dtnovels Chapter 272 What is the shortcut?
Chapter 272 What is the shortcut?
"What?!"
Shima-sensei couldn't hold back after watching just the beginning.
The Sage of Six Paths had his wisdom window bitten off by a white snake from the neighboring Ryuchi Cave!
It was through this opportunity that the White Snake gained access to the power of the immortals!
"So that's how it is. No wonder Ryuchi Cave, which is clearly a bunch of snakes, insists on claiming to have evolved into dragons... because they actually evolved their lives by consuming the Sage of Six Paths' Wisdom Window!"
"This must be information that Tsunade got from the slug. To cover her tracks, she turned it into a novel and had someone else publish it."
As Shima was reading the story in the book, he suddenly realized something.
Viewed from a non-human perspective, the content makes perfect sense.
The White Snake ate the Sage of Six Paths' Wisdom Window to obtain Sage Chakra. Isn't this the same principle as it making Naruto eat the insects from Mount Myōboku now, so that it's closer to nature and easier to cultivate?
There are also the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers from Kumogakure, who are said to have gained tailed beast chakra after eating the flesh of the Nine-Tails.
These are all vivid examples.
How did the slug know?
There is only one slug in Shikkotsu Forest, and all the slugs that are summoned by spirits are split off from the original body.
But slugs are not of a high generation.
Because the division of a slug is equivalent to the birth of a new offspring.
As time goes by and the number of splits increases, even the earliest memories gradually disappear.
That's why the slug calls Tsunade "Lady".
It must be for some special reason that the slug has regained some of its past memories!
Master Shima felt he had discovered the truth.
The three immortals of the Three Sacred Sites, including the Great Toad Immortal of Mount Myōboku, are always asleep.
The White Snake Immortal of Ryūchi Cave is their archenemy.
Even if the other party tells them what happened back then, it's not certain that it's true.
"If you want Naruto to learn Sage Mode quickly, do you want him to eat the Great Toad Sage's wisdom window?"
Master Shima fell into deep thought.
First of all, it can be confirmed that the Great Toad Sage, who sits there half asleep all day and doesn't exercise, must have a wisdom window.
only……
"No, the Great Toad Sage is so old. What if he accidentally bleeds to death?"
Master Shima shook his head, rejecting the idea.
Besides the giant toad immortal, only the couple remained.
However, the couple exercised frequently and did not have a smart window.
Moreover, their magical arts are still inferior to those of the Great Toad Sage. Even with the Wisdom Window, the concentration they obtain is not enough.
"Tsunade took out this book immediately after I left, which means she probably didn't intend to hide it from me at all, and she refused to tell me about Jiraiya's situation."
I've checked the summoning contract these past few days, and Jiraiya is indeed out of danger... Could it be...?
Master Shima felt like he had become the famous detective of Mount Myōboku.
He looks like a toad, but he is actually a genius with extraordinary intelligence.
Master Shima thought of Naruto's earnest and diligent appearance at Mount Myōboku—could this be a performance they deliberately put on?
So, there's a reason why she saw this book intentionally.
He must be trying to get her to find a way to teach Naruto from this book...
"Let's look again."
Shima the Hermit continued to peruse the books.
It seemed to have seen something ahead of it.
That's it!
"The Sage of Six Paths once had an improper relationship with the Great Toad Sage, and it was through this that the Sage of Six Paths mastered Sage Mode... What? Are we going to have to arrange a marriage for Naruto?"
"No, no, this is too against current etiquette, and besides, Naruto already has someone he likes. Let's think about it again..."
……
"Got it!"
Shima-sensei had a flash of inspiration: since quality wasn't enough, they would win with quantity!
After devising a plan, Shima-sensei carefully hid the book and found Fukasaku-sensei.
"Honey, let's go to a hot spring. I've thought of a way to help Naruto quickly master Sage Mode. I'll tell you while we soak in the hot spring."
"Aren't we going to soak in a hot spring?"
"Artificial hot spring."
Master Shima set up a pot and began to boil water.
After making sure the water wasn't too hot, Shima sprinkled some flowers and herbs into the pot, then pulled Fukasaku into it.
Gumbling.
Gumbling.
"Comfortable."
An hour later, Shima the Hermit jumped out.
Fukasaku the Hermit jumped out as well, asking doubtfully while putting on his clothes, "Is this really okay?"
Neither of them had any toxins on them, but they hadn't bathed in a long time, so the water quality must not be very clean.
Drinking it certainly won't kill you.
"This is a chicken I bought for Naruto when I went grocery shopping in Konoha today. He doesn't like eating insects, so this is a good way to give him some nutrition."
Master Shima threw the chicken into the pot where the two of them had just taken a bath, and then turned up the heat to cook it.
Naruto woke up early in the morning and, having not received any instructions to practice Sage Mode, he began trying to master the Tailed Beast's chakra with the Nine-Tails in his mind.
"Naruto, you're training so hard! Come on, let's eat first."
Shima, carrying a bowl of chicken soup, found Naruto meditating.
"Is it insect soup again?"
Naruto opened his eyes, his face falling.
"No, this is a chicken I specially bought back in Konoha today, and I made chicken soup."
"Chicken soup is here."
Master Shima placed a pot of chicken soup in front of Naruto.
"Grandma Toad, the color of your chicken soup is off, and why is there such a big pot of it?"
Naruto was dumbfounded. Was this chicken soup or chicken bathwater? This pot was so big he could jump in and take a bath. How could it possibly taste like chicken?
"This is not ordinary chicken soup; it also contains herbs from Mount Myoboku."
"You don't want to eat insects? Then drink more soup; quantity will do."
"Uh... okay."
Naruto hesitated for a moment, but still gave in.
At least it's just herbs and chicken soup; compared to insects, even if it tastes bad, it's still acceptable.
After Naruto struggled to finish half a pot of soup, he still couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground, clutching his large belly.
"Naruto, now we will begin to teach you how to practice Sage Mode. If you want to enter Sage Mode, you must empty your mind and calm your heart without any distractions, so you must go up there and start meditating to calm your mind."
The hermit Fukasaku pointed to a stone slab on a towering spike and said.
"Calm your mind?"
Naruto had a bitter look on his face.
Not to mention that he has a lot of ideas and likes to move around.
The Nine-Tailed Fox is still beeping in his mind, how can he calm down?
"Grandpa Toad, isn't there a shortcut?"
Snapped!
Fukasaku jumped up and flicked Naruto on the head: "There's no shortcut! If you want to save Jiraiya, you have to do it this way! Honey, let's go! Let this kid think it over!"
Naruto remained where he was, dejected.
"Kid, actually, there is a shortcut."
Nine-Tails seemed to have made a difficult decision, and it took it a long time before it spoke.