Board Thread:Rebirth: Applications/@comment-8914761-20141028023015

1. Why is your character obtaining Sage Mode and/or ?

My character, Ishihara, is obtaining Sage Mode in attempts to better the world as a whole. Actually, he had no true interest in Sage Mode until it was suggested by Konohamaru (it would be safe to say Konohamaru would pick up at the Mount). After speaking with the toads of Mount Myōboku Konohamaru managed to persuade them into teaching offering the lessons of gathering natural energy then ultimate turning it into Senjutsu chakra.

'''2. How will your character learn Sage Mode? Which animal will they learn it from?'''

Most of you guys know I write my apps in RP style, so yeah.

His first teachings of Sage Mode came from the toads of Mount Myōboku. Konohamaru brought Ishihara to the Mount claiming to the toads that Ishihara would be the "next best thing" in the shinobi world. The "younger" toads at the time all shooed Ishihara away, and even gave a bit of "disrespect" to Konohamaru for making such accusations. This was mostly because the toads lived by the word of what was told in the prophecy. Attempting to send Konohamaru along his way, he instead let out a loud call to the Toad Elder. Begging and pleasing him to give Ishihara just one chance. The Elder called Ishihara over, he looked Ishihara in his eyes (not literally, because you know the Sage looks high). He asked Ishihara: "What do you see?" Ishihara looked at him, then took a glance around. "I can't tell you what I see now. But I want to see peace." The Great Toad Sage had a deep moment of silence, he dived he'd give Ishihara a shot, however all of his training would be completely under supervision.

While he was going to be taught Sage Mode, the toads would first put Ishi through a level of hell. Ishihara had first taken a type of written test, which included many questions that had literally nothing to do with senjutsu at all. It was about one hundred questions long. They were also able to conclude that his body was tough, and stern. Next was the balance of energy, a feature which Ishihara was literally able to pick up near instantly. This was most likely granted his ability to form the Rasengan, something which took complete chakra control to preform. Which allowed him to easily balance his physical and spiritual energy with the natural energy he gathered from nature. Easier due to the applications of the Curse of Hatred which also required the balancing of energies. The last task now, would be to actually enter Sage Mode, a feature which finalize his training. The toads noticed how fast Ishihara had seemed to be going through his training, and went ahead and acknowledge him for that. Once Ishihara was told he'd need sit and patiently he differed with that completely. Ishihara was the type to get a job done quickly, however, did not want to let Konohamaru down. The toad sages that were training him told him, that the very first thing they went over revolved around patience. It was the one hundred question test. While agreeing, with them, Ishihara still told them it wasn't his style and literally in that instance devised something new. Ishihara formed a shadow clone, and the clone would be subject to draw in natural energy, balance it, disperse, and transfer it's Sage Mode over to the original Ishihara who'd been in battle. He chose to battle in place of his clones because they aren't very durable. This method reminded the toads of Naruto's method he used in the battle against pain, and at that moment they realized this boy was someone different.

'''3. Initially, will your character have access to an Imperfect Sage Mode or a Perfect Sage Mode? If Imperfect, will it progress to a Perfect Sage Mode?'''

Because at first patiently waiting wasn't Ishihara's style, he would often appear in an Incomplete form of Sage Mode. Despite his perfectly balance of energies he'd sometimes draw in not enough natural energy, causing the toads to smack him with the sacred stick. Once he developed his way of drawing natural energy in through a clone he'd finally be able to draw in the exact amount that would be needed and take on a full fledge Perfect Sage Mode.

'''4. How will your character obtain the Cursed Seal? What type of seal is it? And what kind of power grants it?'''

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5. What are the drawbacks of the Cursed Seal?

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'''5. Briefly detail what your plans are, at the moment, for your character if he/she is approved for Sage Mode and/or Cursed Seal? What will they do with it? How will they improve or utilize it in a fashion that is unique to them, rather than a rehash of canon character usage or maybe even other fanon characters?'''

Ishihara, will most certainly have his own Sage Mode techniques. Other users of Sage Mode tend to say they use the energy to help on genjutsu, or some other field. Ishihara however, as an Uchiha will use it to help aid and improve his Sharingan's techniques or even the genjutsu one itself. Sharingan, natural energy is quite powerful if you asked me. I could possibly even use Sage Mode in conjunction with my FTG. 