After implanting the "Demon Bud" into his body, Hyuga Kagami immediately felt the discomfort of a foreign object invading him.
Then, he suddenly discovered that his Tenseigan seemed to possess some kind of suppressive power over the implanted "Demon Bud." The moment he activated his ocular power, the restless "Demon Bud" became much more docile.
"Huh..."
Hyuga Kagami murmured in surprise as he figured out a few things.
According to the intelligence he had gathered, Danzo had been affected by the "Demon Bud" far less severely than Hiruko. Previously, he had believed that was because Danzo had entered the second stage of the ritual, and his fused body was stronger than Hiruko's.
But now that he thought about it, the difference was probably not due to physical strength, but because Danzo possessed the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, which Hiruko lacked.
And it was precisely the existence of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan that had helped Danzo suppress the "Demon Bud."
After confirming this, Hyuga Kagami felt greatly reassured.
Given the powerful suppression his Tenseigan exerted over the "Demon Bud," destroying it during the ritual would be even easier than he had previously expected.
Soon, he relaxed his suppression of the "Demon Bud" and began using the ambient temperature to stimulate its activity.
Rustle...
Like an inflating balloon, the "Demon Bud" rapidly swelled under the stimulation of the high temperature. From a bud the size of a thumb when it had been implanted, it instantly expanded until it nearly engulfed Hyuga Kagami's entire body.
Not only that, the translucent, membrane-like buds stretched toward the six portable storage chambers on the altar like plump tentacles.
"Ah!"
Watching the astonishing scene on the altar, Karin could not help crying out. She immediately realized that she should not make a sound and interfere with the ritual,