I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 511 A Tool for Hard Work!

In the following days.

Tsunade was completely absorbed in learning the Wood Release: Sage Mode.

Although the natural energy concentration of Konoha is certainly not as high as that of Shikkotsu Forest, one of the three sacred sites.

However, Tsunade's need for natural energy was not as exaggerated as one might imagine.

Even within Konoha, the external environment is sufficient to meet Tsunade's training needs.

At the same time, Nara Rinka also personally taught Tsunade for several days, striving to help her master this S-rank technique as quickly as possible.

Fortunately, the Wood Release Sage Mode is not inferior to the Wood Release Chakra Creation Method.

Tsunade has now mastered both the nature transformation ability of Wood Release and the method of absorbing and extracting natural energy.

From this perspective, Tsunade undoubtedly possesses the ability to enter Wood Release: Sage Mode on her own.

Furthermore, the risks of training in the Wood Release: Sage Mode were almost entirely borne by the Living Slug Sage, and Nara Rinka also carefully guided Tsunade into the basics.

In less than a few days, Tsunade stumbled through and mastered the Wood Release: Sage Mode, at an astonishing speed.

Seeing that Tsunade had grasped the basics of the Wood Release: Sage Mode so quickly.

Nara Rinka felt an immediate urge to spread the Wood Release: Sage Mode, or even the Sage Mode of the other two great holy lands.

Because regardless of the type of Sage Mode, the improvement to a ninja's overall strength is truly exaggerated and visible to the naked eye!

This does not mean that Nara Rinkei wants to completely reveal the power of [Sage Mode] to the public.

He is not a saint; he does not possess such selfless and noble sentiments.

But what about clan members like Yakushi Nono or Nara Shikaku?

These people had a very close relationship with Nara Rangsuke, and he didn't mind improving their strength.

After careful consideration, Nara Rinkasa abandoned the idea.

The reason Tsunade was able to learn Wood Release: Sage Mode so quickly.

Apart from the great help of Nara Rinka and the Living Slug Sage.

Tsunade's excellent physical attributes are one of the reasons that contribute to her high efficiency.

Among these basic conditions, the most important one is probably Tsunade's incredibly abundant chakra reserves!

Although theoretically, Sage Mode is a ninjutsu that synthesizes Sage Chakra.

No matter how much chakra a ninja possesses, they can create a corresponding amount of Sage Chakra.

However, in reality, both Shikkotsu Forest and Mount Myōboku have very strict restrictions on practitioners in Sage Mode.

One particularly crucial point is the amount of chakra the practitioner possesses!

The amount of chakra not only affects the difficulty of training in Sage Mode, but also seriously affects the effectiveness of using Sage Mode.

Take Yakushi Nono as an example.

Nara Rinka knew that Yakushi Nonou's chakra nature was water and earth.

From this perspective, Yakushi Nonou also possesses the basic qualifications to practice Wood Release.

However, Yakushi Nonou's chakra reserves severely limited the development of her abilities.

Even if Nara Rinka taught Yakushi Nonou the Wood Release and the Wood Release Chakra Creation Method step by step, just like she taught Tsunade, how much Wood Release Sage Chakra could she synthesize with her own chakra?

According to Nara Rinka, the maximum duration of [Sage Mode] is approximately five minutes.

However, given Yakushi Nonou's chakra reserves, if she were to truly master the Wood Release: Sage Mode, the duration she could maintain it would likely be measured in seconds.

You spend a huge amount of time, energy, and resources to learn [Sage Mode], only to be able to be a hero for a mere few seconds.

Furthermore, after exiting Sage Mode, one will inevitably encounter the predicament of running out of chakra.

The cost is completely disproportionate to the meaning, and the value of cultivation is close to zero.

To be fair...

Unless you're a special ninja like Minato Namikaze—who can only enter Sage Mode for a few seconds and use those few seconds to unleash explosive damage.

Otherwise.

Ordinary people really don't need to learn "Sage Mode".

Even Minato Namikaze himself didn't think his Sage Mode had any practical value in combat.

After some calculations...

Nara Rinka completely abandoned her plan to promote "Sage Mode" among her friends and family.

He should just stick to his personal research...

……

While Nara was relaxing and exploiting his clones in Konoha Village.

Meanwhile, Jiraiya, after several days of travel, finally arrived in the Land of Rain from the Land of Fire.

This is a weeping country where it rains all year round and never sees sunshine.

Before he could even savor the feeling of returning to the Land of Rain, Jiraiya hastily began his search for the Akatsuki organization.

Perhaps it was because Nara Rinkazu's attitude towards the Akatsuki organization was not very friendly.

After entering the Land of Rain, Jiraiya did not utilize the intelligence network that Konoha had previously established within the country.

Every ninja village has a similar intelligence system.

After all, ninjas have a natural "professional advantage" in intelligence gathering, espionage, and disguise.

Jiraiya worried that after he relayed the message back to the village, the Fourth Hokage, who didn't like to play by the rules, would "jump" directly from the village to the Land of Rain.

At that point, there was no room for maneuver between the village and the Akatsuki organization.

Jiraiya's plan was to first contact the Akatsuki organization to check on the current situation of the three disciples he had taken in back then, and then communicate with them about the idea of ​​Nara taking on the laurels.

If the Akatsuki—or rather, Nagato—were willing to make a deal with Konoha, then Jiraiya wouldn't have tried to dissuade them.

Jiraiya once mistakenly believed that Nagato was the prophesied child in his mind.

Any ninja who has seen those "Sage of Six Paths Eyes" with their own eyes would not doubt Nagato's potential and future.

But later, Jiraiya discovered that Minato Namikaze was more like the child of prophecy than Nagato.

Jiraiya passed on all his skills to Minato Namikaze, including the Summoning Contract Scroll of Mount Myōboku—something that even Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were not qualified to learn.

Not only that, Jiraiya also personally stepped in and went to great lengths to promote Minato Namikaze's fame.

During World War III, rumors that "the Yellow Flash is the savior" circulated not only within Konoha Village but also spread to other villages.

Now that he had Minato Namikaze as his "new love," Jiraiya naturally forgot about Nagato, his "old love."

Although the truth later told Jiraiya that the Great Toad Sage's prophecy was not immutable, the child of prophecy that he had been searching for for most of his life had changed!

Leaving aside the extent of the damage that altered prophecy inflicted on Jiraiya's young mind.

After entering the Land of Rain, Jiraiya quickly located the Akatsuki organization and its core base, thanks to his near-maximum intelligence gathering ability.

In a dark cave.

Jiraiya encountered his three disciples whom he hadn't seen for many years.

Yahiko.

Nagato.

Xiao Nan.

The original three leaders of Akatsuki, though unaware of why Jiraiya would suddenly visit, still showed their teacher considerable enthusiasm and welcome.

After exchanging pleasantries...

Jiraiya finally revealed his purpose for coming.

"The Fourth Hokage of Konoha wants to obtain Nagato's Rinnegan!"

Because of yesterday's single update, there are still 46 updates owed.

There probably won't be any extra updates today; it'll still be two updates today.

The second update will be around midnight.

(End of this chapter)