A white cross rose from the azure earth. From its corners, thick ropes snaked outward, coiling around Uchiha Fugaku's wrists and ankles, binding him tight to the cross.
"Impossible! This is my Tsukuyomi—a world shaped by the Mangekyō Sharingan! How can you possibly—!?" Fugaku shouted, disbelief twisting his features.
"I may not know the technique," Kai replied coolly, "but I can take it from you all the same."
Like a cuckoo laying claim to another's nest, Tsukuyomi's world was forged by Fugaku—but its foundation was the caster's spiritual power. If the target's will outmatched the user's, they could seize control of the Tsukuyomi domain in an instant.
The Tenseigan gave Kai not only overwhelming ocular power, but a spiritual force that dwarfed even the greatest shinobi. Fugaku—even with a Mangekyō Sharingan and Kage-level resolve—was simply outclassed.
"Now, this entire Tsukuyomi world is under my control," Kai said, voice calm as still water, "until your ocular power runs dry."
A kunai materialized in Kai's hand.
With a flick of his wrist, the blade plunged straight into Fugaku's heart—then another, and another, each stabbing deep into his body.
The once-white cross was soon drenched crimson. Fugaku's face turned ghostly pale. But in the next instant, everything snapped back: the white cross, his body whole and unscarred.
"Again…" Kai's voice was almost casual, as if discussing the weather. But to Fugaku, it was the voice of endless terror.
…
No matter how much time passed within Tsukuyomi, only a heartbeat slipped by in the real world.
To the Uchiha onlookers, it seemed their clan leader and Kai Mitarashi merely locked eyes—then Fugaku's face went deathly white, and he collapsed to the ground.
"Pathetic!" Danzo spat, scowling as he formed a summoning seal.
Baku!
A monstrous beast appeared behind Kai—massive, with a long trunk, pointed ears, and bandages wrapped around its head. The legendary dream-eater had come.
Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!
Danzo's assault didn't stop. He formed hand seals, then spat out a barrage of razor-sharp wind blades, all while the Baku behind Kai opened its maw, sucking at the air.
With the Baku's help, the wind jutsu's power multiplied severalfold.
But it all washed over Kai like a breeze. He simply invoked Divine Descent, vanishing from sight. In the next instant, he reappeared behind Danzo, slamming a Rasenshuriken into his back.
Half of Danzo's body exploded into scraps the size of playing cards—but within a few breaths, he'd regenerated as if nothing had happened.
"Haha! Kai Mitarashi! Thanks to you, I'm immortal now!" Danzo's twisted face split into a grin, revealing a four-pointed windmill Mangekyō Sharingan in his right eye.
Kai's pupils contracted sharply. That was—
Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan! So, in the end, Danzo had still managed to get his hands on it.
Instinctively, Kai tried to avoid Danzo's gaze—but it was too late. Danzo's right eye locked with his.
The ultimate genjutsu—Kotoamatsukami! Activate!
The most powerful illusion, even greater than Izanagi—the legendary ocular technique of Uchiha Shisui! Kotoamatsukami could permanently rewrite a person's will without altering their memories.
A one-eyed black crow flew out from Danzo's eye.
In a flash, it dove into Kai's own eye. His body stiffened, and his face went utterly blank.
"Success!" Danzo exulted, barely able to contain his glee. "Kai Mitarashi! Come here!"
At the command, Kai walked straight toward him.
Watching Kai obey, Danzo broke into manic laughter. "Kai Mitarashi, I never thought I'd see the day! Ahahaha!"
"Today… what day is it, exactly?"
Standing before Danzo, Kai's lips curled into a faint smile. His right hand flashed like lightning—he plucked the Mangekyō Sharingan from Danzo's right eye socket.
Danzo clutched at his ruined eye, pointing at Kai in horror. "Impossible… you should be under my Kotoamatsukami!"
"I am. So what?" Kai arched an eyebrow. "Did you forget? My eyes are the Tenseigan. If we're talking ocular hierarchy, that's a level above your Mangekyō Sharingan."
The power of Kotoamatsukami had entered Kai's eyes, but before it could take hold, he'd simply locked it away within his Tenseigan. He wasn't foolish enough to test whether his own spiritual strength could resist Kotoamatsukami's compulsion.
"Damn you, Kai Mitarashi!"
He'd played every card he had, yet nothing worked. Hatred twisted Danzo's face, but he had no other options. He glanced at the Uchiha shinobi nearby, then leapt to escape.
"Danzo, do you really think you can run?" Kai's voice was cold as the grave, echoing in Danzo's ears.
"Kai Mitarashi! Don't forget, in this Edo Tensei state, I'm immortal! What can you possibly do to me?!" Danzo snarled.
"What can I do to you?" Kai's mocking tone sent a chill through Danzo's soul.
Kagura: Soul Disintegration!
Kai's immense spiritual power surged into Danzo's soul, shredding his consciousness.
Body and soul—erased!
In his Edo Tensei form, Danzo began to crumble, fading from existence.
In this world and the next, Danzo was no more.
Kagura: Soul Disintegration!
Such dominance—this was the most powerful technique Kai had developed from his study of the Kagura Mind's Eye. But the cost was steep; even destroying just Danzo's soul left Kai's consciousness reeling.
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