[Your Mixed-Blood Imprint Fusion level has reached 40%; you have unlocked a new racial skill.]
[You have obtained the racial skill: Rain of Light—Condense a guiding Chakra Arrow in your hand and fire it with the Spirit Bow. It guides countless light arrows condensed around it to shoot straight forward, performing a dense strike on the target area. The speed is extremely fast, like a violent storm sweeping across the earth. It can be used without incantation, and the attack is extremely magnificent and majestic in its Aura.]
Rain of Light!
Aokawa grinned: "It's finally here!"
An upgraded version of Scatter, the arrows were faster, the area more concentrated, and the power even greater!
For targets requiring saturation-style strikes, this attack was the most suitable.
He shifted his gaze to the energy crystals.
From 4,790 energy crystals, after increasing the Fusion level by 30%, only 1,790 remained.
In other words, for every 10% increase in Fusion level, it cost 1,000 energy crystals.
Inflation had indeed set in.
At the previous Rank, increasing it by 10% only required 200, but this time it had increased fivefold.
Correspondingly, however, as his strength improved, the number of energy crystals he obtained was far greater than before.
He simply poured all the remaining 1,790 crystals in at once.
The Fusion level rose sharply.
This time, the point allocation was very smooth, only stopping once the energy crystals were exhausted.
The Fusion level settled at 57.90%.
It seemed that, just like before, he would need to reach 80% to unlock the next skill.
He clenched his palm, feeling that since entering the Mixed-blood Rank, his control over Natural Energy had become much stronger than before.
This was especially evident after dumping in 47% worth of Fusion today.
Since his mastery of Natural Energy had improved, he could try out some of the ideas he previously had.
However, now was not the time for experiments. The priority was to quickly enter Sage Mode and recover from his physical fatigue.
After continuous battles and constantly squeezing his cells to refine Chakra, his body was already overburdened.
He quickly used the Pressure Point Technique to seal his Chakra points and began carefully absorbing Natural Energy according to his previous process.
However, at the moment the Natural Energy reached the capacity limit of the sealed area, Aokawa discovered that he seemed able to stop the absorption of Natural Energy at exactly the right moment.
Originally, he had to rely on the Natural Energy reaching the sealed capacity limit and then actively stop based on the overflow signal.
This meant that he no longer needed to use the Pressure Point Technique to precisely control the amount of Natural Energy absorbed.
He quickly sat cross-legged, his hands overlapping in a hollow embrace.
Based on the amount of Chakra he had refined, he controlled the intake of Natural Energy.
He mixed them according to the ratio of two parts Chakra to one part Natural Energy.
A moment later.
The pigments around his eyes emerged; it was a perfect Sage Mode.
Aokawa quickly guided the mixed Sage Mode Chakra to circulate throughout his body, relieving his physical fatigue.
"What is Aokawa doing?"
Hinata Iruha noticed that the color of the Chakra inside Aokawa had changed, and something else seemed to have mixed in, which immediately felt strange to him.
Shirakumo Hayama turned his head upon hearing this and couldn't help but whisper in surprise: "Sage Mode!"
This kid actually knows Sage Mode?
"What is Sage Mode?" Hinata Iruha asked.
"It sounds very powerful. Is there anything different about it?" Uchiha Inabi, who was nearby, also asked curiously.
"Sage Mode refers to a state that uses Sage Mode Chakra. It's said that in this state, both strength and speed are much faster, and the more you use it, the better your physical condition becomes," Shirakumo Hayama explained.
"And what is Sage Mode Chakra?" Uchiha Inabi asked.
Uchiha Hachidai, hearing the discussion, walked over: "The environment we live in contains a type of energy called Natural Energy. Adding this energy to Chakra creates Sage Mode Chakra."
He then looked at Aokawa, his face full of wonder: "I didn't expect Aokawa to have learned Sage Mode and even use it to recover his physical state. It's truly a Genius idea."
"With so many benefits, I want to learn it too," Uchiha Inabi said excitedly.
*Thump!* Uchiha Hachidai gave him a flick on the forehead, making him cry out in pain!
"Sage Mode is very dangerous. Currently, I've only heard that Lord Jiraiya can use it. It's said that in all these years at Mount Myōboku, he's the only one who successfully cultivated it; everyone else turned into petrified statues."
"That's so terrifying?" Uchiha Inabi said in shock.
"Yes! I wonder where Aokawa learned Sage Mode from."
...On the other side, Yoshikawa Iwa was helping bandage his subordinates' wounds.
Suddenly feeling a gust of wind pass by, he turned his head and saw a graceful figure with beige hair tied in a braid.
"Lord Yugito, why are you here!" Yoshikawa Iwa hurriedly went to greet her.
"What do you think?" Nii Yugito's face was full of fury. "Yoshikawa Iwa, you useless fool, what on earth are you doing? According to the original plan, you should be standing on the high wall right now welcoming the main army."
"And now?"
Upon hearing this, Yoshikawa Iwa lowered his head, not daring to speak.
Nii Yugito turned her curvaceous body, looking around at the Cloud Ninjas who had discarded their equipment, and immediately frowned:
"What is going on here? Three hundred and fifty people, and you've made such a mess taking a single outpost?"
"Is this the result of your chest-thumping guarantee to take the forward base within two hours?"
"Because a very troublesome Ninja appeared on the other side," Yoshikawa Iwa explained, bracing himself.
He reported his offensive arrangements for tonight and the opponent's response in full detail to Nii Yugito.
"Who taught you to fight like this?" Nii Yugito flared up at his words and gave Yoshikawa Iwa a hard kick.
Unexpectedly, Yoshikawa Iwa was too burly; Nii Yugito didn't budge him and had to give up.
She continued to scold him with disappointment: "Knowing full well the opponent has such a powerful area-of-effect attack, you still sent people up? How is that different from delivering food to them?"
"In this situation, you should have snuck up first, dealt with this person, and then launched the attack..."
Saga, standing nearby, saw Yoshikawa Iwa being scolded by Nii Yugito like a grandson.
He was laughing inwardly.
Lord Yugito was practically speaking for him, throwing back all the words Yoshikawa Iwa had just used to scold him.
While he was secretly enjoying the moment, Yoshikawa Iwa's aggrieved voice rang out.
"I didn't receive any intelligence regarding this Ninja beforehand."
"Who is the captain of the forward base?" Nii Yugito asked.
Not good!
Saga was startled and turned to try and quietly slip away.
A large hand grabbed his collar and hoisted him up.
Yoshikawa Iwa dragged Saga in front of Nii Yugito: "Right here!"
Nii Yugito frowned at Saga's pathetic appearance: "After facing off for so long, you haven't gathered a single piece of intelligence on this person?"
"This person appeared out of thin air; I've never heard of him before," Saga explained sheepishly.
"Useless!" Nii Yugito kicked Saga to the ground.
She then said to Yoshikawa Iwa: "Does this person have any identifying features?"
"He's from the Hyuga Clan, and he's quite handsome."
Nii Yugito nodded: "I'll find a way to sneak up and deal with him. Gather your men and be ready to follow."
"Yes!"
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