With Gamaken's help, Jiraiya caught up with Karin.
Under Mito's guidance, Karin headed toward a more desolate area far beyond the ruins.
"The Uzumaki Clan Shrine mainly housed various masks, each corresponding to a deity."
"Our ancestors used Sealing Jutsu to establish an agreement between the deities and the Uzumaki Clan, thereby creating the Sealing Jutsu known as the Reaper Death Seal."
Low emotional intelligence: the Uzumaki Clan reached an agreement with the deities.
High emotional intelligence: the Uzumaki Clan Ancestors used Sealing Jutsu to seal the Shinigami inside masks, turning them into weapons the Uzumaki Clan occasionally brought out to take their enemies down with them.
If the Shinigami had been sentient, they might have cursed up a storm.
However, according to the Uzumaki Clan's research, the Shinigami possessed very little awareness of their own and acted almost entirely on instinct.
Their existence was more like a set of rules, and the Uzumaki Clan used Sealing Jutsu to link the masks to those rules.
That was how the Forbidden Technique came into being.
"Uh... are the Shinigami happy living inside the masks?"
Since this was Grandma Mito, who treated her especially well, Karin held back from commenting outright.
The corners of Mito's mouth twitched. She actually thought it was a little questionable too, but the Shinigami had never said they were unwilling.
These were things passed down by our ancestors. How could we just throw them away?
Besides, don't we have to give our own souls to the Shinigami when we use them? That counts as a price.
Mito told Karin about the price.
"But this time we're going to cut open their stomachs. All those years of hard work will just be gone."
Karin spoke with a hint of regret.
"Don't worry. The Shinigami probably can't die."
"Besides,