Chiya's left arm suddenly tensed.
More and more Chakra poured into his body, rapidly spreading through his meridians. The azure-blue radiance that had covered his body swelled explosively with it!
Kaguya's white hair was right in front of him.
Chiya immediately drew in his overflowing power and lowered his head to glance at her.
She still hung where she was. The power of time had not affected her.
Only then did Chiya release his left arm from around her, retreat slightly, and close his fingers around Futsu no Mitama's hilt.
Buzz!
All nine star markings lit up at once!
A force far greater than before surged toward him. Chiya was thrown backward by the impact, and the markings on his left arm instantly crawled up his neck!
He immediately tightened his grip on the hilt, trying to slow the influx of power.
This time, Futsu no Mitama finally responded.
The glow on the blade dimmed slightly, and the Chakra racing through his meridians slowed as well.
But Chiya quickly noticed something strange.
That power was merging into his flesh along his meridians, and his body was changing with it.
Chiya lowered his head.
Amid the blue-violet markings on his left arm, a trace of gold gradually emerged.
Holding the hilt, he carefully sensed the changes within his body.
He could still distinguish several familiar Tailed Beast Chakras. Gyūki, Shukaku, and the Nine-Tails—their powers were all within the blade.
Yet the Chakra flowing into his body was becoming something different.
The nine star markings on the blade were connected by bluish-white patterns. Whenever light flowed through those patterns, the powers surging separately would converge.
Chiya's breathing gradually grew heavier.
He knew this presence far too well.
When he had fought Madara earlier, that man had possessed just such a massive, complete