
"That's how you do it, Izuna-boy."
Fukasaku demonstrates the Frog Word to Izuna. Izuna clenched her fists and stood in front of a large rock. He punched the stone and stopped a few centimeters from the stone.
Several small cracks appeared in the chunk of rock, but it persisted.
"I need practice to master it completely."
"It... Izuna Boy. How'd you do this? You can use Frogs in such a way as to your first observation." This surprised Fukasaku.
Izuna turned around and showed the Sharingan to Fukasaku.
"Remember! I am an Uchiha. My sharingan can see all kinds of jutsu, no matter what it is.
I used the Sharingan's 'Eye Insights' to copy the jutsu. But it looks like I'll have to practice a little to master Frogs."
"That's easy, Izuna boy. The Jiraiya boy took a long time to learn Frog Words, and even his Lightning Mode was not perfect. The Minato boy could learn the perfect Hermit Mode, but his fighting style did not match the Hermit Mode. So, Minato-boy ignored the Hermit Mode.
You impress Izuna-boy. You mastered Her ascetic Mode and her taijuts technique at a very young age. There has long been no genius like you to visit Myoboku Mountain."
Fukasaku pointed to the various stone statues and sayings,
"All these statues were once human. Most of them were one of a kind geniuses. They managed to successfully travel through the secret passageway and visit Myoboku Mountain.
But Unfortunately, none of them reached Perfect ascetic Mode, and in their desperate attempt, they turned into stone statues."
Fukasaku sighed and continued,
"I'll give you a hint. Follow my instructions and you will master the Frog of Words in a few days."
Thus, another intense session of Sage Taijutsu began for Izuna.
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After a week,
Izuna punched the stone from several inches away and the stone shattered into pieces.
"It seems you have mastered the word Frog completely. Your rate of progress is incredible, Izuna-boy.
It was time to meet the Great Toad Sage. He's been calling us."
Fukasaku led the way towards the residence of the Great Frog Hermit. Izuna followed Fukasaku and entered the temple.
A giant brown frog with a white belly appeared in his vision. The skin of the frog is wrinkled, and the frog narrows its eyes to gain vision. The frog was wearing a professor's hat with tassels and a ball on it. He also wears a necklace around his neck with giant beads with 'oil' inscribed kanji on it.
There were giant scrolls lined up behind him and the frog was sitting in a shallow pool of water with the 'Sage' kanji written on it.
'So, he is the Great Frog Sage of Gamamaru. He had lived for a thousand years and was born long before the arrival of Kaguya.
I already know this fact, but the real thing is more like living fossils.'
Izuna examined the Great Frog Clerk Gamamaru. Fukasaku bowed in front of Gamamaru and told him,
"Ojiji-Sama, the one you called has arrived just as you predicted."
The Great Toad Sage gestured for Izuna to approach him.
"I'm expecting your arrival, Izuna Uchiha. I have foreseen the future, and it involves you in many events. So, I'm divining about your future and getting some information.
I have a prophecy for you. Listen to me."
Izuna raised her ears to listen to the prophecy.
'This old frog forecast is quite accurate. Maybe he can give me a clue or two about the 'Sin Seal'.
"Well, I can see danger threatening your family in the near future. You will fight against many powerful enemies in the future, and I can see a giant pillar connected by chains."
The Great Toad Sage was silent for a moment and meditated.
"That's her. I can only see this much. For some strange reason, your future is blurred and I can't peek into your future.
Now, if you have any questions, I'll listen to it."
Izuna pondered for a moment,
'I can ask about 'Six Paths Sage Mode' from him. Maybe he can lead me in a certain direction. This was decided later.
The Great Toad Clerk gestured to Fukasaku and the nearby toads to leave the temple. After they all came out of the temple. He turned towards Izuna and replied,
"I know your problem. I've guessed it. I'll answer it for you."
Izuna was shocked to hear this, her shock turned into excitement, and she anxiously stared at Gamamaru.
"Don't be too hasty, son. Everything moves at its own speed. Now for your question, I will first tell you the details of Rikudou Sennin."
The Big Toad Sage closed his eyes and told of the incident.
"You should know the details of the fight between Rikudou Sennin and the Ten-Tails.
He fought against the tails of ten and sealed it inside of him. Thus becoming the First Jinchuruki ever. After becoming Jinchuruki of the Ten-Tails, he obtained a God-like power. He manifests the Ball of Truth Search as the ultimate manifestation of all the transformations of Nature through the use of the Yin-Yang Element.
As a jinchuruki of the Ten-Tails, his Senjutsu was upgraded to its peak, and he named it 'Senjutsu Six Paths'.
However, moments before the end of his life, Hagoromo separated the Ten-Tails from his body and sealed his body inside the moon. He extracted his chakra and formed the nine-tailed beast you know today.
As a result, Hagoromo mustered all of his strength and 'Six Paths Sage Mode'. However, Hagoromo held Rinnegan in his eyes. The power of his eyes allowed him to regain control and rediscover 'Six Paths Sage Mode'. He mastered all the Transformations of Nature from the beginning and finally gained access to the Truth-Searching Orb.
Thus, by mastering all the transformations of Nature and eventually shaping it into the Orb of Truth Seekers, Hagoromo obtained another 'Six Path ascetic Mode.
Hagoromo is a jinchuruki from the Ten-Tails and he has the Rinnegan to help him with the Transformation of Nature. With his previous experience, it was not a difficult feat for him.
But, Izuna Boy! You on the other hand don't have those things. The journey to obtain the 'Six Paths Sage Mode' will be very difficult for you."
The Great Toad Sage explained everything to Izuna. Izuna came out from the table and pondered over Gamamaru's words.
'So, in order to get the Six Path ascetic Mode; I have to master all the Natural Transformation and make Kekkai Mora. Only then can I create a Truth Search ball and enter Sage Mode.'
Izuna started to ponder the 'Six Paths Sage Mode'.
'Naruto spent every last part of his chakra in his fight against Sasuke. Thus it effectively lost all of Hagoromo's chakra, but he later regained the 'Six Path ascetic Mode' even though he permanently lost the Truth Search Ball.
Perhaps it had something to do with the chakras of all the tailed beasts. Hagoromo is a jinchuruki from the Tenth Tail and Naruto is a pseudo jinchuruki. Do I have to steal chakra from every tailed monster to get into 'Six Paths Sage Mode'? That's a lot of work.
I'll try to find another way to get into Sage Mode.'
Izuna looked at the 'Sin Seal' and pondered a little.
'Maybe who knows this evil seal can help me. Although unreliable, it has saved me in some difficult situations. But I will not give up everything, I will start the Nature Transformation training first.'
Moments later, Fukasaku entered the temple and bowed in front of the 'Great Toad Sage'.
"Ojiji-sama! Is he a 'Prophetic Child'? 'Savior of Mankind'." Fukasaku questioned the Great Frog Sage.
The Great Toad Sage shook his head and replied,
"No, he's not. He was more like a 'Guard of the World' than his protector."
Fukasaku tilted his head in confusion and questioning,
"What is the difference between them? Aren't they the same?"
The Great Toad Sage shook his head and replied,
"No, there's a difference. The 'Savior' will protect the world from its dangers, while the 'Guardian' will defend the world from otherworldly threats.
There's no point in talking about it now. You will understand in the future. Just keep in mind, maintain a friendly relationship with the boys. Lead him on the right path.
You can go now. I have to enter my meditation."
The Great Frog Clerk rejected Fukasaku.
'This grumpy old man. All he does is sleep. At least, give me a proper explanation…'
Fukasaku complained to himself and walked out of the temple. He saw Izuna sitting on a rock. Fukasaku jumped towards Izuna.
"Izuna-boy! I'll help with your Nature transformation training. We toads have some ancient scrolls that were passed down as inheritance. This scroll existed long before Rikudou Sennin."
'Oh! That seems interesting.'
Izuna's interest was piqued after listening about the origin of the Scrolls.