Chapter 136: You Have Come to the Wrong Set, This is Naruto

"Izayoi-kun, what are you doing..."

Today was a holiday, and the Hyuga sisters, who often visited Izayoi's house during their free time, were tinkering with something in the sewing room.

Izayoi didn't need to search for them. With a quick chakra sense, the sisters appeared before him.

But when they saw Izayoi's current appearance, both were briefly stunned.

Hinata felt that Izayoi looked familiar—like she had seen this look somewhere before.

Hanabi curiously approached and asked, "Onii-chan, are you wearing makeup? Why are you wearing contact lenses today?"

At this moment, Izayoi had closed his Rinnegan, red eyeshadow appeared at the corners of his eyes, and his blue pupils had turned gold. Although he was suppressing his aura naturally, his serene gaze radiated majesty.

To the Hyuga sisters, Izayoi was still as handsome as ever—but today, he looked handsome in a different style.

"What do you think?" Izayoi smiled and stroked Hanabi's head.

"Hehe, I'll know once I get a closer look."

Hanabi jumped skillfully onto Izayoi, wrapped her legs around his waist, her hands around his neck, and leaned in close for a better look.

Moments later, she said in surprise, "Huh? These aren't colored lenses, and the eyeshadow isn't makeup. Onii-chan, how did you do this?"

"Hanabi, don't be naughty."

Hinata reached over, pulling her sister away from her boyfriend, then looked at Izayoi and asked, "Izayoi-kun, is this Sage Mode? Did you sign a contract with the Shikkotsu Forest?"

"Smart. But this isn't Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Mode."

Izayoi pulled Hinata into his arms, held his sister-in-law's hand, and teleported them to the villa's living room. After they sat down on the couch, he smiled. "I've got a surprise for you."

"What surprise?"

As always, the two girls sat on either side of Izayoi, either hugging his arms or lying on his lap. Their soft white eyes lightly activated, looking at him curiously with a hint of expectation.

Looking at their cute and delicate faces, no matter how bad his mood or how tired he was, Izayoi would instantly feel refreshed—completely healed.

He gently pinched Hanabi's cheek as she lay on his lap, pouting. With the other hand, he pulled Hinata close and tapped her chin with a finger before offering her his arm with a grin. "Hinata, try a bite."

"Okay."

Hinata nodded, already used to being "fed" chakra by Izayoi like this.

"Onii-chan, I want one too."

Before Hinata could bite down, Hanabi grabbed Izayoi's other arm and bit his shoulder instead—just a bit off to the side like a mischievous little vampire.

"Hm..."

As their teeth applied pressure, familiar blue chakra emerged at the bite marks and flowed into the sisters like liquid.

In the past, whenever they absorbed Izayoi's chakra, their bodies would feel warm—like sipping hot water in winter.

But today's sensation was different. This "cup of water" was... way too hot.

Their pale skin began to flush as the temperature rose.

Their pores opened, and their bodies began to emit white steam.

Their wide eyes showed surprise, then slowly turned into intoxicated expressions—as if they were drunk.

To an outsider, it would seem less like they were in a villa and more like they had stumbled into a hot spring.

"Wake up, are you two alright?"

Even Izayoi's raised voice didn't snap them out of it. They still sat there red-faced and dazed.

"Hey now... you've come to the wrong set. This is Naruto, not some drug-fueled fantasy trip," Izayoi thought to himself, exasperated.

While Izayoi had anticipated that the life force in the Gray Stone could be passed on through chakra—especially to Hinata and Hanabi, who could increase their chakra limit—he hadn't expected the effect to be this absurd.

Right now, the sisters looked like they'd walked onto the wrong film set, their clothes nearly in tatters.

It took several minutes for the steaming to stop.

Their flushed states gradually faded.

When they regained consciousness, the two sisters blinked in unison, their gazes clear again.

Then Hinata suddenly turned red all over again, pulled away from Izayoi's arms, and said with a trembling voice, "Ten... Izayoi-kun, you..."

She was tongue-tied, not knowing how to express her feelings.

Hanabi was red-faced too, but her mental fortitude was stronger. Her curiosity overwhelmed her embarrassment, and she asked, "Onii-chan, why is your chakra different from before? Why... does it taste so good?"

Hanabi didn't say the last part out loud.

But that was exactly what she was thinking.

Hinata was thinking the same thing.

If Izayoi's usual chakra was like a medicinal soup—warm and nourishing—

Then now, it was like chewing raw ginseng.

And it was ridiculously potent.

Just one bite had made them sweat buckets.

That searing flow of energy shot to their heads like mustard, leaving their minds blank.

If they hadn't been biting something, they probably would've drooled and laughed like fools.

In short, they were high.

"Try feeling your bodies, or use your Byakugan to check for changes," Izayoi said instead of explaining.

At the same time, he focused and checked the sisters' system entries.

Since Hinata's red entry had cooled down, he hadn't checked them in a while.

Now, their growth was obvious.

Hanabi had gained a new blue entry: Physical Genius.

Hinata had three new blue entries: Medical Genius, Physical Genius, and Sealing Genius.

Additionally, her Chakra Control had upgraded from blue to purple.

Her Jonin Aptitude (blue) had become Kage-Level Aptitude (purple).

But in this sea of red, purple, and blue—

A dazzling gold bubble had appeared.

Izayoi paused, then asked, "Hinata, what's the current long-range vision range of your Byakugan?"

Hinata activated her Byakugan and thought for a moment. "About... 35 kilometers."

"Sis, that's amazing! Mine can't even reach 10 kilometers!" Hanabi was astonished.

Izayoi asked again, "Besides that, any other changes?"

"My perception ability has improved. Now, my Byakugan can not only see more acupoints but also determine which meridians are vulnerable by observing chakra flow. The power of my Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists has increased too," Hinata said with a smile. "Not just the target—I can release chakra from more of my own acupoints now. My Gentle Fist and Super Strength techniques have both grown stronger."

"Once I master the Yin Seal, I can begin combining hard and soft techniques."

Izayoi asked thoughtfully, "Have you ever tried releasing chakra from your Byakugan itself?"

"Eh?! That's possible?" The sisters were startled.

"Try it later," Izayoi said with a smile, though he was secretly shocked.

A 35-kilometer range Byakugan being classified as gold was completely different from his.

When his Byakugan reached gold, it had a 50-kilometer range.

He also had the Byakugan Prince (red) and Otsutsuki Bloodline (red).

Hinata was just the Byakugan Princess (red), and after three years of absorbing Izayoi's chakra, her Byakugan had evolved to gold.

But its range was only 35 kilometers.

That meant her Byakugan was undergoing an unknown evolution.

Izayoi was more certain than ever—Hinata and Hanabi wouldn't evolve their Byakugan into the Rinnegan like him.

Because their Otsutsuki bloodline was still just blue.

In red-tier entries, Izayoi had never seen anything stronger than the Otsutsuki bloodline.

If Hinata's eyes were heading toward Rinnegan, it would take decades—like with Uchiha Madara—for them to evolve.

But hers evolved to gold in only three years.

Clearly, her path was different.

Izayoi suspected she might be evolving like one of the alien Otsutsuki—like Kinshiki, whose Byakugan transformed into an exclusive dojutsu.

If not for his wealth of high-tier entries, he wouldn't have such a bold guess.

But with his abilities and access to Gray Stone supplements, Hinata might really become his "servant" in the system's sense.

Excited by the thought, Izayoi decided to increase the Gray Stone life force dosage he shared with Hinata and Hanabi to see how far they could grow.

"Hmm..."

Hinata didn't know what Izayoi was planning.

Smiling at his suggestion, she nodded.

"You're all sweaty. Let's go for a swim."

"Okay!"

And so, as usual, the three enjoyed their time together.

After playing around, Izayoi used the Flying Thunder God Technique at Hanabi's request to take them out of Konoha for a little trip around the ninja world.

After two days of relaxation, Izayoi began another closed-door training session.

The Gray Stone was an unexpected surprise—a potential breakthrough.

Its appearance gave Izayoi hope of unlocking the Sage Body and defeating Nagato before his Rinnegan finished evolving.

He had to prepare for round two.

Before Shippuden began, Izayoi needed to save up 990,000 points and level up a red-tier entry into the unknown higher tier.

If not, once Shippuden began and Toneri could use the Great Rinnegan to monitor the entire world, Izayoi would be on the back foot.

Because the seal wasn't lifted, he couldn't find the portal to the moon.

Gravitational flight wasn't true flight, and alien Otsutsuki couldn't traverse space that way.

This was why Izayoi urgently wanted to upgrade his Otsutsuki bloodline.

He had a strong hunch that doing so would unlock a new transformation—enough to change his fate again.

The next day, Izayoi sent a wood clone to guard the house, while his main body teleported off the continent to the island where Jūgo lived.

He infused Wood Release chakra into the ground and created a branch marked with the Flying Thunder God seal. Teleporting to Jūgo's location, he instantly killed him with a Spirit Ball before the man could react.

By reading Jūgo's memories, Izayoi found what he needed.

Whenever Jūgo entered an area with strong natural energy, his body would lose control and turn into a monster.

By pinpointing these moments, Izayoi identified where natural energy was strongest.

Aside from the three Holy Lands, no other place was more suitable for learning Sage Mode than the underground ruins in the Land of Rivers.

After all, the Gray Stone vein meant intense natural energy.

But training there was risky—if Nagato or Zetsu found him, a huge battle would break out, and the Gray Stone could be lost.

So Izayoi chose caution.

Arriving at a high-natural-energy area, he created wood clones to scout for White Zetsu.

The main body summoned a portion of Gray Stone from home via clone transfer.

He sat cross-legged and began absorbing it. Red eyeshadow appeared as he entered Sage Mode instantly.

A square wood board formed beneath him and rose, turning into a stone pillar that lifted him skyward.

Atop the narrow pillar, Izayoi remained perfectly still—blending into nature.

The energy here was strong.

In just two and a half days, he could sense the natural energy of nature.

After another half-day, he could extract senjutsu chakra in normal form.

In three days, he had mastered true Sage Mode.

But this was only the beginning.

The next challenge was to absorb even more natural energy, convert all his chakra into senjutsu chakra, maintain Sage Mode as a constant state—even while eating and sleeping—and let the natural energy influence his body's 130 trillion cells.

Eventually, those cells would marinate in this energy, develop sage traits, and be recognized by the system as a Sage Body—unlocking the Sage Body entry.