Chapter 600: Only One Pair of Eternal Eyes Can Evolve

Chapter 600: Chapter 600: Only One Pair of Eternal Eyes Can Evolve

"Die! Die! DIE! DIE! DIE!"

Sensing the Power of All Creation that had fused within his body being siphoned away bit by bit by Kagami below the altar, Danzo, standing at its center, roared hysterically!

His roar seemed to exceed the normal range of human hearing. It was shrill and piercing, unbearably unpleasant to the ears, as though it penetrated directly into the mind and shook the very soul!

Below the altar.

Pfft...

Kagami took a step back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

There was no doubt that Danzo’s roar contained some kind of special ability. Caught momentarily off guard, Kagami’s spirit body had suffered a certain degree of impact.

Fortunately, the Tenseigan’s Spirit Descent Technique had made his spirit body increasingly resilient through repeated descents. Otherwise, if another shinobi had taken that attack, they would have suffered injuries and lost consciousness at best. At worst, their soul would have been scattered, killing them on the spot!

"Tch, this guy’s abilities really are impossible to guard against!"

After steadying his mind, Kagami secretly heightened his vigilance.

Although this struggle over the Power of All Creation was an autonomous action of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, given Kagami’s personality, once he had made his move, he would never hesitate or show mercy!

Soon, Kagami shifted his attention to the focal point of their struggle—the Power of All Creation leaking from Danzo’s body—and began silently analyzing the current situation.

"Once the safe power limit is exceeded, the shinobi connected to the chakra transmission array will begin suffering casualties. That lunatic Danzo has cranked the power up to maximum, far beyond the safety threshold. By now, the shinobi in the array outside have probably suffered devastating losses..."

Although operating at maximum power could temporarily provide an enormous amount of chakra, it was undoubtedly a case of exhausting one’s resources for short-term gain. Once the thousand or so Konoha shinobi connected to the array had been killed or incapacitated, the chakra supply would be cut off.

In other words, this Bloodline Fusion Ritual could be terminated at any moment due to an interruption in the chakra supply.

Having reached this conclusion, Kagami glanced at Danzo on the altar again.

At this moment, Danzo’s face was twisted with rage, his expression hideously distorted, giving him an extremely eerie appearance.

Kagami thought to himself, "Although the Cursed Mark has alleviated the soul conflicts to some extent, the erosion caused by the natural energy within it seems to have damaged Danzo’s own spirit body as well. There’s clearly something wrong with his mental state right now!"

Orochimaru’s method of resolving the soul fusion problem was simply too crude.

Kagami even suspected that Orochimaru’s original intention had been to use the natural energy within the Cursed Mark to destroy every soul inside Danzo’s body, leaving behind an empty shell that had fused seven Kekkei Genkai.

He could then use the forbidden Living Corpse Reincarnation technique to seize that body for himself.

"I failed to account for Orochimaru as a variable..."

Kagami curled his lips.

According to his predictions, the probability of Danzo surviving the Bloodline Fusion Ritual had been negligible. Therefore, this rehearsal was essentially supposed to be free of any lasting consequences.

However, Orochimaru’s body modification surgery had completely disrupted those expectations.

In particular, his secret implantation of the Cursed Mark into Danzo’s body had caught Kagami entirely off guard, granting Danzo the strength necessary to survive the Bloodline Fusion Ritual.

Now, although the ritual could be interrupted at any moment due to a disruption in the chakra supply, Danzo had actually already survived its most dangerous stage.

Even if the ritual were suddenly terminated, the possibility of Danzo dropping dead was now extremely slim.

Therefore, Kagami had to prevent Danzo from obtaining the Rinnegan at all costs. Otherwise, he would have a serious problem on his hands!

Having made up his mind, Kagami took a deep breath and shouted:

"Mikoto!"

As the Mangekyo Sharingan’s dojutsu activated, the golden Susanoo projected from Kagami’s body instantly grew larger.

A pair of wings extended from its back, while an additional arm emerged beneath each side of its rib cage, transforming it from a two-armed Susanoo into a four-armed one. Its body was also enveloped in a suit of flame armor composed of golden flames!

ROAR...

The Perfect Susanoo let out a furious roar.

After activating his dojutsu, Kagami could clearly feel that the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in his eye sockets was absorbing the Power of All Creation even faster than before!

Danzo, who had yet to fully master the various abilities of his body, was utterly helpless against this.

Moreover, because the ritual was still ongoing, he did not dare consume too much of his own chakra. Thus, he could only grit his teeth and desperately drive his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to compete.

In fact, neither Kagami’s nor Danzo’s Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan could be considered normal Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan anymore.

This was because the conventional method of obtaining the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan involved the fusion of two pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan belonging to blood relatives.

It was essentially the fusion of two highly concentrated sources of Yin Release chakra, naturally producing the ultimate form of Yin Release chakra.

Precisely because of this, once Yang Release chakra was introduced and Yin and Yang merged to give birth to the Power of All Creation, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, which represented the pinnacle of Yin Release, would advance to an entirely new level.

A level somewhere between the ordinary Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and the Rinnegan!

Comparatively speaking, Kagami’s pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan had already undergone the baptism of Shisui’s First Hokage cell transplantation surgery.

They had genuinely attempted to evolve into the Rinnegan before.

Therefore, Kagami’s Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan was clearly somewhat closer to the Rinnegan than Danzo’s newly awakened pair.

This gave Kagami a certain advantage in their struggle over the Power of All Creation.

However, the Power of All Creation had ultimately been generated through the fusion of chakra natures within Danzo’s body.

As the source of this power, Danzo himself had already absorbed a portion of it before anything else.

What Kagami and Danzo were fighting over was merely the portion of the Power of All Creation that had leaked out of Danzo’s body.

Thus, taking everything into account, the two sides were actually more or less evenly matched in their struggle over the Power of All Creation.

Suddenly, a slight fluctuation appeared in the chakra being supplied by the chakra transmission array.

Although it was an inconspicuous fluctuation, both Danzo on the altar and Kagami below it felt their hearts tighten.

Both of them understood perfectly well what it meant to operate the chakra transmission array at maximum power.

Therefore, in their eyes, this seemingly insignificant fluctuation was an unmistakable warning sign.

The chakra transmission array outside was approaching its limit!

At that moment, the two men exchanged glances across atop the altar and below.

With the chakra supply on the verge of exhaustion, the Power of All Creation generated by the fusion ritual would, at most, be sufficient to evolve only one pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan into the Rinnegan.

And that was already the most optimistic estimate!

Therefore, if the two sides continued fighting over it like this, neither pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan would have any chance of evolving into the Rinnegan...