Underground Training Ground in Sunagakure
"You need to pay attention. The sage jutsu of our Ken'en Mound is different from that of others. You must mix natural energy into your own chakra while in motion, quickly find a balance point, and keep it circulating. Move faster! Run!"
Keiko was running like crazy on the training track of the training ground, and the weasel Buck stood on his shoulder, his small paws holding the back of Keiko's head to help guide the natural energy.
"You make it... sound so easy... I'm running... and gathering... at the same time, and... I still have to find... balance, keep it circulating, and multitask... four ways at once. Am I supposed to... handle all of that?"
Keiko was out of breath from running. Buck gave Keiko a flick on the forehead with his other paw.
"You still have time to talk back to me? And you're the Kazekage. You look sharp enough, but you're actually as empty-headed as a blockhead. You've been practicing for over half a year, and you're still just a half-baked amateur."
Keiko felt somewhat helpless. The sage jutsu of Ken'en Mound was completely different from the toad sage jutsu of Mount Myoboku in the manga. According to Buck, how could those scaly and egg-laying creatures compare to mammals like them when their hearts weren't even fully developed!
However, the facts were indeed just like that. Although this sage jutsu was difficult to master, and Keiko succeeded only intermittently even now, the effects were truly top-notch.
The sage jutsu of Mount Myoboku not only had a long startup time, but its endurance was also short. It was only when Naruto Uzumaki used shadow clones and a large scroll as a wireless power bank that those problems were barely resolved. Yet if he