Chapter 61: Izanagi!

In fact, Uchiha Fuyuki’s shock was not hard to understand.

Because ninja swords are usually compact, short blades designed for easy carrying.

Kisame Shigekuni’s White Fang, forged from chakra metal, was no longer than a foot.

Weapons forged from chakra metal are almost never large in size—not because they can’t be made, but because there’s no capital to spare.

Chakra metal is simply too precious.

At this moment, Luo Fu opened his mouth and directly demanded from Uchiha Fuyuki a tachi forged entirely of chakra metal.

In truth, the Uchiha clan’s thousand-year legacy could certainly acquire that much chakra metal—but the cost would be far too high.

Luo Fu feigned embarrassment, lowering his head: “Is… is my demand too excessive? If so, it’s fine—I’ll drop it.”

“No! No! No!” Fuyuki had just secured Luo Fu’s allegiance; he believed that, relying on their past ties and future favors, he could turn Luo Fu into a loyalist.

At this critical moment of drawing closer, he absolutely could not let this small reluctance drive a wedge between them.

Clenching his teeth, Uchiha Fuyuki forced himself to say: “Your demand is not excessive. A tachi forged from chakra metal? My Uchiha clan, a millennium-old noble house, could never lack such a thing. Especially since Itachi’ve awakened that legendary eye—draw me a sketch of the tachi Itachi want, and I’ll immediately dispatch the Ninja Cat clan to relay the design back to the clan. We’ll have the chakra tachi delivered to Itachi within days.”

Among Uchiha members, though many possess diverse summoning beasts, most Uchiha typically sign contracts with the Ninja Cat clan.

Uchiha Itachi’s crows, Uchiha Sasuke’s earth dragon cave—these are rare exceptions among Uchiha summonings.

Luo Fu was no different; he had initially considered signing contracts with stronger summoning beasts.

But unfortunately, the only summoning beasts the Uchiha clan could offer were Ninja Cats. Other summonings depended entirely on personal fortune—if Itachi had the opportunity, sign anything; if not, just stick with the Ninja Cats.

Of course, if Itachi truly disliked Ninja Cats and found no other summoning beasts, Itachi could simply refuse to sign one—or cultivate your own from scratch.

Luo Fu had neither the opportunity to find another summoning beast nor the patience to raise one himself, so he followed the crowd and signed a contract with the Ninja Cat clan like every other Uchiha.

“That’s perfect,” Luo Fu said, his face lighting up with delight. He strode to Fuyuki’s temporary desk, seized a sheet of white paper, and quickly sketched a tachi.

This tachi—or more accurately, this ninja sword—was nearly identical to the samurai swords of the Land of Iron: three feet long, three fingers wide, slightly curved, with a round tsuba bearing ornamental patterns and three hollowed-out magatama designs. Aside from the hilt, there was nothing particularly unusual about it.

But if this blade were truly forged, even Fuyuki would struggle to explain it to the clan elders.

“Very… very good!” Uchiha Fuyuki’s expression returned to its usual sternness, though the anguish and reluctance in his brow were unmistakable. “A beautiful tachi, perfectly in line with Uchiha style—but isn’t the thickness and width a bit excessive?”

Normally, ninja swords prioritize speed; they’re never thick or wide. Increased weight may enhance cutting power, but it inevitably sacrifices speed and demands greater stamina, making prolonged combat difficult.

“No problem—I have abundant chakra. Besides, after awakening the Mangekyo, my body’s recovery has improved, and my strength has grown. This blade is perfect for me; too light would feel awkward.” Luo Fu acted as if he hadn’t understood Fuyuki’s unspoken concern.

In truth, this blade was identical to the Nichirin Blade of Demon Slayer Luo Fu.

Don’t forget: before being forcibly turned into a demon by Muzan Kibutsuji, Demon Slayer Luo Fu was a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps. His Star Breathing technique rivaled the foundational Sun Breathing, the origin of all breathing styles.

Though he had only developed seven sword forms—slightly inferior to Kokushibo’s Moon Breathing—its potential was no less.

The comprehensive enhancement from Star Breathing would propel Uchiha Luo Fu to become a master of swordsmanship, even surpassing the former Hidden Leaf White Fang in certain aspects.

Fully crafting a chakra ninja sword identical to the Nichirin Blade would spare Uchiha Luo Fu the need to independently explore and adapt to Star Breathing, allowing him to convert it into combat power at once.

With that, Uchiha Fuyuki had no further objections. He swallowed his pain, summoned his Ninja Cat, and transmitted the blade’s blueprint via Summoning Jutsu back to the clan.

After finishing this, Uchiha Fuyuki said: “Now Itachi only need to wait a few days—Itachi’ll have your ninja sword soon. Before then, I must teach Itachi some clan secrets. For now, stay in my tent as my personal guard.”

Uchiha Fuyuki, who had also awakened the Mangekyo, understood perfectly how terrifying an upgrade it was for any Uchiha ninja.

But unchecked power, if not perfectly controlled, could lead to disaster.

If Luo Fu, who had awakened the Mangekyo, were to perish on the Hidden Mist battlefield, it would be a devastating loss to the clan.

As clan head, Uchiha Fuyuki hardened his heart and chose to teach Luo Fu the Uchiha clan’s two forbidden techniques—to give him additional means of survival.

Izanagi and Izanami.

Izanagi is the Uchiha clan’s ultimate ocular technique. Though its cost is immense—once used, it permanently blinds one eye—the effect is astonishing: it rewrites reality.

It erases all unfavorable factors and turns only favorable ones into reality.

This costly ocular technique is forbidden even within the Uchiha clan, but it’s not entirely unknown—only the conditions for learning it are extremely strict.

The other ocular technique, Izanami, is specifically designed to counter Izanagi: it can slice out a segment of time within a limited area, trapping it in an infinite loop.

Luo Fu had never expected that triggering Uchiha Fuyuki’s Seven Deadly Sins would yield him such a tremendous reward.

First, he imprinted two Mangekyo techniques upon Fuyuki—the foresight ability and the powerful Tsukuyomi illusion—then, like carving flesh from the clan’s own body, he obtained a chakra blade of astonishing weight, and now even Izanagi and Izanami had been taught to him by Fuyuki.

(End of Chapter)