Cheat Ability and the Caged Bird Curse Mark

Yei's cheat ability was a pitch-black, fathomless bead rooted deep within his mind.

He was still figuring out exactly what it could do.

What he knew so far was that this bead allowed him to obtain abilities from other worlds.

As long as he had enough points...

As for points, he earned them by defeating or killing enemies.

The stronger the enemy, the more points he got.

And points were used to draw abilities...

100, 500, 1000—any of these three point thresholds could grant him an ability from the bead.

Yei had roughly figured out that the higher the points, the greater the chance of getting something good.

Now, after the baptism of the Third War, Yei had killed many people, accumulated a lot of points, and drawn many abilities from other worlds.

Yei looked at the thing he'd cobbled together that resembled a "System Panel"—

[Host: Hyuga Yei (Death God Authority)

Points: 1020

Skills: Hado #1: Thrust, Hado #4: White Lightning, Hado #12: Wind Scythe, Hado #31: Shakkahō, Bakudo #30: Beak Piercing Triple Flash, Observation Haki, Rokushiki Technique: Soru, Rokushiki Technique: Geppo, Electromagnetic Control

Items: Hollow Mask (unusable)]

The Lightning Release: White Lightning, Soru, and Geppo he'd just used were among the abilities he'd drawn.

However, likely due to the difference in worlds, many abilities in this world required hand seals to use...

For example, the demon arts from the Soul Society world needed simple hand seals before they could be cast.

Observation Haki, the Rokushiki techniques, and Electromagnetic Control didn't need them, though.

Yei had also figured out why—Bakudo and Hado were like ninjutsu and sealing techniques in this world, requiring hand seals, while the Rokushiki techniques were taijutsu and could be used without them.

Observation Haki manifested in this world as a perception technique, and when used together with the Byakugan, the effect was excellent.

Electromagnetic Control, on the other hand, felt more like a talent...

It gave Yei an affinity for lightning, allowing him to learn lightning release ninjutsu easily. The Lightning Release Stimulation Method was born precisely because of the [Electromagnetic Control] skill.

The Lightning Release Stimulation Method was just the simplest, most basic application. Later on, Yei might develop a mode similar to the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

But he hadn't developed it yet. The reason? His injuries weren't fully healed, so he couldn't make any big moves. All his ideas were still just in his head.

To be clear, Yei's injuries weren't from his fight with the Third Raikage. They were mostly caused by the Hollow Mask's brutal, ominous, evil power corroding his body and eroding his chakra pathways, leading to such severe damage.

Injuries to the chakra pathways weren't easy to heal.

As for the Death God Authority, Yei had had it ever since he killed his first enemy and unlocked his cheat ability.

He could only guess at what the Death God Authority actually was...

From the Hado and Bakudo skills he had, it seemed the Death God was the one from the anime "Bleach," not the Western kind with a scythe...

Yei had his own speculation—the specific manifestation of the Death God Authority was likely related to the soul.

After the cheat ability appeared, Yei's soul had undergone some changes, even allowing him to clearly "see" deep into his own soul. Because of this, he discovered an anomaly there...

When Yei transmigrated, he retained all the original body's memories, meaning his soul had merged with the original's.

So, here came the shitty part.

The Caged Bird had been carved into his soul as well.

As a transmigrator, he knew exactly what the Caged Bird was.

It was a ticking time bomb, with the trigger in the Main Family's hands...

No one liked having their life in someone else's hands, and Yei naturally wanted to break free from this shackle.

Unlike other Branch Family members, who died without knowing the root of the Caged Bird, Yei, through his unique soul perception, could clearly see—

It was a curse mark carved deep into the soul, manifesting as a giant eye-shaped thing.

The Reincarnation Eye.

That's right. The moment he saw that thing, Yei recognized what it was.

It was nothing else—a phantom of a Giant Reincarnation Eye, with countless chains extending from it, rooted in his soul.

This was the root of the Caged Bird.

By relying on his unique control over his soul and the bead from his cheat ability, Yei could barely suppress the Caged Bird Curse Mark for a short time.

He did this by moving the bead above the giant Caged Bird deep in his soul, overlapping the two.

It felt like suppression or sealing...

And it worked. After the Reincarnation Eye deep in his soul was "suppressed" by the black bead, the Caged Bird Curse Mark on Yei's forehead in the outside world became very faint, as if it was about to disappear.

He just didn't know if, when the Main Family activated the Caged Bird Curse Mark, his would still take effect...

Moreover, constantly using the Teleportation Bead to "suppress" the Caged Bird Curse Mark meant Yei had to split his focus, consuming immense energy, and before long, he would feel mental fatigue.

This made Yei realize that this method was not a long-term solution; he needed to resolve the Caged Bird problem at its root...

In Yei's view, there were still ways to solve the Caged Bird, and more than one!

Not to mention the Cheat Ability on him, even just considering the methods within the Naruto world, Yei could think of two!

First, to advance to the Six Paths Level, using Yin-Yang Release Chakra to condense a Truth-Seeking Orb capable of annihilating everything, and attempt to eliminate the Caged Bird Curse Mark!

Second, to awaken the Reincarnation Eye, using the Reincarnation Eye of the same origin to resolve the Caged Bird Curse Mark.

These two methods were the local solutions Yei deemed most feasible.

Even if they couldn't completely solve it, suppressing the Caged Bird from activating should still be no problem!

The first method goes without saying—if he advanced to the Six Paths Level, not to mention the Truth-Seeking Orb that could destroy everything, just the realm itself would be enough to ignore the threat of the Caged Bird Curse Mark!

After all, from the form of the Caged Bird Curse Mark within his soul—a phantom of the Giant Reincarnation Eye—it could be inferred that the Caged Bird Curse Mark was definitely inseparable from the Reincarnation Eye!

And the Six Paths Level was absolutely a realm above the Reincarnation Eye!

The second method was the most reliable—using the Reincarnation Eye of the same origin to try and solve the Caged Bird from its root!

After all, once the Reincarnation Eye was awakened, the two would be on the same level, so solving or suppressing the Caged Bird shouldn't be an issue!

Although these two local methods had the potential to succeed, the difficulty was far too great!

The Six Paths Level required merging the Nine Tailed Beasts into the Ten Tails and becoming the Ten Tails' Jinchuriki to advance...

And the conditions for awakening the Reincarnation Eye were also extremely difficult, requiring a pure Byakugan and the chakra of the Otsutsuki Clan to have any chance of awakening it...

There was still a long and arduous road ahead!!!

Of course, aside from the local Naruto world methods for resolving the Caged Bird Curse Mark, Yei was not without other options.

After all, the Cheat Ability was still on him; as long as he could fully figure out the secrets of that bead in his mind, then... everything would no longer be a problem!

"Looking" at the phantom of the Giant Reincarnation Eye deep within his soul, Yei's gaze deepened as he murmured, "One day, I will get rid of you. My life is not something I will allow to be held in someone else's hands..."