Kaiza’s body was thrown into the sea.
This was a traditional method of execution for criminals in the Land of Waves. Kado not only had a monopoly on force, but he also had the official backing of the daimyo of the Land of Waves. His control over the nation’s shipping routes was technically legal.
So, when Kaiza led the villagers to protest at the docks and surrounded Kado’s ships, Kado’s decision to execute Kaiza under the pretext of “terrorist activities,” while tenuous, could be justified.
Those in power never lack “justifiable” reasons to cover their crimes.
That day, Inari’s mother, Tsunami, and grandfather, Tazuna, searched the sea for a long time.
That day, the villagers were struck silent.
That day, Inari buried the birthday present Kaiza had given him as if it were Kaiza’s body.
Begging won’t bring peace.
But what else can we do?
Inari thought, covering his tears.
The world before Neji was a flawless expanse of white.
There was no sense of direction here; up, down, front, back, left, and right had lost all meaning.
There was no weight; Neji’s hand could pass right through his own body.
There was nothing but endless white. If Neji couldn’t see himself, he might have thought a continuous strong light blinded him.
Just as with every previous stage of the Byakugan awakening, information suddenly appeared in Neji’s mind. Even before the period of weakness had fully passed, he had a good idea of what this white world could do for him.
This was the ability that Neji’s Byakugan had awakened upon reaching its final stage.
Entering this place called “Shibai.”
Here.
Neji was omnipotent.
Just as white encompasses all colors.
“The transplantation of Hashirama cells has always been problematic, with an incredibly low survival rate for test subjects. If I were outside, I would proceed with caution. But here, there’s no chance of failure.” Neji looked at a small vial of vibrant green Hashirama cells.
These cells were taken from Danzo’s underground lab in Konoha. Though Danzo had modified them to be less violent, they were still highly dangerous.
Without the years of preparation to acclimate his body as Danzo did, Neji would most likely turn into a tree on the spot if he used the Hashirama cells in the real world.
Shaking his head, Neji downed the vial of Hashirama cells.
Apart from the white of the Shibai space dimming slightly, Neji experienced no adverse reactions.
No exaggerated symptoms.
The Hashirama cells integrated perfectly into Neji’s body as if he were Hashirama himself.
The integration was so perfect that not even Hashirama’s pale face appeared on Neji’s chest.
Neji felt the power spreading within him.
His taijutsu power and resistance increased.
His ninjutsu power and resistance increased.
His ninjutsu power and resistance increased.
His chakra capacity even doubled!
This was the terrifying power of perfectly integrated Hashirama cells!
Neji could now use basic Wood Release techniques, but he hadn’t seen the advanced Wood Release techniques and naturally couldn’t use them.
He didn’t plan to waste the “omnipotent” power of the Shibai space to learn those Wood Release techniques instantly.
Neji could either develop those techniques himself using his analytical abilities or learn them from the scrolls he had obtained. Either way, he would eventually master them without needing the omnipotent power.
Most importantly, using the omnipotent power of the Shibai space wasn’t without cost.
Neji’s cost was the white essence accumulated in this space, formed from his Byakugan essence.
If Neji’s wishes exceeded the maximum value of this essence, he would bear the excess cost.
So, while Neji could theoretically wish for Rinnegan’s eyes, his current accumulation of Byakugan essence wouldn’t be enough to pay for such a wish.
Hundreds of Byakugan collected from the Hyuga clan weren’t worth even one Rinnegan. Neji couldn’t help but feel that his clan members had died in vain.
Regardless, creating something from nothing or altering reality came at too high a price and was inefficient. Neji preferred smarter decisions, like “allowing my body to successfully absorb these Hashirama cells,” rather than “giving me Hashirama’s abilities.”
Since Neji provided the Hashirama cells himself, the likelihood of successfully absorbing them was already present. For the Shibai space, it was just about ensuring a small probability event.
But “give me Hashirama’s abilities” would require a substantial “reality alteration” from the Shibai space.
The difference in difficulty was obvious.
“I’ve developed a method to help ordinary people cultivate Byakugan. Please perfect this jutsu.” Neji politely asked, pulling out a scroll.
This jutsu was created by Neji using his analytical abilities before the Hyuga massacre to avoid a situation in which he couldn’t gather enough Byakugan essence to reach the final stage.
This Jutsu had not yet been tested, and Neji’s analytical abilities were only responsible for making the jutsu learnable, not guaranteeing its effectiveness. The actual efficacy depended on Neji’s jutsu creation skills.
In the early days, it was common for Neji to create jutsu with A-rank difficulty but D-rank effectiveness.
However, this “help ordinary people cultivate Byakugan” jutsu was improved by referencing how pearls are formed from grains of sand in oysters. Neji thought it should work well, and perfecting it shouldn’t consume too much essence.
The Shibai space was omnipotent and didn’t need time to fulfill wishes.
Almost immediately, Neji felt the white space darken significantly, like the shift from white clouds to black storm clouds.
Neji frowned.
Perfecting an already 80% complete jutsu required this much essence?
He unrolled the scroll, which kept rolling until it hit the ground.
Huh?
Neji was surprised.
Did it get longer?
Rolling the scroll to the other end took about ten seconds to unroll fully.
Wow.
The original 2.4-meter scroll was now 24 meters long.
No wonder it used so much essence!
This is what you call perfection.
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