Hagoromo examined the barrier inside the dark room and was relieved to see that it was still intact.
The scroll beneath their feet had become blank, devoid of the runes, simply turning into an ordinary scroll.
Buzz--
A wave rippled out from Neji's body.
Having lost the shackles of the Caged Bird Seal, Neji began to exert his power from the 'Hamura's Blessing' that he had absorbed.
Hagoromo stepped aside and began to solidify the barrier's deployment; the next step of awakening would have to be up to Neji himself.
As Neji sat cross-legged, he felt an unprecedented burning sensation in his eyes, not pain, but a powerful feeling of internal combustion.
Then, all the Chakra in his body began to flow uncontrollably back into his eyes.
Neji felt that the world in his vision began to distort, not deform, but as if the whole world had turned into visible lines.
The trajectory of objects became as if he could see through it all if he wanted to.
"Call--"
Neji slowly opened his eyes, and faint blue iridescent ripples appeared around the Byakugan of his eyes.
"It worked?"
Hagoromo looked at Neji in front of her and asked.
"Yes, Master, I feel very strange right now," Neji said after hesitating for a moment.
"Oh? What's strange about it?" Hagoromo asked curiously.
"My body is clearly exhausted, but my mind feels unusually excited," Neji described vaguely.
He felt as if he had opened the door to a new world, but this 'power' was not something he could fully control at the moment.
"It's probably due to the Tenseigan. You can try turning it off first."
Hagoromo Yi stroked her chin and voiced her guess.
After all, the advancement of one's bloodline represents an improvement in personal strength, Neji currently just beginning to find that his body cannot keep up.
Furthermore, the advancement of the Turning Eye and the Sharingan is different.
To Sharingan to Mangekyou Mangekyo, one needs to rely on one's own emotional waves, while Byakugan requires the Ōtsutsuki's high-purity bloodline and a large amount of Byakugan.
Neji, now Hamura's Blessing, has skipped all those conditions.
The same likely happened when Neji turned around and absorbed his Chakra; afterwards, he could only rely on the feedback from his Tenseigan to get Neji out of this state.
Neji listened to Hagoromo's instructions and first controlled his Chakra to close his Byakugan, which was now noticeably stronger than usual.
It took a while before he opened his eyes again, this time with only excitement on his face.
"I really don't feel that way anymore."
"Yes, your bloodline has already advanced, but only your eyes have fully advanced yet; your body can't keep up."
"I estimate it will take several years."
Hagoromo transferred his Chakra to Neji's Chakra to examine his body, and after a while, he nodded and said...
Moreover, according to Hagoromo's perception, Neji now possesses seven attributes.
A perfect reward? Is that even possible?
"Thank you, Master!" Neji bowed to Hagoromo.
Today, not only has the Caged Bird Seal that has bound him been freed, but his eyes have also finally been opened.
All of this was thanks to the master in front of me.
"Alright, I've been preparing some medicinal bath and food recipes for you whenever I have free time. Your current physical body isn't even up to the requirements of your eyes."
Hagoromo spoke, she couldn't help but want to laugh.
This is truly something I've never seen before, but it's also normal, as 'Hamura's Blessing' is almost exclusively targeted at Byakugan bloodlines.
Neji lacked the physical strength of the Ōtsutsuki, so he could only improve his strength through the nourishment of his eyes and other means.
We'll have to see if we can find anything else.
Otherwise, given Neji situation, it's uncertain when he'll be able to reach the final stage of promotion.
Don't wait until you're seventy or eighty years old; by then, it'll be too late for a promotion.
Neji nodded sheepishly upon hearing this; the weak state he had just experienced was not pleasant.
Hagoromo observed Neji again, and after confirming that there were no strange fluctuations, he nodded.
"Go outside first and take a good wash."
"Yes, Master!" Neji nodded and quickly left the dark room.
As Neji emerged from the dark room, Hagoromo sat down on the futon, propped his head up with his right hand, and began examining the system.
[Disciple Neji Hyuga breaks free from his shackles, awakening the initial form of the Ōtsutsuki bloodline, the 'Tenseigan', greatly increasing his strength.]
[Perfect reward obtained: Amenonuhoko.]
[Apprentice-Master Return Triggered, Reward: Physical Enhancement Pill (Super Kage Level) *3, Limited to one time per person.]
Amenonuhoko? The artifact of the Sage of Six Paths?
Hagoromo stared at the reward before her, speechless. What was going on?
Is this a perfect reward for just the third stage of awakening?
Hagoromo clenched his fist in front of him, and the Yin-Yang Chakra throughout his body began to circulate on its own.
Immediately, a jet-black Amenonuhoko, resembling a DNA double helix, appeared directly in his hand.
"The purer the will, the greater the destructive power?"
As Hagoromo Yi examined the strangely shaped weapon, her eyes grew increasingly bright.
"Tsk, if the location weren't so inconvenient, I would definitely have tried it out to see how powerful it is."
After examining it for a while, Hagoromo reluctantly released his Chakra, and the Amenonuhoko in his hand vanished into thin air.
Fortunately, the system's reward comes with the "Eternal" attribute, although it still requires Hagoromo's own Chakra to condense.
However, unlike Obito in the original work, his Amenonuhoko wouldn't shatter on its own due to an impure belief.
Hagoromo pondered the feeling she had just experienced, wondering if she could condense Truth-Seeking Orb.
"Forget it, it's a waste of time."
After a long while, Hagoromo shook her head helplessly. Even with that feeling, she still couldn't condense the Truth-Seeking Orb.
As for the Body Enhancement Pill, although it's labeled as being at the Super Kage Level, it still requires time to fully digest.
The timing of this activation depends on the individual user, and the combined effect will not be equal to the sum of its parts.
"Give one to Neji, and one to Rock Lee."
In the short term, this pill will at least give Neji a lot of progress, but it still won't be enough to meet the requirements of the Tenseigan.
We'll have to see if Tsunade has any solutions.
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The Moon, the Main Shrine of the Main Family.
An old man with white hair and beard suddenly opened his eyes. His Byakugan seemed to pierce through the dome of the temple, gazing in the direction of the earth.
The prophecy was actually true!
The bewildered clansmen gathered around, and the old man looked at everyone and said, "When the bound stars shine on the other side, the bloodline of our ancestors will be reborn from the dust."
"Our eyes will resonate with this; a true successor has been born from the bloodline of our ancestors!"
Upon hearing this, the members of the Moon Main Family exchanged bewildered glances, for they were well aware of their ancestor's prophecy.