Revolution in the Ninja World

Sage Mode had high requirements for practitioners. In order to merge with, or rather, accommodate the dangerous natural energy, Sage Mode required the practitioner to possess a massive amount of chakra, and this threshold alone could eliminate the vast majority of practitioners.

However, Habara, who lacked sufficient chakra, didn't have this threshold. Thanks to Jugo's factor, he didn't have to worry too much about the harm of natural energy to his body... In essence, he was absorbing natural energy every moment.

At the same time, Habara hadn't yet shown Jugo's overly exaggerated loss of control. According to his own thoughts, he was, after all, a "fake." In terms of absorbing natural energy, he should be far less efficient than the genuine Jugo, and this, in turn, allowed him to avoid those out-of-control negative effects.

For orthodox Sage Mode, or rather, to seek the "transformation effect" and enter Sage Mode, one had to mix the absorbed natural energy with one's own spiritual energy and physical energy in a precise 1:1:1 ratio. The product of this mixture was the so-called "Sage Chakra." Under Sage Mode, techniques unleashed with Sage Chakra were the truly powerful Sage Techniques with the best effects. However, this was not something that could be easily achieved.

Equal mixing sounded simple, but spiritual energy, physical energy, and natural energy sounded very mystical, so how could these things be accurately quantified?

Sage Mode couldn't be mastered easily. But the current Habara was quite self-aware; he wouldn't covet this strongest path. Sage Mode? Learning Sage Mode in seven days? This kind of thing would definitely not happen to him.

The method that Habara could immediately use or practice was only to use natural energy directly for combat, like Jugo.

Not to mention anything else, if he could use the "Blood Release Technique" as an active skill in actual combat, Habara's combat power would also be greatly enhanced. Sensing and absorbing natural energy wasn't difficult for him. The problem he faced now was how to concentrate and use natural energy.

This problem wasn't something that could be solved in a short period of time. But fortunately, Habara now had the design diagram of the Cursed Seal.

Apart from the utilization of natural energy, the greater significance of the complete Heavenly Seal or Earthly Seal was that it was Orochimaru's another method of reincarnation and resurrection besides Living Corpse Reincarnation. However, this version 1.0 design diagram in Habara's hand was the basic version without Orochimaru's chakra mixed in. It only designed how the recipient of the Cursed Seal should accommodate and use natural energy, and this was exactly what Habara needed.

After the last battle, not only did Habara realize his lack of strength, Daigo, as a sensory ninja, also understood that she couldn't continue as she had before. At the very least, she needed to have some ability to protect herself.

So at this time, she was also training here. The training method was the same as Habara's last time, climbing the rift valley within a limited time... Regardless, the basics were crucial.

A few days later.

Habara was sitting cross-legged beside the stream. A notebook was placed on his knees, and he was writing and drawing on a page with a pen in his right hand, while his left hand was habitually playing with two small balls of chakra.

Orochimaru had provided Habara with very good ideas and methods. He wanted to further modify the Cursed Seal design diagram on this basis to suit his own needs... The polite way to say it was "building on a high foundation," and the impolite way to say it was "incomplete piracy."

After spending a few days, Habara finally completed the final modifications.

Theoretically, there were no problems with the modified design diagram. Well, at least it looked like there were no problems.

And after completing the theoretical design, the next step was to conduct experiments. Habara wasn't Orochimaru; he could only experiment on himself. And to be on the safe side, he needed someone's help.

The only person who could help him now was Daigo. Thinking of this, Habara couldn't help but raise his head, and then...

He just happened to see something fall freely for a short time and directly crash into the stream in front of him.

Winter hadn't passed yet, and it was snowing lightly in the sky at this time.

Habara was stunned for a moment, then he pulled the person out of the water, started a fire, all in one smooth motion.

The outdoor temperature was very low, and cold winds blew through the valley from time to time. So after being pulled up, Daigo hugged her shoulders and sat down tightly against the bonfire.

It could be seen that she was very thin, not looking like someone with much fighting power at all.

"It's good to want to increase your strength, but you don't have to push yourself too hard. Ninjas are ultimately divided into combat types and non-combat types..." Habara looked at Daigo and said.

A person ultimately had things they were good at and things they weren't good at. Perhaps this was just Habara's prejudice, but in short, he didn't think Daigo was the kind of ninja who could participate in high-intensity head-on battles.

"It's good to increase my strength even a little," Daigo said. Then she took out a scroll from a backpack beside her and handed it to Habara.

"Fire Release ninjutsu left by Izayo. You might be able to use it."

Habara took it and looked, and found that the scroll recorded Fire Release techniques like Dragon Fire Technique and Fireball Technique. This was very normal. Izayo was just a chunin; of course, she wouldn't have any high-level ninjutsu.

"Fire Release is very practical, but subjectively speaking, Fire Release should be a technique where power is linked to chakra consumption. More importantly, I can't master a new ninjutsu type in a short period of time..."

The techniques were good, but unfortunately, Habara couldn't use them.

Daigo nodded, then she took back the scroll.

"It's so quiet... It would be great if it could always be this quiet..."

She raised her head, her gaze seemingly fixed on the distant depths of the clouds.

This atmosphere...

Habara was very suspicious of whether Daigo was really only fourteen years old. He looked at her carefully again. Well, he could only say that on an intellectual level, most people in this world matured early.

Well, on an intellectual level.

"Yeah, when will the war end?"

Then he whispered this sentence.

Just like that, the two of them quietly watched the snowy scenery for a while.

However, Habara didn't get too sentimental. Next, he pricked the tip of his right finger, and then began to draw complex formulas on the back of his left hand and palm with fresh blood.

After completing the drawing and repeatedly checking for errors, he raised his head and said to Daigo:

"Daigo, next I'm going to conduct a little experiment. I need your help."

Since it was just a small favor, of course Daigo didn't object, so she nodded and asked, "Okay, what should I do?"

Habara extended his right hand behind him, and as he made a grasping motion with his palm, first an iron sword hilt appeared, and then the silver blade, thin as a cicada's wing, was also drawn out by him.

He handed this sword to Daigo.

Daigo took it, but her expression was somewhat puzzled.

Then she heard Habara continue, "Next is the experiment. If something goes wrong, Daigo, help me cut off my left hand... Be ruthless. This can only be done by you. I'm afraid I'll be soft-hearted."

Daigo: "..."

S-s-small... small favor?