July 7.
There were exactly thirty days left until the Konoha Crush.
Hayato broke in his new body the way one would break in a new car, while familiarizing himself with his new eyes and the ninjutsu that came with them. He named the new eyes "Star Eye." Their foundation and functions were exactly the same as the Byakugan's, except everything had evolved.
They could see farther. As long as enough chakra was expended, Star Eye could even make out a mosquito ten kilometers away.
When observing chakra, Star Eye could clearly discern changes in its nature—was that useful?
Considering the elemental counters between ninja techniques, this function was extremely useful.
If Hayato, who possessed Star Eye, fought Deidara, he could see through the nature of the chakra in his explosions at a glance. Then, as long as he used Lightning Release or worked with other Lightning Release ninja, Deidara would be a dud.
Hayato named the black sphere ability in his left eye "Tyrant King's Moon," and the seed in his right eye "Tree of Life." This was because, in his previous life, Hayato had read a manga called Psyren, whose protagonist's and villain's abilities were strikingly similar to his ninjutsu.
Besides Tyrant King's Moon and Tree of Life, Hayato had also drawn "Orochimaru's Blood" from the A-rank mission lottery during Orochimaru's mission.
This Orochimaru's Blood was not Orochimaru's blood, but the blood of Yamata no Orochi from The King of Fighters.
With Yamata no Orochi's blood, Hayato could use Iori Yagami's special moves—Oni Yaki, Aoi Hana, Kototsuki Yin, and so on. When Orochi's blood went berserk, Hayato could even use the super special moves—Eight Maidens and Eight Sake Cups.
As time passed, Hayato spent every day training so hard that he forgot to eat and sleep.
The night