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Chapter 87: Fusing the Uchiha Bloodline
Konan held her breath and held out her right palm. Following the memories from Alex's previous possessions, she began to activate the Chimera Technique by rote. Alex floated to the side, watching carefully, ready to intervene at any moment. As the special chakra flowed into her right hand, a white fluorescence gradually appeared in her palm. It was very scattered, unlike the solid white orb of light that formed instantly when Alex was in control.
Konan frowned, feeling the strain. The white light in her palm felt as heavy as lead, making it difficult to control. She could only gather it toward the center at a very slow speed, finally forming the white orb she had seen before. The entire process took a full ten minutes.
Staring at the white orb in her palm, Konan's expression relaxed slightly. Only by using the Chimera Technique herself could she truly understand the value and difficulty of this Super S-rank ninjutsu. And yet, Alex, while possessing her, could succeed instantly and without any hindrance. Comparing the two, Alex's talent and aptitude for ninjutsu were simply absurdly high. She was truly no match for him.
[Konan?] Seeing her pause, Alex floated in front of her, wobbling his paper body. [Is there a problem?] He glanced at the white orb in her hand. The form was normal; there shouldn't be any issues... The Chimera Technique was operating successfully, it just took a long time.
"It's nothing." Konan shook her head and let out a light breath. "Let's continue."
[Alright then.] Alex nodded and controlled the blood-soaked paper, which was covered in Sasuke Uchiha's blood, to float above her palm. It then slowly descended, merging into the white orb. He reminded her: [Keep the chakra input steady. The power of the Chimera Technique in the orb will automatically extract the Uchiha bloodline.]
Konan gritted her teeth and nodded, sweat beading on her forehead. She had no extra energy to speak. The weight in her palm suddenly doubled. Chakra surged from her body, and she had to desperately control its stability and ratio, not allowing for a single mistake. Her entire mind and energy were completely consumed by the Chimera Technique, leaving her unable to do anything else. It was nothing like the effortless ease Alex displayed when he performed it. At this moment, Konan understood that her knowledge of the Chimera Technique was still too shallow. Forcing herself to cast it was too much. She probably couldn't last the entire process.
Inside the white orb, one by one, crimson specks of light slowly precipitated from the bloody paper. The process was incredibly slow, moving at a turtle's pace, one speck at a time.
Half an hour later, the Uchiha bloodline extraction was finally complete. The dark red paper was now only a faint pink. Konan was breathing rapidly, her bangs damp with sweat. She looked exhausted, having just about reached her limit. With her current proficiency, she could only complete the first half of the Chimera Technique, lasting just long enough to finish the extraction. She no longer had the strength for the second half: the fusion.
Seeing this, Alex said: [I'll take it from here. Being able to perform half of the Chimera Technique completely on your own after just a few days is very good. You just need more practice.]
Konan nodded silently. She didn't try to force it and activated her paper transformation. Alex immediately slipped in, taking control of her body and instantly familiarizing himself with her condition. "Hm? So much chakra has been consumed..." Just completing the first half of the Chimera Technique had used up more than half of Konan's chakra. This was definitely due to her lack of proficiency, causing too much chakra to dissipate and leading to massive consumption. Under normal circumstances, the entire process would only use about a tenth of her chakra, nowhere near this much. Alex estimated that Konan would need him to possess her several more times before she could complete the bloodline fusion on her own, and even then, it would take a long time. As for when she would be as proficient as him, able to complete it in the blink of an eye, that would likely take even more time. They had to hurry. There were many, many more jutsu Konan needed to master: Ice Release, Shikotsumyaku... and in the future, they would definitely get Konoha's Scroll of Sealing. She had to learn the Flying Thunder God, Wood Release, Rasenshuriken, and more from it.
Alex suppressed his thoughts and began the second half of the Chimera Technique. Following the familiar process, the white orb, now wrapping the crimson specks, sank into her palm. Aided by the technique's power, it rapidly fused into her cells and her underlying genetic structure. In less than three seconds, the Chimera Technique was finished. The Uchiha bloodline fusion was complete.
Alex opened his eyes. With a mere thought, he instinctively activated the Sharingan. The original light amber pupils instantly turned blood-red. A single black tomoe spun in the pupil. Immediately, a second one appeared, and then a third... The three tomoe spun faster and faster, almost merging into a new pattern. Unfortunately, as if lacking some trigger, it ultimately failed to form. The rotation slowed down, and they once again separated into three distinct black tomoe.
Alex stared at the Sharingan in the mirror, lost in thought. "It seems three tomoe is the limit for now. The Mangekyō..." He shook his head. It probably really did require a specific trigger.
Alex turned around, observing the world from the Sharingan's perspective. In his crimson-tinted vision, tiny dust particles in the air were clearly visible. The entire world seemed to have slowed down. The dust motes drifted even slower, almost at a standstill. "As expected of the three-tomoe. This insight and reaction speed... no wonder the Uchiha are all so arrogant." No wonder almost every Uchiha wore their arrogance on their face, looking down on everyone else. They truly had the capital to be arrogant. With the boost from the three-tomoe Sharingan, all three of their aspects, ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, were greatly enhanced.
Alex studied the Sharingan for a bit, then, as if remembering something, he quickly pulled a chakra test paper from his ninja tool pouch and immediately channeled chakra into it. The dry paper's surface became wet, then split in the middle, and finally, one half completely crumbled. Alex was not surprised. This perfectly represented Konan's original three chakra natures: Water, Wind, and Earth. He was re-testing her chakra nature this time to verify if fusing with the Uchiha bloodline had granted her new ones.
"Just as I thought!" He felt a jolt of excitement. The remaining half of the chakra paper began to wrinkle, which represented the Lightning Release. Then, fwoosh!, it burst into flames and burned to ash. This represented the Fire Release! These were precisely the two most representative natures of Sasuke Uchiha, and indeed, the entire Uchiha clan: Lightning and Fire. At this moment, Konan's chakra natures were complete. She now possessed all five. Adding the Yin and Yang natures that every ninja is born with, she now possessed all seven chakra natures. She was, in name and in fact, all-attribute. Alex's own chakra nature synced with Konan's body. From now on, he could also use Fire Release and Lightning Release.
After assessing his new condition, he returned control to Konan and floated out from her chest.
[How does it feel?]
"It's good." Konan's voice was excited. "So this is the Sharingan. It's so strong!" Only by personally experiencing the insight of the Sharingan could one understand the power of these eyes. She stared at the three black tomoe in the mirror. "Alex, when do you think these eyes will evolve into a Mangekyō?"