"I told you long ago not to be so reckless!"
Mizuki reached out and sealed the chaotic chakra inside Yukimura's body. Then he pressed a hand against the Tenseigan on his forehead. The purple-black senjutsu chakra receded, and the Caged Bird markings slowly contracted as well. Having lost its foundation of power, the Tenseigan was no longer something Yukimura could control with his abilities.
"I already severely wounded the enemy!"
Yukimura was still unconvinced, struggling to rise and fight again.
"Enough. Don't move. If it had gone on a little longer, even I wouldn't have been able to save you."
Though the super cells altered with White Zetsu cells could theoretically provide limitless vitality, the amount of life force they could supply within a given period was still limited. Excessive overdraw in a short time could still kill him.
"This damage to your body is permanent. It will greatly lower the limit of what you can achieve in the future..."
Yukimura had not possessed an abundance of life force from the moment he was born. Though he looked like a healthy young man, more than half of his cells' actual lifespan had already been consumed. His prime had long since passed.
"I don't regret it!"
Mizuki shook his head.
"I'm not saying you did anything wrong. It's just that such recklessness wasn't worth it!"
Yukimura could only obediently listen to Mizuki's reprimand and let him treat his injuries.
After a while, Yukimura finally asked, "Is my life... unnecessary?"
"Hm?"
Mizuki raised his head and glanced at the uneasy Yukimura.
"Did Madara Uchiha's words just now get to you? A clone—a clone may not have been born in an honorable way, but that doesn't make them lowly..."
Mizuki smiled and continued, "For a person, the noblest thing is a soul capable