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The second battle has ended, and Sasuke and his group returned to Blue Island.
In the Japanese-style room, four people sat on futons arranged around the altar.
Hidan, whose head and body had been severed, was brought back together. His body was placed on the tatami mat, and his head was displayed on the altar. Orochimaru sealed his mouth.
Thus began the second meeting to summarize the battle, the main topic being Hidan.
Orochimaru explained why the contract seal failed to sever the connection between Hidan and the evil god.
"The connection between Hidan and the evil god is a 'dependent' relationship that surpasses a contract. Through a specific ritual, the evil god's cult transformed Hidan into a 'dependent' of the evil god, granting him immortality and the right to sacrifice to the evil god."
Kabuto asked, "Can anyone become a follower of the evil god after undergoing the ritual?"
Orochimaru smiled and replied, "Of course not. If that were the case, everyone in the Evil God Cult would be followers of the evil god. To become a follower, three conditions must be met. First, one must be able to withstand a part of the evil god's power. This is the most important factor. Don't be fooled by Hidan's appearance. His chakra is quite abundant."
Karin nodded. "Indeed, from what I can sense, his chakra is several times stronger than that greedy one's!"
Orochimaru continued, "Second, you must genuinely believe in the 'evil god' from the bottom of your heart. Third, once you become a follower, you must regularly perform the death god's blood ritual to nourish the evil god. Otherwise, the evil god will turn against you."
Sasuke nodded slightly. "I see. Frankly speaking, both his body and mind have become puppets of the so-called evil god!"
Orochimaru said solemnly, "In the distant past, I once visited the ruins of the evil god's cult and found relevant documents. Through a specific ritual, if you sacrifice your followers, you can summon the evil god."
Sasuke and Kabuto both looked at the altar at the same time, focusing on Hidan's mind, which was unable to move. They both knew that Orochimaru was definitely planning to sacrifice Hidan and summon the evil god here.
The problem was what would happen afterward.
Kabuto said naturally, "Don't you want to use the Demon Sealing System to seal the evil god in the death god's belly?"
After hearing that, Orochimaru laughed and said, "That sounds good, but if we really do that, it would be a bit blasphemous."
Sasuke replied calmly, "If you ask me, you've already desecrated the Death God to the point that it has no dignity left."
Orochimaru smiled without committing. "Anyway, I don't plan to do that."
He stood up from the futon and pulled out a pair of "porcelain bottles" from his arms. Inside the bottles were a pair of "blood-red eyes"!
Sasuke leaned forward and stared intently at those eyes. "These are from the Chinoike Clan!!"
Yes, Sasuke was no stranger to those eyes. After the Fourth Great Ninja War in his previous life, Konoha was attacked by a 'human bomb.'
Sasuke investigated the human bomb incident and eventually discovered that the culprit was the "Chinoike Clan" from the Land of Lightning!
Orochimaru had a personal relationship with the modern patriarch of the Chinoike Clan, and he had done similar things to Itachi, so it was no surprise that Orochimaru had managed to obtain the Blood Dragon Eye.
After Orochimaru showed the Blood Dragon Eye, Sasuke fell into deep thought.
Orochimaru smiled and said, "Sasuke-kun, do you also think that the power of the Blood Dragon Eye and Hidan's sacrifice to the evil god have something in common?"
Sasuke replied, "Yes, the medium is 'blood.' It could be..."
Orochimaru gave an authoritative conclusion: "Yes, the Chinoike Clan has the blood of the evil god, and the Blood Dragon Eye is another manifestation of the evil god's power..."
"Then, we can very well imagine that the Blood Dragon Eye could also be used as a 'sanctuary' for the evil god!"
Sasuke sighed. "I think I understand what you're going to do. You always exceed my expectations. It's no exaggeration to say that you are a man of miracles!"
"Thank you for the compliment."
Orochimaru smiled and stood up.
Sasuke lifted Hidan's head, and Kabuto removed the altar. Although Karin didn't understand why, she knew Orochimaru was likely going to do something strange, so she cleared the futons around and kept her distance.
Orochimaru was inscribing complex spells on the tatami and walls. These were recorded in the documents of the evil god's cult and were quite intricate. Orochimaru took a whole hour to complete them.
Hidan's body was placed in the center of the ritual.
Orochimaru placed the porcelain vessel with the Blood Dragon Eyes on the altar and wrote another separate "ritual" around the altar.
He turned and made a seal, and his long hair moved without wind!
Sacrifice: The Evil God Descends!!
"Crack!"
Hidan's body melted into blood, flowing along the original texture of the technique. When the entire formation turned blood-red, a horrifying wave descended, and everything the four of them saw was drowned in blood!
In the corner of the Japanese-style room, Karin shrank back and shuddered. "This kind of fierce chakra is disgusting. I don't want to stay in this room for even a moment!"
"Don't be afraid. Orochimaru is here, nothing unexpected will happen..."
Sasuke comforted Karin, placed Hidan's head back on the tatami, and removed the tape from his mouth.
"Hidan, this is your final moment. Say your last words!"
Hidan stared into empty space, his voice trembling with madness. "I offer the greatest praise to the Evil God!!!!"
Sasuke said in a complicated tone, "Are those your last words? You've dedicated everything to the god you believed in. For a moment, I don't know whether to sympathize with you or admire you..."
"Rumble!"
On the tatami and walls, all the patterns of the techniques quickly contracted and fused into the "head" of Hidan!
"Uhhhhh…"
With the completion of the sacrifice, the evil god's immortal power disappeared, and Hidan's eyes rolled back. There was no longer any color of life in his eyes, only fanaticism for the evil god frozen on his face!
"Boom!!!!"
Bloodlight gathered above Hidan's head, transforming into a god no less powerful than the death god, with an evil face and his entire body covered in blood!
Orochimaru: "This is the evil god? One of the Earth Gods!"
"Rumble!"
Entering the Death Release Mode, he formed hundreds of hand seals with both hands!
"The next technique has nothing to do with the documents from the Evil God Cult. It was completed by me alone. This is the technique to seal the Evil God!"
Death Seal of Evil!
"Whoosh!"
The magical ritual beside the altar emitted a dark pattern that quickly spread to the evil god's robes!
The evil god sensed the danger and, with a pair of blood-red pupils, fiercely reprimanded Orochimaru!
Orochimaru was seen holding the magic bell of the death god and shaking it rapidly!
Amid the sound of the bell, the evil god's face twisted in extreme pain as it was completely covered by those textures, pulling the spells around the altar!
Although the evil god resisted greatly, it was still suppressed by Orochimaru using the power of the death god and the seal, and was sucked into the ritual of the Death Seal of Evil. The ritual flowed back and entered the Blood Dragon Eye that served as the 'sanctuary'!
"Whoosh!"
Orochimaru exited Death Mode and sighed in relief.
"Alright, the 'sanctuary' of the evil god is complete. Though it may not be the most perfect way to use it, this way, the 'sacrificial power' of the evil god can be wielded through the 'ocular technique'!"
Kabuto looked solemn. "But who will inherit these two eyes of the evil god?"
Orochimaru looked at him strangely. "To use these eyes, you don't need faith in the evil god. You only need a formidable physique that can withstand the burden of the evil god and the Blood Dragon Eye. Moreover, since you don't have the 'immortal body' of the evil god, you also need 'regenerative power' to compensate for the sacrifice. There aren't many people in this world who meet these conditions. I already have the death god's power within me, and using the evil god's power would bring more trouble than gain. Therefore, Karin, who has the physique of a true Uzumaki clan member, no one is more suited than you to control these eyes!"
Karin: "Eh!?"
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