[Kotoamatsukami]
Hailed as the "strongest genjutsu," it possessed the terrifying ability to fundamentally alter an individual's will.
This power came from Shisui Uchiha. Before he transplanted Itachi Uchiha's—or rather, "Yuzu's"—eyes, this pair of Mangekyō Sharingan containing the power of Kotoamatsukami had always been kept by Menma.
Now, using the power of the [Star Eye], Menma had successfully extracted and fused "Kotoamatsukami" from that well-preserved pair of Mangekyō Sharingan. At last, he could wield this reality-altering power in his own limited way.
...Though the price was a ten-year "cooldown."
Inside the prison, Orochimaru had been confined for nearly three years. The Eight Trigrams Seal not only deprived him of the ability to mobilize Chakra, but also formed a dense energy cocoon that firmly restrained most of his body, leaving only his head and a small range of movement in his arms to meet his basic needs for survival.
To prevent him from secretly forming hand seals, specially selected personnel had even been assigned to handle his feeding and basic cleaning.
"You're here again... 'Fourth Hokage.'"
Within the energy cocoon, Orochimaru turned his face toward Menma as he entered the prison. Although Menma had repeatedly denied being the same person as Minato Namikaze, Orochimaru had always remained suspicious and insisted on using that title to test him.
"So, this time, are you finally willing to tell me why you imprisoned me yet refused to execute me?"
"You keep me locked up here, but you won't kill me... There must be something about me that you value, right?"
"With you around, I gave up on the idea of targeting Uzumaki Naruto long ago. You should know that very well. So what exactly are you waiting for, or rather... what do you want from me...?!"
Menma did not respond to Orochimaru's probing, nor could