Three threads of Water Release chakra fused successfully with one thread of Wind Release—Kyuushin had truly synthesized Ice Release!
Though Kyuushin had always believed he would one day unlock a Bloodline Limit, experiencing it for real was almost surreal. The new chakra strand pulsing within him felt distinct and far denser than his usual elemental types. After marveling for a while, he regained focus and started investigating the change.
He noticed the Ice Release chakra was highly condensed, not merely mimicking a one-to-four ratio with its precursor strands. Instead, it seemed to combine aspects of both natures into something entirely novel. However, simply possessing this Ice Release chakra didn't immediately transform his body—no obvious changes yet, despite the milestone.
"Is it because the Ice Release chakra isn't sufficiently consolidated, or hasn't triggered a full transformation in my genes?" Kyuushin pondered. With no guide, everything had to be carefully tested step by step.
Calming his mind, he continued fusing more Water and Wind chakra strands until he amassed a significant volume—over one hundred and twenty-eight threads, merging into what felt like a full wisp. At that point, his body erupted in sensation: all Water and Wind Release chakra within him compressed, fused, and became pure Ice Release.
As the process reached a tipping point—matching the chakra output of his Water Dragon Bullet technique—it suddenly cascaded. Ice Release chakra multiplied exponentially, then dramatically vanished as his very genes activated for the next stage.
With his Second Stage Gene Lock active, Kyuushin felt his physiology shifting at a cellular level. Hidden genetic traits began to awaken, embracing the essence of Ice Release.
This was the profound secret of the Bloodline Limit: it wasn't just unusual chakra, but a genuine change imprinted into his genetic code.
Since arriving in this world, Kyuushin's goal had always been to master every chakra nature, to reach the ultimate heights not just of Bloodline Limits and Kekkei Tōta, but perhaps someday even Kekkei Mōra—a power to rival the ancient legends themselves. All the greats, like Naruto, Sasuke, Hashirama, and Madara, reached their peaks through indomitable bloodline power. In contrast, even elite ninja, without such inheritance, were limited in their growth.
The Uzumaki blood Kyuushin inherited was powerful, yet diluted and no longer carried the full might of the Otsutsuki line. True strength, in his theory, came from independent evolution: unlocking, mastering, and fusing natures until his cells themselves embodied transcendence.
Experiencing his body's shift now, Kyuushin felt assured that further Bloodline Limits, and potentially higher orders of power, would bring even greater physical evolution—separating his "life level" from ordinary shinobi. Mastering multitasking with opposing chakra types was just the starting hurdle. True fusion required both precise ratio and extremely refined mental control; only then would the synthesis trigger a permanent change.
This realization highlighted why so few ever achieved a Bloodline Limit: not only was multitasking with multiple chakra types exceptionally hard, but fusing them required unprecedented precision and mental strength, skills honed in only a handful of clans. Most, like the Yamanaka, had some tools for mental discipline, but it was rare to find shinobi with the right combination of talent, knowledge, and training.
Over thousands of years, generations of geniuses had failed these hidden trials.
Kyuushin's body now responded in slow waves of cellular transformation; he estimated it would be a month before he fully embodied Ice Release as a true innate power.
For now, he could barely shape ice crystals in his hand by focusing his chakra—but attempting to manifest Ice Release slowed the genetic integration, as if his body couldn't multitask both pathways at full speed. Once the transformation finished, the Ice Release would settle into his blood and genes, and become a natural, efficient talent forever.
Reflecting on all this, Kyuushin created a shimmering ice crystal in his palm and couldn't help but laugh with pure joy and wonder—his experiment had succeeded spectacularly.