Since ancient times, countless scholars and elite ninja had studied and probed the soul, attempting to lift the veil of mystery shrouding it.
Though no one understood the composition of the soul or how spiritual energy affected it, countless exceptional ninja throughout history had entered the realm of souls through their own methods.
Likewise, within Konoha now, the one most proficient in forbidden soul techniques had already died in the Second Great Ninja War.
This also meant that no one could notice the immense, invisible pull that was vying with the legendary Pure Land for ownership of a soul.
After a brief stalemate, the nearly transparent chains were all severed. Within the world reflected in reality, the same Pure Land drew upon the power of the entire world to drag the naked girl into the Book of Vermilion Moon.
"Success? I actually did it..."
After a long silence, a bizarre, crazed smile spread across Huayue's face. He threw back his head and laughed wildly, nearly dislocating his jaw.
"Uchiha brat, what did you do? Why has This Lord's plump, well-proportioned body become like this, damn it?!"
"What did I do? I merely reversed the direction of the Pure Land people went to after death. That was all."
Within the Inner world, the lake of the heart was azure and dazzling, its misty radiance untouched by dust.
Coiled atop the water, the Black Nine-Tails, whose fur had once been glossy and fluffy and whose body had been so plump it was nearly obese, had now become so thin that it was almost skin and bones.
"Still, opening the Pure Land through the Book of Vermilion Moon seems to consume far more chakra than expected. Since you usually have nothing to do anyway, it's not bad for you to lose some weight