"I've already made a plan."
He took a small step forward, as if he was explaining to this ancient wise man and to his own heart the blueprint that he had already thought about.
"The first step is to lay a unified material and territorial foundation."
His thinking is clear and organized.
"Land of Snow has developed Train.
Railway Tracks and Train can greatly solve the problems of inconvenient transportation and communication barriers.
Land of Earth Ōnoki's Dust Release combined with Light-Weight Rock Technique is an excellent way to open mountains, crack rocks, and level the land.
Coupled with the huge Chakra support that I can provide, and the centralized manpower and material resources of the entire Shinobi World, I am confident that within ten years, the transportation trunk network between major city-states and countries will be initially completed.
Convenient transportation is the first step to break geographical isolation, promote economic and cultural integration, and strengthen central control."
He paused and continued, his tone more calm:
"The second step is also the most critical step you emphasized, the sowing and transformation of ideas."
Naruto's eyes are profound.
"After formal unification is completed, I will not be satisfied with just establishing a powerful ruling machine.
I will start immediately to organize the education system systematically.
Compile new teaching materials, select and train teachers, and establish schools that cover as wide a range of people as possible, starting in towns and gradually extending to rural areas.
The content of education will not only be Ninjutsu or cultural knowledge, but more importantly, the spread of new ideological fire."
His voice carried a firm belief. "Unity is beneficial, peace is precious, cooperation is better than internal strife, and understanding can resolve hatred..."
These concepts, like literacy and arithmetic, must become the basic knowledge that the new generation receives from childhood.
We must change Shinobi World's thousands of years of 'inherent thinking' that regards division and struggle as the norm."
"The third step is to cultivate and dispatch 'sowers'."
Naruto's plans are intertwined.
"Through the education system, we screen and cultivate passionate people who truly agree with these concepts.
Then, let them take the initiative to go to every corner of the ninja world, especially those remote and conservative areas, with their faith, to preach, to practice, to help the poor, and to use actions and words to deeply implant the unified belief and the thought of peace into people's hearts.
Let this idea no longer be a top-down order from the powerful, but gradually become a bottom-up consensus in society."
He finally concluded, his tone calm but containing great determination:
"I know this road is long and difficult, and may encounter countless resistances, repetitions and even betrayals.
I also know that I may not see the day when it is fully realized, and even, as you predicted, everything may return to chaos after my death."
"But!"
He raised his head slightly, his eyes as sharp as knives.
"As long as the fire of thought is truly ignited and spreads continuously, it has the potential to start a prairie fire.
Even if new forces rise in the future and want to 'overthrow' the system I left behind, they will have to face a world that has been partially transformed by new ideas and a group of people who have been exposed to different possibilities.
The cyclical law of history may not be completely broken, but we can try...
Lengthen the cycle of peace, deepen the ideological foundation of unity, make the price of each 'division' higher, and make the desire for 'union' stronger."
"That's my answer, Great Toad Sage."
Naruto finished his explanation and bowed slightly again.
"Nothing can Eternity. I don't seek to be the sun of Eternity. I just want to be a fire that can light more torches and light up a long enough road.
Even if Flames will eventually burn out, the path it once illuminated may provide some guidance for those who come after."
There was silence in the main hall. The dim light of Natural Energy was still flowing, as if silently evaluating this Young Naruto's large and detailed, idealistic but step-by-step strategy of "changing fate against nature".
Great Toad Sage stared at Naruto for a long time.
He has seen the entire future...
That time I was moved, even shocked.
Because it was so inspiring, it is still fresh in my memory.
The feeling of knowing the prophecy and hearing it with my own ears are still different.
This Young Naruto's talent is comparable to that of Sage of Six Paths, but he is different from the Sage of Six Paths he met when he was young.
He is more energetic and not aggressive.
Young Naruto has the spirit of a man and the sophistication of a middle-aged man, just like the morning sun, full of vigor but without losing dignity.
"Okay, I'll teach you Sage Mode."
He no longer judged or warned as a prophet, but directly entered the role of "teacher".
"Listen carefully."
Great Toad Sage's voice became straight and clear, as if he was teaching the oldest secret book:
"The essence of Sage Mode is to introduce Natural Energy, achieve a perfect balance with one's own mental energy and physical energy, and integrate to generate a higher level of 'Senjutsu Chakra'."
"The prerequisite for a practitioner is to have an extremely huge Chakra foundation, which serves as the 'Vessel' and 'cornerstone' to accommodate and reconcile Natural Energy.
This doesn't seem to be a problem for you."
Great Toad Sage glanced meaningfully at Naruto. Apparently Sensing had noticed the vast Chakra reserves in his body, and might even have noticed the existence of Nine-Tails, and more.
"The most critical step is proportional control. Natural Energy, mental energy, and physical energy must be strictly maintained in a perfect balance of 1:1:1.
Too much or too little of either side will lead to imbalance, ranging from Senjutsu failure to serious... serious mutations."
He began to elaborate on the characteristics and risks of Three Great Sage Lands inheritance:
"If you choose Mount Myōboku Training Sage Mode,"
Great Toad Sage said slowly, "According to our traditional method, during the cultivation process, the body will gradually absorb and adapt to the Natural Energy characteristics of this place. Over time, it will inevitably be contaminated with the breath of 'Toad'.
This is a natural result of energy assimilation.
If there is a difference in the absorption or proportion control of Natural Energy during the cultivation process, and the body's tolerance and transformation limits are exceeded, it will lead to 'frog transformation'.
Toad-like lines or pimples appear on the skin, and the body structure moves closer to Toad. In severe cases, it may even lose its human shape and become a real 'Toad'."
"The same goes for Ryūchi Cave. The characteristics of Natural Energy there tend to be cold and treacherous, and the method of Training is suitable for snakes.
Human Training will undergo 'snake transformation'.
The skin grows scales, the pupils become vertical pupils, and the body becomes soft and dangerous.
The difference with us is that the more dragon-like they are, the more perfect they are, while we retain the original form, the more successful and perfect it is."
"Shikkotsu Forest will lead to 'Katsuyu ization'. The body may become soft, segmented, or have super regenerative and fusion properties, but it may also lose its human form and independent consciousness and become part of Slug Sage."