Analysis

If the events of tonight were fortunate enough to be recorded in the history of the Ninja World, there would surely be a fitting title...

"On the Dissolution of the Hagane Clan and the Establishment of the Ashes Organization," or something like that.

Subsequently, the last sixteen Tsugawa Ninja burned their headbands together, and from that moment on, the Ninja World no longer had a Hagane Clan.

But as Yuzhen said, who would care if the Ninja World had one less small ninja clan?

The clansmen all obeyed Yuzhen's orders, even if that order was to erase their surname.

However, this is not to say that they had no objections to this order, nor that they supported it one hundred percent; they simply did not express strong opposition.

Or rather, they could not express such opinions, but that was enough.

There were also several Ninja who understood Yuzhen's decision in a more positive way. The Clan Leader... well, the Clan Leader would no longer be the Clan Leader; he was just the Captain.

From Clan Leader to Captain, it seemed like some kind of demotion, but the word "Captain" might also hide more possibilities, but that was all for the future.

Could it really be? Who knows, even if it's just a good dream.

The Ninja had deep attachments to the Hagane surname, to their original village, and to their deceased clansmen.

No one can completely abandon their past, but now they had to temporarily put it all down and strive to look forward.

Look forward, they could only look forward, at least the Clan Leader was pointing in a certain direction. This direction might be right, it might be wrong, but it was better than standing still, better than being trapped in the past.

Yuzhen placed the primary goal on survival, but that did not mean giving up on avenging the Tsugawa Ninja who destroyed the Hagane Clan.

It's just that revenge requires a prerequisite: they must strive to preserve themselves, gradually grow stronger, and then seize the opportunity to act.

In short, after Yuzhen clarified the next course of action and unified everyone's thinking, the more or less bewildered feelings on everyone's faces disappeared, and they temporarily settled down in this temporary camp.

The next day, he returned alone to the location where he had previously fought the Tsugawa Ninja.

Unsurprisingly, someone had already dealt with the three battlefields. Without a doubt, the Tsugawa Ninja had returned here.

Wiping out the traces of the battlefield himself would be the most reassuring, but there was no way. Previously, Yuzhen had to take the clansmen away first, which left the information of cleaning up the battlefield to the enemy.

Next, Yuzhen could only find the site where his "eating the Mushroom raw" accident occurred, and burn the White Zetsu corpse to ashes.

After dealing with the aftermath here, he breathed a sigh of relief. Only after he returned to the camp did he have the opportunity to carefully study the changes that had occurred in his body.

Why could Yuzhen use White Zetsu's moves, and to what extent could he undergo White Zetsu Transformation?

He felt that he was very likely to have been parasitized by something. That White Zetsu may not have been completely dead, but it was almost dead. His vitality was so weak that it was almost non-existent. The sprouting of the Mushroom was probably to seek a new life.

However, as it grew, it was eaten raw instead. In that situation, the White Zetsu instinctively tried to parasitize, but because it was too weak, it failed to parasitize and instead ended up being assimilated in reverse.

So here comes the question, why could Yuzhen's body "assimilate" White Zetsu?

He couldn't come up with a reasonable guess at all. Could it be related to the fact that his spirit was originally parasitic on this body, and he was essentially a foreign squatter?

That still doesn't make sense.

Ordinary White Zetsu are not known for their physical fitness, so after absorbing White Zetsu's abilities, why were Yuzhen's physique and Chakra strengthened accordingly?

He couldn't figure out the "principle" and couldn't study it thoroughly, so there was no way. Yuzhen could only focus on the "application" aspect.

In addition to being able to use White Zetsu's Mayfly Technique, Spore Technique, and Substitute Technique, Yuzhen had previously discovered that his body had also undergone some other changes.

When he "White Zetsu-ized" parts of his body, to some extent, it was a certain degree of fibrosis, "Plant Person-ization."

Although this change cannot increase the defense of his body, it can weaken his pain to a considerable extent. At the same time, after the "White Zetsu-ized" part is injured, maintaining this state can recover faster.

For example, the injury on his shoulder did not affect his actions in just three days, and it was completely healed after seven days, leaving no trace of injury.

This kind of life force recovery unique to "plants" reminded him of the cut leeks and the shooting bamboo shoots.

This kind of recovery ability is not comparable to those perverted Ninja who can instantly recover from fatal injuries in battle, but it is enough to make Yuzhen happy.

In addition, when Yuzhen maintains "White Zetsu Transformation," he doesn't know if it's an illusion, but he feels that as long as he is in an environment with sufficient sunlight, he will feel his whole body cells jumping for joy, and his energy and physical strength will be more abundant.

It seems that he can directly absorb some energy from solar radiation. He suspects that after transforming into a "Plant Person," he has become proficient in photosynthesis.

Finally, there is an even more important thing.

When Yuzhen "White Zetsu-ized" his whole person, he seemed to be able to receive some kind of information in his mind, which he suspected came from either the White Zetsu body, or Black Zetsu, or the collective consciousness of White Zetsu.

The information cannot be parsed into specific content, and this information transmission channel cannot be used for long-distance two-way communication, but it undoubtedly shows some kind of presence.

This "presence" releases a feeling of calm, joy, and warmth.

At first, Yuzhen didn't understand what was going on, but soon he had an epiphany...

This is broadcasting "Mommy is the Best in the World" on the White Zetsu's brain channel all the time.

Only with persistent brainwashing can hundreds of millions of White Zetsu make efforts for more than a thousand years for a hypocritical and illusory goal.

After realizing this, Yuzhen immediately withdrew from the state of full-body White Zetsu Transformation. He decided to let his head undergo White Zetsu Transformation less often in the future.

If he was brainwashed unknowingly and joined the "Split Moon Save Mother" plan, things would become uninteresting.

After basically figuring out the changes that had occurred in his body, Yuzhen began to think divergently, and in a way that was extremely beneficial to himself...

One White Zetsu can relax his muscles and invigorate his blood, make him strong and healthy, and release six ninjutsu in one breath without any effort. What if there were more White Zetsu?

You know, there are many ways to cook, in addition to sashimi, there are also steaming, braising, stir-frying, deep-frying, and so on.

So is there a possibility...

Could White Zetsu become Yuzhen's exclusive "Experience Pack"?