The Monster's Mutation and Orochimaru's Cursed Seal Catalyst

Inside the Hokage's Office, Baishi's right hand, suspended in midair, suddenly froze.

An extremely sharp burning sensation traveled through the silver Yin Release Threads wrapped around his fingertips. It felt as though he had grabbed a red-hot wire, the stabbing pain shooting along his nerve endings straight into his brain.

In the Water Mirror, the black Tomoe-shaped mark on the chest of the Mutant, which had originally lain paralyzed like a lump of mud, was throbbing wildly. A nauseating stench of rot mixed with a thick smell of blood, seemingly piercing the barrier of space and rushing straight into Baishi's nostrils.

"Crude natural energy..." Baishi frowned slightly as his scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan slowly turned.

Under the Byakugan's penetrating vision and the Sharingan's analysis, he could clearly see that it was not ordinary Chakra at all. It was an exceptionally violent energy, filled with aggression and contamination. It did not travel through the Meridians or follow any rules. Like a swarm of starving man-eating ants, it rampaged through the Mutant's body, forcibly devouring the surrounding free natural energy and converting it into pure destructive power.

In the Forest of Death, Orochimaru's wild laughter tore through the howling wind and snow.

"Hehehehe... Baishi-kun, your dissection techniques truly are exquisite." Orochimaru extended his long tongue and licked a drop of black blood splashed across his cheek. His Golden Slit Pupils gleamed with sick excitement. "But life's true beauty lies in its unpredictability!"

He suddenly brought his hands together, his fingers interlocking into an exceptionally complex hand seal.

"Cursed Seal: Earth Curse: Full Release!"

Boom!

The paralyzed Mutant suddenly threw back its head and unleashed an utterly harrowing roar. The sound belonged to no known creature, like the anguished wails of countless despairing souls being boiled in oil. The sound waves became tangible ripples,