True Essence and Chakra

After everything was completed, Ren felt that his body had become more than ten times stronger.

When Ren doesn't activate his template, his body is about as fragile as an ordinary ninja.

Now that his body has been fully enhanced, even if he doesn't become incredibly tough, at the very least, while unconscious, an ordinary person wielding a sword or knife won't be able to kill him.

In the past, once a ninja was injured and lost the ability to move, unless they had prepared poison, traps, or other means in advance, they would be doomed if they encountered an ordinary person with a knife.

After the body was fully strengthened, the excess true energy began to drive out Chakra through the meridians.

Chakra is almost powerless to fight back. It's not that Chakra is inferior to true energy; the two are essentially the same thing, just belonging to different categories.

However, the Sage of Six Paths' operation was a multi-threaded remote operation, and it was automated.

As the true energy gradually filled his meridians, Ren attempted to control it.

In just a moment, Ren realized that there was a world of difference between it and Chakra, and that there was no need to actually use Ninjutsu.

Ren could accurately sense that using true energy to release Ninjutsu was more than ten times more powerful than Chakra, completely comparable to the Sage Mode Mount Myōboku.

Furthermore, channeling true essence into the body amplifies Chakra Taijutsu, making it comparable to the Sage Mode Mount Myōboku.

However, Ren immediately sensed the effects of true energy on emotions and spirit, and found that using true energy to release Genjutsu was no different from using Chakra.

Okay, the enhancements to the real world and the body have been reduced to less than 10%.

Its impact on mental and emotional well-being, and its amplifying effect, remain undiminished.

Ren, who had long known that the Sage of Six Paths was no good, was not surprised by this.

There's a reason why ninjas are often mentally ill!

Ren recalled that after realizing something was wrong, he would never take any unnecessary action unless he had set a rule for himself that he could never break: that is, he would not do anything unless there was a benefit to it.

If I were to act on my whims, I'd probably be a madman by now.

As the Chakra was gradually expelled from the body, true essence slowly replaced the original Chakra.

Ren felt a long-lost sense of ease, and thinking about problems became exceptionally simple.

The mischievous spirit that always wanted to cause trouble is finally gone; emotions and reason have finally reached a consensus, instead of always being at odds.

After Orochimaru made a breakthrough and learned part of the truth about Chakra, he returned to Konoha and tested Natsuri.

Ren underwent an unconscious change; for example, upon seeing Asuma, he almost instantly thought of the night of the massacre.

The plan was to force Asuma to exterminate the Sarutobi Clan. Fortunately, although reason prevailed at the time, it still played a role, leading to revisions to the script.

For example, Itachi's first thought was to induce the other person to activate the Mangekyo Sharingan, and then immediately kill them and steal their eyes.

For example, Hiruzen Sarutobi brought Asuma to his side and made him watch Kakashi and Hiashi kill Hiruzen Sarutobi.

For example, Naruto. Every time I see him, I can't help but want to teach Naruto to retaliate in kind, to awaken the darkness in Naruto's heart, and to make Naruto kill those who mocked him.

For example,...

There are so many reasons. At first, Ren thought that after becoming Hokage, he would feel less pressure in the short term, which would broaden his thinking and perspective, and he would become a little more carefree.

It wasn't until Shisui reminded him that Ren realized he might actually be abnormal!

Afterwards, Ren exhausted his Chakra, but managed to stay upright thanks to the template. He finally realized his abnormality and established rules in his mind.

Ren appeared normal during this period, but in reality, the Chakra within him was still present, and the effects continued.

Ren simply concealed everything that was amiss.

Just as his Chakra was about to be completely replaced, Ren finally felt an indescribable peace.

At this moment, outside...

One by one, people completed the transformation and left the capsule.

Shisui also stood outside, watching the Three Platforms cabins that were still operating.

They belong to Ren, Guy, and Kakashi, respectively.