[Current copyable traits: Prototype Slayer (Black), Alchemist (Black), Yomotsu Hirasaka (Gold), Yomotsu Hirasaka (Gold), Amenosubaruboshinomikoto: Gyokkō (Gold), Amenosubaruboshinomikoto: Ryūgū (Gold), Shinra Tensei (Gold), Chakra Rod (Purple)…]
"The traits changed…"
Looking at the prompt before him, Uchiha Kai narrowed his eyes slightly.
When the form changed, Urashiki's traits changed accordingly.
This was not the first time something like this had happened.
The simplest example was the difference between young Sasuke and future Sasuke—it was not small at all.
But what Kai had not expected was that after Urashiki entered his three-eyed form, even his special traits would change.
It seemed that this so-called Crane Form did indeed have something to it.
"I wonder what I'd become if I copied Crane Form…"
"Would it turn into some shining form?"
He rubbed the corner of his mouth as he thought.
Although most traits were fixed, there were always some that changed to a greater or lesser extent after being copied over.
[Copy successful! Congratulations, Host has obtained Special Trait: Alchemist (Black)!]
[Effect: After activation, you may absorb an opponent's chakra and condense it into pills. After consuming them, you can increase your own strength. You may also consume your own chakra to condense pills for others to take.]
Black light surged before Kai's eyes.
One piece of information after another about gently absorbing another person's chakra and refining it into pills poured into his mind.
An enormous amount of information!
So much information that even his body swayed slightly.
This was no longer a simple ninjutsu.
This was a true bug!
It was like the Northern Darkness Divine Skill.
Absorb, absorb, absorb!
Just absorb and be done with it!
And there was also the ability to consume his own chakra to refine pills.
Back and forth, didn't that make him a huge healer?
"If I consume my own chakra and then take the pill myself, can I increase my strength too?"
Suddenly, that thought flashed through Kai's mind.
And as soon as he thought of it, he acted.
He did not even look at Urashiki, who had already been nailed to the ground. He raised his right hand and gathered power slightly.
Buzz.
Buzz, buzz, buzz.
Soon, a pitch-black, rotating chakra sphere about the size of a pigeon egg condensed completely!
And in an extremely short time, it solidified into a pill.
"This, this, this, this is!!"
On the ground, Urashiki, who had been nailed inside the crater, saw this scene and his pupils suddenly contracted wildly!
He sensed a familiar power.
But!
How could that be possible?
This kind of power was something only the noble Ōtsutsuki clan could possess!
How could it appear in a mortal?
"No, no, no… I must have sensed wrong…"
"This is an ability only a pure bloodline can use. He, he, he…"
"Or could it be… he is from the Ōtsutsuki clan?"
Urashiki murmured, sweat dripping from his forehead one bead after another.
He no longer dared think any further.
He was afraid that if he kept thinking, some Ōtsutsuki ancestor might pop out.
"This ability…! Second Brother?"
Among the trio watching from the edge, Sasuke was the first to react after seeing Kai use this power.
His tall, slender body swayed slightly, nearly unable to remain standing.
In previous battles, this method of devouring another person's chakra and turning it into pills to consume had been nothing short of a bug!
It had made him and Naruto suffer badly!
But now!
Right under his eyelids!
Right in front of his eyes!
His former second brother, Uchiha Kai, had actually used this ability so effortlessly?
Second Brother was…
Cheating, wasn't he?
In the future, they had fought desperately, exhausted every method, and only barely managed to suppress this ability.
Yet in the past, Kai had already touched it!
At that moment, he looked at Urashiki, who was nailed to the ground without the slightest ability to resist.
Then he turned and looked at the boy crouching on the tree stump, casually playing with the black sphere.
A massive sense of absurdity suddenly surged over him.
Sasuke felt that his worldview was collapsing and his understanding was being reshaped!
It was not just that ability.
It was also the terrifying Ōtsutsuki who had left both him and Naruto helpless being nailed to the ground by his second brother like a helpless chick!
"So, so, so amazing!"
Boruto's mouth could not open any wider.
He felt as if his jaw might already be dislocated.
But!
He had absolutely no intention of caring about that. There was only one thought in his mind:
Lord Sasuke had such an incredible second brother, so why didn't he become Hokage?
Why did his own useless dad become Hokage instead?
He even felt that even Lord Sasuke was not a match for the boy in front of him!
And yet, from the looks of it, the other party was only a little older than him, right?
Was this the gap between him and a genius?
Boruto lowered his eyes slightly. Ripples swirled in his bright blue gaze, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Crunch.
Soon, Kai swallowed the chakra ball in his hand and began chewing in large bites.
Several seconds later—
After sensing the changes in the chakra inside his body, his expression turned slightly dark.
The pill he had condensed by consuming five hundred thousand chakra had not caused even the slightest change after he ate it…
"Looks like this bug can't be exploited…"
He shook his head.
Just as he was about to say something, a scraping sound suddenly came from beside his ear.
Rustle.
Rustle, rustle.
He lowered his head and saw the small pink turtle, Karasuki, which Urashiki had taken out earlier, desperately scratching at the ground with its claws.
It seemed to be trying to dig into the earth and run away.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk."
Kai stretched out two fingers, bent down, pinched its shell, and lifted it up.
Then he shook it in front of his eyes.
"Looks like it's just an ordinary little turtle…"
He said this casually, then activated Pure Byakugan.
Under the pure Ōtsutsuki bloodline, he once again began stroking the turtle in front of him.
Ahead, inside the humanoid crater—
The attention of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, who had been nailed in place, instantly tightened.
He stared at Uchiha Kai's every movement, terrified that his little turtle would actually show some kind of reaction.
Only after seeing Kai shake the little turtle for a long time without any response did he suddenly let out a sigh of relief.
"Good, good… He can't use Karasuki. Looks like his abilities are just a little special after all."
This scene seemed to help him recover a trace of the Ōtsutsuki clan's pride.
He tugged at the corner of his mouth and shouted with difficulty.
"Hehehe… Stop wasting your effort. A secret treasure like this can only be controlled by us, the Ōtsutsuki clan!"
"You… you… lowly insects can never control it!"
He exhausted all his strength to force those words out.
Even though his entire body burned with pain.
Even though every word felt like a blade cutting through his throat.
He still had no intention of giving up.
It seemed that only this could make him feel slightly better.
Hearing this, Uchiha Kai lowered his eyes and glanced at him.
Then he spun the little turtle in his hand once and balanced it on his fingertip, his words carrying a deeper meaning.
"You're that certain?"
Thump.
Thump, thump.
Hearing those words and seeing the mocking smile on Uchiha Kai's face, Urashiki suddenly felt his heart jolt for no reason.
Could it be…
Had he guessed wrong?
In the next second, an unusual chakra fluctuation suddenly bloomed from the secret treasure, Karasuki!
"Th-this, this, this is!"
Urashiki was shocked.
He could not believe his own eyes!
"This is the Gate of Time and Space… being opened?!"
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