Time rewound to when he had just arrived at Kikyo Castle. Hayato discovered that the Chakra Ghost's bandages had all fallen away, revealing Hayato's own appearance. Standing before the Chakra Ghost, Hayato felt as if he were looking into a mirror.
Huh?
Only then did Hayato notice that the Chakra Ghost's eyes had changed. Its pupils were clearer and deeper, with a starlike radiance within them.
Tenseigan?
Obviously not! The Tenseigan had blue pupils, with a black circular spot in the center and yellow-white flame patterns radiating around it.
Then what was going on with these eyes?
An incomplete Tenseigan?
Or something like the Mangekyō Sharingan before it evolved into the Rinnegan?
Before he could think further, Hayato felt the Chakra Ghost calling to him. He walked over involuntarily, closed his eyes, and his body slowly merged with the Chakra Ghost.
A brand-new body gradually formed within a faint glow.
When Hayato opened his eyes again, he could already feel the evening breeze brushing against his cheeks.
He had revived!
Very quickly, Hayato noticed something unusual about his body.
First, his hands and feet were still not agile enough. His soul and body probably were not fully compatible yet; he just needed time to adjust.
Second, Hayato was completely naked. Fortunately, since he often went out on missions, he kept clothes and other daily necessities in his item-summoning space. Hayato hurriedly summoned a set of ANBU uniforms and put them on. The night wind was cold, and it would be easy to freeze his balls off.
Third, Hayato discovered an abnormal mass of chakra inside his body. It was actually the Magnet Release chakra that Rasa had possessed, the chakra mass the Chakra Ghost had swallowed whole.
Hayato tried to mobilize the Magnet Release chakra, and succeeded. He controlled it