Infinite Tsukuyomi in the Inuyasha World?
Yokai Byakuya: [The improvement doesn't seem as great as I imagined. Maybe it's because it's only the First Gate.]
Now that it had become passive, this ability was probably a permanent buff.
In this world, his demon power had increased quite a bit too, just not as much as he had imagined.
Slice of Life Byakuya: [It'll definitely be a huge boost for me early on. I can easily punch through an iron plate now. I'm no longer afraid of being taken out by Beika citizens!]
Did they know how he had survived all these years?!
Beika was a grand stage. If you had a life, come on in.
He had thought it was just a Slice of Life World, only to end up caught in something like this!
Zombie Byakuya: [To be fair, this is also quite a big boost for me. I wasn't focused on physical cultivation to begin with, but my physique has improved a lot now. I feel like the day I can punch the Zombie King and kick fierce ghosts is just around the corner!]
The First Gate of the Eight Inner Gates allowed someone to unleash one hundred percent of their strength.
In truth, everyone had their own limits. It was like an old woman suddenly bursting out with tremendous strength to lift a car when her grandson was pinned beneath it.
Perhaps... this was a different kind of Gene Lock, though it could not compare to the later stages of the Gene Lock.
Yokai Byakuya: [Then how long will it take to reach the later stages? Wait... why do I feel like the Eight Inner Gates' progress is constantly accumulating?]
Pirate Byakuya: [I'm training right now. I've discovered that when we train the Eight Inner Gates together, the progress rises very quickly. So if we want to improve fast, everyone needs to train together. Let's aim to open the Seven Gates within a year?]
Slice of Life Byakuya: [Damn? That's insane. But it works!]
Thinking about it, if the progress accumulated and everyone's training provided feedback, then training together would allow them to improve very quickly.
Pirate Byakuya: [I'll train more. I feel like the Eight Inner Gates train faster in this world!]
Hokage Byakuya: [Alright. I'll practice too and try to boost things for you all.]
He would train whenever he had time. Since progress accumulated rather than each person training until it became passive, they could all train together and rapidly improve the Eight Inner Gates. They would strive to open the Seven Gates this year, then fully open all Eight Gates the year after.
Unfortunately, if a Bai Ye from the Dragon Ball World joined them, they could probably finish training it very quickly.
Slice of Life Byakuya: [I think I've realized something. If these kinds of universal ability vouchers appear in the future, we can also turn active enhancement abilities into passive buffs for everyone!]
Like the Eight Inner Gates, it could directly give an ordinary person tremendous power without any side effects.
It also gave him a clearer understanding and greater confidence regarding the things he needed to do next.
Having a gun and not using it were two entirely different things from not having one at all.
Yokai Byakuya: [Perfect. I've had plenty of time lately, so let's train as soon as possible.]
The injury-free version of the Eight Inner Gates genuinely enhanced the body. It was universal across every world, and this time, he had gained Housenka Oni's physique, allowing him to freely control diamonds.
So there was no need to seek out Housenka Oni for diamonds anymore. He could create them himself.
Mount Hōrai.
He put away the corpses of Kyōra, Gōra, and Ryūra, then took Ryūra's Wind Fang Blade and Thunder Fang Blade with him.
By now, he felt that the materials he needed were more or less ready.
"Shall we go?"
Bai Ye turned and looked at Midori. Now that matters on Mount Hōrai had been settled, it was about time to leave. As for the barrier, there was no need to worry about it. Since Kaname was still alive, she could open Mount Hōrai's barrier.
"We're leaving already?"
Midori looked at Bai Ye with some surprise. While Bai Ye had been discussing things with his Chat Group, Midori had already formed a friendship with Kaname.
The way women formed friendships was strange. Sometimes, a single sentence was enough for two people to become friends.
For both Midori and Kaname, they lacked true friends they could speak their hearts to as equals.
Both wanted to grow closer to the other and become friends, so they hit it off immediately.
"Or do you want to stay here as a guest?"
Bai Ye still needed to forge his blade, and after that, he needed to head to the battlefield.
Inu Taisho had most likely been wounded in the war against the Leopard Cat Tribe, then rushed without pause to duel Ryukotsusei and suffered severe injuries, before going on to fight Setsuna Takeshi after he obtained So'unga.
Any one of those battles alone would not have killed the Old Man, but all three happened one after another.
"If possible, please stay for a meal before you leave."
Kaname looked at Bai Ye solemnly. Without him, no one knew what kind of living hell Mount Hōrai would have become.
So, to express her gratitude, Kaname hoped that Bai Ye would stay for a meal before leaving.
"Why don't we eat before we go?"
Midori looked up at Bai Ye with pleading eyes. That expression... was she acting cute?
Bai Ye rubbed his forehead. Seeing something like this happen to Midori, this straight-laced, blunt girl, really felt unreal.
"Mm. By the way, have you ever considered that the demons and half-demons you're protecting may actually long for the outside world?"
Judging from the original story, Kaname's intentions had been good. But only after the Four Fiends appeared and shattered that false peace did she realize the cruelty of reality.
Half-demons and demons were not necessarily incapable of adapting to the outside world. If they remained protected on Mount Hōrai forever, then should they face an invasion one day, they might not even have a chance to resist.
"Huh?!"
Kaname looked at Bai Ye in confusion, not understanding why he said that.
Was her protection a bad thing?
But they would not be in danger here, so why did they need to go out into the outside world?
"I'm only saying that those who want to leave can be allowed to leave. Not everyone needs protection."
Bai Ye was not so extreme as to tell Kaname to release everyone at once.
That would only cause most of them to die outside.
But if some wanted to leave and see the outside world, they could be allowed to leave this place.
"Forget it. This is Mount Hōrai's business. Living here isn't bad either."
Perhaps this was another kind of Infinite Tsukuyomi.
It was not entirely bad. They could live here free of worries, and perhaps after the Four Fiends were gone, Mount Hōrai truly would not suffer any more invasions from other demons.
"But if they go out, most of them will die, won't they?"
Kaname asked.
What she had always worried about was that these half-demons would be unable to coexist with humans while also being rejected by demons.
That was why she had kept protecting the half-demons on Mount Hōrai.
"They might die. So Mount Hōrai may be good for them, or it may be bad."
"Then why are half-demons not accepted by humans and rejected by demons? Those children no longer have a place to survive."
Kaname turned to look at Bai Ye.
Midori beside her also subconsciously looked at Bai Ye, seemingly deep in thought.
"Because of bloodlines. They have half-demon and half-human blood. The Demon World values pure bloodlines, while humans and demons already harbor hatred toward one another. Naturally, half-demons are rejected. So the birth of a half-demon is a tragedy. But if their parents can protect the child, then there won't be such a problem."
In Bai Ye's view, the birth of a half-demon was a tragedy. If an ordinary demon and an ordinary human fell in love and had a child, they could protect neither themselves nor the child.
But if either parent, or any other party, possessed great power, then protecting their child would be easy. For example, if Inu Taisho had not died, Inuyasha's fate would not have been so miserable.
Besides, Inuyasha's life was not all that miserable after he grew up. Sesshomaru had acknowledged him early on, but Sesshomaru was fighting enemies on the front lines while Inuyasha was fooling around with a human woman in the rear and even got sealed by a miko. From then on, Sesshomaru was deeply disappointed in him.
"So if it were you, what would you do?"
"Respect others' fates and let go of your savior complex. You can't save them all. This is a tragedy created by the times."
Although Bai Ye's words were cruel, they were realistic.
This was a tragedy created by the times. Humans and demons were never meant to be together, but love was a mysterious thing.
"Of course, if you believe you can protect them forever, then protect this utopia of yours."
"Indeed. The longer one lives, the more darkness one sees in this world. But is there truly no other way?"
Midori sighed inwardly. She had killed too many demons and seen too many evil hearts.
This era truly seemed sick.
"There is, unless there is a power capable of purifying the world, one that can suppress the entire era and establish rules!!!"
Just like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha in the Naruto World, Naruto and Sasuke, and the era of the Sage of Six Paths.
Why did everyone love peace in those eras?
Because if you did not love peace, someone would make you love peace!
Therefore, if they wanted peace, they needed someone capable of suppressing the entire era and forcing both demons and humans to follow their rules!
Bai Ye turned to look at the miko whose face resembled Kikyo's and shook his head. It was simply impossible. Even someone as strong as Inu Taisho had been killed; she had even less chance.
"Then, Byakuyasha, let's work together for this era!"
"Hey, hey, hey!! Why are you dragging me into this?!"
Seeing Midori brimming with motivation, Bai Ye immediately sensed that something was wrong.
He had only offered an idea. He had not planned to change the era with her!
"Don't you think changing an era is cool?"
Midori was full of energy. Clearly, Bai Ye's grand vision had given her a new goal.
At first, Midori had only wanted to kill evil demons and make the world a little more peaceful. But after hearing Bai Ye's words, she suddenly realized that perhaps she could set her sights higher.
She wanted to create an era where humans, demons, and half-demons could all live together peacefully!
"If we could create such a world, it would indeed be wonderful. Thank you, you've helped clear up my confusion again!"
Hey!
What had he even said?
Faced with Kaname's grateful gaze, Bai Ye rubbed his forehead. He felt as though he had somehow rewritten the worldviews of two mikos.
That was not what he had meant at all!
Maybe in the future, he could have his self from the Naruto World obtain Infinite Tsukuyomi and cast it on all of them.
"Bai Ye, say something!"
"Cough, cough. I think changing the world's rules isn't impossible, but it's still too early for us. After all, there are many difficulties that haven't been resolved yet."
"It's fine. Even if we can't solve them in the future, if we have children later, we can teach them and let them inherit our will!"
"Children?"
This woman... had already set her sights on children?
Was she playing the Foolish Old Man Who Moved the Mountains?
Seeing Bai Ye's astonished gaze, Midori muttered to herself. She had already made the hint so obvious, so why did this guy seem not to understand?
"We'll talk about it later. After we eat, I'm going to forge a Demonic Blade!"
Demonic Blade, Demonic Blade!
Just go live with your Demonic Blade from now on!
Midori grumbled inwardly. So not a single word she had said earlier had gotten through to him.
Over the course of the meal, Midori was sullen, Kaname was thoughtful, and Bai Ye was considering what novel abilities his Demonic Blade might possess.
"Let's go. Hurry up. If Kirara runs out of strength later, I'll carry you there!"
"No! I can get there myself. And if you can't wait, go ahead by yourself!"
What was going on?
Why had this woman suddenly become so irritable?
Bai Ye muttered to himself. After thinking it over and failing to figure out why, he simply nodded and agreed to Midori's words.
"Alright, then we'll see when the time comes!"
After Bai Ye spoke, Kaname covered her mouth beside him and could not help laughing.
Silly demon, can't you see what a girl is thinking?
After saying goodbye to Kaname, Midori was like a closed gourd the entire way, barely saying a word.
When they finally flew to Totosai's residence, Bai Ye finally felt relieved.
"Totosai, I brought all the materials!"
He laid out Ryūra, Kyōra, and Gōra's corpses, the Sacred Tree, diamonds, Ryūra's two blades, and Spiritual Energy, Corpse Qi, and Corpse Poison before Totosai.
"Young Master Byakuyasha, you got hold of so many things in such a short time?"
What?!
Three great demons' corpses, two Demonic Blades filled with powerful demon energy, Housenka Oni's diamonds, a Sacred Tree retaining its power, and things he had never even seen before.
What?!
Totosai had assumed Bai Ye merely went out to casually gather some materials. He had not expected Bai Ye to bring back many good things, and had even considered taking out some of his prized reserves to forge Bai Ye a decent blade.
Yet Bai Ye had actually brought back so many things!
"Oh, right, there's also the flame from the Furnace of Meidō. This flame has better forging effects, so use it as well. How long will it take you to forge a blade for me?"
Bai Ye took out the flame from the Furnace of Meidō that Kaname had extracted and preserved for him. Forging with it would be even better.
"It may take some time. Also, Young Master Byakuyasha, I'll need your fangs. And with these two entirely different powers, have you considered forging two weapons instead?"
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