Chapter 168: Angra Mainyu Template
Become the strongest in the shinobi world?
Natsuki could guess what Mui was thinking.
He was most likely trying to escape Natsuki's control, which was why he wished to become the strongest in the shinobi world.
If he directly wished to undo the blood curse's control, Natsuki could simply place another blood curse on him with his current strength.
Although Natsuki did not think the Box of Ultimate Bliss could undo his blood curse.
"As you wish!"
As Mui finished making his wish, all four human faces on the Box of Ultimate Bliss opened their mouths.
Visible waves of chakra surged out, stirring up fierce winds around them.
Mui stood at the center of the storm.
He steadied himself and discovered countless streams of chakra pouring into his body.
A gloomy aura spread in all directions.
Along with it came a suffocating pressure.
Mui subconsciously clenched his fists, feeling himself grow stronger at an unimaginable speed.
The intense chakra fluctuations continued for a full minute before finally stopping.
Mui stood in place, chakra leaking from every part of his body.
The chakra wrapped around him like a cloak, as if it cost nothing.
It looked similar to a jinchūriki in a partial tailed beast transformation.
"Hahaha!"
Mui suddenly laughed loudly and said, "Natsuki, thank you for helping me fulfill my wish!"
"Is that so?"
Natsuki raised his hand.
He immediately activated the blood curse.
Mui's body suddenly trembled as he sensed something was wrong.
His smile froze, and disbelief appeared on his face.
Why was he still restrained by the blood curse even after becoming the strongest in the shinobi world?
He could feel his abilities being sealed.
At that moment, an almost endless mass of black chakra flew out of his body and rose into the sky in the blink of an eye.
"What kind of monster is that?"
Yahiko and the others were startled.
The black chakra condensed into a massive monster.
It had a pair of enormous black wings and long, slender black arms and legs, but its body looked like a sphere.
The sphere had curved teeth and eyes, making its overall appearance extremely strange.
Mui suddenly screamed, "Where is my power? Why did it disappear?"
"Mui, this is the truth of the Box of Ultimate Bliss."
Natsuki stopped the blood curse and said, "Any wish made on it will ultimately only release the Yin Release monster inside the Box of Ultimate Bliss, Satori."
The reason he had activated the blood curse was to force Satori out.
If Satori had not left Mui's body, it would have been sealed by the blood curse.
Although Mui had fused with Satori after making his wish and his strength had surged, he was still far from becoming the so-called strongest in the shinobi world.
The wish-granting mechanism of the Box of Ultimate Bliss was based on Satori.
The "strongest in the shinobi world" that Mui wished for referred to the strongest power he could obtain after merging with Satori.
But that strength still could not undo Natsuki's blood curse.
The blood curse came from Natsuki's blood. More accurately, it came from Natsuki's strength.
Unless someone was far stronger than him or had a specific countermeasure, they could only remain under his control.
Satori had sensed this and abandoned Mui without hesitation.
"How is that possible?"
Mui instinctively refused to believe it.
"Did you never wonder why Kusagakure closed the Box of Ultimate Bliss after opening it in the past?"
Natsuki asked in return.
Mui immediately froze.
According to Kusagakure's records, Kusagakure had opened the Box of Ultimate Bliss long ago and nearly ruled the shinobi world.
Why only nearly?
Had someone else stopped them? Or had the user discovered Satori?
Now, it seemed perhaps it was the latter.
"Natsuki-sensei, be careful!"
At that moment, Yahiko suddenly shouted.
Satori, hovering in midair, did not have the patience to let Natsuki and Mui chat.
It spread its wings, and its black chakra turned into countless feathers that shot toward Natsuki.
Water Release: Water Formation Wall!
Yahiko formed hand seals, and a wall of water rose in front of them.
Yukina also used Ice Release: Ice Rock Dome of Magnificent Nothingness.
An ice wall appeared immediately after.
The two walls met the feathers and shook violently.
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!
Nagato opened his mouth and spat out a stream of water.
The stream raced through the air and transformed into a giant dragon.
Weather Egg: Thunder Breed Weather!
Konan took out the Sorcery Clima-Tact.
In the blink of an eye, thunderclouds appeared in the sky.
Under her control, the sky suddenly lit up, and lightning poured down at an angle.
However, neither her attack nor Nagato's worked. Satori avoided the water dragon and the omnipresent lightning as if it had predicted them in advance.
"Satori has the ability to sense malice."
Natsuki explained, "For your attacks to work, there must not be any emotion in your hearts."
Yahiko was dumbfounded.
How were they supposed to have no emotion at all?
That meant they could not even hold the emotions of fighting or attacking.
Nagato, Konan, and Yukina were also momentarily stuck.
"All of you, move back."
Natsuki activated Mind's Eye and Clear and Serene from the Sasaki Kojirō Template.
His emotions became completely still.
Lightning Spear!
Natsuki raised his hand.
Powerful electric currents spread outward from his hand.
A blue-white spear of light appeared and immediately vanished.
There was a boom.
It struck Satori.
Lightning surged like waves and swallowed it.
Satori let out a muffled groan, and black chakra poured out from its body.
Although it had been injured, it was nothing serious.
Natsuki was not surprised.
Satori's defense was very strong.
In the original story, it could ignore most ninjutsu.
It was thanks to Mui's Fire Release: Great Heavenly Prison restraining it that Uzumaki Naruto was able to defeat it with Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.
But Satori was a Yin Release monster and possessed immortality.
Even Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken had not killed it. In the end, it could only be sealed at the bottom of the sea.
Natsuki did not know Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.
Even if he did, he would not be able to kill Satori.
The original story had already given the answer. The best way to deal with Satori was sealing.
"It was hit that easily?"
Yahiko and the others looked at one another. They did not know how Natsuki had made his heart completely free of emotion.
But Satori was very unhappy after being struck.
It bent forward and charged at Natsuki.
As it approached, it swung a claw.
Natsuki took out Minazuki and blocked its claw.
But the shocking force pushed him backward.
Bakudō Number Sixty-One: Six Rods Prison of Light!
Natsuki calmly raised his left hand.
A dazzling light appeared around Satori.
Six sheets of light rushed toward it.
In terms of effect, Bakudō was actually quite similar to sealing jutsu.
Although Natsuki had learned sealing jutsu from Kushina, what he learned were all low-level sealing jutsu.
Against a tailed beast-level Yin Release monster like Satori, only advanced sealing jutsu would be effective.
Satori immediately withdrew its claw and suddenly charged into the sky.
However, the six sheets of light were very fast and immediately bound it.
There was a boom.
Even more black chakra emerged from Satori's body.
Its speed increased again, and it forcibly broke through the blockade of the six sheets of light.
After reaching the sky, it suddenly opened its mouth.
Black chakra dyed the entire sky dark like storm clouds.
Then it poured down.
Blood Demon Art: Cold White Princesses!
Blood surged from Natsuki's hands.
Two enormous ice-sculpted maidens appeared to his left and right.
They raised their heads, and cold air poured from their mouths.
The cold air collided with the black chakra and immediately froze it.
But even more black chakra surged out, melting and eroding the ice crystals.
Seeing this, Natsuki raised both hands.
A large number of Thunder God Swords flew out.
Satori swung a claw without hesitation.
Under normal circumstances, the Thunder God Swords would have been knocked away, but the instant they touched its claw, all of the Thunder God Swords exploded.
Boom, boom, boom!
Countless fragments wrapped in lightning smashed into Satori's body.
Satori cried out in pain and immediately roared.
The tide formed by the black chakra suddenly rose, melting all of the ice crystals. Its remaining force did not lessen as it crashed toward Natsuki.
At the same time, Yahiko and the others were also within its attack range.
Bakudō #81: Dankū!
A massive defensive wall rose in front of Yahiko and the others.
The black chakra crashed into it. Although it began to corrode the wall, it could not completely melt through it in a short time, creating a stalemate.
"Move farther back."
Natsuki raised his hand and opened a spatial door.
Yahiko and the others quickly walked into the spatial door.
Lightning Giant!
Natsuki then clenched his fist.
The ground trembled, and all the iron sand underground flew out.
Lightning flashed, and dust was swept up. In the blink of an eye, a Lightning Giant no smaller than Satori formed.
As soon as it appeared, the Lightning Giant threw a punch at Satori.
Satori quickly flapped its wings to dodge.
The Lightning Giant had no consciousness, so it had no emotions.
Satori's malice sensing could not take effect.
After Satori dodged the first punch, the Lightning Giant immediately spread its five fingers.
Lightning filled the sky and attacked Satori from every direction.
Satori could no longer dodge. Black chakra surged like ocean waves and met the lightning.
Bakudō #75. Gochūtekkan!
Natsuki took this chance and raised his hand.
Five enormous iron pillars fell from the sky and smashed into Satori.
Caught off guard, Satori was slammed into the ground by the tremendous force.
The ground cracked open, forming a large pit.
The Lightning Giant immediately moved forward and slammed both palms down toward it.
Satori sensed danger and quickly began struggling.
Black chakra surged out like a fountain, instantly enveloping the five enormous iron pillars.
The five iron pillars loosened.
Satori flew toward the sky.
But it was still one step too slow. The Lightning Giant's two palms struck its body directly.
Satori was immediately sent flying backward.
The Lightning Giant leaped up.
Its feet landed on Satori.
Its massive size and terrifying strength immediately pressed Satori into the ground.
Iron Sand Sword!
Natsuki suddenly waved his hand.
The iron sand underground pressed down on Satori, making it even more unable to move.
Yahiko and the others in the distance felt that this scene looked very familiar.
At this moment, Satori was receiving almost the same treatment as Mōryō had before.
But that was only natural.
Both of them were immortal Yin Release monsters.
The most effective methods against them were sealing jutsu or attacks with sealing effects.
However, Satori was stronger than Mōryō.
Every time Mōryō escaped, it would be sealed by the priestess, so over the years, its strength had not increased at all.
Satori was different. The Box of Ultimate Bliss had the ability to absorb emotions.
The more emotions there were, the stronger Satori became.
And every time a user made a wish, a large amount of chakra would be poured into the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
Natsuki looked at the struggling Satori and used Projection Magecraft.
He held a bow.
Sealing Arrow!
Vast chakra transformed into an arrow.
Natsuki released his hand, and the arrow suddenly disappeared.
In reality, it had not disappeared. It was simply too fast for the naked eye to see.
The next second, the arrow struck Satori.
Countless streams of chakra spread like cursed seals, covering Satori in the blink of an eye.
Satori's violently shaking body immediately froze.
It was like an insect sealed inside amber, completely motionless where it was.
Natsuki could not help nodding.
The effect of the Sealing Arrow from the Kikyō Template was indeed powerful.
He felt that its sealing effect was not inferior to the sealing jutsu of the Uzumaki clan.
However, the effect of Sealing Arrow depended on the amount of chakra the user poured into it.
In this regard, it could not compare to the Uzumaki clan's sealing jutsu.
Fortunately, he had the Black Grail and plenty of chakra.
Thinking of this, Natsuki walked forward.
He took out the Black Grail.
The Black Grail trembled, and black chakra poured out, wrapping around Satori.
Fear quickly appeared in Satori's eyes.
For the first time, it understood what fear was.
Because the Black Grail was absorbing everything from it at a terrifying speed.
But it could do nothing.
The seal from the Sealing Arrow was too strong. It could not break free in a short time.
And that amount of time was already enough for the Black Grail to devour it completely.
A moment later, Satori vanished without a trace.
It was a Yin Release monster and had no physical body to begin with. Like a tailed beast, it was a pure chakra creature.
However, its chakra was only Yin Release, unlike tailed beasts, whose composition was more complex.
Natsuki felt the chakra inside the Black Grail, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly as a smile appeared on his face.
Because there was simply too much. So much that he could squander it as much as he wanted without using it up.
[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Ability Seven of the Kikyō Template: Priestess Purification.]
After defeating Satori, he had satisfied the unlock condition for Miko Purification, which was defeating a Yin Release monster.
A large amount of information poured into his mind.
In Inuyasha, Kikyō had used many purification techniques.
For example, mental purification, body purification, and deep purification.
Priestess Purification could be considered a comprehensive technique that contained various effects.
But in the shinobi world, filth, curses, evil thoughts, and miasma were all relatively rare.
It would be difficult for Miko Purification to show its greatest effect.
However, it had a special advantage against Yin Release monsters and genjutsu.
That was still quite good.
Natsuki waited for a while and found that no new text appeared before his eyes.
As expected, Satori had not triggered a new character template.
After all, it was too similar to Mōryō.
Natsuki turned to look at the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
But it also did not trigger a new character template.
Was something still missing?
As Natsuki thought this, he walked forward.
[You have awakened the Angra Mainyu Template.]
Natsuki, who had been thinking, suddenly came back to himself.
Angra Mainyu?
Was it the Servant illegally summoned by the Einzbern family in Fate/stay night?
It was not a standard class like Saber, Rider, or Archer, but the so-called Avenger class.
Simply put, it was a Servant filled with negative emotions like resentment and revenge.
And it was also the main cause of the Holy Grail's corruption.
From that point of view, it was the same as Satori.
Satori was an aggregate of negative emotions, and it also twisted the wish-granting of the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
In a sense, it had also been illegally summoned by the users of the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
Natsuki looked at his newly awakened character template.
[Name: Angra Mainyu.]
[Period: Avenger-class Servant of the Third Holy Grail War.]
[World: Fate/stay night.]
[Rank: None.]
[Ability One: Avenger, unlocked.]
[Effect: Damage sustained by the user can be converted into chakra to a certain extent.]
[Ability Two: Verg Avesta, locked.]
[Effect: Injuries sustained by the user are synchronized with the target.]
[Unlock condition: Develop Yin Healing Wound Destruction.]
[Ability Three: All the World's Evil, locked.]
[Effect: Forcefully corrupts the target, causing their personality to reverse. The success rate depends on the target's willpower.]
[Unlock condition: Learn Bringer-of-Darkness Technique.]
[Ability Four: Four Nights' End, locked.]
[Effect: Raises the user's strength by one level at the cost of their life.]
[Unlock condition: Learn Dead Demon Consuming Seal.]
After reading it, Natsuki could not help pausing.
The Angra Mainyu Template was undoubtedly the most special of all the character templates.
It had no rank, and all four of its abilities leaned toward concepts rather than traditional attack or defense abilities.
Ability One, Avenger.
Avenger was Angra Mainyu's class.
A class would have corresponding skills.
The Avenger-class skill allowed damage sustained by the user to be converted into chakra.
This ability was very useful in battle.
Especially in evenly matched battles.
If the gap between both sides was too large, then it would be meaningless.
Ability Two, Verg Avesta.
This ability was somewhat similar to Ability One.
Synchronizing the injuries he received would give him a great advantage in a battle between equals.
Its unlock condition was developing Yin Healing Wound Destruction.
In the original story, Yin Healing Wound Destruction was an A-rank medical ninjutsu used by Kabuto Yakushi.
Its effect was to predict the part of the body the target would attack in advance and heal it before the enemy's attack landed, reducing the attack's power.
Developing an A-rank medical ninjutsu would still be somewhat difficult for Natsuki.
However, it was only a matter of time.
Ability Three, All the World's Evil.
This ability reminded Natsuki of a Naruto movie called Road to Ninja.
The story in it was about Konoha falling into a limited version of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, causing everyone's personalities to change.
For example, Hinata changed from a shy girl into a bossy older-sister type.
Another example was Naruto, who became corrupted and turned into the S-rank shinobi Uzumaki Menma.
Personality reversal did not seem very useful at first glance, but the impact it caused would be great.
If Natsuki could reverse Madara's personality, the crisis in the shinobi world would probably be resolved.
However, with Madara's willpower, there was a high chance his personality could not be reversed.
Its unlock condition was learning Bringer-of-Darkness Technique.
Bringer-of-Darkness Technique was a genjutsu specifically aimed at the Sharingan.
Its effect was to create a field of darkness that even the Sharingan could not see through.
Learning Bringer-of-Darkness Technique suited Natsuki's intentions.
After all, it could be used as a precaution against the Uchiha clan.
Ability Four, Four Nights' End.
This ability belonged to the category of ultimate trump cards. It was a final dance that forcibly raised his strength.
For Natsuki, it also had an additional use.
Because he had the Kikyō Template's ability to return from death. Although he would become a body of grave soil after reviving, it could still serve as a final option.
Its unlock condition was learning Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
Dead Demon Consuming Seal was also a sealing jutsu that could only be used at the cost of one's life.
Its effect was to summon the Shinigami and devour the target's soul.
This Angra Mainyu Template was indeed difficult to evaluate.
However, it was still quite useful.
With Natsuki's current strength, his offensive abilities were already sufficient. Having a few unusual abilities was not bad either.
(To be continued.)
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