The moment Void saw Akaseki, its thin tail stabbed at him like a sword. Akaseki was ready for it and dodged sideways—
Tanuki Treasure had just warned him: what came next would be a real fight.
Void's seal was more badly damaged than Jashin's, so repairing it would be more dangerous—
Following Tanuki Treasure's advice, Akaseki had put on the mask to enter the seal.
The Akaseki here was not his physical body, but his consciousness.
He could not even sense chakra. But—
The good news was that he still had his Sharingan and the Uchiha Gunbai!
Tanuki Treasure had warned him about this too. Powers that shared the Sage of Six Paths' bloodline could be brought inside.
"Shared bloodline doesn't count as chakra? Don't tell me the Sage of Six Paths wasn't born with chakra," Akaseki muttered.
Hell Yama King's figure appeared beside him.
"Nine-Faced Tanuki cannot enter this place," Hell Yama King declared solemnly.
Akaseki gave it no more thought. He looked at Void, which had sent a tail lashing toward him.
"If I cut off the part of its tail outside the seal, the seal will repair itself, right?" Akaseki said, tightening his grip on the Gunbai.
Though this seal was more badly damaged, it had clearly been made with greater care than Jashin's. It could repair itself.
Akaseki turned to Hell Yama King. "How much of your power can you use right now?"
"None," Hell Yama King replied, sounding a little sheepish.
Akaseki: ...
So you can't help either? Why did you come in?
Just to tell me Tanuki Treasure couldn't?
Void gave them no time to chat. It shrieked and drove its tail straight at them. Akaseki dodged at once, while Hell Yama King—
Was pierced straight through?
No—
It had not been pierced. Only