Chapter 345: Side Arc Part 11: Demonic Ritual
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"Ama No Hoka! The ancient weapon of the HOLE!"
The expression of Kakashi and the rest of the Konoha group turns ugly.
"If they sessfully use its power, then I am afraid the entire shinobi world wille under their control. We have to hurry up and stop them." Kakashi orders his group.
"NOO! It''s not a weapon!"
A mellifluous childish voice sounds in their ears.
"It''s not a weapon! It''s not a weapon!"
A little girl with short shoulder-length red hairs parted in bangs walks in front of the group. The girl has red eyes and her hair is tied into a small ponytail on the right side of her head.
"Miina!!"
Dokku and the rest of the survivors are surprised to see her outburst.
"Calm down, Miina!"
Shiseru kneels in front of Miina and hugs her tofort her.
"NO, Shiseru! Ama No Hoka isn''t a weapon. It''s a gateway which holds all the dimensions together in a stable state."
"WHAT?!"
Kakashi and the group stare at the little girl with shock. Kakashi turns towards Dokku and Shiseru for help.
Mm
Shiseru nods her head. She gently pats Miina''s head and asks her.
"Miina, Aunt Shiseru can''t understand you! So, can you exin what you said earlier to aunt?"
Mm
Miina nods her head.
"I can see it. I can see the silhouette of various worlds intertwined with each other. These worlds are separated by various notes of sound which are produced by the Ama No Hoka. Also, I can see the information about the past, present, and future of certain objects. But But"
Her body shivers timidly as she stares at the giant wormhole in the sky.
"Miina!"
Shiseru hugs her to calm her down.
"This information is quite shocking!"
Kakashi is stunned to her Miina''s revtion. He ponders over the matter while monitoring Miina.
"Shiseru, I am fine!"
Miina nods her head. She turns in the direction of the cemetery where the bodies of the Hachou vigers are buried.
Fwoosh
A white light rises from Miina''s body and covers the surrounding area.
Whoosh whoosh
She purifies the souls of the deceased people and guides them to the afterlife.
"This is She is guiding the souls of the dead people to the Pure world." Yang Kurama, who is resting inside Naruto, opens his eyes because of the earliermotion.
"Oh! So, that''s what''s happening."
Naruto rys the information to the rest of his group.
Hmm
''This girl can divine past and future. She has a strange connection to Ama No Hoka. Then, she can also purify the souls of the dead and guide them to the afterlife. Looks like things aren''t as simple as they look on the surface. No wonder, these demons are so restless!''
"Alright! Let''s head towards the HOLE to stop the demons. We can''t allow them to unleash the power of Ama No Hoka on the shinobi world."
"Yoshaa!"
Naruto pumps his fists to get ready for the fight.
"We will alsoe with you."
Dokku and Shiseru propose to Kakashi.
"You guys! It''s not safe with those demons rampaging in the vicinity." Kakashi warns them.
"No, as a resident of Tonika vige; it''s my duty to protect it!" Dokku insists.
"Miina wille too!"
Miina walks in front of Kakashi.
"Miina thinks that Miina can stop the Ama No Hoka!"
"We wille with her to protect her!" Dokku and Shiseru persist.
"Fine!" Kakashi helplessly nods his head after seeing their resolve.
"Sakura, Hinata, Tenten, and Ino; protect the girl at all costs!"
He rys his order to the girls.
"Yes, sensei!" The girls reply in unison.
"Good! Then let''s set off."
Swish swish
Naruto and Sasuke make some hand signs and m their palm on the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu"
Poof Poof
An eagle and a frog pop out of the white smoke.
Whoosh whoosh
Both of them jump on top of their respective summon.
"Garuda, head towards the giant column!"
Sasuke points towards the Ama No Hoka.
Scree
Garuda screeches in excitement and speeds up towards the Hole.
"Boss! Head towards Eh!"
"Ken-san!"
"Gamabunta is tending to his injuries after the previous battle. So, I came instead. Though I am pretty weak, I''ll try my best."
"Ken-san! Then let''s head in that direction."
Swoosh swoosh
Gamaken leaps in the air and jumps towards the Hole. The rest of the Konoha group follows after them.
At the Hole,
Kusuna and the rest of the demonic gang kneel in front of the giant wormhole. They have a fervent expression on their face as they stare at the wormhole with fervent eyes.
"Finally, our lord will break free from his imprisonment! Let''s offer the sacrifice to get our lord''s attention."
Kusuna walks in front of the Ama No Hoka pir.
He takes out five pentagonal stakes from a scroll.
Stab stab stab
He stabs them on the ground and creates a reverse pentagonal altar.
Vroom
The altar lights up and forms a circle in the center.
Swoosh
He takes out a fist-sized purple orb from another scroll.
Woo woo
The orb emits a dark purple ominous chakra as the sounds of multiple souls suffering in agony echoes inside it.
"The souls of these puny vigers will serve as a suitable sacrifice for our lord."
He inserts the orb into the altar.
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Kusuna sps his hands together.
"Rite of Descension,mence!"
"Min, Shin, Gan, Reppyou, Shouzen, Mika, Dan, Raku, Shou!"
Kusuna chants a long ritual rite while performing strange head seals.
Swoosh
Sasuke and Garuda arrive at the location of Ama No Hoka.
Rumble Rumble
The dark clouds in the sky crackle with red lightning.
Bzzt
A bolt of lightning discharges from the sky and attempts to strike Sasuke and Garuda.
Whoosh
Garuda ps his wings and dodges the lightning.
Rumble rumble
Multiple bolts of lightning aim for them.
"Lightning Release: Purple Lightning Chidori Sharp Spear"
Sasuke gathers lightning chakra in his hand and forms a spear. He throws it towards the iing bolt of lightning to block it.
"Garuda! It''s time for you to return. We can''t fight in an aerial battle under such situations."
Poof
Garuda disperses in a puff of smoke.
Whoosh
Sasuke jumps down and arrives in front of the demonic group.
"ANNIIKKI, Protect!"
The demonic trio shields Kusuna and confronts Sasuke.
"As I suspected, you three are still alive!"
Swoosh
Sasuke draws his Kusanagi de.
Shiing
He activates his Sharingan and analyzes their chakra system.
"This is"
He frowns as he notices a lump of dark purple chakra near the hearts of the demonic trio.
Ba-dump Ba-dump Ba-dump
The dark lump is rapidly pumping dark chakra through their body. It courses through their chakra system and strengths their body.
Uwaah
The demonic trio releases an incoherent scream and attacks Sasuke.
Swoosh
Shizuku disappears from the ce and arrives beside Sasuke in an instant.
"She is almost twice as fast as before!"
Whoosh
Sasuke ducks down and avoids a roundhouse kick from her.
BAM
Gitai leaps into the sky with his massive body and shoots towards Sasuke like a missile.
Whoosh
Sasuke jumps back and avoids the m.
Awaah
Setsuna opens his wings and takes flight. He gains a considerable altitude. Next up, he folds his wings as a horn appears on his forehead.
Fwoosh
He gathers arge amount of dark ck lightning around his forehead.
Shoom
Setsuna discharges the lightning as a beam.
Swish
Sasuke blocks the lightning beam with the Kusanagi de.
Swish
He swings the de and disperses the jutsu.
"Things aren''t looking good! These people are much stronger than before."
Sasuke is quickly overwhelmed by thebined forces of the demonic trio.
Swoosh Bang
A giant toad falls from the sky and appears in between Sasuke and the demonic trio.
"Need some help, Sasuke!"
"You came right on time! We have to stop that Guy frompleting his ritual at all cost!"
Sasuke points towards Kusuna.
"I am on it!"
Naruto and Gamaken leap towards Kusuna in an attempt to disrupt the rite.
Swoosh
Gitai leaps in the air andunches himself towards the duo.
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Gamaken withdraws his Sakazuki shield from his back and blocks the attack.
ng ng
Gitai continues to punch the shield with his enhanced strength.
Swish swish
The forces from his attacks slowly push Gamaken back.
Whoosh whoosh
The rest of the Konoha group arrives at the boundary of the Hole.
Rumble Rumble
The altar set up by Kusuna hums with life.
Fwoosh
It fires a beam of dark purple energy towards the giant wormhole in the sky.
Rumble rumble
Ama No Hoka responds to the giant purple beam of energy. With it as a center, a giant red dome-shaped barrier slowly encases the entire Hole thus isting it from the rest of the world.
"We are in!"
Kakashi and the rest of the group are able to make it inside before the barrier could close up.
"What''s up with this barrier?" Lee curiously stares at the barrier.
He clenches his hand in a fist to punch the barrier in an attempt to shatter it.
"LEE STOP!"
Kakashi immediately warns Lee.
Swish
Lee''s fist stops an inch away from the barrier.
"Don''t attack the barrier."
He turns towards Neji and signals him.
"Byakugan!"
Neji activates his Byakugan and inspects the barrier.
"Tenten, attack the barrier with your Ninja tools." Neji requests her.
"Alright!"
Tenten summons a spiked mace and throws it towards the barrier.
Bang
The mace hits the barrier.
Crackle crackle
Dark red lightning flickers through the barrier and incinerates the mace into ashes.
Gulp
Lee gulps his saliva and jumps back in terror.
"Looks like our only way to get out from here is to shut down Ama No Hoka!"
Kakashi stares at the giant wormhole in the sky.
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In the Land of Sky,
Hmm
Izuna raises his head and stares in the distance. He uses his Rinne-Sharingan to gaze into the distance.
"This is bad! This looks like a portal to another world!"
His expression turns ugly.
"I have to hurry!"