Asking the real questions (edited)

Shizune was stunned staring at the pink pig; she wasn't only shocked and felt betrayed. Looking at the child the Tonton was lying on, she couldn't help but stare at his pale skin in a blush. Sure he was cute and had an aura of calmness around him, but that was no reason to betray a friend! As much as she was upset, Shizune couldn't speak, mostly because she knew it wasn't the kid's fault. Helplessly sighing, she waited until Tsunade eventually lost her RYO and chose to leave.

While Shizune had an internal breakdown, Tsunade focused more on the card game. Although that's what it looked like on the outside, she secretly paid attention to the young boy beside her calmly pouring her alcohol. Staring at him now and then, Tsunade was shocked! His aura felt very similar to her grandfather's! The famous Hashirama Senju, the god of ninjas himself!

She could tell that this boy wasn't of the Senju line, but with the amount of vitality and natural energy emitting from him, she could very well mistake him as such. She wanted to know what was going on; most importantly, she wanted to know what his body hid to make her so attracted to him.

Zasu, the target of both women's current plight, focused on the pig on his lap rather thanthan the two. He noticed that Tonton's current state wasn't because she wanted to be in the comfort of his aura but instead wanted to absorb the natural energy he was letting out.

This was because he was constantly compressing his EE, causing the small amount of refined natural energy and chakra to leak. However, one could already absorb the two energies outside. The energy that leaked from his own body had already been refined multiple times, making it most likely the purest form of natural energy and chakra in the world.

And that had attracted the pig as if she absorbed the refined energy, and she might be able to evolve and become even stronger. This worried Zasu since if he went out in his current state, multiple beasts would constantly attack him.

'You don't have to worry about that,' Mew suddenly spoke to him.

'Why do you say that, Mew?' Replied Zasu, still keeping his light smile on his face as off nothing was going on.

'Although your compression technique is working fine currently, you can advance it more to keep any refined energies from leaking' Mew dropped a bomb.

If not for the fact Zasu had the theater mask skill, his mouth would be wide open! Letting out a mental sigh, Zasu asked, 'why did you wait to tell me this? I could have avoided this situation.' Although he wanted to become Tsunade a 2nd apprentice to have access to the leaf village, he didn't want to appear too outstanding. If she were to tell the 3rd Hokage about his ability, he might not know how Danzo kidnaped him.

'It's because this has a downside; though you'll be keeping any refined energy from leaking, you'll be attracting and constantly absorbing natural energy and chakra from the environment.' Mew told Zasu as he wondered how that was a downside.

'While it may seem like a positive, the truth is when you are in the mode, not only will you be in sage mode, but you'll also have a more impactful aura. Beast might not bother you anymore, but humans and highly intelligent and powerful animals will be able to pick up on it.' Mew said to Zasu, who was currently deep in thought.

'Is there any way to stop me from entering sage mode?' Zasu asked, as it seemed to be the only downside. But, even if his aura was more noticeable, it was better than constantly being bothered and attacked by beasts.

'Sage mode requires a balance of natural energy to activate. In your case, even if you over-absorb natural energy,, nothing will happen to your body. Since it's a container to your EE, it's been constantly refined with EE itself.' Mew told Zasu calmly.

'So I have to find a way to disrupt the absorption of natural energy so that it's lower than the rate of chakra absorption?' Zasu asked Mew after a while of thought.

'Yes, that is correct,' Mew agreed with Zasu's thought.

'How do I do that?' Zasu stared blankly while waiting for mews' answer.

'You can always purchase a familiar from the shop,' Mew suggested

'Familiar?' Zasu asked, confused

'It's a creature linked to your soul; it stays in your body and absorbs certain energy to sustain itself. It only has one master, and it's forever linked to you, that person. So the only way it could 'die' is when the master does.' Mew explained Zasu.

'Certain type of energy?' Zasu asked Mew another question.

'Familiars need a certain type of energy depending on their type. Since you have EE, you can use all types of familiars, but that defeats the whole point of the familiar in your case. You want to get a familiar that absorbs natural energy; that way, it can stop you from going into sage mode.' Mew explains her point.

'What current familiars can I purchase that meets my requirements?' Zasu decides to go forward with Mew's suggestion.

'There are many, but I recommend the natural spring bird from a mid-level mortal realm; it can absorb natural energy from you in any amount of your choosing. The more you feed it, the more powerful it becomes, and the opposite. If you ever decide to use sage mode, you only need to recall the bird. Also, since it's linked to your soul, it can be used to store chakra, allowing it to use your worlds justsu.' Mew states with a little more upbeat tone.

'I guess the real question is how much will it cost me?' Zasu asked the fundamental question in his mind.

'1000SP,' Mew states plainly.

'Buy it!' Zasu shouts in his mind, feeling as if he had just won a million RYO.