Although his heart was brimming with anticipation, Uchiha Yue's mind remained composed and resolute.
He didn't allow himself to become immersed in fantasy for too long. Instead, he quickly withdrew his perception and focused his attention on the deeper changes occurring within his body.
Through this careful introspection, Yue discovered that while his life force had once again improved, the overall increase was only about 10%. This marginal boost was a stark contrast to the dramatic surges he experienced in earlier bloodline fusions, such as when he absorbed the Uzumaki vitality or the Dead Bone Pulse of the Kaguya clan.
Moreover, although his chakra reserves had expanded notably, his overall physical strength remained more or less unchanged.
Given such limited improvements, Yue's growth in battle power was similarly minor—no direct leap forward. Rather, it seemed that his foundation had become more robust and refined.
"It appears that as my bloodline becomes increasingly complete, genuine improvements become harder to attain. I wonder how much of a role the Golden and Silver Brothers' blood can still play…"
Silently summarizing the latest results of fusing the Uzumaki bloodline, Uchiha Yue's gaze shifted to the remaining samples—those taken from Kinkaku and Ginkaku, the infamous brothers of Kumogakure.
Without deviation, he followed the same process.
As his body refreshed once again, the essence of the Golden and Silver Brothers was successfully assimilated into his being.
"As expected, the vitality enhancement is weak, and there's still no real boost in physical power. But this strange sensation… What exactly is it?"
"Additionally, my body seems to be absorbing natural energy at a far quicker rate. Not only that, the rate of digestion and assimilation has also skyrocketed…"
Carefully sensing his unfamiliar internal state, Yue initially felt disappointed by the shallow external changes. But then, something deeper caught his attention, and his expression shifted to one of curiosity and realization.
Despite his unchanged outward stats—no visible leap in strength, speed, or chakra capacity—he felt as though a massive weight had been lifted from within. His body now felt relaxed, unburdened, and harmonized in a way it never had before.
In truth, while he had appeared powerful in the past, much of that strength had been superimposed onto an unstable core. Now, for the first time, all his disparate powers—Uchiha, Senju, Uzumaki, Kaguya—had been truly digested, merged, and refined into a single, stable whole.
"I recall that the Golden and Silver Brothers never displayed especially unique jutsu. Their real strength came from consuming the flesh of the Nine-Tails, which allowed them to absorb its chakra and become pseudo-Jinchūriki."
"In other words, their bloodline holds a special quality—either a devouring-type nature, or a high compatibility and absorption factor."
"This is quite similar to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which, as a vessel, can swallow and integrate the power of all Tailed Beasts to eventually become the Ten-Tails."
"As partial descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, the Golden and Silver Brothers' bloodline may lack overt techniques, but when it encounters other fragments of the Sage's power, it acts as a unifier—like the Gedo Statue, fusing scattered forces into one."
"Therefore, while this fusion didn't raise my battle stats directly, it triggered a deeper change—the full integration of all my Six Paths bloodline fragments into one pure, refined essence. A true sublimation."
Dozens of thoughts flashed through Yue's mind as understanding began to crystalize. He now believed he had unearthed the true secret behind the Golden and Silver Brothers' unique strength.
"This is an unexpected harvest! If my theory is correct, this may be the most pivotal gain so far…"
With that, he once again carefully examined his bodily state—feeling the fluid, unburdened coordination of every cell—and a genuine smile of satisfaction formed on his face.
"Now, I've finally gathered all the core bloodlines connected to the Sage of Six Paths. With the Golden and Silver Brothers' blood as the key, I've completed the true fusion of the Uchiha, Senju, Uzumaki, Kaguya, and Asura-Indra lineages. At this point, my bloodline might not be inferior to the Sage himself."
"And beyond the Sage… I've also absorbed Hamura's Dead Bone Pulse and am about to integrate the Hyuga bloodline. In some ways, I might have already surpassed him…"
His thoughts began to drift, as Yue's gaze fell on the final vial—the one containing the blood of Hinata Hyuga.
Without hesitation, Yue consumed the sample and began the fusion process.
When the transition completed, Yue began examining his body for changes once more.
However, he quickly realized that, once again, there was no direct improvement in strength. The integration had only enhanced his already exceptional foundation.
Hinata's own strength was limited, and her bloodline's value lay more in potential and evolution, not immediate power. The Hyuga bloodline didn't awaken destructive strength—it awakened vision, insight, and precision.
Still, Yue could feel a new kind of ocular energy stirring within him.
"…White Eyes, huh?"
Drawing on his vast experience with Sharingan manipulation, Yue concentrated on activating the unfamiliar pupil force. Slowly, his pupils turned a pure, opalescent white, and faint bulging veins appeared at the sides of his temples.
In an instant, his perception shifted. The world transformed into a monochrome of blacks and whites, yet everything became remarkably transparent.
Unlike the Sharingan—which excelled in dynamic motion tracking and genjutsu perception—the Byakugan granted nearly total field vision and long-range insight.
Yue's new eyes now provided him a 360-degree panoramic field with no blind spots. His sight extended several kilometers in all directions.
True, it wasn't as broad in range as his Kagura's Mind Eye, which allowed mental perception across hundreds of kilometers. But in terms of fine detail, clarity, and real-time visualization, the Byakugan far exceeded it.
"As expected of the Hyuga bloodline. These eyes are incredibly pure, giving me such a vast and detailed range of sight."
"Moreover, it seems that due to my existing Ōtsutsuki lineage and the foundation of my Eternal Mangekyō, the newly awakened Byakugan is evolving rapidly. It might soon reach a level comparable to the Mangekyō Sharingan."
"If that happens… will these eyes develop special abilities like dojutsu techniques? Or even produce a unique power, as in the case of the Mangekyō?"
These thoughts stirred Yue's curiosity. The power blooming in his eyes was not ordinary.
The Byakugan had long been overshadowed by the Sharingan, but in truth, it was one of the most formidable dojutsu—especially in its higher forms.
In the original timeline, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's Byakugan could exert powerful spiritual suppression, detect dimensions, and even project powerful genjutsu. Later Ōtsutsuki members such as Kinshiki and Momoshiki demonstrated unique Byakugan-based abilities too—ranging from spatial detection to predictive fate viewing.
Jigen and Isshiki Ōtsutsuki, as seen in the Boruto era, used the Byakugan's high purity variant to perceive chakra on a microscopic level and access extradimensional abilities.
"If my Byakugan reaches the same purity, and with my unique combination of Sage of Six Paths blood, it's not unreasonable to expect that a new, personalized dojutsu technique might emerge."
With that hopeful thought, Yue closed his newly awakened Byakugan and sat quietly in meditation, letting his chakra settle.
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