28 Mount
Kurama was a creature that had lived for many centuries, experiencing the tides of times.
Its existence held secrets, dating back to ancient times. Its might unmatched, its strength second to none, and its reputation renown throughout the shinobi world.
It was the Nine-Tails, the strongest of the tailed beasts.
It had immense pride and contempt towards humans.
But today its might shattered, its pride stepped on.
The mighty Nine-Tail was reduced to a plaything in a man's hands.
Was it fuming with rage?
At first, it was but slowly the burning rage turned into confusion that slowly transformed into fear.
It didn't want to have anything to do with this human or whatever that man was.
…
Yin chakra is composed of spiritual energy and Yang chakra is composed of physical energy, which are the two components of chakra. This in turn means that all jutsu that utilize chakra are at least distantly rooted in Yin–Yang chakra.
So after the initial surprise, Ashiba could understand why slaughter energy made Yang chakra uneasy.
Because physical energy was one of the attributes of slaughter energy. Making Yang chakra a great delicacy for the former.
Nine-Tails, a being of immense power, was cowering under Ashiba's feet, feeling chills seeing laters eyes shine.
Ashiba stretched his hand, gripping the fox's neck.
Slaughter energy acted on his will, latching on to Kurama. It bounded its neck and limbs, leaving it immobile.
Kurama desperately resisted, from pleading miserably to throwing fits of rage but no avail.
Ashiba waved his hand, slaughter energy gathered on his command, cloaking Ashiba's hand.
He tore through Kurama's chest ignoring its continuous screams of agony. The Ashiba's hand was sharp enough to cut flesh as if it posed no resistance.
Slaughter energy quickly spread, attempting to sense the Yin and Yang part of the chakra.
Thump! Thump!
Following the loud beating, he found six strange chakra materialized hearts perpetually pounding.
From three of them, he felt extreme Yin chakra while in the other three he felt extreme Yang chakra.
His hand moved towards one of the extreme Yang hearts. Taking hold of it, tightly clenching it before ripping it out.
"Aaaahhhhhhh!"
Kurama screamed, its eyes protruded with terror, trembling in agony and fear.
The gushing blood mixed with chakra tainted the ground below.
Thump! Thump!
Ashiba looked at the still-beating 'chakra' heart in his hand, struggling in his hand.
He opened his mouth, gnawing on the chakra heart.
A strange warm current spread throughout his body. A massive amount of chakra appeared in his body but it didn't last long before it was engulfed by a river of crimson.
The slaughter energy around Ashiba started trembling, hungry for more food. Ashiba didn't make it wait much longer, he completely devoured the chakra heart.
Ashiba closed his eyes, feeling the slaughter energy rumbling, greatly increasing in quantity.
Ashiba glanced at Kurama, surprised by his change. To the utter horror of Kurama, he dug out the remaining two Yang chakra hearts, gulping them down his throat.
Rumble!
Rumble!
Rumble!
Slaughter energy grew denser and increased in mass.
Ashiba could sense that it was nearing a breaking point. He might get unexpected results if he could break past this limit.
He was certainly looking forward to that. But he could feel that there was still some room for more slaughter energy before it could break through the crucial juncture.
He chuckled hoarsely, looking at the feeble fox, its color getting visibly darker from moments ago.
Because of the absence of a central core, Yang chakra hearts, the Yang chakra was slowly leaking, fading away in the atmosphere.
Precisely so, slaughter energy swept past Kurama, easily absorbing the remaining Yang chakra.
Thus, Kurama also completely lost the Yang part of itself.
Thud!
A piercing sound came from slaughter energy, as Ashiba unconsciously felt the changes in it and how to utilize them.
"About time I get going."
Ashiba thought, feeling the first rays of sun on his body.
Slaughter energy converged, turning into a scarlet chains. He threw them on the fox, intending to use them as reins.
Kurama bawled, feeling the chain creeping on its neck, completely binding it.
Ashiba nodded, satisfied with his new abilities.
He leaped, taking a seat on the back of Kurama. He already had the idea of making the fox his mount when he had seen it earlier.
Feeling little response from his mount, he gave the reins a quick yank.
Feeling its head about to get ripped off, Kurama whimpered before taking off into the distance.
Before long, only a shadow was visible.
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Also a shoutout to a friend on his translated work.
(Inhumane, Chaotic Evil Protagonist)
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