Shima Sage nodded, her expression extremely grave, and said: "You guessed right. That day, after I was injured by that strange red spear on my hand, the Chakra in my body immediately fell into a 'dormant' state. In that situation, I could only use Natural Energy to fight and couldn't use Chakra at all."
Unable to use Chakra meant that only using Natural Energy couldn't be fused into Sage Art Chakra, rendering Immortal Technique unusable.
Jiraiya's Sage Mode relies on the two Immortals to launch because Jiraiya is terrible at the basic balance of refining and merging Sage Art Chakra. Therefore, it requires both Immortals to work together to complete Sage Mode.
As a result, Shima Sage's Chakra System fell into a 'dormant' state. The Sage System of the two Immortals couldn't maintain balance, affecting Jiraiya's Sage Mode, which also entered a state of imbalance and chaos.
The primary condition for Jiraiya to enter Sage Mode is the combined effort of both Immortals to refine Sage Art Chakra. Once an unexpected factor disrupts this condition, it leads to the failure of Sage Mode.
"I never thought it would be like this... So, you're saying that the ability of that spear can temporarily make the Chakra inside a living organism 'disappear,' right?"
Jiraiya asked.
Shima Sage shook her head and replied: "Yes and no. If within forty-eight hours you can't extract and remove the 'virus' that kills Chakra from the body, then the Chakra System in the body will be completely destroyed, making Chakra unusable for a lifetime."
Jiraiya was shocked upon hearing this: Destroying the human Chakra System to the point of rendering it unusable for a lifetime?
It's an unheard-of capability.
In the Ninja Realm, there are indeed jutsu created to target Chakra. Some ninjas can use Sealing Techniques to seal the Chakra inside the human body or use jutsu to absorb the enemy's Chakra for their own use.
However, the ability to 'kill' Chakra, and do so permanently, was something Jiraiya was hearing about for the first time.
This ability is far more terrifying than sealing and absorbing Chakra.
"So, Big Sis, you now..."
Jiraiya worriedly asked.
"You don't need to worry about this. The 'virus' capable of killing Chakra inside the kid's mom has already been extracted with the Immortal Power of the Sage Talisman by the boss. But only the boss's Sage Talisman could manage that. For outsiders, it's probably very difficult to extract this 'virus' from the human body."
Fukasaku Sage explained, putting Jiraiya's mind at ease.
While they were speaking, Shima Sage had already walked into the inner room, and when she came out, she was holding a small, reddish-brown clay pot, which she placed in front of Jiraiya.
Jiraiya looked at this reddish-brown clay pot and asked: "What is this?"
"This is the stuff extracted from my body, stored carefully inside. You can take it back to Konoha and hand it over to the specialists there for research. If this 'virus' material that destroys Chakra is not deciphered, not only will your Sage Mode fail, but any ninja using the Chakra System will face the same defeat."
Shima Sage solemnly warned Jiraiya.
Jiraiya nodded seriously, took the clay pot from Shima Sage's hand.
"I understand, Big Sis. I'll take it back to Konoha and find someone to crack it."
"Well then, don't get delayed in meeting that old thing. After discussing things, remember to come back and taste the lunch I've personally prepared. Alright, enough said, I'll go make the meal now."
Shima Sage warmly jumped away to the kitchen to get busy.
Jiraiya looked at the carefully chosen ingredients by Shima Sage, just seeing the locusts and snails wriggle gave him no appetite.
After meeting the Great Toad Sage, Jiraiya was already prepared to retreat hastily.
Then, Fukasaku Sage took Jiraiya to see the Great Toad Sage.
The place where the Great Toad Sage lived was located in the heart of Mount Myoboku, surrounded by extremely dense Natural Energy. The moment Jiraiya stepped onto this land, his body's sensitivity to Natural Energy became more pronounced.
In the grand and spacious hall, as soon as Jiraiya entered, he could see the incredibly large reclining chair ahead and the equally gigantic elderly toad, with a pipe in its mouth, lounging idly there.
The enormous old toad lay with eyes closed in a restful state on the reclining chair, rings of smoke being puffed out from the pipe, filling the hall with swirling clouds, like a fairyland.
"Boss, I brought Jiraiya over."
Fukasaku Sage jumped to the elevated platform below the Great Toad Sage's right hand, shouting loudly near the Great Toad Sage's ear.
"Hmm..."
The smoke rings were still puffed leisurely, but under Fukasaku Sage's shout, the Great Toad Sage opened his eyes from the restful state, looked down naturally, and saw Jiraiya standing below.
"Oh, it's Little Jiraiya, I didn't expect you to come so quickly. Are you here for the prophecy?"
The Great Toad Sage seemed to see through the deep worry hidden in Jiraiya's heart.
Jiraiya stepped forward slightly, nodded gravely.
"Yes, Great Toad Sage, I wanted to ask if there's been any change in the prophecy about the future of the Ninja Realm?"
In the past, the Great Toad Sage made a prophecy that in the near future, an unprecedented upheaval will erupt, with death and war spreading across the world. All ninja systems, including Konoha, will be completely destroyed.