My Sign-in System in Naruto

After entering Sage Mode, one's strength, defense, reaction speed, and overall abilities are greatly enhanced.

However, Sage Mode also has its weaknesses.

To enter Sage Mode, one must gather natural energy, which requires the user to remain still and harmonize with nature.

Additionally, gathering natural energy takes a significant amount of time, and the duration of Sage Mode is limited.

When Jiraiya fought against the Six Paths of Pain, he specifically summoned Fukasaku and Shima to fuse with him, allowing them to assist in battle and help him gather natural energy to prolong Sage Mode.

But now, Jiraiya was fighting alone. The amount of natural energy he had gathered was already limited.

Coupled with the rapid consumption of Sage chakra and the wooden dragon's ability to absorb chakra, Jiraiya, who was now entangled by the dragon, quickly lost his Sage Mode.

"How could this..."

Jiraiya felt the natural energy within him dissipating at an unprecedented rate, and the frog-like features on his face faded as well.

Without this power, Jiraiya couldn't break free from the wooden dragon's grip. He even felt his breathing becoming labored due to the pressure.

"Fire Style: Flame Bullet!"

Seeing no other option, Jiraiya used a fire jutsu, hoping to burn the wooden dragon to ashes.

But the thick wooden dragon was not afraid of fire. It carried Jiraiya and plunged straight toward the ground.

Boom!

With a loud crash, the wooden dragon's body shattered, and Jiraiya was sent tumbling several times before finally coming to a stop.

"Even Jiraiya..."

Hiruzen couldn't believe what he was seeing.

If Haru had used the Wood Human or the Tree Birth technique to defeat Jiraiya, he wouldn't have been so shocked.

But the reality before him was that Haru had defeated Jiraiya using nothing more than a wooden dragon.

How terrifying was that?

"In terms of combat experience, almost no one can compare to Jiraiya. Sage Mode enhances all his abilities to a great extent..."

"Even if Jiraiya were to lose to Haru, such a one-sided defeat..."

Hiruzen couldn't help but take a deep breath. He had always thought he understood Haru's strength.

But now, he realized that even he couldn't fully grasp Haru's power.

In fact, it could be said that Haru was now the strongest ninja in Konoha.

He had perfectly inherited the power of the First Hokage.

The Anbu ninjas behind Hiruzen were equally shocked.

To them, Jiraiya was a legendary figure, and his Sage techniques seemed like power from a higher dimension.

Especially when Jiraiya used the Super Giant Rasengan—the sheer amount of chakra was something they had never seen or heard of before.

At that moment, they all thought that even a genius like Haru would be taught a harsh lesson and suffer a bitter defeat.

But Haru's performance proved them all wrong.

Faced with unprecedented power, Haru remained calm and composed, not even taking a single step. He simply created a wooden dragon and completely suppressed Jiraiya.

In particular, his words "No matter how many jutsu you master, I'll break through them all with a single move" had seemed like arrogance at first.

But in the end, he truly defeated Jiraiya with just one move.

What was even more astonishing was that Haru was only twelve or thirteen years old.

He hadn't even reached his physical peak.

And the amount of chakra he possessed was simply unbelievable.

Hiruzen couldn't help but recall what had happened the previous night. When facing the Nine-Tails, Haru had unleashed a massive amount of chakra to create a wooden humanoid even larger than the Nine-Tails.

In terms of chakra alone, Hiruzen's reserves were like a cup of water compared to Haru's vast ocean.

In fact, it wasn't just Hiruzen who felt this way.

Even Jiraiya, lying on the ground, was questioning his life choices.

For a ninja, the amount of chakra one possesses is largely an innate talent.

As one of the Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya's chakra reserves were already considered immense.

Sage Mode, in essence, is the fusion of one's own chakra with natural energy, enhancing the quality of chakra to unleash more powerful techniques.

In other words, the techniques Jiraiya used should have surpassed Haru's Wood Style in terms of power.

"Did he use sheer quantity... to achieve a qualitative change?"

Jiraiya swallowed hard, looking at Haru in disbelief.

If he didn't know that the Nine-Tails was sealed inside Naruto, he might have suspected that Haru had a Nine-Tails inside him.

After continuously using powerful Wood Style techniques, Haru still stood on the bridge without showing any signs of fatigue.

It was as if the final Wood Dragon technique had only consumed a small portion of his chakra.

"This guy's chakra is even more absurd than the Nine-Tails..."

Jiraiya took several deep breaths before struggling to sit up.

He also noticed a detail from earlier.

When the wooden dragon plunged toward the ground at full speed, it had protected him.

This was why the wooden dragon was destroyed, but Jiraiya himself wasn't seriously injured.

However...

Although he wasn't seriously injured, his chakra had been completely drained.

Now, Jiraiya didn't even have the strength to continue fighting, let alone escape.

"At such a young age, he already possesses such unfathomable strength. If he continues to grow, surpassing all previous Hokage will only be a matter of time..."

"No, in terms of strength, Haru might have already surpassed all previous Hokage..."

Jiraiya took a deep breath, filled with mixed emotions.

How he wished Tsunade could see this.

The once-declined Senju clan had finally produced someone who inherited the First Hokage's Kekkei Genkai.

"Jiraiya."

Seeing that Jiraiya had fully recognized Haru's power, Hiruzen slowly walked over.

Haru also jumped down from the wooden bridge and approached Jiraiya.

"So? Do you believe now that Haru has the ability to help Naruto control the Nine-Tails' power?" Hiruzen asked with a smile.

"Well..."

Jiraiya's expression was slightly turning dark.

"Jiraiya, do you know who stopped the Nine-Tails yesterday?" Hiruzen asked again.

Hearing this question, Jiraiya suddenly realized the truth and looked at Haru in disbelief.

He had thought that it was his teacher, Hiruzen, who had led Konoha's ninjas to stop Naruto's rampage and save the village.

But now he understood what had really happened.

"It was Haru. He used the power of Wood Style to single-handedly subdue the Nine-Tails!"

However, even though Jiraiya had guessed this possibility, hearing the truth from Hiruzen's mouth still left him utterly shocked.

The most crucial part was that he clearly heard Hiruzen say...

"Single-handedly!"

"Subdued the Nine-Tails!"