"I believe you!"
Shinji finally nodded. Right in front of Karin, he clenched his hand with all his strength and crushed the syringe containing the inhibitor.
Drip.
Drip.
In an instant, the clear inhibitor trickled through the broken syringe and fell to the ground.
Seeing the inhibitor that could have saved her life destroyed, Karin didn't panic. Instead, she let out a long sigh of relief.
Then, enduring the pain, she once again focused completely on fighting the First Hokage cells.
Shinji rose to his feet and took a few steps back.
He hadn't agreed to Karin's request and destroyed the inhibitor on impulse.
For ordinary people, willpower had very limited effect when it came to resisting the First Hokage cells.
But things were different for Karin, who possessed the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Because of the Sharingan's unique nature, its Dojutsu fluctuated with its owner's will. When the owner's will—or, more precisely, their obsession—grew stronger, the Sharingan's Dojutsu grew stronger as well.
That was the eye that reflected the heart!
And the Sharingan's Dojutsu happened to be the key to subduing the First Hokage cells.
Besides, Shinji wasn't completely unprepared.
Although he had destroyed the inhibitor to strengthen Karin's resolve, he still had 'Naobi' and 'Magatsu' as a last-resort safety net.
He had already activated 'Naobi' in secret and connected to Karin. If she failed to assimilate the First Hokage cells, he would use 'Magatsu' to draw the rampaging Chakra out of her body, just as he had saved the Sunagakure volunteer before. By cutting off the source, he could ease Karin's crisis.
Karin didn't know Shinji had a safety net. After he crushed the inhibitor, she believed she had no way back, and every last trace of fear vanished from her heart.
In that moment, the Uzumaki Clan's reckless