"Mind's Eye? Rather than Mind's Eye, it would be more accurate to call it the Eye of the Soul."
"Minato told me your spiritual power is exceptionally strong, so this should be an ability your soul possesses, causing an anomaly after stimulating your eyes."
"In the future, it's best to use the Mind's Eye less often." Shinku Yuhi suddenly reminded him without warning.
Inoyue didn't understand and looked at Shinku Yuhi in confusion, wondering why his master was giving such a reminder.
"Your spiritual power is too strong. If your spiritual power were this strong after you reached adulthood, there wouldn't be any problem. The key is that your spiritual power is only in its early stages of growth right now. It's too strong, so the burden on your body is immense. If you use the Mind's Eye too much, your eyes will go blind!"
Shinku Yuhi stated a consequence, a somewhat terrifying one. After hearing this, Inoyue stood frozen in place.
Going blind, that's no laughing matter.
The reason Inoyue's spiritual power was strong was due to the fusion of her soul with the Little girl's soul. A single body bearing the spiritual power of two superimposed souls would, to some extent, cause a severe imbalance between the soul and the body.
This was somewhat similar to that brother complex, Uchiha Itachi.
In her previous life, Inoyue had analyzed what illness Uchiha Itachi had, but never found a conclusive answer. After transmigrating and being reborn, with her super-strong spiritual power and Shinku Yuhi's analysis, she finally came to a conclusion: Uchiha Itachi's illness was caused by his spiritual power being too strong, leading to an overloaded body.
Just imagine, Uchiha Itachi's Tsukuyomi created its own space, a space formed purely from spirit, and he was the god of that space. Such powerful spiritual power had severely exceeded a person's limits, which is why it caused the illness.
"Will I also be like this?"
Inoyue's heart jolted, and he immediately thought of this problem. He was still young, only eight years old. But if this continued, his outcome would likely be like Uchiha Itachi's, where his body couldn't bear it and would collapse.
How strong was his spiritual power?
Having fused with the Little girl's soul, his spiritual power would definitely not be inferior to Uchiha Itachi's alone. If Uchiha Itachi was destined for this, how could he be spared?
"Master, will my body collapse due to excessive spiritual power?"
Inoyue asked very naturally, but Shinku Yuhi's brows furrowed slightly: "Is this little girl really only eight years old? She's like an adult, completely lacking the demeanor and mindset of a child."
This trace of doubt quickly flashed through Shinku Yuhi's mind, but after a moment's thought, he dismissed it.
He recalled the scene of Inoyue and Rin Nohara playing around; wasn't that the mindset of a little girl? Furthermore, Inoyue was someone approved by the Sandaime. He had absolute faith in the Sandaime's ability to judge people. So, that trace of doubt simply flashed through his mind and vanished without a trace.
"Your concerns are very valid, so while strengthening your training, try to use your Mind's Eye as little as possible."
Shinku Yuhi did not answer directly, but the underlying meaning was quite clear: if he continued to use the Mind's Eye, which stimulated his eyes with spiritual power, his eyes would definitely go blind, and his body would also be at risk of collapsing.
"It seems I need to find a way to improve my physical quality!" Inoyue muttered to himself. The inevitable path of Uchiha Itachi was laid out before him. If he didn't find a solution now, it would be too late once he reached adulthood.
"Quality" here doesn't refer to stamina or endurance, which can be improved by strengthening physical training.
What Inoyue was thinking of was increasing vitality, for example, the First Hokage's cells. His cells were not just about Wood Release; they involved cellular activation, transforming Chakra into the life force of trees. If he could obtain such an ability and then research it, such a body would definitely be able to withstand his spiritual power.
...
"Your genjutsu talent is excellent. Use your genjutsu to attack me. Let me see how far your genjutsu has progressed?" Shinku Yuhi's words directly interrupted Inoyue's thoughts.
Combat is the best way to understand a disciple's strength. Almost all teachers in the Naruto anime fight their disciples during their first encounter.
Inoyue naturally understood Shinku Yuhi's meaning, so he immediately used Instantaneous Illusion in conjunction with taijutsu to attack.
Shinku Yuhi was indeed Konoha's Genjutsu Master. Inoyue only almost succeeded on his first attack. Afterwards, the Instantaneous Illusion was undoubtedly dispelled before the attack landed.
After a round of sparring, Inoyue naturally ended up losing.
"What powerful Instantaneous Illusion! It's so hard to guard against, especially the hidden nature of the Chakra, which makes it almost impossible to detect after one falls under the genjutsu. How did you train your genjutsu?" Shinku Yuhi naturally praised him again, very curious how an eight-year-old genius practiced genjutsu.
Inoyue was quite pleased to be praised by Shinku Yuhi, one of Konoha Eight Colors.
"Before learning Shadow Clone, I practiced by looking in a mirror, using myself as the target. After learning Shadow Clone, I directly used Shadow Clone to spar with my main body." Inoyue, who was feeling pleased, immediately explained his training method. This method was certainly unique in the Ninja World.
However, the more Shinku Yuhi listened, the more his brows furrowed. After Inoyue finished speaking, he said two words very seriously: "Nonsense!"
"Why is it nonsense?"
"This was an idea I came up with on a whim, and besides, the Instantaneous Illusion's success is largely thanks to experiencing the feeling of Chakra flowing through my body while under genjutsu."
"Even so, I practiced for a long time to achieve such power."
Inoyue didn't understand, but what Shinku Yuhi said next surprised her.
"Do you often have scattered thoughts and lack focus?" "Does your mind sometimes suddenly jump from one place to another, even during combat, and you can't control yourself?" "Before you practiced genjutsu this way, you didn't have these phenomena, did you?"....
As soon as Shinku Yuhi spoke, Inoyue began to nod. However many questions he asked, Inoyue nodded that many times. He literally turned into a bobblehead, nodding uncontrollably.
...
After a long analysis and explanation, Inoyue was completely convinced. Moreover, her small face was now almost crumpled into a ball.
The problem of scattered thoughts, which had always troubled him, after Shinku Yuhi's analysis, Inoyue himself came to a conclusion: "A precursor to schizophrenia."
Recently, these scattered thoughts had been particularly frequent, especially prominent during the major battle against the Onmyōji Asakura Myojin.
Inoyue, who was usually full of vigor, wilted like an eggplant hit by frost. His young heart suffered a huge impact.
He had originally thought his strength was increasing rapidly, having Chunin-level strength at eight years old. If he could train this consciousness extension to a state of free control, then his strength would definitely catch up to a Special Jonin.
An eight-year-old Special Jonin should be even more formidable than that brother complex.
How would the Ninja World transmit his glorious deeds in the future: unprecedented, and none to follow. Just thinking about these eight words made one incredibly excited.
But now?
He had fallen directly from heaven into hell.
His spiritual power was too strong, and his body could collapse at any moment. Getting a terminal illness like the brother complex was only a matter of time. And this was just one of the problems.
Secondly, due to his self-destructive practice of genjutsu with Shadow Clone, this situation made it very possible for him to develop schizophrenia. If another personality were to emerge then and compete with him for the body, that would truly be a huge problem.
"Master! Is there a solution?"
Inoyue was scared and quickly asked, his attitude more respectful than ever before. He looked at Shinku Yuhi with pitiful eyes, hoping to hear the answer he wanted from him.