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Chapter 1008: Just Wait for Death! Ninja World!
"What!!!"
After listening to Otsutsuki Hagoromo's words, Demon Null roared in disbelief and anger.
"This is impossible!"
"You humans cannot defeat Supreme Demons, let alone the Rulers of Underworld Layer 1!"
It felt that Otsutsuki Hagoromo was deceiving it, becoming even more enraged.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo did not immediately retort.
Thinking carefully, without the World Government, and relying solely on the current situation of the Ninja World...
Unless he personally intervened.
Otherwise, those Ninjas were indeed unlikely to be a match for Naamah and Lilith.
Even the Impure World Reincarnation of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha would be questionable.
After all, Demons definitely knew how to deal with souls.
So the immortality of Impure World Reincarnation was basically ineffective against two Supreme Demons.
"Heh, why don't you see for yourself?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo felt it was difficult to convince Void with just words.
He then waved the Sage's Staff in his hand, creating a Virtual Screen in mid-air, playing the scene where Sakazuki and Kuzan delivered the final blow to Naamah and Lilith.
This was a Light-Shadow Illusion Technique he developed after seeing the Den Den Mushi, similar to Clone Jutsu.
However, the content of the screen feed was from his memory.
"This! How is this possible?!"
Demon Null was completely dumbfounded.
It felt as though its worldview was shattered along with Sakazuki's Great Eruption on the screen.
For countless years, their Underworld had invaded so many human worlds.
Although Upper Demons like itself occasionally died at the hands of those human heroes...
The death of a Supreme Demon was unheard of!
At most, if they encountered a difficult opponent in Underworld Layer 1 that was hard to resolve, they would summon the Demon Army and Supreme Demons from Underworld Layer 2.
However, this kind of matter was an extremely embarrassing choice for Naamah and Lilith, being the Rulers of Layer 1. Even if they won in the end, they couldn't avoid being subjected to cold mockery.
So unless absolutely necessary, they would never actively ask for help.
And the Rulers of Underworld Layer 2 would not come down to help on their own without an invitation.
Even if Naamah and Lilith faced a great crisis.
They would even consider their own mood after receiving an invitation before deciding whether to come over.
After all, the relationship between these Underworld Rulers could not be called friendly at all.
Some would even scheme against each other, wishing they could find an opportunity to devour the other's heart to greatly enhance their magic power.
Or even increase their magic power attribute and possess more magical means.
"This Old Man asks you, why didn't the Gate of the Underworld disappear after Lilith and Naamah died?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo asked after it had calmed down slightly.
"Hmph, why should I tell you?" Void responded with a sneer.
"Because if you don't tell This Old Man, you will die. You don't actually think This Old Man sealed you back then because I couldn't kill you, do you?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo's tone turned cold, and at the same time, the Sage's Staff in his hand transformed into nine dark Truth-Seeking Balls, rotating around him like stars surrounding the moon.
Void fell silent, looking at those Truth-Seeking Balls.
It felt an unprecedented sense of danger and fear from them.
"Then how do I know you won't kill me after I tell you?"
Void questioned again.
"Don't say I have no choice. If that's the case, I'd rather not let you know anything."
"Anyway, if the Gate of the Underworld doesn't close for a long time, it will eventually attract the interest of the Supreme Demons from the second layer, or even the third or fourth layers. At that time, not only you, but the entire Ninja World will be buried with me, Void!"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo frowned. "But even if This Old Man guarantees not to kill you, you won't believe it, right?"
"Heh heh, then it depends on how you make me believe you."
"This Old Man can extract you from this Shinno's body and seal you back into the Box of Paradise. Doesn't that count as a guarantee not to kill you?"
"..."
Void felt a black line appear above its head, and immediately said, "No, I want freedom, and I can guarantee you that I won't cause trouble again!"
"That's impossible. Who would let a Demon wander around freely?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo refused without thinking.
"Then let me return to the Underworld, that should be acceptable!"
Void thought to itself, since the Rulers of Underworld Layer 1 were dead, and most of the Upper Demons were also dead, wouldn't it have a chance to rise in rank if it returned?
There was just one thing to worry about...
Otsutsuki Hagoromo thought this was a good idea and decided to agree for now.
"Alright, if you can answer all of This Old Man's questions from now on, This Old Man guarantees to release you from here. Whether you can return to the Underworld is your business, but you are not allowed to remain in the Ninja World."
"No problem!"
Void agreed impatiently.
No matter what, the priority was to escape from this damned sealing!
"First question, who massacred the Grass Ninja Village, and who released you from the Box of Paradise and then sealed you into this Shinno's body?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo began to ask.
"I don't know him, but he called himself Zetsu and could use Wood Release."
Void also answered honestly.
"Can you describe what Zetsu looked like?"
"I only know that his entire body was wrapped in a giant pitcher plant, and half of his face was white and half was black. He didn't look like a normal human, and his aura was also... hmm... his aura seemed a bit like yours."
"Hmm?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo was startled for a moment, thinking, "What does that mean?"
However, he didn't press further, just noted down the characteristics the other party mentioned.
"Now you can tell me why the Gate of the Underworld didn't disappear after Naamah and Lilith died?"
"It's simple, there are two possibilities. Either Supreme Demons from a higher layer have descended, or a Supreme Demon capable of becoming a new Ruler is forming, and its will doesn't want the Gate of the Underworld to disappear, or it currently cannot attend to closing the Gate of the Underworld!"
What Void was worried about was the latter.
Suddenly, it thought of a somewhat unbelievable possibility.
Could it be that Moryo didn't just turn into a Demon, but was also going to become a Supreme Demon?
Thinking carefully, Naamah and Lilith were now dead.
The other Upper Demons, including the Strongest Styx Demon, were also rumored to be dead.
Given Moryo's accumulated Dark Chakra over nearly a thousand years, plus Witch Miroku's own Reiryoku...
It was indeed possible that the Underworld Will, having no other choice, would select and transform it into a Supreme Demon to take over Layer 1!
If that were the case, its fate upon returning would likely not be good.
It would either be devoured by Moryo, or suffer endless humiliation under its rule...
After all, that's what Demons were like.
As an Upper Demon, no one understood Demons better than it did!
"Then how can we close it from the Ninja World side?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo finally asked the crucial question, but unexpectedly, Void chuckled and asked back.
"Heh heh heh, how is your mastery of Spatial Rules?"
"Spatial?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo immediately understood what the other party meant.
But thinking about his many abilities, they were mainly concentrated on Onmyōton, Rinnegan, and the soul aspect.
As for conventional Ninjutsu, they were just insignificant tricks, not worth mentioning.
However, neither Onmyōton nor Rinnegan had much in the way of abilities regarding Spatial Rules.
On the contrary, his mother was quite skilled in this area.
But he couldn't possibly release her for this, could he?
"It seems you're not very good at it, huh? Alas—unless your 'door-blocking method' is something even Supreme Demons from a higher layer, or even the Demon King, cannot do anything about, there's no way."
"Just obediently wait for death."
Void sighed deeply. "Your Ninja World is doomed sooner or later!"
"Alright, I've said what I needed to say. You can make your move now!"
It didn't think that with the Ninja World inevitably heading towards destruction, Otsutsuki Hagoromo would still let it go...
"What!!!"
After listening to Otsutsuki Hagoromo's words, Demon Null roared in disbelief and anger.
"This is impossible!"
"You humans cannot defeat Supreme Demons, let alone the Rulers of Underworld Layer 1!"
It felt that Otsutsuki Hagoromo was deceiving it, becoming even more enraged.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo did not immediately retort.
Thinking carefully, without the World Government, and relying solely on the current situation of the Ninja World...
Unless he personally intervened.
Otherwise, those Ninjas were indeed unlikely to be a match for Naamah and Lilith.
Even the Impure World Reincarnation of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha would be questionable.
After all, Demons definitely knew how to deal with souls.
So the immortality of Impure World Reincarnation was basically ineffective against two Supreme Demons.
"Heh, why don't you see for yourself?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo felt it was difficult to convince Void with just words.
He then waved the Sage's Staff in his hand, creating a Virtual Screen in mid-air, playing the scene where Sakazuki and Kuzan delivered the final blow to Naamah and Lilith.
This was a Light-Shadow Illusion Technique he developed after seeing the Den Den Mushi, similar to Clone Jutsu.
However, the content of the screen feed was from his memory.
"This! How is this possible?!"
Demon Null was completely dumbfounded.
It felt as though its worldview was shattered along with Sakazuki's Great Eruption on the screen.
For countless years, their Underworld had invaded so many human worlds.
Although Upper Demons like itself occasionally died at the hands of those human heroes...
The death of a Supreme Demon was unheard of!
At most, if they encountered a difficult opponent in Underworld Layer 1 that was hard to resolve, they would summon the Demon Army and Supreme Demons from Underworld Layer 2.
However, this kind of matter was an extremely embarrassing choice for Naamah and Lilith, being the Rulers of Layer 1. Even if they won in the end, they couldn't avoid being subjected to cold mockery.
So unless absolutely necessary, they would never actively ask for help.
And the Rulers of Underworld Layer 2 would not come down to help on their own without an invitation.
Even if Naamah and Lilith faced a great crisis.
They would even consider their own mood after receiving an invitation before deciding whether to come over.
After all, the relationship between these Underworld Rulers could not be called friendly at all.
Some would even scheme against each other, wishing they could find an opportunity to devour the other's heart to greatly enhance their magic power.
Or even increase their magic power attribute and possess more magical means.
"This Old Man asks you, why didn't the Gate of the Underworld disappear after Lilith and Naamah died?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo asked after it had calmed down slightly.
"Hmph, why should I tell you?" Void responded with a sneer.
"Because if you don't tell This Old Man, you will die. You don't actually think This Old Man sealed you back then because I couldn't kill you, do you?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo's tone turned cold, and at the same time, the Sage's Staff in his hand transformed into nine dark Truth-Seeking Balls, rotating around him like stars surrounding the moon.
Void fell silent, looking at those Truth-Seeking Balls.
It felt an unprecedented sense of danger and fear from them.
"Then how do I know you won't kill me after I tell you?"
Void questioned again.
"Don't say I have no choice. If that's the case, I'd rather not let you know anything."
"Anyway, if the Gate of the Underworld doesn't close for a long time, it will eventually attract the interest of the Supreme Demons from the second layer, or even the third or fourth layers. At that time, not only you, but the entire Ninja World will be buried with me, Void!"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo frowned. "But even if This Old Man guarantees not to kill you, you won't believe it, right?"
"Heh heh, then it depends on how you make me believe you."
"This Old Man can extract you from this Shinno's body and seal you back into the Box of Paradise. Doesn't that count as a guarantee not to kill you?"
"..."
Void felt a black line appear above its head, and immediately said, "No, I want freedom, and I can guarantee you that I won't cause trouble again!"
"That's impossible. Who would let a Demon wander around freely?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo refused without thinking.
"Then let me return to the Underworld, that should be acceptable!"
Void thought to itself, since the Rulers of Underworld Layer 1 were dead, and most of the Upper Demons were also dead, wouldn't it have a chance to rise in rank if it returned?
There was just one thing to worry about...
Otsutsuki Hagoromo thought this was a good idea and decided to agree for now.
"Alright, if you can answer all of This Old Man's questions from now on, This Old Man guarantees to release you from here. Whether you can return to the Underworld is your business, but you are not allowed to remain in the Ninja World."
"No problem!"
Void agreed impatiently.
No matter what, the priority was to escape from this damned sealing!
"First question, who massacred the Grass Ninja Village, and who released you from the Box of Paradise and then sealed you into this Shinno's body?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo began to ask.
"I don't know him, but he called himself Zetsu and could use Wood Release."
Void also answered honestly.
"Can you describe what Zetsu looked like?"
"I only know that his entire body was wrapped in a giant pitcher plant, and half of his face was white and half was black. He didn't look like a normal human, and his aura was also... hmm... his aura seemed a bit like yours."
"Hmm?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo was startled for a moment, thinking, "What does that mean?"
However, he didn't press further, just noted down the characteristics the other party mentioned.
"Now you can tell me why the Gate of the Underworld didn't disappear after Naamah and Lilith died?"
"It's simple, there are two possibilities. Either Supreme Demons from a higher layer have descended, or a Supreme Demon capable of becoming a new Ruler is forming, and its will doesn't want the Gate of the Underworld to disappear, or it currently cannot attend to closing the Gate of the Underworld!"
What Void was worried about was the latter.
Suddenly, it thought of a somewhat unbelievable possibility.
Could it be that Moryo didn't just turn into a Demon, but was also going to become a Supreme Demon?
Thinking carefully, Naamah and Lilith were now dead.
The other Upper Demons, including the Strongest Styx Demon, were also rumored to be dead.
Given Moryo's accumulated Dark Chakra over nearly a thousand years, plus Witch Miroku's own Reiryoku...
It was indeed possible that the Underworld Will, having no other choice, would select and transform it into a Supreme Demon to take over Layer 1!
If that were the case, its fate upon returning would likely not be good.
It would either be devoured by Moryo, or suffer endless humiliation under its rule...
After all, that's what Demons were like.
As an Upper Demon, no one understood Demons better than it did!
"Then how can we close it from the Ninja World side?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo finally asked the crucial question, but unexpectedly, Void chuckled and asked back.
"Heh heh heh, how is your mastery of Spatial Rules?"
"Spatial?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo immediately understood what the other party meant.
But thinking about his many abilities, they were mainly concentrated on Onmyōton, Rinnegan, and the soul aspect.
As for conventional Ninjutsu, they were just insignificant tricks, not worth mentioning.
However, neither Onmyōton nor Rinnegan had much in the way of abilities regarding Spatial Rules.
On the contrary, his mother was quite skilled in this area.
But he couldn't possibly release her for this, could he?
"It seems you're not very good at it, huh? Alas—unless your 'door-blocking method' is something even Supreme Demons from a higher layer, or even the Demon King, cannot do anything about, there's no way."
"Just obediently wait for death."
Void sighed deeply. "Your Ninja World is doomed sooner or later!"
"Alright, I've said what I needed to say. You can make your move now!"
It didn't think that with the Ninja World inevitably heading towards destruction, Otsutsuki Hagoromo would still let it go...
