Chapter 1: First Taste

Soon after his aunt decided to take care of the boy his life has been boring. Everything seemed slow and unsteady and he couldn't wait to have matured enough muscles to leave without any problems.

This life has been steady, generally by now he had encountered a tragedy or been related to one of the known characters of the story. During this time he also realized that a mark as begun to develop on his forehead as Tsuchigunii bloodline stated its work early on.

Despite having bloodlines like the Heavenly Dragon and the Otsutsuki they don't have much use in the initial phase or this world at all. After all, these bloodlines don't have good passives to support early life rather they just boost him to an inhumane level.

'The boy is such a waste, he is already 3 years old and can't even speak...and that ugly mark that started growing on his forehead.' The woman thought as she looked towards the boy who was just sitting on the ground staring towards the moon.

'despite that, it seems that body is aging nicely...I will throw him away in a few days unless he shows something interesting' The woman who had taken him was reaching the end of her wits. She had been looking after the boy for years yet there was no change. She just kept him longer to see any sort of growth for him to be useful.

But over time it became clear that the boy was just useless. He was going to be ugly when he grew as the mark will grow with him and then there are his mental capabilities. Generally, children of age 3 start speaking some words and form sentences however the boy had yet to even squeak properly let alone talk.

'what a mundane life...' the boy thought to himself as he continued to stare at the moon. It had become a habit since he came into this world. The night sky was clear and he could see thousands of stars and the bright moon.

'I guess it is time to start actual work...I should have enough muscles to start the procedure.' Sanemi thought to himself as he stood on his legs and approached the woman who was looking over him.

"What do you brat?" The woman asked a little confused as to why he choose to approach her.

"I will be taking a few things from you," The boy said as he stared towards the woman.

"wha...what?" The woman was bewildered as she was sure the boy could not even squeak before this. Yet here he is demanding stuff from her.

Before she got to continue her train of thoughts, tentacles made of flesh, blood, and bones appeared from the boy's back and pierced her.

'"what...what are you," The woman said as she spat out blood and trembled in pure fear. Her legs shook as she fell on the ground and desperately crawled towards the door to escape.

"I am...a demon," Sanemi said as more tentacles similar to the ones that pierced the woman cam from his body and pierced the woman to death.

"I am...no longer Sanemi...I never was Mikey and can't return to Kazuha...I am Anzhong" Anzhong said as he proceeded to tear apart the carcass of the women and started to eat it.

'For someone who seemed to live a simple life she had a surprising amount of negative karma,' Anzhong thought to himself as he wiped a little bit of blood that remained in his mouth.

'With these nutrients, I should be able to develop to my teenage form at the very least' Anzhong thought to himself as stood up.

Despite the hacks and different abilities, Anzhong collected in his journey he is unable to control time in any way and is unable to age himself, this is why he needed to ingest the flesh and muscles of other humans to incorporate them inside him.

Anzhong's skin started to bubble up as his figure expanded like a bloated balloon and then slowly condensed to the size of a 14-year-old. His height increased to 5'5 feet as his hir grew to his neck.

'Only this height? with barely any proper muscles...well I was not expecting too much from someone that feeble anyways' Anzhong thought to himself as he equipped a set of crimson kimono and headed outside for the first time in his life.

'From my knowledge, upper moon 6 should be present here as well...I will just look for a hunting ground for the moment' Anzhong thought to himself as he traversed in the moonlight night through the red light district.

Anzhong walked as the people around him started to notice him. Despite his height and young age, it seemed that his high charisma made people notice him easily.

'this world was created by R.O.B. specifically for me it should be hard to even breath properly if the upper moons have stats similar to the five elders of One Piece world' Anzhong thought to himself as he quickly made his way out of the red light district and walked in the woods.

'If the upper moons are in a similar level with the Elders, having a Nichirin blade is a must. I should be able to scout a demon slayer or two to get my hands on one of the better ones' Anzhong thought as he jumped from tree to tree while maintaining his stealth.

With his knowledge in the Shinobi world, he was well versed in traveling without leaving traces. His steps were silent as shadows as he moved like the wind leaving a blur in treetops.

'Demon Slayer would be more active around places like small towns and villages since they are the hot spots for demons...' Anzhong thought as he continued to traverse through treetops in hopes of finding a demon slayer to get a Nichirin blade.

'The mountain in which Rui lived should also have a couple of Nichirin blades to use.' Anzhong thought as he stopped when he noticed a poorly placed trap.

'hunting traps? there must be a settlement nearby' Anzhong thought as he activated his observation haki to scan his surroundings.

'A small village...hmm?' Anzhong thought as he noticed a small village but another anomaly took his attention.

'This hatred and anger...this should be a demon...he is approaching the village? I see it seems it wants to take revenge' Anzhong concluded as he approached the village as well in hopes to spot a demon slayer who might be tracking the demon.

'I do not sense anyone other than the demon here...the villagers do seem to emit a strong aura but in this tier of the world I would not be surprised if they were just regular hunters' Anzhong thought as he too followed behind the demon while being submerged in the shadows.

'even the normal human seem to possess the strength equivalent to marine captains of the one-piece world' Anzhong thought as he reached the village and was able to get a better read of his surroundings.

'He is approaching the first human target' Anzhong thought as observed the demon make a sickle from his flesh and swung it towards the man carrying a farming scythe.

The man was unable to realize the strike and was pushed back a little as he managed to stand up with the support of his scythe. He looked towards the demon with fear as his legs trembled a little.

'His killing intent is barely enough to scare people, and his strength is not even twice that of a human...he should be a new demon...not worth my time.' Anzhong thought as he slowly approached the demon from the shadow and struck to the ground.

"you run away I see the demon...inform the other villagers," Anzhong said as the man ran away trembling and stumbling.

"You ass!!! What in the world do you think you are doing!!" The demon yelled as he tried to get out of Anzhong's grip but was unable to even make him struggle.

"You have questions to answer," Anzhong said as both of them were engulfed in darkness and disappeared.

"Oi! With those powers, you must be a demon as well right? Look I can't finish the whole village by myself I will let you the half of them!" The demon yelled.

"I have no time to make such deals with you Anzhong said as he ripped apart the demon's arm.

"Raaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!" The demon roared in pain as Anzhong released him from the grip.

"You bastard!! I will rip you apart!!!" The demon yelled as he rushed to kill Anzhong but he was bound by several chains that held on him tightly.

"What the helll!!!!" The demon roared as he tried to set free but was unable to.

Without looking back Anzhong started to feast on the demon's hand. In a matter of seconds, nothing was left of it just some spare flesh on the bare bones.

'This demon flesh barely gave me any nutrients...I guess that is to be expected of such a low-level grunt...I will release him in the morning.' Anzhong thought before leaving the darkness and appearing a few meters away from the village.

'Even the sea king meat barely gave me enough nutrients to develop muscles...perhaps humans are the best option' Anzhong thought as he let out a sigh and continued his journey.

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'Why...why is this happening to me?' The demon that Anzhong had caught thought he waited for his impending doom.

"Why!!!" The demon roared as he struggled in the chains but was unable to free himself or get an answer.

"I had taken away! Yet I only lose more!! How is this fair!!!" The demon yelled loudly as he continued to struggle desperately.

"I will make sure you pay!! Even if I die, I will haunt me till your death!!!" The demon roared as he was desperate to even get an answer from Anzhong.

"Let me goooooo!!!" The demon yelled as he continued to struggle. His arms and legs started to be ripped from his body as he continued to push himself.

"Haaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!" The demon roared in pain but continued to push himself. His muscles and skin started to give up as they started to rip apart

"I am not going to die by some I am 4 and this is deep!!!" The demon roared as cursed Anzhong's very existence and finally managed to rip and tear out of the bindings.

"Ha...hah...hahahhahahahhaha!!! I am freee!!" The demon yelled with nothing but joy as he freed himself from the binds.

"Now I just have to regrow my legs then I will kill that brat!!" The demon shouted in anger. Crawling on the shadow platform like a worm the demon tried to search for anything that could help him in his work.

"You managed to free yourself...consider me impressed at your will. However, this is where it ends" Anzhong said as he approached the crawling demon.

"I will not die!!" The demon yelled as he launched himself towards Anzhong.

"That is not for you to decide," Anzhong said they both returned to the surface where it was already daytime.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!" The demon yelled in pain as he burned away to his death.

"The strong will always decide the fate of the weak...I was stronger than you so I was the one who would decide yours" Anzhong said his parting words as the demon slowly decimated in the dust.

'I have heard that before...' The demon thought as memories of his past flooded his brain.

'That is right...I was Ryujin...my master Kenshin was the one who taught me how to fight in the first place. I was training my entire life to impress my childhood friend...we promised to be together...until that man can in our lives...In an instant, he took my everything...and then I stumbled upon that woman. She was the prettiest Orian I had ever seen...she looked towards me.'

'I didn't know what got over me but I just bowed and extended my palms as if I was begging and then she granted me...the power to surpass all' The demon thought as he stood up in a dark place.

'That is right...I don't care if I have to become an Angel or a Demon I will have what is mine...no matter the consequences!' The demon thought to himself with a large grun as he was thrown in a fiery pit.

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'For one to go to such lengths...all that for nothing' Anzhong thought as he looked towards the sun.

'Having Youriichi's bloodline has made things way better than it should have been...now then it is time to return to the hunt...' With the Anzhong disappeared in the darkness of the thick forest.