Noble Ootsutsuki died for such an absurd reason.
Everyone present fell silent. They had nothing to say because Ootsutsuki Ishiki was right. Even his anger was justified, because, after all, Konoha was to blame for the whole situation. No wonder Ishiki was so furious.
Only because of the tense situation in the Shinobi world has he not yet destroyed Konoha, this source of all troubles.
— Mr. Jigen... - Orochimaru, pressing his hand to his chest, slowly got up from the ground and walked over.
He regretted it. I regretted becoming Hokage. Right now, he felt less like a ruler than a scapegoat. He had no idea what Hiruzen Sarutobi was doing, and he was sure that his teacher had turned into a monster only because he had gone to certain death in the Region of Dead Silence.
But what did that have to do with him? It wasn't his plan, he didn't even know about it. Damn it!
Tsunade should have received that kick... By becoming Hokage, he didn't get any benefits, but he brought a lot of problems on himself.
He wanted to explain that these matters had nothing to do with him as Hokage, that others had done it, but such words would only sound like a pathetic attempt to evade responsibility.
"So it's you, Orochimaru. You have to explain everything to me! Now tell me where Hiruzen Sarutobi is! — Ootsutsuki Ishiki threw the half-strangled Tsunade to the ground and glared at Orochimaru.
— Yes, Mr. Jigen...
Orochimaru lowered his head.
His heart was filled with immense sorrow. What happened to the once mighty and invincible Konoha? Why did she become like this? And here he was, Orochimaru, the new Hokage, standing like a beaten dog, bowing his head before a powerful stranger.
None of this should have happened. Why, when he became Hokage, which was supposed to bring joy, did he not feel a drop of happiness?
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—Ha ha ha! There is! I'm hungry! Ha ha ha!
A frantic, layered voice echoed around. Hiruzen Sarutobi, looking at the small "snacks" below, broke into a greedy, greedy grin. Under the desperate and terrified gazes of the people, he was already ready to strike.
However, at that very moment, there was a deafening crash, and Hiruzen's head fell through. A huge skull, like a meteorite, crashed to the ground, raising a thick cloud of dust.
"Who?" Who is it? Oh, delightful, delightful souls... Ha ha ha!
A furious roar burst out of Hiruzen's head, but when he noticed the soul in front of him, he immediately burst out laughing.
Another powerful blow landed on him, fracturing his forehead.
— Eat, eat, I'll show you how to eat!
Blow after blow rained down on Hiruzen's head, turning it into crumbs in the blink of an eye.
Ootsutsuki Ishiki looked at Hiruzen with a displeased look, who turned into dust and immediately began to reassemble. He stepped forward and pinned his head to the ground, preventing it from rising.
I'll... I'll eat you!
Hiruzen roared and writhed wildly, his head began to throb, becoming covered with countless cracks. However, under the yoke of absolute power, he couldn't even split up. Ootsutsuki Ishiki only covered him with his chakra, interrupting all his actions.
"Eat?" Eat your mother!
Ishiki squeezed his hand, and a monstrous force burst out and blew up Hiruzen's head, turning it into a cloud of ash.
If Uchiha Yue had been in his place, Ishiki's attacks would have been useless. Trying to seal him with chakra would be equivalent to feeding him. Yue couldn't even be touched. A short blow or contact is still acceptable, but prolonged contact would be pure suicide. It's like swallowing a piece of radioactive poison. Deadly.
But Hiruzen was different. He only possessed simple immortality, without the ability to absorb energy or evolve endlessly. At first glance, he seemed like a difficult and invulnerable target, but if your strength was superior to his, you could just crush him.
"That thing...
Ootsutsuki Ishiki looked at the remains of Hiruzen, which began to gather in his hand again. He realized that it was a cluster of souls. If this creature were allowed to continue devouring people, it could really become a huge problem.
Unfortunately, he saw no hope of defeating Uchiha Yue in this. So what if he eats the whole Shinobi world?
Really...
Suddenly, lightning flashed in Ootsutsuki Ishiki's eyes. Souls, exactly! Souls!
— Ha ha ha! Exactly, exactly, that's it, souls! Souls! Ootsutsuki Ishiki burst out laughing.
He understood. He realized. He now knew how to destroy Uchiha Yue.
Even when he attacked Yue for the first time, he did not destroy his soul. And all the subsequent attacks weren't aimed at her either.
Perhaps this was Uchiha Yue's weakness — his soul! Once it is destroyed, Uchiha Yue will be truly dead.
I see, everything is clear to him now! Ha ha ha!
—Wait... no... By destroying the soul, can I really kill Uchiha Yue?
Ootsutsuki Ishiki calmed down and fell into thought. He remembered Yue's resurrection ability—it wasn't regeneration, but a distortion of reality, erasing the very fact of his death or injury.
And it seemed like he could do it endlessly. This was true immortality, surpassing even his imagination.
Their Ootsutsuki clan needed Karma as a carrier and a suitable vessel for resurrection. Later, after absorbing the fruit of the Divine Tree, they also gained immortality, but it depended on the Tree and had its limits. Too many deaths and the energy will run out, resurrection will become impossible. And if you destroy the Divine Tree itself, then the so-called resurrection will become ridiculous.
But Uchiha Yue? He was resurrected so easily, without any price. It seemed that as long as his eyes existed, he could resurrect indefinitely.
So... Even if he destroyed Uchiha Yue's soul, wouldn't his eyes be able to distort reality and undo the fact of the soul's destruction?