Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode.

Chapter 2 Immortal Transformation

In the stillness of the night, the old headmistress slowly opened the door. Holding a candle, she looked at the children's faces in the room and found that they were all fast asleep. She nodded with satisfaction and then carefully closed the door.

As the old dean's footsteps faded into the distance, a few minutes later, Kirito Tosaka slowly opened his eyes, then quietly got out of bed and left the room without a sound.

"The moon is very round tonight."

Kirito looked at the moon in the night sky, smiled, and then left the orphanage under the bright moonlight.

Before long, he sat down on a large rock outside, closed his eyes, and assumed a meditative posture under the full moon.

Kirito quickly cleared his mind of all distractions, allowing his mind to enter a state of tranquility as much as possible.

Soon, he found that many colorful points of light appeared in his dark vision. These points of light slowly gathered around him and then entered his body.

The moment the light entered his body, Kirito immediately felt a stinging sensation, but it was accompanied by an indescribable feeling of pleasure that he found somewhat enjoyable.

Pain and pleasure, that's how Kirito feels right now.

Therefore, Kirito accepted it willingly and continued to silently endure the pain caused by the light entering his body.

As time went on, the pain increased, and the corresponding pleasure also increased. Kirito began to sweat, his breathing quickened, and his skin gradually turned red.

About a minute later, as his body began to feel saturated, Kirito opened his eyes and stopped his training.

Then he jumped off the big rock and hugged it with his tiny hands.

The next moment, Kirito lifted up the stone, which weighed at least a hundred pounds.

After about ten seconds, Kirito, his face flushed red, finally couldn't hold on any longer and trembled as he put the stone down again.

"Phew~, I finally made it past ten seconds."

Kirito clapped his hands and said, panting.

The ability to absorb natural energy, also known as Sage Mode, is a skill Kirito gained after absorbing the original owner's memories after transmigrating. In short, it's the original owner's innate ability.

However, the original owner was too weak. After awakening a talent similar to Jugo's, he fell seriously ill immediately because he unconsciously absorbed natural energy. In the end, he could not bear the torment of his body day and night, and he had long had suicidal thoughts. These negative thoughts were amplified by natural energy, which benefited the current Kirito, allowing him to successfully take over the body.

After Kirito transmigrated, he was tormented to the point of near death by natural abilities. The reason he was able to survive was thanks to the perks of transmigrators: foresight and cheat codes.

His cheat is an attribute panel that digitizes his abilities in detail and can be accessed by him anytime, anywhere, at his will.

With the help of the attribute panel, Kirito immediately realized that he was being tormented by natural energy. By keeping his mind calm and eliminating negative emotions such as fear, agitation, and anger, he finally succeeded in turning off the switch that allowed his Sage Body to autonomously absorb natural energy.

Natural energy is undoubtedly a very powerful force, and it is the foundation for cultivating immortal arts.

However, those without the constitution to transform into immortals often turn to stone if they rashly absorb it.

While those who are born with the ability to absorb natural energy will not necessarily turn to stone, if they do not have a sufficient understanding of natural energy, they may amplify their negative emotions due to their inability to perfectly control it, ultimately leading to a berserk and self-destructive behavior.

Kirito possesses the ability to transform into a Sage, so he certainly won't waste this talent, especially given his current weakness and lack of support. He needs to explore this potential as much as possible to gain the power to protect himself in this unfamiliar world.

So, after successfully mastering the switch to absorb natural energy, he secretly cultivated natural energy. To keep it as secret as possible, he would sneak out to cultivate every night.

After a period of practice, he discovered that cultivating natural energy is not something that can be achieved overnight; it requires a gradual approach.

Currently, he can only absorb a small amount of natural energy each day; absorbing any more would risk him exploding or going berserk.

Natural energy is indeed a powerful force; after only about a month of cultivation, his physical condition has improved significantly.

Kirito can clearly see this from the changes in the strength and speed values ​​displayed on his attribute panel. When he first transmigrated, Kirito's strength and speed were both 0, which shows that his strength and speed were negligible. Now, his strength and speed have both reached 2.

Kirito's current attribute panel looks like this:

Properties panel:

忍0、体0、幻0、贤2、力2、速2、精1、印0

(Ninjutsu: mastery and proficiency in ninjutsu; Taijutsu: mastery and proficiency in taijutsu; Genjutsu: mastery and proficiency in genjutsu; Wisdom: breadth of knowledge and IQ; Strength: muscle strength throughout the body, such as wrist and leg strength; Speed: agility of movement and reaction; Chakra: amount of chakra; Hand seals: mastery and proficiency in hand seals.)

Physique: Immortal Transformation

Chakra Affinity: Lightning, Yin, Yang

查克拉性质：风0、火0、水0、土0、雷0、阴0、阳0

Ninjutsu:

Enhancement Points: 0

In addition to the increase in strength and speed, his perception has also improved, most notably his eyesight (including dynamic vision), hearing, and chakra perception. It is now difficult for him to miss any movement within a radius of twenty meters.

There is also chakra, a power formed by the fusion of physical and spiritual energy. As the natural energy stored in his body increases, his chakra also slowly increases.

Kirito doesn't know how to refine chakra yet. When he first transmigrated, he had very little chakra, and his attribute panel showed 0 for his chakra essence. But now his essence is 1, which shows that cultivating natural energy can also increase chakra.

Kirito guessed that this might be related to the increase in his physical and mental energy, as cultivating natural energy can enhance these two powers.

After Kirito finished training in natural energy, he picked up some small stones from the ground, collected about a hundred, and then threw them forcefully at a nearby rock.

Unable to find decent weapons at the orphanage, he turned to the stones scattered on the ground as his favorite weapon. He used them to practice the simple and practical art of throwing stones, and once he mastered it, it would make it easier for him to practice throwing kunai later.

His improved muscle strength and eyesight gave him a significant advantage in practicing stone throwing. The stones he threw were both fast and powerful. After nearly a month of training, he had already made some progress in stone throwing, with significant improvements in his power generation technique and accuracy.

After throwing 100 stones, Kirito shook his slightly sore hand and then returned to the orphanage.

When he returned, he found Yakushi Nonou standing at the door.

Kirito wasn't surprised by this; he simply smiled at the blonde girl and said, "Good evening."

He sneaks out every night; if he does this so often, it will be hard to hide it from others.

As the saying goes, if you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet.

After all, he wasn't some kind of powerful ninja; he was just an ordinary kid.

Not long ago, he was discovered by Yakushi Nonou, who was the first person to find out about it. However, she did not make a fuss and instead chose to help him cover it up.

Kirito asked him why he was willing to help him, and Nonou replied that they were family.

From then on, Kirito finally had a home in this other world, felt a sense of belonging to the orphanage, and hoped that his family living there would get better and better.

The fishing trap was the first gift Kirito gave to his family.

When Nono heard Kirito's greeting, she rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, then handed him a clean change of clothes and said, "Wash up before you come back to sleep. Be quiet, the headmaster has been sleeping lightly lately."

"OK."

Kirito took the clothes and smiled.

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