"It is really too difficult to control this natural energy." Uzumaki Jun felt the natural energy filling the surroundings and sighed helplessly, muttering, "No wonder chakra ultimately became the mainstream..."

It was just like the principle of bad money driving out good money. No one cared whether it was good or bad; as long as it could accomplish what they wanted to do, then...

It was good money.

Chakra could precisely do what natural energy could do, and it was easier to learn and control...

"I wonder if anyone knows how to control natural energy at this time?" Uzumaki Jun touched his chin and fell into thought. According to what was told in the anime, the Sage of Six Paths traveled throughout the ninja world and only found a toad that could use sage art, and furthermore...

It was still senjutsu chakra!!

As for the rest...

"It is really too difficult to control this natural energy." Uzumaki Jun felt the natural energy filling the surroundings and sighed helplessly, muttering, "No wonder chakra ultimately became the mainstream..."

It was just like the principle of bad money driving out good money. No one cared whether it was good or bad; as long as it could accomplish what they wanted to do, then...

It was good money.

Chakra could precisely do what natural energy could do, and it was easier to learn and control...

"I wonder if anyone knows how to control natural energy at this time?" Uzumaki Jun touched his chin and fell into thought. According to what was told in the anime, the Sage of Six Paths traveled throughout the ninja world and only found a toad that could use sage art, and furthermore...

It was still senjutsu chakra!!

As for the rest...

They were basically ordinary, poor working people!

So...

Could it be that those who know sage art have gone into seclusion, or has sage art not even appeared yet?

After all, what has been passed down for a thousand years in Mount Myōboku is just an old toad calling itself the Great Toad Sage.

Uzumaki Jun scratched his head in frustration and sighed...

"Trying to reverse engineer the sage modes of the three great sage regions won't work either!"

I wonder if Jūgo's clan exists now?

If they do, perhaps I could gain some inspiration from them. Although later, when Jūgo absorbs natural energy, he becomes abnormal, but...

It's still better than having no clues at all now!

"System, does it have the physique of Jūgo's clan?"

"Yes, but it is not useful for the host now. That is also just a special type of sage mode. What ultimately combines with the natural energy is still senjutsu chakra." The system's electronic voice sounded. "It is just that those who fail at Mount Myōboku turn into toads, and those who fail from Jūgo's clan turn into monsters."

Hearing this, Uzumaki Jun sighed helplessly and muttered, "As expected, there is no way to take a shortcut."

"Then, does a sage mode exist in this world?" Uzumaki Jun touched his chin and thought for a moment, then said, "If it does, even if it doesn't belong to the Naruto world because there is no chakra now, I should still be able to exchange for things from this world."

Because...

He currently exists in this world...

"After exploration, none were found." The system's electronic voice sounded. "The mainstream power in this world is the samurai."

"What about Mount Myōboku's Gama?" Uzumaki Jun was startled and said, "That all-orange toad with yellow eyes, wearing a string of Buddhist prayer beads around its neck with a light purple cat's eye gem in the middle, with the character for 'oil' written on it, the mastermind behind the scenes who sowed discord between a mother and son?"

"Not found."

"..."

Could that toad also be an invasive species?

Otherwise, why did it only jump out after Kaguya's son grew up?

Uzumaki Jun immediately fell into deep thought...

Finally, he helplessly scratched his head and muttered, "Better not think about it too much."

At least now I know...

My taijutsu and sword techniques are enough to protect myself in this world!

He looked up at the blue sky...

"Kaguya, I miss you!"

Please come quickly. At most, when I go back, I won't beat up your thousand-year-old filial son!

As soon as the words fell...

"Jun." A clear voice came over. Chimiko walked over happily, holding a wooden lunchbox, and said, "Time for lunch."

"Coming." Uzumaki Jun snapped back to reality, a smile on his face as he looked at Chimiko, and said, "Actually, you don't need to bring me meals."

Really!!

He wasn't lying. Every meal was just plain white rice, or the potatoes he exchanged for a few days ago...

He was sick of it...

Uzumaki Jun would rather exchange for a cup of instant noodles to fill his stomach now.

But seeing Chimiko's happy expression, Uzumaki Jun really felt too不好意思 to prepare his own food...

"Today it's mashed potatoes." Chimiko happily opened the wooden lunchbox, holding it in her hands as she looked at Uzumaki Jun, and said, "Jun, the potatoes and sweet potatoes you gave are very delicious."

"Eh, I'm glad you like them." Uzumaki Jun helplessly took the lunchbox and nodded, looking at the lump of pale yellow in the lunchbox...

This stuff was cheap to exchange from the system, cost-effective in bulk, and...

Very suitable for the climate of Lan no Sato.

But now...

Every meal was either sweet potatoes or potatoes...

He was here to cultivate immortality; shouldn't the food he eats be white radishes?

"You don't like it?" Chimiko asked, looking at the dazed Jun. "I made it myself. Is it not good?"

"No." Uzumaki Jun looked up, smiled at Chimiko, exchanged for a bottle of seafood soy sauce, and said, "I was thinking about what seasoning to add today."

"Fermented tofu." Hearing Uzumaki Jun's words, Chimiko said with a serious expression, "I think the fermented tofu you added last time was delicious!"

Really, I'm not lying you!!

She looked seriously at Uzumaki Jun...

"It's just that Grandma Natsu and the others finished it all."

It's so strange...

Chimiko looked puzzled as Uzumaki Jun pulled out another bottle of black stuff...

Why could Jun always take things out from his person even though he clearly wasn't carrying a bag?

Are all powerful samurai like this?

"Never mind, a change of taste is good too." Uzumaki Jun opened the soy sauce, poured some onto the mashed potatoes, and looked at the portion next to Chimiko. During this period...

Chimiko would always bring a lunchbox to eat with him.

So, he directly took Chimiko's portion and poured some on it too...

"Let's eat."

"Mm-hmm." Chimiko saw the black liquid poured on her portion too and nodded happily, saying, "I will dig in."

Then...

"This taste is also very delicious."

"..."

Uzumaki Jun didn't know what to...

He thought about how Lan no Sato had just solved its food and clothing problems, so he better not casually discourage others.

He slowly ate the soy sauce mashed potatoes, quietly listening to Chimiko talk about the situation in Lan no Sato...

"Uncle Kihai has already built wooden houses for everyone." Chimiko said while happily eating the mashed potatoes. She had never been as happy as during this period. It seemed that after Jun appeared, the village gradually got better.

"And the potatoes and sweet potatoes you mentioned have already sprouted, very pretty green sprouts."

"Everyone believes what you said, that this will definitely keep us from going hungry in the future."

"So, they are all very seriously protecting those green seedlings. Originally, I was going to help too, but I was sent away."

Chimiko glanced at Jun, who was still eating, blushed a little, noticed that Jun didn't see, felt relieved inside, but also a little disappointed, and said, "They told me I must take good care of you."

"Mm-hmm." Uzumaki Jun nodded while listening, and said, "Actually, there's no need for that."

You always bringing mashed potatoes over puts me in a difficult position!

As for the wooden houses...

He exchanged for ancient 'mortise and tenon' style woodworking techniques. To be honest...

It was too difficult!!

The width wasn't that easy to master, so he also exchanged for a ruler and gave it to that Uncle Kihai, letting him figure it out himself...

The result of the construction was...

A lump of some unknown mess of a house, no joke, really a lump!

Haphazardly piled together, and the villagers were actually very happy when they saw it?!

In the end, Uzumaki Jun really couldn't take it anymore and directly exchanged for a tent for himself...

And now he seriously suspected that the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the ninja world might really have been brought by him!

After filling his stomach, he stretched. Eating too much mashed potatoes was really a bit nauseating. He looked at Chimiko and said, "Finished eating? After eating, we should start class. Let's aim to recognize thirty characters today!"

The road to eliminating illiteracy is long and arduous.

As soon as he finished speaking...

Chimiko looked puzzled at the stone stool next to Uzumaki Jun and said, "Jun, why is there an orange toad next to you?"

"It looks very strange."

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