Yamada Juichi's road to awakening Shinjutsu was not smooth. With the assistance of the Research Institute, he made various attempts, but still failed to successfully awaken Shinjutsu. This perplexed the high-level officials of the Research Institute, including Orochimaru.
Only Amado, who knew about Shinji's 'Artificial Otsutsuki Plan', didn't care much about this. While methodically advancing various tests, he also prepared for the sixth ritual.
Only the Research Institute could do this. Other organizations, even the Five Great Ninja Villages, did not have such strong financial and material resources to support such frequent rituals.
In today's Shinobi World, the existence of the Research Institute was no longer a secret.
Led by the Five Great Ninja Villages, various ninja villages adopted a 'green mountain' stance (turning a blind eye) towards the Research Institute to avoid being targeted by it. They turned a blind eye to any actions of the Research Institute, neither probing nor interfering. They would even actively provide help when the Research Institute needed it.
As for the Daimyos of various countries, they were even more terrified by the Research Institute.
Including the Five Great Nations, all Daimyos would send funds and materials to the Research Institute on time. In the name of sponsorship, they essentially paid 'protection fees' to the Research Institute in exchange for their own safety and survival.
Therefore, as time passed, the Research Institute's utilization rate of the overall power of the Shinobi World was steadily increasing bit by bit.
World No. 5.
Shinji stood at the top of the God Tree, gazing at the distant sky.
Two mature God Trees absorbing planetary energy together were far more efficient than before. So after scanning and analyzing, the scientific sphere 'Xiao Yuan' gave an estimate that World No. 5 only had 37 days left.
Under these circumstances, Shinji dared not run around. He could only personally stay in World No. 5 to prevent unexpected events.
Time passed drop by drop, and a month went by in the blink of an eye.
During this month, Shinji quietly digested the improvement brought by the third 'Chakra Fruit' while thinking about how to utilize the Shinjutsu 'Conversion' stored in the White Zetsu clone.
Although his current strength had risen to an unimaginable level, his apprehension towards Shinjutsu had not relaxed. In his view, Shibai Otsutsuki was most likely at the 'Kekkei Mora' (Bloodline Encompassing) level, so as long as he hadn't stepped into 'Kekkei Mora', he wouldn't personally try Shinjutsu.
Not only himself, he also didn't want his direct subordinates to come into contact with Shinjutsu too early. Because the closer he got to that realm, the more he understood the horror of that realm.
"Wanting to steal the power of 'Kekkei Mora' just by surgical transplantation? If it were that simple, it would be child's play!"
Shinji shook his head secretly.
Imagine what kind of group the Otsutsuki clan was!
At the 'Six Paths Level', they could already parasitize hosts using the power of 'Karma' and await the opportunity to possess them. And at Kaguya's 'Kekkei Mora' level, just one sneak attack allowed her to use a corpse to resurrect and occupy Madara's body.
It could be said that the Otsutsuki clan had a pathological pursuit of life extension and power continuation.
And not all Otsutsuki were like the Sage of Six Paths brothers. Or rather, Otsutsuki like the Sage of Six Paths brothers, who were willing to give up their own power for the sentient beings of the Shinobi World, were extremely rare exceptions in the Otsutsuki clan.
Shibai Otsutsuki, who mastered Shinjutsu and was suspected to be 'Kekkei Mora', was definitely not a benevolent being. Being able to reach this step meant he had consumed more than one 'Chakra Fruit'. Shinji knew all too well where 'Chakra Fruits' came from. Stealing power from such a monster was obviously not going to be an easy task.
Rumble...
Just then, a thunderclap suddenly exploded in the distant sky.
Shinji glanced at it first, not paying too much attention. But soon, his brows furrowed tightly, and his expression became grave.
The distant thunder was not a normal natural phenomenon, but a disturbance caused by the breakage of the spatial barrier. As the spatial barrier broke, a large amount of black mist poured into World No. 5 from the deep universe and headed straight for Shinji.
"Have they made up their mind?"
Shinji muttered to himself.
Undoubtedly, the Hegemon behind the 'World Annihilation Society' could no longer tolerate Shinji's act of snatching food from the tiger's mouth time and again, and decided to forcibly break into World No. 5's spatial barrier to eliminate Shinji.
Standing at the top of the God Tree, Shinji quickly weighed the pros and cons.
According to the model data run by the scientific sphere 'Xiao Yuan' not long ago, World No. 5 had at least one month left. In other words, although it was on the brink of destruction, the spatial barrier was still intact enough to provide considerable isolation against the Hegemon entrenched in the universe.
So the scene before him was somewhat similar to Shinji confronting the Reproductive Hegemon in the Six Rings World. It was just that the dilapidated spatial barrier of World No. 5 would block less effectively than that of the Six Rings World, and at the same time, there was no assistance from the six Supreme Mages here.
Fight or flee?
These were the only two choices before Shinji. Once he fled, not to mention that World No. 5 could no longer absorb planetary energy, the remaining World No. 3 and World No. 6 probably wouldn't be able to absorb planetary energy either.
After a brief ponder, Shinji made a decision.
At this point, there was no room for retreat. Whether it was the Six Rings World or the Shinobi World, the Hegemons were pressing step by step, leaving him less and less room to maneuver. If he couldn't advance bravely in this final time, he might only be trapped to death step by step later.
Having made up his mind, Shinji hesitated no more, instantly activating 'Kamimusubi' and entering the transformation state.
Violent chakra gushed out from his body, making the surrounding air seem to solidify.
Swish...
In the next instant, Shinji sped away like a long rainbow, meeting the black mist attacking him.
"Bugs?"
Shinji's gaze focused, seeing the true face of the black mist.
It turned out that the overwhelming black mist was not real mist, but densely packed black beetles. Getting closer, he could even hear the noisy buzzing sound.
Shinji wasted no words, waving his hand directly: "Shinra Tensei!"
A huge repulsive force appeared out of thin air, instantly clearing the field of vision in front of Shinji. However, the swarm was extremely vast. The swarms on both sides of Shinji closed in rapidly, surrounding him.
"Not a simple power infiltration..."
With just one move, Shinji knew that the Hegemon behind the 'World Annihilation Society' was obviously serious this time. Like the Reproductive Hegemon, it paid a considerable price and took the risk to intrude a part of its core power into World No. 5.
Just as Shinji prepared to continue activating dojutsu, suddenly, countless noises flooded into Shinji's mind, almost bursting his brain.