Under Qiu Xia's watchful gaze, Naruto consumed the elixir and awakened his Sharingan. The resentment within him and the malice radiating from the Nine-Tails were converted at a frenetic pace into the ocular power of the Sharingan. Under these conditions, the level of Naruto's eyes rose incessantly.
The Nine-Tails' chakra was being relentlessly siphoned as Naruto's ocular prowess climbed. Although Minato Namikaze had left the Yang-Kurama to Naruto, the split had been imperfect; Yin and Yang were never absolute. Because of this, the fox's chakra contained a significant amount of chaotic, frenzied will, all of which served as fuel to evolve the Sharingan.
In a remarkably short span of time, the eyes shifted into a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, then matured into a Mangekyō Sharingan, displaying a leaf-like pattern. Finally, they evolved once more into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, characterized by a double-leaf design.
By taking Qiu Xia's pill, Naruto had obtained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, and Kage-level chakra reserves. He had siphoned off a massive portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra in the process, and it would take the fox some time to fully recover. As for Naruto's son, Boruto, what would he gain from the elixir?
Upon using the pill, Boruto's body began to suffer frequent injuries. It wasn't until he unlocked the martial arts Qiu Xia had left for him and began practicing the Hundred-Forged Iron Cloth Shirt that his condition improved. After bearing countless wounds, bone spurs began to erupt from Boruto's body, making him look like a hedgehog. Beyond that, his eyes shifted from blue to a pale white.
The white persisted for a time before snowflake patterns began to emerge. Then, his eyes transitioned from white to yellow, and finally, to a deep orange.
Compared to the commotion Naruto had caused, Boruto's transformation was much quieter, yet far more agonizing. Naruto's eyes and chakra were terrifying, but he still looked human. Boruto, however, had essentially turned into a hedgehog.
Once the transformations were complete, both fell into a deep coma. Tsunade and the others rushed them to the hospital for examination and treatment. After a thorough check-up, they were astonished to find that both Naruto and Boruto were in peak physical condition. Not only were they healthy,
but their chakra reserves had increased several times over. Naruto, in particular, would be able to exert Kage-level combat power even with an unpracticed Mangekyō. Regarding Boruto, they knew less, only that he had awakened a mutation of the Byakugan and the Shikotsumyaku.
Elsewhere, having witnessed the changes, Qiu Xia returned to his family estate. "I didn't expect Naruto to awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and Wood Release from that pill. I wonder if he'll eventually unlock the Rinnegan. Boruto didn't do half-bad eitherawakening the Tenseigan and the Shikotsumyaku is a solid result."
"I wonder what would happen if Sasuke, or those with the Ketsuryūgan and other bloodlines, took the pill? I'll have to find a chance to research that later. For now, I need to focus on upgrading my cultivation technique. Once that's done, I'll head to the One Piece World. If those zombies start making trouble, it'll be a disaster."
Having made his decision, Qiu Yu left a Shadow Clone in Konoha and returned his true body to his secluded retreat in the Land of Demons. He began adding Source Essence to elevate his cultivation art.
As Qiu Yu upgraded the technique, the ninja world was once again transformed into a realm of starlight. Countless dazzling stars shimmered across the sky, their radiance falling upon the earth and granting a wave of empowerment to all its inhabitants.
In Konoha, Uchiha Sasuke watched the starlight blanketing the heavens. Feeling his hidden injuries mend and his chakra and ocular power recover under the glow, he was stunned. "What is this? Why are my wounds and chakra recovering under this light?"
"This starlight appeared shortly after the Land of Demons emerged. The ninja world calls it the Starlight Bath," Jiraiya explained from the side. "Under this light, ordinary people grow stronger and heal from injuries, while ninjas find they can refine chakra faster and fuse chakra natures more easily to form Kekkei Genkai."
"The Land of Demons? I remember Naruto mentioned it," Sasuke recalled. "The land of the priestess Shion. They fought an otherworldly demon called Mōryō there. It took everything they had; Naruto nearly died."
"The records we have of the Land of Demons are old. Currently, that nation is shrouded in a powerful barrier. No one can enter from the outside, regardless of strength. Ordinary people with no ill intent can enter, but when they leave, they lose all memory of the place, keeping only the goods they purchased there."
"We don't know when Urashiki Otsutsuki will arrive, but this starlight is a huge help. We can use these few months to boost our strength. I only hope it doesn't benefit that Otsutsuki bastard, or we'll be in trouble."
Konoha's residents were unaware that the Urashiki they were waiting for had already been dealt with by Qiu Yu. He hadn't bothered to tell them, much like how he hadn't told Naruto and Boruto that the pills he gave them were refined from Urashiki's own essence.
Qiu Yu's upgrade lasted for half a year. During this time, the ninja world was entirely peaceful. Aside from animals being slaughtered for food, there was almost no death. Everyone was enjoying the gifts brought by Qiu Yu's advancement.
Under this starlight, almost every living creature received benefitsexcept for one. Isshiki Otsutsuki, hiding in the shadows, grew weaker with every upgrade Qiu Xia performed. The starlight's energy nourished the soul of the monk whose body Isshiki occupied, fueling a backlash against the Otsutsuki's presence.
For the people of the ninja world, Qiu Xia's upgrade was a blessing, but for Isshiki, it was a curse. It meant he had to spend even more time stabilizing himself. Isshiki had considered finding the source and ending it, but like everyone else, he could not penetrate the barrier of the Land of Demons. Even if he could, he wasn't sure he could defeat Qiu Xia.
On the eve of the upgrade's conclusion, people across the ninja world saw a giant figure appear above the Land of Demons. The silhouette seemed composed of pure starlighta phenomenon never seen before.
What was that giant figure? It was Qiu Xia's Dharma Image. The God Transformation stage consists of two steps: first, the fusion of the Yin Soul, Yang Soul, and Nascent Soul into the Primordial Spirit; second, the condensation of the Dharma Image. A Dharma Image was an optional but powerful tool. Most who knew how to condense one would do so.
Qiu Xia had already condensed a Dharma Image when he caused a massive disturbance in the Zombie World, though it was only two or three meters tall then. Through his insights during this upgrade in the Naruto World, his Dharma Image reached mastery, spanning hundreds of thousands of meterstruly a pillar connecting heaven and earth.
Simultaneously, this upgrade transformed ninety percent of Qiu Xia's body into an Immortal Body. With only ten percent left, he would reach the next stage. He felt the final step required a Crossing Tribulation, but since there were no lightning tribulations in this world, he would have to return to the Zombie World to achieve perfection.
Upon waking, Qiu Xia adjusted his state and headed to the Ichiraku Ramen shop.
A bowl of ramen was his traditional pre-departure meal. Though the saying went "dumplings for arrival, noodles for departure," dumplings were rare in this worldusually just fried ones rather than proper boiled dumplings. Thus, ramen was the best substitute. Besides, Old Man Teuchi's noodles were always satisfying.
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