"D-Don't come any closer!"
Urashiki's voice quivered as he watched in horror, his hands already severed. He was truly terrified now. Physical attacks didn't work, space-time ninjutsu failed, his artifacts were useless, and even time travel hadn't saved him.
Realizing that none of his techniques had any effect on Shishou, Urashiki felt utterly powerless and hopeless.
Seeing Shishou continue to ignore his pleas, Urashiki's face turned ashen, and he desperately cried out, "I'm from the main family of the Ōtsutsuki clan! You can't kill me!"
But Shishou remained expressionless, steadily walking toward him, the Truth-Seeking Ball sword in his hand growing darker with each step. The mention of the Ōtsutsuki name didn't faze him in the slightest.
As Shishou approached, Urashiki's fear grew exponentially. When Shishou suddenly vanished from sight again, a moment of clarity struck Urashiki, and he dropped to his knees, shouting, "I surrender!"
The words had barely left his mouth when he felt something cold slide past his right leg. Looking down, he saw Shishou's Truth-Seeking Ball sword slowly being withdrawn from his thigh.
If I had hesitated for even a second longer, Urashiki thought, my legs would have been severed too.
Urashiki gasped in terror, realizing just how close he had come to losing everything.
Seeing Urashiki frozen in fear, Shishou waved his left hand, and in an instant, he removed Urashiki's blue Rinnegan eyes.
"Ahhh!" Urashiki screamed in agony as his eyes were torn from their sockets. Without his Rinnegan, he knew escape was no longer an option—he was completely at Shishou's mercy.
"Shut up," Shishou said coldly, casting a glance at Urashiki.
Immediately, Urashiki fell silent. At this point, he didn't dare disobey Shishou's commands.
Shishou replaced Urashiki's eyes with a pair of ordinary three-tomoe Sharingan, then began channeling the power of his Bloodline Limit into his right eye's Kotoamatsukami Rinnegan.
With Urashiki deprived of his Rinnegan and both hands, he was now at his weakest—a perfect moment for Shishou to attempt controlling him with Kotoamatsukami.
Grabbing Urashiki by the throat, Shishou looked into the newly implanted Sharingan in Urashiki's eye sockets and said, "Don't resist, or I'll kill you."
Urashiki's heart sank at the sight of Shishou's Rinnegan. He felt a deep sense of dread but, under the threat of death, he reluctantly nodded. Compared to losing his life, everything else could be sacrificed.
Staring into Urashiki's eyes, Shishou's Kotoamatsukami Rinnegan flared, attempting to infiltrate Urashiki's mind and alter his will.
Swish...
Sensing the threat, the golden Rinnegan in Urashiki's forehead suddenly opened, fiercely resisting the intrusion of Kotoamatsukami.
Seeing this, Shishou narrowed his eyes and ordered, "Shut it down."
Urashiki struggled to respond, "I-I can't shut it down."
The golden Rinnegan in his forehead could only be fully activated in his second state, which greatly enhanced his physical abilities. But Urashiki knew that even in his second state, he wouldn't stand a chance against Shishou, who was immune to physical attacks. Moreover, without his fishing rod, basket, and hands, he couldn't even enter his second state—making the eye uncontrollable.
Hearing this, Shishou reached out to touch the golden Rinnegan in Urashiki's forehead.
As his hand approached, he felt an invisible force repelling him, like a barrier blocking his path.
"Hmph."
With a cold snort, Shishou's nine-tomoe Rinnegan in his forehead blazed with light, allowing his hand to push through the barrier and directly pluck the golden Rinnegan from Urashiki's forehead.
As the golden Rinnegan was removed, Kotoamatsukami smoothly infiltrated Urashiki's mind, beginning the process of altering his will.
Watching Urashiki's eyes change to match his own Kotoamatsukami Rinnegan, Shishou said calmly, "From now on, you are my most loyal servant."
In a dazed voice, Urashiki repeated, "I will be your most loyal servant..."
After completing the Kotoamatsukami, Shishou released Urashiki and restored his severed hands.
Once healed, Urashiki bowed respectfully to Shishou and asked, "Master, how should I address you?"
Seeing the subservient behavior, Shishou smiled slightly and said, "Shishou."
Urashiki responded with deep respect, "Yes, Lord Shishou."
Holding Urashiki's golden Rinnegan and the pair of blue Rinnegan, Shishou frowned slightly. Although Urashiki was now under his control thanks to Kotoamatsukami, the loss of the Rinnegan meant a significant drop in his combat ability, limiting his usefulness.
Moreover, now that Shishou had mastered the prophecy technique, Urashiki's blue Rinnegan held little value to him.
After some thought, Shishou produced several black rods using Yin-Yang Release and inserted them into Urashiki's limbs.
Then, he returned the golden Rinnegan to Urashiki's forehead to see if he could regain his full strength without breaking free from the Kotoamatsukami's control.
As the golden Rinnegan settled back into Urashiki's forehead, Shishou watched closely, ready for any signs of resistance. But Urashiki remained unchanged.
To be safe, Shishou used Kotoamatsukami on Urashiki once more, but this time, the golden Rinnegan didn't resist. Shishou's control over Urashiki's mind remained unchallenged.
Satisfied, Shishou once again removed the golden Rinnegan and handed Urashiki his blue Rinnegan and the red fishing rod and basket.
With that, Shishou now had a Bloodline Limit-level servant at his disposal.
Having successfully subjugated Urashiki, Shishou used the method taught to him by the Plow artifact to summon the golden light sphere that had previously sent him through time.
Taking Urashiki with him, Shishou entered the golden sphere and performed a jutsu, disappearing from the spot.
In the next instant, he and Urashiki reappeared beside the Plow artifact, returning to their original timeline.
Standing guard beside the artifact was one of Shishou's clones, left there as a precaution before he had entered the time tunnel.
Shishou always took great care to avoid unexpected surprises.