After a long period of meticulous preparation, Orochimaru and Ryun began the summoning of the second Six Paths level powerhouse.
This time they selected Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. Ryun, outside the Impure World Reincarnation ritual, also made preparations to subdue the target at any moment.
"Sage Art: Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation!"
Once everything was ready, Orochimaru decisively used the forbidden technique.
A large amount of dust instantly covered the humanoid monster that had been transplanted with Ryun's cells.
"Roar!!!"
The humanoid monster struggled in vain. Finally, after letting out a roar of helpless fury, its entire body abruptly changed form.
The moment Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's soul returned to the real world, his eyes snapped open. In fact, the instant he entered the reincarnated body, he saw Ryun, and Ryun's Nine Tomoe Rinnegan also saw him.
However, the Impure World Reincarnation technique took effect too quickly. Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's soul didn't even have time to observe further before being forcibly stuffed into the reincarnated body.
"Kabuto!"
Orochimaru quickly called out. Upon hearing the command, Kabuto Yakushi immediately tried to insert the special soul-suppressing talisman for Impure World Reincarnation into Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's mind.
But before the kunai bound with the talisman could strike him, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's body suddenly vanished from the spot.
Seeing this, Orochimaru and Kabuto were both filled with shock and horror. They thought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had escaped. Only Ryun knew the guy had merely shrunk to an extreme degree.
Ryun formed a single hand seal, instantly activating the divine power within Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's body. Simultaneously, Orochimaru seized control of the body in the next moment and directly canceled the "Sukunahikona."
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's body returned to its original size. After a moment of surprise, Kabuto hurriedly thrust the soul-suppressing talisman into his mind.
Soul suppression instantly took effect. Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's furious, contorted face immediately smoothed over.
Ryun stepped forward, his hands forming a rapid series of seals. After dozens of hand signs were completed, he raised his hand and slapped it firmly onto the center of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's forehead.
"Sealing Technique: Divine Seal!"
The moment his palm struck Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's forehead, a large number of sealing formulas directly pierced into his mind, forcibly sealing away Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's consciousness and spirit.
When Ryun moved his hand away, the character for "Seal" was clearly visible on Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's forehead before it quietly faded from sight.
"Success."
Ryun clapped his hands lightly and smiled.
Hearing this, Orochimaru and Kabuto couldn't help but let out long sighs of relief.
"This guy's soul is much stronger than Uchiha Madara's. To prevent accidents, don't put him in a reincarnation coffin. Keep him in the real world at all times," Ryun reminded them seriously.
"Understood," Orochimaru nodded gravely.
The next moment, he manipulated Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to shrink himself and then actually placed him inside his own ear...
Seeing this, Ryun didn't say anything more. He was basically certain Ōtsutsuki Isshiki posed no risk of going out of control. This guy would now be one of Orochimaru's trump card fighters.
Since this reincarnated body contained Ryun's divine power and bodily cells, even as a reincarnated body, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki could still exhibit combat power close to his peak, as long as Orochimaru operated him properly.
"A scare, but no harm done. Congratulations to both masters on successfully acquiring another Six Paths level combatant."
Kabuto flattered him at the right moment, and upon hearing this, Orochimaru immediately smiled from ear to ear.
"Continue with the reincarnations... The next target is Kaguya Otsutsuki. That woman possesses a dojutsu, Amenominaka, that can instantly transfer people to another dimension. Before reincarnating her, I need to first set up a small spatial barrier to confine space."
Every high-level Six Paths combatant was formidable. The earlier display of dojutsu by Otsutsuki Isshiki had once again served as a warning to the trio.
Kaguya Otsutsuki's Amenominaka was too powerful. The moment she was revived, she might very well slip away instantly.
Several of her other dimensions had already been destroyed by Ryun using the Divine Tree, but one final desert dimension still remained. Therefore, to be safe, the spatial barrier had to be set up first.
"Right, right. These guys are each more terrifying than the last. We really can't let our guard down," Orochimaru hurriedly agreed.
That move, Sukunahikona, used by Otsutsuki Isshiki had truly frightened him. If not for Ryun's presence, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Next, Ryun personally carried out targeted preparations. The entire room was covered with spatial formulas. The space in this area was completely locked down. Even Ryun himself could not use the Flying Thunder God Technique or Kamui intangibility here.
Once the preparations were complete, Orochimaru used the strange White Zetsu with Ryun's face to once again perform the Impure World Reincarnation technique.
The moment Kaguya Otsutsuki's soul entered the reincarnated body, Orochimaru, Kabuto, and Ryun almost simultaneously completed their respective tasks. Kaguya Otsutsuki struggled only briefly before directly following in Otsutsuki Isshiki's footsteps.
For these two outsiders, Ryun did not grant them any chance to speak, nor did he expect them to use their own will to fight for him or for the Ninja World.
The reason Ryun needed to spend some effort controlling Uchiha Madara's thoughts was because that man's combat awareness was exceptionally outstanding. Only by allowing him freedom of action could Ryun extract the maximum value from this Six Paths-level combat power. That was all.
"Haha. Success."
Orochimaru could not help but laugh excitedly again, looking at Kaguya Otsutsuki as if she were the most perfect work of art in the world.
"Next is Otsutsuki Hagoromo. That guy should be inclined toward the Ninja World. I think we can influence his will the same way we did with Uchiha Madara, making him willingly fight for the Ninja World," Orochimaru proposed.
"Then let's try," Ryun nodded, reluctantly agreeing with Orochimaru's suggestion.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo's power probably was not exceptionally strong. Ryun felt his level should be similar to Uchiha Madara's. Therefore, even without a special sacrifice as a vessel, relying on Orochimaru's sage chakra, Ryun's divine power, and the Ten-Tails' power should be enough to bind him.
Ryun summoned ten more White Zetsu, and the Impure World Reincarnation ritual began as usual in the next moment.
The revived Otsutsuki Hagoromo was quite displeased that someone had summoned him from the Pure Land. Seeing his mother also turned into something like a puppet made him even more dissatisfied.
However, displeasure aside, Ryun and his teacher were not about to indulge him. The Human Path, Shisui, greeted him with a Kotoamatsukami, and afterward Orochimaru reasoned with him, appealing to both emotion and logic. Realizing he could not resist, Hagoromo ultimately chose to compromise.
He also asked whether his mother's consciousness could be released, saying he could persuade Kaguya Otsutsuki to help the Ninja World resist the Otsutsuki clan.
Unfortunately, this request was directly rejected by Ryun.
That woman, Kaguya Otsutsuki, had low combat intelligence. Her control of the body in battle was inferior even to Orochimaru's control. What use was having her independent consciousness?
Did they really think he, Uchiha Ryun, was some kind of wish-fulfillment master?