Yin Nine-Tails

Yue Liusi froze for a moment. He had never expected to complete Mission Three at a time like this.

Yin Nine-Tails?

This is fantastic...

After thinking it over carefully, he understood.

Yes, a Kage-level powerhouse never needed anyone's recognition.

They only needed to show everyone their strength... that was enough.

He could now sense the probing gazes around him and farther away. Clearly, many people were watching to see how this would end.

Yue Liusi was not worried.

In truth, the consequences of violently purging the Jujutsu Higher-Ups were simple.

First, the higher-ups' strength did not matter. They represented the establishment: a paralyzed system, resources grinding to a halt, chaos in Jujutsu Society, and so on.

Second, their replacements would very likely be no different from the old guard. That was why Satoru Gojo had said, "I could kill them all anytime, but there's no point."

Third, without rebuilding order, violence could not last. After Satoru Gojo was unsealed and took action, the final battle immediately followed. He simply had no time for this, and once he was gone, the higher-ups would even grow worse, leaving those young faces to deal with an enormous mess.

Those were the drawbacks, and Yue Liusi had accepted Shoko Ieiri's words and chosen to trust Jujutsu Society's younger generation.

Besides, Satoru Gojo had been too pressed for time. He was different.

The benefits were obvious too.

The shackles had been smashed apart by force, and that whole doctrine of "fate" was teetering.

"If you aren't a Zenin, you aren't a sorcerer; if you aren't a sorcerer, you aren't human." Such thinking was hardly an isolated example within those hidebound systems.

It also told everyone that institutions could be redesigned, and righteous violence could exist.

Most importantly, from now until the final battle, those people would no longer drag them down or get in their way.

At last, Jujutsu Society could work together.

As Yue Liusi took a step forward, a figure landed lightly a short distance away.

"Yue."

The newcomer was none other than Yuta Okkotsu.

His gaze held a trace of conflicting feelings, and his hand tightened around his sword's hilt.

"You shouldn't have done this. If everyone acted like you, everyone in Jujutsu Society would live in fear, and we would never have true order."

Yuta Okkotsu drew his long sword and pointed it at Yue Liusi, a murderous aura spreading around him.

"You must pay for this."

Yue Liusi was just about to say something when his gaze suddenly shifted toward a distant pavilion.

Kenjaku?

The ability to perceive others' goodwill and malice with extraordinary sensitivity came from the Nine Tails.

His perception had already been strong. With this added on top, it was downright terrifying.

Kenjaku's expression changed as he watched from the shadows.

Has he spotted me?

Or is it just a coincidence?

Originally, he had planned to wait until Yue Liusi and the Jujutsu Higher-Ups had worn each other down before stepping in to finish him off. But now, it seemed those Jujutsu Sorcerers had barely put any pressure on Yue Liusi.

Still, Yuta Okkotsu's arrival presented another opportunity.

Kenjaku was naturally not foolish enough to believe Yuta Okkotsu had really come to intercept and kill Yue Liusi.

They were simply playing good cop and bad cop.

Whether anyone saw through it did not matter at all. Yuta Okkotsu only needed to take a public stance.

He had to admit, they had planned it well.

But precisely because of that, the two could not possibly wrap things up hastily. Once they fought in earnest, he would surely have an opening!

After all, Yuta Okkotsu's combat strength spoke for itself.

Even if his plan to control the higher-ups failed, as long as he could eliminate Yue Liusi, he would still come out ahead!

He only needed to wait for the two of them to wear each other down...

Elsewhere, Yuki Tsukumo had been about to leave after seeing that things were over, only to witness this scene. She immediately understood Yue Liusi's intentions and stayed.

After all, battles between special grades were rare.

Yue Liusi paid Kenjaku no mind. The most important thing right now was to finish wrapping this up properly.

Still, this was a good opportunity to test Yin Nine-Tails' abilities against Yuta Okkotsu.

"Don't hold back. You're no threat to me."

Yue Liusi spoke softly, telling Yuta Okkotsu to go all out.

Yuta Okkotsu had still been hesitating over how to fight without hurting Yue Liusi, who had expended so much energy. At those words, his expression immediately brightened.

Yue was hiding his strength again?

Thank~ good~ ness~

The stronger Yue Liusi was, the more confidence he had in the future.

And Yue Liusi had not said that without reason.

The Nine Tails' strength spoke for itself. People always said the Tailed Beasts were equal, yet the first eight combined could not even beat half of the Nine Tails.

How had the chakra been divided up?

One share for the One-Tail, one for the Nine Tails, one for the Two-Tails, one for the Nine Tails, one for the Three-Tails, one for the Nine Tails... one for the Nine Tails, one for the Nine Tails.

Huh? Why is there still so much chakra left? Whatever, just give it all to the Nine Tails...

Besides, Yin Nine-Tails was even more sinister than Yang Nine Tails.

After all, Naruto had still been a baby when the Nine Tails was split. Between a baby and the Fourth Hokage, wasn't it obvious who could withstand more power?

And he did not need to have heart-to-heart talks with the Nine Tails, talk it around, cooperate with it, or anything like Naruto did. This Yin Nine-Tails belonged entirely to him.

In other words, Yue Liusi was now a perfect jinchuriki who could activate the perfected Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, otherwise known as Kurama Mode.

Likewise, he could draw on Yin Nine-Tails' chakra at will.

That meant Yue Liusi would basically never have to worry about running out of chakra again.

Most crucially, an increase in chakra reserves also brought an extraordinarily terrifying increase in the power of his combat methods.

Whether he used it to enhance his body or his Cursed Technique.

Why had a single B-rank ninjutsu from Madara Uchiha, Majestic Destroyer Flame, required the Allied Shinobi Forces to counter it together?

Naturally, it was because of the chakra poured into it.

Why could Tiger 68 cover seven kilometers with a single Dismantle?

Wasn't it precisely because his terrifying cursed energy reserves and output efficiency elevated an ordinary slash to an immensely powerful level?

If Satoru Gojo put enough cursed energy into it, one Blue-infused punch would be enough to make a fully powered Sukuna use the blood escape technique.

If Sukuna put enough cursed energy into it, a single Dismantle could likewise easily cut through a fully powered Satoru Gojo.

Of course, the requirements for "enough" were extremely high.

But without exaggeration, it was that simple.

As the saying went, with enough force, even a brick could fly.

"Should I kill him... Yuta...?"

Just then, a chill suddenly enveloped Yue Liusi. A pale shikigami stretched its arms around him, as though it would attack at the slightest suspicious movement.

"No, Rika. You can't hurt him."

Yuta Okkotsu hurriedly spoke to stop her, but before he could finish, he abruptly sensed something, and his pupils constricted.

The scene before him changed in an instant. An enormous demon fox lowered its head, its blood-red eyes fixed unblinkingly on Rika.

Its fur was somewhat dull and gray, and a low growl rose from its throat, sending chills down the spine.

Its two razor-sharp fox claws drew toward Rika in an attacking posture, clearly poised to shred the enemy before it at any moment.

"Calm down."