We know there are currently Toad sage mode, Dragon sage mode, and Hashirama's unnamed sage mode. (I know there are people who claim Hashi dont have sage mode, but face it, he used a Senpu-jutsu whether u like it or not. That itself tells u its a sage mode).
Now the question come... since all modes requires the absorption of natural energy, what makes their physical form different from one another?
What is the difference in the natural energy that are being absorbed that make naruto getting the frog style, kabuto getting the dragon style and hashirama getting the wood style sage (unnamed, just gave a random name)?
I believe it all depends on the attributes of the animal that it belongs too.. For example Naruto and his frog sage abilities enhance his fighting agility,reaction,and physical strength. Lets call them Mascot or spiritual animal has different abilities that with training can make the users abilities get a power boost. Thats my take of it
Sage Mode is the result of using natural energy along with a ninja's normal chakra to drastically empower all their abilities. Natural Energy is energy that
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. If one can collect the natural energy from around them and combine and balance it with the spiritual and physical energy that makes up their chakra, they can become sages and enter the Sage Mode allowing them to use Senjutsu or Sagearts (senpou). Here we see Jiraiya using Sage arts:
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In order to gather enough natural energy to initiate the transformation into Sage Mode, the user must remain perfectly still. This counters the common misconception that an animal master is needed to teach any character Sage mode. It is simply
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, Balancing it with your own physical and and spiritual energy's and vuala! You can enter sage mode!
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Why is an animal needed then?
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After you have acquired Sage mode, you then need to learn Sage techniques/Sage arts and this is where the animal instructor plays a role.
-Senjutsu-
Senjutsu is literally Sage Techniques or Sage arts and they are different styles as listed in the manga. Anyone who learns Sage techniques from the Toads at Mount Myōboku attribute "Toad to their sage mode, being that their learning Toad Senjtusu, in contrast, Dragon Sage mode as seen by kabuto.
What about physical features? Looking like the animal?
When the Student initally begins absorbing natural chakra from the environment, their first and only transformation features depends on the environment their absorbing the Natural energy from. If its Natural energy from the environment at Mount Myōboku, the student will carry toad triats . Jiraiya was not able to completely balance his own chakra with natural energy, resulting in him using an imperfect form of Sage Mode. As a result of Jiraiya took a number of toad-like traits when using Sage Mode.
Hashirama's Sage mode
Hashirama's Sage mode may not be the regular mastery of sage mode under an (animal) instructor, further implication of that is that he doesn't display any animal traits as naruto and jiraiya did. Mokuton possesses the ability, to rejuvenate the users chakra and energy naturally as seen
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. Mokuton techniques can be produced from anywhere, as the user's chakra is literally converted into a source of life because of its compositon (Doton, Suiton, and Yōton (physical energy that governs vitality, can be used to breathe life into form.)). Hashirama's ability to regenerate wounds is a clear sign that mokuton absorbs Natural energy as we've seen juugo possessing the same ability to regenerate via his
When killer B brought naruto into the special place to tame the 9 tails, the environment seems to be void of natural things. So how did naruto gather natural energy inside this seemingly empty dimension?
We know there are currently Toad sage mode, Dragon sage mode, and Hashirama's unnamed sage mode. (I know there are people who claim Hashi dont have sage mode, but face it, he used a Senpu-jutsu whether u like it or not. That itself tells u its a sage mode).
Now the question come... since all modes requires the absorption of natural energy, what makes their physical form different from one another?
What is the difference in the natural energy that are being absorbed that make naruto getting the frog style, kabuto getting the dragon style and hashirama getting the wood style sage (unnamed, just gave a random name)?
Let eliminate some misunderstandings or unstated facts first. Clearly, there is no wood style sage mode. I don't even know how some people came up with this. It is the same as someone saying there is a Rasengan style sage mode because he saw Naruto use Senpo - Rasengan Jutsu. The only thing we know is that Hashirama has a Sage Mode, but we don't know what SM it is. My guess is that it is also a toad SM.
Now, I agree that there is a reason why they are all different.
First, there must be the influence of the genetics of each user. I mean, Naruto is SM is different from Jiraya in SM unless Kishi is just using some artistic drawing. Thus, we can also say that if Hashirama's SM was toad, it could be different from both Jiraya's and Naruto's.
Second, since the animal have different genetics, there must be some difference in the energy they absorb as well. However, this should not be the case for toad SM because the human is the one who absorb the energy by himself such as Naruto's case. For example, Kabuto said that Juugo's power come from Ryuchidou. Kabuto also used a dragon horn to absorb his energy, which make it different from Naruto's. Jiraya absorbed the energy through toads, and Naruto did it by himself. Maybe all these make the natural energy different.
Anyways, Kishi is screwing with us, and actually there is almost no logic in Kishi's work. In order to enjoy it, you have better be the type of guy who accept it as it is rendered. If you look for logic, you will enter a loop of Izanami.
Im thinking, it has to do with the toad oil. Aka the thing, that allows a ninja to first absorb natural energy. With the toads it was toad oil, with snakes, it could be venow, and with the slugs(assumeing there are slug sages) it could be like slime. But simply the attributes of the substance, used to awaken the future sm user, to be able to absorb chakra. The sitting still thing, has little to do with actually absorbing and molding senjutsu chakra. It is only the state needed to absorb it, but if the person, does not even sense the natural chakra.
The other option, would be the sage mode is base off the terrain where the natural chakra was first absorbed, or the animal, nearby, when the natural chakra was absorbed.
It is possible, that it can be both.
Also just a random fact, natural energy, doesnt need to come from liveing things. It just comes from the energy of the earth itself.(basically it doesnt matter where the sm user is, he can still enter it.)
It is likely though entering sm in a forest will be quicker than entering sm in a desert.
