Naruto: The Hyuga Mastermind

Chapter 127: The God of Chakra and the Power of Consecration

At home, Hyuga Fuji listened to the argument outside and the sound of Kato Dan's reluctant departure, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"The sun and the moon—an interesting analogy."

Behind him, Chino curiously watched the chakra in his hand.

Fire, water, wind, lightning, earth, yin, yang.

Seven types of chakra manifested in Hyuga Fuji's palm, but each felt different to Chino, as though they originated from entirely separate people.

"What is this? Do you possess chakra of all attributes?"

"I don't. You can sense that, can't you?"

Hyuga Fuji's voice was soft. "This chakra doesn't belong to me."

"But how is this possible?" Rin, on the other side, also asked in confusion.

"I acquired it through a chakra network."

"Chakra… network?"

Under the curious gaze of Chino and Rin, the colorful chakra in Hyuga Fuji's hand disappeared, condensing into a green sphere.

"This is a mental sphere. If I implant it into someone's body, I can control their actions and consciousness."

The two women showed no fear at this statement. They merely looked at the sphere with calm eyes.

Hyuga Fuji didn't need such tools to control them, after all.

Seeing this, Hyuga Fuji continued, "But this is only one of its capabilities. What do you think its essence is?"

Control of consciousness, manipulation of the mind—it bore a striking resemblance to puppetry.

However, Sunagakure's puppetry required chakra threads to control the puppet.

This sphere, once implanted into a body, could control its host, meaning it could remotely receive the user's will without any need for a physical medium like chakra threads.

Additionally, wouldn't this control consume chakra?

Going against someone's will would surely deplete the chakra contained within the sphere. If it were to be maintained continuously, a constant chakra source would be necessary.

So, where did that chakra come from?

Naturally, it would be from Hyuga Fuji himself!

In other words… the sphere had the ability to remotely receive Hyuga Fuji's chakra.

Having learned much from Hyuga Fuji, Rin quickly pieced it together, a smile forming on her lips.

"It can remotely receive your chakra and will!"

"Exactly." Hyuga Fuji nodded in approval.

The essence of the mental sphere was similar to Nagato's black receivers for controlling the Six Paths of Pain. Both had the characteristic of remotely transmitting chakra and will.

After the destruction of the giant Tenseigan, the moon's puppets all lost power and ceased movement, further proving the Tenseigan's ability to transmit chakra remotely.

Seeing Hyuga Fuji nod, Rin confidently added:

"And the connection must be two-way. Those controlled by the mental sphere can probably send information back to you as well. For example, whatever they see, you can see. Their chakra could even be transmitted back to you. Or rather… in such a case, you become the receiver, and they the sender."

Chino, recalling the multi-attribute chakra in Hyuga Fuji's hand earlier, suddenly understood.

Hyuga Fuji had reversed the transmission process, making himself the receiver and others the senders, allowing him to acquire their chakra.

"That's correct," Hyuga Fuji confirmed, pleased. "However, when I act as the receiver, the process requires the other party's consent."

Chino looked puzzled. "Didn't you just say it can control others? Why not directly force them to transmit their chakra?"

Hyuga Fuji shook his head. "The mental sphere requires me to supply chakra to maintain control. If they're transmitting chakra to me, do you think I can still supply it to control them?"

Chino was at a loss for words.

So the transmission could only go one way at a time? That did make sense—it would require mutual consent.

Hearing that consent was required, Rin sighed, now fully understanding. "So it can't actually control anyone anymore, can it? Perhaps its original purpose was mind control, but you've modified it, haven't you, Fuji-senpai? Now it's just a device for sending and receiving chakra."

"The green mental sphere retains its control capabilities," Hyuga Fuji explained. "But to enhance its transmitting and receiving functions, I've indeed modified it. The original mental sphere couldn't rival products of Yin-Yang Release in chakra transmission."

Under the influence of his Yin-Yang Release, the green mental sphere in Hyuga Fuji's hand slowly turned blue. "This is the refined version I've developed."

Hyuga Fuji was still trading with Madara, though the latter refused to share the secrets of Yin-Yang Release, only providing finished products.

Currently, Hyuga Fuji possessed three black receivers capable of acting as chakra transmission devices.

Combining his research on shadow clone feedback, the technique of splitting chakra, and insights from Edo Tensei and spirit transformation techniques, he had finally shaped the mental sphere into what he envisioned.

This was the culmination of his time in the shinobi world—a summary of all he had gained.

And perhaps, it was his greatest power for the future.

"When I mentioned its control capabilities earlier, it was to warn you of its risks."

Hyuga Fuji looked at the two of them seriously. "Although its ability to manipulate minds has been weakened, in the foreseeable future, I will inevitably develop a way to forcibly extract chakra from you through this connection. Its control ultimately rests with me, and you—"

"No problem."

Rin took the mental sphere and implanted it into herself, smiling. "I'm sure many others have already accepted it. And accepting it means I've officially become part of your faction, doesn't it?"

Recently, she had gained so much knowledge and ability from Hyuga Fuji that she felt indebted.

"Me too, me too!" Chino eagerly raised her hand, her eyes shining. "With this, can we communicate over long distances?"

"We can," Hyuga Fuji said with a gentle smile, handing Chino a mental sphere. "But for now, it only allows communication with me and has a range limit. Beyond that, you'll also gain other benefits."

With a snap of his fingers, Rin felt chakra flowing into her through the mental sphere. She didn't resist.

Soon, a voice echoed in her mind.

"Yo, long time no see, Rin."

"Chomei…" Hearing the voice of the Seven Tails, Rin immediately understood.

Through the connection, Hyuga Fuji had transferred the chakra of the Seven Tails to her, allowing her to communicate with it.

This also meant that, if Hyuga Fuji wished, he could grant them the power of the Seven Tails—or even his own power—at any time.

Conversely, Hyuga Fuji could also draw upon their chakra.

It was almost like…

A network of human jinchuriki.

Rin swallowed hard.

Every ninja implanted with a mental sphere became a chakra source for Hyuga Fuji. Wasn't this a new form of being a jinchuriki?

And Hyuga Fuji's chakra… wouldn't it equal the combined chakra of all his subordinates?

If one day, every ninja in the shinobi world were implanted with a mental sphere, and Hyuga Fuji developed the ability to forcibly extract chakra, wouldn't he be…

The God of Chakra?

Rin recalled a past conversation with Hyuga Fuji.

"Fuji-senpai, what's your goal? You seem almost… selfless."

"Selfless? I'm very selfish. I want the entire shinobi world's resources—talent, strong subordinates, all kinds of knowledge. Anything that can enhance me, I want it!"

Fuji-senpai, you've been pursuing your goal all along.

"In addition to my and the Seven Tails' power, I can act as an intermediary to transfer the power and chakra of others to you."

As Rin and Chino absorbed the strength Hyuga Fuji had given them, he spoke calmly:

"I call this ability… Consecration."

(End of Chapter)