Covered in white bone spikes, Kimimaro looked like a savage beast incarnate. When he saw Shisui blocking his path, a flicker of wariness crossed his face.
He hesitated, looking uncertain, like a ferocious beast that had caught the scent of another of its kind.
"Losing control of your Kekkei Genkai is not a good sign, Kimimaro!"
Shisui Uchiha spoke coldly.
Confusion crossed Kimimaro's face, but he still looked somewhat ferocious. The bones extending from his body lengthened, beginning to resemble whips as barbs sprouted along them.
"Wake up, Kimimaro!"
"If you can't even control your own ability, you're disgracing Teacher!"
Shisui barked, raising his voice.
At the same time, crimson flashed in his eyes. Three tomoe spun rapidly as he locked eyes with Kimimaro.
Bzzzt!
Kimimaro shuddered. The bones protruding from his body retracted, and he stood there blankly as he came back to his senses.
Only after a long while did he fully register what had happened and lower his head in shame.
"I'm sorry, big brother Shisui!"
"It was my fault!"
Shisui Uchiha looked at Kimimaro with a stern expression.
"You need to temper your will. Being unable to control your own Kekkei Genkai is a disgrace!"
Kimimaro kept his head lowered. "Yes!"
Holding a cup of hot tea, River took a slurping sip and watched the scene in the courtyard with a cheerful smile.
At the same time, he was thinking.
Shikotsumyaku was undoubtedly a powerful Kekkei Genkai, and it also had remarkable potential for evolution. Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's All-Killing Ash Bones were proof of that.
And All-Killing Ash Bones was a Kekkei Mōra, a rank above Kekkei Genkai.
I can cure Kimimaro's Kekkei Genkai Disease.
That would be very simple for me, too.
River's expression remained calm. He did not consider that problem a concern at all.