Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 379 Application of Divine Arts

"...The body actually...autonomously expelled excess natural energy?! And that blue one just now..."

Fukasaku instantly understood everything that was happening before his eyes. Then, he noticed Naruto wiping his face from the oil pool—his right eye was that deep black with gold pupils, but at this moment, a very faint orange eyeshadow appeared above his left eye!

Sage Chakra Control, you've mastered it?!

Fukasaku's heart was filled with a tremendous shock. This was not a simple sensing of natural energy, but a sign that he had already achieved the initial stage of harmonizing and controlling the natural energy introduced into his body with his own chakra!

Although it's still a long way from "Sage Mode", the speed at which it's getting started is simply unbelievable!

It's worth noting that Jiraiya spent several months at Mount Myōboku to achieve this! During that time, Fukasaku's daily task was to take a black stick and "beat" Jiraiya, who was constantly turning into a frog due to the loss of natural energy and was getting beaten black and blue, in order to help him expel excess energy.

The process was brutal; Jiraiya suffered greatly, and even the hermit Fukasaku was exhausted.

But what about this child? From the time the toad oil was applied until now, it's only been a dozen minutes at most!

Naruto was currently immersed in the strange sensations emanating from his body. It was a completely new sense of control, a feeling of a vast yet gentle power that had been dormant within him but was now gradually awakening.

Manipulating this natural energy is theoretically extremely difficult, like trying to pick up a slippery loach in water with chopsticks—it requires precision and patience.

Strangely, although Naruto could feel the "difficulty" of the process, he found it strangely "smooth" in practice.

His body may not have the relevant memories, but in some mysterious way, his soul seems to have a "muscle memory" that is extremely familiar with natural energy.

With just a little guidance, they naturally stepped into the path.

There's something else... Naruto's mind raced; this was done by his own abilities, wasn't it? — [Aozuki Tsukiyuu]

Urashiki uses this ability to evade fatal attacks or for rapid relocation, like a slippery eel. But Naruto feels that the potential of this eye technique goes far beyond that.

He had made some attempts before and found that although he could easily "energy himself" into blue origami cranes, there was a clear limitation: he could not energy other life forms, such as people or animals.

At the same time, it is also impossible to directly convert inanimate physical objects, such as kunai, shuriken, and rocks, into harmless energy origami cranes.

In other words, he cannot, like some fantastical abilities, casually "disintegrate" an enemy's attack with a flick of his wrist.

However, today's cultivation of immortal arts gave him a completely new inspiration.

Since living entities and fixed matter cannot be energized, then... what about forms that have no physical form and are purely composed of energy?

Isn't natural energy precisely such a vast energy that permeates heaven and earth, formless and intangible yet truly exists?

The thought flashed through my mind.

Naruto focused his mind, and his [Star Eye] suddenly lit up, emitting a strange light with a certain kind of rule-like fluctuation.

Under the watchful eyes of Fukasaku and Satsuki, it was as if invisible brushstrokes began to outline in the air in front of Naruto.

Little by little, piece by piece...

Azure blue energy origami crane, emitting a soft glow, suddenly began to condense and appear out of thin air!

They did not fly out of Naruto's body, but were directly transformed from some invisible "existence" in the surrounding space, flapping their illusory wings and silently circling and fluttering above the oil pool.

Naruto succeeded. Through the "Blue Moon Wings" of his "Star Eyes," he truly captured and "energized" the surrounding, invisible natural energy, materializing it into visible blue origami cranes!

The hermit, Fukasaku, gazed at the blue origami cranes that had once again materialized and were now fluttering in the air. He stretched out his webbed feet and caught one of them.

The moment the origami crane touched its skin, it transformed into a warm and pure flow of energy that merged into its body.

"This...this is...it actually materialized and stabilized the intangible natural energy?!"

The sage carefully sensed the familiar, gentle pulse of natural energy.

Uchiha Satsuki, standing nearby, was also drawn to the origami cranes radiating a dreamlike azure light. A quiet admiration for their beauty welled up within her. She instinctively reached out, wanting to gently touch one of the origami cranes that drifted past.

"Wait! Stop right now, Satsuki! You can't absorb it directly!"

Fukasaku, noticing Satsuki's actions out of the corner of his eye, quickly stopped him, saying, "The natural energy concentrated here is far too much for your current body! Absorbing it directly will cause problems!"

However, the warning came a beat too late. Zuo Yue's fingertips had already touched the edge of a paper crane, and the luminous crane instantly disappeared into her body.

"Ugh...!"

Zuo Yue's expression immediately changed. She clearly felt a huge and unfamiliar gentle energy suddenly surge into her meridians, completely incompatible with her own chakra. The two energies did not merge smoothly; instead, they were like oil and water mixed together, causing her chakra flow to become sluggish, and waves of swelling pain and strange sensations came from inside her body.

Fukasaku immediately grabbed the black rod beside him, preparing to help Satsuki expel the excess natural energy. Satsuki also felt a slight, unsettling pulling sensation in certain parts of her body, as if something uncontrollable was about to happen at any moment…

But the next moment.

The blue origami crane that had originally merged into Zuo Yue's body slowly "separated" from her chest, regaining its complete crane shape, and then gently flew away from her body.

As the origami cranes left, the chaotic swelling and stagnation of chakra within Zuo Yue's body vanished instantly, and her body returned to normal.

Naruto had already climbed out of the oil pool, his body still dripping with sticky toad oil, but his eyes were filled with excitement and the joy of discovering a new continent.

"So, this is another use for [Aotsuki Chitsuba]!"

He murmured, a sudden realization dawning on him, "It's not just about converting its own energy... it can also transform external, intangible energy forms into 'origami cranes' that I can control!"

"Naruto..." Fukasaku stared intently at Naruto's heterochromatic right eye. "Is this incredible power bestowed upon you by your special eye?"

"Yeah," Naruto nodded, "I call it 'Star Eye'... although the name was decided by everyone's vote, and the ability was something I got later... well, you could say 'accidentally'."

"【Star Eyes】...I see, a bloodline limit similar to the Byakugan and Sharingan."

"With the power of this eye, you can not only freely manipulate natural energy, but also stably materialize and manifest it. As a result, the most troublesome side effect of 'energy overload leading to frogification' when cultivating immortal arts will almost cease to exist for you. All you need to do next is accumulate experience and hone the perseverance and patience to control your abilities."

It looked at the black rod in its hand, somewhat wistfully. "Although there wasn't much risk with me watching, it still hurt quite a bit when this rod dispersed my energy."

"If only Jiraiya had had this skill when he was training, he would have suffered much less." It put away its black rod and pointed to another, even larger stone frog statue next to it, which looked to be over ten meters tall and probably weighed several tons. "Well then, try out your initial grasp of Sage Chakra. Feel the power after it's been harmonized."

Naruto followed the instructions and walked to the giant stone toad, lowered his stance, and braced his hands against the base of the statue. He did not mobilize the Nine-Tails' chakra, but only used the nascent and still unstable Sage Mode chakra within his body.

With a powerful pull of his arms, a muffled rumble echoed, and the colossal creature was actually slowly lifted off the ground.

Although Naruto could easily lift this stone frog with Kurama's power, he could even throw it into the atmosphere, a perfect Sage Mode can combine with the power of the Nine-Tails.

"Wow...that's amazing!" Satsuki couldn't help but exclaim softly. She saw that Naruto hadn't transformed into that golden, dazzling form; he had only used a rudimentary Sage Mode technique, yet he had achieved this. This made her anticipate whether she could learn Sage Mode herself.

She understood what Fukasaku had said. If she could use Naruto's [Star Eye] ability, she wouldn't have to worry about the risk of turning into a frog while training, nor would she have to soak in that uncomfortable toad oil. Natural energy could be safely materialized and controlled. This was simply a revolution in training methods!

Fukasaku the Hermit had completely relaxed. He hopped onto a higher rock and gave new instructions, "Well then, I'll just watch you practice from here. Even toad oil is unnecessary for you."

"Although I have never seen eyes like yours before, being able to apply your unique power to cultivation is itself a shortcut."

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The subsequent Sage Mode training gave Naruto a strange sense of familiarity. It felt like... the feeling of practicing some kind of delicate musical instrument.

Yes, just like in another world, he had encountered the piano as a hobby. It requires repeated practice until the body forms a strong "muscle memory".

Once you've grasped the "trick" of harmonizing natural energy with your own chakra, all that's left is to repeat it consistently, making sure every cell in your body remembers this feeling.

He was also happy to be able to help Satsuki. The thought that she wouldn't have to be forced to soak in a sticky pool of oil, or possibly have frog-like skin and bulging eyes... made Naruto feel much better... Was this feeling... a bit too protective, or too possessive?

Time flew by as they focused on their practice. One was immersed in the profound experience of guiding natural energy for the first time, while the other continuously tried to use the [Star Eye] to manipulate and transform the endless energy around them with greater precision.

Until the sun climbed from the treetops in the east to the very center of the sky.

"Alright! You two did an excellent job this morning! You can stop for a bit and take a break!"

Fukasaku the hermit jumped down from the rock and said to the two, "Before we begin our afternoon training, let's fill our stomachs and replenish our energy. Come with me, your wife should have already prepared lunch."

"Eat?" Naruto was taken aback. He had already sent a shadow clone back to Konoha using the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring back clean clothes.

Satsuki didn't react much to this, and after Naruto caught up with Fukasaku, she quietly walked behind him.

The food at Mount Myōboku... I think so?! Naruto recalled some unpleasant memories.

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They arrived at the "dining table" area where Shima, a female toad sage with purple hair and skin that was a mix of white and purple, resided.

"Come on, don't be shy! Eat more! I've specially prepared a lot of my signature dishes today!"

Master Shima greeted them warmly, and soon after, plate after plate of "delicacies" were served.

Naruto's body froze completely, and the smile on his face solidified into an extremely forced stiffness.

Uchiha Satsuki's beautiful black eyes lost all their luster, filled with an undisguised resistance—a refusal to swallow even if it meant starving to death.

What unfolded before them was the most "unique" hospitality of Mount Myoboku. It possessed a beauty reminiscent of wilderness survival.

They were boiled directly in plain water, retaining their complete shape, and each one was a fat worm as long as an adult's palm.

And some insects that look fresher, even still slightly wriggling, simply strung together or piled on leaves, suitable for "eating raw," and of similar considerable size.

The rich aroma, a "high-protein, original flavor," mixed with the fresh scent of grass and earth, might be an enticing fragrance to the toads.