At the same moment, the fingertip literally exploded and a shapeless white mass came flying in all directions, shooting spikes out of itself in all directions.
- Fuck!
- Fucking biju!
- Stop the chakra!
The clones jumped back and forth, dodging the spontaneous attacks, and even I had to use my other hand to break off a spike that was growing in my face before the chakra flow could be curbed and the mutation stopped.
A solid chunk of bone pulled my hand down and slid off the bloody knuckle to the floor, leaving shreds of flesh hanging from scraps of skin. Coolly stopping the bleeding and repairing the torn finger, I shook my head.
- I guess now we know why no one's ever heard of Kaguya trying to transplant bones or limbs," I grumbled, glancing around at the copies, "if one small bone is such a reaction, a full-blown arm replacement could kill, let alone more.
Picking up a shapeless lump with spikes sticking out from the floor, I examined it, noting that it was identical to the one created by the original bearer of the kekkei genkai.
On the one hand, the theory of being able to change skeletons and thus obtain a Shikotsumyaku was true, but on the other hand, just infusing it with chakra to strengthen it, like a normal shinobi would, would result in a guaranteed death.
- Damn, and I thought it was going to work," the first one grimaced, "I'll have to do it the old-fashioned way.
The other clones nodded frustratedly, and I was frustrated at having to take the more difficult and time-consuming route.
- Maybe it's not all lost," Kanpeki Ningyo rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "Boss, when you channeled the chakra into my bone, did you do anything else?
- No, I just channeled the chakra," I raised an eyebrow, "was there anything else I should have done?
- Maybe that's the point," the black haired guy twisted his hand uncertainly, "I can feel all my bones and now, thinking about it, I wish I could grow a bone of a certain shape in one direction or another or just strengthen it, maybe that's the secret.
- A mental message with chakra? - The doppelgangers instantly grasped the point.
So did I.
- It's likely," I nodded, "Since it works on kage bunshins, setting the character at creation, why shouldn't it work now, especially since I just wanted to test the possibility of this kekkei genkai working, but I hadn't really thought out the form.
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