Chapter 102: Beating Up Kenjaku
As the words fell, the space rippled like water. A figure wearing a swirl mask and a black robe with red clouds appeared silently in front of Yuki Tsukumo and Toji Fushiguro, positioning itself exactly between them and Sukuna.
He simply stood there, without any extra movements or deliberate display of aura, yet the suffocating, tangible killing intent from Sukuna that had been enveloping Yuki Tsukumo and Toji Fushiguro was suddenly cut off, as if blocked by an invisible barrier, and it diminished instantly.
The pressure plummeted!
Yuki Tsukumo and Toji Fushiguro breathed a sigh of relief almost simultaneously, their tense muscles relaxing slightly. However, the wariness in their eyes did not diminish; it merely shifted from Sukuna to the newly arrived leader—Toho Hiroshi.
Toho Hiroshi's appearance instantly shifted the focus of the battlefield.
He ignored the subtle psychological shifts of the two organization members behind him and did not spare a glance at the menacing Sukuna in the distance. Instead, he slowly raised his hand to the swirl mask on his face.
Under everyone's gaze, he gently removed the iconic mask, revealing the handsome yet indifferent face beneath, which carried a trace of the passage of time.
That pair of Rinnegan, unlike any ordinary eyes, were like the deepest cosmic starry sky. They swept calmly across the battlefield and finally settled on Kenjaku, who had stitches on its forehead.
When the gaze of those Rinnegan landed on it, the composure and calculation on Kenjaku's face instantly froze, replaced by a tremor originating from the depths of its soul.
It felt as if an invisible giant hand had gripped its throat, making it difficult even to breathe.
Its thousand-year plans, hidden trump cards, and even the profane act of occupying Suguru Geto's body seemed unable to hide from those eyes.
"Toh... Toho Hiroshi..."
Kenjaku's voice was dry and hoarse, carrying a tremor it itself hadn't noticed.
It subconsciously took a half-step back. The triumph and ecstasy of having just absorbed Mahito and awakened the ancient dead were completely extinguished by cold fear at this moment.
It did not doubt for a second that if Toho Hiroshi wished, it could face total destruction in the next second.
On the other side, the moment Toho Hiroshi removed his mask to reveal his true face and those Rinnegan, Sukuna's four pupils contracted violently almost simultaneously.
On the surface, he maintained his wild, arrogant, and self-centered posture, but deep within, the memories he had deliberately forgotten—of having suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of these eyes in the distant past—erupted like a volcano.
The Domain Expansion [Malevolent Shrine] he was so proud of was rendered useless before the ability known as "Susanoo," forcibly broken from within by the opponent's absolute power.
That was the only unforgettable defeat in his long life!
Monstrous rage, mixed with humiliation and a hint of trepidation he was unwilling to admit even to himself, rose uncontrollably from the bottom of his heart, causing the Cursed Energy around him to begin boiling and churning unstably.
"Toho Hiroshi!"
Sukuna squeezed the name out through his teeth, his four eyes staring fixedly at that figure. The violent killing intent pressed toward the opponent like a physical force, yet before those calm Rinnegan, it quietly disintegrated like waves crashing against a reef.
Toho Hiroshi's gaze lingered on Kenjaku for a moment. The icy killing intent made Kenjaku feel as if it had fallen into an ice cellar, and it almost couldn't help but turn and run.
But Toho Hiroshi did not strike it immediately; instead, he slowly turned toward Sukuna.
"It seems you have recovered quite a bit, Sukuna."
Toho Hiroshi's tone was flat, as if stating an unrelated fact. "But it seems you haven't learned your lesson."
The muscles on Sukuna's face twitched, and he laughed out of extreme rage: "Hmph! Perfect! Let's settle the score from last time, with interest! Let me see if those eyes of yours are still as disgusting as they were back then!"
Although he was blustering, his body sank slightly, adopting an unprecedentedly serious combat stance.
Facing Toho Hiroshi, he dared not be the slightest bit careless.
Toho Hiroshi ignored Sukuna's fighting spirit. His gaze swept across the field again, seeing Megumi Fushiguro, who was protected by Aoi Todo and looking at him with a complex expression; he saw Yuki Tsukumo and Toji Fushiguro, who were standing at the ready; and he also saw Kenjaku, whose face was pale and which was forcing itself to remain calm.
Toho Hiroshi's gaze swept across the field and finally settled on Kenjaku.
That look was cold and bone-chilling, as if looking at a dead man.
"Kenjaku, your mission is complete."
Toho Hiroshi's voice was devoid of any emotion. "Now, it is time for things to return to their rightful owner."
Before the words faded, Toho Hiroshi's figure blurred suddenly.
"So fast!"
Sukuna's four eyes widened; he couldn't keep up with that speed at all.
But Toho Hiroshi's target was not Sukuna, but Kenjaku in the distance!
"Don't even think about it!"
Kenjaku's expression changed drastically. The Cursed Technique it had long been preparing in secret activated instantly— "Maximum: Uzumaki!"
The dark Uzumaki around it suddenly expanded. Countless remains of powerful Cursed Spirits it had absorbed and refined mixed with the power of the Curse, turning into twisted, shrieking torrents of Curses that rushed toward Toho Hiroshi like a bursting river of the underworld.
This was the strongest defense and counterattack it could launch instantly, attempting to block the lethal approach.
However, facing this torrent of Curses capable of annihilating an army, Toho Hiroshi did not even slow down.
"Almighty Push."
An invisible, vast repulsive force exploded from him as the center.
Bang—
The moment the torrent of Curses touched the repulsive field, it was like a wave crashing into an absolute barrier, instantly recoiling and collapsing! Those powerful Cursed Spirit remains didn't even manage to get within ten meters of him before being crushed and repelled by the pure force.
The repulsive field did not lose momentum, striking directly against the multiple Cursed Energy defenses Kenjaku had hastily erected.
"Crack!"
The defenses shattered like paper. Kenjaku was hit as if by a high-speed train, blood spraying wildly. It was sent flying uncontrollably, crashing heavily into the distant ruins, its aura instantly wilting.
With just one blow, Kenjaku was already heavily injured!
Toho Hiroshi's figure was like a ghost, appearing instantly at the place where Kenjaku had fallen, reaching out to grab its head—the target being the body that belonged to Suguru Geto, as well as the Prison Realm that Kenjaku was carrying.
"Toho Hiroshi! Your opponent is me!"
Sukuna's roar shook the heavens and the earth.
The humiliation of being ignored, added to old grudges, made Sukuna completely lose control.
He abandoned Yuki Tsukumo and Toji Fushiguro, simultaneously forming hand seals with both hands, his massive Cursed Energy compressing and condensing on an unprecedented scale.
"Domain Expansion..."
He attempted to expand his domain again, to fight Toho Hiroshi to the death in his strongest form.
But Toho Hiroshi did not even look back.
Just as Sukuna was about to spit out the name of his domain, the Rinnegan in Toho Hiroshi's left eye flashed slightly.
"Universal Pull."
An irresistible, terrifying suction force suddenly acted upon Sukuna.
Sukuna felt the space around him solidify. The massive pulling force caused the Cursed Energy he was condensing to stall, and his entire body was dragged uncontrollably toward Toho Hiroshi.
"Bastard!"
Sukuna was both shocked and furious. He forcibly interrupted his Domain Expansion, slamming his arms into the ground in an attempt to anchor his body, plowing two long furrows into the ground.
However, the suction was too strong; his resistance only slowed the speed at which he was being pulled.
It was at this moment that Toho Hiroshi finally turned around to face the Sukuna who was being forcibly pulled toward him.
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