The Main Body’s Ability Synchronization Once Again

Shimizu’s home had basically become a medium-sized mechanized puppet laboratory, with only about one-fifth of the space left for daily living.

Even so, it was still much larger than Shimizu’s old living quarters.

He was now sitting cross-legged on his bed with his eyes closed.

Name: Shimizu

Age: Fourteen

Class: Ninja (Primary), Puppeteer

Class Attributes: Ninjutsu: 10 - Taijutsu: 10 - Genjutsu: 6 - Wisdom: 8 - Strength: 7 - Speed: 9 - Spirit: 7 - Seals: 10

Lightning Release Ninjutsu: LV5 - Wind Release Ninjutsu: LV5 - Separation Release Ninjutsu: LV4 - Puppet Technique: LV5

Thunder Breathing: LV5 - Wind Breathing: LV5 - Separation Breathing: LV5

Current Destiny Value: 71.83%

His System Panel could now be described as exceptionally luxurious.

His Eight Ninja Skills already totaled sixty-seven.

Among those with clearly recorded Eight Ninja Skills values in the official databooks, there were not many who surpassed him.

At their peaks, the Konoha Three Sannin had Jiraiya at the highest, with seventy-one, while Orochimaru and Tsunade both had seventy.

The elderly Third Kazekage, Kakashi during the Shippuden era, and Sasori at his peak were all close to seventy as well, not far from Shimizu’s current level.

Shimizu’s Eight Ninja Skills were already at standard Kage-level values. The few areas where he fell short were mostly only slightly lower due to his age.

Coupled with the various skills he had already raised to high levels, he was unquestionably a Kage-level combatant now, and he was definitely not weak even among Kage-level fighters.

And soon, most of those shortcomings would be made up for.

He opened the incarnation System Panel for the Demon Slayer World, and two new synchronizable ability entries soon appeared.

Ability: Perfect Demon Transformation

Ability: Demon Slayer Mark

Seeing these two newly appeared entries, Shimizu silently shifted his gaze to his Destiny Value.

The incarnation in the Marvel World had become Osborn’s CTO, while the incarnation in the DC World had become a Gotham City councilman. Together with the forces under their control, they had pushed his Destiny Value close to sixty percent.

Now, the incarnation in the Demon Slayer World had killed Muzan and gone from acting head of the Demon Slayer Corps to its official leader, pushing his Destiny Value up another notch to over seventy percent.

With so much Destiny Value, he wondered whether it would be enough to obtain both abilities.

His gaze flickered as he casually took a box from the drawer of his bedside table and opened it.

Inside were more than ten premium Ration Pills produced by Chiyo, arranged neatly in rows.

They were meant to replenish his energy after completing the Perfect Demon Transformation.

Spend 55% of current Destiny Value to synchronize ability: Perfect Demon Transformation?

Spend 20% of current Destiny Value to synchronize ability: Demon Slayer Mark?

Shimizu could not help frowning.

It seemed it was not quite enough. He could not exchange for both and could only choose one.

Fortunately, the gap was not large. It would not take long to gather the remaining Destiny Value.

Between the Demon Slayer Mark and Perfect Demon Transformation, the choice was obvious even without thinking.

The former was equivalent to an incomplete Sage Mode. It could enhance his combat power in every aspect, but it came with certain flaws.

The latter could also greatly strengthen his combat power, while eliminating a whole series of negative effects such as weakness to sunlight, physical mutation, mental instability, and bloodlust. It was a purely beneficial enhancement.

The physical boost alone would greatly increase Shimizu’s Chakra reserves. Not to mention that his Blood Demon Art was a spatial ability, essentially giving him a Flying Thunder God.

Combined with the powerful vitality that granted extreme regeneration and an almost eternal lifespan, if Orochimaru next door in Konoha saw this, he would probably drool himself to tears.

This wave of enhancement would greatly increase his strength.

By then, if he faced someone like the Third Kazekage, one of the strongest in the first tier of Kage-level fighters, killing them might still prove difficult, but suppressing them would definitely not be a problem.

If he went up against Madara Uchiha or Senju Hashirama, he certainly could not defeat them head-on. But he would absolutely be confident in escaping them unscathed—no matter how severe his injuries were, the Perfect Demon Transformation Body could heal them quickly, so even grievous wounds still counted as getting away unscathed.

In that case, with Senju Hashirama dead and Madara Uchiha now old, he might have a real chance of sitting on the throne as the strongest in the ninja world.

Shimizu’s eyes lit up. He quickly stuffed the Ration Pills into his cheeks all at once, then returned his attention to the System Panel.

Spend 55% of current Destiny Value to synchronize ability: Perfect Demon Transformation?

Yes.

Current Destiny Value: 16.83%

That familiar sensation surged through him once more.

His blood gradually boiled, his muscles trembled without stop, and his bones cracked loudly.

Shimizu rapidly swallowed one Ration Pill after another.

As time passed, he could feel his vitality becoming increasingly vigorous, while his Chakra reserves rose rapidly.

In just this short while, his Chakra reserves had already more than doubled.

And the transformation continued for a long time, lasting through the entire night once again.

Feeling the surging power within his body, Shimizu slowly opened his eyes.

Having gone through this once before, he did not hurry to stand. Instead, he remained seated cross-legged, clenched and loosened his fists, swung his arms, and slowly, gently moved his body.

He needed to first adapt to his sharply increased strength, lest he accidentally damage the beds or chairs in his home.

Once he felt more or less adjusted, Shimizu headed straight out and made for the training grounds.

He had eaten plenty of Ration Pills the night before. Even after completing the Perfect Demon Transformation, he did not feel hungry now, so there was no need for breakfast.

He could not wait to test the new changes that had occurred in his body at the training grounds.

Though he had already experienced them once through his incarnation in the Demon Slayer World, that incarnation’s foundation was vastly inferior to his main body’s. Naturally, the upper limit of its strength was also quite different.

"Why are you so late today?"

When Shimizu arrived at the training grounds, Pakura seemed to have already completed a set of exercises. The tips of her orange-yellow hair were slightly messy and faintly damp.

"I was preparing the materials for this afternoon’s Swordsmanship Improvement Class."

Shimizu casually made up an excuse, his eyes carefully taking in Pakura’s appearance.

Tiny beads of sweat slid down her cheeks. Her light ninja training outfit outlined her already slightly graceful figure just right, displaying the fresh beauty of a young girl. Her legs were slender yet lacked no sense of strength, and beneath the morning sunlight, her fair skin looked almost translucent.

She looked like a youthful girl overflowing with vitality.

"What is it?"

Pakura brushed back her beautiful hair and spoke to Shimizu.