Chapter 202: Yuzhi's Reward (6K)

Looking at the woman in the sky who was emitting a white chakra aura, Yuzhi couldn't control himself from uttering this sentence.

Like, it really does look like it!

That expression of indifference, that lofty, ethereal, world‑detached aura, as if she were truly about to transcend into an immortal.

This kind of temperament truly made Yuzhi's heart race; he had never imagined he could be drawn to someone's aura to this extent.

He had always considered himself a vulgar person, because he always thought that, compared to admiring such ethereal aura, he preferred looking at faces.

Of course, besides faces, he also looks at legs.

But at this moment he felt he was wrong; it turned out that temperament's attraction to him was equally lethal, like a flower's scent drawing a bee, he could not resist at all.

However, thinking carefully, Yuzhi still could be swayed by such temperament.

For example, a married woman or something like that?

A strange turmoil rose in his heart, and as he watched the continuously descending silhouette, he already knew who the newcomer was.

Even though this person resembled Kaguya, those purple reincarnation eyes could not lie.

Watching the approaching silhouette, Yuzhi suddenly smiled, spread his arms, and at the moment the figure landed, he pulled her into his embrace, the two holding each other tightly.

Ōtsutsuki Yucun: "."

Seeing this scene, Yucun was somewhat unsettled; hadn't that brat just been talking about his mother?

How did he so quickly dare to grab her?

Although Yucun knew she wasn't his mother, Yuzhi's action truly made him think the kid was being 'grossly rebellious.'

"And why are this woman's life cycles so strange? She clearly seems to have lived for over a hundred years, yet she still..."

Yucun's perception is terrifying; he had actually noticed Hikari's peculiarity long ago, but he never bothered to pay further attention or investigate.

For him, it was unnecessary at all, but now Hikari's growth and changes made him shift his attention a bit.

Especially since Hikari had already awakened the reincarnation eye, which meant she had obtained the power of her two great sons and was continuously elevating her life's tier.

It's hard to say whether she might one day reach their level; after all, even now her situation, combined with Yuzhi's "Kaguya" remark, still carries great destructive power.

"Has this woman already awakened the reincarnation eye?"

Yucun silently contemplated, while Ban stared in astonishment at the Hikari who seemed like a sage.

Especially Hikari's eyes made him feel the impossibility; he was the most qualified to speak on how difficult it is to awaken the reincarnation eye.

Who would have thought this woman could awaken it so young, even faster than Yuzhi did!

"Could it be that she's more talented than Yuzhi?"

Ban suddenly had an inexplicable thought, but he quickly laughed at himself.

"Comparing talent with Uchiha Haori is probably still difficult; perhaps this guy used his own wife to experiment with awakening the reincarnation eye?"

Hmph, sounds so nice, but in the end I'm just like the Sage of Six Paths, merely a cold‑blooded scoundrel.

Ban made a side comment, comparing Yuzhi and the Sage of Six Paths as cold‑blooded, something Yuzhi probably couldn't guess.

However, he clearly had no mind to ponder such nonsense now; cradling Hikari, Yuzhi felt his blood beginning to boil.

It's a kind of bloodline attraction, even Yuzhi found it somewhat unbelievable.

"Are you okay?"

Hikari didn't know what Yuzhi was thinking; she lifted her head and examined him carefully, her purple reincarnation eyes scanning Yuzhi as if to confirm something.

However, she seemed not to notice that her voice had become somewhat cold, the lofty feeling becoming even clearer.

"Of course I'm fine; what about you, what's this..."

Although holding Hikari felt especially comfortable, Yuzhi's mind was full of doubts.

The state after awakening the reincarnation eye was not unfamiliar to Yuzhi; whether Sasuke or Ban, he knew what they were like after activating it.

Not to mention those two, the Sage of Six Paths, Kaguya, as well as Ōtsutsuki Taoshi and Ōtsutsuki Pushi, Yuzhi had seen all their post‑awakening forms.

Yet Hikari's condition truly differed greatly from a normal reincarnation eye, and her state was actually not much different from the "Six Paths" state.

Otherwise Yuzhi wouldn't have instinctively shouted "Kaguya," and that chakra halo seemed like some special condition.

"Chakra mode?"

"Hmm."

Hikari smiled; though she was a bit puzzled how Yuzhi knew, she simply nodded and spoke.

"That's right, it's a chakra mode, a special chakra mode integrated within the reincarnation eye; it seems to be an ability granted by the eye."

Lost in dark thoughts, Hikari stared at the Rinnegan floating in the heavens; her chakra instantly surged, and her bloodline completely transformed at that moment!

The powers of Indra and Asura fully intertwined at this moment; the powers of Takatori and the Hyuga, together with their intertwining and merging, wildly continued to elevate her bloodline.

Hikari didn't know how long had passed, but she seemed to feel an unprecedented force spreading within her.

The previous pain vanished completely at that moment, a soul‑originated comfort spreading through her whole body, and as she slowly opened her eyes.

She suddenly realized the entire world seemed changed, an unimaginable power converging in her eyes.

The feeling of mastering life and death, creation and destruction echoed in her mind!

And the instant she obtained these eyes, her mind filled with their usage methods and the various abilities she had once seen on Nagato.

Besides that, she also possessed a special ability that seemed entirely her own, and that ability was.

"Reincarnation Eye Chakra Mode!"

Hikari let out a light laugh, stating her current state, but at that moment her chakra subtly shifted, and the white energy on her body began to fade slowly.

With the white energy fading, the white robe formed from chakra on her body started to disappear, and the objects behind her that resembled quest‑jade also slowly dissipated.

Most importantly, her silver hair turned back to black, and the goddess‑like lofty aura was no longer as pronounced at that moment.

"Is that so?"

Yuzhi gently nodded, but his tone seemed tinged with a hint of regret, causing Hikari to furrow her brow.

"Why? I feel something about your words seems off."

"You misheard; I'm just marveling that you finally succeeded."

Yuzhi immediately steadied his mood, smiled at Hikari and then said softly.

"Congratulations, you finally obtained these eyes, finally completed the ultimate transformation."

Hikari's completion of the transformation is definitely good news for Yuzhi; his biggest worry now is truly Hikari, after all she is the wife he dug up himself.

Her smooth progress not only proves Yuzhi's actions and judgments were correct, but also ensures that at least in the future he can be more at ease.

Though somewhat depressed, Hikari's success truly surpasses his own; she opened the Rinnegan faster than he did.

But anyway, it's not a bad thing; Hikari deserves all this!

As for Yuzhi himself, he isn't worried at all, because he truly is a literal wall.

"No need to congratulate me; I just want to know if you're okay."

Hikari shook her head, her gaze turning serious, even though she had already closed the Rinnegan and also checked Yuzhi's condition.

At the same time she also saw the "broad‑chested" corpse not far away, but she couldn't help looking at Yuzhi, wanting to figure out what was going on.

"I'm fine, don't worry."

Yuzhi smiled, took Hikari's hand and headed toward Pu Shi's corpse, speaking as they walked.

"As you can see, this guy is one of those outsiders, but he was unlucky to run into me."

"Or rather, we were lucky; he came here and found us, otherwise—"

Yuzhi patiently recounted the whole incident to Hikari, while simultaneously carefully checking Hikari's condition.

Hikari's transformation was still relatively perfect; at least in terms of bloodlines, everything reached a very good balance.

Especially after Yuzhi's investigation, he found that the "power of four bloodline fusions" within Hikari had become especially strong.

Even though the fusion of the four bloodlines hasn't fully completed, as progress continues that power keeps increasing, and its quality is exceedingly high!

"And these powers seem to be getting closer and closer to the Otsutsuki's power."

Yuzhi couldn't help thinking to himself that, although this result isn't surprising, after all his fusion was aimed toward Kaguya Otsutsuki.

However, his plan is still somewhat crude; he can't even properly assess what level Kaguya Otsutsuki's power has reached.

At least, that joint killing of Grey Bone is not something he can contemplate now.

"Nevertheless, that's fine, since we are descendants derived from Princess Kaguya, returning to her power is the best choice."

Yuzhi ultimately made a decision, but he still found something rather interesting: Hikari's "chakra mode."

Originally Yuzhi had been thinking that the "Rinnegan" lacked combat power, besides missing the "Golden Wheel Reincarnation Blast" and the "Silver Wheel Reincarnation Blast."

The biggest problem is that it doesn't possess the "strongest power in the Hokage"—the chakra mode.

The strength of chakra mode really leaves one helpless; just look at Naruto's Sage Mode and the subsequent "Nine‑Tails chakra mode."

This truly means confronting Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan to the Eternal Eye, fighting without blind spots.

Even more perverse, treating Sage Mode as the ultimate ultimate move, a Sage Mode that left Ban speechless against Senju Clan ZhuZhang.

One can imagine how exaggerated such a "chakra mode" is, while the Rinnegan, as the strongest state of the Sage Eye, appears rather weak without this kind of power.

And now Hikari has actually activated the "Rinnegan Chakra Mode," which makes Yuzhi both marvel and can't help but speculate.

"Does this Rinnegan opening work like the Mangekyou Sharingan—'think it, get it'—or is it because of guidance from the Reincarnation Eye that it gained this power?"

Yuzhi was full of curiosity, but he didn't ask proactively now, since there was no need.

Back home, when night was deep and quiet, he had plenty of time!

But he would rather it be the latter; "think it, get it" sounds like that, yet human stray thoughts are hard to control.

If it was because of the Reincarnation Eye that this power was obtained, then Yuzhi can be sure he could also try, after all he uses the "Reincarnation Eye Adaptive Power"!

"So, actually all this was arranged by the Sage of Six Paths."

Although Yuzhi had many stray thoughts, he still explained everything completely, and after Hikari heard it all, she couldn't help looking at the corpse on the ground.

"Is it because of our thousand years of training, mastering the ninja's powerful combat techniques, that we can defeat such enemies?"

"This Sage of Six Paths is truly cold‑blooded to the extreme, yet he indeed acts for the safety and propagation of the entire ninja world."

"He truly is a great genius, with far‑sighted vision calculating everything, which allowed him to devise such a grand and ruthless plan."

Da Tongmu Yucun: "."

"It does seem that way now."

Yuzhi nodded, furrowed his brows, glanced around with his peripheral vision, and always felt as if someone was watching them.

But there were no traces, and thinking that this moon was Yucun Otsutsuki's burial ground and also Kaguya Otsutsuki's sealing site, he didn't bother to think further.

"Probably it's precisely because we have such skills that we can handle this guy."

"But, aren't these people too weak?"

Ban, standing nearby, couldn't hold back either, thought for a moment and spoke.

"Even if it's me, if I'm revived, I could probably handle them, because their performance is rather…"

"In theory that's correct, but I suggest you still not be careless."

Yuzhi, hearing Ban's words, didn't refute; the Otsutsuki, however, still spoke with utmost seriousness.

"We cannot be sure that everyone is weak, and their weakness is only relative to us; to them, others are probably just ants."

"They don't need any technique or combat experience to sweep through easily, let alone think that none among them would contemplate the 'art of battle'."

"There will always be clear‑headed ones; they will constantly explore and find a combat style that suits them."

Yuzhi was actually quite worried about Hikari or Ban and the others; after seeing himself easily deal with Pu Shi, he feared they might develop a complacent attitude.

Indeed, Pu Shi is indeed a pushover, but his weakness is relative!

As a "Heaven's Eye" wall, Yuzhi has known all information about Pu Shi from the start, so he naturally understood how to deal with this guy.

In his memory, Ziraiye had already set an example for him; all he needed to do was "copy the homework."

He's not the type who can't understand "copying homework"; he can even improve his answers based on the original assignment information!

This can be said to be a traditional art, belonging to.

Moreover, Yuzhi really thinks that being this strong, there's probably no need to study it.

It's like someone saying, "Why did dinosaurs evolve for a hundred million years without any brain development,"—apart from plain rice it's just a dry dragon.

Having been Earth's master for so long in vain, a meteor took everything away, rendering the chance useless, which belongs to.

But this fundamentally belongs to humanity's "self‑centered theory," with a hint of "hindsight wisdom."

In those times, who knows there would be a meteor having an intimate encounter with Earth.

And as dinosaurs, already at the top of the food chain, able to flash wildly, why bother growing a brain and waste energy?

Dinosaurs could do whatever they wanted with sheer strength; likewise, these Otsutsuki can do whatever they want with absolute power, so why need so many techniques?

Just charging straight ahead is a one‑shot; with all those flashy abilities you can still guarantee you don't die—who has time to tinker with tactics?

So a being like Pu Shi is actually quite normal, and since Yuzhi has no intel to deal with him, the difficulty is unimaginable!

Even if it's Ban, without clear intel on him, fighting would be equally difficult.

But alas, Yuzhi has a hang.

"Even Ziraiye's intel can be invincible; I'm far stronger than Ziraiye, so with intel I can still rampage, right?"

However, while a guy like Pu Shi is considered normal, there truly are aberrations within the Otsutsuki.

"That guy Isshiki Otsutsuki."

Isshiki Otsutsuki is truly special; his uniqueness likely relates to his own experiences.

This guy was shadowed by Kaguya, leading him to randomly pick a passing monk and place a "wedge."

As a result, the monk's constitution was too weak; he couldn't revive the monk, and to protect himself he also had to keep the monk from dying.

Unable to use his own power, what he must do is probably the same as countless ninja have done over the years: fight, learn, absorb experience, and survive!

A thousand years isn't long for Isshiki Otsutsuki, and it's as if he spent a thousand years merging and honing his combat skills.

Thus his fighting style is the epitome of ninja spirit, and combined with his Otsutsuki power, it's truly overpowered!

"If it weren't for being shadowed by Ziraiye, if it weren't for the Nine‑Tails sacrificing itself to create a particle mode, then…"

The likely final outcome would be Naruto and Sasuke dying together!

Sasuke and Naruto's combat experience is unimaginably rich; although they lack the ultimate Shadow Release and Light Release, their own power preservation is still sufficient.

Their joint effort was almost full‑throttle, yet they were gradually overwhelmed by Cixian's activation of Isshiki's power, leaving them with virtually no chance to retaliate!

In the end, Naruto's method of defeating Isshiki involved burning the Nine‑Tails to gain unimaginable power, which ultimately wore Isshiki out to death.

Honestly, if Yuzhi faced Isshiki now, he feels he truly has no chance.

"That guy isn't just a pervert, that's too simple."

Yuzhi silently pondered, and his words also prompted deep thought in Ban and Hikari.

Indeed, having become that strong as these outsiders, they truly need not master any techniques; they can just brute‑force it.

And if ordinary ninja were to face them, they might not even get a chance to show techniques before being wiped out by this guy.

Moreover, no one can say whether such a perverse being truly exists, with his own power plus such combat techniques.

"I understand; it seems our growth must not stop."

Hikari nodded; she had grasped Yuzhi's meaning, and although Ban remained silent, the battle intent in his eyes was boiling.

The future is so brilliant, the future is so interesting; he now truly wishes he could revive quickly, so he could take part in everything the future holds!

"Alright, everyone now knows the situation."

Yuzhi shook his head, looked at the corpse on the ground, then took out a scroll and sealed it.

"Our road is still long, and this guy may not have truly died.

I can't believe an Otsutsuki would die so easily, and this guy even told me 'We will meet again' at the end.

He probably has some back‑hand to resurrect himself; nothing is over yet."

"Indeed, nothing is over yet."

Ban also nodded; he strongly endorsed Yuzhi's words, that they must keep growing, and he also thinks such a powerful guy can't die easily.

Ban can figure out ways to resurrect himself, and the owner of this corpse before them possessed two Rinnegan; yet Ban still wouldn't believe there's any back‑hand!

"Especially you, your wife has already awakened the Rinnegan; what about you? How's your progress now?"

"I think it's also close."

Sealing Pu Shi's corpse, Yuzhi stood up and gave Ban a slight smile.

"After all, this time I gained quite a lot."

As he spoke, a interface appeared on Yuzhi's retina, lines of information refreshing within.

【Side Quest completed: Decisively counterattack, attempt to defeat Pu Shi Otsutsuki, tell him you're just a no‑ob】

【Reward obtained: Pu Shi Otsutsuki's Rinnegan power】

Seeing this reward, Yuzhi was initially stunned, but after carefully reading the detailed description of the ability,

In an instant he realized just how huge a bargain he'd gotten!

If nothing unexpected occurs, he'll likely soon have his own Rinnegan.

And if nothing unexpected occurs, his Rinnegan ability may prove rather special and numerous.

Not only because of Pu Shi Otsutsuki, but also because of that Reincarnation Eye.

(End of chapter)