Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

As a result, she really had no means to threaten Kirito now, which made her very unhappy.

But there's nothing we can do; flying ninjas are just too overpowered.

Without corresponding countermeasures, one can only allow the other party to attack and flee.

She finally learned Water Release chakra and Water Release ninjutsu, but this guy immediately pulled out his flying technique to deal with her.

This guy must have known this move before, but he just didn't use it then. He was probably waiting for her to learn Water Release ninjutsu before using it.

That despicable bastard.

Kirito saw Chizuru's teeth itching with anger and knew he couldn't provoke her any further, or something bad might happen.

He immediately waved his hand at the ground beneath Chizuru, and a circular platform made of iron sand appeared beneath her, slowly lifting her up.

"What are you doing? I told you to come down, why did you bring me up here?"

Chizuru watched herself fly off the ground and get further and further away from it. She said nervously, and subconsciously squatted down, gripping the edge of the circular platform tightly with her hands.

"Are you afraid of heights?"

Kirito, seeing Chizuru's somewhat flustered behavior, grinned mischievously.

"No, not at all."

Chizuru immediately shouted, then quickly stood up again.

However, her movements were too large, causing her body to become slightly unbalanced and suddenly tilt backward.

A strange feeling of weightlessness washed over her, making Chizuru feel a little scared, but her stubborn nature made her grit her teeth and not cry out.

The next moment, she found that something was supporting her back, and the feeling of weightlessness disappeared.

It turned out that Kirito had quickly manipulated a small portion of the iron sand in the circular platform to create a support for Chizuru.

"Don't worry, I'm here, you won't fall."

Kirito said to Chizuru with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, some iron filings flew rapidly from the ground into the air and then quickly gathered on the circular platform under Kirito's feet.

When Chizuru arrived at Kirito's side, a long armchair made of iron sand appeared in front of her.

"Sit down, the view here is quite nice."

Kirito lay back in his chair, crossed his legs, and pointed at the Hokage Rock in the setting sun, his eyes shining brightly as he spoke.

Seeing this, Chizuru snorted coldly and then lay down next to Kirito.

She lowered her head slightly, looking at the ground, and realized that she was very high above the ground. The entire training ground looked only the size of her thumb in her eyes.

But she's not afraid now, because that bad guy is right beside her.

If he's not afraid, how could she possibly be?

She lay peacefully on the Iron Sand Chair, enjoying the wind blowing from high above, and watching the village shrink.

She had never seen Konoha in such a strange way before. She turned her head to look in the direction of the Uchiha clan's territory, and then looked at the rest of the village. She immediately noticed that the Uchiha clan's territory was completely separated from the rest of Konoha.

However, the entire Uchiha clan territory is located within Konoha. Although it is separated from other places, it is indeed a part of Konoha.

Looking at the Uchiha clan's territory, Chizuru's previously agitated mood inexplicably calmed down.

She was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Sister Ying is dead."

Upon hearing this, Kirito was stunned for a moment. A gentle and beautiful figure who had treated him many times flashed through his mind, and a feeling of sadness welled up in his heart. With a sob in his voice, he asked, "How did she die?"

He had once thought that in this chaotic world, sooner or later someone he knew would suddenly die.

Because the work of a ninja has always been extremely dangerous.

I just didn't expect that an acquaintance would die unexpectedly so soon.

That gentle and kind Uchiha medical ninja had greeted him at the Uchiha clan's territory just a few days ago, but after only a few days, he was nowhere to be seen.

"I heard from my clansmen that she was on the battlefield trying to heal a civilian ninja when she was spotted by Iwagakure ninjas and killed in a sneak attack. Sakura died saving her comrades from Konoha, so she should be considered a hero of Konoha."

After Chizuru revealed the news of Sakura Uchiha's death, she could no longer suppress her grief, and with tears streaming down her face, she sobbed as she spoke.

She remembers everyone who has cared for her. Sakura Uchiha is like an older sister to her, who has protected her as she grows up over the years. Sakura is one of the few people in the Uchiha clan with whom she can confide her innermost thoughts.

"Of course, Sakura is a hero of Konoha, and no one can take away her honor."

Kirito answered decisively.

"That's great, that's really great, ahhh..."

Upon receiving Kirito's affirmative answer, Chizuru spoke with a sob in her voice, and then burst into loud sobs.

Amidst the sorrowful cries, the two tomoe in Chizuru's Sharingan eyes spun rapidly.

Suddenly, a pair of new tomoe appeared in her Sharingan.

Chapter 130: Uchiha Chizuru's Sage Mode?

Chizuru cried herself to sleep. She was already very tired, and hadn't slept since hearing the bad news yesterday. She had just fought Kirito and even used Lightning Flash to win, so she was exhausted. Now that she had released her emotions and relaxed, she finally couldn't hold on any longer.

"The Yin Release chakra has become unusually active, and just now a special Yin Release chakra appeared around the eyes. This must be a sign of the Sharingan's evolution. Seriously, sleeping here will make you catch a cold."

Kirito activated his spiritual vision and watched as the color of Chizuru's soul changed. Then, looking at Chizuru, who was fast asleep with her head resting on his shoulder, he sighed.

Using natural energy, he could clearly feel that Chizuru's chakra was rapidly increasing at an abnormal rate.

Chizuru's Sharingan evolved once again, allowing her strength to leap forward once more.

However, such a sudden surge in strength, without a good physical foundation, will only have the effect of forcing growth.

The most typical example is Itachi Uchiha, who contracted a terminal illness at a young age, which was largely due to the excessive exploitation of his physical potential during his childhood.

Kirito naturally wouldn't let his good friend follow the same path as Itachi Uchiha. He immediately took out a summoning card from his person and used the sealing technique: release technique to retrieve the contents of the card.

A white porcelain medicine bottle appeared in his hand.

Then, he poured a red pill from the white porcelain medicine bottle and put it into Chizuru's mouth so that she could swallow it.

This pill is a special kind of military ration pill, developed by Kirito by combining Konoha's medical knowledge with the knowledge of top pharmaceutical personnel hired by Higanbana Pharmaceutical Company at high salaries.

Its main function is to meet the body's various nutritional needs in a short period of time, and it is easy for the body to absorb and digest. It also promotes wound healing, chakra recovery, and to a certain extent increases the user's chakra limit.

Unfortunately, due to the high cost and the extremely precious and scarce materials required, it cannot be mass-produced at the moment.

However, the reason why this special soldier's ration pill cannot be mass-produced is that it requires a special medicinal ingredient called Sage Chakra.

Without Sage Chakra as a catalyst, even if others know the recipe, they cannot produce it successfully.

After feeding Chizuru the special soldier's ration pills, Kirito secretly began to combine chakra and natural energy to create Sage Chakra, and then injected the Sage Chakra into Chizuru's body to nourish her.

At this moment, the curse seals on Chizuru's body activated on their own, and a large number of flame-like incantations spread throughout Chizuru's body.

It was greedily absorbing the Sage Chakra that Kirito had injected into Chizuru's body.

"Hmm~, it's amazing that such a magical change can happen."

Kirito looked at the changes in the cursed seal on Chizuru's body and exclaimed in surprise.

After observing carefully, he found that the cursed seal did not harm Chizuru, so he continued to inject Sage Chakra.

The cursed seal continued to greedily absorb, and kept creating new incantations that spread throughout Chizuru's body.

In no time, the incantation covered Chizuru's entire body.

At the same time, Chizuru's body began to change. Her hair grew rapidly and turned white. Her originally fair and rosy skin became an abnormal pale white like that of the Otsutsuki clan, with a large number of black stripes appearing on its surface. Two tiny white horns grew on her forehead, and her aura became much stronger than before the change.

At the same time, a surge of Sage Chakra emanated from her.

"Is this the second stage of the Cursed Seal, or has she entered Sage Mode?"

Kirito stared in disbelief at Chizuru's drastically changed appearance, and thought to himself in astonishment.

The curse mark he placed on Chizuru was naturally the most advanced type, completely harmless, and he even added a limiter to it. Once Chizuru's body could no longer withstand it, it would automatically stop and would not continue to forcibly exploit Chizuru's body.

In addition, it can also serve as an external organ for sensing natural energy.

Given time, once it grows up and completely merges with Chizuru's body, Chizuru will be able to use it to sense and absorb natural energy, and officially embark on the path of an immortal.

Now, his Sage Chakra seems to have accelerated its growth and allowed it to successfully fuse with Chizuru's body, thus enabling Chizuru to enter the second state of the Cursed Seal.

However, this second state of the cursed seal seems to be different from the usual second state. Chizuru showed fluctuations of Sage Chakra, so it seems plausible that she entered Sage Mode.

Of course, Chizuru's current state is far from a true Sage Mode, mainly because she has too little Sage Chakra.

Regardless of the circumstances, Chizuru's strength has indeed improved significantly since entering this state.

If Chizuru previously only possessed the strength of a newly-minted Jonin, she has now firmly stepped into the level of an elite Jonin. Although it was only a temporary and forced advancement, it is still real strength, and it is perfectly capable of being used to fight desperately in critical moments.

"I never expected that Sage Chakra could promote the growth of Cursed Seals. What a pleasant surprise!"

Kirito smiled to himself, then decisively stopped channeling Sage Chakra into Chizuru.

After the Sage Chakra supply stopped, the curse seal within Chizuru's body immediately and quickly subsided. The changes on Chizuru's body disappeared rapidly, and she returned to her original state. A large number of incantations quickly returned to the curse seal.

However, at this time, Chizuru's chakra reserves and physical strength were significantly stronger than before, and the growth of the cursed seal directly contributed to Chizuru's increased strength.

At the same time, her face was much rosier than before, clearly indicating that her body had recovered very well, and the Sage Chakra had nourished her body very well.

"You slept so soundly, but I'm exhausted. You'll have to keep working hard for me in the future."

Kirito looked at Chizuru sleeping soundly and couldn't help but gently pinch her nose, smiling slightly.

Then, he began to slowly lower the iron sand chair beneath him, flying it towards Chizuru's house.

Using his soul perception, he had discovered that Uchiha Homura had returned home from the Naga Shrine, and it was time for him to go and collect his debt.

A short while later, Kirito brought Chizuru back to her house's courtyard.

At that moment, Uchiha Homura was in the courtyard. He watched Kirito control the Iron Sand Chair and bring Chizuru down from the sky. He couldn't help but show a surprised expression. Then, when he saw Chizuru fall asleep, the surprise on his face quickly faded and was replaced by a wary expression.

Without saying a word, he quickly went to Kirito's side, picked up the still sleeping Chizuru, and found that Chizuru was fine and seemed to be in much better condition than when they met in the morning. Her strength had also changed a lot, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"What kind of look is that? I didn't do anything to her; in fact, I gave her a lot of benefits."

Kirito saw Homura's suspicious look and said irritably.

After saying that, he looked at the third Uchiha present, a Uchiha who also made no attempt to hide his wariness and deep hostility towards him.

Uchiha Kari, Chizuru's personal bodyguard.