Chapter 10
After hastily setting up their organization, everyone went home. Right now, Jin was nothing more than an idea. If they truly wanted to put it into action, they had to first break free from the constraints placed on them. Otherwise, everything would be just empty talk.
With Zixu's personality, the first thing he did after returning home was obvious—eliminate the hidden dangers in his body.
"Deep Blue—no, system, add some points!" Zixu called out in his mind. Just the thought of the poison Konoha had planted in him made his skin crawl. If he didn't get rid of this ticking time bomb immediately, he'd feel like ten thousand ants were crawling all over his body.
[Do you want to spend 9,500 points to increase Kaido's physical fusion to 25%?]
"Do it!"
Zixu watched as his points plummeted from five digits down to three. He couldn't help but mourn for them. They hadn't even had the chance to warm up in his system before being spent.
But deep down, he knew—these points couldn't be hoarded.
As the numbers dropped, his body started changing. He felt his bones compressing and solidifying, his muscles expanding and contracting in cycles, like dough being kneaded over and over. It was as if his body was being refined, forced into something tougher and more durable.
Strangely enough, there was no pain.
Instead, it felt good.
It was like stepping into a hot bath after a long day, lying in bed at the perfect temperature, and having someone scratch an itch at just the right spot. A subtle but undeniable pleasure.