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Sage Mode is an incredibly powerful application mode for ninjas, but the difficulty of using and training it cannot be ignored. Or rather, precisely because it's so powerful, the learning conditions are harsh.
First, the practitioner must have a huge amount of chakra. Second, this mode cannot be activated quickly. You must concentrate natural energy before using this technique. Third, you must remain absolutely still when gathering natural energy.
The first point can be classified as a prerequisite for using Sage Mode. The second and third points can be considered drawbacks of this mode in a sense.
And there's another problem when using this jutsu: If you can't replenish natural energy in time, after your Sage Chakra is exhausted, this mode will quickly be released. In Naruto's case, the natural energy he extracts at one time can only sustain Sage Mode for five minutes.
The problem of replenishing chakra is something everyone desires, but it's really not easy to solve.
However, Haori solved this kind of predicament in one fell swoop through an extreme method: His chakra storage method, similar to the Yin Seal, directly stores Sage Chakra.
So, as long as he releases this technique, he can instantly enter Sage Mode, thus avoiding the "gathering energy" process. At the same time, this method increases his stamina.
In this state, without replenishing natural energy, depending on the consumption of Sage Chakra, Haori can maintain Sage Mode for 30 minutes to an hour. This amount of time is basically enough for him to solve all battles.
But on the other hand, this is also an extremely dangerous thing.
After all, natural energy itself is an extremely unstable thing. Sealing it in your body at a fixed ratio is undoubtedly a crazy move. One mistake, and Haori will completely turn into a tree… If he didn't have a high degree of confidence in his sealing jutsu, he wouldn't dare do this.
In fact, in the process of gradually improving the seal, he had experienced 1/8 tree transformation, 1/4 tree transformation, and even half-tree transformation.
But the advantages of Sage Mode were worth him conducting this experiment. Besides being able to increase his physical abilities and jutsu power by ten times, it also has other qualities.
Even Haori, with his Lightning Release active body, has a certain burden. Using it for a long time will increase his body's fatigue. But Sage Mode doesn't have this problem. To put it simply, this thing is like a side-effect-free stimulant that makes the user more and more energetic as they fight.
After connecting the seal, the mark on Haori's forehead first turned black like ink, then imprinted a unique mark on his face.
This is the characteristic mask of Sage Mode.
Instead of the rectangular mark, his forehead now has intertwined crescent moons, like the lower part of the waxing crescent moon wrapping around the waning crescent moon, or the upper part of the waning crescent moon wrapping around the waxing crescent moon.
And a black line was also imprinted on his lower eyelid.
For Haori personally, the most meaningful aspect of this mode was the significant increase in his perception. He could also achieve physical enhancement with his Lightning Release, but as a sensor ninja, this was the only way he could experience it.
"So next… should I say I'm going to take on ten?"
Unfortunately, he didn't need to say that. There was only one target here that he needed to deal with.
Haori stepped on the surface of the lake, walking step by step towards the Seven-Tails, Chōmei.
In terms of appearance, Chōmei was more like a "tailed insect" than a tailed beast. Because this thing looked like a complete combination of a beetle and a dragonfly, with a strong sense of someone's style.
So, how old was this thing when it fell into Orochimaru's hands?
And almost at the same time that Haori opened the barrier, Chōmei also keenly sensed this change.
So, it flapped its wings and buzzed, flying towards Haori with its huge, fast body.
"This is a one-way street. So… you can't go this way."
The annotation to Haori's explanation was the roaring sound of the water and the waves that were rolled up by his extreme physical strength, in the opposite direction of the force he was applying with his feet.
But even though the waves were high, they couldn't block Haori's body, because he had already jumped high into the air.
From absolute stillness to absolute motion, Haori seemed to need no transformation process. The law of inertia seemed to have lost its effect.
If he used the Chidori Flow Three Stages in Sage Mode, the resulting superposition effect could further enhance his abilities. But that wasn't necessary.
Because his body in this state was already strong enough. Strong enough.
Haori jumped above Chōmei, then delivered a heavy kick from top to bottom. His foot directly hit Chōmei's head. The immense force directly smashed the tailed beast in mid-air to the ground.
The huge body hit the water, making a dull buzzing sound.
But Haori, who was in mid-air, also fell down. He even got there first. The huge wave couldn't make his body shake at all.
As Chōmei's body was half-floating on the water, Haori followed up with a spinning roundhouse kick.
Chōmei's head was buried in the water, half of its body floating above. Then, it was like a buoy being dragged by a shark, rapidly retreating. The huge body left deep water marks.
But before it could stop completely, Haori's jutsu followed.
The Second Hokage's S-rank Water Release, the Water Dragon Bullet, with an increased amount of mimicry, Water Release: Water Dragon Bite Explosion.
This jutsu itself was a jutsu whose power changed depending on the scale of chakra used. Plus, the amplification effect of Sage Chakra at this time, you could say that this was the "true Water Dragon." This move probably didn't have this kind of power in the Second Hokage's hands.
Refer to Jiraiya's two-story-high Sage Art: Super Large Rasengan, and you can experience the increase in the Water Dragon Bite Explosion.
The water rolled up by the jutsu poured down, and the crackling sound disturbed the entire lake.
After this combo, the Seven-Tails' advance had no effect. Instead, it had gone back to where it came from.
Haori's crazy three-hit combo, going all out at the drop of a hat, not only caught the Seven-Tails off guard, but also stunned the onlookers.
"Is… that a human technique?" Tenzo muttered to himself.
"Probably… yes." Kakashi said. He probably knew what state Haori was in, who was absurdly strong at this time. Recalling that he had been in the Swamp of the Land of Hot Water for several years, Kakashi could only think of one word… Sage Mode.
And Haori's initial move of getting close didn't have any deep reason. He just wanted to try what it felt like to fight a tailed beast hand-to-hand. But in reality… it didn't feel like anything.
The tailed beast was just bigger. After all, it wasn't in human form. If you were really talking about fighting skills, any chūnin who was good at taijutsu would be stronger than this thing.
And the Seven-Tails wasn't a tentacle monster like the Eight-Tails who was good at close combat.
After about ten seconds, Chōmei's head finally rose from the water. It seemed to recognize something, then fixed its gaze on Haori and let out an angry roar.
This was a complaint from a beast:
You hurt me, you know?
Haori knew, of course. Next, he was going to make this thing hurt even more.
The moment the tailed beast raised its head, Haori, who was standing a hundred meters away, formed the final hand seal with his hands held flat, his five fingers interlocked.
In the air, there was a flying saucer!
A flat, disc-shaped object falling from the sky, with immense force, smashed the Seven-Tails, which had just taken off, back into the deep water.
This was called: Sage Art: Earth Release: Heavenly Cover!
The thicker, larger version.
Sage Mode gave Haori's five nature transformations the perfect opportunity to shine.
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