Chapter 307 Devouring Souls (Two in One)

The country of ghosts and ancestral halls.

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes, yawned lazily, and cursed at the stone ancestral hall in front of him: "It's so boring, why do I have to look at this crap?"

"Stop complaining."

Orochimaru leaned against the pillar and crossed his arms: "After tonight, our mission will be over."

Jiraiya's legs were a little sore from standing, so he crouched down and said, "Orochimaru, do you think that bastard Aokiji dislikes the two of us as an eyesore, so he deliberately separated us so that he and Tsunade could have a world together."

Orochimaru wanted to deny it, but then he thought about it, nodded his head and said in a hoarse voice: "It's not impossible."

Tsunade let out a sigh, showing an expression that said, "I knew it." She firmly decided on this matter: "I knew it."

Orochimaru:……

Jiraiya slowly stood up, clasping the back of his head with his hands: "How can I fix it? When this mission is over, I have to ask him to make a proper apology to me.

Orochimaru shook his head speechlessly and closed his eyes to rest.

"Want something to eat?"

There was a voice next to him, and Orochimaru opened his eyes. When he glanced, a soldier came over and handed over a rice ball in his hand.

Orochimaru thanked him and declined politely: "I'm not very hungry."

Going out and eating whatever others give you will cause problems.

As a ninja, you still need to be alert.

It's not that these ninjas from the Demon Country would poison, but sometimes enemies would take advantage of such kindness.

This is what is known as good intentions leading to bad deeds.

Jiraiya came over: "Since you don't want to eat, then I'll eat. I happen to be hungry."

After saying that, he took the rice ball handed over by the soldier and ate it happily.

Then'……

After eating a few mouthfuls, he knelt down and held his stomach, showing a painful expression.

Orochimaru's eyes widened, as if facing a formidable enemy, he took a stance, looked around, and looked alert.

Jiraiya suddenly laughed and said: "Haha..."

Orochimaru realized something and frowned.

"I lied to you..."

Jiraiya smiled and stood up like a normal person.

Orochimaru:……

Jiraiya, who successfully deceived Orochimaru, joked: "Orochimaru, you are too nervous..."

Orochimaru muttered: "At this time, if it were Tsunade standing in front of you, you would have been pressed to the ground and rubbed."

Jiraiya showed a frightened expression and apologized, saying he wouldn't do it next time.

Orochimaru snorted coldly.

Jiraiya scratched his head and turned to the topic Orochimaru was interested in: "By the way, I heard the Suiren Miko said that the souls of monsters are sealed in the temple behind us, right?"

Orochimaru looked at him, confused: "Why did you mention this?"

Jiraiya smiled and said: "It's nothing, I'm just a little curious suddenly. What do you think would happen if the one who sealed the monsters was the corpse sealing technique?"

"Are the corpses sealed away?"

Zombie Seal is the ultimate sealing technique originated from the Uzumaki clan. After using it, it can summon the god of death to seal the target's soul in the stomach, so that no one can escape.

Orochimaru was quite interested in this topic as to what effect it would have if the god of death was used as a container to seal the soul of the demon.

In fact, it's not just this matter that Orochimaru is interested in. Orochimaru is also interested in anything related to the soul.

He hopes that by studying these things, he can one day resurrect his dead parents.

But things related to the soul are too mysterious. Even his knowledgeable mentor is like a baby who has just started to understand this aspect.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru sighed.

If he follows this pace, when will he be able to make a breakthrough?

unless……

Orochimaru seemed to have thought of something, his pupils shrank, he shook his head, and discarded this extremely dangerous idea.

Although he was a lonely man, he still couldn't do this kind of behavior of wantonly trampling and playing with life.

"Orochimaru, what's wrong with you?"

Jiraiya noticed that he seemed to have something on his mind and became concerned.

Among his companions, he is the only close friend who is still single, so be careful.

If that little girl had taken advantage of him that day, wouldn't it mean that Jiraiya would be the only one who would remain single in the future?

"nothing."

Orochimaru said casually, even he was startled by the idea of ​​such danger.

Although Jiraiya was hesitant, he did not choose to get to the bottom of things.

Because it was very boring at night, and he was surrounded by a group of strangers who were old men. Bored, Jiraiya could only continue to have a chat with Orochimaru.

"Tell me, other than sealing the monster, is there any other way in the world to deal with this troublesome monster?"

"If there was a way, miko maidens in the past would not risk their lives every time to seal the monsters." Orochimaru shook his head and copied what the miko said:

“Even if you kill the sprite, it will be reborn randomly in a corner of the world, and it won’t be that easy to find it then.

"If the monster goes dormant during this period and continues to absorb negative emotions to grow, then it will be troublesome.

"So, choosing to seal the monsters is the best choice."

Jiraiya sighed, and suddenly it was as if his head had opened up, and he had a flash of inspiration: "You said that the sprite can be resurrected infinitely, does it have something to do with its soul?"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and motioned for him to continue.

Jiraiya continued: "Perhaps, what we usually call death is actually a death in a narrower sense."

"narrow sense?"

Hearing this word, Orochimaru couldn't help but smile: "I never thought that you could occasionally say one or two decent words, Jiraiya."

Jiraiya felt slighted and snorted unhappily: "What do you mean by a guy like me? You might as well explain it clearly."

Orochimaru smiled and said: "I think I have made it very clear..."

Jiraiya gritted his teeth: "As expected, you and I still can't get along..."

Orochimaru asked: "Then what do you mean by the narrow sense just now?"

"Hey, do you want to know?" Jiraiya showed a cunning expression: "I'll tell you if you ask."

Orochimaru said lightly, as if he didn't have a cold.

Jiraiya was stunned, why didn't Orochimaru act according to common sense?

As if he had seen through Jiraiya's thoughts, Orochimaru said with a smile: "Rather than me wanting to know, Jiraiya is the one who wants to talk more."

This bastard guessed it...

This opportunity is rare, and Jiraiya is eager to show off in front of Orochimaru: You really understand me. To be honest, if you were a woman, maybe I would pursue you. "

Orochimaru moved his legs slightly, stepped back, and looked at Jiraiya with a strange look in his eyes: "Although I am not interested in women, I also have no need for men in that regard."

Jiraiya corrected him loudly: "I'm talking about if you are a woman."

Orochimaru glanced at him and continued: "But if you didn't have some thoughts about me, you wouldn't have those thoughts, right?"

What Orochimaru said was reasonable, and Jiraiya had self-doubt.

Is it rare that I really have thoughts about Orochimaru?

He is a hidden person...

Jiraiya:! ! ! ?

This idea is too dangerous...

Jiraiya was startled, coughed twice quickly, and changed the topic: "Let's go back to the topic just now."

Orochimaru nodded slightly.

Jiraiya organized his words: "Usually when we say killing a person, we actually mean destroying a person's body.

"But as for the soul, we actually can't kill it even if we want to, because we don't have a way to destroy the soul."

Orochimaru thought for a moment, and with his quick thinking, he immediately understood Jiraiya's thoughts:

"If it is defined by whether it can kill the soul, then the killing target in the narrow sense refers to killing the body of the creature, but in the broad sense it means destroying the body and soul of the creature together, right?"

Jiraiya raised a finger: "This is my thinking, and if you follow this definition, you will find an interesting phenomenon." "

"Interesting phenomenon?"

"Yes, do you think why the witch specifically divided the sprite into soul and body? On the surface, it is to weaken the sprite's powerful power, but in fact there is something deeper."

After Orochimaru reminded him, he analyzed: "If the body is killed directly, the soul will not be able to be sealed without the restraint of the body, right?"

Jiraiya clicked his tongue and complained, "Can't you just let me show off a little bit."

A smile appeared on Orochimaru's lips: "Interesting, if we follow this conjecture, the body may not just be a simple container for the soul. To a certain extent, the body also has a certain binding force on the soul."

Jiraiya nodded: "I'm afraid so..."

Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya: "But what can we do if we know this?

"As far as I know, there seems to be no ninjutsu in the world that is used to kill souls."

Jiraiya's mind was strange and he changed his mind: "What if it is absorbed or swallowed?"

Hearing this, Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh, as if he had heard a good joke.

Jiraiya was stunned: "Why are you laughing?"

Orochimaru said speechlessly: "Let's not talk about whether there is such a ninjutsu as swallowing souls in this world. Even if there is, a soul like a sprite that has gathered countless negative emotions. If a normal person absorbs a sprite, do you think he can still do it? Are you a normal person?

"It would be nice if he doesn't become the second monster. He might even become a more terrifying existence than a monster."

Jiraiya, who said this without thinking, scratched his head: "That's true."

"but……"

Orochimaru paused for a moment as if he thought of something.

Jiraiya asked curiously: "But what?"

Orochimaru smiled and said: "If a person has the terrifying ability to absorb souls, such a person is not a normal human being."

"It's really troublesome. Forget it, it's better to leave things like subduing monsters to professionals. I'd better not get involved blindly."

It became more and more complicated, and Jiraiya gave up on how to deal with the monsters.

As he was talking, he suddenly felt a stomachache. He knelt on his knees, covered his stomach with his hands, and made a painful sound.

Orochimaru saw that he was pretending to be the same, and thought that the other party was repeating his old tricks: "Jiraiya, the same little tricks are useless against me."

"Are you kidding me now?"

Jiraiya's face was stretched with veins, his face was pale, and he was sweating profusely.

Orochimaru noticed something was wrong and looked stern.

At this time, a strange and proud laugh came from nearby: "Has the effect of the medicine finally begun?"

Orochimaru turned his head and saw a familiar face. This face was the soldier who just handed him the rice ball.

Obviously the guy who poisoned him was the guy in front of him. There was no time to be surprised and ask questions.

Orochimaru quickly formed a seal and summoned several shadow clones to protect him.

And he himself quickly took out the antidote Tsunade gave him from the package.

This antidote can detoxify most poisons in the world. Even if it is not effective, it can at least relieve certain symptoms.

After dealing with all this urgently, Orochimaru immediately said a few words to the living beast lying on his shoulder, asking him to tell Aokiji for support.

On the other side, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Ghosts realized that one of them had made a judgment and quickly pointed their spears at the traitor: "You are not him, who are you?"

"Hmph, the response was very quick." The soldier grinned with an evil smile: "But it's not fast enough."

As soon as he finished speaking, as if he had been given some instructions, explosions rang out all around him, and the soldiers from the Kingdom of Ghosts who could not dodge were immediately blown to pieces.

Orochimaru heard the voice and identified his position. He looked up and saw black shadows passing by one after another in black clothes.

In the dark, Orochimaru saw clearly the flying attire in the sky, and showed a very surprised expression: "Sky ninja..."

"While it would be fun to admire your shocked expression right now, I have more important things to do right now."

The enemy had a strong purpose, so he put down this sentence and ran straight into the ancestral hall with the help of the Kong Ninja's cover.

"Don't even think about it."

Orochimaru raised his arm and summoned a psychic snake to fly and wrap around the enemy.

The enemy slowed down, glanced at the big flowered python on his body, yelled "Don't block the way" and tore the psychic snake off his body.

Orochimaru was shocked.

What a powerful guy, he could break free from the shackles of the Snake Shadow Stalker just by relying on brute force.

The enemy who broke free from the snake shadow's sneaking hand was not idle, and kicked open the heavy stone door. The environment inside the door was dark, with a cool breeze blowing out from time to time. The only light source was the torch on the wall.

The enemy turned around and looked at Orochimaru with a provocative look: "If you have the ability, just follow me."

After saying that, he plunged into the darkness.

The enemy's abilities were still unclear, so Orochimaru chose to send shadow clones to pursue him out of caution.

First, slow down the enemy's progress.

Secondly, collect information and try to get enough information for Qing Pheasant to help him win when he comes back.

In this battle, he had a very clear position for himself. It was not a battle, but a waiting for support and protection of the poisoned Jiraiya.

This place is some distance away from the shrine, and the Aokiji is very fast. It won't take long for him to arrive quickly at the notice of the live snake.

…

…

"here it is……"

Several clones of Orochimaru chased him along the stone steps to the door, when suddenly a bright light appeared in his dim vision.

Looking along the light, I saw a circle-shaped graphic floating in the air far ahead, emitting a bright light.

Directly below the light shrouded there were six towering pillars surrounding a gate with a huge stone tied with a hemp rope.

"this is……"

The hemp rope tied to the huge stone is called "Zhulian rope". It has a cultural symbol of purification. It is easy to think about what purification is. It takes so much effort.

"Monsters……"

Orochimaru spit out two words from his mouth.