Naruto: Talent entry, starting with Otsutsuki bloodline

Chapter 135 The Otsutsuki Clan's Tonics
"The natural energy of this stone is perhaps secondary."

Just as Izayoi was giving her evaluation, the voice of the wooden clone suddenly entered her ears.

The wooden clone raised its hand, clenched its fist, and a look of surprise flashed in its eyes.

Immediately, the information was transmitted to Izayoi's mind.

After processing this information, Izayoi's eyes flashed, and then he used the chakra absorption of the Tenseigan to absorb all the energy from the Grell Stone in his hand, which was the size of a table tennis ball.

As the greenish-blue energy flowed into her body, Izayoi's appearance remained unchanged; she was still in Sage Mode.

In terms of aura, it doesn't seem to have gotten stronger.

However, Izayoi's eyes widened in surprise, and she murmured, "So powerful, such pure life force..."

The information that the wood clone just transmitted in real time was his own feeling about his body, or more precisely, his Wood Release.

Although Izayoi absorbed his Sage Chakra, she was unable to absorb the life force within the Grell Stone's energy.

Grell's Stone is not a stone of natural energy.

That empire, whose name was never even recorded, didn't just use these stones for fighting. They used the life force within them to create all sorts of things, bringing convenience to life, and also to develop technology, inventing many high-tech innovations that this era doesn't have, as well as anti-aging methods, and so on...

Both contain the power to destroy a continent, but the power of the dragon vein has the attribute of space and time.

The veins of Grell's Stone, on the other hand, possess the attribute of life.

Just now, the Wood Clone absorbed the basketball-sized Grell Stone, just like Nagato putting on Tobi's armor, and the power of Wood Release was enhanced.

Or perhaps, the Yang Release chakra has become stronger.

The strengthening of Yang Release chakra means that Izayoi's physical energy is becoming stronger, and at the same time, it means that her cells are also affected by the life force.

At that moment, Izayoi seemed to understand how the people of that empire made livestock grow overnight, created continuously bearing crops, and had wells that never ran dry.

At the same time, Izayoi finally understood why Nagato had personally gone to deal with such a minor figure as Hyde.

This life force is simply the best supplement for Wood Release.

If the harmful components, namely natural energy, within the Grell Stone can be removed or controlled, then the life force becomes the reward for clearing the level, and the experience points for increasing chakra and wood release.

Moreover, this harmful component only affects other people.

For Izayoi and Nagato, it's also a good thing to improve their strength.

This stuff is a miracle drug that has absolutely no downsides for Izayoi and Nagato; it makes them stronger after consuming it.

"No wonder Nagato has been dragging this on with me, refusing to give up even now. It turns out he realized this a long time ago," Izayoi remarked.

The wooden clone also looked at the Grell Stone in front of it and sighed, "What a pity."

The regrettable thing is that the wooden clone can no longer help the main body absorb the energy of the Grell Stone, and use the natural energy inside to sense the natural energy of the natural world and cultivate a true immortal mode, just like before.

Natural energy can be absorbed, but life force cannot. Even if Izayoi retracts the wood clone into her body, that life force is no longer pure. What is being enhanced is not physical energy, but wood chakra.

Unsure of the quantity of stones in the vein or the extent of its potential enhancement, Izayoi knew she couldn't allow her wooden clone to waste its resources; she had to rely on her main body to absorb the energy of the Grell Stone.

In this case, the number of Grell Stones that Izayoi can absorb each day is also limited.

The conditions and risks of cultivating Sage Mode include having a vast amount of chakra.

Only a vast amount of chakra can suppress the backlash of natural energy and fuse sage chakra in proportion.

If the natural energy absorbed into the body exceeds the standard and cannot be fully integrated into Sage Chakra, then a severe backlash will occur.

At best, they'll turn into monsters; at worst, they might lose their lives.

The true Sage Mode can only be cultivated by Izayoi himself.

Furthermore, before Izayoi absorbs the Grell Stone, she must first exhaust all the Sage Chakra within her body to avoid imbalance.

This is easy to solve. Just let the wood clone absorb it with the Tenseigan's chakra. Izayoi only needs to recover his chakra to continue absorbing the Grell Stone.

However, this would also be a waste of resources and the natural energy contained in the Grell Stone.

Is there a way to allow the body to absorb these natural energies, or to maximize the effectiveness of these natural energies?

Izayoi waved her hand, sending her wooden clone away instantly. She then sat cross-legged in front of the pile of Grell's Stone, arms crossed, deep in thought. She was reviewing important information in her mind that she had recalled every now and then since arriving in this world, information that time could not blur.

The original text contains very little information about natural energy, but it is extremely important.

For example, the reason Gamamaru approached Hagoromo Otsutsuki was that he hoped the two brothers could destroy the Divine Tree.

Since the sacred tree took root, the earth's natural energy has been decreasing every year.

Natural energy may be the life force of this planet, or a part of that life force.

Chakra Fruits also contain components of natural energy.

Kaguya Otsutsuki, having eaten the Chakra Fruit, should also be able to use Sage Mode. However, having become a god in one step, she might not value such power, or perhaps her talent, like her combat experience, is hard to describe.

However, as her eldest son, Hagoromo Otsutsuki sensed the natural energy as soon as he arrived at Mount Myōboku.

Under Gamamaru's guidance, he instantly extracted Sage Chakra.

Moreover... Hagoromo Otsutsuki didn't wear eyeshadow, and his pupils didn't change either.

In the original story, Madara Uchiha absorbed Hashirama Senju's Sage Chakra. Although he also did not have eye shadow, Hashirama Senju's face appeared on his chest.

Apart from Hagoromo Otsutsuki, all other people who have mastered Sage Mode have different colored eyeshadows, and their pupils also change, including Hashirama Senju.

However, there was one person who, like Hagoromo Otsutsuki, didn't wear eyeshadow in the end.

That's Naruto Uzumaki in his normal Six Paths Sage Mode state...

Naruto Uzumaki is the reincarnation of Ashura's chakra, and was born with the body of a Sage.

Izayoi opened her eyes and thought to herself, "Otsutsuki bloodline, Sage's body."

As the son of Kaguya Otsutsuki, he was born with horns and possessed top-tier attributes, allowing him to obtain the ultimate eye technique without needing any kind of duality.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki's bloodline must be at least at the red level.

His immortal body was acquired through cultivation, but it can be passed down to his son, who will most likely also be at a level above the red rank.

Possessing such a high level of sage-like physique is undoubtedly a gift bestowed by the Otsutsuki bloodline and the Chakra Fruit. Just like when Izayoi obtained the Otsutsuki bloodline (Crimson), he not only unlocked several attributes one after another, but also unlocked the title of medical genius when he first trained in medical ninjutsu.

"I need to confirm something." Izayoi used the far-sightedness of his Tenseigan to switch his perspective to a base on an island, staring intently at an orange-haired boy.

Several bubbles appeared around the boy, one of which, a purple bubble, caught Izayoi's eye.

【Immortal Transformation (Purple)】

"No," Izayoi said calmly, then switched her perspective again, staring intently at Uchiha Sasuke, who was diligently training, with bubbles floating around him.

More than half a year after transplanting Hashirama's cells, Sasuke Uchiha's current strength has reached the level of an ace fighter.

The power contained within Hashirama's cells is stimulating his Indra Chakra, which is increasing daily. He not only has the conditions to cultivate Sage Mode, but has also mastered the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave.

The increase in chakra, along with the convergence of the two extremes, also enabled Uchiha Sasuke to do things that even Nagato couldn't, just like Uchiha Madara.

That is... an upgrade to Wood Release.

Sasuke Uchiha, who had just received Hashirama's cells, had his Wood Release affixes in blue, just like Nagato's.

But now, Sasuke Uchiha's Wood Release skill has been upgraded to purple, putting him on par with Tenzo and Izayoi.

Of course, although both are purple-level, there is still a world of difference between Uchiha Sasuke's Wood Release and Izayoi's Wood Release.

Izayoi, who possesses the bloodline of the Otsutsuki (red), has the same Wood Release ability as Hashirama Senju, which allows him to absorb chakra.

If a certain condition is met, Izayoi's Wood Release can evolve into Gold-level at any time.

In contrast, Sasuke Uchiha's limit is that he can only perform Flower Advent of a World of Trees and Wood Dragon Technique like Edo Madara in the future.

"No."

After reading Sasuke Uchiha's entry, Izayoi still uttered those two words.

The perspective shifts back to Jiraiya, and Izayoi says again, "Still no."

This "no" refers to Jugo, who is capable of Sage Mode, as well as Sasuke and Jiraiya, who have mastered the true Sage Mode; none of them have the "Sage Body" attribute.

On the other hand, Naruto Uzumaki, who has not yet mastered Sage Mode, has the entry for Sage Body (Red).

Only he, having received the power of the Sage of Six Paths, could achieve the feat of not wearing eyeshadow, something even Hashirama Senju couldn't do.

Because after receiving the power of the Six Paths, his immortal body has temporarily reached a level above the red realm.

Unfortunately, his Otsutsuki bloodline is still only at the blue level.

Once they lose the power of the Sage of Six Paths, they will revert to their original form.

Having analyzed this far, Izayoi couldn't help but smile slightly, murmuring with a hint of excitement, "Perhaps... I can also cultivate a celestial body through acquired means!"

Because his chakra also comes from the Chakra Fruit, and his Otsutsuki bloodline has reached the red level.

In terms of bloodline, he is one level lower than Hagoromo Otsutsuki, and the purity of his chakra is not as good as that of the eldest son of the progenitor of chakra.

However, Izayoi does not pursue the immortal body beyond red; he only needs to cultivate the immortal body.

It doesn't matter if it's a white-level item!
Once the "Immortal Body" attribute is unlocked, even if it's white, Izayoi can upgrade it to red, or even something above red.

In this way, he wouldn't have to rely on Naruto Uzumaki anymore.

Thinking of this possibility, Izayoi was very excited and immediately began to try it.

He then created another wood clone, which absorbed his Sage Chakra, while his main body absorbed the energy of a Grell Stone.

Natural energy and life force surged into the body. The latter was quickly absorbed by the body, while the former flowed through the meridians along with chakra, but did not merge into Sage Chakra.

Even if it were someone else, such as Kisame Hoshigaki or Kakashi Hatake without the burden of the Sharingan, their chakra wouldn't be able to suppress this natural energy.

Only Izayoi, who possesses the Otsutsuki bloodline, the Tenseigan, and the Wood Release and Yin-Yang Release, can suppress and control this natural energy.

Izayoi sat cross-legged, her hands forming a meditation mudra, attempting to sense the natural energy in the world by drawing upon the natural energy within her body.

Perhaps due to the scarcity of natural energy, the wooden clone took another basketball-sized Grell Stone and placed it on the leg of the main body.

Soon, Izayoi absorbed all the energy inside.

Due to the surge in natural energy within her body, Izayoi could no longer remain as calm and collected as before, and her body began to react.

Just like a chicken injected with hormones, Izayoi's body swelled up slightly.

The meridians in my body are aching slightly.

If this continues, they will soon exhibit beast-like characteristics.

Having no other choice, Izayoi could only fuse natural energy into Sage Chakra, and her true form once again entered Sage Mode.

“In this state, it might be easier to perceive the existence of natural energy,” the wooden clone said.

“Then it’s not the body of a sage, but the sage mode,” Izayoi said, shaking his head.

While in Sage Mode, Izayoi found her mind to be very calm. In addition, since the wooden clones were more independent entities and did not experience fatigue feedback after being disbanded, she began to think of ways to multitask.

As if realizing something, the wood clone suddenly spoke in real time: "The Sage of Six Paths was able to cultivate the Sage Body without the characteristics of a sacred land because his Otsutsuki bloodline was of a higher grade, and the chakra within him came directly from the Chakra Fruit. The chakra might contain extremely high levels of natural energy. Your original body's configuration is far inferior to his, so you definitely cannot cultivate the Sage Body directly like him."

"However, your current conjecture is that those with high-level Otsutsuki bloodlines have the potential to cultivate a Sage Body. Why not, like the Two Extremes Unify, first master the true Sage Mode, and then use Wood Release and Yin-Yang Release to convert all your chakra into Sage Chakra, allowing natural energy to exist in your body for a long time, and see if it will affect the changes in your cells?"

"Given the nature of the system, even the slightest change will unlock entries, and then we can just use points to upgrade, right?"

Upon hearing this, Izayoi's eyes lit up, and then he looked at the wooden clone with amazement and said, "Amazing! As expected of me!"

The wooden clone immediately revealed a smug expression.

“I was too hasty. These kinds of entries aren’t so easy to obtain. Let’s go with this method.” Izayoi said with fighting spirit, “First, master the real Sage Mode, and then, like the dog and son in the Cell Saga of Dragon Ball, make Sage Mode a regular occurrence and use Sage Chakra to influence the cells that contain physical and spiritual energy.”

"Sage Chakra is formed by fusing physical energy, spiritual energy, and natural energy in a 1:1:1 ratio. If it can even make kimchi flavorful, I don't believe these cells will be unaffected."

Having found his target, Izayoi was overjoyed. He got up and left the underground base to share his joy with Hinata and give his girlfriend a gift.

Grell's Stone is not only a tonic for him, but also for the Otsutsuki clan.

(End of this chapter)