stonecrandall Chapter 93 The Second Evolution, The Ladder to Godhood
Chapter 93 The Second Evolution, The Ladder to Godhood
Chapter 93 The Second Evolution, The Ladder to Godhood
During that year, Gojo Yoru only returned to Konoha twice.
One such instance was in March, when Kushina Uzumaki graduated from the Ninja Academy and became a full-fledged Genin.
Instead of forming a ninja team with her classmates, she was assigned to Orochimaru's team, becoming Gojo Yoru's teammate, and Orochimaru was her Jonin instructor.
This was already decided internally.
Having called her "teacher" for so long, and having developed a strong fighting synergy with Gojo Yoru, forming a deep bond, neither Orochimaru, Gojo Yoru, nor even Hiruzen Sarutobi would allow Kushina Uzumaki to team up with anyone else.
Hiruzen Sarutobi would only feel at ease if Orochimaru and Gojo Yoru took Kushina Uzumaki out on a mission.
If someone else were to take Kushina Uzumaki along, not to mention the possibility of attracting the covetous eyes of enemy countries, if Kushina Uzumaki were to be provoked and go berserk on the way, no one would be able to stop her.
Her teammates and even her mentor Jonin could be killed by her.
Unless Kushina Uzumaki is kept locked up in Konoha, only Yoru Gojo and the Legendary Sannin of Konoha can take Kushina Uzumaki out on missions.
There is no doubt that Gojo Yoru has once again triggered a butterfly effect.
With him around, and having already made a name for himself in the ninja world, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who regarded him as a role model for the new generation of the Hokage lineage, had complete confidence in him.
Once the war is over, Gojo Yoru will be able to take Uzumaki Kushina out on missions at any time, unlike Minato, who was limited to the central area of Konoha and had to be watched by at least two ANBU members whenever he went out.
However, it is currently a time of war, so Kushina Uzumaki can only stay in Konoha to carry out some D-rank missions and help the village and villagers solve some trivial matters.
Other genin can choose to join the support forces and go to the front lines, while Kushina Uzumaki can only operate in the central streets of Konoha.
His second trip back to Konoha was to celebrate Kushina Uzumaki's birthday.
It was only during the conversation that Gojo Yoru realized he had triggered another butterfly effect.
Konoha captured two enemy ninja who had infiltrated the village; they were Cloud Ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning.
Upon learning this news, Gojo Yoru's speculation from back then has been confirmed.
In the original story, Minato Namikaze's heroic rescue of Kushina Uzumaki was indeed a scheme orchestrated by Hiruzen Sarutobi using the Cloud Ninja. The purpose was to create an opportunity for Minato, who had always harbored a secret crush on Kushina Uzumaki, so that Kushina would develop feelings for him, form a bond with him, and eventually accept and integrate into the village.
After their son graduated, they took the course again using Tsinghua University's online platform.
Hiruzen Sarutobi never made a move or showed his face throughout the entire process; he simply used those pawns to create coincidences and achieved the results he wanted.
Now, Kushina Uzumaki has formed a bond with Yoru Gojo, and in order not to hold Yoru Gojo back and to prevent the Nine-Tails from hurting Yoru Gojo, she has been working hard to train.
Gojo Yoru was also fighting bravely on the front lines. Hiruzen Sarutobi, not wanting to distract the enemy, naturally wouldn't allow the Cloud Ninja to target Kushina Uzumaki.
Even with Kushina Uzumaki's current strength, she wasn't afraid of the two Cloud Ninjas at all. She was worried that the seal would be affected, causing Hiruzen Sarutobi's Nine-Tails chakra to leak before Yoru Gojo had even grown up. She still didn't have the idea of using the two Cloud Ninjas to test Kushina Uzumaki's growth.
After all, in a world where the human body has 130 trillion cells, twelve years old is a crucial stage.
Apprentice ninjas almost always graduate at the age of twelve and then begin their bloody ninja careers.
In the original manga, Naruto Uzumaki also started experiencing Nine-Tails chakra leakage due to his emotions around this age; starting at fourteen or fifteen, he would frequently enter a half-tailed beast state, and this was only half of the Nine-Tails.
If it weren't for Mito Uzumaki's chakra protecting Kushina Uzumaki, who only possessed half of the Eight Trigrams Seal within her body, the Nine-Tails would have found countless opportunities to force her into a half-tailed beast state.
Kushina Uzumaki needs a safe and comfortable environment to grow up in, and her emotions should not be subject to drastic fluctuations, which would create an opportunity for Kurama (the Nine-Tails) to weaken the chakra seal left by Mito Uzumaki.
Gojo Yoru was quite satisfied with Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions.
If he were still alive, and Kushina Uzumaki were still kidnapped, Gojo Yoru's opinion of this Hokage, who was still at his peak, would definitely drop.
During wartime, you were put in charge of Konoha, the main base of the village, and yet the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was kidnapped. What use is the Hokage to you?
At dusk on August 18th, Gojo Yoru returned to Konoha once again.
He knew that on this day, a girl would secretly prepare a birthday cake for him.
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Gojo Yoru didn't want to disappoint the girl's feelings and expectations.
Sure enough, he teleported to the room and opened the door to find the living room decorated for a birthday celebration.
Unlike her previous two simple birthday celebrations, Kushina Uzumaki, now grown up and with both experience and time, specially decorated the Gojo Yoru residence's living room to her liking.
As soon as Gojo Yoru came out, a figure rushed towards him, clinging to him like a sloth, with arms around his neck, and said with a smile, "Yoru, happy birthday."
Holding the girl in his arms, Gojo Yoru didn't say thank you, but instead smiled and teased, "Tomato Girl, you've trespassed again?"
"Hmph—having a key doesn't count as trespassing. Besides, who said I could come to his house anytime? You can forget what you said? Were you stunned on the battlefield? Let me punch you to fix your brain." Kushina Uzumaki not only imitated Yoru Gojo's foul language, but also pinched his cheek like he used to.
Gojo Yoru let Kushina Uzumaki pinch his face, and this time he did not retaliate.
During this year, not only did he undergo tremendous changes, but Kushina Uzumaki did as well.
Whether it's due to her age, the healing properties of her physique, or the reason she became a genin, Kushina Uzumaki looks completely different this year compared to last year.
Last year, Kushina Uzumaki was about 30 centimeters shorter than Yoru Gojo.
And a round face full of collagen, so easy to pinch.
Her height, face, and eyes all exude a youthful innocence.
This year, Kushina Uzumaki's height has soared to 1.55 meters, only 20 centimeters shorter than Yoru Gojo.
When she was angry and her face turned red, her round face, which resembled a tomato, had already begun to take on the shape of an oval face.
Having carried out numerous D-level missions and come into contact with all sorts of people, she began to understand and integrate into society, shedding her student naiveté.
After another life-or-death battle and the baptism of blood, Kushina Uzumaki became an extremely outstanding genin with the ability to kill enemies of a higher level.
If Gojo Yoru hadn't possessed extraordinary physical abilities and instead had the same height as boys his age, Uzumaki Kushina might have clung to the identities of "older sister" and "younger brother."
This year's birthday was once again spent by only Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina.
After dinner, we arrived at the cake shop.
This time, without Gojo Yoru's help, Kushina Uzumaki was able to make a very beautiful three-tiered cake, showing great improvement.
After making a wish and eating the first piece of cake, it was time for the familiar cake battle again.
Kushina Uzumaki fought with increasing ferocity, getting covered in Gojo Yoru's attacks every year, yet still bravely launching the challenge the following year.
After cleaning the house, it was already past 8 p.m.
Just like last year, Gojo Yoru used the Flying Thunder God Technique to send Kushina Uzumaki back to the mansion of the Great Pillar.
After taking a bath, Gojo Yoru lay on the soft bed, holding the back of her head with her hands, gazing at the ceiling bathed in moonlight.
My heart was pounding, but it wasn't the arrhythmia that was a warning sign of sudden death; it was just simple tension.
The anticipation and trepidation in his eyes were more intense than ever before.
For Gojo Yoru, today is no less important than his miraculous change of fate six years ago.
The evolution six years ago allowed Gojo Yoru to break free of his shackles, giving him the capital and potential to reach the top even without establishing a connection with the Otsutsuki clan.
Without that evolution, Gojo Yoru's current strength would be just like those sensory ninjas' assessments—at most, he would only be a senior Chunin.
In terms of strength, he will definitely be overtaken by Minato Namikaze, who was able to easily defeat two Cloud Ninja, and has even fallen far behind.
This is not only a difference in talent, but also a major limitation. Even if a time traveler has the advantage of being familiar with the plot and has resources and opportunities, they cannot break through such limitations at this age.
Just like Minato Namikaze had the talent to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, while Yoru Gojo didn't have the ability to manipulate space and time, so he couldn't learn the Flying Thunder God Technique at all.
Only those with ridiculously high talent can break through such limitations and become Jonin, or even Kage-level powerhouses who awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, at the age of twelve or thirteen.
Six years ago today, it was the beginning of Gojo Yoru's transformation from a commoner genius into a monster. That transformation was called a new miracle in the ninja world by the Slug Sage.
Six years later, today will determine the future of the five nights: whether it will be an extremely difficult and arduous path of evolution, or a path to godhood that will verify speculations and lead to a natural outcome.
If that sudden, death-like feeling still hasn't come this year, it means that Gojo Yoru's "cell replacement cycle theory" is false, and there is no such thing as a first evolution and a second evolution at all.
Only a portion of his cells can extract the power of spacetime, which is his greatest advantage in time travel, and his power level will always remain the same.
In this way, Gojo Yoru not only needs to rely on the Yin Seal, but also on technology, trying every possible way to increase the capacity of space-time chakra.
Otherwise, even if the Yin Seal is broken, the capacity will be at most the space-time chakra level of a Chunin. Even if it can injure the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, it will be difficult to kill those pure-blooded Otsutsuki.
Once his chakra is exhausted, those pure-blooded Otsutsuki who also possess space-time abilities will find it easy to kill him.
The more glorious the beginning, the more miserable the end.
This is destined to be a difficult path of growth.
If the cell replacement cycle theory is confirmed and evolution occurs as expected, it means that such evolution happens every six years.
Each time an evolution ends, a portion of Gojou's 130 trillion cells will be renewed, transforming into special cells capable of extracting physical and mental energy, as well as the power of space and time.
Once all the cells are replaced by spacetime cells, Gojo Yoru's spacetime ability will not only become a spacetime bloodline limit, but his physique will also become a spacetime body.
From now on, every move will be a space-time ninjutsu.
If the enemy does not possess the same level of spacetime power, or does not possess the power of rules that can contend with spacetime, then when faced with Gojo Yoru's moves, they can only run away, or even not run away, as they will be obliterated by spacetime.
At that time, Gojo Yoru will be invincible.
So today, Gojo Yoru's mood is the most tense he's ever been since he traveled through time.
Who would choose to take the arduous path that involves countless difficulties if they could reach the destination directly?
Time passed by, and before you knew it, it was nine o'clock at night.
At this time of day, Gojo would usually be resting.
But now, Gojo Yoru can't sleep at all.
He couldn't tell if it was due to nervousness or some kind of harbinger of evolution that had quietly arrived.
However, the decisive moment comes after midnight.
Gojo tried her best to calm herself down and not care so much, slowly waiting for the next day to arrive.
When the clock on the wall and the alarm clock on the bedside table both struck twelve.
With a "thump," the sound of a heartbeat, like a drumbeat, was so loud in the quiet room late at night.
Gojo Yoru's pupils suddenly contracted.
A familiar yet strange feeling has returned after six years.
Even without placing your hand on her or turning on the light, you can see her left breast area heaving violently, as if her heart is pounding against her body, trying to burst out.
The heart rate was so high that it exceeded the normal range almost instantaneously, even the limits that the human body could withstand.
The violently beating heart, perhaps affecting its pumping function, caused Gojo Yoru's body temperature to rise rapidly, becoming extremely hot.
This is different from six years ago when it started with an irregular heartbeat, followed by a slow increase in heart rate and body temperature.
This evolution came like a sudden storm.
"It's so hot, and I'm so thirsty—"
Despite having a fever, a cold, and feeling palpitations and chest tightness, Gojo Yoru didn't feel uncomfortable at all, nor did her head hurt. Instead, she felt incredibly excited.
If he weren't thirsty, Gojo Yoru would even want to go to the battlefield and fight.
Having had one previous experience, Gojo Yoru knew that this was just a physical mutation and posed no real danger, so she wasn't panicked at all this time.
He got up, picked up the kettle, gulped down water, and then went to the bathroom to take a cold shower.
In this state, it's impossible for him to go to the battlefield, nor will he stay in Konoha.
So, Gojo Yoru left a note for Uzumaki Kushina and sent a leave request to Orochimaru. Then he teleported away from the Land of Fire and appeared in the snowy mountains of the Land of Iron.
During the evolution, Gojou Yoru's body was like a perpetual motion machine, with energy always in a state of abundance.
Even if he doesn't eat or sleep, he won't feel hungry or tired.
During her first evolution, Gojo Yoru was initially filled with panic, followed by excitement and anticipation. She knew that her body was mutating, and she was just thinking about what kind of changes she would experience after it was over.
Instead of panicking during this evolution, Gojo Yoru was thinking about whether he could take advantage of this energetic state.
Ordinary people don't have the qualifications of ninjas; their physical strength comes from their physical and mental energy.
A ninja's chakra is also related to their physical strength.
Running out of chakra is the same as running out of stamina.
Overdrawing your chakra is equivalent to overdrawing your body and lifespan.
Now that Gojo Yoru is in a state of unlimited energy, does that mean that his ordinary chakra is also unlimited?
Gojo Yoru really wanted to try it, but she was worried that it would affect the evolution within her body.
In the end, Gojo Yoru chickened out and gave up the idea.
The evolution continued until the early hours of August 28th, and it was still not over.
Based on the previous experience, Gojo Yoru felt that the end time should be noon.
After the evolution is complete, Gojou Yoru will fall into a period of extreme weakness and coma, which may be the price of unlimited energy.
So in the morning, Gojo Yoru teleported to the hot spring town and appeared at Minami's house.
"Master Ye!"
As soon as Gojo Yoru appeared, she was spotted by Konan, who had finished her training and was reading to improve her knowledge and mental energy. Her cute little face immediately blossomed into a bright smile.
However, her greeting didn't mention "it's been a long time," indicating that not much time had passed since she last saw Gojo Yoru.
During this year, Gojo Yoru rarely returned to Konoha, but he frequently came to the hot spring town to check on Konan's growth and teach her more basic skills.
As one of the precocious geniuses, Konan lived up to expectations. Although her growth rate was still far behind Nagato and Kushina Uzumaki, she was second only to Kakashi Hatake from the original work.
With her Yang attribute, and thanks to the nourishment of her three meals a day and the enrichment of her books, her chakra level has reached that of a Genin.
In another year or two, his chakra reserves might surpass those of Gojo Yoru last year, which is a very cruel thing.
True genius is all-around.
This has nothing to do with physical development, but rather with how much energy they can extract and how much energy they can mix to form chakra.
When Kakashi Hatake was five years old, he was also just a short boy. However, his chakra reserves were enough to allow him to perform the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique in the classroom.
That's the limitation!
Unless one is also a gifted individual, even a transmigrator cannot break through this invisible limitation.
Under Gojo Yoru's deliberate guidance, Konan didn't come into contact with the Five Elements Escape Techniques at all during that year; she only came into contact with the knowledge of secret techniques. Since she had already learned all the basics and Gojo Yoru didn't teach her any new ninjutsu, Konan, while origami, indeed thought of the secret technique development that Gojo Yoru mentioned and tried to turn her hobby of origami into a secret technique.
Although she hasn't mastered the Paper Release technique yet, Konan can already cover paper with chakra and fold it from a distance.
Upon learning this news, Gojo Yoru finally began to teach Konan new knowledge, which was to try to integrate the Three Body Technique, the Invisibility Technique, and the Body Flicker Technique with paper to develop a basic extension technique unique to Konan.
If successful, it will be the original B-grade version of "Paper Dance".
This paper-based ninjutsu allows Konan to transform into countless paper-like fragments, enabling her to move and change shape. It also allows her to ignore physical attacks, similar to elemental transformation in the One Piece world. These are all basic extension techniques that incorporate elemental attributes.
To provide inspiration for Konan, Gojo Yoru also performed basic extensions of Earth Release techniques on her multiple times.
Xiao Nan is working towards this goal.
Instead of chatting with Konan, Gojo Yoru solemnly instructed her, "Konan, around noon, I might enter a period of unconsciousness. Don't panic; this is a side effect of the technique. I'll move into the basement beforehand and set up barriers and traps. I need to keep an eye on my body."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Nan's smile was immediately replaced by seriousness.
She nodded vigorously, her expression earnest, and said, "Lord Ye, I will definitely protect you."
"Then I'll have to trouble you."
Gojo patted Minami's head and smiled, "I'll probably be unconscious for about 24 hours. When I wake up, I'll be very hungry, so please prepare some food for me in advance."
"Uh-huh----"
Xiao Nan nodded repeatedly.
So, Gojo Yoru used the Flying Thunder God Technique to move a bed to a basement covered with spell symbols, then covered the surrounding area with explosive tags, and even used his space-time abilities to spread the wires and explosive tags outwards.
If someone moves underground and happens to trigger the explosive tag trap, the sound of the explosion and the wire will travel to the basement.
It was approaching noon.
Gojo Yoru sat on the bed and instructed Konan again, "If anything unexpected happens, you can try to wake me up. I don't know if the side effect is that I'll faint or just fall asleep."
"I understand, Lord Ye."
Gojo Yoru didn't rely solely on Konan; he also used the Shadow Clone Technique to create a shadow clone.
As soon as noon arrived, the heart rate, which had exceeded the limits of the human body, returned to calm instantly, just like when I arrived.
The feverish body temperature, dry mouth and tongue, and state of mental agitation all disappeared instantly.
"numb----"
Before he could even finish a sentence, Gojo Yoru's vision went black, and he collapsed onto the bed, falling into a deep sleep.
With a bang, the shadow clone also turned into a cloud of white smoke and disappeared.
This scene startled Xiao Nan.
Fortunately, she had a strong mental fortitude and didn't scream.
Then the girl's nerves tightened. Even though she was in a closed basement, she nervously looked around, suspicious and paranoid.
To give herself a sense of security, Konan also took out the five Thunder God Swords that Yoru had given her, preparing to fight the enemy.
It wasn't until evening, when the bells connected by steel wires in the basement remained silent, that Xiao Nanfang finally relaxed.
After glancing at the time, Minami, worried that Gojo Yoru might wake up at any moment, quickly got up and went out to prepare dinner.
To save time, Konan only made enough for one person, ate a soldier's ration pill, and went back to the basement to take care of Gojo Yoru.
As night fell, Xiao Nan's eyelids trembled, and she dared not sleep.
This is something that Gojo Yoru overlooked.
It wasn't until the morning of August 29th that Gojo Yoru, who had been unconscious for nearly twenty-four hours, slowly woke up.
"So tired————"
Just like six years ago, when Gojo Yoru woke up, she felt like her body was falling apart.
That intense feeling of exhaustion was something Gojo Yoru hadn't experienced since becoming a ninja; even when his chakra was depleted, he hadn't felt this tired.
"Lord Ye, you're awake!"
The girl's surprised voice reached my ears, and the lit candlelight illuminated the basement.
Looking at Konan, whose face was beaming with joy but whose eyes were slightly bloodshot, Gojo Yoru immediately recalled the scene before he fainted.
Ignoring his exhaustion, he smiled at Xiao Nan and said, "Xiao Nan, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard work, Lord Ye. How are you feeling?" Xiao Nan asked, shaking her head with concern in her eyes.
"I'm very hungry, is there anything to eat?"
"Yes, I'll go get it right now."
Konan was about to get up when Gojo Yoru stopped her: "No need to take it down, let's go up together."
After saying that, Gojo Yoru got up and got out of bed.
As soon as I sat up, everything went black again, and I almost collapsed back onto the bed.
Konan quickly helped Gojo Yoru up, her expression worried, and said, "Lord Yoru, why don't I go up and get it down?"
"No need, just help me up."
Gojo Yoru shook his head, then, with Konan's help, got up and slowly left the basement.
During the journey, he asked, "Xiao Nan, how long have I been unconscious?"
"Twenty-two hours."
"Only twenty-two hours?"
Gojo Yoru is a bit unbelievable.
Six years ago, he didn't pay attention to the time.
This time, I deliberately timed it and discovered that the backlash was so severe that I was only unconscious for less than 24 hours.
And it's a bit outrageous that his physical functions deteriorated so much in less than 24 hours.
Not only was his physical strength depleted, but his chakra was also depleted. Could it be that the aftereffect had drained his energy?
Fortunately, the spacetime chakra within the Yin Seal was not completely drained and did not need to be re-stored.
Back to the beginning, Gojo Yoru was wolfing down the breakfast that Minami had made.
The breakfast for one person was quickly devoured.
Gojo was still very hungry.
Xiao Nan hurriedly went out to buy food.
Gojo ate breakfast enough for more than a dozen people before finally filling his hungry stomach.
Despite stuffing so much food into his stomach, it wasn't bulging at all, just like a male version of Hinata.
"Phew—my strength is finally back."
At 3 PM, Gojo Yoru finally recovered.
He clenched his fist, his eyes filled with anticipation.
"Xiao Nan, I need to be alone for a while. You should go and get some rest too."
"Yes, Lord Ye, please wake me up anytime if you need anything."
After returning to their respective rooms with Konan, Gojou Yoru couldn't wait to sit cross-legged on the bed and examine the growth brought about by this evolution.
Dong Yiyi is just like back then.
Just as Gojo Yoru was about to refine his chakra, a projection suddenly appeared in his mind.
Even with eyes closed, the gaze is drawn to the room containing the human heart.
Inside that room, Gojo saw that black heart again.
It sounded as if it were ringing in his ears, or in his mind, or even exploding deep within his soul—Gojo Yoru heard the thumping of a heartbeat.
All external sounds disappeared; in Gojo Yoru's world, there was nothing but the sound of a heartbeat.
This time, the image of the heart is no longer fleeting.
After a series of throbbing, Gojo Yoru's gaze suddenly turned inward.
He saw the blood vessels connected to the heart, and with each heartbeat, some black photons would surge out of the heart, flow along the blood vessels to who knows where, and be absorbed by something.
Before Gojo could observe carefully, the image he had been looking at disappeared.
Gojo Yoru opened her eyes, thinking to herself, "My heart really does have a problem."
"But why do those endoscopic images only appear in the chamber of the heart? Is that heart really the body's heart?"
Gojo Yoru suddenly had an impulse: when he had the chance in the future, he would definitely use medical ninjutsu to examine his heart and verify his inner thoughts.
But now, he has more important things to do.
With his eyes closed, Gojo Yoru continued refining his chakra.
Three types of energy surged continuously from the cells, with the majority being physical and mental energy, which mixed to form ordinary chakra.
Another portion of the body's energy and mental abilities seemed to be drawn away by a magnetic force, separating from the main body and mixing with the third type of energy to form black spacetime chakra.
After an unknown amount of time, Gojo Yoru's chakra and space-time chakra had returned to their original levels.
However, the cells in his body continued to produce three kinds of energy, which continued to mix and form two kinds of chakra, allowing Gojou Yoru's ordinary chakra and space-time chakra to break through their original bottlenecks.
Ultimately, Gojo Yoru's normal chakra level remained at the standard of an all-around Jonin.
As for space-time chakra, it broke through the genin level and reached the level of a senior chunin who was once evaluated by the Amegakure.
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