Cursed Seal of Heaven?
Everyone looked at the Chat Room, anticipating Orochimaru's answer.
After all... for a Ninja, seeking power is beyond reproach.
An extra bit of power means an extra chance of survival when performing missions.
Orochimaru: "Heh heh heh... the Cursed Seal of Heaven isn't something just anyone can obtain."
Orochimaru: "Even if I gave it to you, you would die if you couldn't withstand that power."
Orochimaru: "Even if you can withstand it, you will suffer a backlash when using it."
Everyone: "..."
Thanks, but no thanks.
Everyone is a Ninja; as long as they've left the Village for missions, most become extremely realistic and recognize their own limits.
Those who are pretentious are, after all, a minority.
After all... being pretentious while on a mission usually means you've already bit the dust.
["Back then, my Sharingan saw a power on Orochimaru's teeth... it looked both gentle and violent," Sasuke frowned, lost in thought.]
["It also carried a sealing power."]
["You didn't see wrong. Presumably, the power Orochimaru wants to give is that."]
["However, the risk factor is very high. If my guess is correct, that power is sometimes violent and sometimes gentle. If it's not a match... death is highly likely. Even if it's compatible, there will be a backlash during use; it's a double-edged sword."]
["But it can't be denied that this power is no less than opening the first three gates of the Eight Gates."]
[Naruto paused and did not continue.]
[In fact, he noticed that what Orochimaru wanted to inject was some kind of bodily fluid.]
[Since it's a bodily fluid, there must be a host.]
Orochimaru: "Heh heh heh~ As expected of Black-framed Naruto-kun, you saw through it at a glance."
Orochimaru: "Correct, it's Jugo's bodily fluid."
Orochimaru: "I think... before long, Naruto will learn about a power in this Ninja World... no, a power completely different from the Ninja system."
Orochimaru: "In the words of Black-framed Naruto-kun, it's similar to the mysterious and ancient ritual power mastered by the Uzumaki Clan—a power from the era before the Six Paths Sage founded the School and the age of Ninjas."
Senju Tobirama: "You are an excellent Ninja."
Senju Tobirama: "A pity. If only I hadn't made such a shitty decision back then... perhaps I would have been more suitable to be your teacher."
Orochimaru: "Second Hokage-sama... it won't be too late after the viewing ends."
Clearly, the two of them had already taken a liking to each other.
['That power... it feels different from the Ninja system.']
['Great Fox, have you seen it?']
[Inside the Sealing Space, the Great Fox crossed his arms, also lost in thought.]
["It feels... unfamiliar, but This Fox seems to have seen a similar power."]
["What power?" Naruto's eyes lit up.]
[His intuition told him that this power was no less than the mysterious ritual power of the Uzumaki Clan.]
["Natural Energy, also called Natural Chakra."]
["It's the Natural Energy in the atmosphere."]
["If you can absorb it and combine it with your own Chakra, it will form Natural Chakra."]
["This Natural Chakra... you humans seem to call it Senjutsu Chakra."]
["It mainly originates from the Three Great Sage Lands."]
[Naruto was stunned; he didn't expect there was still information he hadn't uncovered.]
["Ryūchi Cave, Shikkotsu Forest, Mount Myōboku?"]
[In an instant, Naruto thought of the legendary Sannin.]
["Orochimaru, Tsunade... and Jiraiya."]
["They seem to respectively master the powers of the Three Great Sage Lands."]
["Through contract summoning..."]
["Ryūchi Cave is snakes, Shikkotsu Forest is slugs, and Mount Myōboku is toads."]
["Is there any connection?"]
[The Great Fox thought for a moment and said, "I don't know... the Old Man never said."]
["Besides, for as long as This Fox can remember, the Three Great Sage Lands seem to have already existed."]
["They are very ancient... they truly can be compared to the rituals of the Uzumaki Clan."]
["Senjutsu Chakra... Natural Energy?" Naruto murmured softly.]
["So, are the Three Great Sage Lands... interconnected?"]
[At this, the Great Fox could only sigh helplessly.]
[In an instant, she felt something was wrong.]
[Why be afraid? Why forget?]
[Damn it!]
[In an instant, the memories the Great Fox had intentionally forgotten all resurfaced.]
["No, they are not interconnected," the Great Fox said deeply. "The Three Great Sage Lands themselves restrain and are restrained by each other."]
["Each of the Three Great Sage Lands has its own Senjutsu... think of them as three types of Chakra with different attributes."]
[The Great Fox directly revealed this information.]
["And humans learn how to extract Natural Energy..."]
["No, Natural Energy looks gentle, but in reality, it's incredibly violent."]
["Like the bodily fluid Orochimaru is preparing to inject?" Naruto's eyes lit up.]
[This Orochimaru has given him quite a few surprises.]
[He's quite a character; perhaps by digging deeper, there will be many more unexpected gains.]
Orochimaru: "Humph humph humph~"
Orochimaru: "Black-framed Naruto-kun certainly knows his stuff~"
["To tame it, making the Natural Energy balance and stabilize with spiritual and physical energy within the body... only then can one be said to have obtained Natural Energy and transformed it into natural 'Chakra'."]
["The Three Great Sage Lands are all different... the techniques for absorbing Natural Energy are all different, and likewise, the ways to maintain balance are different."]
[As Naruto murmured, the Great Fox continued: "Senju Hashirama mastered the Natural Energy absorption technique of Shikkotsu Forest... though that guy was indeed powerful; it's possible he created his own unique technique for absorbing Natural Energy by referencing Shikkotsu Forest."]
["And the Ninja power system... is different from the Three Great Sage Lands."]
["After absorbing Natural Energy and balancing it with the Chakra inside a Ninja's body, they fuse... and it becomes—Sage Mode."]
["Sage Mode?" Naruto was startled. It sounded familiar; had he seen it in some historical documents?]
["Exactly."]
["After mastering Sage Mode, even Senju Hashirama received a massive boost," the Great Fox nodded.]
["Great Fox, can you do it?" Naruto asked instinctively.]
["You already have my Chakra, why are you still learning Sage Mode?!" The Great Fox's beautiful eyes glared as she replied fiercely.]
Naruto: "..."
["You can never have too many skills."]
["Besides, after Natural Energy fuses with the Chakra in a Ninja's body to become Senjutsu Chakra and activate Sage Mode... what if your Chakra is fused in too, Great Fox?"]
["And what about adding Yin and Yang Release Chakra?"]
["Don't you want to pin Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama to the ground and grind them under your claws?"]
[The Great Fox: "..."]
[You have a very good point!]
[Wait, no!]
[I'm already such a genius fox, why am I being dragged into this rat race by this Blondie again?]
[The person and the fox conversed as if no one else were around.]
[A certain 'Walking on Thin Ice' was left out in the cold.]
Sasuke: "..."