"Success."
Hidezawa silently assessed his body's condition, especially feeling the power that had been completely merged into one, indistinguishable from each other.
At this moment, his heart was also filled with pride. So, what if he didn't have an innate bloodline? This world couldn't resist the existence of a cheat.
"You… you are…"
Kabuto, now that the surroundings had calmed down, dared to approach further. He looked at the towering tree, then at Hidezawa beside it.
For a moment, he felt a little dazed himself, then subconsciously blurted out.
"Are you from the Senju clan?"
"I don't know either."
Hidezawa was almost tempted to reply, "I'm not."
However, it was better to say less such things. To get information, he would have to deceive and trick a bit.
"You don't know?"
Kabuto looked incredulously at the large tree, then glanced at Hidezawa, who was still absorbing the Dragon Veins. He subconsciously adjusted his glasses.
"Wood-style has appeared, and you say you don't know…"
'I fused thing myself!'
Hidezawa glanced at Kabuto, then, while absorbing the remaining chakra of the Dragon Veins, he also began to sense his Wood-style chakra.
His Wood-style was special; it wasn't Yamato's kind of 'furniture ninjutsu', after all, he fused it based on the formula he got from Obito.
Within the Wood-style, there was a huge amount of Yang-style chakra supporting it, so the effect was naturally extraordinary.
But at the same time, his Wood-style had not reached the level of Senju Hashirama's. However, this was normal; Senju Hashirama's Wood-style could directly contend with Uchiha Madara's Susanoo.
He even activated Sage Mode and, in combination, fiercely beat both Susanoo and the Nine-Tails together, and then traumatised Nine-Tails by calling it "too strong". If it were a chinese work, Nine-Tails would have coughed up blood in anger.
But his wasn't bad either, or rather, his Wood-style had more room for improvement.
…
Ding!
[New Power Acquired: Wood Style]
[Formed By the Condensation of Earth Style, Water Style, And Yang Style. As It Possesses Three Chakra Attributes, Levelling It Up Individually Can Simultaneously Enhance All Three Attributes' Abilities.]
[Current Wood Style Level: LV6]
…
Upon seeing this description, Hidezawa was first stunned, then nodded.
This situation wasn't strange; in fact, it could be said to be quite normal. He had balanced all three attributes to LV6, thereby acquiring the current Wood Style.
Then, naturally, one level up for Wood Style would drive the improvement of these three powers together.
'This makes it convenient, but the consumption is also greater…'
Hidezawa pursed his lips. Three abilities added together, then...
But just then, another new piece of information appeared.
…
Ding!
[Due to the Creation of Wood Style, Your Bloodline Has Undergone Some Mutation. Please Observe Carefully.]
…
'Bloodline mutation?'
Hidezawa was slightly stunned when he saw this information, but he quickly nodded once again.
Kekkei genkai powers were all inherited through genetics, that is, blood relationships.
Just like the Kirigakure on the neighbouring island, there were quite a few kekkei genkais there.
Moreover, in his memory, he clearly remembered that there seemed to be only three prominent clans whose kekkei genkais could not be obtained through chakra-nature fusion.
Among them, Konoha had two: the Hyuga and the Uchiha. Kirigakure also had one, but it was the Kaguya clan, which had been wiped out to only one person.
The mutations of these three clans were entirely body-based, and their powers were directly connected to their genetics and thus bloodline succession was normal, but how did other clans, whose powers were fused through chakra-nature, pass them down?
Now Hidezawa understood that chakra infusion itself could change the bloodline.
'After all, the ultimate path of chakra fusion is the Kekkei Mōra.'
Hidezawa sighed with emotion, feeling the changes within himself, and at the same time, he stroked his chin.
'However, while chakra fusion can change the bloodline, there are also people, similar to the cases of Uchiha and Kaguya, who simply cannot awaken their bloodline powers.'
The most complete user of Shikotsumyaku (Dead Bone Pulse) was Kimimaro. As for whether others could awaken it, it was unknown, but they were all dead, so it was impossible to investigate.
But Hidezawa was more familiar with the Uchiha; many of them couldn't awaken the Sharingan, making every pair of Sharingan extremely precious.
Similarly, many people also couldn't awaken common Kekkei genkais.
For example, Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi, each of whom should have inherited Particle-style.
Of course, there were also those who awaken it too well, directly activating two rather than one.
Most notable of them being Terumi Mei.
Terumi Mei has two kekkei genkais. The original work didn't seem to explain that she infused them herself, so the probability of inheriting bloodline power was very high.
'And speaking of Onoki, that old man becoming more cunning with age was probably because of a bloodline mutation, right?'
'Although it might be related to his fighting style, compared to the equally old Sarutobi Hiruzen, he was truly much better.'
During the Fourth Great Ninja War, his power was fully displayed.
…
[Shigen Hidezawa]
[Overall Physical Attributes: LV9]
[Chakra: LV9]
[Abilities: Wood Style LV6 (Water Style LV6, Earth Style LV6, Yang Style LV6), Flying Thunder God LV6… (More)]
[Free Points: 0]
…
Opening the panel, Hidezawa carefully examined the changes in himself. But upon seeing it, he was stunned.
Overall Physical Attributes and Chakra had actually grown together, and by so much?
That was a full thirty free points, and it was actually driven by a newly formed Wood Style?
Seeing this, Hidezawa truly couldn't help but grin. The benefits that infusing Wood-style brought him were so numerous, it was truly something he had never expected.
'It seems I need to continue down this path in the future.'
Hidezawa secretly made a decision. While he knew that future fusions might not bring as exaggerated growth as this time, as long as there was growth, it was definitely a good thing.
Especially since there was still a lot of the Dragon Veins' chakra left unused.
'Then I won't be polite. I'll just seal it all within my own body.'
Hidezawa had no intention of leaving the Dragon Veins for the Land of Wind. Such 'gifts from nature' were naturally better to be accepted entirely.
If it had been before, he probably would have had to think about it carefully, but with his current physical condition, he could completely bear it.
'Especially after being sealed for so long, consumed for so long to fight the seal, and at the same time, I absorbed so much, sealing it up isn't that difficult.'
Without any hesitation, Hidezawa completely broke the remaining seals.
Roar—!
The violent chakra surged out once again, but this time it was not as frantic as before, and a sense of weakness continuously appeared on its body.
"Four Symbols Seal!"
When all the remaining Dragon Vein chakra was absorbed by him, he immediately set up one for himself according to the seal left by Minato.
At this moment, the entire high tower finally fell silent.
"It's over?"
Kabuto watched as the violent chakra completely disappeared, then looked up at the towering giant tree once again, and finally he couldn't help but ask.
"Should I call you Senju Hidezawa now?"
"If you don't want to relive the scene when we first trained together in Root, then I advise you not to talk nonsense."
Hidezawa glared at Kabuto, but at this moment, he also heard noisy sounds coming from outside the high tower, and he knew that he couldn't stay here now.
"Let's go, what needed to be done has been done, and we should proceed to the next step."
Hidezawa was in a joyful mood now; he had obtained Wood-style, which led to an over-all upgrade, and the improvement was so significant that his mood was too good.
The rest was to complete that mission for Danzo and get more Free Points. His future was full of hope.
Kabuto also nodded, looking at Hidezawa seriously, his heart couldn't help but stir.
"Wood-style…"
When he saw the appearance of that jutsu, his heart was truly filled with hope.
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