Chapter 136: Wood Style Mastered, and Cell Activation Comprehended!
[Congratulations, you have completed the simulation. Calculating the bloodline power of your heir—]
Akiyama Makoto let out a long breath. This simulation had been a smooth success. Although there had been huge surprises along the way, like Rasa not being dead, and the perilous situation where he had to face the Six Paths of Pain, he had managed to resolve all these troubles.
All that was left was to see the talent data of this run's heir.
However, he didn't have high expectations for the data itself. His own stats and talents were already very high. Before he could raise the talents of the female characters themselves, he estimated it would be difficult to achieve any further breakthroughs in his own panel from them.
As expected, the heirs from Anko and Kurenai did not provide him with any new breakthroughs.
Instead, it was Ino, whose panel, compared to his, was now so low it was almost hard to look at, who provided him with a new talent called "Spirit Amplitude."
This made his eyes light up. Just from the name, he knew this talent was related to spiritual energy, which fit the Yamanaka clan's profile. He had benefited more than once from Sakura's spiritual talent. He would have to see what this new talent could do.
Finally, it was time for the key harvest of this simulation: what Moegi had brought him.
[Your and Kazematsuri Moegi's heir, Akiyama Yuwa, has basically inherited your bloodline talents. He possesses a minor talent in Wood Style and Yang Release chakra, with Jōnin-level aptitude. His detailed panel is as follows.]
[Eight Ninja Stats: Ninjutsu: 7, Taijutsu: 7, Genjutsu: 7, Intelligence: 6, Strength: 6, Speed: 8, Stamina: 7, Hand Seals: 8. Total: 56 points. Advanced Yang Release Chakra, Intermediate Earth, Water, and Yin Release Chakra, Low-grade Wood Style Talent.]
Makoto shot upright. Moegi had given him a huge surprise!
Advanced Yang Release Chakra Talent!
Compared to Yin Release, which he didn't use much right now, he was already thoroughly proficient with Yang Release. Not only was it commonly used in medical ninjutsu, but it could also be used to "massage" the kunoichi and restore their stamina. Now that his Yang Release had reached the Advanced level, he estimated that even if he stood still, any non-fatal wounds would heal rapidly.
And now that he had both Advanced Yang and Advanced Yin talents, could he try to combine them into Yin-Yang Release?
But he felt this was most likely a delusion. The power of Yin-Yang Release should have a deeper mystery. It wasn't something that could be kneaded together just from having Yin and Yang. The gap between them might even be a chasm. But at least there was hope, wasn't there?
As for the remaining Intermediate Earth and Water Release talents, and the Low-grade Wood Style talent, these were all within his expectations. Even though he had spent five simulation attempts to lock them in, since the system had mentioned randomness, getting no major gains was the normal situation. The fact that Moegi had given him an Advanced Yang Release already left him extremely satisfied.
He then took a deep breath and chose to begin receiving the bloodline feedback.
As per the old rule, he created a shadow clone to stand guard.
He had originally thought that this bloodline feedback wouldn't cause much of a stir. Although he had four heirs, the only things that could be fed back to him were the Yang Release talent and the Low-grade Wood Style talent.
But to his shock, when the feedback began, all the cells in his body seemed to come alive.
Even his Yin Seal was directly released. The chakra stored within it flowed rapidly into the cells throughout his body and was then integrated into them, as if they had been devoured.
The reason he was shocked was not because he didn't understand what was happening, but because he knew exactly what was happening to him!
Long ago, when he was researching medical ninjutsu and trying to master the Yin Seal, he had attempted to integrate his Yang Release talent into his techniques. The result was that he had only managed to develop a bargain-bin version of the Restorative Life Reincarnation Jutsu, barely touching the threshold of converting between Yang chakra and life force. But that conversion was too useless. It couldn't be used to nourish his own body, only to convert his life force into Yang chakra to replenish others. That wasn't what he wanted.
But now, the effect he had been diligently pursuing was automatically being realized!
After devouring the chakra, his cells had clearly become stronger. In the past, to achieve such a degree of strengthening, he would have had to train for at least three days.
If he had to summarize his current condition, he could only describe it as—Cell Activation!
That's right, Cell Activation just like the First Hokage!
It was well known that the First Hokage's cells were ridiculously active, like cancer cells. Not only were they immortal, but almost anyone who had his cells transplanted into them would be consumed by them and turn into a large tree. Danzō, just to suppress the activity of the cells in one arm, had to embed ten three-tomoe Sharingan. In Orochimaru's human experiments, only Yamato had been able to withstand the activity and survive, thus becoming the only Wood Style master in Konoha.
However, the original story never explained what the First Hokage's Cell Activation truly was.
But now, he seemed to understand.
In summary, only the combination of Advanced Yang Release, Advanced Yin Release, Intermediate Earth Release, Intermediate Water Release, and Low-grade Wood Style talents could initially activate this phenomenon!
At this moment, the cells in his body were like living plants, drawing nourishment from his chakra to grow. And this growth, unlike when others had the First's cells transplanted, was not uncontrolled. It was a controllable and gentle process under his subconscious command. This meant that he wouldn't have to worry about the consequences of Cell Activation in the future. In other words, he had now gathered all the conditions for a life form to evolve upwards. All that was left was to see how much chakra he could provide for himself, and how high he could raise his talents.
Slowly, the bloodline feedback ended. The devouring of chakra by his cells also gradually ceased. The Yin Seal automatically retracted back into a diamond-shaped seal. It had automatically unsealed just now because it had sensed that he seemed to be seriously injured.
He clenched his fist and went through a set of taijutsu forms. The abundant power in his body told him that in just that short time, his physical fitness had already improved slightly. Unfortunately, what limited him now was still his talent. He felt that once he raised his Earth, Water, and Wood Style talents, the signs of Cell Activation would become very obvious. At that time, his own chakra probably wouldn't be enough for him to devour, and he would have to rely on external chakra to supplement the needs of his activated cells.
So—Tailed Beasts, or—Natural Energy?
His eyes gleamed. He suddenly understood why the First Hokage had said that capturing the Nine-Tails could kill people. That man could even eat the Nine-Tails' chakra as food. How could a hunter be afraid of the prey on his chopping block?
This also explained why the First Hokage had such an absurdly powerful stat panel. Although he seemed to be just one person, his life form was already in the process of evolution. If his talent had been higher, or if he had lived a few more decades, he might have been able to evolve based on his fundamental stats and touch the threshold of the Six Paths level through atavism.
Makoto slowly calmed his excited heart.
For now, Cell Activation was just a training accelerator for him, a small trick that could make his medical ninjutsu more effective and allow him to more quickly restore the girls' training fatigue. As for a higher level of Cell Activation, although he could activate it by improving his Wood Style talent, he estimated he wouldn't have enough chakra to sustain it. Unless he went after the Nine-Tails himself—hmm, taking the opportunity to draw a little Tailed Beast chakra didn't seem impossible...
Forget it. I'll take stock of my other gains first.
He then sat cross-legged and began to perceive the "Spirit Amplitude" talent. As he had expected, it was a spiritual talent. Its effect was also very simple: it allowed him to multiply his control over his spiritual energy for a short period, at the cost of a period of weakness afterward. This talent could be said to be useful, but he still needed to consider how to use it specifically.
Next, it was time to test the one he'd been waiting for: Wood Style.
His main body used the Flying Thunder God to leave Konoha and arrive in an uninhabited corner.
He released his Yin Seal, began to form hand seals according to the knowledge he had learned during his time as the Hokage's advisor, and then unleashed his first Wood Style ninjutsu.
Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!
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