Chapter 103: Terrifying Immortality! Second Form!
An eight-meter blade of light slashed down with a whirlwind, blasting through the air and tearing through the lava river, aimed straight at Tsukasa!
Mangetsu's eyes were fierce as he roared in fury:
"Die, you bastard!"
The next moment, the light blade released by Hiramekarei: Liberation smashed through the lava river from beginning to end, slashing toward Tsukasa.
That's right—smashed!
Hiramekarei: Liberation at full power became a bladeless hammer in Mangetsu's hands!
Standing in the blade's path was Mei, positioned directly in front of Tsukasa.
Mangetsu, with no regard for his fellow ninja's life, was determined to take Tsukasa's life!
Mei's emerald pupils suddenly contracted.
As a mid-to-long-range specialist, her mobility was limited—not to mention she was currently unleashing her lava technique.
Seeing the heavy blade, over a meter wide like a massive club crushing down, she desperately mobilized her chakra, increasing the power and range of her jutsu, hoping to force Mangetsu to retreat.
However, Mangetsu—his hands already stained with the blood of colleagues—had gone completely mad!
At this moment, Mangetsu's eyes were fixed solely on Tsukasa!
He wouldn't retreat a single step, even as the scorching lava acid corroded a bloody hole in his cheek!
He was determined to kill him!
Not only because his eye had been destroyed, but because Tsukasa's piercing words were so sharp and dangerous!
He'd seen through everything.
This feeling of humiliation and fear—like having his deepest secrets exposed—was something Mangetsu had never experienced before.
It filled him with shame, resentment, and rage.
Whenever they faced each other on the battlefield, he was inexplicably afraid of being exposed again!
This gave rise to a morbid, desperate, twisted desire to completely erase Uchiha Tsukasa from existence.
Moreover, Tsukasa's ideals resonated closely with his own!
If he could forcibly seize that will, assassinate the Mizukage, control the Daimyō, and complete a bloody revolution—
Such ideals, such thoughts, such achievements, such a grand dream!
It would all be his!
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"DIE!"
A sick smile crossed Mangetsu's face, cold gleam shining in his single purple eye. He cursed and laughed wildly as he swung his blade!
Tsukasa's brow twitched, suddenly realizing something was wrong.
Mangetsu's gaze frightened him—a strange intensity reminiscent of that night three days ago when his younger brother Hidan had looked at him with such frenzied devotion.
"What the hell!"
He stared at the eight-meter heavy blade hurtling toward him, then at Mei standing before him without flinching, her delicate features filled with determination.
He exhaled deeply and slapped his chest, instantly igniting the fire within!
BOOM!
A blazing sun rose in the air!
And then Tsukasa couldn't help but scream!
This wasn't just shock at the frantic Mangetsu and reckless Mei, but also at his own physical condition!
His heart, engulfed in flames, roared and throbbed like an engine fueled by premium gasoline, continuously pouring extreme fire-attribute chakra into his body!
Fire-attribute chakra formed an incandescent sheath around him like the sun's rays!
But that wasn't the point.
The point was—what the hell was going on?
Wait, can someone fix this bug?
Why can't my heart be burned through?!
As the only veteran Uchiha to have burned his heart twice, Tsukasa was well-versed in this process.
Normally, his heart would transform into charred remains 0.5 seconds after igniting Fire Release: Chakra Mode, barely surviving under the forbidden technique Physical Regeneration.
And now, aside from the excruciating pain of being seared by flames, his heart was completely unharmed?!
Tsukasa's brain instantly shut down, his eyes widening.
What the hell is going on?! How am I supposed to collect insurance like this?!
He knew that in the original story, Hidan's immortality was highly resistant to ninjutsu—Asuma's incinerating Fire Release had burned him like it was nothing.
But was this really necessary? Even the heart inside his body was this resistant to fire?!
Are you kidding me?!
At that moment, a system message suddenly appeared before Tsukasa's eyes.
[Due to your abilities: Immortality (S-, Incomplete), Forbidden Technique: Physical Regeneration (Proficient, S, Incomplete), and Zero Tail Mode: Dark Awakening (A) coexisting—]
[You are immune to the side effects of Fire Release: Chakra Mode.]
[Therefore, Fire Release: Chakra Mode (Mastery, A, Extreme) has had its Extreme suffix removed and been downgraded to a regular skill.]
[Note: If chakra is insufficient to cover the cost of Forbidden Technique: Physical Regeneration, this technique still carries high risk.]
[In this mode, this skill set is automatically named—]
[Iron Heart! (S+)]
[Description: Seared thousands of times by the blazing flames of determination, forged a thousand times over! This powerful heart has been transformed into your unwavering strength!]
Tsukasa snapped back to reality, but before he could curse properly, the eight-meter blade slashed down!
In front of him, Mei watched the massive heavy blade approach her face, about to crush her skull!
A flicker of panic, fear, and despair filled her eyes—but she didn't flee!
She bit her lip, struggle evident in her clear emerald eyes, but she continued pressing forward.
Even if it meant buying the young man behind her just one more second, it would be worth it!
Finally, she shouted:
"Uchiha Tsukasa, what the hell are you doing, you idiot?!"
"Why aren't you moving?!"
"I really don't owe you this!"
"Ahhhhhhh!"
The next moment, a blazing figure suddenly burst forth!
Like the sun descending to earth, he seized Mei's collar and yanked her back forcefully!
Then he stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and stood within the blazing flames, glaring at Mangetsu who laughed sickeningly while leaning on his blade.
With the rage of being betrayed from all sides, he roared:
"DAMN IT!"
"You Hōzuki family moron, you dare try to kill me?!"
"Last time was just a momentary lapse—I was holding back!"
"Now I'll show you—"
Tsukasa threw his head back, the fury in his eyes so intense it couldn't be vented!
Then he roared:
"My second form—"
"IMMORTAL ASURA!"
*End of Chapter 103
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