The instant Susanoo brought its hands together, the entire mental space shuddered violently.
Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan spun wildly, its ocular power pouring out like floodwaters unleashed. The green giant blazed with dazzling light, pure and searing, like holy fire that could burn away all corruption.
The dragon formed from red mist lunged toward them, jaws wide, trying to swallow Susanoo and Shisui whole.
But just as its jaws were about to snap shut...
"Break!"
Shisui gave a low shout.
Susanoo's clasped hands sprang apart, and a brilliant beam of light burst from its palms, shooting straight into the red dragon's open mouth.
Wherever the light passed, the red mist evaporated in an instant, like the last snow beneath a blazing sun.
"Roar!"
The dragon let out a shrill scream. Countless women's wails, curses, and cries of anguish mingled in its voice, so piercing it seemed capable of tearing the soul apart.
But Shisui was unmoved.
He closed his eyes and focused his entire mind on the power of Kotoamatsukami.
Purification.
He wasn't trying to kill the thing attached to Naoki. He had to tear it from Naoki's soul—completely, cleanly, without leaving a trace.
The red dragon's body twisted violently in the light. Its scales, formed from red mist, peeled away one by one and vanished into nothingness.
Its body grew smaller and fainter until, at last, it disappeared completely into the light.
But Shisui knew it wasn't over yet.
He had only stripped away its claws and fangs. One crucial step remained before he could seal it away.
At the thought, he looked up at the sky.
The once-empty sky began to change beneath his gaze.
An eyeball gradually appeared...
Its pattern was unmistakably that of the Mangekyō Sharingan in his own eyes!
"Let's begin!"
Inside Susanoo's forehead, Shisui closed