Hiruzen Sarutobi did not know what sort of being the Shinigami truly was. In fact, he felt that no one knew.
But he knew that no matter how powerful an opponent was, they could never fully defend against this technique!
After all, the Fourth Hokage had used the Reaper Death Seal to seal the Nine-Tails when he rampaged through Konoha!
It was only because he was a Tailed Beast that he had merely been sealed rather than killed.
But for a human, having their soul extracted meant certain death!
Of course, the price of using this technique was that the Shinigami would take the caster's soul as well.
But to protect Konoha's interests, he, Hiruzen Sarutobi, would not hesitate!
Still, if he could avoid dying, that would naturally be best.
After all, no one wanted to die! He, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was no exception!
That was why he had explained the effects and power of the Reaper Death Seal to Su Yu, hoping to make him back down.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi had made the same mistake as Danzo: treating Su Yu like an ordinary person.
Danzo had only made a move against Su Yu because he imagined Kotoamatsukami's effects were invincible.
And now he had come to grief.
If Hiruzen Sarutobi insisted on using the Reaper Death Seal on Su Yu, the ultimate outcome would simply be the Shinigami eating his soul while Su Yu remained completely unscathed.
Of course, the more likely outcome was that Su Yu would tear the Shinigami apart, indirectly saving Hiruzen Sarutobi from certain death.
After saying his piece, Hiruzen Sarutobi stared intently at Su Yu's face, hoping to see his reaction. Unfortunately, Su Yu's face remained utterly placid, revealing absolutely nothing.
Su Yu was about to respond when he suddenly caught sight of Danzo, who