Comparison

How destructive could an unrestrained mad scientist be when he set out to do evil? No one could measure it. Knowledge was power, chakra was the catalyst that rapidly magnified that power, and will was the weapon that changed reality.

Orochimaru had always possessed such potential. It was merely unfortunate that he had encountered the great upheaval in the Shinobi World, just as the upper limit of power was rapidly rising. Before he could adapt to those changes, a series of blows had robbed him of his best opportunity.

Now, however, Orochimaru had fortunately encountered Mizuki. Although Mizuki's techniques had not played a decisive role for Orochimaru, they had indeed accelerated the pace of his research. Otherwise, Mitsuki, that unknown lifeform, would not have been born so early.

What was more, Orochimaru was no longer alone. The helper at his side was not an assistant like Kabuto Yakushi, but Mizuki, whose knowledge and imagination were even more exceptional.

The matter the two had been handling had temporarily come to an end, but Mizuki's business was not yet finished...

"What are you planning to do next?"

Orochimaru looked curiously at the surrounding barrier and the Shinigami enclosed within it. Ever since Orochimaru had summoned it, the Shinigami with its belly split open had shown no excessive reaction. Though it resisted the souls in its stomach escaping somewhat, it had made no attempt to attack Orochimaru or Mizuki standing nearby.

"It's not strange that I, as the summoner, can sense the Shinigami's existence. But why did you know where the Shinigami was? I'm very curious about that as well!"

"Figure it out yourself."

Mizuki could not be bothered to explain such troublesome matters. Someone who had already died once naturally had a deeper understanding of souls and the Shinigami.

Both were products