Shenlian Veil

God Refining: Can refine all items into things useful to the host. Items that can be refined include: special ninja tools, corpses, inner demons, tailed beast chakra, etc.!

Looking at the introduction provided by the God Refining System once again, Sasuke realized his previous thinking had been somewhat narrow. It seemed this God Refining System was truly omnipotent, albeit a bit evil—but he liked it!

If this were truly the case, then the Ido within Kurama Yakumo's heart was her inner demon. He just didn't know what he would obtain after refining this inner demon.

"Is something wrong?" Having noticed for a while that Sasuke was staring blankly at her, Kurama Yakumo asked with some curiosity.

"Uh... nothing, I just discovered something interesting!"

Sasuke, who was busy thinking about what items could be refined, hurriedly closed the panel after hearing Kurama Yakumo's voice and continued to chat with her.

"I'm telling you..." Just as Sasuke was about to continue the idle chatter, he suddenly noticed that Kurama Yakumo wasn't responding to him.

Turning his head, Sasuke discovered that Kurama Yakumo had actually fallen asleep, which left him feeling a bit awkward as he had still wanted to continue bragging.

"I've never seen Yakumo sleep so soundly!" Just as Sasuke was contemplating whether or not to activate God Refining on Kurama Yakumo, a deep voice came from behind him.

"So that makes me a qualified doctor, then!" Without turning his head, Sasuke looked at the soundly sleeping Kurama Yakumo beside him and smiled gently.

"It's just a pity that this is only temporary. Yakumo's health has always been poor; I don't know how much longer she can hold on! Furthermore..." Having said this, the person behind Sasuke stopped, as this already involved family secrets.

Sasuke, who had been listening intently, curled his lips in frustration when the person behind him stopped talking. As expected, not everyone was as brainless as Naruto, spilling everything they knew.

Looking at the sleeping Kurama Yakumo, Sasuke raised his right hand, patted her head, and then stood up.

Kurama Yakumo's uncle watched Sasuke's actions with a stunned expression. He truly couldn't understand what this Uchiha orphan was trying to do. Could it be the legendary head-pat kill?

Sasuke certainly wasn't going to explain his confusion; instead, he slowly watched the pitch-black eyes spinning continuously above Kurama Yakumo's body.

In the end, Sasuke still activated God Refining on Kurama Yakumo—or more accurately, he activated it on her inner demon, Ido.

The reason Sasuke had hesitated was because Kurama Yakumo possessed a Genjutsu Bloodline Limit that was in no way inferior to the Mangekyō Sharingan. Originally, Sasuke had intended to resolve the issue with Kurama Yakumo secretly.

However, after seeing Kurama Yakumo—who was similar to his past self and longed for friends—Sasuke ultimately abandoned that thought. Perhaps it was because this person shared the same plight as his former self.

Within Kurama Yakumo's inner world, Ido, which had been devouring her power while she slept, was suddenly completely swallowed by a pair of pitch-black eyes.

After devouring Ido, the eyes did not disappear but instead released clusters of green energy to reconstruct Kurama Yakumo's frail body.

This was an unintentional act by Sasuke. The Divine Refining Eye originally contained a massive amount of life energy, refined from his parents and those Uchiha clansmen. Because it hadn't reached the condensation specifications for the storage slot, it had been stored within the Divine Refining Eye all along.

Soon, the life energy within the Divine Refining Eye was exhausted, and the pitch-black eyes vanished instantly.

After the pitch-black eyes disappeared, Kurama Yakumo slowly walked out from the shadows. She had seen everything that just happened; after all, this was her inner world.

"Sasuke-kun, thank you!"

Looking at the green energy still continuously reconstructing her body, Kurama Yakumo knelt on the ground as tears slowly flowed down. From that moment on, a figure was slowly etched into her heart.

In the outside world, Sasuke felt the Divine Refining Eye return to his body, smiled calmly, and prepared to leave.

"Sasuke-kun, is there anything I can do for you?" Just as Sasuke was about to leave, Kurama Yakumo opened her eyes and looked at him with eyes full of gratitude.

"If you can, leave Konoha! I don't want to be your enemy!"

Leaving behind these words, Sasuke slowly stepped onto the path home.

"Is that so?" Hearing Sasuke's words, Kurama Yakumo seemed to understand something. She watched Sasuke's departing footsteps and nodded firmly.

"Yakumo, how are you feeling?" The monitor, who had chosen to retreat the moment Kurama Yakumo woke up, appeared beside her once again.

"Uncle, let's go back!" Calmly looking at her uncle, Kurama Yakumo smiled gently, packed up her sketchbook, and walked toward the distance!

"How strange! How did things suddenly turn out like this?" Watching Kurama Yakumo's actions, the monitor whom she called uncle looked at the departing Sasuke, then back at Yakumo, his expression filled with bewilderment.

Returning to his basement, Sasuke looked at his Shadow Clones still undergoing training, his mood somewhat complex.

Sasuke wasn't worried at all about revealing his true self to Kurama Yakumo. He believed she would definitely not betray him. Don't ask where Sasuke got this confidence; if you ask, it's just intuition.

Sitting in his usual spot, Sasuke opened his God Refining panel.

Kurama Bloodline: After use, obtain the Kurama Clan's Bloodline Limit (can use special fusion opportunity)

Looking at the item that had appeared in his storage slot, Sasuke was somewhat stunned. A Bloodline Limit—could this kind of thing actually be refined?

"The system is still quite impressive!"

Unable to help but exclaim, Sasuke now had new plans for what he had obtained. Originally, he had only intended to use the elemental releases he acquired to synthesize the Scorch Release and Storm Release bloodlines, but it seemed he had underestimated the system.

"Ice Release, Shikotsumyaku, Crystal Release... I want them all!" After confirming that God Refining could obtain Bloodline Limits, Sasuke's expression gradually became strange.

"Hahaha... Hahahaha!"

Unable to suppress the wild joy in his heart, Sasuke couldn't help but laugh out loud. After all, the fact that the system could obtain Bloodline Limits was a massive help to his plans.

"Sasuke-kun!" Just then, this voice came from the courtyard.

"No way!"

Hearing this voice, Sasuke hurriedly opened the basement door and walked out into the courtyard.

"Is there something you need?" Walking out of the courtyard, Sasuke looked at Ino, Sakura, Shikamaru, Choji, and the others who had come to find him, and asked curiously.

The veil of God Refining is finally lifted, the Kurama Clan's Bloodline!

The crowd erupted in cheers, their voices rising like a tide that threatened to swallow the arena whole. I stood in the center of the ring, my breath hitching as the adrenaline began to fade, leaving behind a dull ache in my limbs. Every eye was fixed on me, a mixture of awe and envy burning in their gazes, yet I felt only a hollow sense of detachment. This victory was merely a stepping stone, a fleeting moment of triumph in a journey that felt increasingly like a march toward an inevitable abyss.

I wiped a smear of blood from my cheek, my fingers trembling slightly as I sheathed my blade. The weight of the steel felt different now, no longer just a tool of survival but a heavy burden of expectation that I wasn't sure I could carry much longer. Around me, the world blurred into a kaleidoscope of colors and noise, but my focus remained locked on the horizon, where the shadows of the coming storm were already beginning to gather.

[System Notification: Combat Trial Completed]
[Reward: 500 Experience Points]
[Status: Level Up!]
[Current Level: 12]

A cold shiver traced its way down my spine as the system prompt flickered into existence before my eyes. I had grown stronger, yes, but the path ahead was shrouded in a darkness that no amount of experience could illuminate. I took a deep breath, forcing my heart to steady, and turned my back on the roaring spectators. There was no time to bask in the glory; the real battle had only just begun.