Chapter 107: Unfinished Business?

Chapter 107: Unfinished Business?

Chapter 107: Unfinished Business?

A cold, fierce wind whipped through the desolate landscape, sending sand and stones flying. The weather was dismal, fitting for the grim task ahead.

Hagoromo Gengetsu stomped his foot, and a coffin adorned with sealing symbols emerged from the ground. The lid opened, and Orochimaru stepped out, greeting Gengetsu with a smile, "We meet again, Lord Gengetsu."

Glancing around the unfamiliar surroundings, Orochimaru commented, "So, it’s time to begin, isn't it?"

"You underestimate yourself, Orochimaru," Gengetsu replied. "Even as a mere soul fragment, you've been plotting. Your suggested improvements to the Reaper Death Seal were meant to trick me into a fatal outcome."

Orochimaru sighed, acknowledging his defeat. "As expected, you saw through it, Lord Gengetsu. But if you’re going to refine the Reaper Death Seal by your method, have you considered how to deal with the Shinigami’s wrath?"

"The Shinigami’s wrath?" Gengetsu repeated, understanding the implication. "Let it come."

The original method for resolving the Reaper Death Seal involved using the Shinigami mask from the Uzumaki clan’s shrine. However, the shrine had been found in ruins, with no trace of the mask. Left with no other option, Gengetsu had chosen to forge his own path, curious whether the so-called Shinigami was an actual entity or merely a mindless force.

"Let's see if it truly has a will," he said, steeling himself for the potential consequences of his actions.