After arriving at the Back Mountain, Ruri chose not to rest and began his training right away.
"This weather really is awful. Why did it suddenly turn cloudy? And now it's raining out of nowhere! Two showers in one day. What rotten luck!" Ruri took shelter beneath a tree, looked out at the gloomy weather, and muttered.
Not long after Ruri began training, the sky suddenly darkened, and raindrops instantly fell from above, driving him beneath a large tree.
Damn it. Since it's raining now, there's no way to keep training. I might as well rest here for a while! Ruri sat down with his back against the large tree and thought as he watched the rain outside.
I'm still too weak. I need to hurry up and raise my strength some more. It's time to get started on learning Sage Mode! Later on, I'll find a way to remove this damned Cursed Seal! Ruri thought as he watched the rain outside.
There were several kinds of Sage Mode in the Naruto World. The kind the protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki, knew was the toad clan's Sage Mode.
Sage Mode was also a ninjutsu, a state that allowed the use of natural energy. In this state, natural energy could greatly increase the body's activity to boost attack power and defense, while also extending the range of taijutsu attacks and perception.
Sage Mode used natural energy to produce "senjutsu chakra," which could enormously enhance the power of the user's ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.
The toad clan's Sage Mode involved rapidly absorbing enough natural energy while remaining still, then achieving a balance among the three. It placed extremely high demands on the practitioner's comprehension.
The snake clan's Sage Mode involved slowly absorbing natural energy while moving, gradually increasing the practitioner's strength. It also placed