Chapter 645

Chapter 645: Ritual

“Your sacrifice is for the greater good of the Shinobi World…!” Danzo snorted coldly.

Kumogakure’s shinobi recognized the gravity of the situation after hearing Danzo’s icy remarks and seeing the mystery ritual altar he cried in terror, “You want to be like Hiruko of the Five Style and take in our Kekkei Genkai!”

As the Akatsuki Organization grew in popularity among shinobi, Hiruko and the ‘Chimera Jutsu’ he created has become a nightmare for all Kekkei Genkai-bearing shinobi, as anyone who carries a Kekkei Genkai is at risk of becoming prey.

When the shinobi from Kirigakure heard the words, he shuddered as well “You son of a bastard… You are unworthy to be the leader of a shinobi village!”

Danzo was unconcerned with the remark of the soon-to-be-dead and clasped his hands together after giving them an apathetic glance.

‘Clap!’

‘Snap!’ With a snapping sound, the bandages wrapped around his body were torn apart by the thunderous clapping, and the glue that had been wrapped around his body with the bandages was quickly strewn on the ritual altar.

This glue is Homusubi and Orochimaru’s recently produced ‘Chimera Bud’.

There are various reasons why the ‘Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual’ is held inside this volcano… The qualities of the freshly generated Chimera Buds are taken into account in addition to balancing all of the Chakra Natures in Danzo’s body.

Temperature affects the activity of the newly formed Chimera Buds; it increases under high temperatures and generates a stronger and better fusion effect than the previous Chimera Bud, which is why the volcano is the favored place.

“Raikage-sama will seek retribution!”

“What the hell is this!”

“Don’t come here!”

“Please forgive me… I didn’t do anything! !”

“Woo…”

As they saw the Chimera Buds rushing towards them, all five targets chained to the cross cursed loudly, begged for mercy in terror, or wailed bitterly.

With a frigid smirk, Danzo stared at these poor people.

Danzo has always yearned for the power of Kekkei Genkai as a shinobi who did not inherit it. He has tried a variety of harsh experiments over the years in order to achieve this, but he has never succeeded. The closest he’s ever come to realizing his ambition is transplanting Uchiha Shin’s arm and implanting Sharingan and Hashirama Cells in it… But even he understood deep down that this wasn’t the true way to get a Kekkei Genkai.

As a result, he was never satisfied and continued to conduct more research and experiments in order to satisfy his desire for power.

Only now, with everything he’d always wanted right in front of him, Danzo couldn’t help but feel superior… In his heart, he believes he is superior to others and looks over all living beings as if he were a God!

Orochimaru stretched out his tongue and licked his lips with a frigid smile as he watched Danzo’s arrogant and ignorant attitude. For a brief moment, a greedy spark flared in his eyes.

In Orochimaru’s eyes, the current Danzo is nothing short of a piece of art that will soon belong to him.

On the other side, Homusubi turned on the observation equipment she had brought with her and was observing everything that was happening on the altar with the help of her Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and observation equipment.

“Ah…ah…ah…”

The ‘Chimera Buds’ sprouting from Danzo intertwined the five targets and tore them off the frame one by one amid a cacophony of screams and roars.

The five targets’ sobbing and crying became less and less audible as they were swallowed one by one by the transparent ‘Chimera Buds,’ and the altar gradually fell silent, filled with fear and anxiety. The Chimera Buds’ squirming and the whistling sound of high-pressured hot air were the only sounds left.

Uchiha Tsukihi’s originally tranquil face gradually revealed subtle changes under Homusubi’s fire patterned mask.

Homusubi had predicted that the newly improved Chimera Buds’ swallowing and devouring powers would be better than Hiruko’s Chimera Buds in a high-temperature environment, but she hadn’t expected it to be this strong!

This is a ridiculously high level! Danzo hasn’t even tried to urge the Chimera Buds up until now, and yet the swallowing procedure is this good!

“What a fantastic discovery!” Tsukihi exclaimed to herself as she gazed in awe at Orochimaru.

Tsukihi’s brows creased as soon as she stared at Orochimaru… Only now has she realized that Orochimaru’s expression is completely erroneous; his eyes exhibited a range of emotions, including but not limited to expectancy, covetousness, and even avarice…!

‘What is Orochimaru planning?’ she wondered, frowning…

Before she could think too much, a “Plop!” sound resounded in the volcano.

At this moment, the Chimera Buds have completely swallowed the bodies of the five targets.

The ‘Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual’ has now reached the most critical point, and Tsukihi did not dare to get distracted… She would deeply regret it if she misses any detail, therefore, she suppressed the anxiety in her heart and focused all her attention back on Danzo on the altar.

The ‘Chimera Buds’ consuming the bodies of the targets is merely the first phase of the ritual. The next step, which is fusion, is more complex and complicated.

Danzo’s visage became clouded and doubtful when the Chimera Buds returned to his body after swallowing the bodies of all five targets… It was as if his face represented a plethora of feelings at the same moment.

“Ahhhhh….!” Danzo yelled, his Chakra exploding with frenzy!

Boom…

A vast amount of chakra visible to the naked eye engulfed Danzo in an instant, and the fusion immediately strengthened with the outbreak of this chakra!

“His Chakra… it’s gotten this big!” Hyuga Koji exclaimed with a frown.

Even she was taken aback by the amount of chakra that burst from Danzo at this precise instant. This chakra volume has surpassed that of a typical shinobi and has only just surpassed that of a Jinchuriki.

“Yes… watching such a scene feels pretty wonderful,” Orochimaru muttered on the side, smiling.

Hearing such words from Orochimaru’s mouth, Homusubi suddenly realized that the body transformation surgery performed by Orochimaru on Danzo was not as simple as she had initially imagined, but she couldn’t separate the energy to think about it at this point, so she pushed all doubts to the back of her mind and focused her attention on the altar.

…

On the altar.

“Not enough, not enough… This is simply not enough!” shouted Danzo. “Orochimaru, activate the Chakra Transmission Formation!”

Even if such a large amount of chakra was released by him, it was insufficient for fusion, and as a result, the fusion speed did not meet expectations, therefore, Danzo didn’t think twice about ordering Orochimaru to activate the Chakra Transmission Array outside the cave.

Orochimaru nodded and pushed his hands on the Fuinjutsu configuration that governs the entire ceremony after weaving the hand signs.

More than 1,500 Konoha shinobi gathering around the volcano felt their Chakra being dragged by the Fuinjutsu formation beneath their feet in a second.

“Don’t worry, this is simply a regular Chakra Transmission test that we told everyone about!” Dozens of Root Shinobi–who were patrolling the area assured all of the Konoha Shinobi.

The pressure on Danzo immediately decreased in the volcano after receiving Chakra from over 1,500 Konoha Shinobi, and the rate of fusion also quickened.

As the fusion process progressed, Homusubi increased her concentration on the ritual to ensure that no detail was overlooked by the pair of Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan in her gaze.

She instantly realized that the intensity of Danzo’s Yin and Yang Chakra began to rise at this time…

The three tomoe Sharingan in his one eye began to alter as the Yin Chakra and Yang Chakra in his body ascended higher.

The three tomoe in his Sharingan in his eyes began to rotate faster and faster, and it wasn’t long before they began to merge and turn into something completely else!

“This…!!?” Homusubi gasped in horror and disbelief!