Slash! The Soul-Cutting Blade severed both hands of Inari Ōkami's soul. The palm beneath the Prayer Beads drew back, dragging them both into the Great Serpent's belly!!
"Aaaaaargh! Fox's thousand years of Ninjutsu!!!"
Inari-possessed Kakashi let out a grief-stricken wail... Whoosh! Both sleeves of his white fox-fur robe scattered into snowflakes!
Kakashi's body had also reached its limit for enduring divine power!
Inari Ōkami's spirit... was about to depart!
Rumble...!!
Behind him, Fushimi Inari Shrine sank into the earth amid a thunderous roar!
It was not Inari Ōkami's true sanctuary.
It had been manifested through the scene Barrier—"Amenokoyane"!
As its name suggested, a scene Barrier overlaid the original surroundings with a predetermined scene. Because it was a Barrier, the scene was enclosed, trapping anyone caught inside.
"Amenokoyane" allowed Inari Ōkami to enjoy his home-ground advantage anywhere, anytime. Another terrifying aspect of the technique was its restriction on space-time abilities.
The Dharma Realm Sage Katsuyu had established outside the sacred Shikkotsu Forest nullified space-time abilities.
Amenokoyane did not nullify space-time abilities, but "restricted" them. They could still be used, but space-time transportation was confined to the scene itself!
From this alone, it was clear that "Amenokoyane" could make Inari Ōkami virtually unbeatable!
Yet he had lost. Why? Because, for all his lifetime of wisdom, he had chosen the wrong opponent!!!
"Damn you... Orochimaru! Mark Fox's words! This isn't over! Prepare for sleepless nights and days without peace as you await this God's revenge!!!!"
The fox-shaped spirit rising from Kakashi seized the sky and issued a chilling proclamation!
That enraged God kept cursing until the very last second before his departure!!
Thud...!
As the curses fell silent, Kakashi collapsed as well.
At last.
Orochimaru's shinigami mode had reached its end.
Orochimaru... crumpled onto the soft earth.
He did not even have the