Naruto: Menma Exiting Infinite Tsukuyomi

Chapter 145: Jashin Transforms into Nine Masked Beast - Tennyo

The moment Menma's consciousness touched the illusory figure, the "God of Death," which had seemed to be in a deep slumber, suddenly opened its eyes.

It then slowly and somewhat sluggishly lowered its head, its entirely scarlet eyes staring intently at Menma and his companion.

The entire underground space also suddenly filled with a blood-red mist that rose at an astonishing speed.

"Sir, this..."

The instant his eyes met the Jashin's,

A sense of fear rose in Uchiha Shin's heart. He subconsciously retreated a few steps, the Mangekyō pattern also appearing in his scarlet Sharingan eyes.

Several ripples appeared in the air behind him, and countless kunai, swords, and shuriken emerged.

"Calm down."

Before Uchiha Shin could activate his dōjutsu, Menma pressed down on his shoulder: "This false god only knows a few tricks to mystify and bewitch people's minds. As long as you control your own emotions, there won't be a problem."

Although his words seemed to show no regard for this Jashin, a faint amusement and interest could be seen in the gaze he directed at it.

"This Jashin is quite interesting. In what form does it exist?"

Chakra? Natural energy? Or something else?

This bewitching ability and illusory form seemed like a soul form created with the help of Yin Release chakra.

But chakra itself is converted from spiritual energy and physical energy.

Without the support of a physical body, a soul, for the most part, cannot exist independently.

"Could it be... something created by those believers of Jashin?"

Looking at the Jashin's eyes, filled with slaughter and brutality, Menma frowned and thought to himself: "But would people really believe in something they created themselves?"

The arrogance ingrained in human bones makes it difficult for them to submit to their own creations.

"ROAR!!"

As if feeling it had been offended,

The Jashin's illusionary figure opened its fanged mouth. A thick, bloody stench assailed Menma and his companion, and the surrounding blood mist also seemed to become more viscous.

That abnormal spiritual power also rushed towards the two, continuously interfering with and distorting their wills, making their desire for slaughter even stronger.

In addition to that, it actually made the two feel an impulse to kneel and submit, attempting to guide them into becoming its believers.

Under the effect of this power, Uchiha Shin's gaze became hazy.

A fanatical look gradually appeared on his face.

"Jashin! Great Jashin! Please grant me even greater power!"

Then, with a "thump," he knelt down with extreme decisiveness, praying piously to the utterly ugly Jashin.

But facing this brainwashing-like spiritual bewitchment, Menma merely frowned in disgust.

"You want me to kneel to you?"

"An inferior mongrel cobbled together from various energies, where do you get the courage?!"

The instant his voice fell,

BOOM!!

An even more evil and violent power radiated outwards from Menma's body.

Before this power, the Jashin's spiritual power had no ability to resist and was directly dispersed.

"ROAR!!"

The Jashin, seeing this, also roared in anger. It raised its blood-dripping sharp claws and swung them down fiercely at Menma.

A surge of scarlet chakra instantly appeared, forming a tangible skeletal arm around Menma, easily catching this seemingly powerful strike from the Jashin.

"Hmph! So this is the so-called Jashin?"

Menma sized up the Jashin, sneering: "It's not like a complete individual possessing reason and the ability to seek advantages and avoid harm at all. Instead, it's more like a rigid program that lacks the ability to think and only operates according to a fixed mechanism."

Using that powerful spiritual force to crudely bewitch its target.

If successful, the target becomes a believer of Jashin. If unsuccessful, it will strike a killing blow.

However, if the Jashin were allowed to grow continuously, perhaps in the future, it would truly possess complete consciousness and thought.

But unfortunately, it met Menma.

Perhaps, I can use this opportunity to try and comprehend the so-called "gods."

Thinking this, Menma's eyes flickered slightly.

Immediately, the power surging from his body abruptly dissipated.

It was like two people playing a game of "chicken."

One was trying with all his might to knock the other down, while the other suddenly relaxed his strength.

The Jashin, which was continuously roaring and releasing spiritual power, had no time to react at all.

The spiritual power crashed into Menma without any resistance.

The mindless Jashin instantly crashed.

"Hmm? This..."

Uchiha Shin, whose mind had been deluded by it, also woke up.

Before he could react,

"Get lost!" Menma lowered his head and barked.

With that, without paying any mind to Uchiha Shin, he raised his arm and aimed his palm at the Jashin.

Clatter clatter!!

Several dazzling golden chakra chains suddenly burst forth towards the Jashin.

In an instant, they had wrapped around the Jashin's massive, semi-illusory body.

"HIIISSS!!"

As if sensing the threat of death, the Jashin instantly became frantic.

But before the indestructible golden chains, all its struggles were but futile efforts.

-- "Adamantine Sealing Chains" have a natural counter against creations like it, which are similar to chakra.

"What is that stuff?"

Uchiha Shin's heart jumped upon seeing this, and he leaped far away with a panicked expression.

The next moment, his eyes suddenly widened, almost unable to believe what he was seeing.

"Although it's a brainless idiot, your existence and abilities are indeed quite interesting."

Looking straight at the frantic Jashin before him, Menma said calmly: "Since that's the case, then you shall become a part of me."

"Nine Masked Beasts - Seal Transformation!"

The next moment, a powerful sense of pressure erupted from Menma.

As Menma's hands flew through hand seals, nine circular summoning formulas appeared behind him.

Among "Blue, White, Vermilion, Black, Void, South, North, Three, Jewel," the character "Jewel" (玉) lit up. Complex black formulas slowly poured out from it.

They gradually crawled up the golden chakra chains, then spread towards the tightly bound Jashin.

CRACK CRACK CRACK!!!

The black formulas began to compress the Jashin's massive body, while the several golden chains pulled mercilessly at it.

The Jashin's originally massive body began to become more and more refined.

Gradually transforming into an even purer energy, it surged along the golden chains covered in black formulas into Menma's body.

In just a short while,

The Jashin's entire body was thus devoured into his body, bit by bit.

Menma frowned and rubbed his stomach, complaining to himself: "This Seal Transformation, no matter how many times I use it, is as awkward as ever."

This technique was developed by Menma in the Tsukuyomi world, a sealing jutsu designed to be used in conjunction with "Kyūmen Suppāka."

It could convert non-corporeal energy entities into one of the Nine Masked Beasts, then seal them into his own body like a Tailed Beast.

The effect of this sealing jutsu was good, but the feeling was not very comfortable.

(End of Chapter)

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