Attempt to Condense Demonic Sword

Five days later, in a desolate, uninhabited area on the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire, Sigurd sat silently in meditation on a patch of open ground.

He was currently crafting his own signature weapon, the Sun Demon Sword, Gram.

Furthermore, his Eye of Light allowed him to manipulate solar energy with precision.

If he condensed the blade using moonlight as a base and then fused it with a massive amount of solar energy, he could barely manage to forge a pseudo-Sun Demon Sword.

However, once he actually tried it, he realized that while condensing the blade was easy, achieving a perfect balance between the moonlight and sunlight was incredibly difficult.

The slightest carelessness would trigger a violent reaction between the solar and lunar energies, resulting in a massive explosion.

Such an explosion naturally could not harm Sigurd; after all, he was a specialized nano-mechanical puppet, and unless he faced an attack capable of total annihilation, he was difficult to damage.

At the same time, this was also the reason why he could shapeshift so freely.

Although these explosions could not hurt Sigurd, Uzumaki Miku's fragile body certainly could not withstand them.

That was why he had come to this desolate place to repeatedly experiment with the perfect mixing ratio of sunlight and moonlight.

Sigurd held a thirty-centimeter-long cyan short sword in his right hand, while a ball of orange-yellow light gathered in the palm of his left.

Controlling the light orb with his left hand, Sigurd injected the energy into the short sword bit by bit.

During the injection process, Sigurd also utilized the small amount of chakra within his body, specifically to dye the color of the short sword.

As the energy was infused, the cyan color began to change slowly.

By the time the light orb vanished completely, the short sword had turned a bright red, matching the exact color of Sigurd's weapon in Fate.

Looking at the short sword before him, Sigurd nodded, brushed his hand over the blade, and then flicked it with his finger.

Clang!

As the crisp sound rang out, Sigurd's gaze sharpened, and he immediately hurled the short sword toward a giant boulder not far away.

Rumble!

The moment the short sword pierced the boulder, the specific vibrations shattered the delicate balance between the sunlight and moonlight, triggering a massive explosion.

As the red blast subsided, the boulder had long since vanished, leaving behind only a fan-shaped crater that was still emitting steam.

This was something Sigurd had specifically designed; the explosions of his weapon would always be a fan-shaped area extending forward from the hilt as the center.

In other words, if one stood behind the hilt, they would not suffer any damage from the blast.

The main reason for doing this was to replicate the final move of Sigurd's Noble Phantasm animation from the game.

In the game, Sigurd's Noble Phantasm animation involved him punching his own demon sword toward the enemy.

Once the sword struck the target, he would instantly close the distance and strike the end of the hilt with a punch, causing the sword to explode and deal massive damage.

Although this move was difficult to pull off in reality, since he was already using Sigurd's appearance, he had to find a way to replicate his ultimate move; otherwise, it just wouldn't feel right.

Just as Sigurd was recording his test data, he suddenly received a message from his main body stating that they were almost at the village.

Sigurd put away his notes, thrusters rapidly manifesting from his feet and back, and he flew directly toward the village.

As for Uzumaki Miku, she was currently sitting quietly inside the house, looking somewhat nervous, her gaze flickering toward the door from time to time.

She had heard from Sigurd earlier that his main body would arrive within the day, and he had told her to prepare herself.

The thought of meeting his true self made Uzumaki Miku feel extremely anxious, with a trace of unease deep in her heart.

After all, the one coming was the main body—a real person—which meant he could potentially use her to restore his own body.

This was the source of Uzumaki Miku's anxiety; she had no way of knowing if he would treat her like the Kusagakure ninjas did, as a mobile blood bag.

The mere thought of returning to the life she led in Kusagakure filled her with lingering fear.

At this thought, Uzumaki Miku quickly shook her head, casting the idea out of her mind.

How could she doubt Lord Sigurd? It was he who had saved her from the hell of Kusagakure; even if he wanted her life, she would gladly give it.

Thinking this, she unconsciously touched her stomach, praying only that he would spare her child.

Just then, Sigurd pushed the door open and immediately saw the visibly uneasy Uzumaki Miku.

Seeing this scene, Sigurd instantly guessed the reason.

As a mechanical puppet, he naturally had no use for her life energy, but his main body was composed of real flesh and blood, so it was only natural for Uzumaki Miku to feel insecure.

However, this was not something he could resolve with a few words; if he wanted to put her at ease, it would have to be done by the main body over time.

Seeing Sigurd return, Uzumaki Miku quickly suppressed her anxiety, stepped forward, and greeted him, "Lord Sigurd, you have returned."

Sigurd nodded and replied, "My main body is about to arrive. I will enter a state of silence now; you should prepare yourself."

With that, Sigurd immediately went dormant, standing to the side like a statue, completely motionless.

Uzumaki Miku did not pay it much mind.

After spending this time together, she had grown accustomed to Sigurd becoming motionless at a moment's notice.

But what Uzumaki Miku did not know was that previously, Sigurd remained still because the main body needed to concentrate, which significantly reduced the processing power here.

In other words, it was like putting Sigurd into sleep mode.

But this time was different; this time, the main body had completely withdrawn all of its consciousness.

In other words, he had directly forced Sigurd to shut down.

As for Tokiju, after withdrawing the consciousness he had separated into Sigurd, he was left in a daze for a moment.

It was precisely this momentary lapse that caused him to lose his footing, sending him tumbling straight down from the treetop.

After rubbing his arm, which had gone numb from the fall, Tokiju pinched his temples to steady his mind.

Seeing Tokiju tumble from the tree, the group ahead hurried back to his side.

Uchiha Hikari was the fastest, and just as she was about to make a snide remark, she noticed how exhausted Tokiju looked.

She immediately asked with concern, "Tokiju, what's wrong? Are you alright?"

At this moment, Tsunade and Shizune also arrived. Tsunade stepped forward and placed her hand on Tokiju's shoulder.

As green medical chakra emerged and briefly scanned his body, the deep frown on Tsunade's brow smoothed out.

Seeing this, Uchiha Hikari patted her chest, setting aside her worries, and looked at Tsunade to ask, "Sister Tsunade, what happened to Tokiju?"