Midnight, Konoha outer ring—Watchtower 7.
Clouds scraped the moon like torn sealing paper. Jack crouched on the roof, gripping the ANBU-issued "Rift Sensor Disk"—its golden rim pulsed with the lunar climb, syncing to his heartbeat.System whispered:
「Ambience anomaly: Yin chakra ↑37% Advised vigilance」He rubbed his collarbone; the spiral brand glowed beneath skin—answering a call yet to arrive.I Emergency Call: Border Blood MistCat-mask ANBU flickered in: "20 km south-east—Ruins of Yanagi Village. Mass deaths, bodies desiccated, rift energy off the charts. You and Sealing Squad move now.""Copy." Jack leapt—yet on the wind he heard a faint bell, same tone as the shrine derivative beast.Squad of four. Leader: Hyūga Yakio, branch-family jōnin, Byakugan famed for "rift-vision".
En-route Yakio murmured: "Desiccation = life-force extraction. Matches 'Rift Blood Rite' theory. If someone opened the gate deliberately, we'll need your sync rate to reverse-seal."Jack asked inwardly:
"How many DP from a blood rite?"
「Warning: participation yields high reward but accelerates 'Nulling' countdown (-1 year/use)」He strangled the greed—seven years was already a tight subscription.II Yanagi Ruins: Blood Moon & MummiesHalf the village burned; charred beams dripped crimson moonshade. At center a rift gate no longer microscopic—five-meter vertical vortex, edges floating black scripture like an inverted Bible.Thirty-plus civilian mummies arranged in a huge "♾️" sigil, blood congealed into black film—rite array.Yakio's Byakugan: "See? Chakra flow drained to gate core. Two silhouettes inside."Jack narrowed—figures stepped out, black cloaks red clouds:Hidan (blood-scythe, crimson lips)Kakuzu (masks writhing, green glow)Immortal Duo! Yet system tags differed:
「Targets: Hidan (Rift Sacrifice Vessel) Kakuzu (Rift Energy Container)」
「Note: partially possessed by unknown rift consciousness, stats↑ unknown」III First Clash: Scythe vs Thread"Yo, reinforcements?" Hidan licked lips, eyes on Jack. "Tender skin, perfect for Lord Jashin!"Scythe swept, moon-arc of blood. Jack back-flipped, one-hand seal:
"Wind Release: Breakthrough!"
Gale shoved the blade; droplets mid-air solidified into golden micro-rips, homing on Jack!Golden thread auto-wove a chest-net, slurping droplets—hiss of steam.
System: 「Absorbed rift blood +12 units Side-effect: brand coverage +3%」Kakuzu slammed palms; black tendrils stitched into gate edge, feeding it.
Yakio shouted: "Stop him! He's reinforcing!"Sasuke blinked-in, Chidori spear aimed at Kakuzu's heart—tendrils wrapped his wrist; Naruto clones flooded yet scythe whirlwind shredded several, blood-mist everywhere.Jack realized: normal attacks = fuel. Had to sever the array-to-gate pipeline.IV Reverse Seal: Rift Weave DebutHe raised hand; threads shot from fingers, pierced blood film along the "♾️", rewiring it into "♻️"—symbol of reflux.
Skill: Rift Weave activated!「Rift Weave: 24 h CD 1 use left」Black scripture paled, gate brightness -30%.Hidan began self-stab curse. Thread jerked his wrist, dislocating joint—scythe fell."Naruto!"
"On it! Wind Release: Rasengan!"Spiral sphere rode the thread trail, lifting Hidan and array-core skyward—wind shredded blood film, gate cracked like glass.Sasuke severed Kakuzu's tendrils; squad completed Four-Purple-Flame-Array·Modified, isolating gate.Hidan crashed, body cracked yet laughed: "Jashin is eternal—"
Jack drove a filament spike into Hidan's forehead, ripping out the "rift shard" that controlled him.Shard removed, Hidan's eyes cleared, then desiccated into normal corpse, silent.V Gate Closure: Cost & RewardCombined effort sealed shard & gate inside ANBU black chest.
Yakio panted: "Success, but peak hit B-rank. Immediate village delivery."Jack stared; his thread restless—like reminding him: the chest now holds "a part of himself".System tally:
「Main Quest ③: Prevent blood-rite rift expansion COMPLETE
Rewards:
① DP +300
② Rift Affinity +20% (total 55%)
③ New Skill: Blood Rite Reflux (consume own blood, instant seal ≤B-rift, CD 72 h)
Side: each use -1 year countdown (warning:慎用/Use sparingly)」"Another life-short skill…" Jack wry smile—yet it's an ace in the hole.VI Return: New WhisperMoon re-emerged, innocent.
But the female whisper returned, light this time:"Well done, Warden.
The Gate will not forget the stolen shard,
nor the one who stole it."He looked up; moonlight shattered into golden spirals within his pupils.
—Next time the gate opens, maybe no blood-rite will be needed… only himself.