"Kitamura, what makes you think you deserve to stand beside Shingetsu?"
"I'm one of her Guards. It's my duty to stand beside her."
"But you're too weak. So weak that she has to protect you. Do you really think you're protecting her?"
"I am."
"Then how about a bet? The Moryo Seal has already loosened. Shingetsu will have to seek outside help to restore it. Uchiha Mu, Hashirama Senju-with their strength, they could easily help suppress him. Will she really need you then?"
Kitamura recalled his conversation with that man. He couldn't even die for the person he loved, all because he was too weak. After thinking it over for a long time, he finally decided to swallow the Forbidden Power.
"Eat this, and you'll gain power. Absolute power. You can wait until then to eat it."
Kitamura recalled Miko Shingetsu's smiling face, closed his eyes, and swallowed it in one gulp. He was one of Shingetsu's Guards. He would die for her, and he refused to live so pathetically, hiding in the rear.
The next moment, chakra poured out of him, surging endlessly. He brimmed with power, and Kitamura couldn't help laughing aloud. "Lady Shingetsu, from now on, I'll protect you."
But a moment later, something began to go wrong. His chakra kept pouring out. The first thing to change was his appearance; he began to resemble a monster.
"No, don't give me any more..." Fear crept over Kitamura as he realized he was losing control of his body.
"Hehehehe! Strength comes at a price. Your body belongs to me now. Once I've wiped out the Miko's offspring, I'll kill you too," the Moryo Clone said.
"You're Moryo? How? How could this happen? How could I have absorbed you..." Kitamura's mind was already beginning to cloud. He couldn't accept