It was late at night when Shinsei returned to his residence. He didn't turn on the light, but walked to the table and sat down by the moonlight.
When I raise my hand, I can feel a stinging pain from the nerve endings.
Tsunade's treatment repaired the surface damage, but the burns to the deeper nerves remained.
This burn was left by the flow of Lightning Release Chakra through the nervous system, like a tree branch struck by lightning, the surface still attached, but the inside charred.
He turned on the light, took out a piece of white paper, spread it out, and began to make a review record.
Now, it's essential to write down everything after each major battle to clarify one's thoughts.
A recap of the battle at the Valley of the End.
Opponents: Madara Uchiha, Obito.
Madara's Six Paths Transformation is about 70% complete; the seven Chakra natures have been initially fused into Kekkei Mōra, but it is not yet complete.
Physical attacks enveloped in Senjutsu Chakra can partially penetrate its annihilation effect.
Principle: Senjutsu Chakra is a product of the fusion of Natural Energy and spiritual energy, and is not subject to the restraint of Kekkei Mōra.
The regenerative capacity of the plaques has surpassed the level of Hashirama Cells regeneration.
The internal organ damage caused by the boxing healed completely within a few breaths, leaving no scars.
Before its Chakra is exhausted, it is almost impossible to kill it by conventional means. The possibility of killing it head-on is extremely low, so sealing it is a more realistic solution.
He turned to the next page and wrote down the flaws of Descent of the Thunder God.
1. Incomplete neural replacement.
Currently, the completion rate is less than 70%, with the unreplaced nerve endings concentrated in the legs and some visceral nerves.
During high-speed movement, different parts of the body respond at different speeds; the signal from the right leg is about three milliseconds slower than that from the left leg, causing a shift in the center of gravity.
Solution: Accelerate the transformation of unreplaced nerves into Lightning Release; in actual combat, deliberately use the left leg as the supporting leg more often.
Second, nerve burns. The destructive power of Lightning Release Chakra itself cannot be completely eliminated. Even if it is neutralized by enveloping it with Senjutsu Chakra, the nerve endings are still subjected to continuous burning.
The safe window is about ten minutes; after that, nerve damage accumulates from reversible minor damage to irreversible necrosis.
Symptoms: Numbness in the extremities, muscle spasms, and decreased reaction time.
The pain started in both legs at the seventh minute of the fight and spread to both sides of the spine at the ninth minute. If it had continued for another five minutes, it could have caused lower limb paralysis.
He looked down at his legs. He didn't feel anything unusual when walking, but he could feel the subtle burn marks when he used his Chakra to examine them.
III. The Lightning Armor's defensive capabilities. The armor offers limited protection against Yin-Yang Release attacks.
Reason: The Lightning Armor is essentially Chakra, and the Truth-Seeking Orb have an annihilating effect on it.
Improvement directions: Add a pure Senjutsu Chakra layer as the first line of defense, Lightning Release layer as the second line of defense.
IV. Perceptual Advantage and Decision-Making Balance. In Descent of the Thunder God state, his perceptual speed far exceeds his body's actual reaction speed, leading to information overload. He processes tens of times more information per second than in his normal state, occasionally resulting in judgment delays.
Solution: More real-world training is needed to make tactical decisions become muscle memory, rather than relying on conscious judgment.
Fifth, Descent of the Thunder God state. Lightning Release Chakra burns the water vapor around the body, causing a break in the Chakra perception between the user and the surrounding water vapor. The user cannot use their specially made Flying Thunder God.
Shinsei has not yet found a solution to this problem.
The Flying Thunder God Technique is undoubtedly extremely powerful.
This is a strategic-level Ninjutsu. With the Flying Minato Namikaze Flying Thunder God rose from an ordinary Kage Level to become one of the top Kage Level figures.
However, this Ninjutsu is not without its flaws.
First, this Ninjutsu requires the Flying Thunder God mark to perform. The second drawback is that this Ninjutsu is also highly dependent on the ninja's reflexes.
Minato Namikaze became the fastest Shinobi World thanks to his reaction speed, which surpassed that of ordinary ninjas.
However, during the Fourth World War, Minato, facing Madara Uchiha at the Six Paths Level and in his Nine-Tails Chakra state, lost both of his arms.
Moreover, Shinsei's Flying Thunder God Technique is still a work in progress.
In contrast, the Descent of the Thunder God Project took a completely different route.
This Ninjutsu isn't about spatial teleportation, but it boasts extreme reaction speed and agility.
This brief encounter with Madara Uchiha proved the potential of this Ninjutsu.
In Shinsei's vision, the complete Descent of the Thunder God, surpassing even the Six Paths in speed and reaction time.
This is also why Shinsei to become Six Paths Level being without becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
Of course, it would be even better if one could also master the Flying Thunder God on top of this.
However, his talent in this area is nowhere near that of Minato. Hopefully, his Qi cultivation will improve after further enhancement.
Perhaps by opening up all the meridians in one's body, achieving harmony between heaven and man, and forming Golden Core, one can gain ultimate perception. At that time, mastering the Flying Thunder God will be a natural outcome.
He put down his pen, leaned back in his chair, and pondered how to recover from his injuries.
Orochimaru's plan to use Hashirama Cells to cultivate special nerve tissue to replace the damaged parts is logically sound, but extremely risky. Hashirama Cells have both regenerative properties and rejection characteristics. If implanted rashly, they will either be absorbed by the Senju bloodline itself or cause severe rejection leading to paralysis.
To be honest, his Senju bloodline has been developed quite well. But compared to Hashirama Senju's freakish regenerative abilities, it's still far from being as good.
If he hadn't mastered the Qi cultivation method, and faced with Hashirama Cells that could increase his Chakra reserves and bloodline, Shinsei would have had no reason not to choose them.
But now that things have come to this point, Shinsei is no longer willing to pollute his own bloodline.
Qi cultivation emphasizes Shinsei and purity of qi. Injecting Hashirama Cells increased Chakra reserves and recovery ability, but this also changed his own qi cultivation plan, making it a net loss.
He picked up his pen again, turned to the last blank page of the scroll, and wrote a line.
The bottom line is kept secret.
This was the most reassuring conclusion he reached tonight.
Both of them knew that Madara wasn't using his full strength.
But similarly, Shinsei didn't have that either.
He reached out and touched his eyes; the Dōjutsu of the Mangekyō Sharingan were ready to be unleashed at any moment.
This was his trump card, a secret unknown to anyone but himself.
The real showdown will take place three years from now.
He put down his pen, sealed the scroll in the seal, and opened the window.
A night breeze blew in, carrying away the smell of ink from the room. The night in Konoha was as quiet as ever.
A few lights were still lit in the distance, and the barking of dogs could be heard nearby. The people of this world believed that the Hokage would protect them, and that was enough.
He closed the window, blew out the oil lamp, and lay down fully clothed.
There's still a lot to do tomorrow. Fujiwara Munetsugu's secret letter has been delivered; the daimyo's eldest son's enthronement ceremony has been brought forward; Shikaku needs to revise the plan; the list of representatives for the first Council needs to be finalized; and the conservatives' counterattack needs to be dealt with.
The tingling sensation in the nerve endings is still there, but the wound will heal and the treatment plan will be improved.
In the Land of Fire's tomorrow, there will no longer be someone sitting on a throne, covering their face with a fan and issuing orders.
That's probably what progress is all about.