[Keyword Copy successful. Congratulations, Host! You have acquired Red Skill Listing 'Unbreakable Spear'.]
Kei Yamanaka glanced at the group already seated around the central conference table but did not directly join their village merger talks.
The merger agreement with Sunagakure had already been signed a few days earlier.
Pakura wasn't stupid. Whether to uphold her position as Kazekage or strengthen her influence within Sunagakure, she had to help Tsunade suppress the demands of the other two villages.
Moreover, Lady Tsunade's recent show of strength—defeating the Raikage—had once again served as a warning to both Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
Given this context,
Konoha holding the upper hand was already a foregone conclusion.
After the merger, restructuring the administration and reorganizing departments were inevitable.
Nara Shikaku and Nara Suzaku had drafted two candidate lists yesterday—one for Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure; the other also including Kumogakure.
With a strategist possessing an IQ of 190 advising her, Tsunade naturally knew exactly what points were worth fighting over—and which ones could be compromised.
She knew exactly when to subtly support Sunagakure,
and how to let Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure compete so that each felt they gained the upper hand.
After finishing the last sip of tea in his cup, Kei saw that Minato Namikaze and Fugaku Uchiha had already moved to act as Tsunade's personal guards, so he simply turned and brought Kushina downstairs with him.
His presence exerted too much pressure on everyone else.
Ultimately, even after the villages merged, all these leaders would still need to coordinate with one another. Therefore, these negotiations and arguments acted as early-stage coordination practice.
"System, activate [Unbreakable Spear]."
As soon as those words left Kei's mouth,
while walking down the stairs, countless training memories and insights into Lightning Release ninjutsu and taijutsu flooded into his mind.
Combined with his existing knowledge of Lightning Release techniques—from basics like Thunderbolt and Lightning Net to advanced ones like the Sixteen Pillars Binding Technique—all those Lightning Release jutsu now felt like they had been mastered through countless repetitions.
And as he absorbed the memories related to Lightning Release taijutsu,
he fully mastered the C-Rank technique that A, the Third Raikage, prided himself on—the Lightning Release Chakra Mode—and its signature move, Hell Stab.
Electric arcs flickered at his fingertips, amplified by the stacked [stacked] effects of his skill listings,
further strengthening his body.
[Detected compatibility between Red Skill Listing 'Unbreakable Spear', Golden Skill Listing 'Yin-Yang Sage Ascendant', Red Skill Listing 'Wood Release Jinchuriki', and Red Skill Listing 'Dust Release Heir'. Initiate fusion?]
No sooner had Kei absorbed the memories from [Unbreakable Spear] than the system notification appeared.
"Fuse them!"
A faint smirk curled the corner of Kei's lips.
He immediately pulled Kushina along, guiding her to sit cross-legged beside him on the wooden building's second-floor balcony, ready to receive the enhancement about to come from the skill-list fusion.
In the next instant, insights into all seven chakra natures—Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Yin, and Yang—rushed through his mind once more.
Within him, natural energy interwove and fused with the seven-nature chakra—gradually merging into a single stream of special energy as pure and fluid as flowing water.
A profound realization welled up from the depths of Kei Yamanaka's being. He had completely grasped the essence and connection between natural energy and chakra!
This unique stream of energy swiftly coursed through his entire body along the meridians previously dormant in normal chakra flow.
Now, those meridians were fully unblocked, extending even into the spaces between his torso and internal organs, as well as into muscles, joints, and even the surface of his skin!
This is...
Kei felt slightly astonished inwardly.
The first meridians he had activated were undoubtedly the Twelve Regular Meridians and the Eight Extraordinary Vessels. But the pathways extending afterward seemed to be the Twelve Divergent Meridians, the Twelve Muscle Meridians, and the Twelve Cutaneous Regions?
An unprecedented sense of exhilaration rose within him. At that moment, it was as if Kei had become one with heaven and earth themselves!
The energy drifting from his body carried none of the fearsome presence typically associated with sage chakra. Instead, they radiated a pure, peaceful, natural, and serene aura.
Sitting beside him, Kushina felt as though she were lying on a vast grassland, enjoying a gentle breeze while inhaling the fresh scent of flowers and plants.
Even the Nine-Tails, who constantly ranted within her chakra, quietly curled up in its seal taking a nap.
Minute traces of impurities seeped through Kei's pores. Under the flow of this energy, they instantly transformed into fine dust, dispersing into the air.
His physical strength gradually increased under the nourishment of this energy.
A sense of mastery over all techniques filled his mind, as though every method originated from his very soul.
It seemed that as long as he was willing to spend just a little time learning,
Kekkei genkai such as Ice Release, Explosion Release, Boil Release, Scorch Release, and Lava Release—no longer required complex fusion processes to wield at will!
Truth-Seeking Balls, Kekkei Tota, Bloodline Networks, special dojutsu—all were indistinguishable from kekkei genkai.
They were merely techniques with slightly more complicated structures!
[Fusion Complete. Congratulations, Host! You have obtained the Golden Skill Listing: "Lingjun of Heavenly Transformation."]
Lingjun of Heavenly Transformation (Golden): Born together with heaven and earth, harmonized with nature itself; mastering the transformations of the Five Elements and Yin-Yang, opening all one hundred apertures, free from impurity and stain. Efficiency of studying, refining, improving, and creating various spells and arcane arts reaches maximum potential. Mastery, effects, resistance, and affinity toward spiritual power reach peak enhancement. The Lingjun Body originates from spirit, sustained by eternal and undying spiritual energy, greatly enhancing soul strength capacity, physical endurance, and training efficiency.
"Although still a golden skill listing, this level..."
Looking at the detailed explanation of the skill entry while sensing the changes within himself, Kei could barely suppress the grin spreading across his face!
Originally, he had thought that gathering the seven-nature chakra—Yin, Yang, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Lightning—combined with his extraordinary control over natural energy, would allow him to awaken a special dojutsu as overwhelming as "Overslaughtering Vision."
After all, Naruto was also known as the Legend of Eyes.
He had become the strongest ninja in the world, able to defeat members of the Otsutsuki Clan. Lacking an overwhelmingly powerful dojutsu like "Overslaughtering Vision" felt almost incongruous!
But the system delivered a huge shock!
It informed him that all forms of Ninjutsu—Kekkei Genkai, Kekkei Tota, Kekkei Mora, and even special Dojutsu—were ultimately different methods of manipulating energy... and thus, all could be mastered!
Even without being born with those special eyes, as long as he grasped its underlying principles and release methods,
He could still wield it himself!
And since his energy was on a higher level, its effects would surpass even those of the original user!
And...
"Transforming Ninjutsu into mystical arts and divine abilities..."
Kei Yamanaka read aloud the words from the detailed skill entry.
Somehow, this skill listing had clearly surpassed the power boundaries of the Naruto world—it felt more akin to something found in a xianxia cultivation realm.
After all, divine abilities and ordinary Ninjutsu or Dojutsu didn't even belong in the same category!
Even the weakest divine ability held some connection to cosmic laws!
Shaking off the wandering thoughts in his mind,
Kei turned his focus inward—to the energy the system called "spiritual power."
Recalling how Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha summoned their Susanoos,
He gave it a try—and soon, golden bones composed of radiant spiritual energy quickly took shape around his body.
Beside him, Kushina gasped, her beautiful eyes widened in amazement!
Wha-What in the world...!
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