Chapter 27: Ame-no-Nuboko

Uchiha Fugaku felt a tearing pain shoot from his eyes, as if countless needles were pricking and scraping his eyeballs.

"Ugh." He let out a low groan, subconsciously covering his eyes.

Fresh blood seeped through his fingers, slowly trailing down his cheeks, pooling into a drop on his chin before landing heavily on the ground.

"Damn it."

Fugaku felt a strong sense of frustration rising in his heart.

Using Susanoo for the first time had already pushed him to this extent; the pressure the Sharingan bore had exceeded the limits of his flesh, and every blink hurt like a knife cut.

Fugaku knew that if this continued, his eyes probably wouldn't be able to take it.

He had to end this quickly! Fugaku took a deep breath, forced himself to ignore the pain, and opened his eyes again.

Roar!!! The Virus's massive body slowly rose from the ground, standing like a small hill before Uchiha Fugaku.

The next second, it charged toward where Uchiha Fugaku was, moving at an astonishing speed, nearly closing the distance in the blink of an eye.

Uchiha Fugaku's gaze sharpened as he controlled Susanoo to suddenly spread its arms, assuming a combat stance. Though its size was only that of one of the Virus's lower legs, its imposing presence was not the slightest bit weaker.

Boom!!! The next second, the Virus and Susanoo collided instantly.

A deafening roar rang out, air waves whipped up fierce winds, and dust filled the sky.

Despite the enormous size difference, the Virus's forward momentum was stopped in an instant. Susanoo firmly bore the impact, its arms bracing against the Virus's body.

The earth kept sinking under this tremendous force, and the ground emitted grating "creaking" sounds.

"Roar!"

With a low growl, the Virus exerted force again. Despite Susanoo's utmost effort, facing the Virus's massive size and strength, it still slowly slid backward.

The ground beneath its feet shattered inch by inch, leaving two deep grooves.

Clearly, although Susanoo had become powerful to the extreme, facing this ferocious monster named "Virus" before him, it was still slightly inferior.

"Damn it." Uchiha Fugaku gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead. He knew that if this continued, Susanoo would sooner or later be crushed by the Virus.

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes fixed on the Virus's eyes. Since he couldn't match it in strength, he would use a dojutsu to control it directly! In an instant, Fugaku's Mangekyou Sharingan spun wildly in both eyes, an extremely powerful dojutsu power burst out from his eyes, shooting into the Virus's eyes like sharp arrows.

The Virus's originally fierce and terrifying eyes gradually showed the pattern of Three Tomoe, spinning faster and faster, as if being controlled by the power of the dojutsu.

"It worked!" A flash of wild joy appeared in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes.

However, the next second, the Sharingan pattern in the Virus's eyes suddenly shattered with a "bang."

Immediately after, an extremely powerful spiritual shock followed the connection of the dojutsu power and instantly backlashed into Fugaku's mind.

"Ugh ah." Fugaku let out a painful groan, both eyes suddenly hurting violently.

Countless fragmented images surged into Fugaku's consciousness like a tide. Among those chaotic fragments, he saw one giant culture tank after another, each filled with monsters of different forms.

They were either fierce or strange, but without exception, they all exuded an evil and ferocious aura.

"Wrong, this monster isn't a beast at all, but a controlled war weapon!" Fugaku's pupils contracted sharply, and a terrifying thought flashed through his mind.

The other side's brain was connected to countless other monsters, forming a vast spiritual network. This linked spiritual energy was not something he alone could resist! His vision began to blur, Susanoo's form became illusory, and the flow of chakra became chaotic.

At this moment, the Virus's tail suddenly swept over from the left, heavily striking Susanoo's unprotected flank.

Boom! Accompanied by a dull thud, Susanoo's entire figure shook.

Uchiha Fugaku felt a tremendous force transmitted through Susanoo, nearly making him spit out a mouthful of blood.

The Virus took advantage of the momentum to lower its head, fangs gleaming with cold light, and fiercely rammed into Susanoo's chest. This blow was full of brute force, actually lifting Susanoo off the ground.

Susanoo flew backward uncontrollably in midair, every inch of Fugaku's muscles twitching and trembling. But the Virus gave his opponent no chance to catch his breath, opening its bloody mouth again, its dense fangs covered in corrosive liquid, and viciously bit at Susanoo in midair.

"Damn it!"

Fugaku gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength to squeeze out dojutsu power, trying to draw out Susanoo's potential.

In an instant, a large amount of dojutsu power burst out from Fugaku's eyes, surging into Susanoo like a flood.

Susanoo's entire body instantly burst into a purple light, and chakra visibly condensed into substance.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a loud bang, a dark gold rhombic rod-shaped weapon gradually formed in Susanoo's right hand, its length nearly matching Susanoo's height.

The rod was hexagonal in shape, its surface covered with mysterious markings, emitting heart-pounding power fluctuations.

"Ame-no-Nuboko!" Uchiha Fugaku shouted loudly.

This was the legendary pillar supporting heaven and earth, symbolizing the connection between the heavenly realm and the earthly realm, as well as the sacred and inviolable order, representing existence and protection!

The next second, Susanoo raised its right arm, and Ame-no-Nuboko drew a fierce arc in midair, smashing hard toward the Virus's open mouth. The air distorted under this force, emitting a sharp whistling sound.

"Boom!"

A deafening thunder seemed to resound between heaven and earth as the club and the monster collided head-on, erupting with a destructive shockwave. The hard exoskeleton on the Virus's head showed spiderweb-like cracks, and several fragments shattered and flew out.

The earth trembled, sand and stones on the surface flew in all directions, drawing arcs in midair.

The Virus's massive body swayed under this blow. Then, its huge head suddenly snapped back, its entire body lost balance, and it crashed to the ground.

Boom!

Susanoo landed heavily on the ground, the land beneath its feet instantly cracked, and countless stones flew in all directions.

Meanwhile, the Virus lay pathetically to one side, a huge dent appearing on its head, stark white bones exposed from the damaged exoskeleton, emerald green blood gushing out and pooling into a puddle on the ground.

Despite this, the Virus kept struggling, its limbs clawing at the ground, trying to stand up again.

"Not over yet." Uchiha Fugaku panted, walking toward the Virus step by step.

"Die!"

Killing intent burst from Fugaku's eyes. Susanoo gripped Ame-no-Nuboko and raised it again.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a deafening bang, Ame-no-Nuboko smashed heavily onto the Virus's skull, instantly smashing out another terrifying dent.

But Fugaku did not stop there. Susanoo raised Ame-no-Nuboko again and again, repeatedly dealing heavy blows to the Virus's head.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Accompanied by a series of muffled thunder-like booms, the Virus's body convulsed unceasingly under this storm-like barrage of attacks.

I flipped through Japanese mythology and found a weapon that I felt was a decent fit.

As the Clan Leader, the weapon I Awakened represents order and protection; I feel that is quite reasonable.

The Kojiki records: Izanagi-no-Mikoto commanded Izanami-no-Mikoto. Together they commanded: "How is your body formed?" Izanami-no-Mikoto commanded in reply: "My body has a place that is formed and a place that is not formed." Izanagi-no-Mikoto commanded: "My body has a place that is formed and a place that is not formed. If I join my place that is not formed to your place that is formed, how would it be to give birth to a Country?" Izanami-no-Mikoto commanded: "Good. We two deities shall Walk around the Ame-no-Nuboko, meet, and unite to give birth to a Country."

Izanagi and Izanami Walked around the Ame-no-Nuboko; Izanagi-no-Mikoto Walked from the right side, Izanami-no-Mikoto Walked from the left side, and they finally met and united before the pillar, beginning the process of creating the Japanese archipelago.

(Chapter End)