"Is this... the power bestowed by the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan?"
Minamoto Takuya felt the surging power within him. An unprecedented energy was continuously emerging through his eyes, making him marvel inwardly.
At the core of this power was Yin Release.
Although his own understanding and mastery of Yin Release remained shallow, these Mangekyō acted like an astonishingly efficient converter, transforming his spiritual energy into powerful, controllable Yin Release.
They were like a bridge, effortlessly spanning the vast gap in his own Yin Release cultivation.
However, this convenient power, dependent on a specific organ, was not the end goal Minamoto Takuya sought.
A figure standing at the pinnacle of the Shinobi World surfaced in his mind: Madara Uchiha.
That legendary man, even after breaking free from Impure World Reincarnation and losing his Rinnegan, had still been able to rely on his own immense power to form Susanoo once more!
Even if it had only been the most basic skeletal form, it was irrefutable proof that it had not depended on the Mangekyō, but on Madara Uchiha's true mastery of the essence of Yin Release.
This is the path I need to walk... Minamoto Takuya resolved inwardly.
He would follow Madara Uchiha's example. His goal was to wield the power of Yin Release freely even without activating the Mangekyō Sharingan.
And "forming Susanoo" was undoubtedly the best touchstone, the ultimate ninjutsu for testing the results of his own Yin Release cultivation.
While immersing himself in Yin Release, he also carefully experienced the unique ocular power contained within the Mangekyō Sharingan itself.
It was a profound, powerful force that carried a certain forbidden aura, utterly different from an ordinary Sharingan.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, Minamoto Takuya slowly dispelled Susanoo.
The instant the energy faded, an intense wave of dizziness