"Reverse Four Symbols Seal? Has he gone mad?"
As Jiraiya pulled her away by the hand, Tsunade naturally recognized what Orochimaru was doing. Her eyes were filled with shock.
The Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique was an immensely powerful sealing jutsu that came at the cost of the caster's own life.
Its power aside, it was a sealing jutsu that swallowed the caster along with everything else, just like the Reaper Death Seal.
Although they had seized the initiative, nothing about Orochimaru's performance suggested that he had been driven into a corner.
Much less that he needed to resort to mutual destruction. With his strength, how could he fail to realize that this sealing jutsu could not possibly reach the two of them?
"Did Orochimaru just seal himself away?"
Once they reached safety, Jiraiya stared in bewilderment at the stretch of sewer ahead that had practically vanished into thin air.
But a soft chuckle beside their ears a moment later told him and Tsunade that it was, of course, not that simple.
"You see, something any one of us once could have used as a trump card now has absolutely no effect on me."
Orochimaru's voice came from every direction, making it impossible to pinpoint his location.
"The Reverse Four Symbols Seal didn't work?"
"No, the Reverse Four Symbols Seal worked. Everything around him was swallowed by the sealing jutsu..."
Unlike Tsunade, Jiraiya had a solid grounding in ninjutsu and sealing jutsu. The Reverse Four Symbols Seal carried severe drawbacks rarely seen even among sealing jutsu, and in exchange, its sealing effect was naturally overwhelming.
The space swallowed by the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique literally ceased to exist. As the center of the sealing jutsu, the caster could not possibly escape being consumed.
"Then why is Orochimaru fine?"
Tsunade