You think a tree can teach someone to become a Sage? You must be high.I believe It wasn't an animal; sage mode isn't limited to animals. Possibly Tree or something.
A good theory/idea.People have been trying to guess ever since it was showen but don't you think the simplest answer and the correct one is that it is not from any kind of animal but just his nature his whole jutsu itself is nature so I think nature energy the key sage mode is just natural to him just like breathing so I don't think it has anything to do with any animal it is just tied into his jutsu........
If you think you can't learn anything form a tree, you must be ignorant. Meditation underneath trees and meditation on trees and nature as a whole can teach you many things. And the best teachers say nothing. They guide and let the student figure out itself. Poor students need words.You think a tree can teach someone to become a Sage? You must be high.
SM versions have always been animals for good reason, so your point is invalid.
Naruto is one of the best for learning through doing, yet he still needed 'words' as you so loosely put it.If you think you can't learn anything form a tree, you must be ignorant. Meditation underneath trees and meditation on trees and nature as a whole can teach you many things. And the best teachers say nothing. They guide and let the student figure out itself. Poor students need words.
I feel like I become more attuned to the energy of nature with the help of a little 7-leaf tree. ;PYou think a tree can teach someone to become a Sage? You must be high.