Chapter 273: Chapter – 269 Surviving the Ritual
While Tsukihi was surprised, Hiruko did not stop and began to print the hand seals.
Finally completing the hand seals, Hiruko shouted, "Chimera Technique!"
With the crazy shout of Hiruko, the indigo-colored semi-solid gluey-leechy substance gushed out of the pentagram-shaped surface and rushed to swallow the five half-dead crucified ninjas.
This gluey substance was like an extension of Hiruko's body, it spread all over the five-pointed star formation, and seem to be acting as per Hiruko's orders swallowing the five ninjas that were crucified on the torture cross.
""""" Ahhhhhhhh...!!!""""""
At the moment when the gluey substance started swallowing the five ninjas with different Kekkei Genkai, these ninjas who were half-dead and unconscious let out a terrible cry of pain that seemed to shake their soul.
They put up an instinctive struggle but all they got was despair.
Their bodies also turned indigo-colored and soon began to melt bit-by-bit, their pupils disappeared, and only white sclera could be seen in their eyes, foam overflowing from their mouths, a lifeless look on their faces.
Hiruko opened both his arms and laughed frantically, "Cry all you want, feel the despair in your heart, then be swallowed by me to become a truly great being… a perfect shinobi!"
Looking at Hiruko, whose current state was nothing different from a monster, and the five shinobi melting and slowly integrating into Hiruko, Uchiha Tsukihi had a serious look on her face and muttered, "This approach is too… too forced!"
After the initial shock, there was only thought left in Tsukihi's mind.
In her view, the fusion method that Hiruko is using is really rough, unscrupulous, and forced.
'Is he not afraid of the hidden dangers he will have to face in the future by using such a forceful method? No… rather than worrying about the future what he should think about is whether he will be able to survive the complete fusion, the matter of the future comes afterward…' – Thought Tsukihi with a doubtful expression.
Tsukihi believes that Hiruko is not an idiot, at least he doesn't look like one, after all, he managed to develop the Chimera Technique, but the approach he is using right now is no different from suicide, which is utterly stupid. As such aside from shock, there are also some expectations to see if Hiruko has some follow-up plans to ensure his success.
With the bodies of the five shinobi completely melted, their chakra was steadily absorbed by the gluey substance.
Tsukihi thought, 'How will he deal with the souls of those five shinobi?'
The same thought lingered in the minds of Tendo Pain, Oto Yumie a.k.a. Orochimaru, Sasori, and Kakuzu.
Ningendo Pain of the Pein Rikudo grants the user the ability to forcefully read the minds of any target by extracting their soul. As such, it wouldn't be wrong to say that Pain is one of the few people familiar souls.
Even Orochimaru who has developed Fushi Tensei, and is probably working on Edo Tensei also has a very high degree of understanding of souls.
Then there is Sasori, who has recently turned himself into a puppet, which is impossible to do without having some knowledge of souls, so he has also touched the realm of souls.
And finally, there is Kakuzu, because of his secret technique 'Earth Grudge Fear,' every time he steals other's hearts, he has to have some way to reduce the influence of their souls on the chakra nature, as such, Kakuzu must also have some degree of understanding of Soul.
Shinno must also have some understanding of the souls because he is working on making Reibi.
As for Konan, and Shinichi, their understanding of Souls is worse compared to the rest, but neither of the two was ignorant.
And Konan being a sensor class, and Shinichi with the help of his Mangekyou Sharingan was able to notice that the Chakra absorbed by the gluey substance was not ordinary.
As such everyone had a frown and thought the same thing, 'Is he directly going to absorb that chakra?'
Just as various speculations appeared in the minds of everyone present, Hiruko directly controlled the gluey substance and sucked in the five chakra groups.
'He is really taking the reckless approach!' – Tsukihi was shocked, she always thought that each generation of Raikage is the second most reckless shinobi in this world but it appears that even Hiruko is not far behind.
Unlike Tsukihi's shocked expression, the others did not show many emotions, Oto Yumie even smirked,
Nobody here seemed to understand the true danger of completely absorbing other people's souls, even if they can see the essence of chakra that Hiruko was absorbing.
Tsukihi felt a bit of pity for Hiruko.
In her view, although, Hiruko might succeed even with his reckless approach, and there is even hope for him to become incredibly strong.
But he is also giving birth to hidden dangers that will show up sooner or later.
He does not have the Rinnegan, so it is impossible for him to absorb souls in a true sense, as such he will definitely suffer.
Orochimaru is the best example, the souls absorbed by Orochimaru using Fushi Tensei did not disappear, instead, they were sleeping like a cocoon in the depths of Orochimaru's soul, so not only is there a hidden danger of other's soul taking over but even the shape and signature of one's own soul will change, which is exactly what happened with Orochimaru, making him especially vulnerable to Genjutsu.
It is not guaranteed that the same will happen with Hiruko curtesy to the Sharingan but he won't be out of complete danger.
And as Tsukihi expected, the negative effects of absorbing five souls at once immediately became apparent.
"Ahhhhh...!"
His maniacal laughter ceased, and he clutched his head with both of his hands, hissing and suffering from severe pain, looking from his distorted expression it seemed as if something scary was raging in his mind.
At the same time, Hiruko's body also started to fall apart, pieces of his hands and legs separated, distorted. Tissues started to fall off of his body.
But the body parts that fell off were all caught by the gluey substance and put back little-by-little, repairing his body, stopping him from dying.
Now the success or failure of the Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual became a battle of collapse and repair.
Hiruko was obviously not able to withstand both physical pain and pain coming from deep in his soul, as such his current appearance was no longer the same, and was changed into a blob of flesh, bones, organs, vessels, and fluids, but because of the existence of the gluey leech, no matter how much his body collapsed or suffered it was constantly reassembled back.
But the pain is also insufferable, and definitely not something that people can bear.
Except for Konan who had her cold expression back, and Shinichi who had a look of disgust, everyone else's faces had a clear look of shock, even Tendo Pain's indifferent expression had slight waves.
At this time, the flashing curtain of green aurora in the sky started to dim.
As the curtain of aurora started to dim, the light rays and light particles falling from the sky also started to dim.
It was clear that the aurora was about to disappear, and as such everyone was clear, if the ritual is not completed before the disappearance of the aurora, then this Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual will be a failure.
And seeing that the aurora was about to disappear, everyone could only think that Hiruko would fail, but then something shocking happened.
At the moment just before the disappearance of the aurora, Hiruko's shouts abruptly stopped.
The blob of flesh contracted into a spherical core.
Immediately afterward, the gluey-leechy substance spread on the floor began to merge into the Spherical core which was Hiruko's body.
As the gluey substance merged with Hiruko's body, the violent chakra reaction also gradually stabilized.
Then with an exploding sound, the core expanded and turned into Hiruko.
'He was able to survive?' – Tsukihi was stunned, then thought, 'No, Hiruko is just an ordinary shinobi with no special traits, how could he survive the collapse and disintegration of his body? He must have used some other technique, besides the Chimera Technique. A technique which can repair his body, and increase its strength to be able to bear the pressure of Chimera Technique!'
After completing the ritual, Hiruko stood up on the ritual platform, he did not have any clothes on his body at this moment so he stood naked, but he was not bothered in the slightest, and his eyes fell on Uchiha Tsukihi and Oto Yumie…
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Chapter 274: Chapter – 270 Hiruko vs Tsukihi and Yumie
Standing at the center of the five-pointed star formation, Hiruko breathed heavily, his chest undulating up and down, and steam coming out from his body.
Tsukihi observed intently and noticed that Hiruko's figure seemed much stronger than before.
He was no longer short, but was back to his normal body size, with a slender and fit body, perfect for a rejuvenated young man.
From just one glance, people could see that his body was brimming with power.
Aside from the chiseled muscles that of a shinobi, his skin also seemed unnaturally tender and delicate, so much so that his skin did not have the rosy look that a human has, but rather it was as white as chalk and pale as that of a corpse, like that of a Vampire.
"Huff… huff…"
After catching his breath, Hiruko picked up the simple piece of white lab gown and put it on.
Although he looked physically exhausted, the expression on his face said the opposite, as it had clear signs of euphoria, ecstasy, intoxication, bliss, and joy.
All the thoughts that he has kept hidden within his heart for the past two decades were now out in the open, he no longer cared about maintaining his humble attitude, there was no false expression on his face, at this moment he was his truest self.
Under Hiruko's aggressive gaze, Tsukihi's heart 'thumped' for a moment.
Undoubtedly, Hiruko who has 'successfully' completed the Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual, now eagerly wants to test his own strength.
And among the people present here at the moment, most of them are official members of Akatsuki, with the only exception being Uchiha Tsukihi and Oto Yumie.
And Hiruko would obviously not attack the other members of Akatsuki in the presence of Tendo Pain, so Uchiha Tsukihi, and Oto Yumie became the natural target for him to test out his newly achieved strength.
And naturally, Tsukihi wasn't the only one who realized Hiruko's thought.
The members of Akatsuki who were watching the ritual, consciously jumped backward, leaving only four people on the site, that being Hiruko, Uchiha Tsukihi, Oto Yumie, and Uchiha Shinichi who was a little hesitant to leave Tsukihi behind.
Unlike Shinno, who had a natural smile on his face, and did not care about the safety of Oto Yumie at all, Shinichi glanced at Tsukihi with a worried expression.
Tsukihi smiled gently and bowed towards Shinichi, "Do not worry Shinichi-sama, I shall not disappoint you."
Shinichi questioned, "Are you sure? You don't have to do it if you don't want to."
Tsukihi shook her head and said, "I am. If I back away here then that would be a stain on the reputation of Shinichi-sama, and I would rather die than let that happen."
Shinichi sighed and said, "Very well, but know this, I will take action if I deem necessary, and you are not allowed to get killed or injured here." – Leaving this sentence, Shinichi also jumped out of the platform, and similar to other members of Akatsuki, he paid close attention to the three individuals.
It wasn't just Hiruko who was eager to test out his newly gained strength, but even the other members of Akatsuki were very interested to know just how strong Hiruko has become after 'successfully' completing the Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual.
Tsukihi was surprisingly calm at this moment, when she glanced at Yumie, she wasn't surprised to find that Yumie was the same as her, there was no trace of fear in either one's eyes.
"Hahahahaha…." – Hiruko laughed wildly seeing the calmness of the two.
Tsukihi's Sharingan was already activated and her hand was on the hilt of her Katana, ready to be drawn out at any moment.
Yumie tilted her neck to the side, contrary to her leisure expression she also seemed fully ready for the upcoming battle, as her hands were inside the kimono sleeves she was wearing.
Hiruko suddenly stopped laughing, and said, "At this time, in the face of the person standing before you, both of you should not have shown any other emotion aside fear, if you did, then maybe things would have turned out much better for both of you."
Tsukihi did not reply, but slandered Hiruko in her heart, 'Hiruko, you are being too arrogant for your own good!'
Yumie on the other hand giggled, and said in a sultry tone, "In that case why don't Hiruko-sama show us ladies what true fear is? I believe it would be worth an experience."
Tsukihi immediately blushed, 'Just what is Orochimaru even saying!?'
Both Yumie and Hiruko glared at each other, one with a fierce expression and the other with a mocking one.
Finally, Hiruko raised his hand to print the hand seals…
"Swift Release: Shadowless Flight!"
Whoosh…
Instantly Hiruko disappeared from his position.
'So fast?' – Tsukihi exclaimed inwardly, and her body instinctively drew out the Katana strapped at her waist.
Ding…
"Steel Release: Impervious Armor!"
She barely held the flat part of the Katana in front of her to block the straight punch coming from Hiruko's black fist. At the moment when Hiruko's punch collided with the Katana, a loud metal collision sound rang throughout the mountain.
Tsukihi used her other hand to slash at the opponent with a Kunai, but Hiruko was no longer in front of her.
"Steel Release… Swift Release…" – these two words immediately flashed in Tsukihi's mind, and she was surprised that Hiruko was able to switch between two Kekkei Genkai seamlessly after just having completed the ritual.
Ding… Ding…
While Tsukihi started analyzing, another series of metal collision sound rang out from the other side of the battleground.
Because Hiruko possesses two extremely strong Kekkei Genkai that enhance his Taijutsu abilities, so even Yumie (secretly Orochimaru) one of the strongest shinobi alive was also suppressed (it's also because Orochimaru did not intend to reveal all his abilities here) by Hiruko for a moment.
It's just that Hiruko is not as experienced as Yumie, as such even though Hiruko managed to suppress Yumie, he was unable to inflict any serious damage.
"Heh…" – Tsukihi grinned and ran forward.
With the addition of Tsukihi, the battle turned from 1 vs 1, between Hiruko and Yumie, to 2 vs 1, with Tsukihi and Yumie, on one side, and Hiruko on the other.
Tsukihi and Yumie worked in a surprising tacit understanding and were easily able to not only fight back on the even grounds but even suppressed Hiruko from time to time in the physical warfare, which included, Taijutsu, Kenjutsu, Shurikenjutsu, Bokijutsu, etc.
Hiruko's lack of combat experience and lack of combat awareness compared to 'Tsukihi' and 'Yumie,' was clearly apparent in this battle.
And this is also a normal thing, Hiruko has been focusing his attention on the research and development of the Chimera Technique, as such he lacks experience compared to the Sensei-disciple pair who have experienced so many battles.
Moreover, Hiruko has just obtained new forms of power, so in terms of application, he obviously lacks the necessary familiarity, as such there are obvious shortcomings.
And neither of the two 'Kunoichi' he is fighting against is ordinary, with one of them being an inflamed Sannin, and the other one having the only Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan currently existing in the Shinobi World, so it is obvious that he is in a slight disadvantage.
After all, unless it is too big of a difference in strength, experience also plays a very important role in a battle.
And combat experience is not something one can gain in just one or two days or steal from others, it is pure hard work that requires one to pour sweat and blood, and gained by overcoming test and trials of countless life and death battles.
But Kuroto knows that so long as strength is high, overcoming the lack of experience is not that much of a problem.
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On a high cliff covered with vegetation.
Zetsu said mockingly, "He can't even deal with just two subordinates of the official members of the organization? It seems that all this Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual was just a waste of time!"
However, the masked man who has been observing everything up to now stood up and said with a serious tone, "No. Although Hiruko's performance is not as good as my initial expectations, that is more of a lack of time he has had with his new powers, what I am more surprised about is the strength displayed by the two women, neither of them can be considered ordinary or weak."
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Among the other spectators watching the battle.
Sasori looked at Shinno and said with a ridicule expression, "Your assistant seems much better than you."
Shinno just shrugged helplessly, he didn't really care about Sasori's opinions.
Biwa Juzo on the other side said to Shinichi, "The Uchiha Shinobi are really extremely strong in terms of physical warfare, and looking at her movements, with precise actions, simple, neat, and flawless form, she seems to be a better Kenjutsu master than even you Shinichi, and as a Kenjutsu master I have to admire her."
Shinichi nodded with a solemn look, "I knew for a fact that she was strong, but I am rather surprised that she has grown up to this extent since the last time I saw her, it appears that I can't laze around or I will be overtaken by her."
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Back to the battle.
Hiruko's anger started to rise as he was gradually being overwhelmed by the two women. Suddenly he leaped back, quickly printed the hand seals, and shouted, "Why don't you two just die already!?" "Storm Release: Thunder Cloud Inner Wave!"
Instantly a thick ring of black thunderclouds and electricity appeared around Hiruko.
Tsukihi instantly put back the Katana in the sheath, and printed the hand seals, "Fire Release: Fireball Technique!"
Yumie was able to realize the Jutsu that Tsukihi was using and also completed the hand seals at almost the same instant, "Earth Release: Earth Flow River!"
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