"If that's the case, how do we wake Lord Yuan?"
"Would it be similar to waking someone caught in a genjutsu?"
"Could Lord Yuan have already been taken over by an evil ghost?"
Second by second, time passed. Everyone felt as though each day lasted a year, their faces all twisted as if they were constipated.
At the front of the crowd, Monk Bunpuku sat in meditation for a while. Looking at the prayer beads in his hand, a trace of reluctance flashed through his eyes before he finally sighed.
"So this is fate..."
Just as Monk Bunpuku was about to throw out his ancestral Buddhist beads to see whether they could awaken Uchiha Gen, the Susanoo giant suddenly rose to its feet. The movement frightened everyone below, who thought it was about to attack.
Instead, the Susanoo giant raised both hands and began tearing at its own head.
"Th-this... what is going on?"
"S-self-harm?"
"..."
Only Uzumaki Shibaki and the others showed delight on their faces. They knew it—how could Lord Yuan possibly have been devoured? He had merely fallen asleep temporarily.
Then the Susanoo giant continued tearing at itself. Inside its forehead, Uchiha Gen wore a pained expression as he clutched his own head and muttered without pause.
"What are you doing?! Why haven't you disappeared?!"
"I should be asking you that! What the hell are you?!"
"Get out! I am Uchiha Gen!"
"Hehe, so you're Uchiha Gen. Unfortunately... I'm not!"
No one knew how long the tearing continued. By the time night had fallen, the giant had been reduced to just two legs supporting its body. Inside, terrifying Chakra spread from the figure.
The Dragon Vein's Natural Energy mixed with violent Chakra and poured endlessly into Uchiha Gen's body. His main consciousness finally grew impatient