Mount Myōboku.
Tall, exotic plants grew everywhere, teeming with life. Sunlight streamed down, casting a faint golden glow on the backs of several Toad.
Natural Energy is gently flowing here.
" Water Release: Water Bullet Technique!"
A Toad absorbed Natural Energy, then suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a water ball that landed on a giant mushroom in front of it, shattering the mushroom.
"Perfect."
Another Toad nearby exclaimed in admiration, then took a deep breath, preparing to absorb Natural Energy and also practice its Water Bullet.
However, just as it had absorbed some of the Natural Energy, the Natural Energy in this world suddenly stopped, and the Toad was surprised to find that it could no longer absorb Natural Energy!
"What happened?!"
Just as it showed a look of surprise and uncertainty, the stagnant Natural Energy in the world suddenly began to flow again. However, this flow was extremely violent, rushing towards one direction like a raging river.
This Toad was unable to absorb even a single drop of Natural Energy; it could only watch helplessly as all the Natural Energy surged in one direction.
The other Toad also sensed the change in Natural Energy in an instant, raising their heads with a look of shock in their eyes.
"This feeling..."
"That's it! It's that human again!"
"I can't practice my Water Release again!"
Deep within Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage slightly opened his closed eyes, then closed them again to continue sleeping.
Meanwhile, Fukasaku and Toad Shima each wore a wry smile.
In the center of Mount Myōboku, beside the pool of Toad Oil, Uya's figure appeared at some unknown time, now sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed.
Uya's Shockwave Sensing can cover a range of about ten miles, so Uya's absorption of Natural Energy also caused a terrifying and huge Uzumaki to form within this ten-mile range.
Because of this, even Natural Energy from ten miles away will be drawn in by this Uzumaki and surge towards it, although the situation is slightly better than within ten miles.
Within ten miles, even the two Toad Sage, Fukasaku and Toad Shima, struggled to snatch Natural Energy from Uya. While the Toad still found it difficult to absorb energy beyond ten miles, they could at least manage to absorb some.
All the Toad who wanted to cultivate had no choice but to stay far away from Uya, running ten miles away. Within ten miles, only Uya could cultivate Senjutsu.
Uya didn't seem to care about the trouble it caused the Toad Clan. After all, Mount Myōboku was very large, and these giant Toad didn't need to stay in the center of the Mount Myōboku. Moving them to the side wouldn't have much of an impact.
Within Uya's body, the nearly depleted Natural Energy was once again being replenished by the surging Natural Energy, gradually filling up from the First Gate onwards.
Natural Energy is essentially a life-giving energy, containing boundless vitality. It is precisely because of this that it can transform into the Sage Body and possess powerful regenerative abilities.
Uya activated the True Eight Gates Released Formation. Although it was activated using the Quake Release Kekkei Genkai, it still consumed some of his life force. Although it was not as terrifying as the ordinary Eight Gates Released Formation, where opening the Eight Gates would result in death.
Now, the transformation of Uya Uya's body by Natural Energy has made his True Eight Gates Released Formation even more perfect, completely compensating for the loss of his life force!
The ordinary Eight Gates Released Formation releases all of one's life force to obtain the strongest power, while the True Eight Gates Released Formation releases life force slowly to obtain a constant and lasting power, supplemented by the power of the Quake Release Kekkei Genkai.
But now, the slowly released vitality has been completely compensated.
Uya didn't know exactly what Hashirama Senju's Sage Body was like, but Hashirama Senju's Sage Body was inherited, not cultivated by himself, so Hashirama Senju probably couldn't draw on Natural Energy to replenish his life force.
That's why he died after his battle with Madara Uchiha, due to excessive depletion of his life force, which triggered the First Shinobi World War.
Uya's Sage Body, obtained through self-cultivation, allows him to continuously absorb Natural Energy to replenish his life force, meaning... it can extend his lifespan!
This is something Uya has only just realized.
He hadn't paid attention before because Uya's physical age was still at its peak, full of vitality. The word "aging" was far removed from Uya's reality, so even if his body had been replenished with some vitality, Uya himself would hardly notice it.
But this time, the replenishment of vitality was more than just a little bit; Uya could even feel that his skin had become more vibrant and elastic.
Uya wasn't sure if he could achieve eternal life this way, but at least Uya aging would be extremely slow, much slower than that of other ninjas!
Who doesn't yearn for eternal life? Even Uya had thought about it.
However, in the past, Uya couldn't even protect himself, so fantasizing about eternal life was too unrealistic. But now, Uya is close to the pinnacle of the Shinobi World, which is enough for him to think about these things.
Speaking of immortality, it's possible in the Hokage world. Leaving aside figures like Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki or the Sage of Six Paths, just consider the Impure World Reincarnation technique. If one knows the Hand Seals and breaks the contract after being resurrected, they are practically immortal and can only be sealed away.
Of course, that state is extremely uncomfortable; you probably wouldn't feel anything, and your body would look tattered and broken.
The truly perfect immortality belongs to Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki, who remained immortal even after thousands of years, and was eventually resurrected with the help of Madara Uchiha.
The Sage of Six Paths was also nearly immortal. Although his body died, his Chakra remained, constantly monitoring everything in the Shinobi World. In the end, he distributed his Chakra to Naruto and Sasuke, which allowed Naruto to enter the Six Paths Sasuke ultimately seal Princess Kaguya once again.
Even more bizarrely, Obito Uchiha, despite being dead, was able to forcibly return to the Shinobi World world from the afterlife using the power of his Mangekyo Kamui, and then gave Kakashi Hatake the power of the Kamui Mangekyo. It's practically a bug in the system.
"In this world, life and death really don't matter. The dead can be resurrected at will, through Impure World Impure World Reincarnation Rinne Rebirth, and even the Kamui Mangekyo..."
Thinking of this, Uya couldn't help but murmur to himself.
Of course, dying and being resurrected is definitely not a good experience, Uya herself doesn't want to experience it at all, nor does she want anyone around her to experience it. (To be continued.)