Looking at that bloody figure crawling out of Orochimaru's body, Sasuke narrowed his eyes: "Who are you?"
The bloody figure froze for a moment.
Eh
Shion, at this time, let out a light sound of surprise.
Sasuke asked: "You recognize this guy?"
"I'm not quite sure, he looks a bit like..." After a pause, Shion said: "That corpse in the morgue!"
Naruto was completely confused: "What morgue? What corpse?"
Shion said: "The source of Shinjutsu—the corpse of that mysterious Otsutsuki!"
Although Sasuke and Naruto were assigned by Shinji to stay at the Research Institute, they spent the vast majority of their time cultivating and had little interest in the Research Institute's projects. Consequently, they had never seen the corpse of Shibai Otsutsuki, which served as the source of Shinjutsu.
Shion was different. She had long heard of the power of Shinjutsu, so as soon as she went to the Research Institute, she clamored to see the corpse of Shibai Otsutsuki. Thus, not long ago, Amado specifically took her to a secret morgue in the Research Institute to see the corpse of Shibai Otsutsuki.
It was precisely because of this that she vaguely recognized that the appearance of the figure crawling out of Orochimaru was somewhat similar to Shibai Otsutsuki.
After hearing Shion's words, Sasuke and Naruto's expressions changed drastically.
The bloody figure completely wiped away the bloodstains on his face, narrowed his eyes, and took a deep breath: "I have finally come back to life!"
Sasuke was shocked: "You... you are that Otsutsuki?"
The bloody figure laughed lightly: "Correct, I am Shibai Otsutsuki!"
Undoubtedly, the Ichirō Fūma parasitic within Orochimaru was not the real Ichirō Fūma, but rather the consciousness of Shibai Otsutsuki masquerading as him.
The reason for this was that only by posing as Ichirō Fūma could he lower Orochimaru's guard and entice him to collect Shinjutsu.
"It really is him?"
Shion's face darkened.
In casual conversation, she had heard Shinji say that Shibai Otsutsuki was highly likely the strongest of the Otsutsuki Clan, a mysterious Otsutsuki a level higher than even Kaguya Otsutsuki!
Naruto and Toneri on the opposite side both showed an expression of facing a formidable enemy at this moment.
No matter how strong Orochimaru was, they did not fear him psychologically, but this mysterious Otsutsuki, who served as the source of all Shinjutsu, was different.
Shibai Otsutsuki's gaze swept over Sasuke and the others, laughing: "For a mere group of natives to reach this level is simply incredible!"
Sasuke gritted his teeth: "Damn it, that bastard Orochimaru must have developed some perverted forbidden technique again to resurrect this monster!"
"Orochimaru resurrected me? No, no, no, no one can resurrect me!" Wagging a finger, Shibai Otsutsuki said with a smile: "To be more accurate, I have never died!"
Shion said: "You're lying, I just saw your corpse a few days ago!"
"That was merely a physical shell I discarded!" Spreading his arms, Shibai Otsutsuki held his head high: "You ants are incapable of understanding the dimension I inhabit!"
Shion leaned close to Sasuke and whispered: "What should we do? Should we notify Shin—"
Sasuke raised a hand to interrupt Naruto's suggestion, sneering: "This bastard is trying to intimidate us!"
Naruto asked: "What do you mean?"
Sasuke pointed it out penetratingly: "Hmph, if he truly didn't need a physical shell, then why did he crawl out of Orochimaru's body? He's just a monster Orochimaru messed up and created, not some mysterious Otsutsuki at all!"
Shibai Otsutsuki's face quickly darkened.
...
At the top of the God Tree.
A clear projection displayed the scene of Shion, Sasuke, Naruto, and Toneri besieging Orochimaru.
Below the projection stood four figures quietly.
Leading them was naturally Shinji, who controlled the overall situation, and the other three beside him were the three Kekkei Mora: Hikari, Karin, and Kaguya Otsutsuki.
When they saw Shibai Otsutsuki crawl out of Orochimaru's body, Hikari, Karin, and even Kaguya Otsutsuki were all shocked.
Especially Kaguya Otsutsuki, whose face even showed a terrified expression.
Karin said in a deep voice: "So it was that mysterious Otsutsuki playing tricks!"
She was previously puzzled as to why Orochimaru could suddenly display several types of Shinjutsu and easily suppress the joint efforts of Shion, Sasuke, Naruto, and Toneri. Now, after seeing this scene, she discovered that the mastermind behind the scenes was actually Shibai Otsutsuki.
In this way, many of the previous doubts could be explained.
For example, why Orochimaru could block Eida's Senrigan, and why Orochimaru understood Shinjutsu so well. Because behind Orochimaru was Shibai Otsutsuki, the source of all Shinjutsu, the Senrigan, which originally originated from Shibai Otsutsuki, was naturally ineffective against Orochimaru.
At the same time, she understood why Shinji did not let the siblings Eida and Daemon participate in the ambush against Orochimaru, even though they possessed Six Paths level combat power. This showed that Shinji actually anticipated from the beginning where the oddity in Orochimaru originated and made targeted deployments.
On the other side, Hikari captured the terror on Kaguya Otsutsuki's face and asked curiously: "You recognize him?"
Kaguya Otsutsuki nodded: "He should be Shibai Otsutsuki. Before I even descended to the Shinobi World, he was already a legendary figure of our Otsutsuki Clan!"
Hikari continued to ask: "Just how strong is he?"
Kaguya Otsutsuki shook her head: "I don't know either!"
The Otsutsuki Clan are natural predators, like tigers in the mountains; they separate to hunt after reaching adulthood, so they do not understand each other very well. But Kaguya Otsutsuki knew the foundation of the Otsutsuki Clan, so after plotting against Isshiki Otsutsuki, even after consuming the Chakra Fruit and successfully advancing to Kekkei Mora, she had been secretly preparing for war to guard against the arrival of the Otsutsuki Clan.
Seeing that she could not get much intelligence from Kaguya Otsutsuki, Hikari suggested to Shinji: "Shinji, let me go! Since the other party is the source of Shinjutsu, Shion and the others probably aren't his match!"
Karin echoed: "Mhm, I'll go together too!"
Shinji was not in a hurry to agree, but instead fell into thought.
Shibai Otsutsuki is resurrected?
He felt there was something strange about this, just like the question Sasuke raised: if Shibai Otsutsuki truly did not need a physical shell, then why did he burst out of Orochimaru's body?
Bewitching and utilizing Orochimaru—could it be just for fun?
Moreover, unlike others, Shinji knew the realm Shibai Otsutsuki occupied, so even if Shibai Otsutsuki were truly resurrected, a Kekkei Shinra in poor condition wouldn't necessarily cause him to panic.
Hikari and Karin, knowing Shinji's habits, did not urge him but stood quietly to the side.