Chapter 111: Awakening the Bloodline Limit

"Hehehehe... Ahhh!"

Rasa's soul entered the elderly ninja's body, causing his eyes to roll back instantly and his aura to surge violently; however, as the aura surged, Uchiha Feiyu also clearly felt the clash between the soul and the living person's yang energy.

It was fortunate that the ninja before him had no intention of resisting at all, otherwise, even attempting soul possession would likely have been difficult. Even with the possession successful now, under the clash of yin and yang, the old ninja's own aura quickly weakened.

Seeing this, Uchiha Feiyu did not say a word and directly controlled Rasa's soul to manipulate the elderly ninja into performing a Magnet Release ninjutsu:

"Magnet Release—Sand Gold Grand Funeral!"

A massive amount of gold dust surged wildly from beneath the training ground, transforming into a giant sand gold tomb, and the surrounding Sand Ninja all had their eyes widened in shock:

"Magnet Release, it really is a Magnet Release ninjutsu!"

"It's the Fourth Kazekage's Gold Dust Ninja Art; Sunagakure possesses Magnet Release once again!"

"That's great, the heavens have opened their eyes, woooo... I originally thought the Magnet Release lineage of Sunagakure was going to be cut off just like that!"

"If even Baisha can awaken Magnet Release, doesn't that mean my chances are even higher?"

However... Uchiha Feiyu's gaze swept over a female ninja, and he thought to himself:

Uchiha Feiyu was not as optimistic as those Sand Ninja; the one who had just performed Magnet Release was actually still the soul of the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa. Only after Rasa's soul left, if one could synthesize Magnet Release chakra on their own, would it count as a true Awakening of a Bloodline Limit.

But at this moment, Uchiha Feiyu reached out his hand and directly summoned Rasa's soul back, and the pile of gold sand that had formed the original Sand Gold Grand Funeral instantly collapsed.

Feeling the changes within his body, Baisha's eyes were filled with surprise, and disregarding the fact that his body was still somewhat weak, he directly formed seals with his hands:

"Magnet Release—Sand Gold Grand Funeral!"

The female ninja whom Uchiha Feiyu had been observing looked at the Gold Dust Ninja Art performed by Baisha, her expression revealing a hint of nostalgia; she was none other than the widow of the Fourth Kazekage, Karura.

Although Baisha was the oldest among this group of sand-controlling ninjas, and therefore had significant decline in both physical strength and chakra, the aftereffect of the soul possession was also much greater.

"If it were a ninja whose original strength was an Elite Jonin, or even considered top-tier among Elite Jonin, once they obtained the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit, they would likely step into the Shadow-level immediately!"

According to Uchiha Feiyu's estimation, once he passed the period of weakness and fully awakened the Bloodline Limit, the Magnet Release he performed would likely increase by another fold, which was one-third of the level Rasa had during his lifetime.

Once this surge of chakra appeared, it instantly permeated all the chakra in his body, adding new attributes to his chakra and causing his bloodline to evolve; his previously waning aura suddenly surged with vigor once again.

Now that he felt the true Magnet Release chakra, it was as if the final layer of window paper had been pierced; accompanied by the fusion of Wind Release chakra and Earth Release chakra, a brand-new Magnet Release chakra belonging to him was born.

This level was roughly that of an ordinary Elite Jonin, arguably the weakest Magnet Release ninja in Sunagakure's history, though considering this old ninja himself was not qualified to awaken a Bloodline Limit, this performance was quite normal.

In reality, Rasa's soul did not exert its full power during the possession because Baisha's hardware was too poor; the Magnet Release Rasa performed was already cut by nearly half. In other words, this Baisha's Magnet Release had only one-sixth the power of Rasa's.

Or rather, the dozen or so ninjas here who practiced the Sand Control Technique were likely mostly at this level. After replacing the Sand Control Technique with Magnet Release, they would at most progress from ordinary Jonin to Elite Jonin; it was impossible to ascend to the sky in one step and become Shadow-level.

"Now, feel the chakra in your body, and according to the feeling from just now, synthesize the chakra in your body again. As long as you succeed, you will be able to generate the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit!"

With a boom, the gold sand that had already collapsed condensed once again, though this time the power of the Sand Gold Grand Funeral was clearly far inferior to before; at the very least, the condensed gold sand was only one-third of what was controlled when Rasa's soul was possessing him.

The elderly Sand Ninja named Baisha trembled all over, his aura rapidly withered, and he looked as if he hadn't closed his eyes for several days and nights.

Hearing Uchiha Feiyu's words, Baisha panted heavily, his hands began to form seals, and he tried his best to recall the feeling of performing Magnet Release when Rasa's soul was in his body.

But at the same time, the long years had left him with sufficient gifts, making his chakra Nature Transformation and Shape Transformation second to none among the dozen or so sand-controlling ninjas.

"Don't be too happy too soon; he hasn't awakened the Bloodline Limit yet. What comes next is the truly critical period!"

Even though he was currently in a weakened state, and the Magnet Release chakra had not yet thoroughly transformed his physical body, and the Bloodline Limit was not yet fully awakened, his performance was still a bit embarrassing.

If he could truly awaken the Bloodline Limit and receive the feedback from the Bloodline Limit, this Baisha before him would not be so weak.

In the original Naruto, the wife of the Fourth Kazekage died in childbirth while giving birth to Gaara, and the impression she left on everyone was probably just a "Mom Susanoo."

But judging from the chakra she left behind after her death, this Karura's Sand Control Technique had definitely reached an extremely high realm, perhaps even stepping into the threshold of the Shadow-level!

One must know that even on the battlefield of the Fourth Shinobi World War, where gods fought, the chakra Karura left behind after her death provided Gaara with immense help; one can imagine how strong she was when she was alive.

Perhaps noticing Uchiha Feiyu's gaze, Karura stepped forward a few paces and spoke softly:

"Let me be the next one to try this Awakening method; my chances should be a bit higher."

"This must be learning Magnet Release through stimulation and imitation after having it performed once in the ninja's body by some external force! This is indeed much more intuitive than simply learning through a Scroll."

"As long as it is performed enough times, even the dullest ninja should be able to learn the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit."

"Correct, that is indeed the case. Therefore, the higher your original attainments in Wind Release and Earth Release, as well as your level in the Sand Control Technique, the greater the possibility of learning it. With your level, Madam, it is basically certain that you will learn it in one go."

Karura chuckled lightly and spoke indifferently:

"Then I'll take your kind words for it. Let's begin!"

Uchiha Feiyu nodded slightly and summoned Rasa's soul once again, but at this moment, the soul, which had been suppressed by Spirit-Binding and Soul-Commanding and had no consciousness, actually trembled slightly.

(Tsk... Is this sensing his own wife? The soul of a Shadow-level Ninja is truly quite stubborn, though I suppose it's also because he has a deep impression of his wife and deep feelings for her.)

Except for Uchiha Feiyu's first pot of gold, which was Hatake Sakumo's soul that retained its consciousness, for all other souls, Uchiha Feiyu directly used Spirit-Binding and Soul-Commanding to suppress their intelligence and never spoke much with them.

Otherwise, if a thousand souls each said a word, Uchiha Feiyu's head would be blown apart by the noise.

Even if the Fourth Kazekage's soul trembled because it sensed a familiar aura, under the suppression of Spirit-Binding and Soul-Commanding, that was the most it could do.

Uchiha Feiyu reached out and gave a light tap, and the Fourth Kazekage's soul flew into Karura's body impatiently.

Karura's expression jolted, and a hint of confusion appeared in her eyes. Unlike Baisha just now, this time the Fourth Kazekage's soul appeared quite gentle, trying its best to restrain its own yin energy, greatly reducing the burden on Karura.

However, even so, the yin energy of a soul controlled by Spirit-Binding and Soul-Commanding would still cause damage to a living person's physical body, so Uchiha Feiyu controlled the Fourth Kazekage's soul at the first opportunity, having him perform the Sand Gold Grand Funeral once more.

Following the performance of the Magnet Release ninjutsu, Uchiha Feiyu summoned the Fourth Kazekage's soul back again, and after the Fourth Kazekage's soul left her body, Karura's body jolted slightly, and she formed seals with her hands again, performing the Sand Gold Grand Funeral once more.

As the gold sand on the ground trembled and condensed into shape again, forming a Magnet Release ninjutsu that was not the slightest bit weaker than the one just now, Uchiha Feiyu narrowed his eyes:

Just as I expected, once this Fourth Kazekage's wife awakens her bloodline and her body recovers, her strength will likely not be any weaker than the Fourth Kazekage's.

Lowering her hands from the seals, Karura's expression was melancholy and lost; she touched her face slightly, only to find that she had left two lines of tears.

That feeling just now... why was it so much like Rasa?

However, although she had this strange feeling, this Kazekage's wife would never think that everything just now was actually her dead husband's soul possessing her body.

All ninjutsu in the Ninja World come from chakra, and the souls Uchiha Feiyu controls through Spirit-Binding and Soul-Commanding happen not to contain chakra, at most containing a portion of spiritual power; therefore, even the Sensory Ninjutsu of the Ninja World cannot sense these souls at all.

"Very good, it seems you also succeeded on your first try and awakened the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit."

Uchiha Feiyu's words caused the still somewhat dazed Karura to wake up quickly; feeling the transformation of her body by the Magnet Release chakra, Karura could not help but feel a trace of joy in her heart.

Generally speaking, after female ninjas get married and have children, some choose to retire to the second line, but as a powerful ninja whose strength in Sunagakure could currently rank in the top five or even top three, Karura certainly could not just retire like that.

On the contrary, because of the current dire situation of Sunagakure, Karura actually had higher requirements for individual strength.

"Rasa... now I also possess the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit; the dream you once had shall be realized by me!"

Two consecutive ninja directly Awakening the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit greatly encouraged the remaining ninja, but unfortunately, the subsequent tests soon poured cold water on them.

Afterwards, seven or eight more Sand Ninja stepped up, but even after being subjected to Soul Possession, they still did not Awaken the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit, ending up only with depleted Qi and Blood.

In reality, this was the normal situation; even with the stimulation of the Fourth Kazekage's Soul Possession, it was still impossible for ninja without a sufficiently deep foundation to trigger the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit in one go.

It was not until the last few remaining ninja that another ninja who studied the Sand Control Technique was lucky enough to trigger the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit at once, though the intensity of the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit he displayed was not even as good as that old ninja named Baisha.

As the round of bloodline Awakening ended, Uchiha Feiyu withdrew the Soul of the Fourth Kazekage, which had become much dimmer in luster; Soul Possession with these ninja not only wore down their own Qi and Blood, but also caused a certain amount of damage to the soul.

Therefore, after this round of triggering, no matter how unwilling the other ninja were, Uchiha Feiyu would not give them another chance in the short term.

This was not just because the damage from a second Possession in a short period would be much greater, but more so because the soul in Uchiha Feiyu's hands could no longer endure it.

"A total of three ninja have Awakened the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit? It seems the success rate is quite good; this is truly wonderful!"

Looking at the many returning ninja, Pakura, having received the intelligence, revealed a hint of joy at the corner of her mouth; suddenly having three more Magnet Release Bloodline Limit ninja, with Karura even stepping directly into the Shadow-level, could be called a great piece of good news for the increasingly declining Sunagakure.

Especially since these ninja all Awakened Gold Sand Ninja Art; although the power of Gold Sand Ninja Art among Magnet Release is not as great as Sand Iron Ninja Art, its characteristic of being able to directly pan for gold and make money is far more suitable for the current Sunagakure.

Long before Uchiha Feiyu helped them Awaken the Bloodline Limit, Pakura had already stated beforehand that the Ninja Village would help them Awaken the Bloodline Limit, but after Awakening the Bloodline Limit, they must hand over a certain amount of Gold Dust every year to subsidize the Ninja Village's finances.

Among these ninja, except for Karura, the abilities of the other two were far inferior to Rasa, but the Gold Dust that the three of them could harvest together was much more than when Rasa was alive.

With this income, the finances of Sunagakure, which were originally on the verge of collapse, were finally able to recover.

And...

"The others need not be discouraged either; after half a year, this Secret Technique can be used again. Having experienced this once, the possibility of you Awakening the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit next time will increase significantly."

Half a year is the recovery period for the Soul of the Fourth Kazekage in Uchiha Feiyu's hands, at which point this move can be used again.

However, even if the Soul of the Fourth Kazekage can recover, this kind of Soul Possession cannot be used too many times. According to Uchiha Feiyu's calculations, after at most three times, the Aftereffect of Soul Possession will reach its limit; the third time might only cost three or five years of lifespan, the fourth time would likely cost half a life and twenty or thirty years of longevity, and the fifth time would almost certainly mean certain death.

(End of this chapter)