Can the Demonic Blade Evolve? Chiyo... I Want to Plant a Divine Tree!

Can the Demonic Blade Evolve? Chiyo... I Want to Plant a Divine Tree! Shikkotsu Forest.

Unlike Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave, Shikkotsu Forest was a world brimming with life.

Towering ancient trees blotted out the sky, vines coiled like dragons and serpents, and the air was saturated with Nature Energy so dense it was almost liquid.

Every leaf and every drop of dew here contained powerful vitality.

Chiyo and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya stood side by side on a naturally formed stone platform.

Below the platform lay a bottomless ravine, filled with countless strange glowing plants that looked like scattered starlight in the dimness.

"This place truly is special."

Chiyo felt the dense Nature Energy around him.

"It's more suitable for tempering than Ryūchi Cave."

Kaguya said nothing, merely standing quietly beside Chiyo.

Her silver white hair glimmered faintly under Shikkotsu Forest's unique glow, and the pure Byakugan reflected this strange world.

Chiyo took the Demonic Blade from his robes.

The blade was pitch-black, its edge gleaming with an eerie light.

Ever since the White Snake Sage had told him the blade might be a "Space-Time Key," Chiyo had been studying it.

But the blade seemed to be in some special state. No matter what kind of Chakra he injected into it, there was no response.

"Maybe it needs external stimulation."

Chiyo spoke to Kaguya.

"I want to use your power to temper it."

Kaguya nodded slightly and extended a finger.

A spot of pure white light gathered at her fingertip.

It was a power unique to the Otsutsuki Clan, containing the dual attributes of creation and destruction.

"Let's begin."

Chiyo suspended the Demonic Blade in the air as Kaguya's white light spot slowly drifted toward it.

The instant the light spot touched the blade—

"Buzz!"

The Demonic Blade shook violently, letting