Chapter 19: The Stillness of Sage Mode

During the weekend, after preparing everything, Natsuwari set off for the training ground. Today, he didn't create a Shadow Clone for studying.

Because two days ago, Natsuwari's body had fully recovered. He didn't expect it to take more than a month to recover. As expected, pushing his body's limits at this age was still too much.

However, for the sake of his plan, Natsuwari still had to push himself and make thorough preparations. He shouldn't waste chakra if he could avoid it.

Soon, Natsuwari arrived at the training ground and, as expected, saw Rock Lee. As long as it was a holiday, the probability of Rock Lee appearing at the training ground was basically 100%.

However, Natsuwari felt that Rock Lee's mood didn't seem to be high today. He only greeted him and didn't seem to want to spar.

Although Natsuwari didn't intend to spar today, Rock Lee had become addicted to sparring after trying it before. As long as Natsuwari appeared here, he would come looking for him.

As for the win rate of their spars, it could basically be said to be 50/50. When Natsuwari had chakra and could use the Three Body Techniques, his win rate was much higher. However, once his chakra was depleted, Rock Lee's win rate would skyrocket.

Natsuwari looked at the somewhat downcast Rock Lee, deep in thought. Something must have happened, but he didn't know the reason and couldn't rashly offer comfort. He should focus on his own matters first.

Natsuwari began today's training. Today's training plan, in terms of both quantity and intensity, far exceeded his usual routine. As the training progressed, sweat and salt continuously seeped out.

Finally, that boundary loosened. Natsuwari gritted his teeth and once again successfully broke through that limit.

After the breakthrough, Natsuwari didn't stop immediately. He finished his post-workout stretching before ending the training session. Then, he staggered to his usual resting spot and sat down cross-legged.

Natsuwari could feel that this breakthrough seemed to be more difficult than before, but he didn't know why, and he didn't have time to think about it. At this moment, his mental state had also reached a point of extreme exhaustion.

At this time, Natsuwari took a deep breath, closed his eyes, resisted the urge to fall asleep directly, and slowly calmed his mind.

Since ordinary training couldn't push him to the state of stillness, he would try again after breaking through his limits. If it still didn't work this time, he could only wait for another month.

Natsuwari had a positive mindset. He would try his best this time, and even if he didn't succeed, it was fine. After all, it was Sage Mode, and the difficulty was there. But he also believed that he would definitely succeed. If not this time, then next time, and if not next time, then the next!

He was determined to learn Sage Mode!

With this mindset, Natsuwari's body slowly calmed down. This time, the exhaustion overshadowed the feeling of ants crawling all over his body. Then, the exhaustion also gradually disappeared, and his body completely calmed down for the first time.

Following that, his unusually active soul since birth finally calmed down. Slowly, his mind and body gradually merged.

Natsuwari seemed to have glimpsed the scenery at the mountaintop, but after his brief glimpse, he retreated from that state again.

Natsuwari slowly opened his eyes, surprise in his eyes. It was a feeling, he felt that he had succeeded, even if it was only for a very short time.

But since he had succeeded once, there would be a second time, and even the conditions for entering that state would gradually relax. He wouldn't need to break through his limits every time to enter it!

He set a small goal: before obtaining the summoning contract scrolls from the Three Great Sage Lands, he wanted to be able to enter that state without needing special training!

However, Natsuwari frowned again. Although he had entered that state, he didn't seem to feel anything special, nor did he perceive natural energy. It was just emptiness, but his perception was indeed incredibly strong.

Sage Mode... this mode was definitely not recorded in the library. Natsuwari couldn't help but feel a headache. It should be normal. The subsequent training probably required toad oil or similar items.

Later, he could try to sense natural energy. Although he couldn't absorb it, if he could sense it directly without toad oil, it would definitely be a huge improvement.

Take it one step at a time. Natsuwari first sighed, then felt a bit excited. Today's harvest was truly a pleasant surprise.

Natsuwari slowly stood up, looked around, and frowned. Rock Lee had already left today and even reduced his training. This was a big problem.

Natsuwari was a little worried. After all, after spending so much time together, he had a good impression of this young man with a talent for hard work.

However, he still had to deal with another matter first. Natsuwari looked at a big tree and asked,

"Excuse me, are you going to continue hiding?"

"Ahahaha, to be able to discover me, you're really an amazing little guy!" A young man wearing a green Konoha Jonin vest walked out.

Seeing the person coming out from behind the tree, Natsuwari breathed a sigh of relief. He had roughly guessed who it was, but what if it was an enemy? That's right, this person was Might Guy, the peak of temporary ordinary people.

"Hello, is there something you need?" Natsuwari asked.

Might Guy looked at Natsuwari with some admiration. He had been hesitating whether to come out or not. He had been observing this place for many days, and the one he admired the most was naturally Rock Lee.

But he had also seen Natsuwari's efforts. In the past days, Natsuwari gave him the impression of being very measured, not overtraining. But today, he didn't know what went wrong. He was distracted once and overtrained!

If Natsuwari continued to train like this, his body definitely wouldn't be able to handle it!

Although Might Guy also wanted to follow Rock Lee to see what was going on, compared to that, it seemed that Natsuwari's problem was more serious. After all, if he wasn't careful, it could cause irreversible damage to his body.

"Little guy, you have to know that training also needs to be moderate. Although youth has no limits, you're still young. Such training will harm your body." Since he had been discovered and had come out, Might Guy didn't hesitate to say what he wanted to say.

Instantly, Natsuwari understood. So it was because of this. He nodded and then said, "I know that. You must have been observing this place before, so you should know that my training doesn't harm my body. It's just that there were some special circumstances today. Tomorrow, I'll return to my original training amount."

"Is that so? That's good." Might Guy nodded. Once was fine, but he was afraid that it would continue. "Since you know, then I'll take my leave. Little guy, keep working hard and burning your youth! I'm very optimistic about you!"

Saying that, Might Guy patted Natsuwari's shoulder.

Natsuwari twitched the corner of his mouth. Although he had recovered somewhat, his body was still very tired. These two pats almost made him kneel down. But he couldn't say anything and could only nod.

"I will continue to work hard."

Might Guy gave Natsuwari a thumbs-up, showing a big smile and his shiny white teeth, and then left. Since there was no problem here, he still had to go and see what was going on with the other side!

Natsuwari looked at Might Guy's back and also smiled. It was quite useful that Might Guy had discovered him. After all, Might Guy was the number one taijutsu expert in the Naruto world and naturally had a very high level of expertise in physical training.

As Natsuwari's body grew, he had to figure out the increase in training volume each time on his own. With Might Guy's guidance, he could get better training.

But what exactly happened to Rock Lee?

(End of Chapter)