Chapter 369: The Demon Blade and Its Sheath; Preparing to Revive Otsutsuki Kaguya [HN]

“Clang!!!”

The second collision between the demon blade and Susanoo erupted with an even more terrifying roar than before.

Dark-red demonic energy and chakra collided violently, and the resulting shockwave swept away the surrounding viscous darkness, revealing a “ground” beneath them that seemed to be formed from the wailing souls of countless twisted spirits.

Chiya’s eyes were sharp as his Rinnegan locked firmly onto the demon blade’s manifestation.

Its strength, speed, and that pure “cutting” will far surpassed anything ordinary.

This was definitely not any known power system of the ninja world.

“Roar!”

The demon blade’s manifestation let out a roar that sounded nothing like a human voice, and the demon blade in its hand suddenly underwent another transformation!

The blade trembled violently as dark-red light flowed and expanded across it like blood.

In the blink of an eye, the originally slender katana transformed into a gigantic and ferocious demon blade, nearly as large as Susanoo’s own weapon.

Countless agonized and distorted faces appeared across the blade, radiating a terrifying aura that seemed capable of devouring all life and souls.

“An armament from another world… How interesting.”

Chiya let out a cold snort.

With a thought, the skeletal Susanoo rapidly grew flesh and tendons before putting on its Yamabushi-style armor, transforming into a much more complete form.

A chakra greatsword formed from Amaterasu condensed in Susanoo’s hand.

It met the incoming gigantic demon blade in a fierce clash!

“Boom!!!”

This collision was truly earth-shattering.

The entire internal space of the Box of Ultimate Bliss began to shake violently, while chaotic energy currents raged like a storm.

The condensed and explosive power of chakra collided with the brutal slashes driven by the weapon’s own demonic power and will.

Their styles were completely different, yet both possessed astonishing destructive power.

The demon blade’s attacks were broad and overwhelming, with every strike carrying a primitive force capable of tearing through space and severing cause and effect.

Chiya’s fighting style was far more mysterious and precise.

Under his control, Susanoo sometimes swung its massive blade wildly and sometimes used its chakra arms to block and seize, constantly searching for an opening in the demon blade’s manifestation.

At the same time, Chiya himself was not idle.

“Amaterasu!”

Catching the demon blade’s manifestation during the brief moment of stiffness after one of its heavy strikes, Chiya focused the pattern of his right Mangekyo Sharingan.

The pitch-black flames instantly ignited on the manifestation’s right arm, the one holding the blade!

However, the demon blade’s manifestation merely let out a cold snort.

The demonic energy around its arm suddenly surged.

The supposedly inextinguishable black flames of Amaterasu were actually pushed away and compressed by an invisible force, rapidly fading!

“Physical and energy-based flames are useless against me!”

The manifestation issued a hoarse declaration before sweeping its gigantic demon blade horizontally again.

Susanoo was forced to raise its weapon to block, once again producing dazzling sparks of energy.

“Useless, huh… Then let’s try this.”

Chiya’s expression remained unchanged as the ability of his left Mangekyo Sharingan activated.

“Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi!”

The flames at the previous location suddenly surged violently and instantly changed form.

They were no longer burning flames.

Instead, they condensed into countless sharp black chakra spears possessing absolute piercing power!

Like a torrential rain, they shot toward the core of the demon blade’s manifestation.

This was a simultaneous change in form and nature, transforming “burning” into “piercing”!

“Hm?!”

The demon blade’s manifestation clearly had not expected such a transformation.

Caught off guard, it hurriedly swung its blade to block.

Most of the black spears were knocked away by the gigantic demon blade, but several of them found cunning angles and pierced through gaps in the demonic energy, stabbing deeply into its chest and shoulder!

“Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!”

The black spears did not create enormous wounds after entering its body.

Instead, they clung to it like a bone-eating parasite, frantically devouring and annihilating the demonic energy within its body!

“Damnable insect!”

The manifestation let out a roar of pain.

Its enormous demonic energy erupted, forcibly shattering and expelling the black spears from its body.

But this had clearly affected it.

Its movements were no longer as smooth as before.

Chiya seized the opportunity.

Susanoo suddenly charged forward, its enormous chakra greatsword descending like a mountain!

“Ice Release!”

At the same time, Uchiha Chiya inside Susanoo formed hand seals.

Extreme cold spread outward from him.

Rather than directly attacking the manifestation, it instantly froze the space and flow of demonic energy around it, greatly restricting its ability to dodge and slowing the circulation of its demonic power!

“Crack! Crack!”

The dark-red energy froze, producing sounds like cracking ice.

The manifestation’s movements became sluggish, leaving it no choice but to raise its gigantic demon blade and block Susanoo’s strike head-on!

“Boom!”

Another violent clash.

The “ground” beneath the manifestation cracked apart inch by inch as its enormous body was smashed downward.

“Steel Release!”

“Sealing Jutsu!”

Chiya shouted.

The empty arm of Susanoo suddenly shot forward.

Its surface was instantly covered in a metallic black sheen, possessing unparalleled hardness and sealing power.

Like several enormous serpents, it wrapped around the demon blade manifestation’s limbs and torso, attempting to lock it down completely!

“Roar!! Break apart!”

The demon blade manifestation struggled furiously.

Its demonic energy erupted like a volcano, crashing against the Steel Release chains and producing the grating sound of twisting metal.

However, Chiya’s killing move was not over.

He brought his hands together before his chest, pushing the power of his Rinnegan and his chakra to their limits.

A cube capable of decomposing all things began to condense in his hands.

“Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!”

A transparent cube with deadly white light flashing along its edges instantly formed before Chiya’s palm.

Then, as if teleporting, it appeared directly before the chest of the demon blade manifestation, which was temporarily restrained by the Steel Release chains!

For the first time, genuine fear appeared in the eyes formed from the manifestation’s demonic energy.

It sensed a deadly threat from that tiny cube!

It was a form of erasure that surpassed ordinary energy clashes and directly affected the very existence of matter and energy.

It was an attack on the level of rules!

“No!!!”

It let out a desperate roar and frantically released all its demonic power, trying to break free from the chains.

It even attempted to swing its blade toward the Particle Style cube.

But it was too late!

White light flashed and disappeared.

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

There was only a terrifying sense of “erasure.”

The center of the demon blade manifestation’s chest, along with part of its torso and its right arm holding the blade, was directly decomposed into its most basic atomic state and vanished without a trace!

The remaining body immediately became illusory and unstable.

The enormous demon blade also let out a mournful cry as its light dimmed and it rapidly shrank back into its original katana form.

“Clang.”

It fell onto the stone platform.

The battle abruptly came to an end.

Chiya slowly lowered his hand and dispelled Susanoo.

He walked toward the stone platform and looked at the demon blade.

It still radiated an ominous aura, but its light was clearly much weaker than before.

The will of the demon blade had not completely disappeared.

It was still trembling slightly, struggling to resist.

“Stubborn fool.”

Chiya grabbed the hilt of the blade.

“Buzz!”

The demon blade violently resisted.

A violent will surged through the hilt and directly into Chiya’s mind, attempting to erode his spirit.

“Even the remnant will of an ownerless weapon dares to act arrogantly?”

Purple light surged within Chiya’s Rinnegan.

His immense spiritual power swept through the invading will like a force of destruction, completely crushing and suppressing it!

At the same time, he rapidly formed hand seals.

Sealing runes wrapped around the blade like chains, locking away its sinister aura layer by layer.

Finally, the demon blade became completely silent.

It transformed into what appeared to be an ancient katana with a somewhat unusual design.

Only the red light at the end of its hilt continued to flicker, revealing its unwillingness and resentment.

The moment Chiya completed the seal, the entire internal space of the Box of Ultimate Bliss began to shake and contract violently!

The endless darkness and negative energy surrounding them surged toward the stone platform and the demon blade in his hand like countless rivers flowing into the sea!

Chiya’s heart stirred.

He did not resist the force.

A moment later, all the darkness and negative energy had been completely absorbed.

In an instant, he found himself standing once again in the open area of the Valley of the End.

The demon blade rested quietly in his hand.

Meanwhile, the Box of Ultimate Bliss suddenly made a soft “click.”

Under the astonished gazes of Chiya and Black Zetsu, who had just revealed himself, the cubic structure of the Box of Ultimate Bliss began to transform and shrink.

The distorted patterns on its surface gradually faded and reorganized.

Finally…

It transformed into a dark-purple wooden sheath perfectly matching the body of the demon blade, with dark-red patterns winding around it!

“Whoosh.”

The sheath flew up on its own and precisely covered the demon blade in Chiya’s hand, fitting perfectly without the slightest gap.

A harmonious and restrained aura emerged from the complete “blade and sheath.”

Yet beneath that restraint was an even deeper and more terrifying essence.

“The Box of Ultimate Bliss… was actually this blade’s sheath?!”

Black Zetsu whispered in disbelief.

His eyes were fixed on the complete demon blade, filled with shock and greed.

“If that’s the case, everything the Box of Ultimate Bliss has devoured over the past thousand years was actually used to nourish this blade? Then this blade… is the true core!”

Chiya stroked the cold sheath, sensing the enormous special energy contained within it.

Although the energy was sealed, its immense power remained.

He slowly nodded.

“That’s right. The energy contained within this blade is extremely special and enormous. It is filled with destructive and negative properties, but its fundamental level is extremely high…”

He estimated its power before looking at Black Zetsu.

“In terms of total quantity, it is comparable to… the Ten-Tails.”

“The Ten-Tails?!”

Black Zetsu’s voice became sharp with excitement.

“Excellent! Hahaha! Heaven is truly helping me! With this energy, combined with the Tenseigan on the Moon, our chances of awakening Mother will become even greater! It far surpasses our previous plan of capturing the Tailed Beasts!”

He excitedly circled around Chiya and the demon blade before eagerly asking, “Chiya, when do you plan to begin? We…”

“Not yet.”

Chiya interrupted him.

Spatial ripples appeared before him, and he then stored the demon blade inside the Kamui dimension.

“Although this energy is enormous, its nature is too violent. It needs to be further purified and converted before it can be safely used for the summoning ritual. Besides, guiding the Tenseigan’s energy will also require time to prepare.”

He looked toward Konoha in the distance, his eyes deep.

“Before that… the Tailed Beasts that are still roaming outside without owners should also be recovered. One more source of energy means one more guarantee.”

Black Zetsu calmed down after hearing this and gave an eerie smile.

“That’s right… those wild Tailed Beasts are indeed easier targets. Do you need me to provide their specific locations and intelligence?”

“Sure.”

Chiya answered indifferently.

“Prepare the intelligence. The next step is to capture the Tailed Beasts.”

With that, he ignored Black Zetsu.

His figure merged into the Kamui dimension and disappeared.

Black Zetsu looked at the place where Chiya had disappeared, then at the place where the Box of Ultimate Bliss had been.

He let out a low and eerie laugh.

“Mother… the day of your awakening is getting closer and closer… Uchiha Chiya, you truly are my best… collaborator. Hehehe…”

His laughter gradually faded into the thunderous roar of the waterfall in the Valley of the End.

Chiya returned to the Hokage’s office.

It was already deep into the night.

He stood before the window and looked down at the sleeping Konoha, seemingly still able to feel the cold touch of the demon blade in his hand.

An otherworldly demon blade, a sheath formed from the Box of Ultimate Bliss, and strange energy comparable to the Ten-Tails…

The situation seemed to be developing further and further beyond his original expectations.

But no matter what, awakening Kaguya was still the most urgent matter.

As for the secrets of the demon blade and the “Warring States Era” mentioned by his future daughters…

That could wait!

Chiya closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

The image of Otsutsuki Kaguya appeared in his mind.

After opening his eyes again, determination flashed within them.

The plan to capture the wild Tailed Beasts had to be put on the agenda immediately.

“Tomorrow, convene a meeting of Konoha’s senior leadership!”

Chiya’s voice fell.

The Anbu outside immediately answered in a low voice.

“Yes!”

The Anbu quickly used the Body Flicker Technique and left.

Capturing the Tailed Beasts…

Such an earth-shattering action.

It would inevitably affect the balance of the entire shinobi world as Chiya began to move.