The invasion of the venom and the repair from the Radiation Element gradually reached a balance, meaning Uchiha Yū would not die to the White Snake Sage's power. But the pain was so intense that even someone as resolute as Uchiha Yū trembled all over. He never wanted to experience that kind of agony again.
As time passed bit by bit, Uchiha Yū's body underwent a bizarre transformation under everyone's watchful eyes. A crown-like mark appeared atop his head. His eyes were no longer the symbolic red of the Uchiha Clan, but yellow pupils like those of a venomous snake.
The tomoe within them took on an extremely peculiar shape. If Uchiha Yū had a mirror before him, he would have discovered that his pupils had become radiation symbols!
"How strange."
The White Snake Sage stared at Uchiha Yū. If not for the aura unique to Ryūchi Cave emanating from him, she would have suspected that he had not inherited the Snake Sage Art at all.
There was not a trace of serpentine features on his body. Aside from the crown atop his head and his eyes, his skin had merely turned pale, rather than growing white scales.
"Could it be caused by the Uchiha Clan's bloodline?"
After pondering for a long while, she still found no reasonable answer. After all, Uchiha Yū was the first person in centuries to inherit Ryūchi Cave's Snake Sage Art.
After completing his sage transformation, Uchiha Yū did not move rashly. Instead, he remained seated and sensed the changes in his body.
Compared to his ordinary state, his sage transformation made him closer to nature. Not even the slightest movement of wind or grass could escape his ears. Even without using the Sharingan, he was a qualified sensory ninja. Ryūchi Cave's power leaned more