A crimson Sharingan suddenly appeared in Uchiha Xin's eyes.
The Mitsudomoe spun rapidly, instantly invading the opponent's consciousness with Genjutsu.
The missing-nin's body stiffened abruptly, the fear in his eyes fading, replaced by emptiness and blankness.
"Put on the mask."
Uchiha Xin coldly issued the order.
The missing-nin, controlled by Genjutsu, stood up mechanically like a puppet on a string.
He took the menacing Reaper Mask and slowly put it on his face.
"Form the Hand Seals in the order I teach you."
The missing-nin raised his hands in front of his chest, his ten fingers flying rapidly, leaving behind afterimages.
Si-hai-wei-mao-xu-zi-you-wu-si!
" Reaper Death Seal - Release!"
A hoarse, strange roar came from the missing-nin's throat.
boom!
An extremely cold Chakra surged forth from the missing-nin's body like a volcanic eruption.
The temperature in the entire Mask Storage Temple instantly dropped to freezing point, as if the air itself had been completely frozen, making it difficult to breathe.
call--
A chilling wind swirled within the enclosed hall, causing the dilapidated window frames to creak incessantly.
Behind the missing-nin, chilling Chakra continuously gathered and twisted.
A colossal phantom, clad in a pale white robe, slowly materialized and took shape.
It had disheveled hair, two horns on its head, and a dark blue dagger tightly gripped in its mouth.
A string of eerie prayer beads hung around his neck, and his body was surrounded by a deathly aura that sent chills down one's spine.
The legendary Reaper has arrived.
Uchiha Xin gazed at the enormous phantom, sensing the unique fluctuations of rules emanating from it, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good, now, cut open your stomach."
Uchiha Xin, with his hands still in his pockets, gave his final instructions to the missing-nin who was under his control.
As long as the missing-nin commits seppuku, the Reaper will simultaneously dissect himself, allowing Minato Namikaze's soul, which had been devoured, to see the light of day again.
The missing-nin mechanically raised his right hand, about to stab himself in the abdomen.
At that very moment, an unexpected event occurred.
The Reaper figure of the missing-nin standing behind the rogue ninja suddenly unleashed two fierce red beams of light from its empty eyes.
It did not possess the missing-nin Reaper Death Seal.
Reaper suddenly stretched out its withered, giant hand and pulled the dark blue dagger from its mouth.
Swish!
Without any warning, Reaper swung his short sword, passing by the missing-nin in front of him.
It slashed towards Uchiha Xin with astonishing speed.
"Um?"
Uchiha Xin raised an eyebrow slightly, clearly somewhat surprised.
He hadn't expected that the summoned Reaper would act completely contrary to common sense.
Sizzle--
The short sword sliced through the air without a booming Chakra surge, yet it carried the pure power of spatial cutting.
Wherever the blade's energy passed, the air, the ground, and even the sturdy load-bearing pillars of the Mask Storage Temple were eroded.
Both were silently cut in two, with clean and smooth cuts.
"That's interesting."
Uchiha Xin moved his feet slightly, his body shifting several meters backward.
Boom!
The dark blue blade energy grazed past him.
It cleaved a huge crack, hundreds of meters long, through most of the Mask Storage Temple behind it, along with the surrounding forest.
The attack missed its mark, and Reaper let out a chilling shriek.
The enormous hand reached forward and grabbed the still-dazed missing-nin.
"Aaaaaah--!"
The missing-nin instantly broke free of the Genjutsu, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.
Reaper opened its massive maw and sucked in, giving the missing-nin's soul no chance to struggle.
It was forcibly pulled out of its body and swallowed whole.
The soulless body quickly withered and shriveled, turning into a skin and bones mummy.
It fell to the ground and shattered into countless powders.
After devouring the soul, the chilling aura emanating from Reaper suddenly doubled.
A massive phantom detached from the ground, like a floating ghost, brandishing a short sword, and charged straight towards Uchiha Xin.
"You've got quite an appetite, but I wonder if you can take a beating."
Uchiha Xin snorted coldly, and his eyes instantly transformed into the azure blue Tensei Rinnegan.
Even as Reaper approached, he didn't pull his hands away; he simply had a thought.
Shinra Tensei!
boom!
A terrifying repulsive force, powerful enough to flatten an entire mountain, erupted from his center and swept outwards in all directions.
The surrounding building ruins, soil, and trees were all reduced to dust by the powerful repulsive force and blown far away.
But then a bizarre scene unfolded: Reaper seemed to belong to a world other than this physical one.
The violent repulsive force bombarded its body, yet it could Kakuzu.
Like a phantom shadow, it pierced straight through the repulsive barrier and rushed towards Uchiha Xin without slowing down at all.
The short sword was raised high, its sharpness capable of tearing through space, before it came crashing down.
"Physical attacks are ineffective, so let's try energy attacks."
Uchiha Xin's eyes narrowed, and he finally pulled his right hand out of his pocket, his five fingers spread.
Sizzle!
A violent blue Thunderbolt gathered in his palm, accompanied by deafening thunderclaps.
" Lightning Release: Thunder Dragon!"
roar!
A gigantic Thunder Dragon, condensed from pure Lightning Release Chakra, roared out, opened its massive maw, and slammed into the Reaper's chest.
The blinding flash of lightning illuminated the entire area, but the outcome was still unexpected.
The Thunder Dragon, powerful enough to flatten a mountaintop, pierced through the body of Reaper and struck a distant open space, blasting out a huge crater.
Reaper was unharmed.
"Immune to even Chakra attacks?"
Uchiha Xin was somewhat surprised.
He fully activated the Power of the Extreme Path within his body, drawing in a massive amount of Natural Energy into his palm.
The color of the Thunder Dragon changed from deep blue to dazzling pure white.
" Sage Art: Thunder Dragon!"
The white Thunder Dragon, imbued with Senjutsu Chakra, roared and attacked once more, its power increasing more than tenfold compared to before.
But the outcome remained the same; the Senjutsu attack passed straight through the opponent's body without causing any damage.
"It seems this thing is a manifestation of rules, and has no physical form at all."
Uchiha Xin quickly made a judgment.
In the brief moment of thought, Reaper's dagger had already sliced through the air, approaching his throat.
Swish!
Uchiha Xin vanished on the spot, unleashing Divine Flash.
This technique combines the characteristics of Kamui and Flying Thunder God, giving it extremely strong spatial movement capabilities.
The next second, he appeared in mid-air dozens of meters to the left of Reaper.
Reaper's reaction speed was astonishing; without even turning his head, he swept his short sword horizontally.
Sizzle!
The pitch-black spatial rifts continued to spread, chasing after Uchiha Xin's figure like venomous snakes.
Uchiha Xin used his Divine Flash repeatedly, constantly shifting in mid-air.
Leaving behind afterimages, they calmly dodged the dense spatial slashes.
He put his hands back in his pockets, easily dodging while calmly observing the other person's movements.
The Reaper's moves are concise and sharp, without any unnecessary actions; his strength has reached the Super Kage Level.
Although it has not reached the Six Paths level of the Dao, it is exceptionally difficult to deal with.
Moreover, it appears to lack autonomous intelligence and only relies on instinct to launch attacks.