Venom's invasion and the Radioactive Element's restoration gradually reached a balance, meaning Uchiha Yuu would not die to the White Snake Sage's power. Yet the pain was so intense that even someone as resolute as Uchiha Yuu trembled all over. He never wanted to endure that pain again.
Time passed bit by bit. Under everyone's watchful eyes, Uchiha Yuu's body underwent a bizarre transformation. A crown-like mark appeared on his head, while his eyes lost the Uchiha Clan's signature red and turned yellow, like a venomous snake's eyes.
The tomoe within them took on an exceptionally strange shape. If Uchiha Yuu had a mirror before him, he would have discovered that his pupils had become radiation symbols!
"Truly strange."
The White Snake Sage stared at Uchiha Yuu. If not for the aura unique to Ryūchi Cave emanating from him, she would have suspected that he had failed to inherit Snake Senjutsu.
There was not a trace of anything serpentine on his body. Aside from the crown on his head and his eyes, his skin had merely turned pale, rather than developing white scales.
"Could it be caused by the Uchiha Clan's bloodline?"
After pondering for a long time, she found no reasonable answer. After all, Uchiha Yuu was the first inheritor of Ryūchi Cave's Snake Senjutsu in centuries.
After completing his Sage Transformation, Uchiha Yuu did not move rashly. Instead, he sat where he was and sensed the changes in his body.
Compared to his ordinary state, the Sage Transformation brought him closer to nature. Even the slightest rustle of wind and grass could not escape his ears. Even without using the Sharingan, he was a qualified sensory ninja. Ryūchi Cave's power leaned more toward sensory abilities—and control over one's body.
He could shut off his vision and rely solely