Chapter 16: Chapter 16: The Curse of Power
1. The Awakening of Chaos
Rin sat up in his hospital bed, his body drenched in sweat. His hands trembled as he clenched them into fists. His chakra was unstable, fluctuating wildly inside him.
"I copied Naruto's bloodline, but… something's off."
He could feel the immense life force of the Uzumaki clan coursing through his veins, the raw vitality that made them so hard to kill. But it wasn't just that—he had also absorbed Asura's chakra.
And his body wasn't handling it well.
Every few seconds, a surge of raw power pulsed through him, burning his pathways, threatening to tear him apart.
"I need to control it before it kills me."
2. The Hidden Cost of Asura's Chakra
A knock on the door snapped him out of his thoughts.
Kakashi stepped in, his single eye unreadable. "You're awake."
Rin nodded, keeping his face neutral. "Yeah."
Kakashi studied him for a long moment. "...Your chakra spiked dangerously yesterday. That wasn't normal."
Rin forced a chuckle. "I guess I just overdid it."
Kakashi didn't buy it. "Your chakra felt different. More… unstable."
Rin stayed silent.
Kakashi sighed. "I won't force you to explain. But be careful, Rin. Power isn't always a gift."
With that, he left.
Rin exhaled slowly.
"He knows something's up."
He needed to stabilize his chakra before someone realized what he had done.
3. The Key to Balance
That night, Rin sat alone in his apartment, focusing inward.
He could feel two distinct forces inside him:
His own chakra, refined through his training.
The powerful energy of Asura Ōtsutsuki, wild and uncontrollable.
But something was missing.
"Asura's chakra is supposed to be balanced by Indra's…"
That meant only one thing—
He needed to copy Indra's chakra next.
And there was only one person he could take it from.
His eyes gleamed.
"Sasuke."
4. The Next Target
The next morning, Team 7 was assigned a new mission—guard duty at the village gates.
Naruto groaned. "Man, why do we keep getting the boring missions?!"
Sasuke huffed. "Tch. Stop complaining."
Hinata glanced at Rin. "You seem… different today."
Rin smirked. "Do I?"
Hinata hesitated but nodded.
He ignored the uneasy feeling in her gaze.
His focus was on Sasuke.
5. The Opportunity
Later that day, while Naruto and Hinata were distracted, Rin approached Sasuke.
"You up for a quick spar?" he asked casually.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow