Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 186 Deciphering the Bamboo Treasure
Two fingers were bent and tightly gripped the white sphere of unknown material.

The clone of Yang Release handed it to the main body. The clouds in the sky parted slightly, and golden light shone down from the blue sky. The surface of the white jade-like sphere was unnaturally smooth and its light was dazzling. It was clear at a glance that it was extraordinary.

Hui Li took the fist-sized sphere. Since she couldn't hold it in her palm, she could only hold it up and examine it closely.

In fact, she had already seen it when her clone returned, but at that time it was a critical moment to reverse the Eight Gates, and she did not have the leisure to study this Six Paths Treasure whose purpose was unknown, so it had been in the hands of her clone for a while.

The clone, seeing the main body dragging the white ball and examining it, explained:

"I've tried every method I could think of during this period of time."

Sealing techniques, Byakugan, Sharingan eye power activation, or even stimulating Hashirama cells with Yang Release techniques—none of them worked.

Even if the shark's skin were to devour it, it wouldn't be able to digest it. I can't use the Corpse Bone Vein technique, so I can only give it to you to see if you can unlock its secrets."

"Woo~"

Upon hearing her clone's words, Samehada, whose body was wrapped in bandages, also spoke, seemingly as if to testify for her.

She nodded slightly, indicating that she already knew what was appropriate.

A light shone in Hui Li's eyes, and the veins around his eyes became increasingly grotesque, crawling like earthworms to the outside of his cheeks. His deathly gray pupils rippled like mercury, and his invisible eye power transformed into a gentle breeze, quickly probing into the interior of the sphere.

The clone's white eye couldn't see the inside of the sphere clearly, so she wanted to try using her unusual gray eyes, which were now in the fetal movement stage, to see if it would produce some strange reaction.

The pupil's power quickly penetrated the smooth outer wall with almost no resistance, but Gray Glass's eyes suddenly became confused and helpless.

Dark!

Before me lay an endless expanse of darkness, without a single ray of light. The sphere seemed to be a solid iron ball, its interior and exterior perfectly unified.

She had never encountered such a situation before.

When observing everything with a blank stare, only two states generally occur.

She can either see right through it, or she can clearly see every detail of the internal structure of a completely solid object.

Or it's like looking at the barrier seal at the root; you can only see the chakra blocking your vision, and your eye power is completely unable to break through the blockade and enter the interior.

However, this mysterious white sphere represents a third scenario.

The pupil power could penetrate the white sphere normally, but it could never see the inside clearly, as if it were just a dark void.

This thing must be hiding an incredible secret.

Gray Glass's eyes shone even brighter.

The key between the eyebrows slowly turned, and the inner ring of the triangle began to expand, surrounding it in reverse. The three gates opened simultaneously, and an incomparably vigorous vitality overflowed like nectar.

Boom!

A strong wind made the white robes flutter loudly.

purple!
An incomparably dazzling purple light emerged from around him, seemingly even tinging the sky with a hint of purple.

Seeing the main body activating its chakra, the Yang Release clone beside it was secretly alarmed, and its Samehada on its back twitched involuntarily, like a gluttonous beast smelling the aroma of delicious food.

After reversing the eight gates, the main body devoured all the flowers, plants, and trees within a half-mile radius of the pool.

Although she filtered out most of the impurities from these life forces with her Sharingan, she still gained countless benefits from them.

He opened the Eight Gates Formation multiple times, used the Corpse Bone Pulse to rapidly heal his injuries, and the life depletion caused by the evolution and devouring of gray bones was quickly filled by these external life sources, becoming extremely abundant.

The strengthening of the life essence is equivalent to fundamentally enhancing Gray Glass's basic attributes. Normally, this life force is contained within the body and is not outwardly manifested.

She only felt that reversing the Eight Gates made her body healthier and stronger, her spirits refreshed, and her chakra reserves much greater than before.

But that's about it.

After all, Naruto Uzumaki, who possesses a high-level Sage Body and whose vitality is dozens of times stronger than hers, only has more abundant chakra and stronger physical self-healing ability; he doesn't have many other extraordinary features.

But she also forgot that she was ultimately different from Naruto Uzumaki.

Naruto's chakra and life force are indeed enormous, but he suffers from the same old problem as the Uzumaki and Senju clans: he has chakra but lacks other supporting elements, leaving his life force useless.

The Senju and Uzumaki are like a pure fuel tank; without the offensive power of a cannon and the defense of an outer steel layer, no matter how vigorous their vitality, it is difficult for them to undergo fundamental changes.

She is the exact opposite.

Gray Eyes, who is in the gestation period, has evolved to the third stage of the Corpse Bone Pulse, the Lightning Release Chakra Mode that integrates offense and defense, the Tailed Beast Cloak that consumes a lot of chakra, the Eight Gates that can unleash the limit of life force, and the ability to change five attributes at will.

It boasts top-tier skills, but lacks a suitable fuel tank.

Reversing the Eight Gates compensated for her final weakness, and these powerful abilities, which were rarely used due to insufficient chakra, finally revealed their strength at this moment.

After the seal was broken, a chain reaction of increased life force was immediately discovered. The chakra generated from opening the first three gates alone was more abundant than when the six gates were opened.

The Yang Escape clone had no interest in looking at the so-called Bamboo Treasure; all its energy was focused on the infinite mysteries of reversing the Eight Gates.

This is the path to godhood that she has always longed for.

By continuously absorbing external life force, one can enhance their physiological limits and infinitely increase their chakra reserves, physical abilities, and mental strength.

At the beginning of cultivation, one can obtain the nascent stage of immortal body, and the more life force one devours, the stronger the power that will erupt after the seal is broken.

The super S-rank ninjutsu, which integrates length and explosive power, requires the combination of the Hyuga Byakugan, the physical manipulation of the Taketori Shikotsumyaku, the extreme Yin power of the Sharingan, and the Yang shell of Hashirama cells to create a Yin-Yang secret technique.

If she were to use this to reach the Six Paths level in the future, she could then call this secret technique:

Bloodline Limits - Six Paths: Reversal of the Eight Gates!

The transformation of the Yang Escape clone into the main body was exhilarating.

At the other end, the veins in the gray-glass eye swelled, extending all the way from the eye socket to below the cheekbone.

A purple torrent rushed into his eyes along the meridians below his eyes. Perhaps because his skin was too fair and translucent, the swollen meridians were tinged with a light purple, forming purple patterns that resembled tree roots.

hum!
Hui Li could clearly feel that there was an undeveloped power of ocular technique in her eyes being activated by the frantic infusion of chakra.

A qualitative change seemed to occur within the ashen pupils, and the pupil power continuously formed a complex and troublesome pupil technique structure.

She was overjoyed, knowing that she had successfully drawn out the still-developing power of Gray Eyes. Her pupil power was rapidly depleting, and she dared not delay any longer, staring intently at the sphere in her palm.

Before her eyes remained an endless expanse of blackness, yet she seemed to part the clouds and glimpse a sliver of reality from the darkness's edge. Extremely fine black runes covered the inner wall of the sphere, appearing at a glance like a complex maze, with no way out and no end in sight.

Chakra was quickly converted into eye power, and the eyes, which were still in the fetal movement stage, forcibly exerted a little power. At this time, they had become a little dry, as if they were itchy from overuse of the eyes after working overtime for three consecutive days.

But it's not a big problem.

Pure green life energy flowed from the 'gate', mixing with purple chakra and infusing into the eyes.

Under the influence of this extreme vitality, the slight stinging in her eyes vanished instantly. Hui Li blinked, feeling her eyeballs return to the soft, moist warmth of her womb. Vitality truly is omnipotent!

She sighed silently to herself.

This green energy represents the purest source of life and is a legendary panacea that can cure everything. Just a little bit can revive a critically injured ninja.

Theoretically speaking, as long as the vitality is sufficient and the soul has not yet entered the Pure Land, it is not difficult to directly revive the dead. The Byakugan and Mangekyou Sharingan, which can repair damage, are merely its most insignificant abilities.

Hui Li continuously mobilized his life force to repair his eyes, activating his pupil power as he slowly read the incantations engraved on the inner wall of the sphere.

These incantations were clearly not from the incantation system of the ninja world, and were completely different from those she had come into contact with, yet she inexplicably recognized these characters.

As the long-forgotten memories slowly unfolded, the somewhat unfamiliar coded messages of the bamboo plucker suddenly surfaced in my mind.

That is the script that all members of the Bamboo Clan must master. It is said to have originated from the legendary ancestor and has a very long history.

This script is used in many of the family's internal texts, and it is also inscribed on sacrificial implements as a kind of symbol.

The dense incantations before me are very similar to the script passed down within the Bamboo Cutter sect, and in some places they are even exactly the same.

As expected, it is a treasure of my bamboo plucker clan!

Hui Li's eyes shone with intense excitement. This treasure, rumored to originate from the Sage of Six Paths, was finally about to unveil its mystery before her.

Seeing the main body's unusually excited expression, the Yang Release clone realized that the main body seemed to have already cracked the secret of this treasure.

She quickly pulled Samehada from behind to the front, and the bandages wrapped around her body quickly disintegrated.

Samehada played a crucial role in getting the sphere into her hands, unlocking the secret of the treasure. Of course, it would be more interesting if everyone shared it.

Although... Samehada doesn't have eyes.

Yohohoho...

For some reason, she seemed to hear a strange laugh coming from a skeleton.

"Woo~"

Samehada was completely unaware of its clone's thoughts. Its ferocious maw was aimed at the other master in front of it, who exuded a pleasant scent. It whimpered and swayed the hilt of its tail sword, just like a greedy pet dog.

A pike that was turned into a weapon.

The clone shook its head, clearing its mind of the jumbled thoughts, and purple chakra appeared in its palm as it grabbed Samehada's swaying sword hilt.

It immediately felt comfortable, its body covered in thorns, enjoying the delicious food it hadn't eaten in a long time, and no longer begged for food from Gray Glass's main body.

One fish, with its clone, sat atop a giant rock, quietly waiting for its true form to unravel the secrets of the treasure.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The sun was setting in the west, and the clouds were rolling and unfolding.

Even the distant roar of the waterfall sounded harsh and irritating.

As Hui Li stared at the sphere in her hand, her expression shifted from shock to ecstasy, then to confusion, and finally back to shock. This endless cycle of wonderful expressions made the expectant clone beside her itchy and restless, as if she had a toothache.

Samehada, which was absorbing chakra, sensed its master's emotions and wagged its tail, seemingly in a very urgent manner.

A few minutes later.

Until the expression on their faces upon seeing the real body began to cycle from shock to disbelief, the Yang Release clone finally couldn't help but say, "What did you see? Tell us a couple of things to whet our appetites!"

"immediately!"

Hui Li waved her hand, looked at it uncertainly for a while, muttered something as if she was memorizing something, and then the purple lines on her face quickly faded, and the undulating power in her eyes returned to calm.

She looked up.

The Yang Escape clone on the boulder sat upright, clearly waiting for her answer.

Hui Li couldn't contain her joy. Looking at the sphere in her palm, she smiled and said, "This is a sealing technique from the Otsutsuki clan!"

Upon hearing this, the expectant Yang-style clone was immediately stunned.

While it is indeed surprising that this sphere came from the legendary Otsutsuki clan, upon closer examination of the origins of the Kaguya clan's ancestors, it is actually quite reasonable.

"What kind of sealing technique could make you so happy?"

The Yang Release clone was somewhat puzzled.

After reversing the Eight Gates, unless it's a ninjutsu that can help her directly fuse with the Bloodline Limit and reach the Six Paths, it's really hard for anything else to cause such intense emotional fluctuations in her body.

"Hiss~ Could it be a planet-exploding star?!"

"Of course not!" Hui Li didn't keep them in suspense; she couldn't wait to share her joy.

"This is a space-time type sealing technique that can seal anything into another space, similar to Kamui. But this sealing technique isn't the main point; what it sealed is—the Ten-Tails!"

"Ten-Tails!?"

The Yang Release clone suddenly stood up, looking at the small sphere in shock:
"How could it be the Ten-Tails? The Gedo Mazo is in Akatsuki's hands, and the Tailed Beast chakra hasn't been fully gathered yet..."

"It's another Ten-Tails."

Hui Li gripped the sphere tightly in her hand, her eyes fixed on the hazy sun in the sky, her ashen pupils reflecting a molten gold hue.

"To be precise, it can be called a ten-tailed larva, or a seed of the Divine Tree!!"

"Sacred tree?"

The clone's eyes widened suddenly; the heavy blows from the main body had almost left her mind blank.

She knew exactly what the Divine Tree was.

The Otsutsuki clan's rampage across the universe stemmed from the Divine Tree. By planting Divine Trees on various planets, they plundered the natural energy and life force of the entire planet, eventually devouring the fruits of the Divine Tree to become immortal gods.

Kaguya Otsutsuki, the progenitor of chakra, originated from this. If this sphere is truly a seed from the Divine Tree, then it is indeed a powerful treasure capable of curing the Shikotsumyaku bloodline disease.

No, it should be said that this is a treasure capable of solving almost all problems in the world. As long as the divine tree is planted and the chakra fruit is consumed a thousand years later, she can directly obtain great power no less than that of Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki without any need for cultivation.

Wait a moment.

The Yang Release clone suddenly realized that things weren't so simple. For the Ten-Tails larva to be activated, it needed to devour the corpses of the Otsutsuki clan, and now the only surviving member of the Otsutsuki clan in the ninja world...

She slowly raised her head and looked up at the sky with her main body.

That person is on the moon!
(End of this chapter)