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`[Success! You have obtained a +3 Physical Attribute Upgrade Card!]`
It was a success on the very first try. This was a great start.
Kifu looked at the card in his inventory. He did not know whether to be excited or disappointed.
He was excited because a +3 bonus to a single stat was significant. It was a fixed Taijutsu attribute, which suited his needs perfectly. A yellow corpse only had a thirty percent success rate. Succeeding on the first try meant he would not lose much even if the rest of the attempts failed.
However, he felt disappointed because he should have been able to extract something even more precious from this yellow corpse.
The body belonged to a Jonin of the Kaguya clan. Even if the man had not awakened the Shikotsumyaku, he still possessed the bloodline within him. It was only a matter of density. This was similar to the Uchiha corpses Kifu had processed earlier. They had not awakened the Sharingan, yet he still managed to extract a thin version of the Uchiha bloodline.
If he could extract the Shikotsumyaku Bloodline Limit from the corpse of Kaguya Senjin...
'That would be incredible.'
This was the Shikotsumyaku.
It was a Bloodline Limit that even someone as powerful as Orochimaru coveted. Once awakened, it could unleash immense power. Although it came with the risk of an incurable blood disease, the illness was not a certainty. The focus remained on the utility of the ability.
In the future, the Shikotsumyaku user Kimimaro would appear. It was no exaggeration to say that if Kimimaro had not been ill and had successfully become a vessel for Orochimaru, then even Sasuke with his Sharingan would only have been second best.
After all, Orochimaru only chose Sasuke as a substitute because Kimimaro was termibly ill.
How strong was Kimimaro?
Yakushi Kabuto once said that if Kimimaro had not collapsed from his illness, the plan to assassinate the Hokage would have gone much smoother. He even claimed that nobody could win against Kimimaro.
That might have been an exaggeration, but it proved the level of trust and recognition Kimimaro earned. Even while heavily injured, Kimimaro relied on pure will to nearly kill Rock Lee and Gaara.
In short, the Shikotsumyaku was powerful. It was ruthless. It was both powerful and ruthless.
Unfortunately, if Kifu could not extract it, it was all just a fantasy. No matter how strong the ability was, it had nothing to do with him.
He tried a second time.
`[Failure!]`
"Do not do this to me," Kifu muttered to the corpse. "In the end, I gave you a hearty final battle. I let you die with dignity."
He almost started a "friendly" conversation with the body.
However, he thought about it carefully. The two of them had no real connection. They were enemies. There was nothing for them to talk about.
He pushed the thought aside.
Obtaining a prize was luck. Failing to obtain one was fate.
He took a deep breath.
This was his last chance.
`[Success! You have obtained the Kaguya Clan Shikotsumyaku Bloodline Limit (Medium) {Extremely Rare}!]`
'It... It worked?'
'Just like that?'
Kifu rubbed his eyes in disbelief. He looked at the golden card in his inventory. It depicted a magnificent forest of bones standing tall amidst a pool of blood.
He looked closely at the text on the card.
'It is not just a thin bloodline? It is a medium-grade bloodline? And it is complete?'
He had not expected this.
Intense joy immediately followed his shock.
It was worth it.
The Pseudo-Kage Experience Card was worth the cost.
A permanent item was far more alluring than a one-time Experience Card.
In his past life, Kifu had heard a rumor. It was said that the Shikotsumyaku of the Kaguya clan combined with the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan could form the "All-Encompassing Universe." This would allow a person to regress to the state of Otsutsuki Hamura. It was similar to how the Sage Body of Senju Hashirama combined with the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.
He did not know if it was true, but the source had sounded very convincing.
The author of Naruto was just a manga artist. He did not truly understand the world of Naruto.
Regardless of the rumors, this proved the strength of the Shikotsumyaku Bloodline Limit.
When comparing them, only Senju Hashirama had awakened the Sage Body in the Senju clan. Even the genius Senju Tobirama had failed to do so. The Kaguya clan was the same. Only Kimimaro had awakened the Shikotsumyaku.
Furthermore, when Kimimaro used the Shikotsumyaku to pull out his bones, he used osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Any damage caused by removing the bones healed instantly. This showed a powerful recovery ability similar to the Sage Body.
Finally, the ultimate technique of the Shikotsumyaku, the Dance of the Seedling Fern, was very similar in form to Senju Hashirama's Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
Now, Kifu possessed the Shikotsumyaku Bloodline Limit.
According to the system notification, he had not just received the bloodline of the Kaguya clan. He had received the Bloodline Limit itself. This meant that once he used it, he would likely awaken the Shikotsumyaku immediately.
A Body Collector paired with the Shikotsumyaku seemed like a perfect match.
He suppressed his excitement and placed his hand on the body of Kuriarare Yamato.
He did not have time to overthink. He began the Body Touching process immediately.
Midnight was approaching fast. He could not afford to waste his daily attempts.
`[Failure!]`
`[Failure!]`
Perhaps he had used up all his luck. The green corpse had a sixty percent success rate, yet Kifu failed twice in a row.
However, he was not angry. He actually felt like laughing.
It did not matter.
When a mountain of gold sat before him, a single coin on the ground seemed insignificant.
`[Success! You have obtained the Flowing Water Sword Style!]`
'Oh?'
'A sword style!'
"Not bad," Kifu mused. "This will make up for my lack of close-combat options."