At Neji's words, Sasuke activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and stared intently at the miniature Ten-Tails Neji had just created.
Only after studying him carefully for quite some time did understanding dawn on his face.
Although the Sharingan could not see through things to perceive their true nature, those eyes could still see chakra. With careful observation, Sasuke could naturally pick up on the clues.
"Looks like this is our only option." Sasuke nodded slowly, then looked at Neji. "Do you want to go first, or should I?"
This was a critical moment. There was no time to hesitate; they had to hurry.
Neji thought for a moment. "I'll go first. You're a little weaker, and you'll still need to use your dōjutsu to purify a foothold later."
"That works." Sasuke nodded. He did not think the order mattered.
He believed that even cutting off part of his soul would not affect him too much.
With a thought from Neji, specks of golden light flew out of his body. As those golden specks separated from him, pain inevitably crossed his face.
He was cutting into his soul. How could he possibly feel nothing?
Time passed, and at last, the golden specks gathered like fireflies, coalescing into a golden orb of light.
Once the golden orb left his body, Neji's spiritual form dimmed noticeably.
This golden orb was the soul fragment Neji had separated using the Spirit Transformation Technique.
It was only a fragment of his soul, not yet enough to manifest in Neji's likeness.
It still needed the stimulation and transformation of Yin-Yang Release to grow into a true clone.
Without mastery of Yin-Yang Release, it would have needed to absorb external power little by little over a long period before it could grow.
One could call it a soul