In the silent laboratory, Zou Hyuga suddenly opened his eyes, veins bulging at his temples.
Slowly rising, Zou Hyuga looked at the Rhombus Mark in the center of his palm. Ever since he had absorbed Shukaku's chakra, the black markings had gathered together to form it.
It was precisely because of this Rhombus Mark that his Spirit Transformation Technique had failed just now.
It seemed unwilling to let his Spirit Body stray too far from his body and had forcibly dragged him back.
Sitting on the lab table, Zou Hyuga thought for a while before using the Spirit Transformation Technique again. Just as before, once his spirit moved a certain distance from his body, his Spirit Body was forcibly pulled back inside. He had no control whatsoever over that pulling force.
After several attempts, Zou Hyuga finally confirmed the Spirit Transformation Technique's maximum range.
Three meters. His Spirit Body could move no farther than three meters from his body. Any farther, and it would instantly be dragged back.
This discovery meant that the Spirit Transformation Technique was completely useless to him. He could not use similar secret arts or forbidden techniques either, leaving him with one fewer category of ninjutsu at his disposal.
On the other hand, did this mean he had considerable resistance to ninjutsu that acted directly on his Spirit Body?
For example, resisting the soul-pulling power of Pain's Naraka Path.
Looking at it that way... it still was not particularly useful.
With a soft sigh, Zou Hyuga gave up on practicing the Spirit Transformation Technique and turned his attention to the Diamond Mark on his palm, sinking into thought.
The more he looked at this thing, the more it resembled Orochimaru's Cursed Seal of Heaven. It was even more powerful than the Cursed Seal of Heaven.
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