Naruto: Limitless Sage

You've gained a deeper understanding of the natural energy that flows throughout heaven and earth!

You've had an epiphany!

You've created a new training method — the Quincy Technique!

Quincy Technique:

A combat system from the manga Bleach, the Quincy draw in and manipulate ambient spiritual particles to fight. At its peak, this mastery allows absolute control over the natural energy present in the world.

In a flash, an enormous stream of knowledge surged into Naruto's mind, detailing how to cultivate and fight as a Quincy.

With his innate genius, Naruto quickly grasped the core techniques of this new path.

In the next moment—

Naruto raised his hands into a bow-drawing posture. The natural energy around him rippled and swirled, rushing toward him.

In an instant, a dazzling longbow of pure natural energy formed between his hands.

The aura it exuded was overwhelming—impossible to look at directly.

In the world of shinobi, those who can control natural energy are called Sages.

Now, Naruto had created a bow forged from natural energy itself.

It would not be an exaggeration to call it an Immortal Longbow.

The power gathered in a single arrow… could rival that of ninjutsu on par with magic.

Just then, Kakashi arrived at the training ground—bringing with him the legendary Sannin: Jiraiya and Tsunade.

As they stepped onto the field, they saw Naruto standing with that glowing bow in hand.

Kakashi raised a hand to stop them from approaching further.

"Let's not disturb him. Just watch," he said.

Jiraiya and Tsunade stood silently to the side, watching the golden-haired youth.

As they focused on Naruto's figure—especially his back—the resemblance was striking.

It was as though they were looking at Minato Namikaze all over again.

"Is that really Minato's son...?" Jiraiya muttered, visibly shaken.

Tsunade didn't speak, but her eyes softened with quiet recognition. The similarity between Naruto and his father wasn't just in appearance—it was in presence.

Naruto, meanwhile, had long sensed the arrival of the three.

Seeing them now, he glanced at the bow in his hand and smiled slightly.

It was the perfect moment to show them.

With focused eyes, Naruto looked out across the distant mountain range beyond the training ground.

The Immortal Longbow in his hand surged with energy.

In a blink, the bow condensed a massive arrow—an Immortal Sacred Arrow easily ten meters long.

Natural energy swirled violently around it, drawn into the forming shot.

Jiraiya's expression froze.

His instincts were sharp—he could clearly sense the nature of the energy Naruto was using.

"This… this is Senjutsu Chakra!"

Tsunade's eyes narrowed as well. Though she hadn't trained in Sage Mode herself, she knew the nature of Sage Chakra—and what she was seeing was far beyond ordinary.

Yes.

Naruto was wielding Senjutsu Chakra.

But this was more than just Sage Mode.

You have to understand—

In the entire ninja world, those who've successfully mastered Sage Mode are incredibly rare.

Among the Legendary Three Sannin of Konoha, each had formed contracts with spirit beasts from the Three Great Sage Lands.

All three had the potential to train in Sage Mode.

But in the end, only Jiraiya had truly succeeded—though even his version of Sage Mode was incomplete.

Yet today…

Before their very eyes…

A boy—no, a young man—stood wielding Senjutsu Chakra with more natural fluency and control than either of them had ever seen.

"This… am I seeing things?" Jiraiya whispered, his voice almost cracking.

Tsunade said nothing—she was stunned speechless.

Kakashi stood beside them, arms crossed, smiling beneath his mask.

As expected…

Even legends like Jiraiya and Tsunade would be shaken when faced with Naruto's strength.

"Just watch, Senpai," Kakashi said calmly. "This is only the beginning."

At that moment—

Naruto released the arrow.

The Immortal Sacred Arrow of Destruction flew from his bowstring like divine judgment itself.

A blinding streak of light tore across the sky.

WHOOSH!

The sound was sharp—like the howl of a banshee.

In the blink of an eye…

The arrow crossed more than ten kilometers.

The arrow reached the distant mountains.

Then—

Boom!

A massive explosion erupted.

Though the Holy Arrow of Destruction had long disappeared from view, what followed was nothing short of cataclysmic.

A giant, semicircular blast wave suddenly surged from the mountains—half of an entire peak was obliterated in a single strike.

Even from more than ten kilometers away, where Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Kakashi stood on the training field, they felt the sheer force of the blast.

The shockwave swept through the trees—

WHOOOSH!

A hurricane-force gust surged through the clearing, ripping leaves from their branches and flinging them skyward.

The sheer pressure forced Jiraiya and Tsunade to brace themselves.

They stared in stunned silence at the cloud of smoke and shattered stone rising from the distant mountain range.

Neither of them had expected it.

That a teenage boy—barely grown—could unleash a technique on par with a Tailed Beast Bomb.

Even more shocking was Naruto's expression afterward.

Calm.

Unbothered.

Not the least bit surprised by what he had just done.

Which could only mean one thing…

This level of destruction was normal for him.

And if Naruto had heard their thoughts at that moment, he would've responded simply:

"This? That was just one arrow."

"What's truly terrifying... is when the Divine Arrows rain down in the thousands."

A sacred arrow that could erase half a mountain with a single shot…

Now imagine one hundred of them.

One thousand.

Ten thousand—fired in an instant.

Naruto didn't know whether there would ever be an opponent worthy of such overwhelming force.

But what he did know…

Was that he could unleash it if needed.

As the smoke and tremors finally began to fade, Naruto lowered his arms.

The shimmering bow of natural energy dissipated from his hands.

He turned around, his calm gaze falling on the three figures behind him.

"Kakashi-sensei," Naruto greeted first with a respectful nod.

Then his eyes shifted.

"Jiraiya-senpai."

"Tsunade-senpai."

A gentle smile appeared on Naruto's face.

Jiraiya and Tsunade weren't surprised that Naruto knew who they were.

After all, his origins were no mystery to someone with access to such power.

Jiraiya stepped forward, his expression turning serious.

Still, there was hope in his voice.

"…Naruto, are you really Minato's son?"

He needed to hear it directly.

Tsunade, too, watched Naruto closely, waiting for the truth.

Naruto nodded.

"Yes, Jiraiya-senpai," he replied with composure. "My father is the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze."

"And my mother… was Uzumaki Kushina, the previous Nine-Tails Jinchūriki."

He said it with no hesitation.

With pride.

Jiraiya and Tsunade exchanged glances, and for a moment, neither of them could speak.

The way Naruto stood…

The light in his eyes…

His bearing—it all reminded them of Minato.

Exactly like him.

There could be no mistake.

This boy was truly the son of Minato and Kushina.

A mix of genius and kindness.

Of power and will.

For Jiraiya, it felt like a heavy weight had lifted from his shoulders.

For so many years, he had mourned the loss of Minato and Kushina—his student and his wife—during the Nine-Tails' attack on Konoha.

Minato had only just taken up the mantle of Hokage. He was young, talented, full of vision…

And then he was gone.

The world had taken him too soon.

And yet now—

More than a decade later—this.

This boy…

His son!

Jiraiya's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but nod with emotion.

"Good, good…!"

Tsunade, too, was silent—but her expression had softened.

However, Naruto had other priorities.

He looked at the two legendary Sannin and spoke directly.

"Tsunade-senpai. Jiraiya-senpai."

"This is why I asked the two of you to return to Konoha."

"I'm sure Kakashi-sensei already explained the situation."

He paused.

"I'll be blunt."

"I'm giving you a choice—right now."

"Are you on the side of the Third Hokage?"

"Or are you on my side?"

His words cut through the moment like a blade.

The warmth and nostalgia vanished in an instant.

Jiraiya's excitement faded.

Tsunade's reflective expression hardened.

They stared at Naruto, stunned that he—Minato's son—would say something so direct… even confrontational.

Choosing between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Naruto?

It sounded absurd.

And yet—

Jiraiya and Tsunade had just witnessed a level of power they could barely comprehend.

They weren't stupid.

They realized Naruto had shown them that destructive technique on purpose.

To make them understand.

This wasn't the same boy they remembered from Konoha.

This was someone who could alter the future of the entire ninja world.

But still...

Jiraiya and Tsunade, despite witnessing Naruto's overwhelming power firsthand, understood the political reality better than most.

No matter how powerful Naruto had become...

He couldn't just compete with Hiruzen Sarutobi—the Third Hokage—for the position of Hokage.

They knew all too well:

The prestige of the Third Hokage in Konoha was unshakable.

Unless the First Hokage Hashirama Senju or the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju returned from the dead...

The people of Konoha would never side against Hiruzen.

Naruto, on the other hand?

He had no real political support.

The villagers wouldn't back him—no matter how powerful or righteous he might be.

The major clans of Konoha…

The countless shinobi raised under the Third's leadership…

All of them would choose to stand behind the Hokage.

Even if Tsunade and Jiraiya—two of the Legendary Sannin—chose to stand with Naruto…

They would still be outnumbered.

Three people could not defy the entire Hidden Leaf.

And if Naruto really tried to overthrow the Third Hokage by force...

It could mean civil war within the village.

Given the devastating power Naruto had just demonstrated…

The damage to Konoha could be catastrophic.

In fact, Jiraiya and Tsunade both knew—

If it came to that, they might be forced to stop Naruto themselves.

For the sake of the village.

This thought silenced them.

But Naruto seemed to sense their inner doubts.

He looked calmly at the two Sannin and said, his voice unwavering:

"It doesn't matter."

"Even without your support…"

"The operation will proceed as planned."

"And I will succeed in removing the Third Hokage."

There was no hesitation in his words.

Only certainty.

"Operation!?"

Jiraiya's expression changed sharply.

What was Naruto talking about?

An actual coup?

Tsunade was also stunned.

Judging from his tone… Naruto's plan was already in motion.

Jiraiya stepped forward urgently.

"Naruto, don't do anything reckless!"

He still didn't believe Naruto had enough influence to pull off something like this.

And if the attempt failed…

Naruto wouldn't just be exiled.

He was the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki.

The village would treat him as a threat. They'd restrain him—maybe even imprison him.

Just the thought of that made Jiraiya's heart twist.

Minato and Kushina's only son…

No, he couldn't let that happen.

Jiraiya's voice trembled slightly:

"If you do this… and something happens to you…"

"How could I ever face Minato and Kushina in the Pure Land?"

Tsunade, too, stepped forward, trying to talk him down.

"It's not too late, Naruto. You can stop this now."

"We can fix things. You're not alone."

But Naruto didn't flinch.

He could see it in their eyes.

They weren't defending the Third Hokage.

They were worried about him.

Because deep down…

They, too, had suffered from the darkness that hid beneath Hiruzen's rule.

Still, Naruto said calmly:

"No."

"There's something you don't know."

His voice grew sharper.

His presence seemed to fill the training ground.

"Right now… within Konoha…"

"There are one thousand Jonin and one thousand Chunin—"

"All of them follow me."

As he said this, Naruto spread his arms wide—like he was embracing the village, the world, his destiny.

The air seemed to vibrate.

The sky itself seemed to bend toward him.

"The Third Hokage, Danzo Shimura, and the rest of the Konoha elders..."

"They're no match for me."

"I'm going to be the next Hokage!"

At that moment, the sharpness in Naruto's tone was unmistakable. His words weren't just bold declarations—they were truths forged in conviction.

Jiraiya and Tsunade froze, stunned by what they had just heard.

A thousand jōnin.

A thousand chūnin.

Could that really be true?

They looked at each other in disbelief.

There shouldn't even be that many jōnin in all of Konoha. Even if there were—why would they abandon the Third Hokage to follow Naruto?

The implications were terrifying.

If Naruto was telling the truth, then the foundation of power in the village had already shifted—quietly and completely.

Jiraiya's voice broke the silence.

"Naruto, where did you get that many jōnin!?"

Tsunade also leaned forward, trying to grasp the scale of what they were hearing.

Kakashi, who had been silently watching from the side, saw their expressions and couldn't help but smile inwardly.

He had been just as stunned when he first heard it himself.

Naruto met their gazes, and with a small, confident smile, said simply:

"I trained them myself."

The silence deepened.

Jiraiya and Tsunade stared at him, speechless.

Trained them yourself...?

If it were that easy to cultivate elite shinobi, Konoha would have wiped out the other Great Nations by now.

Jiraiya quickly shook his head.

"That's impossible!"

But Naruto's eyes held unwavering certainty.

"Nothing is impossible."

"As long as you have chakra—"

"Even a pig could become a jōnin."

His voice was sharp and serious.

But that wasn't what shook them.

It was what came next.

"And tell me—who in the world has enough chakra to share?"

Jiraiya and Tsunade both stiffened.

It suddenly clicked.

Naruto wasn't just Minato Namikaze's son.

He was also the Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails.

There was only one answer.

The only being in the world with that much chakra…

Kyūbi.

Their eyes widened in realization.

Was Naruto saying that...

He had already gained control over the Nine-Tails?

More than that—had he gained Kyūbi's cooperation?

Tsunade's voice trembled slightly.

"You and... Kyūbi?"

Naruto nodded.

"That's right. Kurama (Kyūbi) is my partner now."

"With his help, I've been able to secretly train a new force—jōnin and chūnin, all from Konoha."

"They may not have passed the official rank exams yet…"

"But every one of them has the strength to match."

He took a step forward, voice steady and filled with quiet authority.

"So when I say a thousand jōnin and a thousand chūnin—"

"I mean exactly that."

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TN 😊:

At the end, the author uses 'Kurama', but I realized that Tsunade and Jiraiya wouldn't actually know the Nine-Tails' real name, so I replaced it with Kyūbi.

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