Against a monster of fire and ruin—
he opened the eyes that bend will itself.
The moment those crimson eyes locked onto him—
Kamizuki Gen's breath stilled.
His heartbeat accelerated.
It felt as if two blazing beams had pinned him in place—
like a mountain pressing down on his soul.
"ROOOAR—!!!"
The mutated salamander threw its head back and bellowed.
The sound shook the heavens.
Scorching air blasted from its nostrils, surging outward in waves of heat.
This wasn't some meek salamander.
This was a walking catastrophe.
"…Tch."
Gen raised his arm, chakra flaring to shield his body from the burning, toxin-laced air.
This thing—
was a volcano given life.
Before he could react—
The beast lifted its massive leg and slammed it down.
BOOM—!!
The earth collapsed.
The grassland caved into a massive crater as soil and debris shot skyward.
At the same time—
Molten lava surged along its back.
Guided through its jagged dorsal spikes—
It formed a massive curtain of magma behind Gen—
and crashed down.
For a moment—
it was as if the world itself had erupted.
The night sky turned red.
Gen didn't hesitate.
He reached into his pouch and pulled out a cylindrical container.
After a quick check—
he crushed it.
Crack!
Green liquid burst outward along with shattered glass—
and a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan fell into his hand.
Without pause—
he tore off the bandages over his eyes.
The cloth ignited instantly in the heat, turning to ash.
Embers drifted across his face.
Gen raised his hand—
chakra wrapping around the eyes—
and forced them into his empty sockets.
A sharp swelling sensation spread through his vision.
Then—
his chakra pathways connected.
Seamlessly.
His eyes snapped open.
Like light breaking through a primordial darkness—
his vision expanded.
"…It's been a while… shinobi world."
His gaze burned.
Starlight and flames reflected in crimson pupils.
At that moment—
his presence rivaled the monster beneath him.
"Open!!!"
Gen met its gaze directly.
He drew on Orochimaru's chakra—
converted it into Yin Release—
and pushed it into his brain.
His right eye—
the Mangekyō Sharingan housing Kotoamatsukami—
awakened.
Clink—
The three tomoe spun—
collapsed inward—
and formed a black, shuriken-like pattern.
Mangekyō Sharingan—
activated.
Kotoamatsukami—
still unusable.
Cooldown remained.
Which only confirmed one thing—
he needed more power.
More eyes.
More control.
…
Below him—
The mutated salamander sensed it.
A cold, oppressive aura erupted from the human above—
rivaling its own.
But—
its magma storm was already descending.
Less than half a meter remained.
In the next instant—
the human should have been erased.
Its crimson eyes gleamed with brutality.
Waiting.
Watching.
Then—
something changed.
Its limbs—
froze.
Its tail—
twisted unnaturally—
and lashed sideways.
"Looks like we're about to see a summon kill its master!" White Zetsu exclaimed.
Black Zetsu frowned.
"…Impossible."
"How does Kamizuki Gen know puppet techniques?!"
Crack—!
The salamander's tail swept across—
shattering the falling magma before it could reach Gen.
Under the moonlight—
Creak… creak… creak…
Countless chakra threads extended from the beast's body—
piercing into the ground.
Five main threads bound its limbs and tail.
All of them—
led back—
to Gen's fingers.
From the moment he began the summoning—
he had prepared for this.
With Sasori's puppet techniques—
chakra threads were trivial.
And with enough chakra—
distance meant nothing.
"It really is puppet control!" White Zetsu gasped.
"ROAR!!!"
The salamander struggled violently.
Molten lava surged beneath its armor—
flowing along the chakra threads toward Gen.
"No time to waste."
Gen shook his head.
While maintaining control—
his hands formed seals.
Chakra surged.
Released in one motion.
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
Crackle—!!
The threads transformed—
becoming conduits of lightning.
Violent currents surged through them—
pouring into the beast's body.
In an instant—
its massive form convulsed.
Blue lightning wrapped around it like chains.
"ROOOOAR!!!"
It howled in agony.
Even its fire release collapsed under the assault.
Gen stepped forward calmly—
walking along its massive body.
Until—
he reached its snout.
He crouched.
Stared directly into its blazing eyes.
Then—
spoke.
"Look into my eyes."
The salamander froze.
Not from fear—
but because its mind—
had already been invaded.
…
Inside its consciousness—
A sea of fire.
Gen floated above it.
The salamander's spirit—
dragged out—
reduced to normal size.
Facing him.
"I won't waste words."
Gen raised his hand.
Pointed.
"Submit."
"Or die."
Even a three-tomoe Sharingan could suppress a tailed beast's chakra.
With the Mangekyō—
domination was inevitable.
Even Gen hadn't expected it—
Such overwhelming control—
over something so massive.
In raw power—
it surpassed him.
But in will—
it had already lost.
"ROOOOAR—!!!"
The salamander trembled.
For the first time—
it felt death.
Real death.
And in that moment—
its fury began to waver.
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