Now that Uchiha Madara had noticed him,
he had to guard against White Zetsu spying on him!
So...
The [Natural Energy Affinity (Blue)] Affix had to be upgraded to the purple tier.
He believed that an Affix of that tier
would make it much easier for him to sense Natural Energy,
allowing him to develop a Sage Mode of his own.
And Sage Mode combined with sensory abilities had already been shown in the original story
to be capable of detecting White Zetsu!
At the thought, Uchiha Yuzhen's heart stirred.
His Combat Points fluctuated for a moment.
After spending a thousand points, the number dropped from 2,570 to 1,570.
In turn, the upgraded Affix changed as well.
[Natural Energy Affinity (Purple)]: You are one with nature! Effects: · Natural Energy can be easily drawn into your body. · Your chakra increases greatly. · Nature will never retaliate against you.
"Just as I thought... The Affix System really is extraordinary!" Uchiha Yuzhen was thrilled.
If this Affix's effects were really as the system described,
then it surely wouldn't take him long
to create a Sage Mode of his own!
He could draw in Natural Energy with ease
and didn't have to fear its backlash.
Once he got back, he could tirelessly experiment with the right ratio of Natural Energy to chakra.
Sooner or later, Sage Mode would be his!
"Next..." Still exhilarated, Uchiha Yuzhen immediately looked at the Trait Panel.
The Natural Energy Affix had already brought him such a pleasant surprise.
He still had Combat Points to spare, so he wanted to press on.
The next Affix he upgraded would bring him a true transformation!
He focused his mind.
His Combat Points were spent.
The Senju's Kekkei Genkai Affix changed from blue to purple.
[Senju of the Forest (Purple)]: The Senju's Kekkei Genkai will flourish in your hands! Effects: · Your vitality and Yang Release increase greatly. · The bud of "wood" will blossom in your hands.
His Combat Points continued to dwindle.
1,570 became 570.
But...
Uchiha Yuzhen no longer cared about that.
He imagined the changes he would undergo
once the upgraded Affix was installed in his body!
Unable to wait any longer, he ordered the system, "Install the Affix!"
—Buzz!!!
The instant the system installed the upgraded Affix in his body at his command,
Uchiha Yuzhen felt that everything had changed...
An immense vitality surged spontaneously from within him.
Yang Release Chakra poured straight out of the Wheel of Life in his lower abdomen...
After fusing with his vitality, this chakra rushed toward his eye sockets!
Before Uchiha Yuzhen could react,
the energy reached his eyes.
"Hiss..." A cool sensation welled up in his eye socket. "This feeling... Has the vision in my left eye recovered?"
His vision in the left eye had deteriorated after he used his Dojutsu, "Ichimokuren," with all his strength during that battle!
Although the blue-tier Senju Kekkei Genkai had helped restore it, the process took too long.
Now, after the Affix had been upgraded to purple, his vision was completely restored!
"It seems the Senju Kekkei Genkai in my body has reached the same level as the White Zetsu Cells in Obito's body. Both can let someone use the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan without restraint!"
Uchiha Yuzhen couldn't help but marvel.
The Mangekyō Sharingan's Dojutsu were useful,
but for the Uchiha, they came at the cost of their eyesight.
That problem would never trouble him again.
Like Uchiha Obito in the original story, he could use his Dojutsu however he wanted!
He didn't have to worry about going blind at all!
"That's not all..." Uchiha Yuzhen sensed other changes, too. He raised his hand. "I think I can do this as well?"
As soon as he spoke, a branch suddenly burst from the ground beneath his palm...
In a matter of moments, it had grown into a towering tree.
"Wood Release... So this is the Kekkei Genkai that stood toe-to-toe with the Sharingan for a thousand years!"
He didn't know the hand seals for Wood Release.
But he could still make a tree grow out of the ground like this.
There was no way he couldn't!
Even Yamato could do it.
There was no reason...
An Affix for the Senju Kekkei Genkai at the purple tier shouldn't be able to!
Still, he could tell that his Wood Release was currently about as powerful as Yamato's.
It was enough for some landscaping...
But he'd be hard-pressed to fight a Tailed Beast.
That didn't bother him, though. He immediately turned his attention to the changes brought by another Affix.
"I'll have to wait until I get back to Konoha and train carefully before I can sense Natural Energy and find out exactly what's changed."
The changes brought by upgrading the Natural Energy Affix
weren't something he could feel very clearly...
His chakra had certainly increased somewhat.
But the surge in chakra caused by the increased vitality from upgrading the Senju Kekkei Genkai Affix
was much more noticeable!
He'd leave that aside for now.
In any case, he could feel that his chakra would increase dramatically
in the days ahead!
As for his affinity with nature and his ability to draw in Natural Energy...
He needed to calm down and meditate for that. Since he was still on the road,
he planned to explore those changes once he got back.
"Now there's just one last Affix to upgrade."
There was no need to hesitate.
[Chakra Seed (Green)] became... [Chakra Seed (Blue)]: A source of chakra that belongs only to you. No one can take it away! Effects: · Simulate Yin-Yang and Five Elements to fuse and transform. Transformations — Scorch Release, Wood Release.
Once this Affix had been installed, Uchiha Yuzhen could feel
that all his Ninjutsu...
would become stronger!
Blue-tier Affixes were powerful enough to be used in battle.
He'd already figured out what the so-called Chakra Seed meant.
"My own source of chakra means that my chakra no longer belongs to Kaguya-hime." Uchiha Yuzhen pondered. The upgraded Affix had given him a deeper understanding.
Having a source of chakra that belonged to him meant that, from now on, the techniques he unleashed
would be at least twenty percent more powerful.
The reason was simple...
No matter how you looked at it, the chakra he'd been using before
belonged to Kaguya Otsutsuki!
There was no doubt about that!
In theory, every ninja refined their own chakra.
But the later parts of Shippuden made it clear.
It had all been distributed among everyone by the Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, from the Ten-Tails.
"Phew..." Yuzhen let out a soft breath.
His Combat Points had dropped from 2,570 to 470.
But the cost had been worth it.
He believed that once he returned to Konoha
and trained for a while to fully absorb the upgraded Affixes,
his strength might not undergo a complete transformation,
but it would improve tremendously.
Every aspect of his abilities would grow!
Clang—!
Uchiha Yuzhen drew his Ninja Blade.
"Next, it's time to see what changes to the weapon!"
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