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The two exchanged a knowing glance, their coordination seamless. Karin lightly pushed off the ground with her feet, soaring into the air. Mujin brought his palms together in an overlapping stance, aiming behind her. With a low shout, he commanded, "Barrier Repulsion Array!"
A muffled boom echoed through the space.
An explosive burst of force erupted from Mujin's palms, propelling Karin forward. Combined with the speed amplification of the Eight Gates, she traversed over a hundred meters in the blink of an eye, appearing directly before Idou!
Then—
KABOOM!!!
Like a meteor crashing down, swirling air currents enveloped Karin's iron fist. Her strike obliterated half of Idou's form in an instant!
But—
In the blink of an eye, Idou regenerated completely!
As a spiritual entity, Idou lacked the vulnerabilities inherent to carbon-based lifeforms.
However, Idou was the embodiment of Yachome's demonic persona—her very existence stemmed entirely from Yachome herself. And Yachome, being an ordinary person incapable of ninja training, meant that...
...in terms of combat ability, Idou was laughably inept!
POW! POW! POW!!!
Karin's iron fists rained down on Idou like a storm, repeatedly shattering its form. Even as a spiritual entity, it couldn't regenerate infinitely!
At this point, Idou couldn't even manage a proper defense. Finally, unable to endure further, it dissolved into a pool of black sludge and vanished into the void!
Meanwhile, on the other side, facing hundreds of manifestations of Idou, Mujin swiftly completed twelve hand seals.
"Seal of the Six Harmonies and Six Clashes! Twelve Great Heavenly Demons!"
Barrier techniques and sealing arts were notoriously intricate. This pre-engraved Six Harmonies and Six Clashes seal was the most powerful technique Mujin could deploy at this moment.
As soon as the words left his lips, twelve eerie phantom-like Heavenly Demons materialized behind him. Mujin then slammed his hands together forcefully, causing chakra to surge wildly around him!
With Mujin at the center, the Twelve Great Heavenly Demons aligned themselves according to the twelve Earthly Branches, each occupying a specific direction. Beneath them, corresponding characters appeared, forming an enormous barrier array!
He then shouted loudly, "Barrier: Heavenly Demon Cry! Six Harmful Clashes! Misfortune! Misfortune! Misfortune! Misfortune! Misfortune!"
The Twelve Great Heavenly Demons let out ear-splitting roars, their sound waves spreading outward in layers, forming countless rune-constructed characters of 'misfortune.' These 'misfortune' characters rained down like a storm in all directions!
Every Idou struck by the 'misfortune' characters collapsed in agony, their forms twisting under the weight of calamity before exploding into pools of sludge with a loud bang!
In mere seconds, hundreds of Idou manifestations were reduced to nothingness by the cries of the Twelve Great Heavenly Demons!
However, they still couldn't locate the true body of Idou.
The Twelve Great Heavenly Demons ended their cries, dissolving back into phantoms. Yet the aftershocks rippled through the void, accompanied by brief, pained howls.
Mujin furrowed his brow, realization dawning upon him.
So that's how it was!
Idou, as the manifestation of Yachome's Yin Release energy, was essentially one with this power. In other words, this alternate dimension created by Yin Release could itself be considered Idou's true body!
With this understanding, Mujin immediately turned to Karin and said, "Construct an ultra-large-scale barrier! I'll use the 'Man in the Box' technique to force it out!"
Karin's talents were exceptionally unique, even among the Uzumaki clan. The chakra reserves within her far surpassed Mujin's by several times!
"Understood," Karin nodded firmly. She immediately mobilized all the chakra within her body, slamming both hands onto the ground!
In an instant, countless runes surged outward like a flood, quickly forming a massive barrier array over a hundred meters wide beneath her feet!
Simultaneously, Mujin stepped beside Karin. He tightly connected their chakras and pressed his hands to the ground, taking control of the colossal array before them.
"Barrier Art: Man in the Box!"
Thousands of...
No!
Possibly tens of thousands!
Through Karin's immense chakra reserves, countless black arms surged forth like a tidal wave, reaching out to grasp at the surrounding void. These arms tore wildly at the fabric of the alternate dimension, as if attempting to rip apart reality itself.
The space around them trembled violently, accompanied by agonized roars that reverberated through the abyss. Gradually, the cries weakened until—plop!—a lump of black sludge fell from the void, collapsing onto the ground and reforming into Ido's shape.
With no trace of Yakumo left to anchor it, Ido had nowhere left to run!
"It's over."
Mujin gave Karin a slight nod. She stepped forward, delivering a powerful punch that shattered Ido back into its sludge form.
At the same time, Mujin approached. Completing his hand seals, he pressed his palms against the ground. Two concentric sealing arrays, spinning in opposite directions, emerged around the sludge, trapping Ido at their center.
"Sealing Technique: Great Five Elements Seal!"
As soon as the words left his lips, the outer array blazed with radiant light. But Mujin's hands continued moving, forming more intricate seals without pause.
"Five Directions Seal! East, South, West, North, Center!"
"Five Times Seal! Dawn, Noon, Afternoon, Sunset, Midnight!"
Through these layered seals, Mujin bound Ido within both time and space, rendering escape impossible.
Next, the glow of the outer array dimmed, giving way to the inner array, which began to shine brightly.
"Five Spirits Seal! Spirit, Soul, Mind, Intent, Will!"
"Five Senses Seal! Sight, Touch, Taste, Smell, Sound!"
"Five Emotions Seal! Anger, Joy, Thought, Sadness, Fear!"
The inner array applied threefold spiritual bindings upon Ido—locking its consciousness, senses, and emotions. From this moment onward, Ido would never again possess free will.
Once all five minor Five Elements Seals were completed, the arrays began to collapse inward, contracting tightly until they formed a solid black sphere. Within it, Ido was sealed completely!
At this point, the alternate dimension collapsed entirely. With a fleeting sensation, Mujin and Karin found themselves back in the real world.
Only one final step remained.
Holding the black sphere, Mujin slowly pressed it into the center of his forehead.
As the sphere sank fully into his skin, two interlocking arrays of runes emerged on his forehead. They began to merge seamlessly, forming a flawless circle.
This was the Great Five Elements Seal!
Composed of five smaller Five Elements Seals, each segment interacted harmoniously with adjacent sections while conflicting with those across from it. Under the influence of these generative and destructive cycles, the seal would continuously drain Ido's Yin Release power, channeling it directly into Mujin's body!
Thus, the Great Five Elements Seal was now complete!
The intricate patterns vanished beneath Mujin's skin, leaving only a single vertical black line etched across his forehead. Slowly, this line expanded, revealing a deep, pitch-black eye.
Upon closer inspection, one would notice that within the pupil of this black eye floated a grotesque demon—its head bowed, arms outstretched, suspended in an eternal void.
Sealing techniques and barrier arts generally far surpassed ordinary ninjutsu in terms of raw power.
For instance, even shadow-level shinobi struggled to break the Four Purple Flames Formation, yet its casters were merely four elite jōnin. Similarly, the One-Tail Shukaku had been imprisoned for decades using sealing techniques.
However, most such techniques came with stringent requirements, making them impractical for combat. Even Mujin could only utilize a limited number of them effectively—and often required surprise tactics like the Finger Engraving Seal to inscribe arrays onto opponents before activation.
Once enemies became aware of these methods, countering them became trivial. This was why Mujin had preemptively engraved the Twelve Heavenly Demon Lords onto his own body.
But now... everything was different.
In this moment, Mujin finally obtained what he had long sought—the embodiment of limitless potential:
The Eye of Ido!