The Seed of Curse was Jashin's core ability. Once planted in an enemy, it could immediately transmit all kinds of Agonizing Torture, making them collapse without even fighting.
After all, when it came to self-torture, if Jashin claimed second place, no one dared claim first.
More importantly, these Seeds of Curse were also made by Jashin from collected soul fragments and likewise possessed some of the traits of souls—ignoring physical obstacles.
Therefore, the vast majority of people had no way to defend against this move and could only dodge. Even the Third Kazekage had been helpless and could only suffer defeat.
But Araki was not among them.
The main reason others could not defend against it was that they could not touch it. Souls and matter seemed to exist in two different dimensions, making it difficult for them to interfere with one another.
Therefore, only a soul could deal with a soul.
And Araki's soul, while not yet especially powerful and getting beaten down by Sister Hana every day, had continuously devoured several pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan. Across the entire Shinobi World, there were now few souls stronger than his.
More importantly—skill.
Although Araki was pressed to the ground and rubbed into the dirt by Sister Hana every night, looking utterly miserable, that treatment had not been without gains.
Unohana Retsu had also existed for at least a thousand years and was a Shinigami who specialized in souls. Her skill in utilizing souls utterly surpassed Jashin's. They were not even on the same level; it was more excessive than an adult bullying a child.
As the saying went, if you wanted to learn how to hit people, first learn how to take a beating.
The same applied to Araki. Through countless beatings to his soul, he had also grasped a