The Three Energies and How to Wield Them

by AnonymousGX

Out of request, this companion book to Sage Mode and Magic is complete. Remember, most of this book is visual references, so it can't be as extensive as it was supposed to be.

10. Chapter 9

Chapter 9: The Stage 1 Rasengan and how it mixes Magic and Chakra

The Rasengan is an A-Rank technique, and can be disastrous if prepared wrong. Even for one who has mastered the Rasengan, adding magic will make it chaotic, and make it more likely to explode on you than affect your intended target.

However, the first stage to preparing a Rasengan has been found to be very accommodating to magic, and has less dangerous backfires. This is because the nature of the first stage is similar to magic spells. When an item is enchanted, the spell's Aura flows within said item and draws on the Mana around it for support. The purpose of the Stage 1 Rasengan is to provide a similar flow of Aura while it's mixed within Chakra.

To practice this technique, you first have to learn the Tree Climbing Technique (see Chapter 6, under D-Rank Jutsu). To prepare this practice exercise, you'll need a thin water balloon, just a little wider than your hand. Then, using only your Chakra, you have to pop the water balloon using the water within. To do this, you must create multiple rings of water flow, extending wider and wider.

Once you've popped the water balloon using multiple rings, you must then attempt to do the same thing again, but with one twisted ring of water. This is made easier if you envision the patterning of the balled up Celtic Knot, provided on the opposite page, and create a continuous water current within the water balloon with a similar appearance.

Once you've done this, you must replicate this spiraling energy using only your Chakra, outside of the water balloon. Once done, you'll have what looks like an energy ball of loose yarn. Keep it a little loose, because tightening the ball will make it more chaotic and dangerous to yourself.

A properly formed Stage 1 Rasengan is able to absorb spells, your own or your opponent's. This is because the Aura within it helps sustain the Aura within the spell. Once it absorbs a spell, different features will be added to the Stage 1 Rasengan, depending on what spell was cast, and it can be thrown within a few seconds of the absorption.

Once assimilated, the spell will ignite and use up the Stage 1 Rasengan. This is because the additional Aura with feed the spell, causing it to become larger and more powerful. If you fail to throw the Stage 1 Rasengan before the spell consumes it, it will expand outward, hitting everything within its range. This is why Stage 1 Rasengans have to be loose, and without a large concentration of Chakra. Such a concentration will make the Stage 1 Rasengan burn out faster and expand much farther, and hence be more dangerous to you than your target.