Chapter 265: Playing with Death? (2)
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Neji was expecting a meeting with the Gods of this world anytime since he became a God himself. Perhaps they'd want to greet the new God? Or perhaps they would want to eliminate him? In either case, Neji assumed they'd at least want to meet him.
In fact, since he was messing with souls that we're supposed to end up in Pure Land, the heaven for Ninjas made by Sage of the Six Paths, Neji even expected to see Hogoromo today. "Lord" Jashin was the least of his expectations.
Though thinking about it again, he should have anticipated so. He's been playing with people's death for a while now, after all, without paying any price whatsoever too.
Also, she was Tier 14. How strong was that? He had fought Tier 18 enemies before, but he also was stronger back then— so he shouldn't judge her with that angle. There were huge gaps between each Tier the higher it went, so she was stronger than Pain by a large margin— but how much exactly? As strong as the Madara and Hashirama duo? Or maybe, even Kaguya Ōtsutsuki?
Whatever the case, Neji wasn't worried. He could fuse and beat her in his sleep Probably. Unless she could call more Gods for backup. Maybe he could take on them too? He wasn't really sure.
"Mhm," Kurai on his shoulder hummed as she looked up at the woman. "She is beautiful."
Neji's ears twitched. Weird to hear her say it. Could it be that she was having weird thoughts? She was at that age too… But still, to think she had questionable taste such as being attracted to another girl. Neji realised it most likely was his influence, so he couldn't blame her.
"She is, yeah." Neji whispered to her.
"Yeah. Also, enormous death energy is around her." Kurai licked her lips. "She looks delicious. Mhm, one day I want to be like that."
Neji gave her an awkward smile before turning to Jashin.
"Apologies, my lady-" just as Neji said that he winced as he felt a strange pain in his chest. "What? M'lady Luck, was that you? Can you stop getting jealous?" He grumbled. "Why don't you help me out if you are not even gonna let me talk?"
Neji yelled in the air, getting no response from Lady Luck, while the Goddess of Death stared at him dryly.
"You," she then pointed a finger at Kurai. "I wish for you to become my familiar. You will feel good around me, around this realm of death and darkness, if you do so. Leave him and come to me, and I may even let him go unharmed."
Neji stopped yelling at Lady Luck, pausing, before he slowly looked back at the woman.
He frowned.
He didn't mind people hitting on his girls if they didn't know the girls were already taken. After all, it was natural for people to go after beautiful women. But if they did know the girls were taken yet tried their luck… Well, let's say it never went. This situation was similar to that, yet somehow more serious. Because Jashin was hitting on Kurai, his familiar, daughter, and little cutie pie.
"You better be kidding." Neji hissed.
Hearing his cold, sharp tone, Kurai giggled proudly. "Did you hear that, woman? Papa may not be the best father, but he's the one I love. I am not leaving him."
"A pity." The Goddess said, ignoring Neji's tone and rather gesturing her chin at them. "Traumerei, take care of them."
Immediately a figure jumped out from behind her throne, stopping in front of Neji. He had green hair and an eerie face mask, coupled with a thick jacket that he wore over his kimono.
[Lo Po Bia Traumerei - Mid Tier 11]
"I apologise in advance for the incoming pain." The tall man said in a cold but calm voice before he rushed at Neji.
A green spear of chakra appeared on his hand and he pulled it back to attack Neji, but Neji's dragon tail materialised and slammed towards him. Yet the attacker vanished in a green light, teleporting and appearing right behind Neji and shoving the spear of light to his back.
Kurai jumped on the man before the spear could hit Neji, her frame became larger and she released a breath of death at the attacker, which although made him stop the attack but he just waved the breath off as if it was mere ash. Kurai attacked once more, this time releasing a huge ball of hot flame from her mouth, but the attacker passed through it like it was nothing and ran towards her.
"He's probably immune to your attacks, leave him to me." Neji said, grabbing Kurai and dodging the attack. "Good?" He asked as Kurai nodded.
Just like how it was with Juubito and Juudara, these Gods were probably immune to the basic forms of Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, that's why Kurai's attacks did no damage. Only techniques created or empowered by nature chakra or sage chakra could probably hurt them— and although Neji didn't have nature chakra, the second one he did have. That's how he even had truth-seeking orbs, to begin with, after all.
Neji motioned Kurai to sit back and then started to open his Gates, one after another, and at last even opened his 8th Gate, making an aggressive red aura flare up around his hot, red-skinned body. With Yin-Yang release in consideration, along with his natural healing powers, he wasn't worried about using the 8th Gate anymore. This may have been enough to deal with this punk, but he decided to activate Tenseigan Chakra mode as well.
Neji couldn't use Mana in his Gates Mode, but Tenseigan Mana Mode overwrites that rule and allows him to use Jutsu. Once activated, the blue mana cloak mixed with the red aura, and this gave breath to a blazing purple mana armour around him and also made a purple horn pop up on his forehead.
Traumerei stood in place briefly as Neji finished— and then shocking Neji, the man opened Gates as well. Neji was confused, but he quickly made a theory in his head. The Eight Gates were a buddhist concept, and in this world Buddha may really exist as a God— so it's not that weird for Gods and their subordinates to know the Eight Gates technique.
Seeing his enemy's Tier start to rise and touch 12, Neji decided he didn't want him to reach the 8th Gate. He kicked the ground and moved like lightning, appearing above the transforming attacker in a flash of purple light before his leg struck down on the man's shoulder.
–Crack!
The man fell to his knees with a cry, his gates forcefully being closed. But Neji didn't stop there, he used his sage-mana and created a bright purple Rasengan, further empowering it with his divinity, before he shoved it on Traumerei's face.
–Boom!
It exploded on his face, making his man break as he cried in pain. But he wasn't dead, so Neji was about to attack once more— but the other man just vanished from his spot, appearing under Jashin's foot.
She was still sitting on her throne.
"You wanna keep going?" Neji asked, pulling Kurai towards him and posing his finger with her. "One touch and I can beat you just like I beat your servant."
"..." The Goddess stared at him for a long moment before sighing. "I wasn't planning to hurt you in any case. I smell death from you— a smell far stronger than what this Nergal should be capable of giving. It comes from someone of higher existence. I wouldn't dare offend someone with such a scent."
Kurai tilted her head in confusion. Through his connection with her, he felt she didn't smell such a thing.
"Wait," Neji slipped his hand inside his inventory and then took out a black card. The card that Famine Fatale—the Death Agent—had given him back in the Dimensional Elevator. "This?"
The Goddess' relaxed pose broke as she sat straight in her seat and stiffened. "What a terrible death energy." Her eyes were wide, fearful and… aroused. "How beautiful… What is that thing?"
"Uh, a contact info?" Neji looked at it to double-check. "Yeah, it is. I can call the owner of this card, a friend of mine, for help by inserting my chakra into it. Want me to?"
The Goddess flinched and she stood up. "No, no, that would be unnecessary. I apologise for my… blunt behaviour earlier. As compensation, I will inform the other Gods to not disturb you. Will that be fine with you?"
Neji would have said yes— as he wasn't the type to hold a grudge, but no. He didn't quite like her attitude. She dared to try and take Kurai away from him. That couldn't be overlooked. She was sweating, so Neji knew he could ask for the moon and she would hand it over. He really wanted to see her between his knees right now while he sat on her throne, but unfortunately Kurai was with him.
Then again, he could always teleport Kurai out and teach the arrogant woman a lesson.
'Also, should I make her leave this Pantheon and bring her to my heaven? She has experiences with running a cult, she can guide me.' Neji decided. 'She can also teach Kurai better death magic. Okay, it's decided then.'
She could also manage the souls in his heaven. Kurai could do that too, but why would he make his cutiepie work hard when someone else could do the job?
"Kurai, baby, leave us alone please." Neji snapped his finger, creating a rift using [Yomotsu Hirasaka] and pushing her inside. "Tell Yue to not worry, I will be back."
Kurai grumbled but didn't resist the teleportation.
Neji then turned down all his transformations. He wasn't worried about her attacking him, he could read her fear as he played with the card in his hand.
Neji walked over to Jashin. "You know, you made me mad when you asked Kurai to switch sides. Nobody does that." He kicked the unconscious body of the green-haired man, creating a rift and making him fly in some random corner of this realm, before he towered over Jashin's smaller frame. "How do you want to repay it?"
"I- I am sorry, I have already apologised. Please-" Neji put the card under her chin, making her look up. "...Yes?"
"Get away from the throne, and get on your knees." Neji pushed her to the side and sat down, watching her pause in her spot before she bit her lip and lowered to her knees, between his own knees. "Good girl. Not so arrogant now, yeah? Go on, do what you must."
Her beautiful face twisted in shame but she didn't show any anger, she feared not to, before she undid his robes and put her arrogant mouth to better use.
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Only half an hour later Neji reappeared in Konoha. He knew that people would worry for him, and some would also be agitated to see his proof that the souls really did end up in heaven, so he only used Jashin's small mouth for now. She had come with him, her face and hair messy, so he could use her other holes anytime he wished.
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