What kind of power was the most terrifying?
Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, or Kotoamatsukami?
If the last one could still be considered somewhat comparable, the first two simply were not powers on the same level.
The more mysterious and unfathomable the power of rules was, the stronger it became. Why were Izanagi and Izanami called forbidden techniques?
It was because they fundamentally overturned people's understanding of the relationship between illusion, reality, soul, spirit, and flesh.
And Hiruko, this miraculous technique, had completely altered the normal order by which this world operated.
At a critical moment, even a tiny bit of fortune's favor could mean the difference between life and death.
If fate had favored Mizuki just a little three years ago, Uchiha Obito and Nagato would have long since died at Mizuki's hands. With the Rinnegan in hand, who knew how many earth-shattering things Mizuki could have researched over such a long time? The Shinobi World might have been overturned by Mizuki long ago.
If Sasori of the Red Sands had been a little luckier, Mizuki would have died long ago. He would not have had to wait until Mizuki successfully cultivated Sage Mode and killed him in turn, burning him to ashes.
"Now that you have an Impure World Reincarnation body, what kind of ocular technique can those Mangekyō Sharingan of yours use?"
Kō replied, "To fully unleash its effects, immense chakra is the foundation. But to achieve something like reviving Lord Danzō, chakra alone is not enough. What it consumes is actual life force—lifespan. When I was alive, my body possessed enough powerful life force to guarantee the technique. But now..."
Kō shook his head somewhat blankly.
"It can still be used, but I doubt it will retain much power."
"I see..."
Mizuki was somewhat disappointed, but that was only