radicalducati Chapter 272 Deceit and Intrigue, Ishikawa's Immortal Curse Seal
Chapter 272 Deceit and Intrigue, Ishikawa's Immortal Curse Seal
"Lord Orochimaru, isn't this too risky? What if that guy gets angry and refuses to release Kimimaro's soul? Won't your hands..."
Watching Ishikawa's retreating figure, Kabuto Yakushi couldn't help but turn around and ask worriedly.
"It's alright, he'll release Kimimaro's soul. Because once he does that, he himself will become my backup vessel. If I can't reincarnate Sasuke, then my reincarnation vessel will definitely be him!!" Orochimaru licked his lips, his eyes brimming with confidence and ambition.
He hadn't considered reincarnating as Ishikawa before, but things were different now.
Given the strength of Ishikawa's soul, as long as he successfully seizes Ishikawa's body, he will definitely be able to replenish the souls in his hands.
Although it would be difficult for him to devour Ishikawa's soul in his current state, it is not impossible for him to do so with the help of the cursed seal.
Now, it's up to Ishikawa to make his own choice!
"Moreover, I'm also very curious about that guy's secret." Gazing into the depths of the night, Orochimaru murmured to himself with a profound look in his eyes.
Mitarashi Ishikawa, what power does this guy possess that allows him to cure Kimimaro's bloodline disease?
Interesting, this mysterious ninja world is getting more and more interesting...
Meanwhile, on the other side...
"Damn it, this feeling is completely incomparable to Sasuke's Heavenly Curse Seal. Otherwise, with my strength and physique, I wouldn't be in such a sorry state. I have to go back and use my cheat codes to solve this!" Ishikawa felt the curse seal surging from the back of his neck, sweating profusely, and accelerated again to the location where Kimimaro's soul was sealed.
"Big brother, what's going on??"
"Curse, curse mark! Big brother, you..."
As soon as Ishikawa appeared, he was surrounded by Tarojiro, who had been notified in advance, and they looked worried!
"I was tricked by Orochimaru and he took Kimimaro's body." Ishikawa pretended to be angry and cursed. "Now I have to unseal Kimimaro's soul, or I might be in big trouble."
"Big trouble??" Tarojiro looked at each other, but still decisively stepped aside to reveal the sealing talisman on the tree.
“If he can’t go back, Orochimaru might reincarnate me or Sasuke. So, we have to make him leave…” Ishikawa didn’t mince words and spoke frankly, clearly seeing through Orochimaru’s scheme.
However, this was not the reason for his compromise.
Even without the doorknob's help, he'd be at least evenly matched with Orochimaru's possession. If he could overcome the cursed seal's side effects, Orochimaru's arrival would be a pure experience booster!
However, for the sake of his plan to survive by risking his life, Ishikawa chose to release Kimimaro.
but……
"Spiritualization Technique..."
Almost the instant the talisman was torn open, Ishikawa briefly unleashed a burst of energy, forming a hand seal with his right eye and projecting his spirit into his body.
As Kimimaro appeared in a daze, Ishikawa's spirit directly enveloped Kimimaro's soul and escaped into Kimimaro's physical body, which was one kilometer away.
However, in order to force Orochimaru to reincarnate immediately and also to prevent information leaks, Ishikawa, while controlling Kimimaro's soul, unleashed a soul attack that instantly shattered and disintegrated the opponent's soul.
Without physical support, Kimimaro was like a rootless duckweed, no match for Ishikawa's Spirit Transformation Technique.
The moment it entered the body, the soul seemed to have suffered a severe blow and was extremely weak...
"Lord Orochimaru, quickly reincarnate into my body! My soul may not last much longer!" Under the astonished and uncertain gazes of Orochimaru and Kabuto, Kimimaro spoke resolutely, his face pale yet filled with excitement.
Finally, is he finally going to merge with Lord Orochimaru...?
"Ishikawa-kun is indeed more outstanding than I imagined. He's forcing me to reincarnate ahead of schedule." Orochimaru reached out to comfort Kimimaro, his gaze darkening and his expression turning grim.
While Orochimaru was hesitating, Ishikawa himself turned pale and staggered, almost falling over, half of his body covered by the cursed seal...
"Big brother!!" Tarojiro exclaimed instinctively and stepped forward, but Ishikawa waved his hand and his eyes hardened.
The next instant, to the astonishment of the two, an even more crimson and malevolent chakra erupted from Ishikawa's body, forcibly suppressing the cursed seal.
"I'll go back and report on the mission first. You two follow behind." After giving the two instructions, Ishikawa disappeared with the cursed scroll on his back!
"Who was that just now?"
"It seems to be the chakra of a tailed beast?"
Watching Ishikawa's departing red afterimage, Tarojiro exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
But so what!
Even if his older brother becomes a Jinchūriki, he is still the older brother they all recognize, Ishikawa.
"Let's go back to the village." With a tacit agreement, Tarojiro immediately unleashed his full power and gave chase.
[Thanks, Shukaku.] Using the One-Tailed Beast's chakra to suppress the cursed seal, Ishikawa unleashed his extreme speed while simultaneously using a secret passage.
Without the power of Shukaku, he really wouldn't have been able to suppress this cursed seal eruption even for a short time.
"Tch, you should be thinking about how to deal with that weird natural energy. At most, I can help you suppress it, but I can't help you solve it."
"Is that so? That's enough!" Ishikawa's eyes flashed with a smile as he listened to Shukaku's sarcastic remark, and he activated his red eyes to accelerate his sprint once more.
Soon, in Ishikawa's reckless outburst, he rushed home just ten minutes before the time-space room disconnected.
"I'm sorry, Shukaku! I might have to electrocute you again." Ishikawa sighed apologetically, then grabbed the doorknob to stop the cursed seal from eroding him.
The next instant, as a familiar electric current spread throughout his body, the curse mark on the back of Ishikawa's neck suddenly flashed crimson and erupted, spreading throughout his entire body.
In an instant, the curse marks on Ishikawa's body surface flickered and shimmered with red and black hues, and the cells inside his body gradually began to undergo new changes.
In an instant, Ishikawa felt the natural energy from heaven and earth surge into his body and merge with his own chakra, causing a qualitative change in the chakra within him.
In less than a minute, the flickering of the curse marks on his body surface stabilized, and Ishikawa's entire skin turned gray, and his hair grew long, turning into long gray hair.
On Ishikawa's face, which was not visible, black curse marks appeared at the corners of his eyes and on his cheeks!
Fortunately, aside from these things, Ishikawa did not grow horns on his head or wings on his back and transform into a humanoid monster...
"This is... my Cursed Seal Sage Mode?" A minute later, Ishikawa stood up and looked at himself in the mirror, overwhelmed with surprise and joy at the immense power he saw.
Although he hadn't tested it, he felt that this power definitely surpassed Sasuke's Heaven's Curse Seal.
The Immortal's Curse Seal. Yes, this is his unique Immortal's Curse Seal!!
"But this skin is way too dark!" After a pause, Ishikawa looked at his drab gray self and couldn't help but complain.
This ghostly transformation is so embarrassing compared to the handsome Xianming!
"No, I think I could try this." Suddenly, Ishikawa couldn't help but feel restless, thinking about the Hashirama cells he had just obtained.
If the artificial Hashirama made him turn white, then real Hashirama cells should be fine too.
He finally got Sage Mode, he doesn't want it to be that ugly...