Some students might ask, "Sensei, teacher, wouldn't my power level be even stronger if I created more Shadow Clones?"
No, if the chakra value distributed to the Shadow Clones is less than 1, the resulting Shinobi power level won't be very high; it might even be a negative gain.
Other students might ask, "If two powerhouses like Hashirama and Madara performed a Mixed Transformation, wouldn't they become the Sage of Six Paths?"
That wouldn't be a Mixed Transformation, but rather the Metamoran Fusion Dance from Dragon Ball.
The Inuzuka Clan's Mixed Transformation is between human and beast; after transforming, the fused consciousness is dominated by the human, with the dog providing support.
Furthermore, it's not just any stray dog off the street that can perform a Mixed Transformation; the chosen Shinobi Hound must be a partner who grew up, ate, and slept together with the Shinobi since childhood, sharing a deep spiritual connection.
The Inuzuka Clan has canine genes, while the dogs possess the wisdom of the Inuzuka Clan.
Humans are like dogs, and dogs are like humans.
Neither fully human nor fully dog, only then will there be no physical or spiritual rejection after the Mixed Transformation, achieving a transformation effect where 1+1 > 2.
Ryou took a liking to this technique; he no longer wanted to be human!
He consulted with Kuromaru, saying, "Kuromaru, come, let's try a Mixed Transformation for fun."
"Woof woof—"
Kuromaru barked, "Screw you! I'm not transforming with someone who smells like cats."
Ryou's personality was truly dog-like, but his body had no canine characteristics; the Uchiha Clan was close to cats.
Ryou looked at the three Shinobi Cats: Candy, Snowy, and Nekomata.
"..."
The three Shinobi Cats had a bad premonition and quickly fled backward, but Ryou struck swiftly, catching Candy, who was running at the back.
"Candy, come, let's try a Mixed Transformation."
Ryou transmitted Tsume's Secret Technique into the spore inside Candy's body in the form of chakra.
Candy struggled, "Meow—I don't want to transform with a person as dog-like as you!"
Ryou shouted sternly, "Start practicing right now, or I'll douse you with water!"
Helpless, Candy began to familiarize herself with the Inuzuka Style Mixed Transformation Ryou had provided.
Tsume and Kuromaru were tied up nearby by branches and vines, becoming like a "powerless husband."
Even though she was controlled by Ryou, Tsume still would not yield.
She watched with a cold sneer as Ryou and Candy attempted the Inuzuka Style Mixed Transformation.
"Uchiha Ryou, don't waste your breath. The Inuzuka Clan's Secret Technique was developed by the Inuzuka ancestors through hundreds of years of trial and error."
"It's not something you can master so easily!"
It wasn't just about mastering it; the Inuzuka Style was meant for humans and dogs, but Ryou was now a human and a cat. This required modifying the technique based on a perfect mastery of the Inuzuka Style Secret Technique.
Ryou's wicked Sharingan eyes looked at Tsume. "The Inuzuka Clan... to put it nicely, you're a dog-handling clan, but in reality, you're just a bunch of dog breeders."
"What kind of Secret Technique could dog breeders develop? Your clan's secrets have nowhere to hide before the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan."
Ryou controlled Tsume with a single glance and then questioned her about some Mixed Transformation techniques...
Kuromaru watched helplessly from the side, only hoping that Ryou wouldn't kill Tsume.
Before long, Ryou had fully understood the Inuzuka Clan's Mixed Transformation and began to attempt it with Candy.
The Inuzuka Clan's Mixed Transformation wasn't just a modification of the Transformation Technique; it also incorporated Yang Release chakra nature transformation.
Every Secret Technique possesses the nature of Yin-Yang Release; it's either Yang Release or Yin Release.
If it were Yin-Yang Release, it would be even more terrifying, falling into the category of Six Paths Techniques.
Yang Release was no longer foreign to Ryou.
In the current Shinobi World, if Ryou claimed to be second in Yang Release, no one would dare claim to be first.
Yang Release Secret Techniques were like a daily routine for him.
But there was still a problem: could the rapport between Ryou and Candy compare to that of Tsume and Kuromaru?
It was true that Candy had been adopted by Ryou since she was young, but she was only taken in as a stray cat; this kind of rapport couldn't match how the Inuzuka Clan raised humans and dogs together from childhood.
But there was no need to fear; things like rapport could be achieved through chakra.
For example, Candy had Ryou's spore inside her, so her chakra and Ryou's chakra were on the same frequency.
Ryou and Candy synchronized their chakra frequencies and then formed hand signs to perform the Inuzuka Style Human-Beast Mixed Transformation.
"Candy... Ultimate Evolution!"
Ryou and Candy's figures gradually fused together, and a massive shadow, resembling the Two-Tails Matatabi, appeared in the smoke.
Tsume slowly woke up and watched in shock as Ryou and Candy performed the Mixed Transformation.
"How is this possible?!"
The Inuzuka Clan's Secret Technique, which Tsume and Kuromaru had practiced for so many years to successfully perform, had been copied by Ryou in just a short while?
Is this even fair anymore?
"Roar—"
A violent, tsunami-like beastly chakra suddenly exploded, and an invisible heavy pressure descended from the sky, making the surrounding yellow sand tremble.
That violent, cold pressure, carrying an aura of destruction, felt as if a true Tailed Beast had descended, making it difficult for Tsume and Kuromaru to even breathe.
This massive chakra pressure also caught Shukaku's attention: "Who? Who is it?"
In Shukaku's perception, this chakra was that of a Tailed Beast, with a very strong feline quality.
Shukaku looked at the cat shadow in the smoke and said with some excitement, "Matatabi, is that you coming to save me? My dear sister!"
"Hmm?!"
Sasori was busy turning Rasa into a Human Puppet; he hadn't even spared a glance at the battle where Tsume and Kuromaru teamed up against Ryou.
He didn't think a mere Konoha Shinobi plus a dog could harm Ryou.
So, he had been busy with his own affairs.
At this moment, the chakra erupting from Ryou and Candy's Mixed Transformation caught Sasori's attention. He put down what he was doing and looked at the giant cat shadow.
The smoke cleared.
A giant cat, like a Tailed Beast, appeared on the sand dune.
Its entire fur was a grayish-brown like wood, with leaf and vine-like patterns faintly appearing on its back and limbs, as if it were a giant cat woven from wood and vines.
Behind it were two tails as thick as giant pythons, with tiny green leaves growing at the tips.
The most intimidating feature of this giant beast was its pair of crimson Sharingan. Around the pitch-black pupils, three black Tomoe slowly emerged, rotating quietly in a perfect triangular formation.
Wherever its gaze swept, the air seemed to be frozen by an invisible force. Those eyes weren't just looking; they were more like predicting, dismantling, and devouring the entire dynamic world.
Sasori had seen many eyes: pleading, disdainful, cold, despairing...
But he had never seen eyes like these.
That gaze was indifferent, distant, and looked down upon all things, as if all the struggles and resistance in the world were as tiny as dust before these pupils.
"What beautiful eyes!"
Sasori was instantly entranced.
Oh no, it's Genjutsu!
Sasori quickly cleared his head, not daring to look into the giant beast's eyes.
Both Kuromaru and Tsume were entranced by the giant beast's eyes.
Shukaku was also entranced by these eyes, but since it was already controlled by Ryou's Genjutsu, it wouldn't be caught in another one.
"Matatabi, it's been a while. Where are the blue flames you used to have on your body?"
Shukaku still thought that Ryou and Candy's Mixed Transformation was the Two-Tails Matatabi because the chakra of this giant beast felt just like that of a Tailed Beast.
Turbid, heavy, and violent to the extreme.