Chapter 92: Death Controlling Possessed Blood?
In the cold and damp underground sewer.
The pitch-black retractable spear in Hidan's hand was hovering just above his own heart, mere millimeters from his skin. Nearby, in the stagnant water, Nii Yugito's body trembled slightly, both from excessive blood loss and a surge of shame and anger.
This was a checkmate situation.
As long as Hidan thrust the spear down, Nii Yugito, whose life was linked to his, would have her heart shattered as well.
"Feel the pain! This is what Lord Jashin has bestowed upon..." Hidan wore a twisted smile, preparing to enjoy the upcoming wails.
"Hey! You pervert covered in graffiti!"
An extremely ill-timed shout abruptly echoed through the underground space, forcefully snapping Hidan out of his mounting excitement.
Everyone instinctively turned their heads.
They saw Naruto standing on a broken stone pillar, hands on his hips, pointing at the black and white skeleton markings on Hidan's skin.
"Playing such low-class self-mutilation games in public, are all you people from the Akatsuki Organization such tasteless exhibitionists?" Narutocurled his lip, his voice loud, "Can you put some clothes on first? You're ruining the city's appearance!"
Hidan was stunned.
Kakuzu, who had been watching the show on the side, was also stunned.
Who is this guy? Doesn't he know this is the scene of a lethal curse?
But in the next second, a voice with even greater destructive power than the shout exploded without obstruction within the narrow space, specifically inside the minds of certain women.
[Oh man! This black and white color scheme... it's simply an eyesore!]
[Did this guy mistake himself for a skeletal specimen? Or is this the latest rural non-mainstream tattoo? This aesthetic level isn't even as good as that mud-playing Deidara!]
If it were just this level of snark, it wouldn't have affected Nii Yugito much.
But Naruto's train of thought was always the fastest in the Ninja World. His large eyes stared at the crude black spear in Hidan's hand, and his inner voice suddenly shifted into an extremely bizarre, professional critique style.
[And, this guy is a masochist, right? Definitely a masochist! And a tacky one with no sense of romance at that!]
[Look at that formation, it's drawn like a child's doodle. If you really want to play with ritualistic vibes, at least light some candles, get some small whips! Or at the very least, use some red rope!]
[Stabbing yourself with such a thick spear, what kind of art is that? That's just being a brute! There's no aesthetic sense at all!]
[A real play should be the kind with a little bit of coercion, a little bit of resistance, but blooming within the pain... like dripping wax on the collarbone or something... that's the qualification for a proper villain, okay! What you're doing is simply a hog-slaughtering scene!]
Boom—!
Nii Yugito, who was struggling to maintain the balance of her Chakra, felt her entire worldview collapse.
Masochist? Pervert? Wax? Hog-slaughtering scene?
What on earth is inside this Blond Kid's head?! That's a curse ritual! That's a secret technique of the Jashin sect! How did it turn into that kind of vulgar BDSM scene in your mouth?
And... why do you know so much about "how to play more artistically"?!
An intense sense of shame instantly swept over Nii Yugito's entire body. Always proud, she was now being forced to listen to this kind of knowledge popularization before her death; this was even more unbearable than death itself.
"Damn it... I refuse to die in the middle of such a perverted interpretation!"
Nii Yugito bit her lip tightly, the light in her eyes that had been fading was now reignited by rage and shame.
[Ding!]
[Detected that the target "Nii Yugito" is in a state of extreme shame and rejection of reality. Influenced by the host's "contempt for the clumsy imitation of SM play."]
[System judgment: Since this reality is so unsightly, let this body transform into an untouchable spirit!]
[Reward distributed: Status · Nether Cat Demon (80% physical damage immunity, grants special resistance).]
With this crisp notification sound, a cold, ghostly power from the depths of her soul instantly filled Nii Yugito's limbs and bones.
At this moment, Hidan, who had been interrupted, finally snapped back to reality. Veins bulged on his forehead, and the black and white skeleton patterns on his body seemed to be throbbing with anger.
"You damn brat! How dare you insult the sacred Jashin ritual!"
Hidan roared, and the spear in his hand did not hesitate, thrusting fiercely into his own left chest!
Puchi!
Blood splattered.
"Go to hell! Woman!" Hidan laughed wildly, waiting for the scene of the Kumogakure Jinchurikinearby falling to the ground, spurting blood.
However.
One second, two seconds... five seconds passed.
Nii Yugito, who should have been clutching her heart and falling to the ground in pain, was still standing in place. Not only did she not spurt blood, but a layer of ghostly blue Chakra flames rose around her body.
In this eerie firelight, her figure began to become semi-transparent. Her tattered combat suit merged into the blue flames, turning into an illusory Chakracloak.
Her whole being was like a spirit cat wandering between life and death.
"This... this is impossible!"
Hidan pulled out the spear in disbelief, looking at his own chest that was spurting blood, then looking at the unharmed Nii Yugito, falling into self-doubt, "I have already obtained the blood! The ritual is complete! You should be dead!"
"Oh? Not dead?"
Naruto tilted his head, the expression on his face changing from disgust to surprise, and then that inner voice that drove Nii Yugito crazy came again.
[Whoa! This form! Could this be the legendary—ghostly cat-eared girl?!]
[The semi-transparent texture... it should feel cool and chilly to the touch, but also have the softness of a young girl?]
[This is simply... too awesome! This kind of setting where you can look but can't touch, or only certain people can touch, is the highest level of temptation! Well done, Cat Sister! I knew you didn't want to play SM with that tacky guy either!]
"Shut up! Who transformed for that reason?!"
Nii Yugito could no longer hold it in, and a sharp, harsh shout escaped her lips.
The next instant, her figure disappeared into thin air.
The speed was too fast for the naked eye to capture.
Hidan only felt a flash of blue light before his eyes.
There was no sound of wind, no killing intent, and even the fluctuation of Chakra was extremely weak.
Swish!
Five ghostly blue claw marks appeared without warning on Hidan's arrogant face.
This strike was not a physical cut, but rather a burning sensation on the soul level.
"Aaaaahhh—!"
Hidan, who hadn't even changed his expression when stabbing his own heart just now, was now clutching his face and letting out a scream like a slaughtered pig. The places swept by the ghostly fire, although not bleeding, caused a burning pain that went straight into his bone marrow, making him want to die from the agony.
Nii Yugito's figure re-condensed on top of a stone pillar.
At this time, the two cat ears formed of flames on top of her head were very lively, the two tails behind her swayed gently, and the scattered dots of ghostly fire illuminated this dim space. She looked down at Hidan from a high position, and her heterochromatic vertical pupils revealed a wildness and... a hint of unspeakable blush.
She glared fiercely at Naruto in the distance.
That look was very complex: thirty percent gratitude for saving her life, and seventy percent a threat of "if you dare to imagine that kind of weird stuff again, I'll scratch you to death first."
"This texture..."
Naruto, however, was not intimidated by that threatening look at all; instead, he held his chin, looking at the cat girl in mid-air with an expression of academic research.
[Look at the frequency of the flames swaying... hmm, I have reason to suspect that this form is not only physically immune, but the clothes might also be an illusion...]
[If I poured a basin of cold water on it, would she reveal her true form? Slurp...]
Shizune, standing behind him, and Kurenai Yuhi, who had rushed over, both had several black lines hanging from their foreheads simultaneously.
"Teacher Kurenai," Shizune lowered her voice, her tone helpless, "Although we are here to rescue... but I think it would be dangerous to let Narutobring this cat back to Konoha."
Kurenai Yuhi looked at the "Cat Girl Rearing Manual" that Naruto was imagining on the heavenly curtain, nodded in deep agreement, and a playful smile curled the corners of her mouth.
"It is dangerous, but..."
"However, to be able to make that immortal monster suffer to this extent..." Kurenai's gaze turned to Hidan, who was clutching his face and screaming, and Nii Yugito, who was preparing to attack again, "This brat's motivational ability, from a certain perspective, is already an S-rank forbidden jutsu."