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"I think I'll let it be a work in progress."
Izuna snorted and wiped her sweat.
"I have spent an entire month looking for a way to enter Sage Mode while engaging in battle. But it was very difficult and I went crazy with this slow progress."
Izuna sat down near the root of the Giant tree and pondered his progress.
'I have spent the last six months training in Shikkotsu Forest. My strength has grown tremendously. I can open and maintain the Seventh Gate for a while, and the greatest progress is Sage Mode. I was able to enter Sage Mode in just under two minutes and it lasted for fifteen minutes. But I still cannot enter Sage Mode while fighting.'
"It looks like I should visit the frog for more information. Maybe they can help me with this."
Izuna stood up and walked towards Katsuyu. He bowed to her with gratitude.
"Thank you for your help, Miss Katsuyu. You helped me a lot in my Sage Mode Training. Thanks to your instructions, I was able to learn and refine my Sage Mode very quickly."
"There's no need to thank me, Izuna-kun. It was all your hard work and talent that led to your success." Katsuyu shook his optical tentacles.
"What's your plan, Izuna-kun?" He asked her with curiosity.
"I want to visit Myoboku Mountain. Those frogs also master the ascetic Mode, I want to enter the ascetic Mode while engaging in battle. Maybe their clues can help me improve further." Izuna.
"Then, Izuna-kun! I'd like to ask for help from you. Can you convince Tsunade to visit Shikkotsu Forest? It would be great if he could learn the ascetic Mode. His strength decreases with age, I have a premonition of the future getting involved in Chaos and I don't want Tsunade to lack strength." Katsuyu asked Izuna.
"I'll convince him and send him here. He is taking care of Naruto for now. I'll send him in a few months when he leaves Konoha on his way. Until then, Goodbye Miss Katsuyu."
���Lega heard it. I hope Tsunade will master Sage Mode as well. On behalf of Tsunade, I thank you for taking care of her." Katsuyu bent down and her optical tentacles trembled.
"Goodbye Izuna-kun!"
Izuna closed her eyes and felt the spatial coordinates of her signs on the call of the frog Jiraiya.
"discovered it. Time to go."
Izuna teleported from Shikkotsu Forest and reappeared inside Myoboku Mountain.
He was greeted by the sight of various small waterfalls and streams flowing around him. The air is fresh and there is plenty of sunlight in the area.
This beautiful and beautiful site fascinates him, and he keeps it deep into his memory.
"Myoboku Mountain has fresher air compared to Shikkotsu Forest. Shikkotsu Forest is dark and humid while this place has a lot of sunshine and has freshness. Both places have their own advantages."
Izuna took a deep breath and continued to frame the vast expanse of small hills and various strange trees and shrubs in her memory.
Caw...
"Hi boy!..."
The hoarse sound of frogs disturbs this peaceful scene. Izuna ignored the hoarse voice and continued to gaze at the scenic beauty of Myoboku Mountain.
Crick... Crick...
"Oye Kid! Don't test my patience. Answer me."
The frog barked again.
'Shoppers! These frogs are ruining the beauty of Nature for me.'
Izuna turned around and angrily looked at Gamabunta.
"Don't you see, I'm busy, you rusty frog." He shouted at Gamabunta.
"Son! I should have been angry. You entered our territory without my permission, and now you rule over me. Don't you know who I am? I am the head of the toad of Mount Myoboku, the Land of Toads . That boy Minato never taught you any manners."
Gamabunta angrily looked at Izuna.
"I will teach you humility." Gamabunta drew his Dai sword and prepared to slash at Izuna.
"Stop! You moron. He is a guest of our Myoboku Mountain. Few people can get here, and it's been a long time since we've had guests."
A small green frog with white hair styled mohawk, thick eyebrows and a small beard jumped in front of us. He held a stick in his hand. Frogs jumped up and slammed a stick on the head of a giant frog.
The wand looks like a toothpick in front of the large Gamabunta.
Bangs…
The blow from the stick smashed Gamabunta on the ground and created a crater around him.
"Go back to your training. Don't mess around."
Gamabunta rubbed his forehead and complained,
The green frog glared at Gamabunta with a meticulous look.
Gamabunta took his sword and jumped from the spot. The green frog turned towards Izuna and greeted her.
"Welcome to Izuna-boy! I've been waiting for you for a while. 'The Great Toad' has predicted your arrival. I'm Fukasaku, one of the 'Two Great Frogs' ascetics of Mount Myoboku. My wife Shima and I are the heirs of the 'Great Toad Sage'.
'Great Toad Sage' wants to meet you. He's got a prophecy for you." Fukasaku told Izuna.
'There's nothing wrong with meeting a 'Great Toad Sage' this early. My goal is to ask him a few questions. But he wanted to meet me, this made things a lot easier.'
"I'm Izuna Uchiha. It's nice to meet you." Izuna bowed in front of Fukasaku.
"I know about you, son. Jiraiya-boy told me about you. You're one of Minato-boy's students. Unfortunately, Minato-boy died too early." Fukasaku sighed in sadness.
"Let me take you to meet the 'Great Toad Sage'." Fukasaku led Izuna towards the temple.
Many frog statues lined up in front of the temple. They reached near the entrance and Fukasaku stopped.
"Let me tell the 'Great Toad Sage' about your arrival."
Fukasaku entered the temple. Izuna observed the surrounding area.
He could see many gigantic frog statues lined up around him. A few meters away, he saw a small pond of oil with many giant stone statues of frogs surrounding the area.
'So, this is the legendary Frog Oil from Myoboku Mountain. It helps in the absorption of Natural Energy.'
A shadow of a slimy white liquid appeared in his mind, and he nearly spewed out his breakfast.
'Thank God, I don't have to use that snail oil to master Sage Mode.'
After a while, Fukasaku returned with a disappointed expression. He sighed and told Izuna.
"The Great Frog is drowning in his meditation. It will take a while before he wakes up from his meditation. Why don't you spend these days at Myoboku Mountain?
I'll teach 'Sage Mode' to you. This will help you a lot in your Shinoby Journey."
Izuna closed her eyes and absorbed the energy of Nature. Fukasaku looked at Izuna with wide eyes.
Cyan's color robes appeared around Izuna, and golden and silver marks appeared around her eyes. He turned towards Fukasaku and replied,
"I've mastered Sage Mode."
Fukasaku examined the Izuna Chakra robe and muttered to himself,
"This is a strange variation of the Hermit Mode. I've never heard or seen anything like this. Natural Energy with this great density and the marks around his eyes. This was the perfect Clerk Mode.
Even Jiraiya-boy could not enter the perfect Sage Mode. This kid is talented in Senjutsu."
Fukasaku pondered for a moment before he replied,
"I'm surprised to see your talent in Senjutsu, Izuna-boy. I'll teach 'Katak Kata' to you. Only those who have mastered 'Sage Mode' can learn 'Katak Kata'. This is an exclusive technique that is only available to Senjutsu users.
The Great Toad Sage created this technique and gave it to us. Are you interested in learning this technique?"
'Words are an excellent technique. I have to learn it.'
Izuna nodded her head.
"Yes, teach me 'Katak Kata', Fukasaku-san."
"Don't be too formal, Izuna-boy. Call me Paa like everyone else. It's decided, I'll teach you the Word Frog until the Great Toad Clerk wakes up from his meditation."
Fukasaku clasped his hands and entered Sage Mode. He explained about 'Katak Kata' to Izuna.
"Izuna-boy! The word frog is a taijutsu technique exclusive to Sage. Senjutsu chakra activates the body in various ways, increasing the user's speed, reflexes, strength, stamina, and endurance.
It allows the user to perform extraordinary feats such as jumping long distances, destroying sharp objects with his bare hands, and lifting objects several times their size and weight."
Fukasaku jumped up and down and showed the enhanced strength of the Hermit Mode.
"To use this enhanced power properly in battle, we need the word frog.
Users can create an aura of Natural energy around their body and use it to attack their enemies. The aura acts as an extension of one's body and only other Sage Mode Users can see it. This made the attack caused by 'Frog Words' seem invisible to others."
Fukasaku clenched his fists and punched a huge rock. He held his fist a few centimeters away from the stone.
Cracks…
A crack appeared on the rock and shattered from the attack.