Over the next few days, Shinsei and the Sage Mode got into a fierce competition.
As time went by, he became more and more familiar with Natural Energy, and the time it took him to enter a state of Embryonic Breathing continued to shorten.
Now, he enters Embryonic Breathing for no more than five minutes at a time, but the price of this frantic cultivation is that all the hair on his body has fallen out, not a single hair is left, and his entire skin has been replaced with a new layer.
The damage from Natural Energy doesn't just affect hair; the skin is also damaged. Fortunately, the Katsuyu is there to help repair the damaged cells in time.
On average, Shinsei enters a Embryonic Breathing every five minutes, absorbing Natural Energy and then expelling it from his body. After resting for a few minutes and recovering, he meditates and enters Embryonic Breathing again, repeating this cycle continuously.
He felt that his control over Natural Energy was getting stronger and stronger, just like a beginner learning to ride a bicycle. After falling down many times, his body would automatically regain its balance.
Sitting in meditation, entering a state of deep concentration, and achieving Embryonic Breathing, familiar Natural Energy enters the body. Shinsei continues to combine this energy with his physical and mental energy.
Just as he was about to expel the Natural Energy from his body, he felt that this time was completely different from before. There was no stinging sensation in his body, but instead an indescribable comfort. It was as if he had inexhaustible power in his body, and every cell was jumping happily.
Did I succeed? Shinsei opened his eyes, and the time in front of him became clearer. He saw a layer of shimmering white light on the surface of his skin.
"You succeeded, Shinsei." The Katsuyu noticed something was wrong immediately.
Haha, great! The Daoist master is done!
Is this Senjutsu Chakra? Shinsei could feel that the Chakra within his body was completely different from before, as if it were worlds apart.
"Thank you, Lady Katsuyu. Do I have a mask on?" Shinsei jumped off the Katsuyu's back and stood in front of it.
" Shinsei, you don't have the immortal mask, but you look a little different from usual." In the Katsuyu's eyes, every inch of Shinsei's skin seemed to be glowing, and his temperament was very different from before, as if he were a god who had fallen to earth.
Suppressing his joy, Shinsei decided to test it out first.
He walked to a tree about the thickness of a thigh, grabbed the base of the trunk with both hands, and pulled hard. With a series of "crunching" sounds, Shinsei's feet sank into the ground, and the entire tree was pulled out of the mud.
Shinsei didn't use Superhuman Strength; it was purely the enhancement of his physical body by Senjutsu Chakra.
He felt that uprooting the tree wasn't too difficult, and there was still a lot of room for improvement.
After gaining a general understanding of his own strength, Shinsei began testing his Ninjutsu.
He Hand Seals with his hands:
Sage Art: Water Release: Water Severing Wave!
A thin, straight jet of water shot out from Shinsei's mouth. The rapid jet of water pierced through the soil, and as Shinsei turned his head, it neatly sliced off a small hill several tens of meters wide.
This power is indeed different, and the activation speed is also much faster than before.
Shinsei tested it again, extending two fingers, and purple-white Chakra condensed into a long Chakra sword.
Sage Art: Storm Release: Storm Sword!
He noticed that the sword's color had changed; it was no longer black. Furthermore, Shinsei could feel that his control over Chakra had become much more effortless.
Just as he had imagined, the purple-white sword grew longer and longer, stretching to seventy or eighty meters before he began to feel a little strained.
Looking at the surrounding trees, Shinsei felt an urge to swing his sword and chop them down, like holding a thin, long stick and seeing a neat field of rapeseed flowers. However, he restrained himself.
Forget it, I need to protect my intelligence; these trees didn't grow easily either.
Shinsei swung his hand downwards, and the purple-white sword easily carved a straight, deep mark into the earth.
His Ninjutsu Without Hand Seals already possessed powerful cutting force, and now that it has been upgraded to Sage Art Ninjutsu Without Hand Seals, its power has increased several levels.
Shinsei has a regret of having a sharp sword but no opponent.
I really want to test my Susanoo against Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo and see if my Sage Art can break through Susanoo defenses.
However, he immediately realized that he had gotten a little cocky. His combat power had increased too quickly recently, and his mentality was becoming unstable.
In the Shinobi World, victory isn't guaranteed by who has the most powerful Ninjutsu or the Chakra. Ninjutsu intelligence, combat wisdom, and teamwork are all crucial. If you don't adjust your mindset, you'll suffer a great loss sooner or later.
Next, it was time to test his speed. Shinsei ran through the woods like lightning, and the gust of wind blew his hat off, revealing a bald head.
"Huh?" A white flash appeared in the woods. Before the hat could even hit the ground, Shinsei darted back, grabbed the hat, and put it on his head.
We can't lose this thing now, or we might actually get the nickname "Bald Immortal".
The speed of the physical body alone is more than twice as fast as when the body was stimulated by Lightning Release before. If the body is stimulated by Lightning Release again, the speed should be even faster.
Without using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Shinsei felt he was qualified to compete with the Fourth Raikage for the title of the fastest Shinobi World.
"Wow, that's amazing! Shinsei will be an immortal from now on!" The Katsuyu seemed very happy.
"Thank you, Lady Katsuyu." Shinsei expressed his gratitude to the Katsuyu. Without its help, he would probably have had to wait until he had completed the Macrocosmic Orbit to reach Sage Mode.
Feeling the amount of Senjutsu Chakra within his body, which was about five calories, this was only the amount Shinsei could produce in one go. He estimated that it was relatively safe to keep the Senjutsu Chakra produced each time below 10 calories.
Hmm? Senjutsu Chakra is leaking outwards! Even with Shinsei's control, he can't stop it.
It seems that Senjutsu Chakra is not permanent; if not used, at its current rate of dissipation, it can only last for an hour.
This problem needs to be addressed quickly. We can't keep having to greet a formidable opponent and make them wait while we sit down to meditate every time we encounter one.
Saying goodbye to the Katsuyu and agreeing to continue tomorrow, Shinsei knew that one success did not guarantee future success, and the training in Sage Mode could not stop.
He planned to go find Tsunade, and of course, he wasn't doing it to show off.
Inside the Hokage Building, Tsunade rested her chin on one hand, while listlessly reviewing documents with her right.
Shizune, holding the piglet, organized and categorized the documents that Tsunade had corrected.
Snap!
Tsunade on the table. "How come there are still so many?"
" Lady Tsunade, this is all the money you've accumulated these past few days." Shizune ignored Tsunade's anger and continued to hold the stack of documents beside her.
Knock knock knock.
There was a knock on the door, Tsunade immediately sat up straight, resuming her Hokage demeanor.
"Please come in."
The door opened, Shinsei stood smiling in the doorway.
Upon seeing Shinsei, Tsunade was about to resume her lazy demeanor, but then her gaze sharpened, and she realized that Shinsei seemed completely different from before.
The disciples at the entrance radiated a soft glow; their upright posture and otherworldly aura made them seem like deities descended to earth.
"You succeeded?" Tsunade's eyes widened.