" Senjutsu..."
The Katsuyu hesitated for a moment, then split into a smaller Katsuyu, which swam onto Tsunade, seemingly sensing something.
"Even now, you are still not suited to cultivate Senjutsu. Forcing yourself to cultivate could have serious consequences, so it's best not to try."
Seeing Tsunade shrugged helplessly, pointed to Uya beside her, and said, "Actually, I wanted to help him understand Senjutsu."
"Um?!"
The Katsuyu was slightly surprised, but said nothing. Even though Uya hadn't signed a contract with it, it still split off a small clone and swam towards Uya.
"..."
Katsuyu are a bit better than snakes, but it's still a bit of a nuisance when they swim onto you. Uya's lips twitched slightly, but he didn't try to dodge.
The Katsuyu came to Uya, connected its Chakra with Uya's, and after sensing him for a moment, let out a surprised sound.
"Huh?!"
The Katsuyu sensed Uya's physical condition through its clone and was quite shocked. It had lived for an unknown amount of time but had never seen a physique like Uya's!
Its strength was only one aspect; the main thing was that there was a hidden power within that body that made it tremble inexplicably!
The giant Katsuyu turned its head slightly toward Uya, its enormous tentacles gently lowering as if to carefully examine Uya's condition.
Even though it was just a single tentacle, it was countless times larger than Uya's body. When the tentacle came down, Uya almost used his Power of Tremors to knock it back, but he managed to restrain himself in the end.
The tentacle gently touched the top of Uya's head, and in an instant, Uya felt an immense, terrifying amount of Chakra, almost an overwhelming amount.
However, compared to Uya's astonishment, the Katsuyu's shock was even greater.
"It has broken through the limitations of the human body, gaining power far exceeding that of ordinary people. Although it is not yet fully complete, it is already incredibly strong..."
"But that's a minor issue. The real problem is, what exactly is that strange power?"
The Katsuyu was filled with astonishment; what it sensed was the Quake Release Kekkei Genkai hidden within Uya's body!
This power made it tremble inexplicably, and even when it fully perceived it, it felt a sense of terror.
In the end, the Katsuyu's Chakra only briefly lingered on Uya's body before quickly withdrawing.
When Uya looked up, the enormous tentacles had already risen.
"A very strange body; I've never encountered anything like it before."
The Katsuyu slowly spoke, suppressing its astonishment, and said, "An extremely powerful physique, and very strong Chakra, but whether such a physique is suitable for cultivating Senjutsu, I'm not sure."
Is that so?
Tsunade listened to the Katsuyu's voice, pondered for a moment, then looked at Uya with a serious expression and said, " Uya, cultivating Senjutsu Mode is very risky. Even Lady Katsuyu isn't sure if you can cultivate Senjutsu. I think you'd better..."
Uya smiled at Tsunade, interrupting Tsunade, and said, "Don't worry, I'll be very careful. Besides, how will we know if we don't try?"
As she spoke, Uya looked up at the giant Katsuyu and asked, "Could you tell me how to cultivate Senjutsu techniques?"
"No problem."
The Katsuyu was incredibly easy to talk to, to the point that even Uya was surprised. It was willing to tell him about its Senjutsu cultivation methods without him signing any contract.
Uya had already made preparations; if all else failed, she would sign a contract with the Katsuyu.
After all, he was determined to obtain the cultivation method for this Senjutsu, and Summoning Beast and the like were of little significance to him.
Soon, Uya obtained the cultivation method of the Shikkotsu Forest Senjutsu from the Katsuyu. During the Katsuyu's explanation, it carefully observed Uya, but in the end, it still found that it could not see through Uya.
Its origins are incredibly ancient, almost like the Great Toad Sage, dating back to the era of the Sage of Six Paths, and it has witnessed countless historical events!
"This human could change an era," the Katsuyu silently assessed Uya in its mind.
After obtaining the training method for the Shikkotsu Forest Senjutsu from the Katsuyu, Uya returned to Konoha with Tsunade, instead of choosing to Senjutsu in the Shikkotsu Forest.
This greatly surprised Tsunade.
After all, cultivating Senjutsu in the Shikkotsu Forest would undoubtedly be more convenient, and there would be Katsuyu to provide guidance at any time.
The Katsuyu was quite gentle and didn't care whether Uya stayed or left. It even kindly suggested that Uya could reduce the risks by cultivating with it, but Uya simply smiled and declined.
On the way back, Tsunade, seeing that she couldn't stop Uya, repeatedly warned Uya that he must be extremely careful when cultivating Senjutsu and never be greedy or reckless.
Uya nodded in response earnestly.
Even without Tsunade's reminder, he would be extremely careful. Moreover, Uya's control over Chakra is now incredibly strong, so the probability of something going wrong is extremely small.
Uya didn't tell Tsunade that he wasn't actually going to train in a specific Sage Mode, but rather to study multiple Sage Mode together and ultimately figure out the one that best suited him.
To be honest, what Uya wanted most was a Sage Body like Hashirama Senju's; Uya always felt that was the truly perfect Sage Mode.
Orochimaru is probably the most skilled at researching Ninjutsu, but Uya doesn't want Orochimaru to get involved in the development of specific Ninjutsu.
Just like the Soul Enhancement Technique, it was entirely developed by Uya herself. What she obtained from Orochimaru was merely Orochimaru's research findings. She analyzed Orochimaru's research and then created it.
Uya didn't want any risk to arise whatsoever.
Of the three Sage Mode, the one at Mount Myōboku is the simplest. It only requires sitting in meditation until you reach a state of extreme stillness, sensing the presence of Natural Energy, and then absorbing that Natural Energy to begin your cultivation.
But precisely because the cultivation method is simple, it is the most difficult to cultivate. The so-called stillness... sounds easy, but it is extremely difficult to do.
Uya repeatedly pondered the three Sage Mode, constantly analyzing the mysteries of Natural Energy within them, and meticulously organized the most effective points one by one, finally synthesizing them.
However, creating one's own unique Sage Mode is not so simple. Almost a month has passed since returning from the Shikkotsu Forest, Uya still doesn't have many clues.
On the contrary, Uya has made new progress in body training within this month!
Although he spent a month researching Senjutsu, Uya wouldn't put the cart before the horse by temporarily neglecting his physical training in order to study Ninjutsu.
For the past month, Uya has continued to train his body using the Added-Weight Rock Technique.
The biggest improvement this past month has been a breakthrough in the Ninjutsu of Added-Weight Rock Technique! (To be continued.)