Chapter 573: Ino Awakens the Rinnegan!
Direct absorption was not possible.
Ino had also considered the "traditional" method of transplanting it into Kimimaro's or Ginkaku's corpse and then converting it through the corpse, passing it through one hand. But let alone the difficulty of the series of operations to rearrange the blood vessels and nerves in the corpse's forehead and connect the chakra pathways, just the medical knowledge required would take her half a year to figure out. Various trials and errors would be indispensable.
This path was too slow. So she chose the simplest method: to ask the Sage of Six Paths.
Ino had stuffed a large pile of Sharingan into the Benihisago to pickle them like kimchi, and the Sage had always been indifferent. Now that she was planning to absorb Urashiki's visual power, the old man wouldn't care even more. What did Urashiki have to do with him? That guy was an alien!
As usual, the master and student first chatted for a whole day about the ninja world's system, interspersed with clashes of different ideas about human nature, philosophy, and good and evil. Finally, Ino brought up her own problem.
The old man glanced at her. "You've already fused six chakra natures? Your aptitude is acceptable."
Ino's cheek twitched involuntarily. Good grief, I've been cheating my way through, and in your mouth, it's just "acceptable"? Do you have some misunderstanding about the aptitude of today's ninja?
The old man didn't know her inner complaints.
He said slowly, "As I told you before, the Kekkei Mōra of seven fused chakra natures is just a foundation. Yin-Yang Release is the key to unlocking the mysteries of life."
Ino listened intently, not missing a single word.
This was not the first time he had taught her. The Sage had some understanding of Ino's level, and the content he taught was all knowledge she could understand.
"Yin-Yang Release is a tool born from a deep understanding of spirit, soul, and life. All things, in their origin, can find answers in Yin-Yang Release. The Sharingan is the ultimate expression of Yin Release, but the Rinnegan is not. The Rinnegan, as the eye that controls life and death, contains the power of life representing Yang Release. If you want to analyze the Rinnegan, you must understand the process of creating all things..."
Ino asked about the Rinnegan, and the old man told her a lot about Yin-Yang Release. It seemed like he was not answering the question, but she knew very well that the answer she wanted was definitely in Yin-Yang Release.
The old man wouldn't teach you a ninjutsu step-by-step. He always taught in this way, explaining the theory and letting you think for yourself.
Ino had used Yin-Yang Release to create black rods when she fought Nagato before. She was no stranger to this art. Compared to those who knew what to do but not why, her theoretical knowledge was undoubtedly richer.
However, to dismantle the golden Rinnegan and obtain its pure visual power with her current level of Yin-Yang Release, she was still not capable.
Returning to Rōran, Ino constantly created black rods to train her Yin-Yang Release ability. Then she read various ancient ninjutsu books, absorbing the knowledge of the ancients, trying to find inspiration.
The path the Sage had mentioned, of using Yin-Yang Release to break down the golden Rinnegan, was indeed the correct one. After consciously strengthening her training in this area, in less than ten days, Ino had opened a crack in the front of the golden Rinnegan.
It wasn't cut with a sword, but a channel suitable for her absorption was created with Yin-Yang Release.
Every morning, she would absorb a little of the golden Rinnegan's visual power. After the visual power entered her own chakra pathways, she would then convert this visual power into new Six Paths power.
Initially, she had less Six Paths power in her body, and the quality of the absorbed visual power was high, so the conversion speed was extremely slow. But as her Six Paths power increased, the conversion speed also entered the fast lane.
The feeling of fullness intoxicated her. It had taken Madara decades, and she had originally estimated it would take her several years to obtain the Six Paths power, but it was now increasing at an extremely fast rate.
When her Six Paths power had reached more than three times the amount she had given to the young Sage of Six Paths, and her chakra pathways were a bit overwhelmed, the energy of the golden Rinnegan was completely exhausted and turned to dust.
The Sage had been able to directly awaken the Rinnegan from a three-tomoe Sharingan with less than a third of that Six Paths power. Ino knew that her own talent, even with cheats, couldn't compare to the old man's. But she felt that with three times the Six Paths power, it should be about enough.
The mental stimulation method was ultimately not the proper way. Thanks to Mr. Urashiki's selfless gift, her accumulation was sufficient. She could officially awaken the Rinnegan.
And so she did. This wasn't breaking through to the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage; there would be no celestial phenomena. She was very safe here in Rōran, surrounded by Ino-Shika-Cho ninja. There was nothing to worry about.
She immediately guided the Six Paths power, or what Madara called the power of all creation, into her eyes bit by bit.
The Sage had also given a detailed account of how to open the eyes. Ino followed his method, holding her breath and channeling the Six Paths power while observing her own spiritual world.
The Rinnegan was the eye that controlled life and death. Whether for ninja or the Ōtsutsuki, the source of the Rinnegan was the God Tree, or what the ancient books called "the source that produces all things in creation, the Alien God Tree that foretells the coming of the end."
The chakra seeds that the Sage of Ninshu distributed to the ninja were, to a certain extent, the seeds of the God Tree. When this tree took root, sprouted, and grew strong, theoretically, everyone could possess the power of the God Tree. Of course, this was just a theory.
At this moment, Ino saw the God Tree in her spiritual world. With the infusion of the Six Paths power, this tree grew taller and taller.
"Ouch!" she cried out. Her consciousness returned from the spiritual world to reality. She felt a sharp pain in her eyes, and a tearing sensation spread from her head throughout her body.
She had a sudden realization. Her constitution was still a bit lacking. If she had reached the Kekkei Mōra stage, it definitely wouldn't have hurt this much.
But it was too late to do anything about the pain now. She could only endure it.
The God Tree in her spiritual world reached its peak and soon bore a fruit. In the center of the fruit, an eye slowly opened.
Ino's three-tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly. The three tomoe were like drops of ink falling into clear water. The first drop, no change. The Six Paths power in her eyes instantly decreased by thirty percent. Then the second drop. The crimson pupils faded a little, and the Six Paths power disappeared by another ten percent. Finally, the third drop.
Drip.
A crisp dripping sound entered her ears. Ripples instantly spread across the "water surface."
The God Tree in her spiritual world also shook with the same amplitude.
Ino slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes had changed from the crimson three-tomoe Sharingan to the purple Rinnegan with a ripple pattern.
In the innermost circle of her Rinnegan, a small tomoe had appeared in each eye, one on the left and one on the right. The tomoe in her right eye was more solid, while the one in her left eye was a bit unstable. Only after she infused a portion of the Six Paths power did it finally stabilize.
She looked in the mirror. Good grief, am I back to a one-tomoe state?
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