Sage Mode
The Toad Sage's mastery of Senjutsu, learned from the Great Toad Sage.
Sage Mode is a transformation that allows a ninja to harness natural energy, blending it with their physical and spiritual chakra to achieve power beyond normal limits. Jiraiya trained in senjutsu under the Great Toad Sage, which is why he is known as the "Toad Sage".
Quick Facts
- Primary users
- Jiraiya
- First appearance
- Naruto Shippuden (Jiraiya vs. Pain arc)
Lore & Background
Jiraiya becomes known as the "Toad Sage" due to his training under the Great Toad Sage in the field of Senjutsu (仙術; lit. The Great Toad Sage also informs Jiraiya of a prophecy that he will mentor a child who will either save the world or destroy it.
Reader's Guide
After Jiraiya's death Naruto learns toad-style senjutsu, a power-enhancing art based on gathering natural energy through stillness, and he defeats all Six Paths of Pain with his newly learned Sage Mode. Orochimaru's experiments let Mitsuki enter Sage Mode as well, at the cost of damage to his organs, and Jugo's clan absorbs natural energy for senjutsu so strongly that its members fall into fits of violence.
Did You Know?
- At the end of his life, Jiraiya realized that Naruto was the child from the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.
- Jiraiya's last act was to send a message about Nagato's Paths of Pain to Naruto and Konohagakure.
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