4 Shinobi Rebirth...
(Warning huge Info dump incoming!)
(You have been Warned!)
Chapter 1 - Shinobi Rebirth
Naruto groggily woke up from his mindscape. After shaking his head, he found himself in his familiar mindscape. He quickly tried to remember everything that happened during the 4th Shinobi World War and on how it end by sacrificing his own existence to seal Uchiha Madara, his tearful farewell with his friends, and him being appointed as the Rokudaime Hokage of Konohagakure on the last minute. He stood up slowly and then turned around to see the now familiar comrade residing within him.
"So you are now finally awake." The giant fox said.
"Kurama..." Naruto observed the giant beast in front of him. He is still the same annoying fur ball within his mindscape with the same appearance and with always glaring slitted eyes however, there were some obvious changes on his current appearance. Naruto have always believed that the Nine-Tailed Fox sealed within him is one gigantic creature ever since they first met on his mindscape. However, after acquiring all the Bijuus' chakra and merging with his other half that was sealed within his father's and becoming his original self, Kurama's size and his chakra amount and density grew in unfathomable heights and levels.
Also, Kurama acquired a very noticeable additional tail swaying along with the other initial nine tails. Naruto also felt the same feeling of as that of the Juubi's chakra created by Obito within Kurama's, indicating that Kurama has acquired the same near-omnipotent level of chakra and power as that of Obito's Juubi. And aside from that, this Juubi Kurama is now technically the Jinchuuriki of the Shinju. So he even has the all powerful Shinju's chakra on his disposal within him.
"How are you feeling now? Still feeling down?" Kurama spoke with his usual glare that Naruto has already grown accustomed into.
"Yeah... Somehow... But this is my choice... I will need to accept it and endure eternity within the dimension rift." Naruto muttered while smiling that even surprised himself. "I probably don't have any regrets. I am already done dealing with it in my head. I have already done my part. It is up to them now -dattebayo!"
"I thought you will still be down for sometime after that." Kurama grinned.
"By the way, what happened to my physical body Kurama?"
"We are already within a dimension rift where time doesn't flow and space is unstable. Your physical body is floating within the frozen time and unstable space. You will not age physically as long as you exist within it."
"I see. Sorry for dragging you in here with me, Kurama."
"Don't apologize to me! It's weird!" Kurama roared. "I am you and you are me. We'll share the same fate and I would accept whatever that fate is."
"Since when did you become this kind fuzz ball?" Naruto grinned towards the fox.
"Shut-up brat!" Kurama roared once again. "And besides, the power of the Bijuus is one of the main factors of conflicts in the Shinobi World. With our existence erased from that world, I believe the Shinobis will stop their quest for greater power that resides within the Bijuus."
"You have a point. Well, what should we do then? Just do this chitchat for eternity in this dimension rift?"
"Regarding that, I have something to say." Kurama said. "First, there is a way for us to get out of this dimension rift."
"Really? You mean we can go back to the Shinobi World?"
"There is a slim possibility that we can get out of this dimension rift, but no longer back to the Shinobi World. Remember, your very existence is already deleted in the Shinobi World, right?"
"I see." Naruto smiled sadly. "But how can we get out of here?"
"We'll wait." Kurama said while Naruto sweat-dropped. "Dimension rifts sometimes do open when a dimension or world encounters a major time-space disturbance. All we need to do is to wait until we saw a random damage on a dimension rift. That damage will going to be our pathway towards another world or dimension."
"But how long should we wait?"
"No clue. But that will definitely happen. Dimension rifts maintain the balance of time and space. If a distortion happens in a random world or dimension, the dimension rift is the one who absorbs the distortion. All that we need to do is to stay on alert at all times since a distortion may appear anytime."
Naruto nodded. "That's good to hear. This means we will not actually be stuck here forever. But while waiting, what should we do? I bet we will run out of things to talk about the entire time that we are waiting right?"
"Who said that we will talk all the time?" Kurama replied. "Remember, in a dimension rift, time doesn't flow. This means, you have all the time that you need to continuously train here and make yourself far stronger than ever."
"Training!" Naruto perked up. "That's great! But... you know I really do like training Kurama. However, why should I train if I no longer have a reason to become strong? You know, we can no longer return to the Shinobi World."
"Idiot!" Kurama snorted mightily. "What if the world where we should arrive into has far more powerful adversaries? You will just die like a pathetic rat even if I am within you! And I will not allow that to happen! You're my Jinchuuriki and I haven't properly trained you on how to properly use my power yet! We will need to train and that's my decision!"
Naruto is surprised by the sudden outburst from Kurama. But he grinned happily. "Alright. No problem! Let's train!"
Kurama smirked darkly. "Very well. But the training that I will give you will be a lot harder than any other training that you have ever done before. Prepare yourself brat!"
"Of course! Training is the best way to kill time!"
"Enthusiastic as ever." Kurama spoke in amusement. "For now, let's rest since we have just been through one hard and long battle. I need you to be 100% recovered and prepared before we start your training."
"Yeah. We have been fighting for two straight days without holding back. Let me sleep for a while." Naruto quickly laid his back and after a matter of seconds, fell into one deep slumber.
'Thank you... Uzumaki Naruto...' Kurama gave a warm smile towards the sleeping blonde in front of him.
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"Whoa!" The Uzumaki shot back quickly and woke up from his long dreamless sleep. He then glanced right and left, only to find himself on his familiar mindscape. "So everything wasn't just a dream eh?"
"That's one long nap kid." Kurama smirked towards his host.
"Wait, how long was I out?"
"In an actual time, around 10 days."
"What the?" Naruto then scratched the back of his head. "Looks like I have left you long enough on your own." Then he grinned towards the fox.
"Not really." Kurama replied. "You will need that rest. As of now, I can sense that you have fully been recovered after fighting that war. How are you feeling?"
"Physically, I am perfectly fine! Ready to kick Obito and Madara's ass at the same time if needed! However, my mind is still in a mess for accepting everything that happened during the war."
"That's understandable. What do you want to do from now on?"
"Training!" Naruto grinned. "You said you will train me right? I always like to train since training relieves me with any stress within my mind."
"Good to hear about that. While you are asleep, I have already devised a proper training course for you."
"That's great! Let's start then! What new Jutsu will you be teaching me then Kurama?"
"We'll start with the basics. We will need to increase and stabilize your chakra level and density."
"Huh?" Naruto tilts his head. "But my chakra alone is already on Obito's level while he is the Juubi Jinchuuriki and your chakra is about several times far stronger than that of Obito's Juubi and we were now even able to sync our chakra properly. And you still have the powerful Chakra of the Shinju within you. So why should we further increase our chakra level?"
"Idiot!" Kurama slammed his hand, shaking his mindscape that even made Naruto shiver. "When I said that to increase your chakra levels, it will be your own chakra and yours alone!"
"Bu...But why?"
Kurama shuffled his tails. This will be a very annoying explanation. "You have already known that the chakra of the Juubi is immeasurable and off the charts right?" Naruto nodded, and then Kurama continued. "Well, even if the Juubi's chakra is seemingly unlimited, there are still limitations upon using its chakra. The Jinchuuriki of the Juubi can only use the Juubi's chakra proportionate to its own chakra."
"I don't get it -dattebayo." Naruto gave a dumb questioning look.
"Looks like I will also need to do something about that grain-sized brain of yours." Kurama sighed. "Let's put it this way; a standard Shinobi's chakra has a unit of 10. If a Shinobi with standard unit of chakra becomes the Juubi's Jinchuuriki, then that Shinobi can only use the proportionate chakra of the Juubi sealed within him, not its entire immeasurable chakra itself. The chakra ratio on how much of Juubi's chakra that the Shinobi can use is 1:5,000. So technically, if the Shinobi has a chakra unit of 10, he can increase his chakra levels for up to 50,000 units by tapping into the Juubi's chakra. This applies to me as well since I have already become a Ten-Tailed Bijuu, I technically be considered the new Juubi ."
"Wow, that's a lot. But I still don't get it." Naruto grinned.
"That simply means the higher the unit of chakra that you have, the more chakra you can draw out of me, the Juubi. Naruto, with your current chakra level that rivals that of Obito being the Juubi Jinchuuriki, is already several hundred times or even thousand times more potent than that of ordinary Shinobi, outmatching the legendary Shodaime Hokage, Madara bastard and possibly even the Rikudo-jiji. But I can still feel a lot of sleeping chakra within you. So in our terms, as of now your very own chakra has at least 1000 units. And with that, you can access at least up to 5,000,000 units of the Juubi's chakra."
"The ratio 1:5,000 only applies to the Juubi created by Obito. However, with me being several times more powerful than that Juubi along with the power of the Shinju within me, the ratio difference is definitely much higher than 5,000. And we can also determine that in this training…"
"That's cool! We really are awesome Kurama! But if I have already that level of chakra, why should I further increase the level of my chakra?"
"I want you to become a very strong Shinobi on your own without tapping into my chakra or relying on your power-ups. Remember, most of the life defining battles that you have been through, you will always need some assistance like my chakra in order to come out triumphantly. Now that your very own chakra rivals that of Obito while in Juubi Jinchuuriki state without using Senjutsu or any Bijuu transformation, you're already the most powerful Shinobi ever walked on that world since even the Rikudo Sennin don't have the same chakra level as that of yours except if he also taps into the Juubi's chakra sealed within him. To think that the Nidaime Rikudo Sennin will become this powerful…"
Naruto's eye bulge. "Wah? That's... that's impossible What do you mean by that Kurama?!"
"You are the 2nd Sage of the Six Paths."
"Uh? Come again?"
"I don't like to repeat it anymore."
Naruto stood in silence. After letting the information sank through his thick skull...
"What are you talking about fur ball!?"
"Looks like you still haven't noticed… well, I shouldn't expect anything from that brain of yours in the first place. After we have synced our chakra, your Bijuu transformation is very different than the other Jinchuurikis. That's because your physical characteristics are a lot different than that of the other Jinchuurikis. I haven't notice it first hand, but after we have synced our chakra during the war, your chakra and transformation has the very same feeling to that of the Rikudo Sennin." Kurama explained. 'It felt like you are the splitting image of the Rikudo old man. You remind me a lot of him, Naruto.' The fox mused within his mind.
"I see. I am somehow like a reincarnation of the Rikudo Sennin?"
"No. Just like Hokages, there were Shodaime, Nidaime, Sandaime, and so on. In this term, you are the Nidaime Rikudo Sennin."
"So there will be Sandaime Rikudo Sennin and so on as well?"
"I don't know. But as far as I know, the first Rikudo Sennin appeared from the past to stop the disaster called Juubi. And you, the 2nd, appeared during the worst war in Shinobi history and stop it on your own. Using that trend, a Rikudo Sennin only appears during times that the world is plunged in worst disasters and conflicts so the Sennin can give new hope and light towards the world, allowing it to continue moving forward. If the world is plunged into chaos again, I believe another Rikudo Sennin will appear to save the world once again."
"But I really do hope that our world will not get into another war. I hope everyone considers each other's feelings and change the Shinobi's system of hatred." Naruto mused sadly.
"You have experienced far enough pain on your own. And you have matured because of those experiences. You have already become a grown man, Naruto." Kurama said calmly, while the blonde Hokage gave a wide grin. "Let's get back on track. As the Nidaime Rikudo Sennin, you still have an enormous amount of inactive chakra sleeping within you. And all we need to do is to awaken it and see how much chakra it can provide you. And using that awakened chakra, I will train you to become the most powerful Shinobi kid."
"Hell yeah! But how can you possibly awaken my sleeping chakra -dattebayo?"
Kurama stretched one hand with his index finger pointed towards the ground. The tip of his sharp claws touched the 'water' that served as their ground and a special circular large seal similar with insignia similar to the Kuchiyose no Jutsu appeared.
"Stand in the middle of the seal Naruto." Kurama commanded. Naruto quickly ran towards the middle of the seal. "Sit in a meditating posture like what you have used to while entering Sage Mode." The Jinchuuriki followed. Then he looked up towards his Bijuu, and smiled.
"Before you merge with your other half, I am about half the size of your index finger. Then, after merging with the other Bijuu's chakra and become the Ten Tails, then fuse with your other half which is also Ten Tails, and becoming the Shinju's Jinchuuriki yourself, your size became so gigantic that I am just like a speck of dust for you."
"You're my Jinchuuriki. My power is your power. If my powers grow, it would be the same for you." Kurama then started creating hand seals.
"Holy crap! You can do hand seals Kurama?"
"Out of all the Bijuus, I am the only one capable of performing hand seals. As you can see, I have a demi-humanoid form. Old man Rikudo created me like this from the Juubi's chakra for me to be able to protect and educate the next Rikudo Sennin. And now, it all comes down on training you, Naruto."
Kurama stretched his right hand with his index finger pointing forward. The very tip of his large sharp claws is now touching the blonde's forehead. "This jutsu is created to awaken the sleeping chakra of its target. Close your eyes and draw out your inner chakra."
Naruto closed his eyes, obeying the Juubi Kitsune but spoke. "I only know how to draw out Senjutsu chakra within the surroundings during meditation Kurama!"
"It is just the same! But this time, instead of gathering Senjutsu from the outside, try tapping into the depths of your Chakra Circulatory System to awaken the sleeping chakra within you."
Naruto concentrated, then in that instance, his body is enveloped by thick, condensed chakra pursing outward of his body like blue flames. Naruto opened his eyes, and saw the very tip of Kurama's claw still touching his forehead.
"This is a lot of chakra, Kurama." The Hokage mused in awe.
"That's not even the tip of the iceberg brat." Kurama roared. "So keep your eyes closed, shut your mouth and continue concentrating on drawing out your sleeping inner chakra!"
Naruto didn't bother to respond as he closed his eyes once again, took a deep breath, and tried to awaken his sleeping chakra.
"Impressive amount of chakra... We'll stay like this until we have completely awakened your sleeping chakra." Kurama mustered. 'That's one hell of chakra. To think that a single human possess such level of chakra, it's so surreal… I don't know how many days, weeks or even months it may take, but we will continue to draw out your sleeping chakra… your true potential, Naruto."
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"That takes almost 3000 hours if it will be based on human time calculation to draw out your sleeping chakra brat." Kurama said after removing his claws on his host's forehead.
"3000 hours? But it felt like it was only about a few hours or so for me!" Naruto replied while getting up from his meditating position. The seal under his feet disappeared.
"Like I always said, time is not flowing here Naruto. You may even think everything happened in 10 years for only a second here."
"But this chakra..." Naruto looked towards the palm of his hands. "I can't believe I have this much chakra on my own Kurama. I feel like I even surpassed your own chakra during the time before both of your halves fused, ten-fold." Naruto said absentmindedly while he is still enveloped by chakra surrounding him like flames surging upward (imagine the flame enveloped with Natsu Dragneel when in rage, except the color is bluish white since it is chakra). The size of the enveloped chakra grew as much that its height has more or less has reached the towering Perfect Susanoo.
"That certainly is true." Kurama affirmed. "You have far surpassed my original form's chakra level before Minato split me in half several folds. The reason why you have this amount of chakra is that, first, you are the 2nd Rikudo Sennin, thus automatically gives you an enormous amount of chakra which is at least on par to the Rikudo old man itself. Second is that you are an Uzumaki. Being relatively close and blood related to Senju, somehow you have your own powerful Senju chakra flowing within your body. Third, you are a Jinchuuriki not even half an hour after your birth. Your chakra system adapts into you being a Jinchuuriki, thus expanding its own reserves. And you also got the Bijuu Cell now along with other chakra enhancements that you acquire while fighting Madara during the war. Got all that?"
"Yeah... Somewhat..." Naruto said absentmindedly.
'But what is this feeling? I have drawn out so much of his sleeping chakra, and yet I can still sense an enormous amount of chakra sleeping within him. This is far above my knowledge, and there should be other influences that gave Naruto such very titanic amount of chakra. But it will be better to awaken the sleeping chakra gradually before it damages Naruto himself. But after seeing the amount of chakra that you have awakened, and still the enormous amount of sleeping within you, just how much chakra do you have, Naruto…'
"So I am the strongest Shinobi ever now, Kurama?" Naruto interrupted the fox's thinking.
"In terms of Chakra volume and density, then it is a yes. And that is even without tapping into my chakra or enhancing your power with your Sage Mode. Your chakra will also continue to grow gradually as long as you continue to train. And we will also do the same process of unlocking your chakra every now and then so we can continuously juice out your true potential. With this, you have already surpassed all the previous Hokages in more ways than one. But as the current Juubi, my Chakra level is still far above than yours."
"Amazing, am I?" Naruto said with tinge of happiness and sadness. "If only my friends can see me like this..."
"Get over your past and continue to move forward, you little kid."
"Yeah. Well, Kurama, how should I control this large amount of chakra?"
"That's the next training that we will be doing, Chakra Control. If you want to rest, then go. Once we started the next stage of training, your next rest will depend on when you will finish the training."
"Let's get on with it!" Naruto said without any hesitation and full of determination. "I am not tired at all!"
"You sure?"
"Yeah! I can even kick your ass right now if you want to!"
"Choose your words wisely brat!" Kurama suddenly released a very powerful pressurized Chakra with overflowing killing intent, blowing Naruto several hundred meters away due to the shockwave that Kurama's power has been released. The Hokage shook his head, and then tried to stand up. But his feet are not following his brain's commands. He is sweating heavily. His body is trembling. He felt like he is about to pass out anytime. One thing is for sure. This kind of intimidation, have far surpassed the feeling of fear. This is... despair.
Kurama saw this and quickly removed the release of his chakra pressure and killing intent. He smirked at his host to remove the despair from that face of his.
"Feeling better now?"
"Wha... Why did you do that?"
"To show the difference between our powers..." Kurama grunted. "Releasing pressure thru chakra with killing intent is enough for those who have weak minds and lower chakra levels than you feel intimidated, and even make them suffocate and pass out. I am actually surprised that you were able to survive that specially coming from me."
"But you didn't have to do that! I know no matter how long I trained, with the current you; I know I can never defeat you! I am just joking earlier!"
"Like I said earlier, I am not good at making jokes. Very well, I can also train you on how to give off chakra pressure that can even make any weak willed person suffocate and pass out. This is much better than using Mangekyou Sharingan's Tsukuyomi. That comes along with the Chakra Control Training that we are about to do. Are you ready?"
"Yeah!" Naruto ran back towards Kurama. After arriving in front of him again, "One thing… don't ever joke again! It might kill me!"
"Keh... Don't just die then!" Kurama said with amusement.
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Kurama is now watching his host who is currently asleep after a long, hard training for Chakra Control Mastery. Being Naruto's weakest department due to his enormously massive chakra reserves since birth, it literally took a while before he could manage and actually master his chakra control. With this, he can now create Rasengan and other Rasengan variants using a single hand, including Fuuton: Rasenshuriken.
As part of mastering Chakra Control, Kurama taught Naruto on enhancing physical strength and movement speed with chakra, adjusting the level of chakra being used in a specific jutsu to make it weaker or powerful than the actual chakra requirement, and also Intimidation (comparable to the effects of Kenpachi's killing intent and Haoshoku Haki effect) since Naruto technically has no talent whatsoever in casting Genjutsu.
Aside from the usual Chakra Control Training, the Juubi Fox also taught Naruto two special method of Chakra Control that is created by the Rikudo Sennin. The first is Chakra Honor and the other is Chakra Immersion (derived from Food Honor and Food Immersion of Toriko). Chakra Honor training improves the concentration of the user, thus removing all the unnecessary movements for using and attacking with Taijutsu and also maximizing the chakra needed to perform Ninjutsus, giving a proper form to the techniques and enables them to be use their power on its full potential. This will allow the user to attack using 1/10th or 1/20th of the usual chakra or stamina consumption, but the power of the techniques' strength, speed, and precision will increase several folds.
The Chakra Immersion Training on the other hand allows the user to store and nourish their cells with chakra to further increase his chakra capacity and physical attributes. This training is only applicable for those who have Bijuu Cells within their body. Naruto's Bijuu Cells adapt each training, so his Bijuu Cells continues to evolve to make the wielder enhance his physical parameters. But to be able to adapt properly to the training, Bijuu Cells needs to consume chakra for it to evolve. With this, Naruto's power, physical stats and stamina will also continue to develop further and will even allow him to fight for more than a month or so without rest as long as he has chakra. He can also channel out the chakra stored within the Bijuu Cells if needed for additional power boost if he needs to.
Kurama have very little knowledge regarding healing jutsus, that's why he didn't attempt to teach Naruto any. And besides, being an Uzumaki, making his life force comparable to that of the Senju's, his body equipped with Bijuu Cells, and being his Jinchuuriki, any possible injuries that maybe inflicted into the blonde during battle can be healed almost instantaneously.
"Ugh..." Naruto grunted while rubbing his eyes, waking up from his sleep. "That's one great nap!"
"I know. You're snore beats the hell out of me." The giant fox replied.
"Shut up Kurama!"
"You have properly mastered Chakra Control, Chakra Honor and Chakra Immersion. Given the massively enormous amount of chakra that you have, you are already a fearsome opponent. However, like what I said before we start training, I will train you to become a powerful and proper Shinobi. So this time, create a hundred thousand clones. Within your mindscape and mastery of chakra control, that shouldn't be too hard for you. We'll speed up your training this time."
"Wah! Kage Bunshin! Why did you not remind me that I can use it for faster training!"
"Awakening your sleeping chakra requires your true body, while Chakra Control requires your complete chakra inside your physical body. That's why I didn't mention that you can use your clones for training except now."
"Cleared! But hey, do you think I can create a hundred thousand clones in the real world?"
"It's impossible. Even if your chakra grew exponentially, you should restrict your Shadow Clones for up to 1000 only in maximum. Going more will give severe strain in your brain and chakra circulatory system. Hundred thousand clones are only possible here within your mindscape. However, your Shadow Clones are more powerful than ever now due to your exponential chakra boost even on the outside world."
"I see. That's awesome! Here we go! NINPOU: CHOU TAJUU KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!"
Exactly hundred thousand clones appeared within Naruto's mindscape. The entire scenery became flooded with black and orange jumpsuit wearing boys. Kurama grinned then creates another familiar hand seal that surprised Naruto and the army of clones.
"NINPOU: TAJUU KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!" The Ten-Tailed Giant Fox Kurama created a thousand clones of himself, much to the surprise of the blonde Shinobi and the clones.
"How the hell can you also do Kage Bunshin Kurama!?"
"There are only two things in my life that I definitely cannot count brat. One is the number of bowls of Ramen that you have already consumed in your entire life, the other is the number of times you have use the Kage Bunshin. Of course I will learn to use this jutsu even if I don't want to! But I can only use this jutsu and possibly other Shinobi jutsus within your mindscape."
"Oh... But why did you create clones as well?"
"Divide your clones in a group of hundreds, and each group will be trained by one of my clones. Each of my clones will teach your clones with specific skills and abilities to further enhance your Shinobi prowess. This includes Bukijutsu, Shurikenjutsu, Kenjutsu, Bakujutsu and other physical Shinobi fighting styles that require weapons that don't require much chakra usage."
"Huh? After unlocking my sleeping chakra and mastering chakra control, why do I need to train using weapons?"
"Kid, one question. Can you defeat Sasuke in a sword fight or weapon clash?"
Naruto is just stunned by Kurama's words.
"That's it. Ignore chakra. Do you think that you can stand a chance against Sasuke in plain close range combat using weapons? No. Remember, the past four Hokages, Uchiha Madara and Obito, and even Rikudo old man, are all masters of their own preferred weapons to increase their offensive capabilities against certain types of opponents that they may not defeat by sheer raw power. If you really want to surpass them and become the strongest Shinobi, you should at least master several fighting styles using basic Shinobi tools and weapons like swords, kunais, shurikens, wire strings, explosive tags and other weapons."
"I get it." Naruto grinned.
"However, the original you and the original me will need to play Shogi."
"Wha?!" Naruto is stunned once again. "That's some random suggestion Kurama!"
"It isn't!" Kurama roared. "You're as dumb as rock Naruto! That's why we need to adjust your way of thinking. Even a slight improvement with your reasoning will do. And playing Shogi is one of the best ways to improve your thinking."
"Hey! Those remarks hurts you know!" Naruto complained. "But I understood your point fur ball."
"Good. You will need to defeat me a thousand times in Shogi. We will not stop playing until you were able to do so. Got it!"
"As if I have a choice -dattebayo." Naruto scratched the back of his head.
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"Checkmate! It's over Kurama!" Naruto grinned after placing a piece of Shogi to its designated point. It is a perfect counterattack against Kurama's piece. "I have already defeated you a thousand times now!"
"You don't need to rub it on my face." Kurama snorted.
"Well, it took a while. I can't believe you are a Master in Shogi! I bet even Shikamaru will going to have a hard time beating you!"
"Keh. Don't praise me after you have defeated me a thousand times."
"Actually, I will not even bother call it winning." Naruto stated honestly. "You have beaten me more than half a million times even before I defeat you, you know."
Kurama smirked at this. Looks like the Shogi training really paid off. If this is the old Naruto before the Shogi training, he will jump around or roll to the ground in happiness even just by defeating a single piece of Kurama's Shogi piece. However, this Naruto actually reasoned out the results of their Shogi matches on his own and accepted his defeats on his own.
After all, Naruto might not have a bright mind however his ability to create unpredictable but complex plans and strategies out of the box is on an entirely different level. Kurama has been caught with Naruto's unorthodox tactics countless of times during their Shogi matches. And now that Naruto's reasoning in battle has been improved enough for him to be capable of defeating him fair and square in a Shogi match, coupled with this unique strategic planning, the Ten-Tailed Fox can bet that his host can defeat Shikamaru himself in a Shogi match with mid-difficulty.
On the other hand, Naruto have dispersed his hundred thousand clones to accumulate all their experiences in learning how to use Shinobi tools effectively. Naruto have mastered Shurikenjutsu (Shuriken Mastery), Bukijutsu (Weapon Mastery), Kenjutsu (Sword Mastery), Bakujutsu (Explosive Tags Mastery), and efficiently use other Shinobi tools like Shinobi wires, Flash tags, Smoke Bombs, and such. He also combined his Chakra Control Mastery with Weaponry Mastery by channeling chakra into weapons to increase the power of weapons for their specific usage. He have been able to created his own style on using weaponries that perfectly matches his own personality... being unpredictable.
Along with this training, due to complexity of use of various weapons, Naruto gained the movement of a perfect assassin. His movement speed became so swift yet so silent, designed for quickly, precisely but easily knocking out or defeating an opponent without much effort even with opponents with several times more powerful than himself (of course, this is about weapon use, not chakra). He gains this ability to fully maximize the use of kunais, shurikens and explosive tags. With this recently acquired abilities, Kurama believed that Naruto can easily take out powerful Shinobis with the likes of Kisame, Kakuzu, Deidara and such just by his own weaponry expertise and unique strategies without even using chakra at all.
"You have matured into a true Shinobi now, kid." Kurama somehow praised his host with a grin.
"Of course! You are the one who is teaching me, so don't expect anything less -dattebayo." Naruto replied with an eye smile.
'That verbal tic of his, I guess I cannot really remove that. Like mother like son.' Kurama deadpanned. "Let's proceed on the next training, Naruto."
"Great! I am ready as ever!"
"This time, we will focus on Ninjutsu. As an Uzumaki, you have a natural Wind Element affinity. You will need to learn powerful Wind Element jutsus and master it so you can learn more jutsus. I am tired seeing you always spamming Kage Bunshin and Rasengan variants during battles. And seeing the level of chakra and chakra control that you currently have, you can create devastating Wind Element jutsus with effects that can even far surpass all Kekkai Genkai Elements. However, you are not capable of learning other elemental affinities like Katon and Raiton since it is also the limitations of an Uzumaki."
"No problem with that! Awesome! I am so excited!"
"More than that, I will also teach you on mastering Wind Element jutsus, so you can learn various Ninjutsu related to your affinity and maximize the use and power of your Elemental Affinity. And I believe this is the right time for you to pull the scroll that the Yondaime have given to you during the war."
"I almost forgot about that!" Naruto perked up. He then drew the small scroll handed to him by his father, unseals it, draws blood on the seal within it, and with a puff of smoke, hundreds of large scrolls, each of them rivaling the size of Jiraiya's toad scroll, appeared. "What are these scrolls all about?"
Naruto looked on each label on the scrolls. And much to his surprise, those scrolls are the jutsus created and improvised by his father, Minato Namikaze, Uzumaki clan's Fuinjutsu and Nintaijutsu that Madara mentioned during the war, Senjutsu techniques from Jiraiya, and other scrolls with many other jutsus from other clans.
"Wow. There are a lot of jutsus…" Naruto thought.
"I always thought that Minato is collecting jutsu scrolls, but I didn't expect it to be a library." Kurama responded.
"I think so… But why does Tou-san collects jutsu scrolls?"
"You know very well that Minato is not a member of any specific clan. So he doesn't have specific bloodline or jutsu for himself. But Minato compensated into this by reading and learning various jutsu from other clans, and created his own variation of those jutsus so he can stand on equal grounds with other Shinobis from Konoha's powerful clans. He has his own variation of Hyuuga's Jukken, Lotus Taijutsu, and the best evidences for this are his improved Hiraishin that he learned from Nidaime Hokage's scroll and Rasengan that he learned from battling me within your mom's mindscape after I use my Bijuu Dama against him. Rasengan is modeled after Bijuu Dama after all."
"I see. Dad really was awesome!" Naruto grinned. "So I have all these variation jutsus from other clans created by my father so I can learn these?"
"Of course. What else do you think?" Kurama retorted. "So you will be learning Minato's Hiraishin and other underdeveloped jutsus that he created and your task is to complete it just like what you did from Rasengan to Rasenshuriken."
"I got it!" Naruto then sorted his father's Ninjutsu scroll after seeing another set of scroll. "What are these scrolls about… 'Hiraishin Kenjutsu?'"
"I see. So it is also included huh?" Kurama grinned. "Hiraishin Kenjutsu is a very powerful set of Kenjutsu style created by the Nidaime Hokage. This Kenjutsu style is created with conjunction with the original Hiraishin jutsu. In fact, Hiraishin is just a byproduct to master that Kenjutsu style and this swordstyle is only mastered by the Nidaime, making him to be well-known as the fastest Shinobi of his time. I believe that your father also intended to learn this but due to Obito's attack in the village, he was never able to learn it."
"But how powerful this Kenjutsu style really is?"
"Hiraishin Kenjutsu, since it is created by one of the most powerful Shinobi ever lived, is the fabled legendary Kenjutsu that is based on ability of the user to allow a single Shinobi swordsman to defeat numerous foes single-handedly, not including the actual power of the sword that the user wields. Practitioners of this style use a combination of Shinobi-level speed and agility or better known as Shinsoku, or godspeed, battojutsu and an acquired, observation-based pseudo-clairvoyance in order to avoid the attacks of their opponents by the least possible margin and with the least possible effort in order to place themselves in the perfect position to strike in the very instant the opponent's strike misses and stresses two-step attacks in order to ensure that any and all who oppose it are thoroughly slain. This sword technique has reached the level of one out of pure godlike skill that surpasses any possible sword styles in the Shinobi World."
"This Kenjutsu's standard attack is called Hiraishingiri: an attack that consists of three concurrent arching blades close on the enemy from all sides to create a prison, allowing no chance for defense or evasion. While the user downplays it as simply successive slashes, it is actually bending the laws of physics to multiply its existence. It starts with a flash from this world, followed by two absolutely simultaneous, over-lapping flashes that disregard the concept of time and space, producing a slash attack that arrives from three different directions by momentarily using the Multi-Dimensional Refraction Phenomenon to transcend speed, dexterity, feints, and many other elements. The first strike comes at the opponent with overwhelming speed, creating a circular arc to surround them. This isn't much trouble on its own, but the slightly slower second vertical strike meant to block off escape from above, and the third horizontal strike to keep the opponent from escaping to the side, thus completely overwhelming the opponent. It is a technique that "challenges god" with mere human skill, making it impossible to block. If one of the slashes is blocked, the other two will definitely hit. Due to the close range, if the opponent attempts to retreat, the sword will quickly cut them down. I have learned this while I am sealed within the Shodaime's wife while the Shodaime and the Nidaime are doing sparring."
"Amazing… I want to learn it too!"
"But Hiraishingiri is only the standard attack of the Hiraishin Kenjutsu. There are many more powerful attacks included in that Kenjutsu. So you better save your excitement for later after mastering the techniques."
Naruto nodded with a wide grin. He then browsed for another set of those large scrolls. He saw the set of Uzumaki Fuinjutsu scrolls. "Kurama, does my clan really excel that good in Fuinjutsu?"
"Yes. The Uzumaki clan's Fuinjutsu prowess is terrifying even for the Hidden Villages. That is one of the reasons why they targeted to be annihilated first during the Third Shinobi War. They can create Fuinjutsus to counter or create seal for almost virtually any situation. The Hakke Fuin, Shiki Fujin, and Byakugou are few of the known Fuinjutsus created by the Uzumaki clan for your information."
Naruto nodded. He then saw another set of scrolls that indicates Uzumaki Nintaijutsu. "So this is what Madara has been talking about during our fight. What is this Nintaijutsu, Kurama? Does it mean combining Ninjutsu and Taijutsu into a single jutsu?"
"Somehow." Kurama replied. "As you don't know, Uzumaki clansmen are not that fond of Ninjutsu and Genjutsu however; Uzumaki's are one of the strongest clan in terms of close ranged, hand to hand combat. Their Taijutsu can rival or even surpass that of Hyuugas and Uchihas."
"But is that really possible to combine Taijutsu and Ninjutsu in one attack or technique?"
"It is possible. Remember that the Raikages are using Nintaijutsus. Raikages somewhat imitate the Nintaijutsu from the Uzumaki Clan's Nintaijutsu. Uzumakis are the ones who actually created that fighting style after all. By combining their high amount of physical strength and channeling appropriate amount of chakra just like on performing a Ninjutsu, they can create powerful attacks that according to them, have been created with the capability to slay Dragons and even Gods, technically Dragon Gods, so they called this fighting style 'Kazeryujin' to match the natural affinity of an Uzumaki with Wind Element."
(Uzumaki Taijutsu will be based on combination of Monkey D. Luffy's Gomu Gomu no Mi attacks without the stretching effect of his Devil Fruit and Dragon Slayer attacks from Fairy Tail, both with major modifications to match the Uzumaki clan's 'WIND' theme.)
"These close combat skills, coupled by their natural affinity on creating powerful Fuinjutsus, takes an alliance of three powerful villages to annihilate your entire clan due to fear from their overwhelming potential." Kurama explained.
"Wow. I never thought that my clan can be as elite as that of the Uchihas."
"Yes. The power of Uzumakis has power that can rival or even surpass that of Uchihas and Senjus. However, they prefer peace more than anything. That's why when Konoha is erected by the Shodaime Hokage; Uzushiogakure took the opportunity to befriend the new village to combine their powers for the sake of peace."
"So my clan really is a part of Konoha's history, just like my mom told me."
The former Kyuubi nodded. "Well, there is another stuff that I have to explain to you regarding your clan. I guess you already know that the Godaime Hokage has an Uzumaki blood. So you should be able to see the common factor between your mother, the Godaime, and you."
Naruto thinks for a while. "I guess stamina and physical strength."
"Good thinking. Your brain is finally functioning like a regular human should be." Kurama taunted while Naruto comically pouted. "If the Uchihas has powerful eyes and Senjus have massive chakra reserves, Uzumaki has the sheer physical strength, stamina and vitality that perfectly matched their Fuinjutsu and Nintaijutsu mastery. You have already known that your mother Kushina can beat down several male students in her academy days bare-handedly right? And your Tsunade-baa-chan can kill anyone with a single flick in the forehead? They are all from their pure sheer power without even enhancing their strength with chakra. However, the Godaime Hokage took it to the next level by mastering Byakugou that further increases her sheer physical strength."
"So you are implying that I can acquire the same sheer physical strength like my mom and Baa-chan without even amplifying my strength with chakra since I also am an Uzumaki?"
"That's right or maybe you can even surpass them exponentially since Uzumaki's physical parameters are capable of continuous growth in terms of physical strength and speed as long as you are doing the right training. So here is your training regime. Both of us will create clones of each other to train you for learning and exponentially powering up your Ninjutsu, mastering Uzumaki Nintaijutsu and Fuinjutsu, and mastering the Yondaime Hokage's Hiraishin and its Kenjutsu, uncompleted jutsus, along with other Ninjutsu and Taijutsu variation created by your father. On the other hand, your original body will train physically to unlock the potential of your Uzumaki bloodline's physical parameters. Unless we have reached the desired mastery of all of these, we will then move to the next part of the training."
Naruto nodded in agreement. The blonde Shinobi is somehow getting used on this harsh training being given to him by Kurama. But somehow, he knew that the Giant Fox is just like this because it actually cares for him. That's why he will need to give his best to not let his giant friend down.
Naruto once again created a hundred thousand Shadow Clones while Kurama created a thousand and divided each group to do their own tasks of mastering variants of Ninjutsu, Kenjutsu, Fuinjutsu and Taijutsu. On the other hand, Naruto's physical body is being trained by the original Kurama with various physical exercises to unleash his true potential as an Uzumaki.
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So far, this is the longest training for Naruto under the tutelage of the Juubi Fox. Not that he care at all, time is not flowing in the dimension rift however, he can feel that this training definitely pushes himself to the brink of his limits.
Naruto's physical strength has now grown exponentially due to Kurama's 'simple' physical exercises. His physical strength, striking power, lifting ability and other physical aspects without chakra enhancement, has now surpassed the strength of his Sage Mode, or even Sakura's Byakugou enhanced strength due to his Uzumaki heritage. However, his body still retains usual lean frame, except for some balanced tone muscles imprinted in his arms, body and legs. (Naruto's physical strength is on the same level as that of Toriko's recent level.)
Now with his physical body is trained, not only his physical strength get a boost, but also his speed. Naruto's regular movement speed right now is at least on the same level than that of Raikage's Lightning Release Armor without even enhancing his movement speed with chakra or using Shunshin. Along with this, Naruto's reflex, agility, dexterity, and others of such physical aspects needed in battle have greatly increased that Naruto can fight toe to toe or even defeat Kage-level Shinobis or even above with just hand to hand combat without using any chakra.
Naruto have also learned how to unlock the Eight Gates (Hachimon) on the same level as that of Might Guy. This allows him to further increase his physical speed, strength, striking power, lifting ability, and other physical based attributes several times per each gate that he can open. Partnered with his already impressive physical attributes and Taijutsu, Naruto have gained further power in melee range combat surpassing even Might Guy in terms of Mastery on the Eight Gates. He can also perform Hachimon Taijutsu attacks even without entering the Eight Gates. But the great thing is that Naruto can use the Eight Gates without any toll from his body due to his unique physical parameters as a wielder of Bijuu Cells.
Kurama also taught Naruto a technique called Pressure Points of Harm and Death (Shisho Tenketsu) which can unlock up to 360 of 361 Tenketsu points of the Shinobi's chakra circulatory system. Tenketsu points manage the chakra circulation within a Shinobi's body. Unlocking certain number of Tenketsu points grants the Shinobi a massive chakra boost. Unlocking 36 Tenketsu points doubles the total amount of chakra by the user, and Naruto, due to him being an Uzumaki and the Jinchuuriki of Ten Tailed Beast, can open up to 360 Tenketsu points. (Naruto cannot unlock the 361st since this will result to death of the user.)
As for his elemental affinity, Naruto's have learned a lot of powerful Wind Release jutsus, thus maximizing the power of his nature affinity. He can cast even the most basic Wind jutsus with much more power than that of regular Shinobis that could rival or even surpass Hashirama's Mokuton jutsus' scale given his chakra level and control. He have also created very powerful Wind jutsus composed of extremely condensed and concentrated Wind chakra that far surpasses the power of Fuuton: Rasenshuriken.
Naruto have also mastered his father's legacy, the Hiraishin along with other Hiraishin based jutsus to the same degree, if not greater than, of how his father used it. With his base speed making him the fastest Shinobi ever lived even without using Shunshin, coupled with his mastery over Hiraishin, made Naruto probably the most elusive Shinobi next to a Kamui user.
Naruto has also mastered the Hiraishin Kenjutsu style that made him the strongest swordsman from the Shinobi World. Kurama even believed that Naruto can take on the strongest generation of the Seven Shinobi Swordsmen of the Mist with pure swordsman skills without casting any jutsus even if Naruto is just using a regular sword and the Shinobi Swordsmen are using their legendary swords. With that sword style considered to be deadly on its own, it also compliments with Naruto's now monstrous physical strength and blinding movement speed, thus making the sword style much powerful and destructive than it already is (technically using Kenshin Himura swordstyle with Dangai Ichigo/Dracule Mihawk raw power sword style.)
The Uzumaki/Namikaze heir has also learned 2 other powerful attack styles created by his father. Since his father doesn't have specific clan, Minato will need to create improvised attack styles to be able to fight with other powerful Shinobis from powerful clans. This result a creation of those powerful attack styles, namely Rankyaku and Multi-Ren attacks.
Rankyaku is a taijutsu attack that uses light-speed movement of his feet that creates an extremely condensed wind blade just from swinging his leg in blinding speed (same principle with Rankyaku from Rokushiki of One Piece and Leg Knife/Boomerang by Toriko). The Multi-Ren attacks is another style of attack that gives a usual attack with multiple hit effects, each additional hit increases the effectiveness and power than the previous ones (derived from #-Ren Kugi Punch/Nail Punch/Nail Gun/other attacks of Toriko.) For Minato, these attacks are other options of attack aside from Rasengan so he can deliver powerful attacks even if he doesn't have powerful special attacks. But for Naruto, who is equipped with Uzumaki physiology and Bijuu Cells along with his lightning speed movements just on his base form, these attacks will definitely produce great level of destructive capacity.
Naruto has also mastered the Namikaze style Taijutsu, or technically the variation of Konoha clan's specific jutsus. Naruto now can use the variation of Uchiha, Hyuuga and Lotus style Taijutsu along with other standard clan jutsus that don't require any specific bloodline.
The blonde Shinobi have also learned Uzumaki Fuinjutsu, that much to his surprise, is the most easiest set of jutsus that he have learned. He is an Uzumaki after all, and it is natural for him to learn such complex Fuinjutsus as natural as breathing. And he also learned the secret hidden skill that can only be used by one Uzumaki for every 100 years, the Uzumaki Nintaijutsu Art: Kazeryujin. This made Naruto's already destructive striking power that can be further enhanced by chakra became more powerful and destructive than ever before.
However, Kurama refrained Naruto on learning Tsunade's Byakugou jutsu that was also included in Minat's scrolls. The Giant Fox has better plans on how Naruto can learn to use it more effectively.
"You have gotten quite good kid." Kurama muttered from the sidelines while watching Naruto fighting his Shadow Clone to see how strong Naruto have become in their entire training course in the dimension rift. And sure though, the blonde Shinobi's skills are now exponentially far greater than what he used to during the 4th Shinobi World War. Naruto have evolved far above the Kage level Shinobi in sheer Shinobi skills alone, and definitely can stood in equal grounds if not higher than the Rikudo Sennin even without entering Sage Mode or tapping into his Bijuu chakra.
"Yeah." Naruto said while panting. He is fighting his carbon copy, his Shadow Clone after all. Fighting someone with similar skill set, abilities and mindset is actually quite hard, but definitely perfect for training.
"Dispel your Shadow Clone and take a rest. While you're resting, I'll explain the next part of our training. And this will be on an entirely different level than our previous ones. So I need you to be prepared."
"Another training?" Naruto perked up. "Just how many training plans do you have in mind for me Kurama?"
"A few more. But you will definitely like it." Kurama smirked. Naruto then dispelled his clones and savored the experience learned by the clone after fighting himself.
"Okay, What's the next training then - dattebayo?" Naruto said while sitting in a meditating position.
"Sage Mode training. Let us increase the power of your Sage Mode."
"What? I have already mastered Sage Mode but I have no idea how it can become stronger!"
"Well, Sage Mode will always be Sage Mode for ordinary Shinobi. Once you have mastered it, that's it. But you are different. Remember, I am technically the Juubi now. Do you remember what the chakra composition of the Juubi is when you try to sense it during its first appearance?"
"The Juubi's chakra is composed of immeasurable amounts of Senjutsu chakra."
"Correct. Juubi is a god that holds immeasurable Senjutsu chakra since the Juubi itself is created from the Shinju itself. And since I have the power of the Juubi, I also possess such power now. With me inside you, you can gain power that far transcends ordinary Sage Mode."
"That's great! But how should we begin the training then?"
"Listen carefully. With me inside you, you can now actively use Senjutsu chakra around you without even entering Sage Mode."
"What do you mean Kurama?"
"Since I became the Juubi now, and I am sealed within you as my Jinchuurki, my host's body will passively attract Senjutsu chakra into his own body without even trying. However, since you are not yet aware of it, you cannot use that Senjutsu chakra lingering around your body. For starters, feel the atmosphere surrounding your body, and you will understand what I mean."
Naruto quickly meditated and after a few seconds...
"You are right Kurama. My body continuously attracts Senjutsu chakra, and I believe I can even enter Sage Mode in a blink of an eye if it is really like this!" Naruto muttered in awe.
"So you finally realize." Kurama mentioned. "However, since you already know that, we must train first on how you can use that Senjutsu chakra that is passively attracted towards you without entering Sage Mode."
"But why should I do that if I can actually enter Sage Mode easily?"
"Okay. Think about this. Even if you are not entering Sage Mode, you will still be using Senjutsu chakra. Thus, if you were able to master using Senjutsu around you, you can practically gain all the benefits of entering Sage Mode actively, meaning it will increase your physical abilities, durability, speed, power of Ninjutsu, Taijutsu and such on multiple levels. However, this is an active skill. Meaning it will be your option to infuse Senjutsu chakra in your attacks or not."
"I see. In a situational process, I can create a regular Rasengan on my right hand and create Senpou: Rasengan on my left hand if I were able to master it, am I right?"
"That's right. If you want to punch someone, you can infuse your own chakra into your punch to increase the striking power, and then equip it with Senjutsu chakra to further increase the power of the punch, even by not entering Sage Mode."
"I get it now. But why don't I just enter Sage Mode if it comes down to that?"
"Imagine, Naruto, Sage Mode amplifies everything within you; physical, jutsus, and chakra-wise. And since you can actively use Senjutsu chakra without entering Sage Mode, this will technically mean that the Senjutsu chakra that you actively use will become an extension of your own power. If you enter Sage Mode, and since you are already using Senjutsu actively, it will further increase the power of your attack since you will passively be using Senjutsu from the Sage Mode. Technically, a dual layered Senjutsu-enhanced attack on top of your chakra-enhanced physical attack."
"Whoa... Will it really work like that Kurama?"
"Yes. If you will think about it, your attacks will be:
Physical Strength + your own Chakra = Chakra Enhanced Strength;
Then that Chakra Enhanced Strength + Passive Senjutsu chakra = Senjutsu Enhanced with Chakra Enhanced Strength;
Then that Senjutsu Enhanced with Chakra Enhanced Strength + Sage Mode Active Senjutsu = Passive + Active Senjutsu chakra + Chakra Enhanced Strength.
Just imagine the power that it can produce, Naruto."
"Wow. Can Senjutsu really work like that? That's super awesome!" Naruto seemed amazed, but his thinking got interrupted by a thought. "So it means that if I can actively use Senjutsu without entering Sage Mode, my base is already as good as in Sage Mode right? But this time, why do I need to enter Sage Mode?"
"The actively used Senjutsu chakra will be counted as your physical chakra. If you enter Sage Mode, that power will be amplified to greater heights. Which means if your physical body in base form right now can passively use Senjutsu as part of your own body, it already rivals the power of your current Sage Mode during your battle against Madara. So if you enter Sage Mode right now, your Sage Mode's power will exponentially be much more powerful than your initial mastery of Sage Mode."
"I see. That's awesome... I will become super duper strong when I enter Sage Mode if I master using active Senjutsu..."
"That's not all kid."
"Really? What's next then -dattebayo?"
"You said you can enter Sage Mode easily as of your current condition aren't you?"
"Yes. Is there something wrong?"
"Not really. But what I am really about to ask is, what is the shortest time that you need to enter Sage Mode during the 4th Shinobi War?"
"Actually, I need around 10 seconds before I could enter Sage Mode successfully. That's why I am entering Sage Mode in an instant is a great improvement for me."
"Then, why don't you try to enter Sage Mode right now in 10 second time span?"
Naruto nodded and comply since he knew that there is no point arguing against a stubborn giant fox. The moment he stood still, Naruto quickly entered into Sage Mode in a split second. However, he will need to remain still for 10 seconds to continue gathering Senjutsu chakra as instructed by Kurama.
The moment Naruto have reached the 10th second, Naruto felt an overwhelming Senjutsu chakra circulating and bursting within him. His face displayed additional facial markings aside from his toad eyes in the original Sage Mode. This time, he also gained additional markings the same as that of Hashirama's Sage Mode along with his Toad eyes. The potency of his recent Sage Mode is so much that he feels like the Senjutsu chakra is overwhelming his own already enormous amount of chakra.
"Kurama... What... is this... power...?!" Naruto muttered in surprise.
"Increasing the power of an already Senjutsu powered Shinobi by harnessing enormous additional amounts Senjutsu chakra by accessing it like a normal Sennin. We will call it Transcended Sage Mode or Sage Mode Level 2."
"Transcended Sage Mode..." Naruto muttered, still not believing the current power of his Sage Mode. "How is this even possible Kurama? As far as I remember, absorbing too much Senjutsu chakra will turn me into a stone..."
"That level of Sage Mode is only applicable for you, Naruto. You have mentioned that you can enter into your initial Sage Mode even with a single blink of an eye right? That's because Senjutsu chakra is already drawn naturally towards you. That Senjutsu chakra, even though not actually used for Sage Mode, will be considered as an original part of your own chakra. That's why the Senjutsu chakra around you will respond instantly the moment you wish to enter Sage Mode."
"But the true power of Sage Mode can only be drawn through meditation. Meditation actively harnesses Senjutsu not only around you, but also within the environment where you currently are. This means you have 2 layers of Senjutsu that you can absorb: the ones which are passively surrounding around you that you will use for initial Sage Mode, and the ones that you will harness on your own for Transcended Sage Mode. With this, all the aspects within you that are already powered up by your initial Sage Mode will receive a further exponential increase in terms of raw power and speed."
"So it really works like that... There are a lot of perks being the Juubi Jinchuuriki after all!" Naruto smiled while dispelling his Transcended Sage Mode.
"Of course. This is the power that Obito and Madara were not able to maximize during the time that the Juubi is within them." Kurama said with pride.
"So in this training, I will need to master using Senjutsu chakra to its fullest extent, am I right?"
"Yes, almost. But it will be too easy for you and it will not be even called as training since you can already do that, Naruto. That's why there is an additional training that you need to do."
"Hey Kurama! Mastering Senjutsu is pretty hard you know!"
"I know that. But this additional training, probably the hardest part so far, will also be related to Senjutsu chakra mastery."
Naruto decided to make a sly guess... "Let me guess, additional power-up regarding Sage Mode?"
Kurama just nodded. In that instance, Naruto's jaw just suddenly dropped comically.
"Hey! What do you mean by that!?" Naruto comically pointed his index finger towards Kurama.
"So you remember why I didn't allow you to train using the Godaime's Byakugou? Well then now I will allow you."
"Huh? What's the point of not learning it earlier than now then?"
"Simple. You will be using Byakugou seal to store chakra in your Byakugou Seal like Tsunade and that Sakura girl. However, it will not be your chakra that you will gonna to store on the seal, but the Senjutsu chakra itself."
"What the hell are you talking about? Managing Senjutsu chakra is already hard enough, but storing Senjutsu chakra within the Byakugou seal is already out of the box!"
"The reason why I unlock your sleeping chakra and also make you master chakra control is for this very reason." Kuramaexplained with annoyed tone. "Just like what I have always mentioned, with me being the Juubi who has immeasurable natural chakra, Senjutsu chakra will be attracted automatically towards you that's why you can enhance your physical body with Senjutsu chakra without even entering Sage Mode, then allows you to enter Sage Mode instantaneously, and also allows you to enter into a higher level of Sage Mode. However, I doubt you will be using Senjutsu chakra every time. So you will need to store your unused Senjutsu chakra surrounding you into the Byakugou seal and it must be done subconsciously."
"But I cannot do that all the time. Absorbing Senjutsu chakra needs you to meditate right?"
"You have Shadow Clones right?"
"I see. So the Shadow Clones will gather the Senjutsu chakra and will store it in my Byakugou Seal?"
"Yes. And you will only be doing it while you are resting or sleeping. Once we were able to enter a new world from this dimension rift, during night time as you prepare to sleep, enter your mindscape, and then create some Shadow Clones. Let the Shadow Clones gather Senjutsu chakra for you and store it in your Byakugou seal while your physical body is asleep. If you like to, while your clones are meditating, we can also continue to train here in your mindscape while your physical body is sleeping."
"I guess that will work." Naruto then quickly created 10 Kage Bunshins, then have them meditate to gather Senjutsu while him, as the original body took out the scroll that will teach him Byakugou to study and master it. However, Naruto asked one last question to his old friend.
"Hey, why do I need to store Senjutsu chakra in the Byakugou seal? Why don't I just store my own chakra?"
"Three reasons. First, you will need a reserve Senjutsu chakra just in case you cannot access enter Sage Mode naturally. Second, you can just tap into your Byakugou seal if you want to instantaneous access to Transcended Sage Mode. Third, if you are already in Transcended Sage Mode and decided to access the Byakugou Seal, you will be entering a whole new level of Senjutsu transformation that far surpasses that of all your recent Sage Mode levels. As of now, we don't know what or how powerful that transformation is capable of since you have not yet mastered the Byakugou seal. But with the overwhelming power that it will provide to you, we can call it as the Sage Mode Level 3, or to simply put, the God Sage Mode."
"God Sage Mode..."
"Hmmm." Kurama nodded. "And that is even without the true abilities and powers of the Byakugou itself that further enhance your physical parameters exponentially passively. Do you remember how powerful your pink-head teammate became after successfully mastering and activating Byakugou? That's why you should start mastering Byakugou now and began harnessing Senjutsu chakra with your clones so you can store it!"
Naruto gave a confident grin. "I'm on it -dattebayo!" The blonde said after opening the scroll and started learning the Byakugou seal with supervision from Kurama, of course.
