Chapter 195: That Night, Master and Student Slept Together
Afterward, Akiyama Makoto reviewed the various eye-related abilities in the ninja world, and became more and more convinced that his guess was correct.
If eyes were just ordinary organs that ninja used to perform jutsu, that would be one thing. But powerful eyes like the Rinnegan carried incredibly strong jutsu within them. As long as one had the aptitude to implant them, they could use the powerful techniques stored inside.
Moreover, the eyes in the ninja world had a strong "hot-swappable" attribute. With a little medical ninjutsu assistance, one could achieve a lossless eye transplant. At most, a bloodline mismatch would lead to increased power consumption. Didn't this just prove that the eyes had a strong independence from the rest of the body?
Also, if Yang Release manifested its effects on the physical body, where did Yin Release manifest its effects?
The answer was obvious: the most common location was the eyes.
Then was it possible that "Ocular Activation" and "Cell Activation" had similar effects?
At this thought, Makoto's spirits lifted. He felt he had finally cracked the reason why the "big-eater" Hinata was never full.
Her activated eyes were constantly absorbing the food she ate, converting it into her pupil power for their own growth and evolution. As a result, because her innate talent was limited and she wasn't eating enough, her eyes never finished evolving, and her body's talent development was also affected.
This was a tragedy often faced by thinned bloodlines. They clearly had the chance for atavism, but their descendants had no idea how to develop such an ability.
Seeing this, his determination to help Hinata realize her talent became even firmer.
Because after her talent was realized, it wasn't just her own strength that would soar; it could be related to whether he could break through to the Six Paths level.
A Byakugan of sufficient purity, plus enough Byakugan sacrifices, combined with the bloodline of the Ōtsutsuki clan, would give birth to the Six Paths-level power of the Tenseigan.
Originally, he had not included this power within the feasible range of his own strength improvement, because he met none of the three conditions.
But now it seemed it was not entirely without chance.
A sufficiently pure Byakugan could be obtained from simulating with Hinata and Hanabi. As for the Byakugan's pupil power, it seemed he could also find a way to accumulate it.
As for the final Ōtsutsuki bloodline... wasn't that, in the end, just a sufficiently strong talent?
Once he had a talent that could rival it, even without the Tenseigan, couldn't he create his own dōjutsu?
Thinking this through, he thought of a question he had never paid attention to before.
Did another branch of the Byakugan family exist on the moon? If so, would Toneri still come to kidnap Hinata? And if he really came, how should he handle it?
With his current talent, by that time, he would definitely not be a match for Tenseigan Toneri. In the original story, although Tenseigan Toneri had lost to Naruto in his Kurama Sage Mode, the Naruto of that time and the Naruto of the Fourth Great Ninja War were not in the same league. Even though that Naruto couldn't enter Six Paths Sage Mode, he already possessed the complete Nine-Tails chakra and had the experience of having entered Six Paths Mode. His strength was not much worse than a true Six Paths-level.
Coupled with the fact that Sage Mode could break through the Six Paths' defenses, it wasn't strange that the battle-hardened warrior Naruto had defeated the "mage" Toneri, who had power but little combat experience.
The current him, even after growing for a few more years, didn't think he could reach the level of contending with a Six Paths-level opponent.
He thought of two possible solutions.
The first was naturally to ask Naruto and Sasuke for help. Given the relationship between the three of them now, and with the goal of saving a village comrade, they would certainly not refuse.
The second was to strike first. He could have a child with Hinata early to end the simulation, or he could find a way to absorb her and Hanabi's pupil power, and then try to go to the moon and defeat the Tenseigan-less Toneri.
Before he had the Tenseigan, Toneri's combat power was relatively average. Although he was still a descendant of the Ōtsutsuki, he no longer had any super-ninjutsu that could turn the tide of battle. Even if he could form a powerful combat force by controlling his puppets, he would most likely be unable to resist a full-power Makoto.
He still needed to consider exactly what to do, or perhaps just act according to the situation. After all, this incident wouldn't happen until after the Great Ninja War. Before that, he still had some things he should do.
The main line would definitely be to accompany Hinata, and then ensure that she learned all the various Gentle Fist techniques of the Hyūga clan, so that she could absorb the experience he had tempered for her.
Other than that, the relevant blueprints for the chakra cannon also had to be arranged, but this time, he would wait until just before the end of the simulation to steal them.
Finally, he also wanted to try and make contact with Orochimaru, to see if he had any insights on pupil power.
Having sorted out his thoughts, he began this simulation.
However, on top of the originally bound Genjutsu, Strength, Stamina, and Yin Release talents, he spent a huge sum to also bind Hinata's "High-Purity Byakugan" and "Ocular Activation" talents. This way, he could basically guarantee that her talents would be completely passed down, and that the heir wouldn't suffer any degradation in the most critical areas.
The reason he was being so generous was that he was confident Karin would soon be able to replenish his simulation attempts.
[Simulation starting...]
[Remaining Simulation Attempts: 20]
[Simulation Target: Hyūga Hinata]
[Initial Relationship: You like each other.]
[At your suggestion, Kurenai Yūhi decides to come and observe the process of you giving Hinata the True Spirit Seal. Hinata is very shy, so you blindfold her.]
[Because of this, she is no longer shy, and she also lets go. The young girl's soft hums, coupled with her uninhibited, sweet embrace, make Kurenai, who is watching, blush and want to flee.]
[But in the end, she patiently watches. You don't do anything strange, only place the True Spirit Seal on Hinata and strengthen her body.]
[After Kurenai feels that everything is over and leaves your room, you find her. You ask her if she would like to experience the True Spirit Seal as well. She shyly nods.]
Um...
He rubbed his nose. This development was a bit... thrilling. He hadn't intended to do this. He had originally just wanted to use the pretext of checking her body to see if she was suitable for the seal to get closer. Had he just won her over like that?
Alright. Since she didn't refuse, then it must be okay. As expected, you have to be forceful with Kurenai.
He licked his lips, already starting to look forward to his new life tomorrow.
[After Hinata wakes up, her spirit and energy have visibly changed. After sparring with you, she even has some new insights into the Gentle Fist.]
[Kurenai wakes up at this time. She is about to scold you in anger, but is pulled away by an excited Hinata to show off her results. You take the opportunity to slip away.]
[You begin to use your sensory abilities to familiarize yourself with Konoha's current defenses and the locations of the Sand ninja, preparing for the upcoming Chūnin Exams.]
[Soon, you confirm Temari's location, as well as the likely location of Karin. You have never seen Karin, but the powerful chakra unique to the Uzumaki clan, a reserve even larger than Naruto's, must be her.]
His eyes lit up. Should I go and "pop" her now? He thought for a moment, then decided to give up the idea. The reason was simple: a rescue was naturally most effective when the person was at their most desperate. And if he saved her now, it might cause some trouble. For example, if the Hidden Grass Village publicly demanded her return from Konoha, Konoha might come looking for him. Although he was no longer afraid of Konoha's pressure, he didn't want to start a conflict with them at this time.
Just as he was thinking this, his simulated self had already begun to act.
[You take advantage of an opportunity when Karin and her team are out buying supplies. You walk up to her and directly invite her on a date. She looks at you in shock, thinking you have the wrong person. After you confirm several times that it is her you're looking for, she is so shy she almost faints.]
[The Grass ninja on her team, seeing this, angrily try to attack you, but are stopped by the Konoha ninja who have been alerted. Although you caused this potential diplomatic incident, the Konoha ninja let you leave on the grounds that you are a civilian and don't understand the rules of the Chūnin Exams.]
[You can only smile and wave goodbye to Karin. However, you do not give up, but instead appear again and again at the place where the Grass ninja are staying. They are very annoyed with you, but they have learned your identity and do not dare to attack you.]
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