"Reaper Death Seal!?"
Orochimaru froze for a moment, then his face filled with shock and fury.
The familiar phantom of the Reaper that had appeared behind the Third was undoubtedly the Uzumaki Clan's Forbidden Jutsu, the Reaper Death Seal.
He had never expected that the Third, who had only one arm left and was completely unable to form Hand Seals, could actually use the Reaper Death Seal to perish together with him!
"No, that's impossible! A Forbidden Jutsu of the Reaper Death Seal's caliber can't be activated with one hand."
Halfway through his words, Orochimaru realized what was happening.
A Forbidden Jutsu of the Reaper Death Seal's caliber indeed couldn't be activated through one-handed Hand Seals alone. However, with the Third's attainments as the "Professor of Ninjutsu," forming the Hand Seals for the Shadow Clone Technique with one hand was no problem at all.
The Third could simply activate the Shadow Clone Technique first, then use the clone's other hand to help him complete the Hand Seals for the Reaper Death Seal.
Just as Orochimaru figured out how the Third had done it, he felt his soul bound by an immense suction force. His limbs quickly stiffened, leaving only his mouth, eyes, and fingers barely capable of moving.
"Damn old man."
Orochimaru's heart sank.
He knew all too well how formidable the Reaper Death Seal was. If the Third really completed the sealing, even his nearly immortal body would be finished!
The Third merely smiled. "It seems you've forgotten my teachings. Even when facing an opponent weaker than yourself, you must be twice as careful!"
At that moment, an arm extended from the Reaper phantom behind the Third. It first pierced through the Third's body, then reached out from within him and plunged viciously into Orochimaru's body, slowly dragging Orochimaru's