Inside the underground base in Upper Capital, Blue Star.
Commander Tian stood in the second-floor observation room, both hands braced on the alloy railing, his gaze passing through the thick blastproof glass to the experimental hall below.
He breathed softly, as though afraid of disturbing something. Ever since the Tenseigan Project entered its final stage, he had kept watch here almost every day.
This project would determine the progress of unifying the entire Ninja World.
Downstairs, in the center of the laboratory, an enormous blue sphere hovered in midair.
It was translucent, a deep spectral blue, with nebula-like patterns flowing across its surface. Countless tiny points of light seemed to churn, collide, and merge within it.
It had been created from two hundred and twenty pairs of cloned Byakugan whose genetic purity and chakra compatibility had both reached the highest tier.
Guided by senjutsu chakra, they had gradually fused into a Giant Tenseigan Prototype.
Now, it was undergoing its final condensation, growing more solid and brighter with every passing second.
Beside Commander Tian, a researcher in a white coat adjusted his glasses, glanced at the nearby monitoring screen, and rapidly rattled off a string of data:
"Energy fluctuations are continuing to rise. Current reading: ninety percent.
The internal structure is reorganizing itself, forming a stable chakra circulation loop.
Judging by the waveform, the fusion process is going far more smoothly than expected, with very little rejection. Our preliminary conclusion is that senjutsu chakra is highly compatible with the Byakugan gene sequence. Compatibility has even exceeded the theoretical peak."
Another researcher beside him chimed in, fingers flying over the keyboard:
"The circulation is accelerating. The energy flow no longer relies on external input; it's sustaining itself internally.
At this rate, the Tenseigan Prototype will stabilize completely within twenty-four hours and achieve