The Path of Vengeance Lies Within

The monster before him opened its mouth, filled with sharp teeth: "Not enough, this power, it's still not enough!"

Shiraishi Mori was now completely consumed by a craving for power.

Under Abu's terrified gaze, he leaped into the air, but his target was not to attack himself; instead, he landed beside another Ghoul.

That was none other than Shiraishi Mori's father, Shiraishi Ao.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shiraishi Mori ripped the Kagune from his waist, tilted his head back, opened his maw wide, and swallowed the Kagune whole.

"This guy..."

Abu's pupils trembled, completely shocked by this scene.

After swallowing his father's Kagune, Shiraishi Mori let out a sound of immense satisfaction, and his body underwent yet another transformation.

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle."

His lower back seemed to be boiling, with countless bubbles surging beneath his skin.

Immediately after, a thick, dark red centipede-like Weihe burst through his body, swaying gently in the air like a hideous tail.

Every limb on both sides was as dangerous as a blade, radiating an aura of violence.

Watching this scene from the stands, Hidan looked somewhat puzzled.

"Huh? Damn Simu, how is this kid able to carry so many Kagune just like you?"

Although Hidan didn't care much about these things, he had heard Simu mention them at least a little.

A Kagune was essentially a parasite, requiring the host to provide a constant stream of energy.

Furthermore, due to its insectoid nature, it would also cause massive interference with the host's psyche.

This was the reason why some people would immediately go berserk after having a Kagune implanted and turning into a Ghoul.

Therefore, generally speaking, a person's body could only handle one Kagune at its limit.

As for Simu?

He was the master of all Kagune, their creator, so the will of these Kagune had no impact on his mind whatsoever.

Coupled with the fact that his body had been modified to withstand the drain of multiple Kagune, he could control as many as he wanted without issue.

But Shiraishi Mori was different.

This guy was just an ordinary person, and the fact that he could fuse three Kagune truly surprised Simu.

"It seems that hatred is helping him resist the mental influence of the Kagune."

Simu adjusted his glasses and said with great interest.

The simplest way to resist mental influence was to overwrite it with another, more intense and twisted state of mind.

As long as I am twisted enough, you cannot twist me.

This was likely the case for Shiraishi Mori right now.

The death of his parents and his accusations against the injustice of this world had overwhelmed his identity as a human.

To take revenge on this world, he could discard his former self and let himself fall completely into becoming a monster.

This will was even more intense than the distortion brought about by the Kagune!

"It's getting more and more exciting."

Simu's gaze, through his lenses, silently watched the entire battlefield.

After consuming two Kagune, Shiraishi Mori's mental state became even more twisted and insane.

At the same time, having discarded the shackles of his human identity, he had also become stronger.

Violent power surged wildly through every corner of his body.

Shiraishi Mori hunched his body slightly, his scarlet eyes locking firmly onto Abu.

An indescribable terror suddenly descended upon the heart of this battle-hardened ninja.

In all his years as a ninja, he had seemingly never experienced a scene like this.

Standing before him now was not a person at all, but a demon god from hell!

"Ha..."

A blast of air erupted from Shiraishi Mori's mouth, sounding like a train whistle.

The next second, his thickened legs crushed the ground, causing it to cave in; terrifying power bloomed from his feet, and dense cracks spread rapidly outward.

Standing three or four meters tall, Shiraishi Mori, wrapped in black armor, charged forward like a tank, unstoppable!

"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"

Abu squeezed out the last bit of Chakra remaining in his body, struggling to summon an earthen wall in an attempt to block the enemy's advance.

But this hastily summoned Earth Wall was utterly fragile before Shiraishi Mori, who now stood like a demon god.

Like an invincible charging tank, he smashed straight into the wall.

With a deafening boom, the wall seemed to have been struck by a cannonball, instantly shattering into countless flying stones.

Amidst the shattered stones, the massive, dark silhouette of Shiraishi Mori emerged.

"Too weak! You're all too weak!"

Shiraishi Mori roared, his enormous dark-red Rinkaku sweeping away every obstacle in its path, effortlessly coiling around the exhausted ninja Abu.

The immense power surging from it made Abu's bones creak, threatening to crush him at any moment.

Shiraishi Mori used his Rinkaku to pull Abu in front of him, then loosened his grip just enough.

As Abu went into a freefall, two Rinkaku resembling slender scythes suddenly lashed out from his shoulders.

The speed of the dark-red Rinkaku brewed a terrifying storm of blood.

The sharp limbs unleashed a frenzied cutting attack on Abu; by the time he hit the ground, not a patch of skin remained, leaving his crimson muscles exposed to the air.

His heart was still beating, his chest still rising and falling, but his eyes were filled with nothing but agony and terror.

"Your movements are too slow."

"Ha."

Shiraishi Mori picked up a steel bar from the ground and drove it through Abu's right chest, pinning him firmly to the earth.

He had no intention of killing him immediately; that would be far too merciful.

"Next, it's your turn."

The monster slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed directly on the merchant guild leader, Sakamoto.

Sakamoto felt as if he were being stared down by a demon god, a chill shooting from the soles of his feet straight to his brain.

"Quick!"

"Hurry up and take this guy down for me!"

At this moment, Sakamoto still had six ninjas under his command.

Although they had witnessed Abu's miserable death, they had taken the money and were bound to do the job; besides, there were six of them, and surely, by joining forces, they wouldn't be unable to defeat this guy, right?

The six exchanged glances and leaped down from the viewing platform.

By this time, Shiraishi Mori had already begun taking massive strides, charging toward the platform.

"Earth Style: Ground Lift!"

This time, he chose not to lift the rock beneath Shiraishi Mori's feet, but the ground surrounding him.

Under the influence of Chakra, the earth shifted, and four walls rose abruptly, trapping Shiraishi Mori inside like a kettle.

Immediately after, another Earth Style ninja quickly formed hand seals and slammed his palms onto the ground.

"Earth Style: Rock Cannon Jutsu!"

A massive boulder suddenly erupted from the ground in front of him, flying out like a mortar shell, its target point exactly where Shiraishi Mori stood!

If the four walls surrounding Shiraishi Mori were likened to a kettle, then this falling boulder was undoubtedly the lid.

As long as the rock landed, they could completely seal this monster inside!