Civilian Naruto: Becoming invincible from the Eight Gates

"After you go back, if your family is still here, live a good life."

"If you don't know where to go, you can go to Konoha and find a guy named Nojiri Oki. He's a good guy."

"Maybe you two can get along."

"Let's go~"

The giant bird flapped its broad wings, lifting its body into the air above the island, carrying Hui Nogo farther and farther.

After seeing off Enoka, Suzumiya Musashi and others temporarily settled down on the island.

It has been a long time since he last practiced the magic of immortality. His mental and physical conditions have recovered to their best. It is time to start practicing the magic of immortality again.

Like last time, Suzumiya Musashi found a mountain, dug a hole, and the slug filled it with white liquid filled with natural energy.

"Musashi-kun, are you ready?"

"Ready."

"Plop!~"

Suzumiya Musashi cleared away the worries on his body and jumped into the white liquid. In an instant, the long-lost and familiar pain suddenly spread to his brain.

"Ah!~"

Slug stood by, prepared for the possibility that Suzumiya Musashi might fall into a coma.

However, this time, Suzumiya Musashi was particularly persistent. He held on until the end of the training and did not lose consciousness.

He had slowly become familiar with the piercing pain. Although his reaction was a little stronger when he first jumped into the stone pit, as time went on, he felt that his ability to adapt to the erosion of natural energy was getting higher and higher.

More importantly, he really didn't want to be swallowed by the slug again.

It was almost dark when Suzumiya Musashi climbed out of the stone pit trembling and fell to the ground.

"Great~Musashi-kun!"

"You have become much more adaptable to natural energy."

"Thank you for the compliment." Suzumiya Musashi didn't want to say too much. After his body recovered, he put on his clothes and walked towards his residence tremblingly.

In this way, the days of practice passed one by one.

As time goes by, Suzumiya Musashi's resistance to the erosion of natural energy becomes higher and higher, and the pain that originally penetrated deep into his soul is also constantly alleviating.

During his practice day after day, his body was constantly baptized by natural energy, and he felt that his body was still changing.

The subtle control over the body is also further enhanced.

Another month passed. Finally, one day, the natural energy's ability to corrode his body disappeared, and the pain that had been tormenting him also disappeared.

"Musashi-kun, you are amazing." The slug stood guard at the edge of the stone pit and exclaimed heartfeltly.

"Of all the humans I have ever met, your perseverance in practice is the most tenacious."

"You could even say that he doesn't look like a human being at all."

Suzumiya Musashi sat cross-legged in the stone pit quietly, and said calmly after hearing this: "Thank you."

The slug didn't understand the complicated meaning in Suzumiya Musashi's words and said happily, "You're welcome."

"Musashi-kun, from today on, the first stage of the immortal arts training can be completed."

Upon hearing this, Suzumiya Musashi suddenly opened his eyes.

"Really?"

"Yes." The slug said, "Now you are no longer regarded as an alien by natural energy, and you can interact with natural energy harmoniously."

"You have passed the first stage of the Wet Bone Forest Immortal Art training. From now on, you have opened up the first chasm between mortals and immortals."

"Natural energy is no longer as dangerous as poison to you."

Suzumiya Musashi was also somewhat delighted.

After persisting for so long, can I finally proceed to the next step of practice?

"Slug, what do you want me to do for the next stage of practice?"

The slug said, "Musashi-kun. The next stage of training in the immortal arts is perception."

Suzumiya Musashi: "Perception? Is it difficult?"

Slug: "For humans, it's difficult."

"The first stage of immortal arts is difficult because of willpower. With human beings' ability to withstand natural energy, it is difficult to pass the first level. The second stage is difficult because of talent."

"This stage does not have the pain of the first stage of practice. As long as you can sense the natural energy, the rest of the practice will go naturally. If you can't sense it, you will be stuck here forever."

"It's like a mortal trying to ascend to heaven, but there is no door to enter."

"Over the past thousands of years, there have been nearly a hundred humans who have been able to sign a contract with the Wet Bone Forest, but before you, there were only three who were able to survive the first stage of senjutsu training. The only one who passed the second stage was Lord Hashirama."

Suzumiya Musashi asked: "Did everyone else fail?"

The slug said, "Yes, they all failed."

"Those two people, like Musashi-kun, have a stronger will than ordinary people, but unfortunately, their spirits are unable to sense natural energy, and the second one will never be able to pass."

Suzumiya Musashi's eyes looked slightly solemn.

He wondered, "Is it really that difficult to practice immortal arts?"

"Or is it that only the immortal arts of the Wet Bone Forest are like this? As far as I know, the immortal arts training in Myoboku Mountain does not seem to have these stages."

The slug asked, "Do you mean that the Myobokusan Toad Oil can help with spiritual practice?"

Suzumiya Musashi nodded.

The slug said, "You are right. Only the immortal arts practice in the Wet Bone Forest is like this. The immortal arts practice mode in Myoboku Mountain and Ryuchi Cave is completely different from that in the Wet Bone Forest."

"The Wet Bone Forest does not have a method like Toad Oil that can help ninjas enhance their perception of natural energy."

Suzumiya Musashi said: "Is there any reason? You are both from the three holy places..."

"As one of the three sacred places, Myoboku Mountain and Ryuchi Cave are more thoroughly involved in the secular world than the Wet Bone Forest."

"In order to improve the strength of human ninjas, they developed methods to help humans sense natural energy. The Wet Bone Forest is different."

"When it comes to powerful contracted ninjas, the Wet Bone Forest is not demanding."

[So you signed Hashirama Senju, who is known as the God of Ninja] Suzumiya Musashi complained in his heart.

"If the ninja wants to master the immortal arts at all costs, the Wet Bone Forest can actually do it. As long as he continues to inject his own immortal arts energy into the ninja's body, over time, the ninja will also be able to master the immortal arts energy. However, this is no different from the immortal arts practiced with the toad oil of Myoboku Mountain."

"At the beginning, the two adults rejected this method."

Suzumiya Musashi asked in confusion: "Why?"

Slug: "Because everything has a price."

"Toad oil is indeed effective in practicing immortal arts, but at the same time, it will also leave the mark of the Holy Land race in the human body. If the practice of immortal arts fails, the body will become frog-like."

"This method will allow the power of the Holy Land race to erode the human body. In essence, the body is already mixed with the power of monsters and cannot be considered a pure human."

Suzumiya Musashi suddenly asked: "Are all ninjas who practice the magic of Myoboku Mountain like this?"

"Not entirely. Only ninjas who practice fairy arts have extraordinary qualifications and can minimize the side effects of this erosion."

Suzumiya Musashi remained silent, digesting this sudden information in his mind.

Slug: "People who use the power of the holy land to control natural energy were called semi-immortals thousands of years ago."

"And the immortal cultivation method of my Wet Bone Forest can help humans break through the barriers between humans and nature. As long as we cross the natural chasm, we can become true immortals."