"Congratulations. You defeated the Pure Land's illusory incarnation. You'll be returning to the living world soon. Oh, and because of what happened here, your body in the living world has completely absorbed all the water from the Blood Pool. It has undergone tremendous changes—you'll know once you return... Right... right, we'll meet again... so there's no need for goodbyes." The Masked Man instantly appeared beside Chiba and spoke to himself.
The next second—
He formed hand seals.
Two cold hands pressed against Chiba's chest.
Bzzzz!!!!!
"Wait! I haven't said goodbye to Katsuzuki yet!"
Boom!!!!!!!
The ground instantly split apart.
A flash of white light swept through.
Inside the cave—
"What did he do?! He drained the Blood Pool passed down through generations by our ancestors! That means there won't be another user of the Blood Pact! He's now a walking Blood Pact! If he dies, the Blood Pact will fall into someone else's hands!" Uchiha Ao roared. In truth, he was more furious that he could no longer control Uchiha Chiba. Who knew whether this Konoha-leaning brat would even take the Uchiha Clan seriously?
"What are you making noise for? Looking to get cursed out again? Are you cursing my nephew to death, you old bastard?" The Mangekyō Sharingan in Uchiha Ijichi's eye sockets spun wildly.
Several Uchiha clansmen lay sprawled across the ground. Though they were still breathing, they had already lost consciousness.
"You've gone too far, Uchiha Ijichi! Not only did you, as a clan elder, obstruct the other elders, you even opened the Blood Pool without authorization! I'll report this to the clan head! Your time as an elder ends here!" Uchiha Ao's face turned green, then purple with rage. Uchiha Getsugen beside him, however, was far calmer.
A trace of killing intent repeatedly flickered through his