"Transfer Seal!"
As Uchiha Kasage poured a vast amount of ocular power into Naraku's body, patterns identical to his Mangekyō Sharingan instantly appeared within Naraku's pupils. They spun rapidly for a brief moment—then sank into darkness, vanishing as if swallowed by an abyss.
"…Done."
Kasage slowly withdrew his hand, exhaling deeply.
The difficulty of transferring this dōjutsu through the Transfer Seal had been immense—nearly half of his ocular power had been consumed in the process.
Fortunately, his current body was sustained by Edo Tensei. While it limited his peak strength, it also allowed his Mangekyō's power to recover far more quickly than normal.
"How is it?" Kikyo stepped forward immediately, her voice calm—but carrying a faint trace of tension.
Kasage met her gaze and nodded.
"No issues. Everything is ready. Once my ocular power and chakra stabilize, we can begin the revival."
"Kikyo! Kasage! What exactly are you two doing?!"
Inuyasha's voice suddenly cut through the air.
Kasage turned.
Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, and Sango had already surrounded them—but were halted by a transparent barrier, forced to stand several meters away.
Kasage raised an eyebrow slightly and glanced at Kikyo.
"You set this up?"
"Yes," Kikyo replied calmly. "The ritual cannot be interrupted. This ensures that."
Kasage gave a small approving nod.
"You really planned ahead… good."
---
Outside the barrier, tension ran high.
Inuyasha slammed into the invisible wall again, only to be repelled.
"Damn it!"
"Inuyasha," Miroku said quietly, "stop wasting your strength. You can hear them, can't you?"
Everyone turned toward him.
The barrier blocked entry—but not sound.
At this distance, Inuyasha's ears could pick up every word.
"…They're talking about… revival," Inuyasha said slowly, his expression tightening.
"Revival?!" Kagome, Sango, and Shippō echoed in shock.
"Kikyo has been gone for fifty years…" Miroku murmured.
"And Kasage said he's a 'dead man' too…" Kagome added.
Sango frowned deeply.
"…Are they planning to use the Shikon Jewel to revive someone?"
Kagome shook her head.
"They already have enough fragments. If that was their plan, they would've done it already…"
Inuyasha clenched his fists, staring at Naraku.
"Then why didn't Kikyo kill him…?"
No one answered.
"We can't get through," Miroku sighed, sitting down near the barrier. "For now… we watch."
---
"Look!" Shippō suddenly pointed.
Inside the barrier—
Kasage had finished recovering.
He turned toward Kikyo, noticing the tension in her eyes.
A faint, reassuring smile appeared on his face.
"Don't worry. When I begin… the chakra surge will be intense. Step back a little."
Kikyo nodded immediately, retreating several meters—yet her gaze never left him.
Kasage's expression hardened.
Then—
His chakra erupted.
A violent surge of pale blue energy exploded outward like a raging tide, whipping his long hair into a frenzy as if engulfed in dark flames.
**Crack—!**
The ground beneath him shattered instantly under the pressure, cracks spreading outward like a spiderweb.
Yet—
All of that overwhelming power was perfectly contained within a one-meter radius.
Not a single ripple touched Kikyo.
Not a single fluctuation disturbed Naraku.
Even so—
The sheer pressure crushed down on everyone present.
It felt like a mountain collapsing.
Inuyasha gritted his teeth.
"…This power…!"
Kagome, Sango, and Shippō were forced to their knees, their breathing strained under the invisible weight.
Kasage raised his head slightly.
The Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes spun wildly, releasing every ounce of its power.
At that moment—
The patterns reappeared in Naraku's eyes.
The sealed dōjutsu had been activated.
The power within him began to burn away at a visible rate.
Then—
As if pulled by invisible strings—
Kasage and Naraku raised their hands simultaneously.
Their fingers aligned perfectly.
And together, their voices echoed:
**"Outer Path: Samsara Rebirth Art!"**
---
This was Kasage's ultimate preparation.
A forbidden technique—replicated from the power once wielded by Nagato, through his Mangekyō's unique ability: *Amenonuzume*.
A jutsu that defied the natural order.
A technique that could drag the dead back into the realm of the living—
At the cost of life itself.
---
The moment it activated—
Naraku's life force began draining rapidly.
The ocular power sealed within him was consumed at a terrifying rate.
The technique, fueled by life—but lacking stability—began to tremble.
At the same time—
Kasage activated the same technique.
But his condition was the opposite.
His Edo Tensei body possessed no true life force.
Though his chakra and ocular power were abundant—
The foundation of the jutsu was incomplete.
Two forbidden techniques.
Both unstable.
Both incomplete.
Both on the verge of collapse.
And yet—
At the very brink—
Something changed.
The two techniques, born from the same Mangekyō power…
Resonated.
Like twin forces recognizing each other.
A strange, miraculous synchronization emerged between them—
Holding the collapsing ritual together.