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This article is about the technique. For the chapter, see Sage Mode!!.

Sage Mode is an empowered state that can be entered by blending natural energy with one's chakra, creating senjutsu chakra. Sage Mode allows users to tap into the natural force of the world, opening up new techniques to them and allowing them to power up existing ones with the new senjutsu chakra.

Training

Perfect Balance — Jiraiya training to master senjutsu.

Sage Mode is known to be taught in two places: at Mount Myōboku by the toads and at Ryūchi Cave by the snakes. Users of Sage Mode must possess "extreme chakra levels" to invoke senjutsu.^[2] It is also important that their bodies be strong enough to support the increased power.^[3]

In order to enter Sage Mode, the gatherer must remain absolutely still in order to be one with nature and balance the natural energy with their own physical and spiritual energies.^[4] If the user puts too little natural energy into using senjutsu, the technique will not work.^[5] Conversely, if too much natural energy is taken in, their body will turn to stone forever; humans will also be transformed into whichever animal's school the senjutsu was learned from.^[6]

The toads of Mount Myōboku have devised several tools to make learning Sage Mode easier. By applying a special oil, the applicant's body will start passively taking in natural energy. This oil will evaporate if taken outside Mount Myōboku, thus rendering it useful only for learning purposes. The toads also have a special staff that, when struck with, knocks all the natural energy out of the gatherer, thus reversing any transformations before they can become permanent and the user turns to stone.

At Ryūchi Cave, one must call upon the esoteric teachings of the White Snake Sage, who bites the person with its fangs and injects them with natural energy. According to legend, if one's body is strong enough to withstand this snake transformation, it will accept the power without reservation, thus granting the person Sage Mode.^[7]

Attributes

Advantages

The user's physical strength, speed, stamina, reflexes, perception, and durability are enhanced.
The user's ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu become more powerful.
The user can manipulate the natural energy that surrounds them, turning it into an extension of their body to increase the reach of their attacks.
The user can sense chakra around them and can sense attacks without the need to see them.

Disadvantages

In order to gather enough natural energy to initiate the transformation into Sage Mode, the user must remain perfectly still, leaving them vulnerable. Users have at times been shown entering Sage Mode without this preparation.^[8]^[9]
Because the user needs to move during combat, the senjutsu chakra cannot be replenished, which means the user can't stay within this state for extended periods of time. Naruto states it is possible to lengthen the time limit.^[10]
- These weaknesses can be bypassed with the Sage Art: Amphibian Technique, where one or more toads fuses with the user's shoulders and gather natural energy for them to use.
- Another option is to employ shadow clones, having them gather natural energy elsewhere and then, when their natural energy is needed, having them disperse, transferring it to the original. This limits the number shadow clones that the user can have active at a time to five for as long as the clones are gathering natural energy, as any more than that would disrupt the clone's focus.
- Kabuto Yakushi assimilated the DNA of Jūgo to replicate his clan's ability to passively absorb natural energy, thus allowing him to continuously collect the energy even while moving, bypassing these particular weaknesses.
- If the user is also a jinchūriki that has achieved harmony with their tailed beast, they can drastically speed up their ability to gather natural energy in tailed beast mode to the point of only needing a few seconds to fully charge or recharge their sage chakra.

Forms

Imperfected Sage Mode

File:Sennin Moodo.png

Jiraiya in an imperfect form of Sage Mode, with noticeable toad-like facial and bodily alterations.

Jiraiya is not able to properly balance his own chakra with natural energy, resulting in him using an imperfect form of Sage Mode. As a result of the imbalance, Jiraiya takes a number of toad-like traits when using Sage Mode: his nose grows bigger and gains warts, his teeth turn sharp, he grows a goatee, and acquires toad-like eyes. Because of these traits, Jiraiya doesn't like to use Sage Mode as it "displeased the ladies". Some of the physical alterations, such as the toad posture and the webbed feet, are beneficial and improve his manoeuvrability, and he can consciously manifest the alterations in order to take advantage of them.

Although he never mastered Sage Mode, Jiraiya still gains all the advantages of Sage Mode, although his enhancements are more limited by comparison to perfected practitioners.

Perfected Sage Mode

Users that can properly balance their own chakra with natural energy will not experience any animalistic transformations to their body. The one exception is a dark pigmentation around their eyes and the eyes themselves, which usually differ based on where the user learned Sage Mode:

Naruto and Minato have yellow, toad-like irides with orange pigmentation around their eyes.
Kabuto has yellow, snake-like irides and blackened sclerae, as well as purple pigmentation around his eyes that extends down to his shoulder blades. His snake-like characteristics progress further in Sage Mode with him growing four horns, leading him to state that he had metaphorically transcended from a "snake" to a "dragon".
Hashirama has yellow irides with black (red in Naruto: Color Edition) pigmentation around his eyes that extends to his ears, as well as a marking on his forehead that resembles an eye.

Tailed Beast Sage Mode

Naruto Chakra Mode the Last — Naruto's Tailed Beast Sage Mode.

After earning the Nine-Tails' cooperation, Naruto becomes able to combine Sage Mode with his Tailed Beast Mode. The red irides become orange, and slitted pupils characteristic of normal Nine-Tails transformations merge with the Sage Mode's eye pattern, creating a design reminiscent of a cross. The design of Naruto's shroud also changes. While using the combined form, Naruto gains simultaneous access to both forms' advantages, such as augmenting Tailed Beast Balls with senjutsu chakra.^[11] Advantages common to both forms (such as increases to strength and chakra reserves) are elevated beyond what either form grants individually.

During The Last: Naruto the Movie, Naruto is shown shattering Truth-Seeking Balls (which he could not do two years earlier) and withstanding the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion while using the form. He is also seen isolating the transformation to his right hand, enabling him to defeat Toneri Ōtsutsuki with a single punch.

Six Paths Sage Mode

File:Rikudō Sennin Mōdo.png

Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode.

Main article: Six Paths Sage Mode Six Paths Sage Mode (六道仙人モード, Rikudō Sennin Mōdo) is a divine transformation gifted by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki to those who have an iron faith and the will to never give up.^[12] It significantly enhances the user's powers and allows them to use a number of new techniques.

Techniques

List of senjutsu

Trivia

In Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison, the red coat Naruto wore during Pain's Assault appears when he enters Sage Mode and disappears when he turns back to normal.
The manifestation of animal like traits is a reference to the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari, where Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru came to study specific animal magic into their ninjutsu use.

References

↑ Third Databook, page 279
↑ Chapter 412, page 11
↑ Chapter 579, pages 16-17
↑ Chapter 409, page 12
↑ Chapter 410, page 15
↑ Chapters 409-410
↑ Fourth Databook, page 136
↑ Chapter 535, page 5
↑ Chapter 665, page 14
↑ Chapter 468, page 16
↑ Chapter 645, pages 8-9
↑ Jin no Sho, page 310

[1] Third Databook, page 279

[2] Chapter 412, page 11

[3] Chapter 579, pages 16-17

[4] Chapter 409, page 12

[5] Chapter 410, page 15

[6] Chapters 409-410

[7] Fourth Databook, page 136

[8] Chapter 535, page 5

[9] Chapter 665, page 14

[10] Chapter 468, page 16

[11] Chapter 645, pages 8-9

[d4-12] Jin no Sho, page 310

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+|users=Fukasaku, Gamakichi, Hashirama Senju, Jiraiya, Kabuto Yakushi, Minato Namikaze, Naruto Uzumaki, Shima
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-'''Sage Mode''' is the result of using [[natural energy]] along with a [[shinobi]]'s normal [[chakra]] to drastically empower all of their abilities.
+'''Sage Mode''' is an empowered state that can be entered by blending [[natural energy]] with one's [[chakra]], creating [[senjutsu chakra]]. Sage Mode allows users to tap into the natural force of the world, opening up new techniques to them and allowing them to power up existing ones with the new senjutsu chakra.
-== Overview ==
-Sage Mode is the empowered state humans enter when they learn to draw natural energy inside them and blending it with their chakra. By doing so, the human creates new senjutsu chakra that allows them to enter Sage Mode. Sage Mode enhances the combat efficiency of the user by allowing them to tap into the natural force of the world that opens new techniques to the user and allows them to power up existing ones with the new senjutsu chakra.
-Thus far, Sage Mode has been shown to be taught in two places: at [[Mount Myōboku]] by the [[toads]], and [[Ryūchi Cave]] by the [[snakes]]. Learning Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku or Ryūchi Cave grants the user with a toad and snake-influenced Sage Mode respectively, which carries over the same advantages and disadvantages, only differing in application.
 == Training ==
 [[Image:Perfect Balance.PNG|thumb|left|Jiraiya training to master senjutsu.]]
-According to Fukasaku, only those who already possess "extreme chakra levels" can utilise natural energy to invoke senjutsu.<ref>Chapter 412, page 11</ref> Also, the user's body must be strong enough to support Sage Mode; Orochimaru learned senjutsu but was unable to use Sage Mode because [[Living Corpse Reincarnation|his host bodies]] were not strong enough to support this power. Stemming from this and his experiments with [[Jūgo]]'s [[Sage Transformation|unique ability]], however, he was able to create his own brand of unique [[Orochimaru's Juinjutsu|cursed seals]].<ref>Chapter 579, pages 16-17</ref>
+Sage Mode is known to be taught in two places: at [[Mount Myōboku]] by the [[toads]] and at [[Ryūchi Cave]] by the [[snakes]]. Users of Sage Mode must possess "extreme chakra levels" to invoke senjutsu.<ref>Chapter 412, page 11</ref> It is also important that their bodies be strong enough to support the increased power.<ref>Chapter 579, pages 16-17</ref>
-The user is required to balance his/her physical and spiritual energy with the natural energy he/she gathers from nature; [[Gamakichi]] compares the process to adding an extra flavour to a chocolate and vanilla swirl ice cream.<ref>Chapter 409, page 12</ref> If the user puts too little natural energy into using senjutsu, the technique will not work.<ref>Chapter 410, page 15</ref>
+In order to enter Sage Mode, the gatherer must remain absolutely still in order to be one with nature and balance the natural energy with their own physical and spiritual energies.<ref>Chapter 409, page 12</ref> If the user puts too little natural energy into using senjutsu, the technique will not work.<ref>Chapter 410, page 15</ref> Conversely, if too much natural energy is taken in, their body will turn to stone forever; humans will also be transformed into whichever animal's school the senjutsu was learned from.<ref>Chapters 409-410</ref>
-In order to enter Sage Mode, the gatherer must remain absolutely still in order to be one with nature and balance the natural energy with their own physical and spiritual energies. Those learning from the toads have access to a special toad oil that allows the natural energy to enter their body, but this oil only exists in liquid form in Mount Myōboku's atmosphere. The oil evaporates if it is taken outside, thus rendering it useful only for learning purposes. If the user takes in too much natural energy, the user will start to turn into a toad and, eventually, turn to stone. The petrified remains of one-time apprentice Sages who failed to master senjutsu are spread throughout Mount Myōboku.
+The toads of Mount Myōboku have devised several tools to make learning Sage Mode easier. By applying a special oil, the applicant's body will start passively taking in natural energy. This oil will evaporate if taken outside Mount Myōboku, thus rendering it useful only for learning purposes. The toads also have a special staff that, when struck with, knocks all the natural energy out of the gatherer, thus reversing any transformations before they can become permanent and the user turns to stone.
+At Ryūchi Cave, one must call upon the esoteric teachings of the [[White Snake Sage]], who bites the person with its fangs and injects them with natural energy. According to legend, if one's body is strong enough to withstand this snake transformation, it will accept the power without reservation, thus granting the person Sage Mode.<ref>Fourth Databook, page 136</ref>
-Getting hit by a special staff during the transformation will reverse the toad transformation by knocking all the natural energy out of the gatherer. It is dangerous to learn how to gather natural energy without the staff because there is no other known way to reverse the toad transformation. Furthermore, if the transformation is completed, not even the staff can reverse it, and the user would become a toad statue forever.<ref>Chapters 409-410</ref>
 == Attributes ==
-=== Advantages ===
+;Advantages
+* The user's physical strength, speed, [[Chakra|stamina]], reflexes, perception, and durability are enhanced.
-The advantages afforded to those who learn senjutsu include:
-* The user's physical strength, speed, [[Chakra|stamina]], reflexes, perception and durability are dramatically enhanced.
+* The user's [[ninjutsu]], [[genjutsu]], and [[taijutsu]] become more powerful.
+* The user can manipulate the natural energy that surrounds them, turning it into an [[Frog Kata|extension]] of their body to increase the reach of their attacks.
-* The user's [[ninjutsu]], [[genjutsu]], and [[taijutsu]] become substantially more powerful.
+* The user can [[Sensor|sense]] [[chakra]] around them and can sense attacks without the need to see them.
-* The user can manipulate the natural energy that surrounds them in this mode, turning it into an [[Frog Kata|extension]] of their body, which increases the reach of their attacks.
-* The user gains the ability to [[Sensor|sense]] [[chakra]] around them much like sensor types, except they also gain the ability to sense attacks without needing to see them.
-=== Disadvantages ===
+;Disadvantages
+* In order to gather enough natural energy to initiate the transformation into Sage Mode, the user must remain perfectly still, leaving them vulnerable. Users have at times been shown entering Sage Mode without this preparation.<ref>Chapter 535, page 5</ref><ref>Chapter 665, page 14</ref>
-There are a few disadvantages while using this mode as well, including:
+* Because the user needs to move during combat, the senjutsu chakra cannot be replenished, which means the user can't stay within this state for extended periods of time. Naruto states it is possible to lengthen the time limit.<ref>Chapter 468, page 16</ref>
-* If the user draws in too much natural energy, they run the risk of transforming into a toad, and then into stone. If the petrification is completed, it cannot be reversed. This has only been shown to happen with Toad Sages, therefore it is unknown what will happen to other types.
+** These weaknesses can be bypassed with the [[Sage Art: Amphibian Technique]], where one or more toads fuses with the user's shoulders and gather natural energy for them to use.
-* In order to gather enough natural energy to initiate the transformation into Sage Mode, the user must remain perfectly still. Because of that, the user can be an easy target for an opponent.
+** Another option is to employ [[shadow clone]]s, having them gather natural energy elsewhere and then, when their natural energy is needed, having them disperse, transferring it to the original. This limits the number shadow clones that the user can have active at a time to five for as long as the clones are gathering natural energy, as any more than that would disrupt the clone's focus.
-* Because the user needs to move during combat, the senjutsu chakra cannot be replenished, which means the user can't stay within this state for extended periods of time.
+** [[Kabuto Yakushi]] assimilated the DNA of [[Jūgo]] to replicate his [[Jūgo's Clan|clan]]'s ability to [[Sage Transformation|passively absorb]] natural energy, thus allowing him to continuously collect the energy even while moving, bypassing these particular weaknesses.
-** The second and third weaknesses mentioned above can be bypassed through the [[Sage Art: Amphibian Technique]], where one Sage gathers chakra for another or as in [[Naruto]]'s case, shadow clones can be used for the same purpose.
+** If the user is also a jinchūriki that has achieved harmony with their tailed beast, they can drastically speed up their ability to gather natural energy in tailed beast mode to the point of only needing a few seconds to fully charge or recharge their sage chakra.
-* After Sage Mode has ended, the user appears to experience exhaustion.
 == Forms ==
 === Imperfected Sage Mode ===
 [[File:Sennin Moodo.png|thumb|right|Jiraiya in an imperfect form of Sage Mode, with noticeable toad-like facial and bodily alterations.]]
-[[Jiraiya]] was not able to properly balance his own chakra with natural energy, resulting in him using an imperfect form of Sage Mode. As a result of the imbalance, Jiraiya took a number of toad-like traits when using Sage Mode (such as his big hands or his skin). His appearance was altered: his nose grows bigger and gains warts, his teeth turn sharp, he gains excess hair (his goatee), and toad-like eyes. Further transformational attributes includes him taking on a toad-like stature and the lines on his face become much thicker, taking over each side of his face. Because of these traits, Jiraiya didn't like to use Sage Mode as it "displeased the ladies". Despite his lack of complete mastery, Jiraiya could still use this form effectively in battle to augment his all-around performance. He also showed the ability to transform his limbs (e.g. his hands and feet) into those of frogs so as to aid in manoeuvrability.
+[[Jiraiya]] is not able to properly balance his own chakra with natural energy, resulting in him using an imperfect form of Sage Mode. As a result of the imbalance, Jiraiya takes a number of toad-like traits when using Sage Mode: his nose grows bigger and gains warts, his teeth turn sharp, he grows a goatee, and acquires toad-like eyes. Because of these traits, Jiraiya doesn't like to use Sage Mode as it "displeased the ladies". Some of the physical alterations, such as the toad posture and the webbed feet, are beneficial and improve his manoeuvrability, and he can consciously manifest the alterations in order to take advantage of them.
+Although he never mastered Sage Mode, Jiraiya still gains all the advantages of Sage Mode, although his enhancements are more limited by comparison to perfected practitioners.
-In order to get around the danger of remaining stationary during a battle to re-enter Sage Mode, Jiraiya would summon [[Shima]] and [[Fukasaku]] by drawing a blood contract on his face.<ref>Chapter 375, page 1</ref> The Two Great Sage Toads would fuse to Jiraiya's shoulders with the [[Sage Art: Amphibian Technique]], gathering natural energy from their stationary positions on Jiraiya's shoulders for him to use. This on the other hand leaves Shima and Fukasaku vulnerable to attacks while Jiraiya is in combat.
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 === Perfected Sage Mode ===
-[[Naruto Uzumaki]], [[Minato Namikaze]], [[Kabuto Yakushi]] and [[Hashirama Senju]] are the only known shinobi to achieve Perfect Sage Mode. They are able to perfectly balance their own chakra with natural energy without forming any animalistic traits. This allows them to use Sage Mode in perfect balance, which allows them to retain all of their previous physical characteristics. However, those who master Sage Mode have a distinctive marker, which is a dark pigmentation around their eyes. While the actual design of the pigmentation and the user's eyes usually differ based on where the user learned Sage Mode.
+Users that can properly balance their own chakra with natural energy will not experience any animalistic transformations to their body. The one exception is a dark pigmentation around their eyes and the eyes themselves, which usually differ based on where the user learned Sage Mode:
+*[[Naruto]] and [[Minato]] have yellow, toad-like irides with orange pigmentation around their eyes.
-Naruto and Minato had orange pigmentations around their eyes and yellow, toad-like irides. Kabuto Yakushi had purple pigmentations around his eyes through to his shoulder blades and with yellow, snake-like irides. His snake-like characteristics progressed further in Sage Mode with him growing four horns, leading him to state that metaphorically he had transcended from a "snake" to a "dragon". Hashirama had red (black in the anime) pigmentations around his eyes through to his ears and yellow irides. He also had a marking on his forehead that resembles an eye.
+*[[Kabuto]] has yellow, snake-like irides and blackened sclerae, as well as purple pigmentation around his eyes that extends down to his shoulder blades. His snake-like characteristics progress further in Sage Mode with him growing four horns, leading him to state that he had metaphorically transcended from a "snake" to a "dragon".
+*[[Hashirama]] has yellow irides with black (red in [[Naruto: Color Edition]]) pigmentation around his eyes that extends to his ears, as well as a marking on his forehead that resembles an eye.
-A true Sage still suffers from the weaknesses of Sage Mode, requiring that they use [[Sage Art: Amphibian Technique]] in a battle situation so that they could stay mobile. However, [[Kabuto Yakushi]] assimilated the DNA of [[Jūgo]] to replicate his [[Jūgo's Clan|clan]]'s ability to [[Sage Transformation|passively absorb]] natural energy, thus allowing him to continuously collect the energy even while moving, bypassing this particular weakness.
-As his own workaround, Naruto has some of his [[shadow clones]] gather natural energy elsewhere while he fights. Once he has run out of his own senjutsu chakra, he [[Reverse Summoning Technique|reverse summons]] the clone and has them disperse, giving him the clone's natural energy and allowing him to enter Sage Mode again. This method limits the maximum number of shadow clones that Naruto can create to five, for as long as the clones are gathering natural energy, as anything more would interfere with their focus. To make sure he has enough shadow clones for use in battle, Naruto has only two shadow clones gather senjutsu chakra, allowing him to enter Sage Mode a total of three times. Naruto has also stated that it is possible to lengthen the time he is in Sage Mode.<ref>Chapter 468, page 16</ref> Naruto, Hashirama and Minato's skill in senjutsu is such that they can enter it in moments.<ref>Chapter 535, page 5</ref><ref>Chapter 555, pages 10-11</ref><ref>Chapter 560, page 11</ref><ref>Chapter 610, page 6</ref><ref>Chapter 614, pages 9-10</ref><ref>Chapter 665, page 14</ref> In addition, Naruto's old limit of two [[Rasenshuriken]] has been increased to three,<ref>Chapter 614, page 10</ref> five in the anime.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 364</ref>
-In this mode Hashirama's abilities were drastically increased. This was witnessed through the use of his [[Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands]] technique which created a gargantuan multi-handed structure which towered over a mountain range as well as [[Kurama]], who looked to be the same size of a fox in comparison to a normal human.<ref>Chapter 621, pages 11-12</ref> Hashirama can also perform [[Sage Art: Gate of the Great God]], a technique that can bind a creature as powerful as the Ten-Tails.
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 Naruto AnimeSagemode.png|Naruto's Sage Mode, taught by the toads.
 Kabuto Sage Mode.png|Kabuto's Sage Mode, taught by the snakes.
-Hashirama's Sage Mode.png|Hashirama's unknown Sage Mode.
+Hashirama's Sage Mode.png|Hashirama's Sage Mode.
 </gallery>
 === Tailed Beast Sage Mode ===
-[[File:Naruto Chakra Mode the Last.png|thumb|left|Naruto's Tailed Beast Mode combined with Sage Mode.]]
+[[File:Naruto Chakra Mode the Last.png|thumb|left|150px|Naruto's Tailed Beast Sage Mode.]]
+After earning the [[Nine-Tails]]' cooperation, Naruto becomes able to combine Sage Mode with his [[Nine-Tails Chakra Mode#Tailed Beast Mode|Tailed Beast Mode]]. The red irides become orange, and slitted pupils characteristic of normal Nine-Tails transformations merge with the Sage Mode's eye pattern, creating a design reminiscent of a cross. The design of Naruto's shroud also changes. While using the combined form, Naruto gains simultaneous access to both forms' advantages, such as augmenting [[Tailed Beast Ball]]s with senjutsu chakra.<ref>Chapter 645, pages 8-9</ref> Advantages common to both forms (such as increases to strength and chakra reserves) are elevated beyond what either form grants individually.
-During his meeting with [[Nagato]], Naruto was stabbed in the stomach with one of Nagato's [[chakra receiver]]s. Nagato noted from that distance he would have been able to easily control the jinchūriki. However, while the young man was in Sage Mode, the fox's rage also spilled over into the form,<ref>Chapter 645, page 4</ref> and was reflected by Kurama's eyes being reflected in those of Naruto's Sage Mode: the irides turn red, and his pupil resembles that of both the fox's and his own when in Sage Mode, reminiscent of a cross. Some time later during Naruto's battle against the [[Ten-Tails]]' jinchūriki [[Obito Uchiha]], Naruto once again used these two powers to create powerful attacks bolstered by the [[natural energy]] from Sage Mode even going as far as to mix natural energy with the [[Tailed Beast Ball]].<ref>Chapter 645, pages 8-9</ref> [[Nine-Tails Chakra Mode#Tailed Beast Sage Mode|In this form]], Naruto's eyes take on the same appearance as before. The markings of the Sage are also reflected on Kurama's Tailed Beast Mode shroud.
+During ''[[The Last: Naruto the Movie]]'', Naruto is shown shattering [[Truth-Seeking Ball]]s (which he could not do [[Fourth Shinobi World War|two years earlier]]) and withstanding the [[Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion]] while using the form. He is also seen isolating the transformation to his right hand, enabling him to defeat [[Toneri Ōtsutsuki]] with a single punch.
-Two years after the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], Naruto utilised this form against [[Toneri Ōtsutsuki]] and showed numerous improvements to the last usage he had against Obito. His power had improved to the point he was easily shattering [[Truth-Seeking Ball]] defenses (which he struggled to in the past even with a Tailed Beast Ball), he could not only keep up with Toneri's speed but outright blitz him at one point, and finally he could tank and overpower the [[Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion]], an technique strong enough to completely cut the [[Moon]] in half. He was also able to fly in this form without needing [[Six Paths Sage Mode]] and could channel it all into a single fist for a devastating attack, enough to defeat Toneri with a single blow. [[Kurama]], after obtaining his full power after the War was also increased to tremendous amounts thanks to Naruto's Tailed Beast Sage Mode, to the point where he could battle and overwhelm the [[Statue of the Ōtsutsuki Clan]] and launch it into space through the entire moon with a single Tailed Beast Ball.<ref>''The Last: Naruto the Movie''</ref>
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 === Six Paths Sage Mode ===
-{{Main|Six Paths Sage Mode}}
+[[File:Rikudō Sennin Mōdo.png|thumb|right|150px|Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode.]]
+{{Main with-include|Six Paths Sage Mode}}
-[[File:Rikudō Sennin Mōdo.png|thumb|right|283x283px|Naruto's new cloak after obtaining Hagoromo's power.]]
-With the power given to him from [[Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki]], Naruto becomes able to use the '''[[Six Paths]] Sage Mode''', a heightened state of [[Sage Mode]] which drastically empowers all of the user's abilities to a far greater extent. While using this power, he dons a new chakra mode which is noticeably more powerful than the [[Nine-Tails Chakra Mode]] referred to as {{translation|Six Paths Senjutsu|六道仙術|Rikudō Senjutsu}} to combat Madara. In this new mode, like his original Tailed Beast Mode cloak, the chakra forms into a light-coloured coat but with a dark-coloured bodysuit underneath. Unlike his Sage Mode, there is no orange pigmentation around his eyes, and unlike his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and Tailed Beast Mode cloak, his skin does not glow like the rest of his body. In addition, his eyes are yellow instead of orange or red, though the pupils still take on a cross-like shape.<ref>[[Naruto and the Sage of the Six Paths…!! (volume)|Volume 70]] cover</ref> The "bodysuit" covers his torso, reaches down his arms to the knuckles, and down his legs, stopping just above his sandals. It has a light coloured circle where the original seal was placed as well as magatama around his collar. The coat has the typical markings of the Six Paths Senjutsu, a [[Rinnegan]] above nine magatama, on its back. In this state, Naruto is able to combine senjutsu with the tailed beasts' chakra to create powerful techniques like the [[Sage Art: Lava Release Rasenshuriken]] and [[Sage Art: Magnet Release Rasengan]]. Furthermore, he is able to manifest the [[Truth-Seeking Ball]]s, wielding two of them as short staffs.<ref>Chapter 673, pages 14-17</ref> He also can still utilise the Tailed Beast Mode chakra replica of Kurama in this transformation as well.<ref>Chapter 695, page 5</ref>
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 == Trivia ==
-* In the film ''[[Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison]]'', the red coat Naruto wore in his return during [[Pain's assault]] on Konoha would appear when he enters Sage Mode. Like every other physical change with the form, it would disappear when he turns back to normal.
+* In ''[[Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison]]'', the red coat Naruto wore during [[Pain's Assault]] appears when he enters Sage Mode and disappears when he turns back to normal.
-* The manifestation of animal like traits through the activation of natural energy and the performance of senjutsu, is a reference to the Jiraiya Ninja folk tale, where Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru came to study specific animal magic into their ninjutsu use.
+* The manifestation of animal like traits is a reference to the Japanese folktale ''[[Wikipedia:Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari|Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari]]'', where Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru came to study specific animal magic into their ninjutsu use.
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