Chapter 389: Chapter 389: Sage Art Testing and Ability Consolidation
The draconic might slowly receded.
Around the Dragon Transformation Pool, the snake crowd gradually recovered from their shock, but that fear originating from their bloodline was deeply engraved in the depths of every snake’s pupil.
Sora stood in place, feeling the stable operation of the five wheels within his body, quite satisfied in his heart.
"The Dragon Might Domain... combined with Sage Art, the effect is indeed extraordinary."
He thought to himself.
If it were before, when he transformed into a complete Azure Dragon, relying on the innate pressure of the dragon race could also form a similar domain suppression effect, but that was pure bloodline suppression.
Now, with the Five-Wheel True Dragon Sage Art, the dragon might combined with natural energy not only expanded the range and reduced consumption but also allowed for intensity adjustment.
"If I use my main body to perform it, and then activate the complete Azure Dragon form..."
Sora imagined that scene.
A thousand-meter Azure Dragon coiling in the sky, surrounded by five-colored immortal power, the Dragon Might Domain covering dozens of square kilometers, the strength of enemies within the range plummeting while allies are emboldened by the dragon might—that would truly deserve the word "Domain."
"But thinking about this now is still too early. Let’s test other abilities first."
Sora gathered his thoughts, turned around, and looked at the White Snake Sage.
"I’m going outside to test the effects of the Sage Art. You don’t need to follow."
"Yes, Master."
The White Snake Sage bowed respectfully.
Sora’s figure flashed, transforming into a streak of five-colored light, instantly passing through the countless tunnels of Ryūchi Cave and arriving outside.
...
Ryūchi Cave was located deep within the mountains, surrounded by steep peaks and dense forests, sparsely populated by humans.
Sora stood atop a mountain peak, overlooking the valley below.
"First, try the Sage Art enhancement in my Azure Dragon form."
He took a deep breath, and the five wheels within him accelerated their rotation.
Hum—
Five-colored immortal power surged from within his body, enveloping him completely.
The next moment, Sora’s form began to change.
His limbs transformed into dragon claws, his skin covered with azure scales, his torso elongated, his dragon tail swaying—but it wasn’t the complete Azure Dragon form, rather a half-dragon, half-human dragonoid form.
This was also a limitation of the clone.
The Vermilion Bird clone only contained a portion of Sora’s cells, unable to fully transform into a thousand-meter Azure Dragon like the main body could. At most, it could become a dragonoid form over ten meters long, and its might and power were far inferior to the main body.
But even so, combined with Sage Art, it was sufficient.
"Boro Breath."
Sora opened his draconic maw, five-colored immortal power gathering at his throat, mixed with the flame power of the Azure Dragon Fruit.
Whoosh—
A stream of five-colored dragon flame several meters in diameter spewed forth. Wherever it passed, the air distorted, rocks melted, and a charred deep trench appeared on the ground after the explosion!
The power had increased by at least several times compared to before!
Moreover, Sora could feel that this dragon breath contained not only the high temperature of flames but also the characteristics of several other energies intertwined.
The fusion of five characteristics, its destructive power was far from a simple addition.
"Try the Great Fire Dragon Flame."
Sora focused his mind, the five-colored immortal power around him boiled, transforming into blazing flames that enveloped his entire body.
But this time, the flames were no longer purely crimson red, but interwoven with five colors, faintly forming the phantom image of a coiled dragon winding around his body!
The fire dragon raised its head and roared to the sky, its might permeating the area. Trees within several hundred meters rustled without wind, leaves falling profusely.
"Range expanded, temperature increased, and it also added dragon might intimidation... Not bad."
Sora nodded with satisfaction and retracted the flames.
Next, he tested his wind abilities.
He raised his dragon claw and slashed through the void.
Zing—
Five pale green wind blades shot through the air, nearly twice as fast as before. As they flew, they continuously absorbed the surrounding natural energy, their volume expanding, finally slashing into the mountain wall, leaving five cutting marks dozens of meters deep!
"The cutting power of the wind blades has significantly improved, and they can automatically absorb natural energy to enhance themselves..."
Sora also tried other Wind Release ninjutsu and found that as long as immortal power was fused in, the power would have a qualitative leap.
Finally, came the lightning.
He looked up towards the sky, the five-colored wheels of light spinning in his draconic pupils.
"Thunderous Heaven-Prison Guidance!"
Boom!
The originally clear sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds, lightning rolling within them.
The next moment, hundreds of thunderbolts struck down like divine punishment, precisely bombing various parts of the valley, leaving behind charred craters everywhere!
The thunderbolts were not only astonishingly powerful but also carried the spiritual intimidation of dragon might. The areas struck would temporarily retain an ominous aura.
"The range and precision of controlling the thunderbolts have both improved, and moreover..."
Sora could feel that these thunderbolts had fused with natural energy. They were more powerful than the lightning purely summoned by the Azure Dragon Fruit, yet the consumption was smaller.
"Sage Art really is a good thing."
Sora dismissed the dragonoid form, reverting to his human form and landing on the mountain peak.
He looked down at the valley below—after a round of testing, this area was already completely transformed, covered with scorched earth, cutting marks, and lightning craters, resembling a battlefield.
And at the entrance of Ryūchi Cave, a dense crowd of snakes was looking up at him, their snake pupils filled with awe and longing.
Sora could feel that under the continuous coverage of the dragon might just now, the bloodlines of some stronger snakes had undergone a subtle transformation, their scales becoming glossier, their auras closer to that of a "Serpent."
"It seems dragon might promotes evolution in snakes... I can have the White Snake Sage regularly organize snake gatherings in the future to accelerate their transformation into Serpents."
Sora mentally noted this point. After all, the entire Ryūchi Cave had pledged allegiance to him. It wouldn’t hurt for his own people to become stronger.
But he didn’t plan to develop new techniques right now.
Skills are valued for their quality, not quantity. His current skills were already sufficient for use.
Sora inventoried his abilities:
The Azure Dragon Fruit’s elemental manipulation, Dragon Breath, Wind Blade, Great Fire Dragon Flame, Thunderous Heaven-Prison Guidance, Thunderclap Eight Trigrams, transformation;
The first seven gates of the Eight Gates plus the Azure Dragon Armor;
Lightning Release Chakra Mode;
Super Strength;
Various ninjutsu and sealing techniques...
Plus the newly created Five-Wheel True Dragon Sage Art, and the various skill variations enhanced by Sage Art.
Attack, defense, speed, recovery, control, long-range, close-quarters combat...
It could be said there were no weaknesses.
As for the Magnet Release, Scorch Release, Eternal Mangekyō, etc., exclusive to his clones, Sora didn’t include them. They hadn’t been unified into the main body yet; that would be a scene after achieving Kekkei Mora.
"Developing too many new techniques would instead disperse my focus. It’s better to practice the existing ones to the limit."
Sora was clear-headed.
Those top-level powerhouses in the ninja world—who among them didn’t dominate with just one or two core abilities?
Uchiha Madara’s Susanoo and Limbo;
Senju Hashirama’s Wood Release Sage Art;
The Fourth Raikage’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode;
Jiraiya’s Sage Mode and Mount Myoboku ninjutsu...
They all developed their core abilities to the limit, rather than biting off more than they could chew.
"What I need to do now is master the various applications of the Five-Wheel True Dragon Sage Art and integrate it with my existing abilities to form a complete combat system."
Sora determined his subsequent training direction in his heart.
He looked up at the sky and suddenly remembered the time.
"It’s the 51st year of Konoha, huh..."
Sora murmured to himself, a trace of emotion flashing in his eyes.
He had transmigrated here in Konoha Year 37. At that time, this body was five years old, an orphan whose entire village had died in the war.
In the blink of an eye, fourteen years had passed. He was now nineteen, and his strength had entered the Super Kage level.
"Naruto and Sasuke are almost five... the original plot is about to begin."
Sora calculated in his mind.
According to the original work, the years when Naruto and Sasuke were five to seven were relatively peaceful. Within Konoha, undercurrents surged but the surface was stable. Akatsuki developed quietly, and there were constant small frictions between the major nations but no major wars.
However, the current plot was already very different from the original. The butterfly effect he had brought was becoming increasingly obvious.
"It’s time to change the next clone."
Sora didn’t dwell much on matters in Konoha. The Vermilion Bird clone had spent these six months focusing on creating the Sage Art and had basically finished its integration, able to skillfully use Fire Release and Scorch Release.
It was time to integrate the next clone—the Water Release "Black Tortoise."
