Sage Mode had high requirements for practitioners. In order te with, or rather, aodate the dangerous natural energy, Sage Mode required the practitioo possess a massive amount of chakra, and this threshold alone could elimihe vast majority of practitioners.

  However, Habara, who cked suffit chakra, didn't have this threshold. Thanks to Jugo's factor, he didn't have to worry too much about the harm of natural energy to his body... In essence, he was abs natural energy every moment.

  At the same time, Habara hadn't yet shown Jugo's overly exaggerated loss of trol. Acc to his own thoughts, he was, after all, a "fake." In terms of abs natural energy, he should be far less effit than the genuine Jugo, and this, in turn, allowed him to avoid those out-of-trol ive effects.

  For orthodox Sage Mode, or rather, to seek the "transformation effect" aer Sage Mode, one had to mix the absorbed natural energy with one's own spiritual energy and physical energy in a precise 1:1:1 ratio. The product of this mixture was the so-called "Sage Chakra." Under Sage Mode, teiques unleashed with Sage Chakra were the truly powerful Sage Teiques with the best effects. However, this was not something that could be easily achieved.

  Equal mixing sounded simple, but spiritual energy, physical energy, and natural energy sounded very mystical, so how could these things be accurately quantified?

  Sage Mode couldn't be mastered easily. But the current Habara was quite self-aware; he wouldn't covet this stro path. Sage Mode? Learning Sage Mode in seven days? This kind of thing would definitely not happen to him.

  The method that Habara could immediately use or practice was only to use natural energy directly for bat, like Jugo.

  Not to mention anything else, if he could use the "Blood Release Teique" as an active skill in actual bat, Habara's bat power would also be greatly enhanced. Sensing and abs natural energy wasn't difficult for him. The problem he faow was how to trate and use natural energy.

  This problem wasn't something that could be solved in a short period of time. But fortunately, Habara now had the design diagram of the Cursed Seal.

  Apart from the utilization of natural energy, the greater significe of the plete Heavenly Seal or Earthly Seal was that it was Orochimaru's another method of reination and resurre besides Living Corpse Reination. However, this version 1.0 design diagram in Habara's hand was the basic version without Orochimaru's chakra mixed in. It only designed how the recipient of the Cursed Seal should aodate and use natural energy, and this was exactly what Habara needed.

  After the st battle, not only did Habara realize his ck of strength, Daigo, as a sensory ninja, also uood that she couldn't tinue as she had before. At the very least, she o have some ability to protect herself.

  So at this time, she was also training here. The trainihod was the same as Habara's st time, climbing the rift valley within a limited time... Regardless, the basics were crucial.

  A few days ter.

  Habara was sitting cross-legged beside the stream. A notebook ced on his knees, and he was writing and drawing on a page with a pen in his right hand, while his left hand was habitually pying with two small balls of chakra.

  Orochimaru had provided Habara with very good ideas ahods. He wao further modify the Cursed Seal design diagram on this basis to suit his own needs... The polite way to say it was "building on a high foundation," and the impolite way to say it was "inplete piracy."

  After spending a few days, Habara finally pleted the final modifications.

  Theoretically, there were no problems with the modified design diagram. Well, at least it looked like there were no problems.

  And after pleting the theoretical design, the step was to duct experiments. Habara wasn't Orochimaru; he could only experiment on himself. And to be on the safe side, he needed someone's help.

  The only person who could help him now was Daigo. Thinking of this, Habara couldn't help but raise his head, and then...

  He just happeo see something fall freely for a short time and directly crash into the stream in front of him.

  Winter hadn't passed yet, and it was snowing lightly in the sky at this time.

  Habara was stunned for a moment, then he pulled the person out of the water, started a fire, all in one smooth motion.

  The outdoor temperature was very low, and cold winds blew through the valley from time to time. So after being pulled up, Daigo hugged her shoulders and sat down tightly against the bonfire.

  It could be seen that she was very thin, not looking like someoh much fighting power at all.

  "It's good to want to increase your strength, but you don't have to push yourself too hard. Ninjas are ultimately divided into bat types and non-bat types..." Habara looked at Daigo and said.

  A person ultimately had things they were good at and things they weren't good at. Perhaps this was just Habara's prejudice, but in short, he didn't think Daigo was the kind of ninja who could participate in high-iy head-on battles.

  "It's good to increase my strength even a little," Daigo said. Theook out a scroll from a backpack beside her and ha to Habara.

  "Fire Release ninjutsu left by Izayo. You might be able to use it."

  Habara took it and looked, and found that the scroll recorded Fire Release teiques like Dragon Fire Teique and Fireball Teique. This was very normal. Izayo was just a in; of course, she wouldn't have any high-level ninjutsu.

  "Fire Release is very practical, but subjectively speaking, Fire Release should be a teique where power is lio chakra ption. More importantly, I 't master a new ninjutsu type in a short period of time..."

  The teiques were good, but unfortunately, Habara couldn't use them.

  Daigo heook back the scroll.

  "It's so quiet... It would be great if it could always be this quiet..."

  She raised her head, her gaze seemingly fixed on the distahs of the clouds.

  This atmosphere...

  Habara was very suspicious of whether Daigo was really only fourteen years old. He looked at her carefully again. Well, he could only say that on an intellectual level, most people in this world matured early.

  Well, on an intellectual level.

  "Yeah, when will the war end?"

  Then he whispered this sentence.

  Just like that, the two of them quietly watched the snowy sery for a while.

  However, Habara didn't get too seal. , he pricked the tip of his right finger, and then began to draw plex formus on the back of his left hand and palm with fresh blood.

  After pleting the drawing aedly cheg for errors, he raised his head and said to Daigo:

  "Daigo, I'm going to duct a little experiment. I need your help."

  Si was just a small favor, of course Daigo didn't object, so she nodded and asked, "Okay, what should I do?"

  Habara extended his right hand behind him, and as he made a grasping motion with his palm, first an iron sword hilt appeared, and then the silver bde, thin as a cicada's wing, was also drawn out by him.

  He hahis sword to Daigo.

  Daigo took it, but her expression was someuzzled.

  Then she heard Habara tinue, " is the experiment. If something goes wrong, Daigo, help me y left hand... Be ruthless. This only be done by you. I'm afraid I'll be soft-hearted."

  Daigo: "..."

  S-s-small... small favor?