Staring at the weird portal that was slowly closing on top of Minato's body. Bakorio let out a small sigh and said with clear admiration in his eyes "You are amazing, I didn't expect you to grasp this Jutsu so quickly"

"It's all thanks to you, after all, you gave me the perfect ratios to use it so I didn't have to keep experimenting endlessly, plus the six-path sage chakra grants me increased sensitivity toward everything including space"

"Just accept the compliment, you are simply a frightening genius, what you just did requires great chakra mastery of the different releases as well as a terrifying level of talent for space..." Bakorio said with a shrug which made Minato chuckle awkwardly.

However, a terrible feeling suddenly rose from the deepest part of Bakorio's soul as his instincts started screaming at him to escape, so he immediately started observing everything around them…

That's when he realized… they fell into a trap… Everything was a trap, time seemed to stop and he could clearly see the giant amount of hell's energy and dark energy that seeped into the ground under them without them noticing them and formed an intricate seal made of a mix of their blood and the devils' blood!

'This is… well played Jashin, well fucking played, You didn't seal the space so that you don't alert us, but I didn't expect you would sacrifice two strong devils just to get rid of a clone of mine, or was your target Minato all along… I should've guessed' This was the last thing Bakorio could think of as he started feeling his body crumbling, and Minato was feeling the same!

They were going to suffer the same damage they inflicted on the devils, meaning the sage arts, the tailed beast bombs, the chains of death… Everything combined was going to wreck their bodies…

Minato too seemed to realize this in that split second, but all he could do was shoot Bakorio a soft smile that was devoid of any regret…

"Two can play this game" Bakorio yelled before he instantly teleported in front of Minato and put his hand on his heart, then he yelled "Juinjutsu: Forbidden Sacrifice!"

In that short split second, Minato watched in shock as the land around them shone with an evil red light before it all concentrated on his and Bakorio's bodies… But the moment the latter touched him with his hand that was covered in seals…

Somehow all the light covering him was transferred toward Bakorio and he felt his body stop decomposing…

'Bakorio-kun you…' Minato felt his heart aching especially when he could guess the amount of pain Bakorio was suffering right now, but Bakorio simply teleported him away while his hand was still in contact with his body before a giant explosion took place and it seemed to have come from inside of him!

It was so strong that it spread for more than 10 km while its effect spread to an even bigger distance… That true clone was eradicated! Just like that, Bakorio lost one of his 10 strongest clones!

After reappearing from the teleportation, Minato found himself still near the explosion range, so he coughed some blood from the internal injuries he sustained and retreated at his fastest speed while covered in his chakra cloak and made sure to save as many ninjas as he could by teleporting them continuously before the explosion reaches them, and he used his nine chakra hands to assist him in this operation!

….

Inside of hell, Amatsu had a twisted smile on her face while staring at the giant explosion and Bakorio's evaporated body and she couldn't help but laugh heartily "Our lord truly knows how to put a great show, although that other rat managed to escape but it doesn't matter"

Hearing this, Uwabami nodded slightly with his snake tongue hissing in delight before he said "Indeed, his internal injuries will cripple him for a long time, and he might not even recover from them… Pitiful human, I will go fetch Shu and Hokusai"

Indeed, the only reason Amatsu held herself back from attacking Bakorio herself after the disrespect he showed was because her lord promised her a good show, and a good show he delivered…

…

Meanwhile, inside Bakorio's special base, a terrible pain covered his whole body… But it wasn't because his body was injured, it was because the part of his soul inside that clone was completely destroyed by the explosion, and he was paying the price for it now…

This was the biggest weakness of his true clone technique, it allowed him to create a dependable army that had all of his techniques and abilities, but the downside was that he had to split his soul to make them, and if they sustain any harm, he would receive a strong backlash… That's what he was experiencing right now as that clone of his was made from 10% of his soul!

"Damn it, I was careless and got into a trap… That technique is similar to the Juinjutsu that Hidan uses… This is definitely Jashin's doing…. Damn it I should have expected him to interfere considering the pills they took… I almost lost Minato for nothing"

Bakorio tried his best to stabilize his soul while repeating his fight with Shu and Hokusai inside his head and analyzing it so that nothing like this happens again

"When did they plant that seal?" Bakorio pondered coldly before the image of the first defeat of Shu and Hokusai due to their traps came to his mind…

"They probably used the cover of those explosions to cast the seal, and acquired our blood through the subsequent fights… I underestimated their wits…"

…

"Amatsu-sama, sorry we lost the fight" Shu spoke with a soft voice with Hokusai at his side, they didn't have bodies and were simply blue whisps, this is their special bond to hell that allowed them to revive through it even if their souls get destroyed.

"It's okay, you did a great job at testing the power of that brat… and we also got rid of one of his strongest clones so it's worth it" Amatsu replied calmly before she turned to Uwabami and said "Revive them…"

However, What Amatsu and no one else knew is that they weren't the only ones that could revive after complete death, and at the site of the devastating explosion that destroyed Bakorio's true clone…

Weird ashes suddenly started gathering from the ground and the air from all around the area until they formed a giant Black egg that was more than a meter tall and made of ash that seemed like it could crumble if it sustains even the faintest touch.

Then, weird light spots started to slowly move into the egg and turn its ash-like appearance whiter until it transformed into a giant white egg with some dark spots on it…

The area was deadly silent with no life in sight, only death and corrosion as well as devil energy continuously emerging from the surprisingly intact devil's gate that existed in this region!

However, amidst this silence, the sound of an egg breaking echoed suddenly and cracks started appearing all over its surface before a white spotless hand emerged from them followed by Bakorio's naked but completely unharmed body and he slowly opened his blood-red eyes to gaze at the world around him coldly!

At the same time this happened, the soul of the main body finally stabilized and Bakorio opened his eyes as well and muttered with a slight smile "I indeed have a weakness, but it doesn't mean I don't have a solution for it… Rebirth from the ashes… what a great ability to have, even if the cooldown is one whole year!"

Meanwhile, the true clone changed into a new pair of clothes and teleported toward Minato to help him heal the injured as if nothing had happened…