In the original work... was there such pitch-black Chakra? Was there Chakra like this? The ripples in his vision gradually settled. At the very center of the waves, the cluster of Chakra that resembled Black Flames became increasingly clear. After repeatedly confirming that he had not seen wrong, Chiba frowned tightly at the ball of ink-black Chakra several meters before him. A series of settings concerning all kinds of Chakra from the original work flashed through his mind, including the original work, anime-original content, films, and various relatively official derivative Chakra settings.
Yet no matter how hard he racked his brains, he had no impression whatsoever of this ink-black Chakra, whose color could nearly rival Amaterasu.
"Gulp..."
After finding nothing despite racking his brains, Chiba could not help swallowing. The feeling that something was missing, that he had overlooked something, was slowly turning into unease.
He even felt as though ink-black lines, like fine threads stretching upward, extended from his limbs, body, and the depths of his mind, all the way above his head to the outstretched five fingers that entirely covered the space overhead. Behind that black hand, a pair of utterly expressionless eyes slowly opened on a blank face like black mist.
At that moment, Chiba's body began to tremble lightly for some reason. An intangible terror slowly welled up from the depths of his heart.
"Hah..."
Then, a long exhalation crossed the few meters between them and sounded softly beside his ear.
A wisp of black smoke slowly drifted up from the ink-black, flame-shaped Chakra mass.
It's here!
For no apparent reason, the moment he heard that exhalation, Chiba felt a chill run down his back, and the hair all over his body nearly stood on end.
Before he knew it, he had risen from his crouch,