Naruto: Awakening Eternal Power with My Eye Techniques

Chapter 85: Transformation of the Soul, Enlightenment



Shiyu Uchiha left Zangan Dojo. Without the use of chakra, he found many inconveniences and spent several days gradually overcoming them before finally beginning his journey. At that point, he had no choice but to carry a large backpack on his back.

However, during his journey, he did not simply move forward continuously. Instead, he walked while reflecting on his sword techniques, comparing pure samurai sword arts like Steel Heart Slash with ninja sword techniques.

Shiyu discovered that ninja sword techniques emphasized killing efficiency. Combined with chakra, a swordsman could become a perfect killing machine, especially when facing opponents weaker than himself—his deadly efficiency became glaringly apparent.

In contrast, the samurai style's Steel Heart Slash incorporated spiritual cultivation. During practice, a single slash refined his willpower and forced him to confront his inner self; in battle, it unleashed an unbreakable chakra blade capable of rivaling even the most bizarre ninjutsu techniques.

Of course, reaching such understanding required a certain level of mastery. Currently, within Zangan Dojo, aside from Master Matsunaga Jun, only two or three others had achieved this level.

Thanks to his solid foundation and under Master Matsunaga Jun's guidance, Shiyu grasped the essence of this technique shortly after starting training. While traveling toward Sacred Mountain and combining meditation practices, he successfully captured the core spirit of this move.

After mastering this sword technique, Shiyu discovered that slower movements during practice better polished his willpower, ultimately resulting in stronger attacks.

Once truly proficient in this sword style, Shiyu made it a daily routine to practice this technique once before beginning meditation training. This practice brought his mind to peace, as though his blade had sliced through every distraction.

In this state, Shiyu experienced tremendous improvement in his training results. Unfortunately, its duration remained short.

When Shiyu realized how many benefits this tranquil state brought, he began thinking about how to prolong this state—or even ascend beyond it.

Although he didn't know what the next level would be like, the moment the thought appeared, he instinctively knew it would grant him tremendous benefits, filling him with growing excitement.

After careful consideration, memories surfaced of Naruto practicing Sage Art at Mount Myoboku, meditating and sensing natural energy—this gave him inspiration.

With that idea in mind, naturally, Shiyu immediately took action, improvising based on whatever was available around him. For this reason, he pressed pause on his journey.

Initially, the results were poor—even worse than when he first started training. However, Shiyu still firmly trusted his instincts, feeling this was a major opportunity. Rather than giving up, he devoted himself completely, investing full attention and effort, which inevitably affected progress in other areas.

After some time and countless failures, Shiyu Uchiha finally mastered the skill of meditation with persistent effort. He could now meditate just like Naruto from the *original* Naruto series. After acquiring this ability, he naturally combined meditation with another similar skill—seated Zen.

Perhaps because these two skills were highly compatible and carried mysterious effects, or perhaps because Shiyu had accumulated enough experience over time, his deep immersion led to a sudden breakthrough into advanced meditation.

In this profound meditation, Shiyu lost all sense of time's passage. Driven by an instinct developed over years, he continuously cycled through the Sharingan Meditation Method. With his mind restored to tranquility, his cultivation of the meditation technique proceeded extremely smoothly, further purifying his spiritual energy.

He didn't know how many cycles he had completed before he finally eliminated the mental instability caused by activating his Sharingan to the third tomoe stage. This granted him true serenity—an inner state that perfectly aligned with the "hypnosis" ability of the third-tomoe Sharingan.

At this moment, his comprehension of hypnosis skyrocketed instantaneously. He directly grasped its essence: returning to peace, and within that stillness, igniting wisdom from within.

Instinctively, Shiyu then began employing the hypnotic power of his Sharingan, harmonizing it with seated meditation, entering an extremely special state. Within this state, he started to comprehend [Steel Heart Slash]—a sword technique requiring immense insight.

In this heightened awareness, Shiyu drew upon his past experiences, unlocking sudden insights that cleared up many doubts he had long carried from his previous cultivation.

This state vastly deepened his understanding of the blade art. Subsequently, when he turned his attention toward foundational sword techniques he had previously believed himself to have perfected, he discovered many imperfections. Eventually, even his grasp of chakra's fundamental nature saw significant progress.

With his dōkuriki nearly depleted, he finally exited this state. The joy he felt was beyond words—the disappointment from ending his deep meditative state vanished almost instantly.

Shiyu realized that his dōkuriki depletion was why he had exited. After quietly assessing himself, he understood that his eye power had only temporarily run out and had not damaged his eyes.

Furthermore, he confirmed that, much like chakra, the third-tomoe dōkuriki would slowly regenerate over time without harming his body. However, the recovery rate was quite slow—measured in months if he avoided overexertion. Relieved upon realizing this limitation only applied to third-tomoe dōkuriki, he let go of any major concern.

Shiyu then took out some food to replenish his physical strength. Judging from his physical condition, he realized he had been meditating for a shocking three full days. Other than feeling hungry, his overall state was excellent—even his total chakra reserves showed noticeable growth.

Once his hunger faded, he did some light exercise, then drew the tanto from behind his back, beginning the process of integrating his new realizations. After such an enormous breakthrough, he knew he would need substantial time to fully assimilate everything gained.

At the same time, Shiyu Uchiha named this ability [Enlightenment]. He knew that his current achievements were the result of multiple factors. The main reason was that this Enlightenment had been achieved through the augmentation of deep meditation, which significantly enhanced its effects.

Secondly, it also had to do with this being his first use—his own accumulation was substantial enough. If he hadn't laid such a solid foundation, this ability wouldn't have been of much use. After all, this power only temporarily allowed his existing abilities to reach their peak potential; it couldn't pull new abilities out of thin air. He hadn't mastered that ability—yet.

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