the cave entrance, looking down at the golden chakra cloak circulating around his body.

He had mastered the Golden Body Mode, but that was only the first step.

Absolute Control allowed him to suppress the surging chakra in a short time and achieve basic application, but some high-level techniques still required specialized practice.

It was like someone suddenly being given the arm strength of a thousand men; throwing a punch was no problem, but using that same strength to thread a needle was an entirely different matter.

The most practical aspect of the Golden Body Mode was using chakra to condense extendable chakra hands around the body.

Naruto would later use this technique with masterful proficiency, employing the chakra hands to grab distant enemies, protect companions, or even directly form a Rasengan for long-range strikes.

But right now, he hadn't even condensed a single chakra hand; he had to start from scratch.

"Let's start with the simplest part."

Naruto raised his right hand, focusing his intent on the outside of his shoulder.

Golden chakra surged from his right shoulder, initially like a shapeless mist, then began to elongate and take form under the guidance of his will.

Absolute Control played a huge role at this moment. He could precisely perceive the flow direction and density distribution of every strand of chakra during the shaping process. His fingers moved in a phantom grip, as if kneading a mass of invisible clay, combing the chakra into shape fiber by fiber.

A golden chakra hand slowly extended from his right shoulder.

First came the thick wrist, then the broad palm, and finally the five fingers.

Each knuckle was sharp and distinct, and the lines at the joints were clearly visible.

This chakra hand was larger than he was, with five fingers spread out to a length of five meters, hovering outside his right shoulder and emitting a warm golden glow under the moonlight.

"Done."

Naruto exhaled, then frowned slightly: "No, the control precision can be improved. The chakra density at the fingertips is too low; it will dissipate first when grabbing things."

He readjusted the chakra distribution ratio, increasing the density at the fingertips by about twenty percent.

Then he condensed a second chakra hand, this time extending from his left shoulder. It formed faster than the one on the right, taking less than ten seconds.

Two giant golden palms hovered on either side of his body, fingers slightly spread, ready to perform various complex movements at any time.

Adaptation training required an actual object to operate on.

Naruto looked around, his gaze landing on the rock cave behind him.

This naturally formed, semi-open stone cave was too small, only large enough for one person to sit cross-legged, and even turning around was a struggle.

Moreover, if he wanted to use this as a long-term secret training site, a stone cave less than two meters in diameter was clearly insufficient. He needed more space to stretch his limbs.

"Then I'll use you for practice."

Naruto moved his shoulders, and the two chakra hands performed the exact same motion.

The five fingers spread and curled, as if gripping something in the void.

He chose to start with the innermost stone wall of the cave.

The five fingers of the chakra hand sank into the rock as easily as if they were piercing tofu. The stone wall made almost no sound, leaving only a patch of fine cracks where the golden fingers had entered.

He controlled the depth and angle of the insertion, distributing the force evenly across the entire palm, and then applied a slight amount of pressure.

A massive rock, about ten meters square, was steadily pulled out of the mountain by the chakra hand.

The edges of the rock were flat and smooth, as if cut by a giant hot knife.

"Used too much force. The resistance when inserting was much lower than expected."

Naruto muttered to himself, recording the tactile feedback while controlling the chakra hand to slowly place the rock on the ground. He cushioned the landing with his palm, making no sound at all.

When the second rock was dug out, the speed was noticeably faster. The process of inserting, grabbing, and placing the chakra hand was done in one go, taking less than ten seconds in total.

For the third rock, he used one hand; for the fourth, he switched to his left; by the fifth, he began attempting to alternate between his left and right hands for continuous operation.

The right hand dug one out and sent it away, while the left hand was already digging the next.

The rhythm became increasingly fluid.

Naruto wasn't just crudely hollowing out the cave; he was expanding it without destroying the overall structure of the mountain. Every time he dug out a piece, he would glance at the texture of the surrounding rock layers to ensure the supporting structure remained intact.

Soon, two chakra hands were no longer enough for Naruto.

He expanded the condensation point of his chakra from his shoulders to other parts of his back, condensing seven or eight chakra hands at once to work simultaneously.

Chiseling, grabbing, moving, transporting, and placing—he established a circulating assembly line.

The area of the cave expanded rapidly in silence.