Chapter 26

And it began to flow along the chakra meridians, then entered his body through the ends of the meridians.

It started fusing with the cells!

Pop~

Ishihara seemed to hear a crisp sound.

The first cell to fuse with natural energy was born.

He could feel the terrifying life force within that cell, utterly different from before, a completely different level, even a gap between heaven and earth!

They were entirely different orders of magnitude!

A joy akin to life evolution suddenly surged in his heart, making Ishihara feel incomparably happy.

As more and more natural energy merged into his body, more and more cells began to transform.

The life energy within his body grew stronger and stronger, more and more terrifying!

This is the true Sage Body!

In essence, it is not the same thing as the so-called Sage Body of the Uzumaki clan and the Senju clan.

Even the state Hashirama Senju entered after activating Sage Mode was far inferior to the Sage Body Ishihara cultivated.

Because one is merely an ordinary body, simply abundant in life energy.

The other completely merges natural energy into the body, evolving the body to the same level as natural energy.

Just like the Great Toad Sage and the White Snake Sage!

It is a body only a Sage can possess!

After an unknown duration, Ishihara stopped and fell into thought.

"Just now, only an extremely tiny part of the body was tempered. To transform the entire body into a Sage Body would probably take several years."

"However, there is no lack of ways to accelerate it!"

The concept of the Sage Body originally came from the Great Toad Sage and the White Snake Sage.

But in reality, there is only one truly immortal person in the Ninja World, and that is Kaguya Otsutsuki, who is the Ten-Tails!

Therefore, Ishihara's Sage Body actually incorporated part of the concept of the Ten-Tails' shell.

"If my guess is correct, mastering a Kekkei Genkai should be able to accelerate the completion of the Sage Body!"

"So, my focus must now shift to Kekkei Genkai!"

"Additionally, cultivation of the soul must begin!"

Ishihara frowned slightly.

In the Ninja World, things related to the soul are Yin Release, meaning secret techniques like Genjutsu and Dojutsu.

But right now, he possesses none of these things.

"If only I had a Uchiha corpse to study right now!"

"No, Orochimaru must still have extra Sharingan eyes!"

Ishihara suddenly remembered that Orochimaru had once crafted a Sharingan arm for Danzo.

Orochimaru must still have a stockpile of Sharingan eyes!

Ishihara's frown smoothed out; once Orochimaru returned, he could begin researching Dojutsu.

"Let's learn a few jutsu to relax."

He casually picked up a jutsu scroll and began reading; it read 【S-Rank, Water Release: Water Severing Wave】.

At the same time, he secretly activated the Sage Body cultivation method to absorb natural energy.

【You have read a large number of Water Release scrolls. You have learned Water Release: Water Severing Wave. You have created the Water Release Secret Technique: Water Impact!】

【Water Impact: Can instantly launch super-high-speed impact water currents from any location, such as the mouth or hands, in any manner!】

Not bad!

Ishihara raised an eyebrow.

He did not dislike jutsu, but hand seals were simply too annoying.

Fortunately, he did not need hand seals.

He was about to learn a few more jutsu.

Suddenly, through natural energy, he sensed several life forms approaching from a distance, and his brow furrowed slightly at once.

Orochimaru's base had never had so many people arrive at once.

Especially recently, almost no one had entered or exited.

"It seems this place has been exposed."

Ishihara sighed, slowly rose, and prepared to stretch!

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PS: Brothers, is anyone reading? Begging for data!!!