Pickups and Drop-offs

"Yes."

Fang Xu gave an affirmative answer.

"Failure during training at Mount Myoboku can result in frog-like traits."

"At Ryūchi Cave, it can cause snake-like traits."

"Senjutsu from Shikkotsu Forest can likewise cause practitioners to gradually approach the life form of a slug."

Kurenai Yuhi's expression changed slightly.

Nazi also set down the cup in her hand.

They did not reject Summoning Beasts, but they could not accept their bodies gradually turning into frogs, snakes, or slugs.

"Why does that happen?"

Nazi was the first to ask the crucial question.

"Because the senjutsu of the three great sacred lands was originally created by Summoning Beasts."

Fang Xu briefly explained the relationship between Natural Energy, mental energy, and physical energy.

"When Summoning Beasts created cultivation techniques, they would inevitably adjust them according to their own body structures."

"When humans copied those cultivation methods outright, their bodies would naturally be affected by the life traits of the Summoning Beasts."

Tsunade quickly understood the issue.

"In other words, the senjutsu inherited by the three great sacred lands is not truly suited to humans."

"Exactly."

Fang Xu nodded.

"In essence, they are merely incomplete qi cultivation methods created after Summoning Beasts combined Natural Energy with Chakra."

"They are very powerful."

"But their training thresholds and risks are equally high."

Tsunade, Nazi, and Kurenai Yuhi did not interrupt him.

Fang Xu's experiences in deriving the Great Expansion Art and body-tempering techniques had already proven that his understanding of cultivation systems far surpassed that of ordinary people.

"In ancient times, the Divine Tree had not yet descended."

Fang Xu continued, "At that time, the Shinobi World had no Chakra."

"Yet the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku could use Natural Energy long before the era of the Sage of Six Paths."

"That suggests Mount Myoboku's original