Chapter 119: Surpassing the Ōtsutsuki Clan is the True Future
A series of prompts flashed by, almost too fast for Akiyama Makoto to read.
A talent panel with a total of 66 points was already on the same level as Kakashi, a true Kage-level powerhouse. If one factored in his Yin Seal and Flying Thunder God Technique, he could already be considered one of the strongest among conventional Kage-level fighters.
Not only that, but Kurenai's heir had also directly given him two Advanced-level talents. With Advanced Chakra Sensory, he estimated his sensory distance would exceed one kilometer. And that was without even using a jutsu. If he did, the distance might double. At that point, if anyone wanted to break through his perception to ambush him, it would be as difficult as climbing to heaven. Perhaps only another space-time ninja could do it.
Then there was his Advanced Yin Release Chakra Talent.
To be honest, he didn't have a strong feel for what this attribute upgrade meant. He naturally knew that Yin Release was the ability to create form from nothingness. But at present, the genjutsu he had learned did not have such a high requirement for this talent. Perhaps if someone from the Nara or Yamanaka clan had this talent, they would be ecstatic, as the power of their clan's secret techniques would be greatly enhanced. For him, at least for now, this talent was a bit of overkill.
However, he would not underestimate this talent. He knew that in the future, if he mastered a dōjutsu or attempted to master Yin-Yang Release, the power of this talent would be fully unleashed.
And then there was the heavyweight.
His Genjutsu attribute had reached 10!
This was his first maxed-out stat! Although he knew he would definitely be able to max out all his talents in the future—and might even max out several quite quickly after contacting Tsunade—when this day truly arrived, he still felt an immense sense of accomplishment. He had come step by step from a talentless nobody to this point. This "Genjutsu 10" stat was the first medal of honor he had earned.
His only regret was that the attribute he had maxed out was Genjutsu, and not one of the others. While genjutsu was powerful, without the boost of a dōjutsu, it was destined not to make many waves. In this respect, it was a bit like his Advanced Yin Release talent; both were powerful talents that he couldn't make much use of at the moment.
But he was still very happy, because at the very least, it meant his spiritual energy would also be greatly enhanced. Paired with his more proficient use of the Mind-Mirror Image talent, the threat of Kotoamatsukami would become smaller and smaller.
And then his Hand Seal attribute had also reached 9. Although it didn't look as stunning as the Genjutsu 10, a 9 was more than enough for him to use the Flying Thunder God Technique more proficiently, further expanding the upper limit of his strength.
At this point, he was incomparably satisfied with this simulation. He had originally just wanted to gather intelligence, but because he had been good to Anko in the simulation, he had unlocked her true heart, and the two of them had fought their way to becoming the strongest couple in the ninja world. Although the price was that the world was basically ruined... it was just a simulation.
However, it wasn't over yet. The system actually popped up another prompt.
The fact that he had six storage slots was within his expectations; the system had mentioned it before. But what did this new simulation mode mean, and what did it have to do with his maxed-out stat? He couldn't guess what it was for a moment. He would have to wait for the bloodline inheritance to finish for the system to explain.
With a poof, he created a Shadow Clone. He had learned his lesson. It was safest to rely on himself when receiving bloodline feedback. If anyone came to disturb him in the next ten minutes, his clone would grab his main body and flee.
He closed his eyes and began to accept the bloodline inheritance.
The process was incredibly smooth. But the moment the inheritance was complete, he suddenly felt his mind become crystal clear. It was as if he could perceive himself for the first time. He could control his spiritual energy with incomparable smoothness and even felt as if he could turn it into a tangible, physical object... Wait, was this Yin Release?
He was struck by a flash of inspiration. He stretched out his hand towards a nearby teacup. Under the light, his shadow slowly elongated, and finally wrapped around the teacup, dragging it outward. Unfortunately, its strength was insufficient. The teacup fell to the ground. He frowned slightly and withdrew his shadow. That simple maneuver had consumed nearly half the chakra in his body.
It was clear he had grasped the usage of Yin Release. But this had no real practical value. To turn it into a usable ninjutsu would require years, or even decades, of polishing, slowly balancing the consumption and application of spiritual energy and chakra. In the end, he would just be recreating the Nara clan's secret techniques. So it was better to use Yin Release for genjutsu. Although it might not be very useful against powerhouses above Kage level, it was more than enough to deal with cannon fodder. But to deal with cannon fodder, why not just use his super strength?
In the end, he filed this away as a tactical reserve. Perhaps it would be useful in the future.
Having sorted out his thoughts, he suddenly remembered: what about that system prompt?
It seemed the system had been waiting for him to experience the change in his power before it popped up the notification.
[Ding! Genjutsu 10 is the human limit, but it is not the limit of ninjutsu. When any of your attributes reaches its maximum value, you can break this limit through Bloodline Resonance.]
[When 1 kunoichi in this world has received your bloodline feedback and reached Genjutsu 10, your 'Genjutsu' attribute ceiling will be unlocked to 11 points, corresponding to the bloodline strength of a 'once-in-a-century genius' of a Sage of Six Paths-lineage clan.]
[When 3 kunoichi in this world have received your bloodline feedback and reached Genjutsu 10, your 'Genjutsu' attribute ceiling will be unlocked to 12 points, corresponding to the bloodline strength of a 'direct child' of the Sage of Six Paths.]
[When 6 kunoichi in this world have received your bloodline feedback and reached Genjutsu 10, your 'Genjutsu' attribute ceiling will be unlocked to 13 points, corresponding to the bloodline strength of the 'Sage of Six Paths' himself.]
[Note 1: The bloodline strength brought by Bloodline Resonance is a product of Bloodline Sublimation. It is unrelated to the Ōtsutsuki bloodline. Host, please do not crudely equate your own bloodline power with that of the Ōtsutsuki.]
[Note 2: Your other seven ninja attributes are subject to the same rules. When your other attributes reach 10, this rule will not be reminded again.]
He stared at the series of system prompts in shock. Before he even had time to digest their meaning, the system popped up another new prompt.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for reaching the Genjutsu 10 attribute. A new simulation experience has been unlocked for you. The Host can now select a portion of a simulation and share it in the form of a genjutsu with any kunoichi who has received your bloodline feedback AND has reached an Affection Level of 3 or higher.]
[Each 'Dream Inheritance' costs 1 simulation attempt. The length can be edited by the Host. The kunoichi can rapidly gain training experience and skill experience from it. This portion of experience is considered part of the bloodline feedback and can be revoked by the Host along with the bloodline power.]
[Note: When your other attributes reach 10, they will trigger similar special mechanisms. At that time, this system will explain the purpose and effect of each special mechanism in detail.]
He was dumbfounded and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
He looked at this string of text, and after a long time summarizing, he could only come up with one word—Awesome!
He had thought that triggering one mechanism was already a big deal, but he had actually triggered two at the same time.
To summarize the first one: the simulator had laid out the path from human to god for him. He had originally been planning whether he needed to go hunt Tailed Beasts, become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, and ascend the Six Paths ladder. Now, it seemed there was no need for that at all!
The main purpose of the simulator was Bloodline Sublimation. As long as he kept simulating and sublimating his own bloodline, he could reach the pinnacle of strength without becoming an Ōtsutsuki.
Were the Ōtsutsuki really all that? In a few years, he could establish his own bloodline, which could be even stronger and purer than theirs! Did the Ōtsutsuki have numbers? When the time came, the Akiyama Clan would have a group battle with them!
The most crucial point was that the Ōtsutsuki needed to absorb the fruit of the God Tree to upgrade. But on his end, it seemed he could achieve this just by simulating and purifying his bloodline power. Which was superior was self-evident.
Of course, this was just a hypothesis. The "13-point talent ceiling" the system mentioned corresponded to the Sage of Six Paths, who was just one of Kaguya's children. Above him was Kaguya, who had consumed the God Tree fruit. Although the talent of the Sage of Six Paths was enough to defeat Kaguya (after all, she was a terrible fighter), what about the enemies after her? He had to live in this ninja world for a lifetime.
Forget it. There's no point in thinking so far ahead. What's in front of me now is enough to keep me busy for a long, long time!
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