vncnus Chapter 162 The Problem of the Yin Seal
Chapter 162 The Problem of the Yin Seal
Upon feeling the burning sensation in her abdomen, Tsunade's expression immediately changed.
It hadn't been long since she escaped the illusion of light's Tsukuyomi, and this feeling immediately brought back some of her experiences during the illusion.
To reiterate, Tsunade did not encounter any truly bizarre or abnormal experiences within the illusionary dreamscape of Tsukuyomi.
Why did she react this way? Why was it too late to leave if she had waited even a moment longer?
There is a psychological experiment called "Pavlov's Dog".
Before each feeding, a bell would ring or a red light would flash. Over time, even without food, the dog would start salivating as soon as the bell rang or the red light came on.
For example, in a country where bears are rampant, a clever expert suggested that students wear bells, believing that the sound of the bells would scare away the bears.
Instead of scaring the bear away, the bell actually made it think it was mealtime every time it rang, and the bear would come and eat people.
This is a psychological conditioned reflex, an automatic reaction that does not require conscious thought, so even intelligent beings like humans find it difficult to resist when faced with it.
Essentially, it's about connecting two seemingly unrelated things.
Tsunade experienced this connection during her genjutsu.
She became Pavlov's dog.
The scariest thing is that these two things are not unrelated.
Even though Tsunade, as a medical ninja, didn't have a deep understanding of the psychological aspects, she still managed to identify the problem by analogy.
That's why Tsunade was a little scared; she almost developed a conditioned reflex called "When I think of you, I feel so happy."
Now, as Tsunade felt the burning sensation in her abdomen, she immediately remembered it again.
but……
"Um?"
Tsunade touched the towel strap tied around her waist and discovered that the stone had disappeared.
When the strap was pulled, the stone did not fall.
Has it merged into her body?
Before Tsunade could think any further, an even more intense feeling began to spread.
After she activated the Hundred Healings Technique, her body was covered with black patterns caused by the surge in chakra after the Yin Seal was broken.
These black patterns are essentially a chakra transport channel, quickly and safely circulating the chakra stored in the Yin Seal throughout the body.
Now, the black markings on Tsunade's body, starting from her abdomen and spreading outwards, have begun to turn gold.
The natural energy contained in the stone given by Bai Mo seems to be vying for control with the chakra stored in Tsunade's Yin Seal.
As the golden patterns approached the head where the Yin Seal was located, their spread gradually slowed down, while the arms, which were farther away, were completely covered.
During this time, Tsunade's body was constantly being torn apart, regenerated, and recombined, which was extremely painful.
Tsunade, as expected of one of the legendary Sannin who came from the battlefield, didn't utter a single word.
As the black markings on Tsunade's body were gradually covered by golden light, Bai Mo felt as if he were watching Illidan, the son of light and darkness, being infused with holy light by the Naaru.
It feels like Tsunade is about to shout "I am in control of my own destiny" and then unleash a punch.
However, this did not happen.
Before Bai Mo arrived, there was no one in the entire ninja world like Illidan, who was the chosen one and savior, yet rejected this identity, believing that "we can only save ourselves."
All people are slaves to fate.
Even in the Boruto era, the true "Jiraiya of Information," Kashin Koji, who possessed the divine technique [Ten Directions] and could see all so-called "future possibilities," was merely a slave to fate.
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"Huh? Ah? Lady Tsunade, are you alright?"
Shizune had been keeping a close eye on Tsunade's condition when she suddenly noticed something unusual about Tsunade's body. She immediately called out anxiously and looked at Bai Mo, as if asking if they could stop.
"I'm fine."
Tsunade continued to tough it out.
She looked down at her hands and understood why Shizune had called out.
The skin on her hands suddenly became wrinkled and dry, a sign of aging.
Strangely, Tsunade did not feel any signs of exhaustion, the pain did not subside or lessen, and her body was still in peak condition.
Tsunade knew that if she used up almost all the chakra in the Yin Seal, her youthful appearance, which she maintained, would also disappear.
So why is that?
Is it because the chakra within the Yin Seal is gradually being devoured by the natural energy spreading from the white ink stone?
While pondering the reason, Tsunade found a corner, turned around, lowered her head, and squatted down on the ground.
Clearly, Tsunade didn't want anyone to see her looking old.
Right now, only her limbs are starting to age; her body and face will likely change later as well.
It's perfectly reasonable for Tsunade not to want others to see her looking old.
Even the author, Kishimoto, didn't want the audience to see Tsunade grow old.
Bai Mo, however, wasn't particularly curious about this.
On the contrary, Tsunade's current situation made Bai Mo suddenly think of another problem.
"Tsunade, have you ever looked in the mirror and seen what you'll look like when you're old?"
Bai Mo asked.
"...No, what's wrong?"
After a moment of silence, Tsunade, still crouching in the corner with her back turned, answered Bai Mo's question.
In fact, Tsunade has never seen what she looks like when she gets old. Rather, ever since she decided to use the Yin Seal to maintain her youthful appearance, she has never turned back.
In the original manga, Tsunade aged twice: once during Pain's invasion and once during the Five Kage vs. Edo Tensei Madara.
They all exhausted their chakra because they needed to treat other people.
Maintaining her appearance without depleting her chakra is essentially a passive skill for Tsunade.
Tsunade herself said that her youthfulness comes from the inside out, not just from her appearance.
In other words, his physical condition was also at its peak when he was young.
In this situation, it's indeed hard to imagine why Tsunade would bother turning herself back.
But this is where the problem arises.
The time Pain invaded was alright; Tsunade's performance after exhausting herself showed that half of her face was about the same age as Jiraiya's.
But in his battle with Madara Uchiha, that half of his face was truly terrifying.
It's worth noting that Tsunade is actually over fifty years old.
What does it mean to be over fifty?
The resurrected Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama were around this age.
Then look at the last half of Tsunade's face in the battle against Madara Uchiha.
Is she really fifty years old?
He looks older than Hiruzen Sarutobi, who is nearly seventy years old.
If we had to find someone to compare ages with, then only 90-year-old Onoki from the Boruto era would show a similar degree of aging.
The chakra of the Yin Seal can make the body younger. In theory, even if the chakra is exhausted, the most that can happen is to return to the original state.
How can it get even older?
This reminded Bai Mo of another similar figure.