It would not be a good thing to delay any further, Orochimaru could not hold on for much longer. The nature of the God of Death dictates that it will cause relatively low damage to tangible entities, but very high damage to the soul and spirit. The Eight-Headed Technique, which is a big thing, cannot cause too much damage to the God of Death. Apart from resisting damage and being a moving target, it has no other uses.
If Orochimaru shirks his responsibilities or slacks off at this time, it will not be a good thing for Mizuki. There are several other things that require Orochimaru's efforts, and it would not be good if the relationship became too strained.
In addition, there is no need to delay any further. The God of Death has been basically controlled. If the erosion continues like this, it may have some impact on the God of Death's ability. After all, Xishuixiang and the God of Death are not exactly the same category. Too much conflict in a short period of time will not be a good thing for both sides.
As soon as he thought of this, Shuimu formed seals with his hands, and with a flash of his body he came to the side of the Grim Reaper. He pressed on the shoulder of the Grim Reaper's huge body, and then drove the chakra, trying his best to activate the seal formation on the Grim Reaper's body.
In an instant, the body of the Grim Reaper, who was originally slashing at the Yamata-no-Orochi with great majesty, froze. Only a little instinctive consciousness was left, which was completely annihilated. The eyes that were emitting dark blue flames also went out, and then bits of red light began to flicker, echoing the power of the sleeping land that was spreading wantonly around him.
“Success!”
The long-term plan finally paid off.
As for the role of the Grim Reaper in enhancing Mizuki's combat power, it is actually very small.
The nature of the Shiki Fuujin determines that this is not a regular ninjutsu, nor is it a power that can be used at will. The fact that it requires the sacrifice of souls is a big headache. Even for Mizuki, if he wants to develop more uses for it, he needs some time to adapt.
Moreover, after Kazuhiko's soul is connected with the god of death, it will take some time to completely control the god of death. Fortunately, Kazuhiko can absorb the faith of the residents of Rain Country through the connection of Xishuixiang and speed up the time needed to control the god of death.
The Grim Reaper, who originally had a gray misty aura of death all around him, began to emit a hint of red light after being subdued by Shuimu. That was the power fluctuations emitted by the sealing technique that Shuimu had placed on him, combined with the power of his own spiritual year.
Ordinary people cannot see the God of Death, but in the current situation, Mizuki has not yet completely controlled the God of Death, and with the power of sealing techniques, if he is not rejected and eliminated in the ninja world, what may appear is a strange soul fog.
"From now on, when you want to scare children, you don't need to use illusions anymore. This is the real 'Death God'..."
Hope stepped forward, consolidated the connection between Xishuixiang and the God of Death sealed in his body, and began to stabilize the power structure, supporting Kazuhiko in slowly but steadily eroding the God of Death. However, it seems that this is not a task that can be accomplished in a day or two.
Shuimu is not in a hurry for the time being, as this kind of thing cannot be solved in a short time.
The pressure brought by the god of death suddenly decreased, and Orochimaru, who was relieved, also painfully released the Eight-Headed Technique and walked forward to complain.
"I have put in so much effort. Should I ask the god of death to return my torn and devoured spiritual obsession to me?"
In just a short while, Orochimaru had five heads chopped off, and the eight-headed snake became a three-headed snake. If Mizuki had not acted in time, Orochimaru would have planned to escape.
It's like this now, and I don't know how long it will take to fully recover.
That's why Orochimaru was obsessed with asking for the fragments of his spiritual obsession that were swallowed by the God of Death.
"I can't promise you this!"
Mizuki shook his head.
"The God of Death has just stabilized. If I damage its body again, there may be many other unpredictable problems. I can't take the risk. I will discuss this issue after I have completely eroded the God of Death and used it for my own benefit."
It was just a fragment of spiritual obsession and had no decisive influence, so Shuimu was too lazy to pay attention to this unnecessary request.
It won't affect Orochimaru's experiments. What Mizuki needs is his brain, not his fighting ability, or even a healthy body.
Sometimes, the inspiration generated by a few words of casual chat between smart people may be much more efficient than working hard and behind closed doors.
So, if Mizuki wants to destroy the already stressed-out Shinigami to heal Orochimaru's mental trauma, sorry, the relationship between Mizuki and Orochimaru is not that good yet.
Death is already in our grasp. Of course, we are still some distance away from complete control. It is definitely not easy to use, but it is impossible for Death to turn the tables.
Except for the most core advanced sealing runes that Shuimu still couldn't understand, everything else has been completely controlled by the God of Death. It's like a tiger locked in a cage, unable to show its teeth. The tiger is also blindfolded and its ears are blocked, making it deaf and blind. It basically has no reaction to the outside world. As long as it is not stimulated too strongly, it will have no reaction ability at all.
The current situation is already a very satisfactory result.
Shuimu's physical clone - Hope, as the carrier of the complete seal of Xishui Township, not only has the responsibility to protect Xishui Township from being eroded, but also has the task of constantly monitoring Shuimu's spiritual obsession and changes in contact with the outside world, such as the impact of the beliefs of the believers of the Rain Country on Xishui Township, and what changes will happen when the god of death is brought under control. These are all things that need to be paid attention to.
"If there were a better way, I wouldn't let you take on so many responsibilities, but since you asked to seal Xishuixiang on yourself, you will have to take responsibility for many things that come next."
Mizuki solemnly warned his physical clone - Hope.
"If there is any change that I haven't discovered through the connection of spiritual obsession, you must inform me in time!"
The changes in the spirit and soul are still too difficult to control. Even the Six Paths Sage may not be able to reveal all the secrets.
As for Shuimu, although he has achieved many results in research in just a few years, there is no guarantee that there may be risks that he is not aware of. If the entire plan goes wrong due to some details, it will be a huge loss.
"clear!"
Hope nodded, and with the indulgence of Mizuki's original body, accepted the control of Xishuixiang. Although as the carrier of Xishuixiang, it is still a bit of a stretch to regard Hope as a similar to the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Just like Uchiha Obito found it difficult to control the Ten-Tails, Hope's control over Xishuixiang was even lower because this incarnation of mental obsession had an owner. Although having Xishuixiang in her body greatly enhanced her chakra and mental strength, and she had a natural advantage when practicing Yin-Yang escape, that was all.
After all, Hope is just a clone that is constrained by Mizuki's original body, and it is impossible for her to disobey Mizuki's orders.
The huge butterfly wings blocked out the sun and the sky, and the mental oppression on the creatures inside this small space was astonishingly great.
This temporary space is just a byproduct of Mizuki's use of the Sleeping Town. It is the spoils of the plundered ninja world and a very important resource to supplement one's own strength.
Not only the Ghost World Island, but also the Death God standing still on the side will sooner or later become part of the Sleeping Town, but now...
Hope turned into a huge butterfly of rebirth, whose wings were like soft hands. It wrapped Death inside and then gradually closed. After a long time, when the wings spread out again, Death had disappeared.
This good thing that Shuimu spent a huge price to get is certainly not going to run away.
If someone observes carefully, they can see that every time the butterfly's wings flap, the light and shadow on the wings are no longer a meaningless diffuse scale powder, but a blurry human figure with hands stretched out on both sides like a cross. Its hideous posture has some of the charm of the god of death.
"Finally it was your hand that got it."
Although his path was somewhat different from Mizuki's, Orochimaru still felt somewhat envious of Mizuki for getting such a rare thing.
"If I had something like this back then, how could the old man of the third generation have the chance to seal my hands for three years?"
Orochimaru has always been a little brooding over the failure of the "Konoha Collapse Plan" that year. The failure of the plan didn't matter, as Konoha was not so weak that it would collapse with a single blow. However, the consequence of being severely damaged by the Shikigami Fūjin was too tragic.
"Why do you still care so much about the past? Orochimaru, you are not a vulgar person who cares about the past, right?"
The current troubles have not been completely resolved yet, so why would we have the time to regret what happened in the past?
"Of course I know this truth, but some things still make people feel unhappy when they happen to themselves!"
The so-called empathy is just a boastful lie in Orochimaru's opinion. How can one understand the same feelings without experiencing them?
Even if it is the same thing, different people will come to different conclusions. This kind of subjective judgment makes it even more difficult to understand it accurately.
People are independent individuals, and the so-called perfect understanding of each other is simply impossible.
Orochimaru was just feeling a little emotional for a moment, and of course he didn't need Mizuki's comfort and understanding. Instead, he took a thoughtful look at the god of death and accepted his hope, then slowly retracted the space that had already merged with Xishuixiang.
The space that could originally be seen at a glance, under the influence of the space transformation, continued to shrink and become blurred, and finally completely merged with Shuimu's spiritual obsession - Xishuixiang. The flapping of the butterfly's wings, the waves aroused, brought out a piece of illusion, just like the scene of the ghost island that was completely eroded, every grass and tree kept growing and dying, making people seem to feel something, but when observing it by themselves, it seemed like an illusion.
It was originally a space born from nothingness, mixed in between illusions. With the real God of Death, Ghost Island and everything attached to it, it shifted somewhat towards the real world. Following the pull of the faith of the civilians of the Rain Country, it slowly changed its direction in the turbulence of the void, drifting towards where it should be.
Such aimless idleness is only temporary, just like Yomi Hirasaka, a special space that is temporarily under the absolute control of Mizuki, but it is much worse than the bloodline net secret technique of the Rinnegan Sharingan.
Only when the power of Xishuixiang is fully exerted, the backup plan arranged by Shuimu will finally come into play.
After everything was taken care of, Orochimaru looked at Mizuki's physical clone with some reluctance - hoping to take everything back to the Land of Rain. Mizuki in the void pulled up Orochimaru's arm, performed the Flying Thunder God Technique, and came to the location of Orochimaru's backup plan - the Land of Fields.
"Honestly, Orochimaru, everyone knows that a cunning rabbit has three burrows, but what on earth are you thinking when you put most of your active attacks in this small country not too far from Konoha Village?"
Orochimaru calmed himself down and replied with a smile.
"Otogakure is the heart and soul of my work. It was only one step away from success. If it weren't for the old man Sandaime..."
Speaking of this topic, Orochimaru showed a hint of dissatisfaction on his face.
"Don't you think it would be more convenient to put everything together? You know, you are the only living person who can use time-space ninjutsu and ignore the barrier of space and distance, right?"
How useful is the Flying Thunder God Technique to a research-oriented ninja?
Because he was not worried about the consumption of chakra, Mizuki did not feel there was anything wrong with using the Flying Thunder God Technique which consumed a lot of chakra. Only at this time did Mizuki realize the tremendous effect of space-time ninjutsu and how much help it could give him.
"Although there are not many people who are gifted in space-time ninjutsu, they are not unique. However, most people's talents tend to be in the use of space-time warehouses and summoning techniques. There are very few people who can study the use of fast transfer methods such as the Flying Thunder God Technique. Not to mention the original, few people can understand the existing Flying Thunder God Technique."
Currently, Mizuki is the only living person who can use the Flying Thunder God Technique alone.
"The ninja structure of the ninja world is here. After all, it is a combat profession, which is too biased towards the improvement of martial arts. It is good enough to be able to understand the three-dimensional space thoroughly. As for the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
Shuimu curled his lips in disdain.
"It's good enough to be able to understand the spatial coordinates. As for the higher-dimensional computing ability, how many ninjas can figure out what's going on? Even if this can be done a little bit opportunistically, what about the positioning of the space-time mark? The inheritance of the ninja world's sealing technique and barrier technique is almost losing the ability to improve itself. How many people can understand how the abstract rune in the small space-time mark is made?"
The higher the level of basic gap, the higher the threshold.
Orochimaru nodded in understanding.
"Not far away is where those children are hiding. It's time to wake them up."