Roy listened quietly without interrupting. The moment he caught the scent of the flowers, he heard a notification sound,
The young man then calmly glanced at the panel...
[Prompt: ... Detected a cluster of demonic flora... [Demon Compendium] has expanded.....]
[Demonic Flora: Abyss Flower]
[Level: S]
[A world-class demon spawned from the convergence of the "Will of the World" and the "Power of the Sun" in the Demon Slayer World... Ordinarily buried deep underground, absorbing the "World Power" and "Power of the Sun," once collected, it blooms on a night when the moon is full, and yin energy is at its peak]
[Bloom period: One minute (blooms for one minute only at midnight once a year, then wilts)]
[As during its bloom, it unleashes all the "World Power" and "Power of the Sun" it gathered over the year... Suggest collection!]
S Rank?!
The notification ended,
[Demon Compendium] completed... A small ghostly blue flower was attached to it, blooming in solitary majesty... causing Roy to pause, unable to suppress his emotions, a natural surge of nen was released, drawing Tsugikuni Yoriichi's attention.
After all, he is a naturally marked and transparently gifted swordsman... The man with fiery red hair swaying in the wind quietly waited for the Abyss Flowers to bloom, suddenly casting a glance at Roy and asked, "Eiichiro, what happened?"
Roy struggled to pull his mind away from the words "S Rank", "World Power", "Power of the Sun", and others, gazed deeply at the buds in front of him further unfurling, petals subtly stretching in the cluster of Abyss Flowers, and slowly shook his head....
Tsugikuni Yoriichi's gaze flickered, and as he lifted his eyes again,
The young man crouched down, gently stroked an Abyss Flower, from its stem to the bud, and softly asked, "Teacher, do you think there is really a shore in life?"
"If there is, what would it look like?"
Would it be like Abyss Flowers that bloom and then wilt, wilt and then bloom, endlessly absorbing and exhaling the "World Power" and "Power of the Sun", never reaching the... end of the shore... or is it truly like humans dying... a person's death is like a lamp extinguished, finished and done....
Roy, momentarily transformed into Kamado Eiichiro, with a word and the touch of a flower,
Deeply reflected in the venerable eyes of Tsugikuni Yoriichi, making him... just a moment!
Silence... only the wind brought the fragrance of flowers slowly affecting the senses,
After a long while, Tsugikuni Yoriichi finally came back to his senses, unusually mischievously blinked at Roy, playfully unlike himself, more like his deceased son Ryouta who used to crawl around everywhere before he even turned one....
"I don't know, but I will find out soon, only... unfortunately, I can't tell you....."
Yes, Tsugikuni Yoriichi was dying... going down to meet his wife and children... he would eventually find the answer... but as he said, he couldn't tell it to himself,
No, Edo Tensei?! Suddenly, Roy thought of something, a flash of insight, and laughed.....
The young man released the Abyss Flower, stood up straight, and nodded to Tsugikuni Yoriichi, saying: "Teacher, rest assured in death, I have my own way to find the answer."
Tsugikuni Yoriichi: "?! "
Abba abba, a feeling all over his body and mind that was like being crawled over by ten thousand fleas, unstoppable itching....
He opened his mouth wanting to ask what method Roy had, but unexpectedly... Roy broke off and waved his raised hand at him saying, "Teacher, the flower has bloomed, goodbye!"
Tsugikuni Yoriichi: "......"
The last wisp of true spirit at this midnight, as the moon climbed to the highest point in the sky, amidst a sudden burst of ghostly blue light, his form gradually faded... faded... and further faded....
Finally, a resigned smile, a deep look at Roy, and he vanished in the vast ghostly blue glow....
"Pop~" The true spirit vanished like a water mirror shattering... In the tranquil and deep old forest, an occasional bird pierced the night sky with a chirrup, offering Tsugikuni Yoriichi a moonlit requiem...
Roy stood at an appropriate distance amidst the cluster of Abyss Flowers, watching him disappear, then lowered his hand, crouched down, and with hands like butterflies weaving among flowers infused with nen, seized the moment of the Abyss Flower's bloom, and began to harvest the Abyss Flowers frantically......
One... two... ten... a hundred... silhouettes appeared before each Abyss Flower... Soon, a minute passed,
Roy pulled back his hands, drew out a [Sumeru Mustard Seed], attached all the Abyss Flowers with [Shu], and stored them all inside, leaving only one in hand to play with, then stood up and looked around... The gravesite was already bare.....
"Good,"
"Not a single flower was wasted."
The young man smiled faintly, satisfied, and retracted his gaze,
Then, he turned his eyes to the Abyss Flower in his hand, as he thought a moment, opened an acupoint, split his nen, transforming it into the [True Meaning of Blazing Heat], forming a flame imbued with the [Meaning of the Sun], "Pffff~" and ignited the Abyss Flower, consuming it....
Subsequently, a pure "Power of the Sun" carrying deep thoughts on multiple dimensions of the [World] such as [Space], [Time], [Life] flowed into Roy's forehead,
Panel prompt——
[Yang Release: +1000]
[Nen Ability Property Change: Yang: lv4 (49451/100000)→lv4 (50451/100000)]
[Space-Time Ninjutsu Talent: +100]
[Space-Time Ninjutsu Talent: lv3 (742/10000)→lv3 (842/10000) (Note: Using Namikaze Minato as reference)]
[Namikaze Minato, Space-Time Ninjutsu Talent: lv3(5000/100000)]
[Remaining Abyss Flowers: 1745]
Roy closed his eyes to savor it deeply, gradually falling into deep thought and insight, like a stone statue, entering meditation, immersed in it......
......
Hidden Leaf Village,
It was dusk, the evening glow filled the sky, tinting half of the sky with a poignant red,
In the center of Konoha stands the Hokage Building,
In the spacious Hokage office,
Amidst the smoke... Sarutobi Hiruzen leaned against the window, from which he could gaze over the business district to the Hokage Rock, as usual, sitting behind his desk, smoking a pipe,
On the large desk in front of him, in one corner lay the Hokage hat, another laid open... a long scroll, the words Uchiha Jin vaguely visible, followed by densely packed information, with certain portions brusquely blacked out with a brush....
It showed... Sarutobi Hiruzen was recently... very troubled,
Troubled by the war, troubled by the village, troubled by his disciples who were either indifferent or overly involved, and one in particular who was simply let loose, spending all day drinking or gambling, and of course... more troubled... by how to handle the issue with Uchiha Jin!
The Uchiha clan produced a Mokuton ninja?!
If it wasn't certain that Roy hadn't participated in Orochimaru's first generation cell research project, he might even suspect... that his disciple's defection might not be unrelated to the Uchiha,
But, the reason for Orochimaru's defection has been thoroughly investigated these past few days, it's clear, he simply violated his orders and secretly conducted human experimentation, fearing exposure, thus fleeing in guilt... Which means,
Uchiha Jin, developed Mokuton through his talent!
This is unprecedented in Konoha since the First Hokage Senju Hashirama... Furthermore, considering his status as a young head of the Uchiha clan and those emblematic Sharingan eyes... Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned, forced to inscribe "Top Secret" on the scroll, and ordered Shizune to haul back Tsunade, who was found dead drunk in Tanzaku Town... to ask her well about [Mokuton] and [Yang Release], and to consult on the [Arm Regeneration] promotion plan, after all——
She is the sole "Senju descendant" left in the world after Uzumaki Mito passed away, and Hashirama's long-dead, presented in the world!
Moreover, Sarutobi Hiruzen had the Jonin from the medical team examine it, and he also delved into the research... This [Arm Regeneration Technique], developed by Uchiha Jin and offered by Fugaku, bears a high similarity to Tsunade's research, or,
It simply has a striking resemblance to... the "Strength of a Hundred" technique.
With the Third Shinobi War in full swing,
If promoted and applied, it would undoubtedly be a tremendous boon for Konoha.
Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned in contemplation....
The office door was pushed open from outside...
"Hic~ Old man, you called for me?"