Chapter 320: The [Dead Demon Consuming Seal] and the Reaper!

Chapter 320: The [Dead Demon Consuming Seal] and the Reaper!

S-Rank Technique [Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique]: Its effect is to use one's own blood as a medium, opening a sealing formula in all directions, and permanently sealing away all physical matter that the blood touches.

S-Rank Technique [Dead Demon Consuming Seal]: Its effect is to summon an unstoppable Reaper from the underworld, and then command the Reaper to permanently seal the target.

Setting aside the details, both the [Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique] and the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal] are S-Rank sealing jutsu with outrageously powerful effects.

The problem is that both techniques require the user's life as the price.

And unlike other "life-consuming jutsu," these two can only be used once. The moment they are activated, the caster's death is certain!

Similar S-Rank forbidden jutsu with such side effects include the "Gate of Death" from the [Eight Inner Gates Formation], and old lady Chiyo's "One's Own Life Reincarnation" from Sunagakure, and so on…

Nara Keisuke looked at these two S-Rank sealing jutsu and shook his head. The [Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique] and the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal]... their effects were more exaggerated than the last, but their practical application was more pathetic than the last.

If the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal] at least managed to seal a pair of arms, a Fourth Hokage's soul, and half a Nine-Tails...

...then the [Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique] sealed... a bridge. No, half a bridge!

This made it difficult for Nara Keisuke to muster any interest in these two S-Rank sealing jutsu.

Before reading the scroll for the [Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique], Nara Keisuke had assumed the jutsu's poor reputation was due to it being dragged down by a certain "King of Black-pots," "King of Bridge-Sealing," who shall not be named [Danzō].

But after browsing the [Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique] scroll, Nara Keisuke discovered…

This S-Rank sealing jutsu truly deserved its S-Rank rating.

It was just a forbidden sealing jutsu that cost one's life!

"The caster must first inscribe the [Reverse Four Symbols] seal on their own body, and the seal will activate upon the caster's death…"

For Shimura Danzō, or other Root ninja, they could use this to protect their intelligence.

But for Nara Keisuke, this S-Rank sealing jutsu had zero combat value!

Its only use, perhaps, was to enrich his theoretical knowledge of sealing jutsu?

On the other hand, the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal] was interesting.

Uchiha Madara's personal collection didn't just have the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal], but also its corresponding counter-sealing technique: [Dead Demon Consuming Seal: Release].

But just like the original, the "Release" version was also a "life-consuming jutsu." A normal ninja would die using it.

Nara Keisuke's interest wasn't in using it on enemies, nor in using the "Release" to pull things out of the Reaper's stomach.

This kind of "one-for-one trade" sealing jutsu was completely outside his tactical scope.

His interest was in the so-called Reaper that the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal] summoned!

The vast shinobi world was full of monsters and demons.

But every supernatural phenomenon could be attributed to chakra.

Nara Keisuke looked at the panel information.

[S-Rank Technique: Dead Demon Consuming Seal]

[Description: Offer your life to the Reaper, and eternally seal the soul of your nemesis!]

[Effect: Following a specific sequence of hand seals, summon the Reaper from the underworld. The Reaper will then grasp the target's soul and consume it, achieving the effect of sealing the target's soul.

The moment the sealing jutsu is completed, the caster and the Reaper form a contract. After the Reaper seals the target's soul, the caster's soul will also be sealed by the Reaper.]

[Evaluation: The ultimate tactical trade-off.]

[Dead Demon Consuming Seal: Release] and [Dead Demon Consuming Seal] weren't very different in effect. The only distinction was who the Reaper grabbed—the "Release" targets the caster, the original targets the enemy.

"The panel also calls the summoned entity the 'Reaper'? I thought I'd see something more specific..."

Nara Keisuke shook his head and focused on the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal] scroll. After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes.

"A bit disappointing. The scroll doesn't mention much about the 'Reaper' itself, but the 'Release' scroll does mention the Reaper Mask."

Nara Keisuke knew very well that the true core of the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal] was the "Reaper."

He also knew this "Reaper" wasn't a god of the underworld in the conventional sense, who ruled over the dead.

In the shinobi world, that job was taken by the Sage of Six Paths…

In Nara Keisuke's view, the "Reaper" summoned by the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal] was essentially a special chakra-container shaped like a reaper!

And this "chakra container" had a corresponding physical object.

The Reaper Mask was the material anchor for the summoned Reaper!

The [Dead Demon Consuming Seal: Release] scroll clearly states:

To undo the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal], one must wear the "Reaper Mask," summon the Reaper, and let it possess the caster.

By cutting open the Reaper's stomach, the chakra that had been sealed inside its body would be freed.

But because the caster is possessed, when the Reaper is cut, the caster suffers the same damage and dies.

In the future, a certain "Rascal Snake" [Orochimaru] who shall not be named exploited a bug to undo the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal]…

But even when exploiting the bug, the Rascal Snake still had to wear the Reaper Mask and let the Reaper possess him!

The complete [Dead Demon Consuming Seal] secret art must be composed of the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal], the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal: Release], and the Reaper Mask. All three are essential!

Nara Keisuke searched the panel, but unfortunately, found no "Reaper Mask Forging Method."

"Based on known information, one Reaper can hold the souls of the First through Fourth Hokage, plus half the Nine-Tails. The combined chakra of those characters is definitely SS-Rank!"

"In other words, this Reaper Mask is definitely higher-grade than my [Nature Mask]!"

No "Forging Method" on the panel, and a search through the scroll-mountain also yielded nothing.

"I'll just have to try my luck back at the village..."

Nara Keisuke shook his head, setting the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal] scroll aside.

Besides these Yin-Yang jutsu and ultimate forbidden techniques, Uchiha Madara's personal collection also had many special Kekkei Genkai techniques.

Alright, they were Rinnegan dōjutsu.

Specifically, Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan dōjutsu.

[Chibaku Tensei]!

[Tengai Shinsei]!

[Limbo: Border Jail]!

And, [Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique]!

Unfortunately, Nara Keisuke couldn't use a single one of these four ultra-high-level ninjutsu.

"Oh well. The data I got earlier is more than enough to digest for a while!"

Nara Keisuke wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, looking not the least bit regretful.

"Besides, just because I can't use them, who says they're useless?"

Nara Keisuke had encountered many Kekkei Genkai jutsu before.

Coming from an ordinary clan, he couldn't use them.

But he modified almost every one of those techniques into an ability that suited him.

These four Rinnegan dōjutsu would be no exception!

Nara Keisuke stretched.

"This is going to be a huge project..."