Hyuga Aokawa felt his palm stiffen, his fingertips starting to turn to stone, with a tendency to spread upward.
He quickly closed the Acupoints on his palm, cutting off the source of Natural Energy, and simultaneously unsealed several Acupoints at his wrist, allowing the accumulated Natural Energy in his palm to disperse upward through his arm.
Immediately, he refined a large amount of Chakra throughout his body, surging toward the Natural Energy within him to dilute it.
The surging Natural Energy gradually calmed down under the dilution of the Chakra, and the signs of petrification on his palm slowly receded.
Only then did Hyuga Aokawa relax. He gasped for breath, his clothes drenched in sweat.
Had the Natural Energy stayed too long?
Without the mixture of Chakra, Natural Energy staying in the palm area for too long could essentially be equated to an excess of Natural Energy in that area.
Naruto and the others Cultivated Sage Mode, they likely absorbed Natural Energy while simultaneously refining the corresponding Chakra to mix with it.
Therefore, for someone like him who uses the palm as a unit of measurement and needs to absorb a full amount of Natural Energy before mixing in Chakra,
it is necessary to increase the speed of Natural Energy absorption to ensure it does not remain in the body for too long.
At the same time, he must refine the corresponding amount of Chakra beforehand and mix the two the instant the Natural Energy absorption is complete.
As expected, Sage Mode is not that simple.
Even though he had made complete preparations and thought through every step, the situation just now was extremely dangerous; a slight mistake would have turned him into a stone statue.
He took a deep breath, calming his heaving chest, and then expelled the Chakra mixed with Natural Energy.
Next, he sealed several Acupoints at his wrist again.
This time, however, he left one Acupoint unsealed to serve as a conduit for Chakra circulation.
Similarly, he sealed off another area on his forearm, also leaving one Acupoint unsealed as a channel.
He then refined Chakra along the unsealed Chakra Pathway and transported it to his palm, stopping only when the entire palm was filled.
In this way, he obtained one palm unit of Chakra, containing 0.5 palm units of Physical Energy and 0.5 palm units of Spiritual Energy.
Next, he opened the Acupoints connecting the palm and forearm, allowing the Chakra in his palm to drain into his forearm, and then sealed it again.
Using the same method, he transported Chakra to the emptied palm, unsealed the Acupoints again, and drained the Chakra into the forearm, sealing it there.
Thus, in the forearm area, he had two palm units of Chakra, containing one palm unit of Physical Energy and one palm unit of Spiritual Energy.
Now, he only needed to absorb one more palm unit of Natural Energy to mix the Sage Mode Chakra.
He sealed the two Acupoints that had been left open for Chakra transport.
He prepared to absorb Natural Energy.
This was the most crucial step; whether he could mix the Sage Mode Chakra depended entirely on this.
Hyuga Aokawa took a deep breath, trying to calm his slightly rapid heartbeat.
He opened all the Acupoints in his palm and began absorbing Natural Energy with maximum force.
At the same time, he used Reishi Gathering to control and assist the Natural Energy.
The goal was to absorb enough Natural Energy in the shortest possible time.
The Chakra Acupoints connecting his palm to his arm had all been sealed by him.
Therefore, he did not need to worry about the Natural Energy exceeding the limit under such high intensity.
Boom!
Natural Energy surged in, quickly filling his entire palm.
It even faintly threatened to break open the sealed Acupoints.
His palm immediately became stiff.
He hastily stopped the absorption and opened the Acupoints connecting his palm and forearm.
He allowed the Chakra in his forearm to mix evenly with the Natural Energy in his palm.
The violent Natural Energy was quickly pacified.
In an instant, he felt a huge surge in his body's vitality.
His perception of his surroundings became incredibly clear, as if he had entered another channel.
He quickly got up and walked to the mirror. Sure enough, Eye Shadow appeared around his eyes.
Due to the precise ratio, there were no other mutated features besides the Eye Shadow.
Success!
This was precisely the unique advantage of the Hyuga Clan when Cultivating Sage Mode.
Even without the Massive Chakra Reserves of the Uzumaki Clan acting as a buffer, they could still rely on the Byakugan's insight and precise Pressure Point Technique.
This allowed them to transform the process of absorbing Natural Energy, which originally relied on physical sensation and was difficult to quantify,
into controllable and operable steps.
A line of text appeared.
[You actively explored and learned the Incomplete Sage Mode, gaining Favor]
[Sage Mode - Remnant (Entry-Level) *1]
[energy crystal *30]
There's actually a reward!
However, Hyuga Aokawa didn't look closely; his focus was primarily on Sage Mode.
Excitedly, he began making movements in the room —straight punches, side kicks... his body felt as if he had taken a stimulant.
All his Taijutsu movements, whether in terms of power or agility, were much stronger than before.
He tried out every piece of Taijutsu he had mastered.
After 20 seconds, Hyuga Aokawa's body weakened, and the Eye Shadow around his eyes faded.
He sensed inside his body that the Sage Mode Chakra had been completely consumed.
Is that all?
He hadn't used a single Ninjutsu, nor had he engaged in high-intensity Taijutsu combat.
It was gone after merely performing movements against the air, with such little intensity.
It seems there is a reason why Massive Chakra Reserves are required to Cultivate Sage Mode.
That reason is sustainability.