Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 170 Blood and Flesh Curse Seal, Reversing the Eight Gates
The journey back to the village was completely uneventful.

Driven by the enigmatic behavior of the main body, 'Yang Dun Hui Li' had no time to slowly study the round core in his hand.

They urged Aburame Ryoma and the others to ride at full speed, even faster than when they left.

Finally, on the evening of the ninth day after leaving the village, everyone returned safely to Konoha.

call!
The autumn wind was bleak, and withered leaves swirled in the air.

Konoha at dusk resembled an old photograph, peaceful and serene, filled with a tranquil charm. The four enormous Hokage Rocks on the back mountain silently watched the exhausted Root members, their eyes dim and lifeless.

After handing his pass to the guards at the gate for inspection, Ryoma Aburame looked at the calm Konoha before him, feeling dazed.

once.

They would pause here for a moment after each mission.

As a hero hidden in the shadows.

Looking at the peaceful and tranquil Konoha, and then at the children playing by the roadside, I walked into the village with my head held high, facing the Hokage Rock behind the mountain.

At that time, the Hokage Rock must have been magnificent, and people's eyes were filled with admiration.

That was also the proudest moment for him and Danzo. No matter how many scars and exhaustion they had, they would be healed in the process.

But now everything has changed.

With a silent sigh, Ryoma Aburame took the pass handed back by the gatekeeper and led the group behind him through the gates of Konoha.

Human sorrows and joys are not interlinked.

For some reason, the emotional glow above Aburame Ryoma's head became complicated. Back in the village, Hairi carried the greatsword Samehada, feeling extremely excited.

With the problem of the gray bones resolved, the Sharingan about to be obtained, the research on the Eight Gates Reversal potentially achieving a historic breakthrough, and a wealth of resources waiting to be utilized, it's all good news.

Now, even the stray dogs on the streets of Konoha look incredibly pleasing to her.

Back at Base 3 in a flurry of activity, Ryoma Aburame, armed with the Akatsuki intelligence he had memorized and the Sharingan arm, went to Danzo to report the details of the mission.

His deathly pale eyes gleamed, scanning the words on the booklet in the other person's arms with his white eyes.

Upon seeing the information about the Akatsuki organization, Hui Li realized that the mission at Raigūzan also involved Itachi Uchiha.

It seems that in the original story, Itachi Uchiha did pass on information to Konoha, but when he was delivering the message, Ryoma Aburame accidentally encountered Obito Uchiha, leading to Obito's death.

Not just him.

Arashi, Iwakuma, and Cho would likely have died at Raigūzan as well, so very few of the Root members appeared later in the series.

With the death of Aburame Ryoma, the leader of the Root unit, nearly half of the already small number of Root Jonin were killed or wounded. Root was severely weakened and urgently needed to replenish its ranks, which led to the later appointment of Aburame Torune, Sai, and others as official members.

There may be other chain reactions.

For example, the deaths of Ryuma and others caused Itachi Uchiha to lose Danzo's trust.

With Kisame Hoshigaki also monitoring them, the elusive Obito Uchiha and Zetsu, as well as Itachi Uchiha who was distrusted by both sides, completely lost their means of transmitting information.

Her existence may have already caused a huge change in the original plot!
Let's change it!

Hui Li gripped the greatsword in her hand tightly. The strange, heavy yet powerful feel of Samehada dispelled the unease brought on by the possibility of the plot going off the rails.

The initial accumulation of wealth has ended.

She was no longer the refugee who lived in constant fear.

Once the original body resolves the bloodline disease of the Grey Bones and the Eight Gates Reversal is fully developed, reaching the pinnacle of the ninja world is only a matter of time!

Having no interest in the trivial matters between Ryoma Aburame and Danzo, Hairi removed her Root uniform and mask and went directly to the Experimentation Club to ask Chihaya Toru for the Sharingan.

"I have as many three-tomoe Sharingan as I want now. You were right, Gray Glass. I have successfully replicated the method for cultivating and evolving the Sharingan!"

Chihaya Toru grabbed Hairi's hands and shook them vigorously, her eyes bloodshot as if she had awakened her Sharingan, and it was unclear how many days she hadn't slept.

Seeing that the other party readily handed over the Sharingan, Hairi simply kicked the ailing Chihaya aside, and carrying her spoils and the three-tomoe jade soaking in saline solution, headed straight for the Forest of Death.

She is only concerned about the condition of the ashes now, and everything else will have to be postponed.

It's still that waterfall where people practice Wind Release techniques.

Boom boom!

The waterfall cascaded down, washing over the giant rocks in the pool, splashing countless water droplets that reflected the sunset. The arriving 'Yang Dun Hui Li' saw only a dazzling crimson.

Compared to before we left, the pool below the waterfall seemed to have been expanded, now filled with countless plump carp, and surrounded by fishing nets, turning it into a fishpond.

bass!
With a single hand, 'Yang Release: Gray Glass' moved horizontally, and the compressed vacuum wave sliced ​​through the waterfall as easily as cutting paper, revealing a faint red hidden barrier inside that emitted a strange light.

The chakra infusion barrier forms a unique pattern.

It was an unclosed circle formed by the outlines of two overlapping wings in opposite directions, the left wing spiraling and the right wing radiating. The two intersecting arcs, one forward and one backward, formed an unclosed crescent moon and an eclipse ring, with three diamond-shaped dots at the gap.

She had a feeling that this chakra chart was not just pretty; the crescent moon and solar eclipse seemed to represent yin and yang, and the three-pointed diamond symbolized water. Her power was closely related to these patterns.

Buzz!

The moment the pattern solidified, the barrier dimmed instantly, revealing the dark cave behind it. Byakugan had already seen the main body sitting in the very center of the stone chamber.

Stepping into the stone chamber, the waterfall cascaded down behind us again, making the already dim cave even darker, with only scattered orange candlelight remaining inside.

'Yang Dun Hui Li' stood there, stunned.

The entity before them was not wearing a blindfold as usual; its silver hair cascaded down its shoulders like silk, and its deathly gray pupils stared coldly, which, combined with the strange curse mark between its brows, made it appear even more mysterious and majestic.

The change in appearance alone could not have shocked her so much.

The veins at the corners of the eyes are bulging.

One purple and three green, four clusters of chakra light and countless mottled curse marks drew strange and mysterious patterns on the other's body.

"Do you understand?"

The stunned expression on the Yang-style clone's face greatly pleased Hui Li, who smiled and stretched out her arms for him to observe.

"What is this?"

The Byakugan of the Yang Release clone flashed with a sharp light, its eyes already captivated by the incredibly complex incantation seals.

"Blood and Flesh Curse Seal!"

Hui Li smiled as she answered the clone's questions, her joy visibly evident.

After many days of seclusion and a flash of inspiration, she finally constructed a spell seal capable of suppressing the Ash Bones. Long plagued by the bloodline disease of the Corpse Bone Pulse, her life hanging by a thread, she was now freed from her shackles, her heart surging more powerfully than a waterfall outside.

He tossed Samehada aside and his Yang Release clone plopped down on the ground.

Their gazes were focused on the gray bones bound by countless curse marks. As expected, they were not as active as before, and the area of ​​gray markings on their surface was exactly the same as before they set off.

The evolution process of Gray Bone was forcibly stopped by the cursed seal, which is simply impossible! "Wasn't it already confirmed that the cursed seal could not be used on Gray Bone? How did you do it?" the Yang Release clone asked in surprise.

Before they even learned the sealing technique, they had already experimented and found that once chakra touched the gray bones, it would be instantly absorbed and turned into nutrients for their evolution, making it impossible for it to function properly.

Moreover, the ashes were so hard that it was impossible to inscribe any incantations on them.

But now this curse mark is clearly wrapped around the bone, and the purple chakra contained within it has not been absorbed by the bone.

How did she overcome these restrictions?

"Of course it's because these curse seals didn't even touch the bones!"

Hui Li stretched out her arm, and her smooth skin automatically cracked open, revealing the surface of her gray eardrum underneath.

Countless extremely fine meridians and fascia covered it. Only then did the Yang Escape clone realize that the black incantation was actually imprinted on these flesh and blood tissues!
Do not!
It's not printed on flesh and blood!

The Yang Release clone instantly denied its guess, and the Byakugan magnified the incantation a hundredfold. The strangely shaped incantation actually moved as if breathing.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​using your own flesh and blood to construct incantations?" The Yang Escape clone was shocked by the genius of the main body. The strange and eerie black incantations were actually constructed from extremely fine meridians and blood vessels.

"You finally understand!"

Hui Li was also very proud of her brilliant idea:
"In this world, the only thing that can touch the ashes without being crushed into dust is my flesh and blood, and the human body is the most perfect vessel for the curse seal."

Others' spells can only be engraved on the skin. Due to the limited area and precision of the human epidermis, each person can only engrave a very limited number of spells, making it difficult to completely engrave powerful spells.

We are different.

'Body Control' allows you to imprint a spell mark inside your body, preventing it from being destroyed by the automatic growth of flesh and blood. It can also directly generate spells using flesh and blood, making it very convenient to use.

Most importantly, with the microscopic vision of the White Eye, combined with the precision of human cells and tissues, we can grow complex incantations and secret techniques directly into flesh and blood, just like an integrated circuit.

Theoretically speaking, the number of incantations a physical body can withstand is close to infinite!

"amazing!"

The Yang Release clone clapped its hands, providing free emotional value for the original body's great invention:
"But I still have a question: why isn't the chakra inside the flesh absorbed by the bones?"

The effects of forces are reciprocal.

Logically speaking, if one wants to cast a curse seal on bones, there must be an interaction between chakra and bones; it is impossible to be completely disconnected.

However, once the interaction occurs, the chakra will be directly absorbed by the ashes, rendering the incantation meaningless.

“You’re right, that’s why I never sealed Ash Bones.”

Hui Li raised her arm, revealing the blood and flesh runes covering her periosteum to her Yang Release clone:
"I transformed the sealing technique that was hindering the flow of chakra into a cursed seal, and directly generated the incantation from flesh and blood. The effect of this incantation is not to seal the ashes, but to seal all the flesh and blood around the bones, forming a dense membrane."

"There's no need to seal the ash bones. As long as the chakra can't get close to the ash bones, it will naturally have a hard time absorbing power."

The Yang Release clone nodded quickly.

Sealing Ash Bones is difficult, but sealing one's own flesh and blood is quite simple. As long as Ash Bones cannot touch chakra, the effect is almost the same as sealing directly.

"But I discovered a new problem during the sealing process," said Hui Li, raising a finger and forming a strange sealing pattern between her brows.

"Is it related to the seal on your head?"

The Yang Release clone examined the pattern on Hui Li's forehead.

The design is not complicated. In the center is a purple circle, and outside is an isosceles triangle. The sides of the triangle are tangent to the circle, making it look extremely pleasing and regular.

“It does matter.”

Without letting the other party continue to guess, Hui Li pointed to the three green lights shining inside her body.

"The seal on the gray bone wasn't complete, since the sealing technique wasn't directly targeting it. When it couldn't absorb chakra, it instinctively began to draw life force to compensate for the missing power."

The ashes exist within my body; they are part of my flesh. I cannot seal away all the cells; this draining of life force is virtually impossible.

"near?"

The Yang Escape clone repeated a phrase used by the main body. Since she dared to say that she had solved the problem of the Ash Bones, she must have already found a way to deal with it.

"Could it be... the Eight Gates Formation!"

The clone possessed the same intelligence as the original, and in an instant, she figured out the original's solution, her expression brimming with excitement:
"The first three gates of the Eight Gates Formation—the Opening Gate, the Resting Gate, and the Life Gate—do not burn cells. Instead, they remove physical limitations and gather all the life force on the surface into the 'gates' for unified allocation."

You're using the power of the Eight Gates to fight against Ash Bones for the life force within your body!

"answer!"

Hui Li closed her eyes, and the three green light spots from her brow to her collarbone immediately shone brightly.

Life force continuously gathers into the 'door', and the purple circular outward-cut triangle pattern on the forehead slowly rotates, with chains sealing the three life-giving doors.

"The Eight Gates Formation can gather life force into the 'gates,' so that it can be sealed with a sealing technique without having to seal each cell individually, and it also avoids direct interaction between the sealing technique and the ashes."

"This sealing technique is my most important achievement during this period of time, and I call it the Yang Sealing Seal."

It was created by referencing the Bagua Seal from the Sealing Books of Root and Konoha, using the Five Elements Seal as a blueprint, and supplementing it with medical ninjutsu and Yang Release nature transformation.

The effect is to completely lock life force inside the 'door,' which can only be opened or closed using the 'key' between my eyebrows.

From now on, the first three gates of the Eight Gates Formation will be open as usual to counteract the life-draining effect of the Corpse Bone Vein.

These gathered vitalitys are at my disposal, freely allocated using the 'key'.

It can either directly replenish the source of life, be transformed into chakra, or even directly catalyze the body's revival, growth, and repair.

Once the problem of filtering the absorption of external life force is solved, the Eight Gates of Reversal will be initially developed!

clap clap clap!
Thunderous applause erupted inside the cave, as the Yang Release clone celebrated the brilliant development of the main body's ninjutsu.
"Therefore, the Reversal of the Eight Gates is not just a reversal of the input and output of life force, but also a reversal of the duration. From a violent moment of brilliance to an eternally shining blazing sun, I even feel that this is no longer the same ninjutsu!"

Let's give it a new name!

"good idea!"

Hui Li's eyes lit up, and she nodded approvingly. Then the two of them sat down and pondered deeply.

a long time.

Kaleidoscope and the White Eye stared at each other, and silence spread endlessly within the cave.

Have you thought of a suitable name?

"If you can figure it out, I can figure it out too."

"How about... we call it Reversed Eight Gates?"

"agree!"

(End of this chapter)