Izumi stood before the enormous golden Reincarnation Eye, a sense of immense pressure pressing down on her chest. The sheer magnitude of the eye's power was overwhelming, radiating a presence that seemed to warp the very air around it.
With a mix of curiosity and excitement, Izumi murmured, "Oh, how incredible! If I could wield this kind of power, I would be invincible in the ninja world. Such a pity that it's not mine... yet."
Her eyes scanned the intricate seals that adorned the surface of the Reincarnation Eye. These seals were not mere decorations but complex, layered Ninjutsu formulas — ancient and formidable. Izumi pondered aloud, "It's covered in so many sealing techniques. I wonder, would anyone without the Byakugan bloodline who dared touch it be drained of their chakra and perish?"
With a dismissive scoff, she added, "Hmph, such curses and sealing jutsus are mere child's play compared to me — fragile and powerless before my Divine Ink."
Confidently, Izumi placed her hand on the glowing golden orb. Immediately, the Reincarnation Eye began to absorb her chakra, as if drawing life force from her very being.
But just as swiftly, under the influence of Izumi's Divine Ink, the complex seals twisted and reversed their flow. Instead of the eye draining her power, it began to transfer its vast energy into Izumi herself.
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An unfathomable surge of power rushed through her veins, flooding her entire body with overwhelming strength.
Izumi gasped in shock and awe, exclaiming, "Ah! Such tremendous strength! As expected from a Reincarnation Eye this grand… Ugh, I can't possibly contain it all on my own."
A frown crept across her face as she lamented, "It seems my plan to use this power to challenge Divine Ink itself has hit a dead end. Now, I can only pray Divine Ink won't consume me in the process."
Her thoughts swirled as Divine Ink began to consume the eye's energy, and she felt the energy inside her shift and pulse with growing intensity.
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The golden Reincarnation Eye's chakra, however vast, was still insufficient to satisfy the hunger of Divine Ink within her.
As the energy transfer continued, changes began manifesting in Izumi's body.
At first, only her left eye was affected — the one that Divine Ink occupied — but soon other parts of her body started to transform in uncontrollable ways.
"Ah?" Izumi gasped, trying to pull back her arm in shock, but it was no use. Her limbs no longer obeyed her commands.
Black Divine Ink began to ooze and flow from her eyes in thick rivulets, then from her nose, ears, and even her mouth.
Her entire body started to darken as the black Divine Ink seeped from every pore, covering her skin like a living cloak.
"Ah!" Izumi screamed in terror as the pitch-black Divine Ink rapidly engulfed her whole form.
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The ink spread from her like wildfire, consuming not only her body but also the golden Reincarnation Eye itself.
The massive eye, once radiant and glowing, gradually dulled beneath the creeping black ink.
Within moments, the golden brilliance was completely obscured by the dark Divine Ink, which began to shrink and contract.
It condensed from a vast mass into an ink puddle, faintly shimmering with a golden glow beneath the surface.
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Suddenly, a face appeared in the swirling ink — Izumi's own visage, distorted but unmistakable.
With a gurgling sound, the ink mass containing her face fell to the ground.
Gradually, it condensed further, solidifying into a physical form.
Izumi lay unconscious on the cold stone floor.
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Around her, the Divine Ink hovered, swirling protectively.
In a calm, ethereal voice, the Divine Ink spoke softly: "What a pity. My soul is still connected to hers. Otherwise, this body would be perfect — but there is another, a better one, from a higher-dimensional plane."
With that, the Divine Ink surged upward like smoke and disappeared into the sky.
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In the present world, on Earth, inside Izumi's former home, a figure lying on the ground suddenly opened their eyes.
He stretched, looking at his arms and body with a scowl.
"This body… finally," he muttered grumpily. "But it's terrible. All thanks to technology and harsh living conditions."
He gave a bitter laugh.
"Well then, good luck to you, Izumi. I'll be using your body this time — no, from now on, this body is mine."
With that, he smiled faintly, then sat cross-legged on the bed and began cultivating.
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Meanwhile, Izumi slowly awoke, lying on the cold floor of the cave.
She blinked and looked around, her gaze falling on where the golden Reincarnation Eye had been. It was gone.
Her mind cleared, and she immediately checked her body for injuries.
To her relief, everything was intact, though she noticed that most of her spiritual power, her Divine Ink, and chakra had been drained.
At least she was alive.
A soft sigh escaped her lips.
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But then she clutched her head and muttered in frustration, "Ah, I'm such a failed transmigrator. The story hasn't even really started yet, and my cheat has already run away."
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She sensed something still lingering inside her.
"Hmm? The Divine Ink is still here?" she mused, noticing the dangerous feeling that had once accompanied it was now absent.
Her chakra still pulsed with an unusual black hue.
Quickly, she focused and summoned the Divine Ink again on her hand.
Black ink reappeared, flowing smoothly.
This time, however, it felt different — no longer dangerous, no longer erratic.
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"What's going on?" Izumi wondered aloud.
"Does it want me to use it later, to bring someone back to life as a child with the power of my left eye?"
"Is it treating me like a tool, a machine?"
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Suddenly, while focusing, Izumi perceived a flood of information within her mind — data about Divine Ink residing inside her body.
"Hmm?" Curious, she closed her eyes to read it carefully.
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After a long time, Izumi opened her eyes and touched her left eye.
It didn't hurt.
"Is that so? I see," she said softly.
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The information Divine Ink had left was clear.
It had departed from this world and returned to its original realm, using its original body.
Because it owed Izumi many favors, it left her several blessings.
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A small portion of its Divine Ink essence remained within Izumi, allowing her to fully merge with this residue.
From now on, this Divine Ink fragment would no longer spiral out of control or threaten her life.
She could safely wield its power.
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Moreover, Divine Ink shared all the secrets of its abilities.
It left Izumi with knowledge about talismans.
The seals in this world were incomplete and limited, but Divine Ink had mastered advanced talismanic arts from other realms.
It bestowed this precious knowledge upon Izumi.
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Izumi touched her left eye again.
According to the Divine Ink's information, because it used her ninjutsu and didn't allow her to revive her mother — something that pained her deeply — it felt great guilt.
To make amends, it transformed Izumi's left eye into a magical artifact, a sort of living computer core.
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This eye was not only usable as a normal eye but also served as an information database.
It could store knowledge, house talismans created by Divine Ink, and perform complex calculations to assist her.
It even had the ability to record ninjutsu formulas as she used them, enabling her to instantly reproduce them with perfect accuracy.
The eye held countless other amazing functions.
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Divine Ink had already named this eye: Ink Jade Eye.
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"Ah! You bastard! Naming is my job!" Izumi groaned, rolling her eyes with exasperation.
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Immediately, Izumi felt a flood of knowledge about talismans rush into her mind.
"Wow, so much knowledge about talismans!" she exclaimed.
"So seals in this world are also a form of talisman."
"Many talismans unleash incredible power when combined with the Ink Jade Eye."
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Her eyes widened as she absorbed more and more of this mystical wisdom.
"Wow, what is this? There's even a cultivation method that works in tandem with Divine Ink!"
"Oh my god!" she jumped up happily, her energy renewed.
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With this cultivation technique, Izumi realized she had little to fear in the future.
Though she lost the great Divine Ink, the Reincarnation Eye, and most of her spiritual power — leaving her temporarily weaker — she gained something equally precious.
The small Divine Ink fragment, cultivation knowledge, the Ink Jade Eye, and advanced talisman arts would allow her to grow stronger steadily.
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"Looking at it this way, it's not so bad after all!" Izumi declared with a bright smile.
She looked down at her hand, then stuck out her tongue and licked her lips with playful anticipation.
Now, she was ready to explore and unlock the other mysterious abilities of Divine Ink.
She wondered with a mischievous glint in her eyes, "Will there be any side effects? I guess I'll find out soon enough