Ch.285 It Wants to Devour Its Master?

Watching Yakumo on the operating table screaming at the top of her lungs, Shizune couldn't help but clench her fists. "Yakumo, hang in there!"

Tsunade, too, was staring intently at Yakumo, her eyes filled with both hope and worry.

At this stage of the surgery, there wasn't much more she could do. The rest depended largely on Yakumo's own willpower.

By now, Yakumo had lost her senses of sight, smell, hearing, and even touch.

Instinctively, she was frantically refining Yin Release chakra to resist the relentless waves of Yang Release chakra from the First Hokage's cells.

In her mental world, Ido was also helping her resist the onslaught of Yang Release chakra.

"Damn it, how can such terrifying chakra exist in the shinobi world? We never should have agreed to this cursed surgery! No one can withstand this kind of chakra!"

Like Yakumo, Ido was also on the verge of breaking down.

Watching her own body gradually blur and distort under the waves of Yang Release chakra, she felt an overwhelming sense of fear.

"Blood pressure has reached critical levels…"

"Cell activity is exceeding safe limits…"

"This is bad! The transplant area is showing signs of 'Wood Release' transformation!"

Shizune, who was monitoring the various data, grew increasingly pale.

Every piece of data from the instruments indicated that the surgery was on the verge of failure.

Unable to bear it any longer, she turned to Tsunade and cried out, "Lady Tsunade, we need to amputate the arm! Yakumo might still have a chance to survive!"

Despite the immense pressure, Tsunade remained resolute, her eyes fixed on Yakumo on the operating table.

Amputating the arm now might save Yakumo temporarily, but after such a traumatic event, her body would be left with almost no vitality. Previously, she might have had five or six months left, but now she might not even last a month.

So, unless absolutely necessary, Tsunade didn't want to give up.

Whoosh!

At that moment, the Koryūgan in Yakumo's eye sockets began to emit a dazzling red light.

For a brief moment, both Tsunade and Shizune felt a pang of fear and difficulty breathing, as if something had gripped their hearts.

Without a doubt, sensing its host's life in danger, the Koryūgan had intervened.

A sinister Koryūgan chakra surged through Yakumo's bloodstream, instantly spreading throughout her body. Using the network of capillaries, it engaged in a full-scale battle against the Yang Release chakra from the First Hokage's cells.

In an instant, a bizarre scene unfolded before Tsunade and Shizune's eyes.

Tender sprouts began to emerge from the flesh around the transplant area on Yakumo's arm, rapidly growing and attempting to spread across her entire body.

As the sprouts spread, new wounds began to appear on Yakumo's body.

At the same time, a large amount of crimson blood seeped from these wounds, writhing like a living creature as it entangled and tore at the sprouts trying to spread across Yakumo's body.

"Lady Tsunade, what… what is happening?"

Shizune was so frightened that she took several steps back.

Even Tsunade, who had seen countless strange things, was momentarily startled by the scene.

However, she quickly regained her composure and analyzed the situation. "This must be the power of Yakumo's Koryūgan. We must not interfere!"

The Yang Release chakra from the First Hokage's cells could invade the host's body, using it as nourishment to wildly activate 'Wood Release.'

This phenomenon had occurred many times during previous attempts at First Hokage cell transplants in the village.

In some cases, the 'Wood Release' had erupted violently inside the host's body, causing them to explode into a mass of flesh and blood on the operating table.

So, the appearance of this phenomenon in Yakumo's body was something Tsunade had anticipated. What she hadn't expected was that the Koryūgan's ability to manipulate blood could reach such a level, allowing it to control blood to counteract the rampaging 'Wood Release' from the First Hokage's cells.

Gradually, both the rampaging 'Wood Release' and the boiling blood began to lose their vigor in the constant struggle.

After all, no matter how powerful the Yang Release chakra in the First Hokage's cells was, only a small cluster of cells had been transplanted into Yakumo's body.

As long as she could withstand the initial onslaught and prevent the 'Wood Release' from running rampant inside her body, the host would have a chance to successfully fuse with the First Hokage's cells.

Shizune's eyes lit up. "Lady Tsunade, the rampage seems to have subsided!"

Tsunade nodded. "Yes, my judgment was correct. Yakumo has the potential to withstand the First Hokage's cells. Keep monitoring the data!"

"Understood!" Shizune quickly moved to the instruments, keeping a close eye on the data while asking, "But we've already injected the fusion agent into Yakumo's body. What about the next stage of fusion?"

Tsunade shook her head slowly, her expression grave. "That's up to her now."

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On the Operating Table.

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After surviving the initial invasion, Yakumo's body entered the fusion stage.

At this point, her body could be seen as a large petri dish, with her own cells and the First Hokage's cells undergoing a comprehensive fusion within her.

This fusion occurred not only at the cellular level but also at the chakra level.

In other words, a passive, uncontrolled 'Yin-Yang unification' was taking place throughout Yakumo's body.

The first to be affected was the Koryūgan in Yakumo's eye sockets.

At the beginning of the fusion, it was struck by the Yang Release chakra from the First Hokage's cells!

This impact of extreme Yang Release chakra was not necessarily a bad thing for the Koryūgan.

As the 'Yin-Yang unification' progressed, a small amount of 'Power of Creation' began to manifest within Yakumo's body. Nourished by this power, the Koryūgan's ocular power increased significantly in just a short time.

Having gained this benefit, the Koryūgan immediately stopped resisting the First Hokage's cells and focused entirely on enjoying the nourishment from the 'Power of Creation.'

On one side was the domineering First Hokage's cells, and on the other was the Koryūgan, monopolizing the benefits.

Yakumo's frail constitution couldn't balance the two forces, allowing them to counteract each other, and so the fusion process came to a halt.

Through the instruments, Shizune quickly noticed this and reported it to Tsunade.

"It wants to devour its master!?"

Tsunade frowned, her face showing a rare expression of astonishment.

She had considered countless possibilities but never anticipated that the Koryūgan would not only slack off during the critical moment of fusion but also monopolize the small amount of 'Power of Creation' generated by the convergence of Yin and Yang.

This left Yakumo, with her weak constitution, unable to integrate the Koryūgan and the First Hokage's cells to complete the final fusion.

If this stage persisted, the increasingly powerful Koryūgan and the First Hokage's cells would together overwhelm Yakumo's body.

In other words, the Koryūgan in Yakumo's eye sockets was no longer an aid but, like the First Hokage's cells, had become a threat to her!

Realizing this, Tsunade no longer hesitated. She quickly prepared an inhibitor that was effective against both Yin and Yang Release chakra and injected it into Yakumo's body.

Overdosing on the inhibitor could also threaten Yakumo's body, but at this point, Tsunade had no other choice.

However, she soon discovered that the inhibitor couldn't suppress the Koryūgan and the First Hokage's cells within Yakumo's body. Compared to these two forces, Yakumo's own strength was simply too weak.

Beep beep beep…

Just as Tsunade and Shizune were beginning to despair, all the instruments monitoring Yakumo's vital signs suddenly sounded a sharp alarm.

Shizune, looking at the data, exclaimed, "Lady Tsunade, for some reason, the chakra in Yakumo's body is rapidly decreasing!"

Tsunade immediately turned to Yakumo and saw that the violent aura of the First Hokage's cells was rapidly weakening, while the eerie glow in Yakumo's Koryūgan was also dimming. It was as if some force had simultaneously suppressed both the First Hokage's cells and the Koryūgan…

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