Chapter 693: The Powerful Qualitative Change Brought by Senjutsu

“Muzuki, how does it feel to learn Senjutsu? Is it very troublesome?” Minato Namikaze asked curiously.

“I feel fine. It’s just that I might need to trouble you again soon, Minato,” Muzuki replied after some thought.

“It’s alright. When it’s my turn to learn, you’ll have to help me,” Minato Namikaze said with a smile.

Following that, Minato Namikaze and Muzuki discussed the specific implementation of the Ninja Academy reforms.

The Ninja Academy reform was the first major decision they made upon taking office, and it was also a crucial decision that would affect Konoha’s future. Minato Namikaze deeply hoped this reform would be a great success.

After their discussion, Muzuki returned to the Hokage Office, dispelled the Shadow Clone working there, created a new Shadow Clone, and then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave Konoha.

After mastering Sage Mode, Muzuki had always wanted to test the amplification of his various abilities by Sage Mode.

For example, what level of defense could Armament Haki achieve when cast with Senjutsu Chakra, or how much could the power of ordinary Ninjutsu be increased by stacking Breathing Technique Chakra Mode with Sage Mode?

Also, would special Ninjutsu like Limitless change due to Senjutsu Chakra?

Sage Mode was like a magnifying glass; no modifications were needed. Simply changing the Chakra used to release Ninjutsu to Senjutsu Chakra would increase its power, emphasizing a simple and direct approach.

However, Mount Myōboku was the territory of the toads after all, and Muzuki’s techniques were quite powerful. To avoid unnecessary trouble, Muzuki did not test them on Mount Myōboku.

Muzuki rushed to the mountains in the southern part of the Land of Fire.

The southern Land of Fire had a poorer economy and many inaccessible large mountains. Muzuki would specifically come here when testing abilities that caused significant commotion.

Upon landing, Muzuki stood still, absorbing natural energy to condense Senjutsu Chakra and enter Sage Mode.

After entering Sage Mode, Muzuki immediately concentrated the Flame Breathing even further, entering Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.

However, when using the Breathing Technique, Muzuki focused most of his attention on the Breathing Technique, filtering out the portion of natural energy drawn in by the Breathing Technique, preventing it from being absorbed into his body and incorporated into the Breathing Technique’s operation.

While a Breathing Technique with natural energy would be stronger than a normal Breathing Technique, it certainly wouldn’t be as strong as Sage Mode stacked with Breathing Technique Chakra Mode.

“As expected, everything has been enhanced,” Muzuki clenched his fists, feeling the powerful, continuous surge of strength within his body.

Because Flame Breathing Chakra Mode burned Senjutsu Chakra while in Sage Mode, the amplification effect was further increased.

“Sage Art: Fire Dragon Dance!”

Muzuki wasted no time. He clapped his hands together, instantly converting a large amount of Senjutsu Chakra into flames and exhaling them.

The moment the massive, high-temperature flames appeared, they emitted suffocating heat, creating rolling heatwaves, as if the air itself was boiling from the terrifying temperature.

Boom!!

The orange-red flames landed like crashing waves. A massive amount of flames surged in all directions. Wherever the flames touched, the temperature soared to unimaginable levels. The air was filled with a pungent smell of burning and intense heat.

Tall trees, under this terrifying heat, rapidly dehydrated and cracked. The moment they touched the flames, they ignited, and a pillar of fire flashed by, leaving behind only some black ash on the ground.

The fire spread extremely quickly, and a large dense forest rapidly turned into a sea of fire. The vitality of green life was mercilessly stripped away by the flames, replaced by endless crimson and ash. Even the forest’s soil, baked by the terrifying heat, turned scorched black and began to crack, as if the earth itself was wailing.

In the blink of an eye, the forest disappeared, leaving behind only a vast sea of fire emitting terrifying heat.

“Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!”

Muzuki immediately switched to Water Breathing and entered Water Breathing Chakra Mode, expending a large amount of Chakra to unleash a massive torrent of water, which finally extinguished the sea of fire.

“Wood Release: World of Trees Advent!”

Immediately after, Muzuki used Wood Release Ninjutsu to create a forest, restoring the barren land to a lush, green, dense forest.

“Such a huge consumption,” Muzuki exhaled softly, thinking.

The moment he finished using Fire Dragon Dance, he automatically exited Sage Mode because his Senjutsu Chakra was completely depleted.

Muzuki thought about it carefully. Fire Dragon Dance was already a very Chakra-consuming ultimate Fire Release, and Flame Breathing Chakra Mode was also burning through Senjutsu Chakra rapidly.

“In that case, abilities like Azure Flame and No Thought Strike will only be enough for one use, or even unable to be fully unleashed,” Muzuki mused, a thoughtful expression on his face.

The upper limit of Senjutsu Chakra condensed in a single instance and the duration of Sage Mode were both problems.

However, the latter was slightly easier to solve than the former, because Muzuki did not have a resident like the Nine-Tailed inside him. He could directly have Fukasaku use the Two Great Sages’ Art on him, which was equivalent to having two super-endurance power banks, making combat worry-free.

However, this was not without its drawbacks.

Firstly, this was external power after all. Fukasaku had their own stance. If Muzuki were to get into a fight with, say, the Four Great Shinobi Villages or Five Great Ninja Villages’ allied forces one day, Fukasaku might not help Muzuki.

Secondly, when using the Two Great Sages’ Art, Fukasaku were not invincible or in a super armor state; they could be attacked and would still be injured if hit, causing the Two Great Sages’ Art to be interrupted.

Therefore, Muzuki still wanted to address his weaknesses rather than rely on the Two Great Sages’ Art.

“Although the consumption is huge, the power has indeed improved by leaps and bounds,” Muzuki recalled the scene of the forest instantly turning to black ash.

Because Flame Breathing Chakra Mode burned Senjutsu Chakra, the amplification was stronger than regular Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, so the Fire Dragon Dance just now was not considered a regular Senjutsu.

If Muzuki were to use Fire Dragon Dance with normal Senjutsu Chakra without using Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, that would be the normal process and intensity of a regular Senjutsu.

Muzuki felt that if he used that technique to attack a Ninja unit, everyone within the range would die. Only fast-moving Ninja might have a slight chance of escaping.

Even a strong Water Release user like the Third Mizukage would absolutely not be able to block a Fire Release of this level. His only chance of survival would be to run.

“Shadow Clone Technique!”

Then, Muzuki created two Shadow Clones, sending them aside to absorb natural energy, while his main body also began to absorb natural energy to condense Senjutsu Chakra and enter Sage Mode.

“Sage Art: Armament Haki!”

Muzuki converted a large amount of Senjutsu Chakra into Yin Release Senjutsu Chakra, and the pitch-black Armament Haki quickly covered Muzuki’s right fist.

Boom!!

Muzuki unleashed his Chakra and swung his Senjutsu Armament Haki fist, instantly causing several massive cracks, tens of meters long, to appear in the ground.

“Both defense and offense have changed a lot, but I wonder if it can block a Truth-Seeking Orb,” Muzuki mused, a thoughtful expression on his face.

The Truth-Seeking Orb possessed the power to ignore Ninjutsu.

Muzuki, relying on Armament Haki and Limitless, could bathe in the Ninjutsu of ordinary Ninja without a millimeter of injury.

But when facing a Truth-Seeking Orb, Limitless and Armament Haki might not perform much better than ordinary defensive Ninjutsu. This was a suppression at a fundamental level.

Sage Art Armament Haki might be different, as Truth-Seeking Orbs couldn’t neutralize Senjutsu.

Muzuki took out the Rokudo Shakujo from his system space.

The Rokudo Shakujo, when infused with Chakra, had properties similar to a Truth-Seeking Orb, so it should be fine for testing.

Muzuki condensed a large amount of Senjutsu Chakra on his left arm to create Armament Haki, while using his right hand to pick up the Rokudo Shakujo, infuse it with Chakra, and strike his left hand.

There was no other way; once infused with Chakra, a Shadow Clone couldn’t even hold this thing, so he had to hit himself.

Bang!

When the pitch-black Rokudo Shakujo struck the arm covered by Senjutsu Armament Haki, Muzuki instantly felt a sharp pain in his left arm.

However, what pleased Muzuki was that the Senjutsu Armament Haki was not directly dispelled by the Rokudo Shakujo; it still had an effect. It just seemed like it wasn’t quite at the level to block a Truth-Seeking Orb head-on, possibly due to insufficient Chakra.

After healing himself with Medical Ninjutsu, Muzuki activated Limitless with Senjutsu Chakra, then threw out a Flying Thunder God Kunai. Once the Flying Thunder God Kunai landed, he threw the Rokudo Shakujo in the direction of his Flying Thunder God Kunai.

Whoosh!

Muzuki used the Flying Thunder God Technique to instantly teleport beside the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

Finally, the Rokudo Shakujo stopped one centimeter in front of Muzuki, unable to advance further.

“As expected of a Six Paths Level technique, even a Senjutsu-driven Limitless can still have problems with being unable to block it,” Muzuki gripped the Rokudo Shakujo and placed it back into his system space.

If he hadn’t increased the output of Limitless just now, the Rokudo Shakujo might have broken through Limitless as it did before.

The good news was that Limitless could also benefit from Sage Mode and be strengthened.

The bad news was that Senjutsu Limitless, in terms of its mechanism, seemed unable to suppress Six Paths Level techniques like the Truth-Seeking Orb, and there was a possibility of it being broken through.

However, overall, it was still good news. As long as there was enough Senjutsu Chakra, taking a Truth-Seeking Orb head-on was not a dream.

Muzuki also tested the output capability of Limitless, which had also become much stronger, but it was still not very easy to use. With that Senjutsu Chakra, he could completely use other abilities for output.

Then, Muzuki tested his stronger abilities one by one.

When testing No Thought Strike, as Muzuki expected, even after exhausting his Senjutsu Chakra, he couldn’t reach the limit of its full potential.

Perfect Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation, perfect Thunder Breathing, and perfect No Thought Strike — the combination of these three perfect levels truly had a high upper limit.

Even if it didn’t reach its upper limit, the power was still very considerable, making it Muzuki’s strongest output and destructive ability at the moment.

Muzuki didn’t even dare to directly slash after condensing it. Even after dispersing some of its power, the environmental destruction was still extremely exaggerated.

PS:

Second update, today is two updates totaling 3k, which is 1k less than promised, so tomorrow will be between 8k-9k.

The main reason is a small incident. Xiao Ju didn’t go out, but relatives came over. A niece I’m close with came to my house to play, and entertaining her took some time.

Xiao Ju found that the previous event titles hadn’t been issued by the operations officer during a break from typing. He has already logged into the author account to apply for the rewards.

All applications from July to September have been submitted and are currently under review. They need to wait for approval.

As for October, we have to wait until the event ends before they are issued.

However, Xiao Ju still has an allocation of ten titles this month. If anyone wants one, I’ll post another event later. You can get a title by leaving a comment, and I’ll set the event time shorter so they can be issued in the current month.