Goddess (Happy New Year)

"Start up."

The light blue Chakra condensed into a mist and slid down the girl's slender ankles.

It seeped into the rune set in a subtle and gradual way.

The runes were activated, changing from a dull gray-black to a light blue, emitting a faint glow and giving the ice a mysterious aura.

From the inner circle outwards, the energy inputted by Sakura Haruno transformed from a trickle into a surging torrent, and soon, the entire spell was illuminated layer by layer.

"Drop--"

"Charging complete."

"Rune set initiating self-check."

The translated incantation conveys the status of the spell's operation to the user. A deep purple light can be seen suddenly illuminating, flashing outwards from the inner ring, dyeing the runes in its path a deep purple.

This is the self-checking procedure in operation.

First, the inner ring of runes passed its self-test, and the purple light shone evenly before spreading outwards.

"Overall control system self-test passed."

"Input channel self-test passed."

"Anti-energy barrier group self-test passed."

"Output channel self-test passed."

In the blink of an eye, the entire spell was covered in purple light, the deep color adding a touch of mystery to the ice surface.

"Bite--"

Self-check complete.

"Initiate the next step?"

Sakura Haruno stopped.

The first two steps of startup and self-check, even if they fail or are repeated multiple times, will not have any impact. However, the subsequent reactor startup process is a one-way street with no turning back, no possibility of regret, and no room for error.

She only has one chance.

Take a deep breath.

The girl's eyes remained calm and indifferent, revealing no sign of anxiety. In a flash, she went through the remaining procedures one last time, then hesitated no longer. "No problem, I can succeed," Sakura Haruno thought.

"Start up."

The girl's voice was steady and crisp.

"Please infuse with Chakra." The technique begins.

Following the instructions, the girl lightly tapped her forehead, placing her fingertips on the diamond-shaped, gem- Yin Seal.

With a little force, the purple mark was pulled out of the skin.

In an instant, the mark went out of control, rapidly expanding, and intense blue light burst forth along the gaps in the runes.

The Sage Katsuyu quietly took a few steps back.

It knew how much Chakra Sakura Haruno's Yin Seal contained—far exceeding that of an ordinary Kage Level ninja, even comparable to the Sage himself. If the seal were to go out of control and the energy released, the entire Shikkotsu Forest might be obliterated in a terrifying explosion...

Sakura Haruno remained calm and composed, displaying excellent mental fortitude, and steadily continued her operation. Her movements were extremely fast; with a deft flick of her wrist, she forcefully pressed the Yin Seal onto a pre-designed blank space—the size perfectly matching the expanded mark. Then, the rune lines seamlessly connected the interface, and the energy on the verge of spiraling out of control immediately stabilized.

A massive amount of Chakra began to be injected into the technique.

"Chakra infusion complete."

"Anti-energy barrier group begins to deploy, 0/99, 1/99, /99..., 99/99."

"The anti-energy barrier group has been fully deployed."

"Energy pool ready."

"Begin injecting uranium fuel cores and control rods."

The fuel core is a silvery-white cylindrical metal rod, made by the concentration plant in the Land of Snow through processes such as selection, crushing, acid leaching, and concentration. The most crucial centrifuge core is a high-speed rotating Rasengan —as long as it is not ejected, the rotation itself does not consume much energy, and with the addition of water, the Nature Transformation, allowing it to spin extremely fast.

The control rod is a creation of Yin-Yang Release. It is a black rod that Pain often uses, which has the effect of interference and energy absorption. It is more effective than the boron carbide and graphite used on Earth in his previous life, and it is also more maneuverable and flexible. So Sakura Haruno also secretly learned a move from it.

The existence of Ninjutsu and sealing techniques allows Sakura Haruno to achieve powerful functions without having to construct complex cores and machines like humans in her previous life!

"Fuel core and control rod injection complete."

"Start the reactor?"

Finally... we've reached the most crucial step.

Sakura Haruno's eyes flickered slightly. She took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"Start up."

The Sage Katsuyu had unknowingly retreated about a hundred meters, its head tucked in as it stared intently at the spell not far away. At first, the spell seemed unresponsive, but it quickly realized that was just an illusion. In fact, the purplish-black control rod was shrinking at an extremely slow speed.

The immortal even had a feeling that something was happening in places it couldn't see.

It was as if... a quiet square had suddenly become bustling with people.

Suddenly, the energy pool lit up.

First, the innermost energy barrier began to flicker, with spots appearing as if attacked. Soon, those spots spread like a virus to the second and third layers... The inner barrier walls lit up one after another, the light becoming brighter and brighter.

Sakura Haruno knew that the chain reaction had begun.

This also means that the seal has entered its most dangerous moment.

The energy conversion rune set started up according to the program, attempting to absorb the restless nuclear energy in the energy pool. The faintly flashing blue light indicated that the spell had entered the stage of full operation.

A moment later, the entire spell lit up.

The ice began to hiss, and the heat emanating from the energy pool was rapidly melting the ice surface.

As the ice melted, the spell did not dissipate; instead, it gradually rose until it reached the girl's eyebrows. The physical rune ink had long since evaporated, and pure light outlined each rune of the spell, causing it to enter a pure energy form.

"Startup complete."

Current power is 10%.

Sakura Haruno gently raised her hand, manipulating the seal to increase its power.

As the control rod rises, the reaction speed increases, and the power also increases accordingly.

The energy pool grew brighter and brighter, its light almost blinding. The energy released by the chain reaction was absorbed by the energy pool and fed back into the operation of the spell. The inner barrier gradually became unstable, especially the innermost layers, which were bombarded by the violent energy such as the high-energy rays released by nuclear fission. In the blink of an eye, they collapsed and dissipated, turning into a flash of light, and were then quickly rebuilt.

Current power is 40%.

The radiance of the energy pool was blinding, and a wave of heat assaulted the senses. Cooling runes lit up, absorbing and converting the excess heat to lower the excessively high temperature.

While the energy barrier cannot be directly observed with the naked eye, the overall control technique can still clearly detect the situation inside the energy pool: the collapse of the barrier has spread to the middle layer, and the barrier of the first fifteen layers was almost shattered as soon as it was rebuilt, and it can only be stabilized after the thirtieth layer.

At this power level, the energy released by the Yin Seal has exceeded the output power of Sakura Haruno at her peak!

Sakura Haruno remained unmoved and resolutely continued to increase the power output.

"Current power 100%."

The intense light emanating from the energy pool cast a long, dark shadow behind the girl. Even with her eyes closed, the blinding light penetrated her eyelids, leaving a dazzling spot of light on her retina!

The barrier system was operating at full power, regenerating barriers at a dizzying pace—only to be destroyed in an instant. The inner barrier walls were already caught in a millisecond-level cycle of creation and destruction, and the outer barrier was also beginning to crumble!

The girl stared intently at the inside of the seal, not daring to relax her vigilance in the slightest.

It lasted for a long time...

The barrier did not collapse.

The seal is secure! It has finally succeeded in locking that enormous energy within a small energy pool.

Next, the new Yin Seal began to output energy at an insane rate!

"Success!"

Sakura Haruno let out a long sigh of relief, finally freeing her hand to wipe the cold sweat from her temples.

Her actions just now appeared effortless and calm, but in reality, she clenched her fists and was on edge!

"No, I was wrong, there's only one last step..."

The girl suddenly thought of something.

"The most important step!"

With that, she spread her arms and manipulated the energy-based spell to shrink rapidly. The spell, which had been hundreds of meters in size, finally shrank to the tip of the girl's finger, transforming into a concentrated and dazzling point of light.

Sakura Haruno pressed the new Yin Seal back onto her forehead and connected it to her meridians.

An unprecedented amount of Chakra surged into the girl's body in an instant.

The next moment, she became a god.

Boom!!

In an instant, a surge of energy burst forth from Ying's body, and a pillar of energy shot up, cleaving through the clouds and piercing the heavens!

The booming sound was like a thunderstorm exploding in one's ears, stirring up a visible, semi-transparent wall of air, which spread rapidly through the air like ripples until it disappeared into the distance.

The violent shockwaves stirred up towering waves on the lake, the roaring waves and turbid surf were terrifying!

A strong wind swept in, causing the Sage Katsuyu to stumble backward, making it dizzy and terrified!

The immortal struggled to lift his head, only to see a blinding light shooting out from the girl's body. Her face and figure were already swallowed up by the dazzling light, leaving only a vague outline. In a daze, it was as if another sun had lit up in mid-air!

Endless radiance and earth-shaking roars filled the entire earth in an instant!

In an instant, Tsunade Jiraiya, who were Senri away Sakura Uchiha, Sasuke, Orochimaru, and Kabuto, who were still fighting, and Pain and the others hiding in the shadows, all felt a strange sense of unease.

"What happened?" In Konoha, Tsunade to her chest, her heart pounding. "Why... is my heart suddenly beating so fast?"

In the Land of Rice Fields, the fierce battle between Sasuke and Orochimaru suddenly paused. Sakura Uchiha paused slightly, looking in a certain direction. "Such a strong tremor... Is that the real Orochimaru?"

In a secret base, Pain suddenly frowned. "Strange... I suddenly have a bad feeling!"

After a while, the blinding light gradually subsided, and the sky became a clear, deep blue. The white clouds that had been drifting by earlier had completely disappeared!

In mid-air, a figure finally withdrew her light, revealing her new form.

The girl floated in the air, barefoot. Her dull gray-white ninja uniform had been replaced with a gorgeous new purple dress. A crescent-shaped mark appeared under the diamond-shaped Yin Seal on her forehead, emitting a faint blue light, making her look especially beautiful.

She still faintly glowed, her aura incredibly powerful.

The energy of the newly formed Yin God Mode was too powerful and too overflowing. Even with Sakura Haruno's control, it was difficult to tame such powerful energy, and she could only let the excess power leak out!

The Sage Katsuyu poked its head out from the still rippling water, gazing at the sky, speechless.

It gazed at Sakura Haruno; the girl stood there in mid-air, like a goddess.

No...

In the world of Hokage, at this moment, she, who possesses such power, is a goddess!

This power surpasses that of anyone in the Sage Katsuyu's memory, and is comparable to the Sage of Six Paths in his prime.

"Unbelievable." After a long while, the immortal came to his senses and murmured, "I think I saw it..."

"Another Sage of Six Paths!"

In mid-air, the girl looked over expressionlessly and shook her head.

[Happy New Year!]