Naruto: Set a goal, conquer the universe.

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"Do you know how many times Naruto has transformed into a toad?" Fukasaku stroked his beard and asked with a smile.

"Uh, 10 times?" Jiraiya hesitated for a moment before giving his guess.

"Could it be just once?"

"Since he began cultivating, he has never once been devoured by natural energy and turned into a toad!"

"How is this possible?!" Jiraiya exclaimed in disbelief!

He wasn't unfamiliar with this cultivation method; it was his first time encountering natural energy. Who could guarantee the absorption ratio? If it exceeded the ratio, he would turn into a toad.

"His exquisite control over chakra and his unwavering willpower are the real key." Fukasaku, the sage, couldn't help but sigh as he recalled the scene when Naruto first began learning Sage Mode.

“Every time I was about to use the black rod to help him dispel the natural energy in his body, he actually managed to control the ratio of natural energy and chakra with these two things, making them tend to merge.”

"That's why he was able to cultivate to this level so quickly and enter Sage Mode on his own. Little Jiraiya, little Naruto has far surpassed you." Fukasaku said to Jiraiya in a tone of disappointment.

"Hahaha, the student has surpassed the master!" Jiraiya's response was one of pride and joy, without any jealousy. He felt proud and gratified by Naruto's achievements.

"We are just the setting sun, while they are the rising sun. The future will eventually belong to them."

"Hmm, perhaps he will be the second person to perfect Sage Mode. It's such a pity about Minato!" Fukasaku sighed.

“If Minato knew about Naruto’s situation, I believe he would be proud of Naruto as well,” Jiraiya said in a deep voice.

As Naruto slowly absorbed the surrounding natural energy, a layer of orange-red eyeshadow appeared around his eyes. Once the eyeshadow was fully formed, Naruto suddenly opened his eyes, and his originally azure eyes turned into golden toad eyes.

He slowly stood up on the small wooden board, but the birds on his body did not leave due to the tremor; they remained on Naruto.

Naruto slowly clenched his hands, feeling the power within his body.

“Unbelievable,” Naruto’s voice trembled with astonishment, his golden toad eyes gleaming with disbelief.

He looked down at his hands and could clearly feel that the boost from Sage Mode went far beyond strength; his body seemed to have been reshaped.

He tried to stretch his muscles and bones, and felt his muscle fibers surge with explosive power in Sage Mode. When he clenched his fist lightly, he could hear the popping sound of air being compressed.

The wooden planks beneath his feet trembled slightly, but he stood firmly, and even the birds perched on him did not move an inch, which would be unbelievable for an ordinary person.

Naruto looked into the distance, and the next moment, his body vanished instantly, leaving only a startled bird flapping its wings rapidly to maintain its form.

Why did the stones underneath suddenly disappear?

This is an answer their tiny minds cannot obtain.

He is now more than twice as fast as before.

His senses were enhanced, his vision became incredibly clear, and even the sound of the wind and the swaying of the grass and trees in the distant valleys sounded like thunder; he could even feel a surging life force coursing through his veins, and his recovery ability was further improved.

"This feeling... is like my body has been reborn," he murmured to himself, recalling the extreme sprints he used to push himself to the limit during his past training, which now felt as easy as walking on flat ground.

"No, Sage Mode not only enhances my body, but more importantly, it also allows my will and body to be perfectly synchronized during my cultivation process."

Naruto suddenly remembered a sentence from his dream.

"As calm as the sky, and as swift as lightning!"

This doesn't refer to physical fitness, but rather a state of mind.

He reached this state of mind during his cultivation of the Immortal Mode!

Before he took action, no one could perceive his intentions anymore.

Even the killing intent was imperceptible.

Even more astonishing is the amplification and control of ninjutsu.

After his own chakra was integrated with natural energy, the "quality" and "quantity" of the chakra were significantly improved. When the Rasengan instantly condensed in his palm, it was no longer an ordinary, slightly restless blue chakra sphere.

Instead, it is a "Sage Rasengan" containing a massive amount of Sage Chakra, with a more stable shape, a more violent rotation, and even a somewhat blurred edge due to the excessive concentration of energy!

This energy is highly compressed, and the air around it emits a fine, sharp hissing sound, as if space itself is being stirred and distorted.

Simply by holding it in his palm, Naruto could clearly feel the destructive power contained within it, which was several times greater than that of a regular Rasengan!

The next moment, Naruto infused wind-style chakra.

"Zzzzz!!!" A sharp, piercing sound gradually rang out.

The ball of energy in his hand rapidly expanded, transforming into a spiral shuriken.

He had mastered this move, but he hadn't used it much.

While the Rasenshuriken is incredibly powerful, it has a fatal flaw: it can only be used at close range, and if used improperly, it can even endanger the user's safety.

He considered throwing it away, but the difficulty lay in maintaining the stability of the Rasenshuriken.

Once released, the powerful Rasenshuriken will explode due to the immense energy it contains.

But now, Naruto simply threw the Rasenshuriken in his hand.

The spiral shuriken that flew out remained unchanged, showing no sign of unleashing its power.

It wasn't until Naruto had a sudden thought that this powerful ninjutsu suddenly expanded.

boom--! ! !

Chapter 69 Return to Konoha

The Sage Art Rasenshuriken suddenly erupted under Naruto's willpower!

The rapidly spinning chakra storm instantly tore through the air, transforming into a destructive energy hurricane tens of meters in diameter.

The highly compressed Sage Chakra at its core released a blinding, blazing white light, and its edges emitted a piercing shriek due to the intense friction with the air, as if thousands of birds of prey were screaming at the same time.

The rocks caught in the blast were crushed like rotten wood, not ground into dust, but completely broken down into molecular-level dust by the violent Sage Chakra!

The qualitative change brought about by the power of immortal magic was now fully revealed.

Where the storm swept through, the ground was carved out with spiral trenches several meters deep.

The vegetation and rocks were not simply blown away, but their structure was completely disintegrated by the magical energy contained in the wind blades. The rocks crystallized and disintegrated instantly, and the ancient wood fibers peeled away layer by layer like fragile thin paper.

The storm's core continuously absorbs natural energy from the surrounding atmosphere, expanding itself like a snowball and rapidly increasing the destructive range to hundreds of meters!

At the epicenter, faint ripples of spatial distortion even appeared.

The area where matter was completely erased by the magical energy briefly formed a vacuum-like, desolate zone.

There was no sound, no airflow, only the completely decomposed particles shimmering with an eerie iridescence in the sunlight.

The birds that were still pondering in the distance were startled and quickly flapped their wings and flew away.

Fukasaku the Sage also gasped: "What a powerful ninjutsu!"

Jiraiya stared at the dented ridge and laughed so hard he pounded the ground: "Hahahaha! This is several times stronger than my Goemon! Minato... your son has truly become a being that surpasses the sun!"

Naruto simultaneously conjured Rasenshuriken in both hands, imbued with both fire and earth attributes.

Even when using two different types of Rasenshuriken at the same time, the ninjutsu in his hand remained incredibly stable.

"Phew." Naruto exhaled, dispelling the terrifying ninjutsu in his hand.

There's no need to try again, otherwise Mount Myōboku will beat him to a pulp, which is not good.

He already knows his own capabilities.

Sensing the presence of Jiraiya and Fukasaku, Naruto's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

In less than a second, he had already appeared in front of Jiraiya and Fukasaku.

His short-distance sprints are comparable to the speed of the Flying Thunder God.

"Jiraiya-sensei, Fukasaku Sage, I did it!" Naruto excitedly pointed to himself and said.

“Yes, we’ve already seen it,” Fukasaku the Hermit nodded and said.

"Your Sage Mode has far surpassed mine, Naruto," Jiraiya said with a pleased smile.

“Now we can proceed with the second phase of Sage Mode training,” Fukasaku said, wanting to help Naruto master Sage Mode in one go.

"There's a second stage? What's that?" Naruto asked curiously.

"That means when you're not yet familiar with Sage Mode and can't maintain it for long, I'll assist you. That way, you won't need to concentrate on collecting natural energy during battle, and you can stay in Sage Mode for a long time," Fukasaku said.

“Okay!” Naruto nodded.

Fukasaku jumped onto Naruto's shoulder and began to work with him, gathering natural energy for him.

But the next moment, Fukasaku Senjin felt a strong malice coming at him, and a powerful will instantly sent him flying.

"Huh?" Naruto looked at Fukasaku, who had fallen to the ground, and asked curiously, "Grandpa Fukasaku, what happened?"

"The Nine-Tails inside you is resisting me," Fukasaku said, frustrated.

Naruto and Jiraiya frowned and raised their heads.

[Has the seal on the Nine-Tails loosened?] Jiraiya wondered.

[That fox is being naughty again!] Naruto thought to himself.

"Let me talk to Kurama before we proceed with this step of training," Naruto said.

"That's all we can do," Fukasaku nodded.

"Jiraiya-sensei, what brings you here?" Naruto asked, looking at Jiraiya.

"Oh." Jiraiya then remembered the purpose of their visit. "Today is the third assessment, and it's probably already started. Let's hurry back!"

“I left a shadow clone in Konoha. Although it doesn’t have much chakra, it should be able to hold out. Let’s go back now!” Naruto nodded and said.

"Grandpa Fukasaku, we're leaving now!" Naruto said to Fukasaku.

"Yes, now that you've solved the Nine-Tails problem, remember to come back," said Fukasaku.

Jiraiya contacted the communication frog left outside Konoha, asking it to summon him and Naruto back.

The two turned into smoke and disappeared from the spot.

When the smoke from Naruto and Jiraiya's summoning jutsu dissipated over Konoha, the scene before them was no longer the familiar, peaceful village, but a desolate, war-torn hell.

Two enormous, three-headed serpents, each as large as a mountain, were frantically attacking the gates and outer walls of Konoha.

Each of their tail-whipping, diving, and biting movements causes violent tremors.

The sturdy gates of Konoha Village, along with a large section of the surrounding wall, crumbled and collapsed like paper under the impact of the snake's head, sending rubble and wood chips flying everywhere.

The deafening roar drowned out most of the shouts on the battlefield.

At this point, the enormous role of the summoned beasts on the battlefield becomes fully apparent.

The ninjas formed small teams and used various escape techniques and kunai to besiege the behemoth, trying to attract its attention or restrict its movements. However, against such a terrifying beast, their efforts were futile, and many ninjas were crushed or swept away, resulting in heavy casualties.

Large size is indeed an advantage, especially in terms of destructive power.

On a relatively high rooftop in the distance, a strange, semi-transparent purple energy barrier rose from the ground, resembling a giant purple coffin, completely isolating that area from the outside world.

In the outer reaches of the village, near the forest or cliffs, a colossal beast, far larger than the giant snake and as large as a moving mountain, is wreaking havoc.

It has a thick tail and its body is covered with intricate patterns. Every attack it makes stir up a sandstorm.

That's Shukaku, the tailed beast of Sunagakure!

Fortunately, it was being constantly distracted by powerful ninjutsu attacks, preventing it from attacking Konoha Village.

Konoha is now filled with smoke and flames, and the village is littered with houses that have exploded and burned. Thick smoke obscures part of the sky, turning the sunlight a dim yellow.

The flames flickered incessantly in the thick smoke, like the eyes of an evil spirit.

Screams and roars mingled: the explosions of clashing ninjutsu, the rumble of collapsing buildings, the clashing of blades, the agonizing groans of the wounded, the screams of the dying, and the triumphant roars of the enemy…

The various sounds mingled together, weaving a symphony of despair.

Chaotic street fighting and aerial combat: On narrow streets, Konoha ninjas are fiercely battling enemies dressed in Sand Village vests or Sound Village costumes.

Kunai and shuriken flew out like raindrops, while the flashes of explosive tags lit up from time to time.

The ninjas either leaped and chased each other on rooftops or clashed in close combat among the ruins.

Furthermore, an elite Konoha squad organized a counterattack amidst the chaos, attempting to stabilize the local front.

You can also see panicked civilians being evacuated towards the shelter under the protection of Konoha genin and some chunin.

Women wept while holding their children, and the eyes of the elderly were filled with fear, but evacuation routes were constantly blocked by collapsing buildings or attacking enemies, causing even greater chaos and casualties.

An atmosphere of despair permeated the entire battlefield, like thick ink.