Chapter 598: Eternal Mangekyo vs. Eternal Mangekyo

Chapter 598: Chapter 598: Eternal Mangekyo vs. Eternal Mangekyo

"What’s going on?!"

Kagami was momentarily perplexed, his expression beneath the flame-patterned mask exceptionally grave.

Ever since Shisui’s First Hokage cell transplantation surgery, when his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan had been nourished by the Yang Release chakra contained within the First Hokage’s cells, achieving the union of Yin and Yang and obtaining a measure of the Power of All Creation, this pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan had become increasingly willful.

At this very moment, this pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, which had once attempted to evolve into the Rinnegan, once again displayed the characteristic of being ’alive.’ It was as though something was enticing them, making them increasingly restless!

Kagami turned his gaze toward the altar.

Whatever was tempting his eyes was right there on the altar before him.

However, Kagami obviously had no intention of allowing the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in his eye sockets to escape his control. Thus, without much hesitation, he mobilized the chakra throughout his body and began suppressing the restless pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

On the altar.

With the chakra transmission array operating at maximum power, Danzo, who had once again obtained an enormous amount of chakra, seemed to have suppressed the various negative effects of the fusion process and rose from his kneeling position.

Although his figure was still somewhat unsteady, his complexion had gradually returned to normal. Even the markings of the Cursed Mark covering his entire body were gradually receding back into him under his suppression.

Undoubtedly, as the ritual continued to progress, the degree of fusion between the different chakra natures within his body grew increasingly advanced, and his strength continued to rise.

Naturally, his control over his body also became increasingly stable. He had even managed to temporarily suppress the Cursed Mark containing natural energy that Orochimaru had implanted within him.

At this moment, Danzo stood in the center of the altar, his expression indifferent, as an icy, bone-chilling glint emerged in his eyes.

Danzo could feel the boundless power contained within the eyes in his sockets. The sensation fascinated him and filled him with eagerness. He desperately wanted to know just how powerful he had become.

Sensing that his eyes were still evolving and that the fusion of chakra natures within his body was still ongoing, he curled his lips into a long-absent smile and swept his venomous gaze across Orochimaru and Kagami below the altar.

"That bastard Orochimaru actually dared to scheme against me! Once the ritual is complete, I’ll make that wretched insect experience a fate worse than death! As for Homura, hmph, that woman probably has her own schemes as well. But it doesn’t matter. Before my absolute power, she’s nothing! Today will be the day they both die!"

Danzo made no attempt to conceal the murderous intent in his eyes. Feeling the boundless power coursing through his body, he no longer regarded Kagami and Orochimaru as worthy of his attention.

In his eyes, Kamigami and Orochimaru were merely insignificant figures who had already outlived their usefulness.

The future shinobi world would belong to him alone!

Noticing Danzo’s venomous gaze from atop the altar, Orochimaru hurriedly averted his eyes, not daring to meet Danzo’s gaze.

The fact that Danzo had managed to suppress the Cursed Mark did not particularly surprise Orochimaru. After all, this Bloodline Fusion Ritual had already brought him far too many shocks.

Compared to the suppression of the Cursed Seal, he was far more concerned about just how far the eyes in Danzo’s sockets could evolve.

However, he did not dare look directly into Danzo’s eyes at this moment. The scene of Danzo controlling Root’s chief research officer with a single glance was still vivid in his mind.

"Orochimaru, it’s too late to learn humility now..."

Seeing that Orochimaru did not even have the courage to meet his gaze, Danzo became even more smug. He arrogantly turned his glare toward Kagami on the other side.

Kagami immediately sensed the undisguised killing intent directed at him.

However, he now had a much bigger problem.

As the Power of All Creation within Danzo continued to grow, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in Kagami’s eye sockets became increasingly restless. It had even reached the point where he was beginning to have difficulty suppressing them!

"What the hell?! Just what is attracting them? Could it be the Power of All Creation within Danzo? What are they trying to do? Don’t tell me they want to seize that power for themselves?!"

With that thought in mind, Kagami simply stopped suppressing his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and raised his gaze to meet Danzo’s atop the altar.

Seeing Kagami looking directly at him, Danzo snorted coldly.

"Hmph! You’ve got some nerve! To think you still have the courage to look me in the eye!"

Suddenly, the moment Kagami relaxed his suppression, Danzo, who also possessed the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, abruptly sensed that the Sharingan in Kagami’s eye sockets were no ordinary Mangekyo Sharingan.

They were the same as his own—a higher level of Sharingan, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!

Danzo was instantly startled.

"Y-you... Your eyes!?"

ROAR...

At that very moment, an enormous golden Susanoo manifested from Kagami’s body and unleashed a thunderous roar!

The roar reverberated throughout the volcanic cavern, deafening the Root shinobi inside and forcing them to cover their ears.

At the same time, the golden Susanoo reached toward Danzo on the altar and made a grasping motion through the air.

The Power of All Creation within Danzo was immediately drawn toward the golden Susanoo below the altar as though attracted by a magnet, flowing directly toward Kagami’s eye sockets!

Orochimaru, standing nearby, wore an expression that seemed to say he had expected this all along.

"I knew you must have had some other plan. Heh, you’ve finally made your move!"

Danzo, meanwhile, was both shocked and furious. He roared:

"You damned bastard! You dare plunder my chakra?! I’ll show you what true ocular power looks like!"

With that roar, Danzo pushed the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in his eye sockets to their limits.

In the blink of an eye, a dark crimson Susanoo manifested from his body!

The enormous figure of the dark crimson Susanoo loomed over the altar, and in an instant, the ominous chakra emanating from it filled the entire cavern.

Danzo’s Susanoo was different from an ordinary Susanoo.

It wielded no weapons, but both of its hands were equipped with terrifying, beast-like claws. A dark crimson, corrosive mist emanated from them!

The sudden appearance of the two Susanoo made the originally spacious volcanic cavern feel considerably more cramped.

All the shinobi inside the cavern, including Orochimaru, instinctively retreated to a safe distance.

Everyone understood that this was not a battle ordinary mortals could casually interfere in!

BOOM...

Amid an enormous explosion, the two Susanoo clashed!

The golden Susanoo swung its massive flaming sword toward the dark crimson Susanoo, only for the latter to catch it with the sharp claws of its left hand.

The dark crimson Susanoo then thrust its right claw directly toward the golden Susanoo, but the attack was firmly blocked by the golden Susanoo’s other massive flaming sword.

In an instant, the two Susanoo found themselves evenly matched.

And thus, a contest of ocular power between two pairs of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan began...