Rias's face turned serious, her eyes focused on Itachi as she spoke, "I don't care where that thing you call a 'chakra node' came from, but if it allows me to use Chakra, then… I'll be grateful to Orochimaru..." Itachi listened to the girl's words with a serious expression.
He looked at her, this girl isn't very old, and sometimes she just seems like a spoiled little child. However, she had just shown such courage that the ninja couldn't help but nod his head.
"Alright..." he said, still wondering how Orochimaru managed to reach Rias, Akeno, and Issei to do something like this. "Wait… Was it even Orochimaru who did it? I've just been speculating about it this whole time…" he scolded himself silently.
"I'd really like to know what that snake is after…" Itachi thought before turning his gaze to Akeno and Issei.
Both of them, after hearing their president's words, calmed down, stood up, and looked at Itachi.
"If… this lets us use Chakra, then it's fine," they both muttered with some hesitation, yet still firm in their stance.
Itachi nodded to himself and began with the basic Chakra exercises. He discovered that the chakra nature of the three demons was aligned with the five basic types: Water, Earth, Wind, Fire, and Lightning, this genuinely surprised him.
Nevertheless, he continued with the training. In a month, they would face Riser in a Rating Game, and Itachi left behind several scrolls with basic techniques, and one forbidden technique for demons after completing the first week.
Then, together with Asia Argento, he created a portal he had recently learned, leading to the Underworld.
The Underworld, after the Great War, had been completely remodeled. The territory that had once been divided among the 72 clans was no longer intact. The remaining clans kept their lands, and some even gained more territory thanks to powerful feats.
Between the Bael and Phenex clan territories, there had been a land that once belonged to a powerful clan, was completely abandoned. However, for some time now, several pure-blooded demons without family were hired, they had been cleaning and rebuilding the area.
That territory was to be assigned to a new demon clan to be founded in the near futur, or at least that's what the current Lucifer had said.
Hundreds of high and mid ranking demons were discussing it. Some were reincarnated humans, some were members of the peerage of high-ranking demons, and some were just moderately powerful demons.
All of them had been recruited to completely renovate the area, the place that would be the territory of the Uchiha Clan. The territory covered at least a hundred square miles and had been cleared, revealing lush greenery. A large wall had been built around the territory, and a beautiful castle stood at the center.
However, due to the vast size of the Uchiha Clan's territory, the castle, although large and majestic by human standards, looked like a small puppy in a big yard when seen from above.
Inside the Uchiha Clan castle.
Here, several mid-ranking demons were elegantly dressed, around twenty demon girls and twenty demon boys. With them were five high-ranking demons, seemingly in charge.
These forty-five demons had no clan. Although some were powerful and of pure blood, they had not joined any demon clans for various reasons.
One of them, a middle-aged, elegant, and dignified demon, was giving orders constantly to the forty well-dressed mid-ranking demons.
"Let's go!!! Everything must be ready for Lord Itachi's arrival... Lord Sirzechs has informed us he could arrive at any moment," his voice was both commanding and refined, leaving no room for doubt.
The mid-ranking demons quickly nodded and resumed their duties. Some were cleaning, others arranging things inside the castle, all of them were essentially castle servants.
"Mr. Butler, When will Lord Itachi arrive?" asked one of the high-ranking demons in charge of the castle's security.
Mr. Butler was a demon of slightly stocky build, wearing an elegant suit with deep red, almost black hair, his eyes were slightly stern, and he had the face of a middle-aged man.
Mr. Butler turned to the security demon and shook his head, "It's impossible for me to know when Lord Itachi will arrive… but we must be prepared…"
In the middle of their conversation, right in the center of the main hall, a large black magic circle began to condense, this anomaly immediately caught the attention of everyone present.
"An attack?" the security demon wondered, getting into battle position. The forty mid-ranking demons also quickly took battle stances.
However, Mr. Butler remained silent, he watched the portal for a moment, then widened his eyes, "Bow down, fools!!!" he shouted with force and magical resonance in his voice.
"Lord Itachi is approaching!!" As Mr. Butler's words reached the ears of all the demons in the main hall, their eyes opened wide, and they dropped to their knees, even though they were scattered throughout the castle's grand hall.
...
Suddenly, a powerful demonic aura pressed down on the entire castle.
At once, a faint darkness seemed to engulf the place, and all the demons present collapsed to the ground, the mid-ranking demons hitting the floor with dull thuds, barely staying conscious.
The five high-ranking demons, except Mr. Butler, fell completely to the ground, unable to lift their heads.
However, the middle-aged demon—Mr. Butler—despite kneeling on one knee, still raised his head forcefully to catch a glimpse of whoever would emerge from the teleportation circle.
A small explosion of black smoke appeared over the portal, followed by a strong gust of wind that swept through the entire hall, and then, Itachi appeared.
Dressed in elegant black robes, wearing a serious and cold expression, with deep black eyes and two massive wings as dark as the abyss stretching behind him, Itachi's presence instantly made Mr. Butler open his eyes in genuine surprise.
All the demons in the room could barely stay conscious, but they knew that Lord Itachi had arrived, and they struggled to open their mouths to say something.
Mr. Butler's mouth opened slightly in shock, his eyes dilated, and a chill ran down his spine. He had only ever been in this position once before, he remembered it well. It was the day Lord Demon Ajuka Beelzebub got angry and unleashed a massive wave of magic pressure over an area of at least one mile.
"L-Lord I-Itachi…" Mr. Butler could barely speak, but in his mind, he knew the Itachi standing before him might be even stronger than Ajuka Beelzebub. So, with great effort, he gave a bright smile.
Itachi looked at them all, nodded slightly, and finally retracted his wings, releasing the crushing pressure on the demons present.
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