The Cursed Seal—though named out of Schwarzer's wicked sense of humor, it was indeed a fitting description.
On one hand, Schwarzer was trying to replicate the Cursed Seal's abilities as closely as possible; on the other, she wanted to strengthen Sasuke.
Of everyone present, Sasuke was the weakest. Even Naruto, his peer, had the Nine-Tails as an external cheat. If real danger arose, Sasuke would be the most helpless.
To give him at least some sense of participation, Schwarzer had to make him stronger quickly, or there would be no opportunity to even set her plans in motion.
Using the power of the Cursed Seal, Sasuke could convert the Chakra in his body into Cursed Energy. This power, born from negative emotions, could greatly enhance his Sharingan.
Furthermore, influenced by his emotions, the amount of Cursed Energy in Sasuke's body far exceeded his Chakra, allowing him to instantly reach the level of a jōnin.
However, these abilities were useless right now. Even Gojo Satoru, the target of the Veil, couldn't break through it in a short time, so Sasuke certainly couldn't brute-force his way through either.
He was going to use another ability of the Cursed Seal.
As a large amount of Chakra gathered, the Cursed Seal on the back of his neck grew hotter and hotter, and soon his entire body was enveloped in Cursed Energy.
"Ngh!" Unlike before, this Cursed Energy drilled into his flesh with savage force, showing no regard for his body.
Black Cursed Energy swirled around him, and Sasuke's skin was stained an ominous gray.
"What's going on? This aura is... a Cursed Spirit?!"
Gojo Satoru, who had been watching the whole time, showed shock for the first time. As the possessor of the Six Eyes, he understood everything with perfect clarity.
The boy before him was clearly human, yet now his aura was remarkably similar to that of a Cursed Spirit. If it hadn't all happened right in front of him, Gojo Satoru would never have believed such a thing was possible.
Sasuke had no idea what the Cursed Seal form he had activated represented to the Jujutsu Sorcerers of this world. He could feel immense pain, but with it came tremendous power.
"This form... can absorb Cursed Energy..."
He could feel that the Veil, which for some unknown reason had isolated both him and Gojo Satoru, now felt slightly less repulsive.
But Sasuke was clearly not satisfied with that. He pressed his grayish-white hand against the Veil, and the black curtain began to converge upon him!
The Cursed Energy making up the Veil was powerless before his Cursed Seal, surging ceaselessly into his body and forming a tangible spiral of power.
"This is... power!" Sasuke could feel himself growing stronger at a rapid rate as Cursed Energy filled his entire being.
At the same time, his body began to mutate. Black patterns appeared on his already eerie gray skin, and then his back began to bulge...
"Stop! You can't continue!"
Gojo Satoru could no longer stand by and watch. He could see that Sasuke's body was becoming completely inhuman.
As he absorbed more and more Cursed Energy, his aura and even his soul began to warp, changing into a non-human form.
The immediate priority was to stop him from absorbing more Cursed Energy. Gojo Satoru reached out, unleashing his own terrifying Cursed Energy.
The Veil, already depleted, finally gave way and was shattered by him directly.
The spiral of Cursed Energy vanished along with the Veil, and the distorted flesh on Sasuke's back returned to normal, but he was not grateful!
He whipped his head around, a pair of red eyes with three tomoe visible inside glaring at Gojo Satoru.
The activation of the Cursed Seal, combined with the absorption of Cursed Energy, made Sasuke feel that his Sharingan was on the verge of another change, but now he had been interrupted!
"Damn it! What did you do?!"
A torrent of negative emotions flooded Sasuke's mind, and he began to hiss at Gojo Satoru.
If he had just absorbed a little more Cursed Energy, his Cursed Seal could have reached its fully unlocked state, and then he would have had the power for his revenge.
Schwarzer had never told him that unleashing the Cursed Seal's power would have such negative side effects—in truth, she didn't know herself.
After all, this thing was something she had created on the fly right after analyzing Cursed Energy and Chakra.
Of course, she had relied on the computational power of the Machine Ex Machina to run simulations, ensuring at the very least that there would be no mortal danger before giving it to Sasuke.
Right now, under the influence of negative emotions, Sasuke's mind had become exceptionally extreme, and he had even lost most of his reason.
In his eyes, Gojo Satoru's figure gradually overlapped with another familiar person, who also had short, white hair...
"Why are you stopping me! Kakashi!"
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Do we really look that much alike? Gojo Satoru couldn't help but roast him in his head.
Although he didn't know what Sasuke had done—perhaps it was some unique Cursed Technique—it was clear that he wasn't in his right mind.
"Calm down. This isn't the time for infighting."
Gojo Satoru tried to soothe him. He had to get to his students; a Special Grade Cursed Spirit was not something they could handle.
However, Sasuke clearly wasn't listening. By breaking the Veil, the man had stopped him from absorbing Cursed Energy and growing stronger. That meant he was an enemy!
Without hesitation, Sasuke threw a punch laced with Cursed Energy, only to be caught by the Limitless. His fist stopped just short of Gojo Satoru's face.
"So fast!"
Naruto, who had been standing by, hadn't yet understood what was happening. He saw Sasuke put his hand on the Veil, then his skin turned gray, and then... the Veil broke.
He had neither the Six Eyes nor the Sharingan; he had no idea what had just transpired.
"Wait, Sasuke, what are you doing? Why did you suddenly start fighting Mr. Gojo?!"
Sasuke's speed astonished him. Only then did he realize Sasuke was attacking Gojo Satoru. Belatedly, Naruto cried out, completely bewildered by the situation.
"Has he completely lost his mind?" Gojo Satoru, however, saw the truth of the matter. He really didn't have time to waste here.
"You over there... Naruto. Make sure to take care of him in a bit. I have to go on ahead."
His first attack having failed, Sasuke changed angles, trying to find Gojo Satoru's weakness, but every time he neared the man's body, he was blocked by an invisible barrier.
Gojo Satoru showed no reaction to his attacks, as if he were completely ignoring his existence, and very leisurely gave his instructions to Naruto.
"Huh?"
Before Naruto could react, he saw Gojo Satoru casually chop Sasuke on the neck, knocking him unconscious.
The gray skin quickly returned to normal. All the power from the Cursed Seal vanished as the Cursed Energy in his body reverted to Chakra.
The only thing that remained was his fully evolved Sharingan. In just a single day, it had evolved from two-tomoe to three-tomoe, and had even been advancing toward the Mangekyo, though it failed due to a lack of sufficient Cursed Energy.
Naruto rushed forward to catch the unconscious Sasuke. When he looked back again, Gojo Satoru had already vanished from the spot.
Sasuke's rampage had only delayed him for a minute or two. With the Veil broken, he could use his Six Eyes to see the situation within Jujutsu High... There was still time.
"[Confirmation]There is still time."
At the same moment, Schwarzer also arrived above the campus, confirming that Hanami had not yet been eliminated by Gojo Satoru.
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