Mangekyo Sharingan, Activate Susanoo!

Lin Mu's thoughts stirred as he sensed the progress of the inheritance within him.

As expected, it had already surpassed the requirement for unlocking the next ability, reaching 17%.

The increase was more or less what Lin Mu had expected. After all, the cursed spirits he had just killed varied greatly in strength. He was already quite satisfied with such a substantial improvement.

Though he was eager to see what the new ability would be, they had not yet completely escaped danger. He could only wait until they got out of the juvenile detention center.

"Lin— Lin— Lin Mu!"

Kugisaki's eyes flew wide open, and her breathing quickened.

"Are you a monster!? You killed that many cursed spirits in a single strike?"

The more Kugisaki thought about it, the angrier she became. She stomped behind Lin Mu with a gorilla-like gait and viciously smacked him on the head.

"If you already had a way to exorcise those cursed spirits, why didn't you say so earlier!"

Kugisaki felt like everything she had done just now had made her look like a clown.

Lin Mu gave an awkward smile. "Didn't I say from the beginning to leave it to me?"

White vapor puffed from Kugisaki's nostrils. "You, you, you!"

Lin Mu could not help laughing at her reaction. "Let's go. Fushiguro will be here soon."

Kugisaki watched Lin Mu's back, bathed in the ashes of cursed spirits, and smiled faintly. "Ha, what a monster."

"Hey, wait for me! Didn't your family teach you to look after beautiful girls at all times?"

Kugisaki furiously hurried after him.

Not long afterward, Fushiguro arrived as well. He had initially been puzzled as to why there was not a single cursed spirit here.

Kugisaki glanced at Lin Mu, and Fushiguro immediately understood. It seemed Kugisaki had witnessed Lin Mu's monstrous strength too.

"Where's Itadori?"

Kugisaki noticed that Itadori had not come out with Fushiguro.

"Let's get out first. I'll explain the details later!"

Once they arrived outside the juvenile detention center, Fushiguro used the howl of his shikigami as a signal to notify Itadori inside.

Then Lin Mu carried the injured Kugisaki into Ijichi's car.

Kugisaki's injuries were actually quite serious; she had merely hidden them from Lin Mu because of her personality.

If Lin Mu had arrived even a little later, Kugisaki would likely have already been devoured by the cursed spirits.

"Ijichi, please expand the projected disaster zone to a ten-kilometer radius and evacuate all civilians in the surrounding area." After notifying Itadori, Fushiguro spoke with Ijichi.

"You don't intend to leave with us?"

Fushiguro answered without hesitation, "I'm waiting here for Itadori to come out."

"What about you, Lin Mu?" Ijichi asked again.

"Same here."

Ijichi said, "Is that so? Understood. Once I take Kugisaki to the hospital, I'll come back immediately!"

Fushiguro frowned. "No, Ijichi, you won't be able to help at all by staying here."

"If possible, please send over a Grade 1 jujutsu sorcerer."

Ijichi's expression darkened, his heart full of disappointment. I've become an useless adult in the eyes of my juniors...

But Fushiguro was indeed right. If the one who came out was Sukuna, Ijichi, an ordinary person, would be completely unable to help.

After Ijichi left with Kugisaki, only Lin Mu and Fushiguro remained in front of the juvenile detention center.

To ensure that all the nearby civilians had been evacuated, Fushiguro had Lin Mu check the surrounding area once more.

If the one who came out was not Sukuna, ordinary people could very likely be caught up in the battle later.

Lin Mu nodded, and his figure vanished in the blink of an eye.

With the Sharingan, Lin Mu quickly confirmed that there was no one left nearby. Tokyo Jujutsu High worked quite efficiently.

Thinking of the coming battle with Sukuna, Lin Mu went to a secluded corner. With a thought, he entered that space within his mind.

The inheritance progress had reached 17%, and a third fruit had grown on the divine tree. He could unlock a new ability now.

A fight with Sukuna would truly be a matter of dancing on a blade's edge. As the strongest from ancient times, Sukuna possessed terrifyingly rich combat experience. It was impossible not to be nervous.

Even a single minor mistake in battle could very well lead to death!

"I hope it's the ability I want!"

With a thought, the fruit on the divine tree gradually dimmed. A brand-new ability poured into him, and Lin Mu's physique quietly began to change.

Beneath his clearly defined muscles, his bones began to crack and pop. Even though Lin Mu had mentally prepared himself, the pain still forced him to drop to one knee.

His strength and physique also rose dramatically amid the intense agony.

At the same time, Lin Mu's vision turned red, and two streams of bloody tears ran down his face.

Lin Mu's Sharingan began to slowly rotate and transform. The original Three-Tomoe Sharingan gradually changed into three hollow spheres trailing long tails.

Like three shooting stars circling a pitch-black pupil.

And this was Madara Uchiha's unique Mangekyo Sharingan!

With so many previous experiences, Lin Mu adapted faster and faster.

The pain brought by gaining new abilities gradually faded. Lin Mu slowly rose to his feet, his pair of gorgeous yet deadly Mangekyo Sharingan overlooking everything.

Lin Mu wiped the blood from his face. Feeling the newly inherited abilities, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

First came the physical enhancement he received every time. The strength and senses throughout his body had been greatly amplified.

Second, as Lin Mu had expected, his Sharingan had evolved into the Mangekyo Sharingan. The time it could remain active without damaging his eyes had also increased drastically; it could now be maintained for half an hour.

And the question that had always troubled Lin Mu—what exactly Madara's Sharingan ability was—had finally been answered.

Madara Uchiha's Sharingan ability was simple, unlike the complex and mysterious Kotoamatsukami or Tsukuyomi.

Madara Uchiha's Sharingan ability purely strengthened himself. Whether it was taijutsu or ninjutsu, both received an enormous boost while the Mangekyo Sharingan was active!

And the boost was incredibly generous. In the Mangekyo Sharingan state, both physical attributes and ninjutsu effects were enhanced by 100%!

This also explained why Madara's taijutsu and ninjutsu had been so absurd in his previous life's Naruto.

In taijutsu, he could crush tens of thousands of Allied Shinobi Forces by himself; in ninjutsu, even an ordinary technique required dozens of ninja acting together just to barely resist it.

Not to mention some overwhelmingly powerful ninjutsu that left people unable to even think of resisting.

"How had I never noticed before? Madara was totally a stats monster," Lin Mu could not help remarking.

After unlocking the Mangekyo Sharingan, the Uchiha Clan's signature ability, Susanoo, had naturally been unlocked as well!

The system divided Susanoo into four forms.

From weakest to strongest: Skeletal Susanoo, Humanoid Susanoo, Half-Body Susanoo, and Complete Body Susanoo.

The abilities and effects of each Susanoo form differed somewhat, but one thing they all shared was ironclad defense.

Each evolution brought a massive improvement to Susanoo. By the final Complete Body Susanoo form, it could split mountains and shatter the earth with every gesture.

It was more or less as Lin Mu had predicted. At present, he could only activate the lowest skeletal form. The later forms would likely require him to continue increasing his inheritance progress to unlock them step by step.

Susanoo was a powerful ninjutsu that used chakra to condense a blue skeletal frame around the user's body, defending against all manner of physical attacks.

It could also form gigantic skeletal hands and a unique weapon, giving Lin Mu another option for mobility and offense.

Just as Lin Mu's body had almost completely adapted, a loud boom came from Fushiguro's direction.

It seemed Sukuna had already dealt with the cursed spirit in the juvenile detention center and was now fighting Fushiguro!

Lin Mu did not linger. His figure swiftly rushed back toward where Fushiguro was.