Chapter 31 - 31 (1/2)
Fukasaku thought Ryo would be really sad to hear this news. He didn't expect him to stay so calm.
Is it because he doesn't really understand the power of Sage mode? Jiraya wondered. Anyway, he and Minato looked at each other and decided not to tell him about its value for now, to avoid making him feel sad.
However, it wasn't the case. Ryo understood that when using his Ice he's becoming part of nature itself, and he had no need for Sage Mode.
What does natural energy bring to his mind? The Juubi! Ryo remembered clearly that Kurama told Naruto about the Juubi being natural energy.
What does talking about the Juubi bring up? Kaguya! The way this Ice mode that Ryo has been described actually makes it a possibility that it could be grown into a level comparable with that of Kaguya's powers!
Yes, he doesn't have energy that comparable with the Juubi, but his ice mode if well controlled can become something comparable to it, as he can use all of the natural energy around him. Could this be evolved in other ways, like turning his Sharingan into a Rennigan?
Ryo felt that he was, for the 1st time, appreciating properly the trump card given to him when crossing over.
”Fukasaku Sama, what should I do to learn the Sage mode?” Ryo asked as if he didn't know what to do.
”Ryo Chan, if you want to learn ii, you need to go to one of the 3 sacred sage regions: Mount Myoboku, Shikkotsu Forest and Ryuchi Cave. You already are a contractor of our clan, so Mount Myoboku always welcomes you.”
”Boss, do you think that the kid can learn Senjutsu?”
”Yes. As I said before, Ryo's special mode protects him from being overwhelmed by natural energy. He just needs to learn to absorb it.”
”But you said he can never learn Sage mode! How can he go there to study it?”
Minato and Jiraya intended on hiding the benefits of sage mode from Ryo, as not being able to learn it shouldn't be a small blow to him.
However, they never thought that Pa would agree that goes to learn it in mount Mobyoku. He knew that Ryo can't enter it and promised him to let him practice it. All people present became puzzled by this.
”Ryo Chan can't enter Sage Mode indeed, be he doesn't need to. His affinity for natural energy in his own mode exceeds sage mode, but he needs to not rely on his Chakra. I don't know if, in the future, this will be better or worse for him.”
”Fukasaku Sama, you said that I can't enter the sage mode after Ice Elementization. Then can you tell me, if I lift it off like this, would that be any different?” As he finished his words, he got back to his normal status.
”Is this special status called Ice Elementization? It is a very suitable name, but I'm afraid you can enter sage mode even in your present state.”
”Why!” Ryo never thought that the answer would be that he can't.
”Two reasons Ryo Chan: On one hand, you don't have enough Chakra for it. Second, because you were already baptized with natural energy when you were still learning to refine Chakra. When you 1st refined you Chakra, I'm pretty sure that you've had more Chakra than most people your age!”
Ryo recalled the 1st time he extracted Chakra. He had really high levels for a 4-year-old. Even for an Uzumaki that age, it shouldn't be so huge!
However, over the course of the following years, his Chakra levels grew at a normal rate. He was always exceeding his peers, but that was only due to his great head start.
”Yes, indeed I've had more.”
”Being baptized with natural energy is definitely a good thing for the average person, but it is not necessarily ideal for you. Your own natural energy absorption rate should already be hyper fast. With baptism, it became even faster. Absorbing natural energy too quickly won't give your chakra time to merge with it, forcing you into what you call Ice Elementization whenever you try to enter Sage Mode. ”
After listening to Pa's words, Ryo's eyes lost their glow. It seems that he can't ever reach this goal of his.