Chapter 23: Advancement...
~ Omniscient Pov, An hour later ~
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Hayatou closed his eyes, saying 'Alright... I'm ready for the procedure.' He laid completely still. With the only place he could consider relatively safe, that being the comfort of his own home.
'I just hope nobody will find me like this... I made sure to scan the area for ninjas. I should be safe... Oh, N.E.O; show me my attributes...'
[Affirmative...]
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Name: Hayatou Riki
Age: 7 / 185.4 Years Old.
Height: 154.2 cm / 192.4 cm
STR: 37 ➡ 46 / 72
PHYS: 37 ➡ 46/ 78
AGI: 37 ➡ 46 / 75
C-C: 65,342.1 / 65,342.1 ➡ 267,346.9 / 267,346.9
C-D: 1.11
Skills;
Regeneration: 2.4 times faster than normal.
Perception: 3.2 times higher than normal.1
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Hayatou made sure to memorize everything he had so far, 'Okay N.E.O, I'm ready...'
[Alright host... I will see you in 7 hours. Have a nice rest.]
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~ Hayatou's Pov ~
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"Urgh…"
My head throbbed like I had just been smacked with a 5 ton hammer sledgehammer. Instinctively, I gripped my temples, trying to steady myself as I forced my eyes open—
Yeah, huge mistake.
"Argh! Darn! My eyes!"
I immediately shut them tight, a sharp sting burning through my retinas... The light—even in my own room—was blindingly intense, far too bright for me to even handle. It was like staring directly at the sun.
[Your body needs time to adjust to the enhancements. However, they are well worth it, Host…]
I exhaled slowly, leaning back against my bed. 'I hope so.' I had pushed for the process to finish as soon as possible, knowing the sooner I got through the adjustment period, the sooner I could reap the benefits.
And now… I could feel it.
Even as my vision struggled to normalize, my body was already registering the changes. Something was different. Stronger. More, potent...
Specifically… My chakra.
It felt thicker, denser than before—like a raging current flowing through my entire body. The sensation was unmistakable, as if my entire chakra network had been rebuilt from the ground up.
'Hey, N.E.O… my chakra. How high is it right now exactly?'
A brief pause. Then—
[Your chakra reserves have increased by approximately 4.7 times their previous capacity...]
I hitched.
'…What?'
That wasn't just some minor improvement either...
I clenched my fists, focusing inward. Sure enough, I could literally feel it. My reserves weren't just bigger—It felt much deeper, more concentrated. If before, my chakra had been like a river, now it felt like a damn ocean at this point.
But that wasn't even all either... I could sense it—there was more. My control had changed. The way my chakra was even moving; the way it responded to my thoughts—it was just smoother, sharper, faster. Like tuning a dull blade into a razor's edge...
Now my vision had improved to the point that even a dull light was near blinding to me...
I struggled to open it again, but it's already much better than before, 'This'll definitely take me some time getting used to... It's like I've went from 1080p to 4000-5000p. It's actually insane how much of an improvement it really was. My mind didn't even feel like mine either.
'Alright N.E.O... Show me my attributes again.'
[Affirmative...]
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Name: Hayatou Riki
Age: 7 / 185.4 Years Old ➡ 7 / 292.3 Years Old
Height: 154.2 cm / 192.4 cm
STR: 46 / 72 ➡ 46 / 226
PHYS: 46/ 78 ➡ 46 / 229
AGI: 46 / 75 ➡ 46 / 231
C-C: ➡ 267,346.9 / 267,346.9 ➡ 1,256,530.4 / 1,256,530.43
C-D: 1.11 ➡ 1.76
Skills;
Regeneration: 2.4 ➡ 3.9 times faster than normal.
Perception: 3.2 ➡ 14.1 times higher than normal.
Chakra-Regeneration: 4.98 times faster than base regeneration.
Reflexes: 3.49 times faster than normal.
Cognitive processing speeds: 2.35 times faster than normal.
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Well, I'll be... To think I'd change this much... It's a shame my stats haven't increased; but my visual acuity? It's leagues better than before... And now, I even have the Sharingan too... I should test it when I get the chance.
But, how do I use it? I haven't even went through any emotional distress, neither a life or death situation... At the rate that I'm growing, it seems impossible for me to face any of those obstacles.
Still, I might as well try it, right?... Of course, after I take a bath. I absolutely stink.
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[Host, I should tell you that I've helped in removing the plateauing effect on your physiology... You should be able to gain attributes much faster again, but I haven't been able to increase your growth rate beyond what you can achieve per point.]
'Ah... Yeah; That's, uh... Fine...'
Now...
Who the heck was I really looking at? My skin, it's so much paler now too!? Heck, I was a shade away from being the color of death itself. I genuinely looked like I could be an Uchiha with this kind of complexion, technically, I was... My eyes, I'm sure they're even sharper too.
"Gah!"
I scowled louder than I thought I would; turning my face side to side, running a hand through my hair. I still resembled my old self, somewhat... but the differences were somewhat blatantly obvious. I had lost the ruggedness I would've naturally developed, replaced by something that felt delicate and too perfect...
And I didn't know how I felt about that.
'N.E.O... Why did my features even change so much?' Shouldn't it have been possible to avoid this with his level of skill? I still resembled my old self, only my eyes looked the same and some of my features...
[I am sorry host... When using DNA, I can only do so much and no more with gene merging, and mutations like these are unavoidable... Based on the earlier generations of Uchiha, I analyzed a sequence that showed a being of interesting origins... Based on my readings, they would have had much paler hair and skin... The closer I went towards the gene, the stronger the benefits you could reap... I believe it was a price worth the changes...]
Wait... Pale hair, and skin? Oh~ I see what he's talking about. Now this all made a bit more sense to me.
I sighed for a moment before responding to him, 'N.E.O... What that gene was might be the origin of all these powers you see that's manifesting in this world. It's of an Otsutsuki; and because said ancestor was a woman...'
[...Means you would have inherited some of her features through the process. I am truly sorry host...]
'It's fine N.E.O... It looks like it couldn't be avoided...' Still, I'll have to explain this to my mom, and get used to the stares I'll be getting from now now. Yeah, that settles it... This is gonna be such a drag. I could already feel myself getting mentally exhausted from dealing with what I'll encounter in the future.
'Alright, I'll just get what I wanted to over with...'
If I remember correctly, I just need to focus a bit of chakra into my eyes for it to trigger. But I haven't even awakened it as yet. Still, N.E.O did say that he alleviated some of those restrictions, so trying wouldn't hurt me.
'Alright...'
I focused, closing my eyes in the process. After doing that, I channeled chakra through my eyes, quickly feeling a weird sensation; it's as if something was literally tickling the nerves and muscles all around my eye sockets... It didn't feel weird either, but, comfortable.
[Host, your eyes have gone through a qualitative change. You may open your eyes...]
'If you say so...'
I followed his advice, opening my eyes slowly...
To say I was surprised wouldn't do it enough justice.
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I could see it... Chakra; so clearly, as if I could touch it... My acuity, it's even multiple times better than before too. But, the color of my Sharingan... Shouldn't it be blood-red?
[Congratulations host... You have successfully awakened your Sharingan. And technically, you are likely the first ever of your species; Being what I consider to be a true evolutionary jump, a Proto-Uchiha.]
'A Proto-Uchiha..?' No, I didn't have time for all that... 'Yeah, and why are the colors of my eyes orange? They don't even look normal either...' Even Kaguya herself had a crimson Sharingan. It's supposed to be that way...
[It's because you aren't a typical hybrid between the species like the Uchiha are... You are something beyond even that... Remember, both of your genes were replacing, changing and intermingling with each other? This is an effect of it... And, to be specific, your eyes are exactly zoisite orange in texture and color.]
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'You know what... I, don't care anymore. I'm going to bed. See you later, N.E.O. Have a good night's rest.'
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