Naruto: The Ultimate Calamity Begins with the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 176 The Great Toad Sage: I'm Going to Die

Chapter 176 The Great Toad Sage: I'm Going to Die

And now, they're all dead!

Even he himself said, "Naruto, live on! I won't let you die! Take revenge! Go get revenge! Hahaha!!!"

The Nine-Tails' voice echoed in his ears, the last memory left behind when the Nine-Tails was extracted.

"Nine-Tailed Fox—I will."

Naruto clenched his fist. The sealing prison already existed within his body, but it had become extremely dilapidated. The seal that Konoha had placed on him had shattered. Within the sealing prison, the Nine-Tails' figure had disappeared, replaced by a giant tail.

This was Kurama tearing off a part of its own body in its final moments before being dragged away. If this part of its body hadn't existed, Naruto would be dead by now.

Finally, he glanced back longingly before leaving without looking back.

The Akatsuki organization did not pay attention to Naruto's fate. After all, in their eyes, Naruto, although he appeared to be alive, was actually dead.

A Jinchuriki who has lost a Tailed Beast has no chance of survival; in their eyes, Naruto is their greatest and only value.

That was the tailed beast inside him. As for what happened to Naruto, they didn't care.

Silence has lasted for three months. The fourth month is fast approaching, and the chosen one has yet to be found. Uchiha Tsuki is still alive and well, and no one knows when he will die.

However, before Uchiha Tsuki died, the Great Toad Sage knew that his life was already on a countdown.

"Croak!"

Deep within a temple on Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage wore a sorrowful expression. The situation was actually worse than he had anticipated. In his calculations, it would take at least four months for the natural energy of the ninja world to decline to a level where he could no longer sustain his life or maintain a long lifespan.

However, it has only been a little over three months, and he has already felt suffocated; the concentration of natural energy is dropping too quickly.

His already loose skin became even looser, and his body became incredibly weak, a far cry from the old toad he had been before.

It turned into a truly old, frail toad.

His life had already reached the limit of his genes. The reason he had been able to live for so many years was because of the power of Sage Mode, the fusion of natural energy and chakra. Moreover, unlike the toads of Mount Myōboku, he needed a great deal of natural energy.

Unlike other creatures, these immortals are highly adaptable to natural energy. In fact, they are special individuals who have mutated due to the stimulation of natural energy. Immortal techniques require a one-to-one mixture of chakra.

The amount of chakra one possesses determines the amount of Sage Mode energy one can acquire.

However, they are different. They can absorb more natural energy and specially harmonize this natural energy with Sage Chakra, greatly extending their lives. That extra natural energy is linked to and exchanges with the natural energy of the outside world. If the concentration of natural energy in the outside world is too low, it is okay for a short time, but it cannot be maintained in the long run.

This ability existed before Kaguya Otsutsuki descended to earth; it was through this ability that the Great Toad Sage was able to gain a lifespan and power unlike that of ordinary creatures.

Unfortunately, while this state can enhance one's power to some extent, the increase is not significant and is still inferior to Sage Chakra.

He should have died long ago. If it weren't for Sage Chakra, he would have died many years ago.

It was the existence of chakra that changed the essence of his life, allowing him to refine Sage Chakra, thus enabling him to store more natural energy within his body to continue sustaining and surviving.

Furthermore, due to the presence of Sage Chakra, he can exist in environments with low concentrations of natural energy, unlike in the past.

As natural energy fluctuates, the so-called "end of days" arrives, and many powerful beings die because of the reduction of natural energy.

Yes, the concentration of natural energy in the ninja world was somewhat low for the Great Toad Sage, especially for the Great Toad Sage who had obtained Sage Chakra and was already old.

However, that kind of low is not the kind of low we have now. If we compare it to the feeling of fullness, then that kind of low is the low of being seven-tenths full, while this kind of low is the low of starving to death, the low of gnawing on tree bark.

Feeling the natural energy of Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage sighed deeply. The concentration of natural energy in the ninja world could no longer sustain his life; he was going to die. Even if he killed Uchiha Tsuki, it would be of no use without that monster. The natural energy that had been completely devoured and consumed would never return.

Not only him, but the other two immortals of Mount Myōboku are also going to die. However, unlike him, Fukasaku and Shiken can still live for several decades even with the natural energy concentration dropping to its current level.

But that's the limit.

If some time passes and Uchiha Yue completely absorbs the natural energy, then the toads of Mount Myōboku will be no different from other summoned beasts.

"Uchiha Tsuki must die!"

But how can we kill Uchiha Tsuki?

Only the chosen one!

However, even now, the ninja world has still not found the chosen one.

Not only Mount Myōboku, but also Shikkotsu Forest, the situation of the Sage is now very bad. His once huge body has shrunk a lot, and he looks sickly. Unlike the Great Toad Sage, the Sage is very tough.

This thing can be described as a cluster of life forms, almost immortal. Its current state is simply because the natural energy of the ninja world can no longer sustain its enormous size.

Even without natural energy, the chakra within its body can still maintain its intelligence and allow it to continue to exist.

"Old man, Lord Jigen has a mission!"

A toad with loose skin, leaning on a cane, and looking incredibly old, rode on another toad and arrived before the Great Toad Immortal.

"Oh, what is it now? That you need Mount Myōboku's help? Have you found the chosen one?"

The giant toad immortal's eyes lit up, and his listless spirit was revived.

However, he was disappointed. Jigen had heard that Mount Myōboku possessed magical powers, and its summoned beasts weren't ordinary; they were intelligent and required...