Jutsu: Death Controlling Blood!!

Inside the palace.

Gekko Hakugetsu glared fiercely at Hidata Tetsuya, her eyes filled with icy killing intent.

Was this guy some kind of freak?

He was actually licking the blood Gekko Hakugetsu had just spilled onto the crimson scythe!

Hidata Tetsuya narrowed his eyes halfway, a satisfied look on his face. He held the crimson scythe before his eyes and continuously licked the blood belonging to Gekko Hakugetsu, letting it flow into his body.

After a while, Hidata Tetsuya opened his eyes and shouted with lingering relish in his gaze.

"What a delicious taste. I can't wait to see you offered as a sacrifice to Lord Jashin! Hahaha!"

"Hehe... hehehehe... You've already been cursed. Now, let the ritual begin!!!"

As Hidata Tetsuya's words fell, black and red lines began spreading across the palace walls!

Those black and red lines continued to connect, eventually forming a massive ritual array that radiated an evil, dangerous aura!

Gekko Hakugetsu rose to her feet despite her injuries. Looking at the vast ritual covering the entire palace, she murmured softly.

"Was this great ritual how you detected me just now?"

Madness filled Hidata Tetsuya's face as he answered Gekko Hakugetsu's question without concern. In his eyes, the ritual had already begun, and this woman was destined to become an offering to the great Lord Jashin!

"That's right. This ritual is called the Eye of Death Control, symbolizing Lord Jashin's eye!"

"As long as you remain within this palace, you can never escape Lord Jashin's sight!"

"And I deliberately let your attack strike me just now. After all, if you were determined to flee, there really wouldn't have been much I could do to stop you!"

As Gekko Hakugetsu listened to Hidata Tetsuya's answer, her heart gradually grew heavier.

There was not much Chakra left in her body now. She had no way to launch another counterattack.

And judging from the scale of that ritual, it would likely be difficult for her to return to the village alive.

During her time in the Anbu, she had met many comrades, but they had all died while carrying out missions. And now, had death finally come for her as well?

Although she had been mentally prepared when she joined the Anbu, now that the moment had truly arrived, she still longed to live.

All she hoped now was that Hyuga Setsuna would not come here, because this man's Forbidden Technique and Immortal Body were simply impossible to deal with.

Standing within the ritual array, Hidata Tetsuya shouted excitedly.

"Jutsu: Death Controlling Blood!!"

A sinister transformation began to appear across his body. Black and white colors continuously spread over Hidata Tetsuya's form!

Slowly, Hidata Tetsuya completely seemed to become another person. Most of his body was covered in black, while the scant remaining white formed a horrifying, evil pattern across his face like a mask, sending chills down one's spine!

Gekko Hakugetsu stared at him with horror in her eyes.

For a person to transform into something so evil was simply...

Gekko Hakugetsu took a deep breath. She could not simply wait for death now. Her Chakra was low, but she could still take one final gamble!

After Gekko Hakugetsu formed hand seals and created a Shadow Clone,

her original body and clone formed a front-and-back formation as they charged toward Hidata Tetsuya!

Success or death!

Watching Gekko Hakugetsu charge at him with a face full of determination,

Hidata Tetsuya wore a pleased smile. He casually drew a pitch-black spear and, before Gekko Hakugetsu's disbelieving eyes, viciously drove it through both his legs!

"Squelch!" "Squelch!"

The moment Hidata Tetsuya's legs were pierced by the black spear, Gekko Hakugetsu's body staggered violently before she dropped to her knees.

At the same time, two bloody holes suddenly split open in her legs, blood continuously pouring from them.

Gekko Hakugetsu collapsed on the ground, staring blankly at her legs as blood flowed without end.

"How is this possible? Why did this happen?"

"Was it this ritual array?" As Gekko Hakugetsu gradually regained her senses, she finally understood why that man had licked her blood and said she had already been cursed.

Seeing that Gekko Hakugetsu had finally understood, Hidata Tetsuya spoke with an expression of delighted enjoyment.

"That's right. My ability allows me to make an enemy's blood flow into my body after obtaining it. As long as I stand within this ritual, I can reflect damage onto you—or even harm myself... Hahaha!"

"Don't worry. I won't kill you just yet."

"After all, you are the sacrifice I specially prepared for Lord Jashin. Only after experiencing true pain will you be qualified to be offered to the great Lord Jashin!"

After saying that, Hidata Tetsuya swung the pitch-black spear in his hand and viciously stabbed it into himself.

As Hidata Tetsuya continued to mutilate himself, wounds quickly appeared across Gekko Hakugetsu's body. Bright red blood ran over her fair skin and continuously dripped onto the ground.

"Am I going to die?" Gekko Hakugetsu lay on the ground with unfocused eyes. Every nerve in her body howled, sending her the same message.

Pain! Pain! It hurt! It hurt so much!

Blood continued to drain from her body, making the world before her eyes hazy and blurred.

"I hope Hyuga Setsuna doesn't..."

As darkness descended over her vision, Gekko Hakugetsu could no longer hold on. She crashed heavily to the ground and lost consciousness.

Seeing Gekko Hakugetsu fall completely unconscious, Hidata Tetsuya froze for a moment before dissatisfaction appeared on his face.

"Hey, you! I haven't enjoyed enough of the pain of death yet! How could you pass out already?!"

With that, Hidata Tetsuya pulled the pitch-black spear from his right abdomen. Splattered blood fell from his sinister body and struck the ground.

Leaving the ritual, Hidata Tetsuya sneered as he walked over to Gekko Hakugetsu. He viciously seized her long black hair with his right hand and dragged her toward a hidden passage in the palace!

Beneath the spot where Hidata Tetsuya had rested earlier, a pitch-black pit was revealed, like a bottomless abyss. Waves of horrifying, miserable wails echoed from within, like the whispers of demons ringing beside one's ears!

Hidata Tetsuya dragged Gekko Hakugetsu's body and leaped into the pitch-black pit. Their figures soon vanished into its depths.

After Hidata Tetsuya and Gekko Hakugetsu disappeared, the sounds of mechanisms rang out, concealing the hidden passage!

With Hidata Tetsuya's departure, the outer circle of the palace ritual slowly faded away, yet the triangular shape strangely remained!

Only that glaring blood remained, impossible to ignore.