Arisu wasn't unwilling to trust Kaguya.
From the very beginning, Arisu had never planned to let Kaguya stay permanently.
Once everything that needed to be done was finished, he would send her back directly. He had never thought of keeping her by his side.
As for the business proposal Kaguya brought up on her own, Arisu had even less interest in it.
Arisu had no interest in money.
Any random ancient artifact stored in Mount Myoboku, if it ended up in the human world, could be auctioned off for tens of millions. To him, money was nothing but a useless worldly object.
In fact, if Arisu seriously researched it, he might even directly create alchemy using sage arts.
"However, with the number of toads and White Zetsu in Mount Myoboku increasing day by day, the mountain really does need to establish a complete monetary system to keep everything running steadily…"
Arisu lightly rubbed his fingers together, sinking into thought.
He really did need a "chief of finance."
And the human world also needed an invisible hand of capital.
These past few years, the human world had been getting out of control, gradually breaking free from his influence and even starting to resist his will.
That wasn't strange.
Because Arisu had stopped interfering, the level of faith in the human world had plummeted.
"Have I really become heartless?", Arisu muttered to himself.
'Maybe too much time had passed.'
So much time that Arisu had forgotten that before becoming an immortal, he had only been a farmer's son.
But after a moment's thought...
Trivial matters were still just trivial. Right now, increasing his own strength was the top priority, so he temporarily put it aside.
With a flicker, Arisu returned directly to the great hall of Mount Myoboku.
He raised his eyes toward the dome of the hall and lifted his hand.
The Six Paths Sword that had long been hanging there flew straight into his palm.
Arisu focused and exerted force, attempting to extract power from the sword. In just an instant, a strand of pure Yin-Yang Release power was successfully separated.
"Although the amount is small, it's enough for now."
Arisu understood clearly. He didn't dare extract too much. If he drew out more than the limit, the essence of the Six Paths Sword would collapse.
At that point, if the sword was destroyed, the loss would outweigh the gain.
Next, Arisu mobilized the surging Dragon Vein power within his body, wrapping it together with vast sage chakra, and slowly fused it with the strand of Yin-Yang Release in his hand.
"The Pure Land world can't be created out of thin air, but shaping a Shinigami isn't difficult…"
He concentrated fully, controlling the three types of power as they continuously merged. The chakra fluctuations around him grew more and more intense, and the space itself trembled slightly.
In just a short moment, a tall phantom gradually condensed in front of him.
It was clearly the Shinigami summoned by the Reaper Death Seal in the Naruto world.
"Not bad!"
Arisu slowly withdrew his power, his gaze landing on the unconscious Shinigami phantom before him, a hint of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.
The Shinigami phantom slowly stretched its body. In its hollow eye sockets, a faint light began to glow, and pupils gradually formed.
After a few seconds of silence, a sense of self-awareness slowly awakened and took shape deep within its soul, fully giving it its own consciousness.
The Shinigami raised its head and looked at Arisu standing before it.
At the moment of its creation, Arisu had already imprinted an unbreakable foundational rule deep within its soul.
"Arisu's commands are absolute, priority above everything else!"
"Master."
The Shinigami held a short blade in its mouth, the ancient beads hanging across its chest swaying slightly as it bent forward respectfully in a bow to Arisu.
Arisu stood with his hands behind his back, a faint smile at the corner of his lips. "No need for formalities."
The abilities of this Shinigami were replicated based on the power of his own Rinnegan.
His Rinnegan naturally possessed the ability to strip and control souls, and now that ability had been perfectly replicated onto the Shinigami.
"It's just that you've only just been born, and your power is still weak. If I had you face an extremely powerful soul, would you be able to devour it successfully?", Arisu spoke slowly, his tone calm.
The Shinigami paused slightly, then spoke with some hesitation, "May I ask, Master, what level of soul?"
Arisu didn't say more. With a slight movement of his fingers, a gentle force wrapped around a sleeping soul phantom and brought it forth. It was the soul of Otsutsuki Hagoromo.
"What about this?", Arisu asked.
The Shinigami stared for a moment, then shook its head solemnly.
Seeing this, Arisu summoned the souls of Indra and Asura one after another.
"What about these?"
"No."
The Shinigami still shook its head. Clearly, with its current power, it couldn't devour souls of this level at all.
Arisu nodded slightly, understanding in his heart.
It seemed that the Shinigami had just been created and hadn't reached the peak state described in the original story. It wasn't something omnipotent that could seal anyone it wanted.
"Master, as long as you release me and allow me to harvest enough souls, my power will steadily grow stronger."
The Shinigami said in a low voice.
Arisu chuckled lightly, his tone calm but carrying unquestionable authority. "That's exactly my intention. However, I won't allow you to slaughter indiscriminately or devour innocent souls at will."
The Shinigami nodded, respectfully waiting for Arisu's arrangements.
"But I can let you legally slaughter the innocent… I'll handle the arrangements."
Arisu looked at the Shinigami.
He casually took out a blank scroll and quickly sealed the Shinigami inside it.
"The Shinigami of the Reaper Death Seal was actually created by my own hands."
Arisu sighed. The Shinigami was done, and next would be the Pure Land.
"But first, let's arrange something for the Shinigami."
Arisu shifted his position, and directly arrived at the southeastern region of the main continent.
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[Whirlpool Island, Southeastern Sea]
The moment he arrived, deafening battle cries rushed toward him. The explosions of chakra and the clashes of ninjutsu intertwined, and the entire sea region was engulfed in war.
A fierce battle for control of the island was taking place here. The two sides were the Uzumaki Clan and the Hozuki Clan.
"In the ninja world, there's fighting everywhere…"
Arisu hovered in midair, looking down at the battlefield where killing never stopped, and let out a soft sigh.
In the past, his attention had mostly been locked onto the constantly warring Uchiha Clan and Senju Clan, rarely focusing on the conflicts of other clans.
Though Fukasaku and Black Zetsu probably paid more attention to these clans.
With a thought, a faint chakra glow spread around Arisu's body. His form shifted instantly, turning into an old man with white hair and beard, wrapped in a heavy cloak.
As if he thought of something, Arisu paused. Then silently issued another command to the Shinigami.
That was, for anyone who used the Reaper Death Seal, if they wanted to activate it, the price would be their own soul being harvested by the Shinigami.
"Next, it's about finding a suitable person."
Arisu decided to give the Reaper Death Seal to the Uzumaki Clan.
Once the Uzumaki obtained such a terrifying jutsu, they would definitely use it.
At that time, the Shinigami could take the opportunity to harvest souls and strengthen itself.
After a hundred years of accumulation, the Shinigami would definitely be able to reach the level of sealing tailed beasts.
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