Chapter 259: Orochimaru Revived
Seeing this message from Ryuchi Cave, Uchiha Douhuan's brows furrowed tightly, and he took a deep breath.
Although the news from Ryuchi Cave said that Orochimaru was dead, Uchiha Douhuan absolutely did not believe that this fellow was truly dead. With this guy's cockroach-like survival ability, he could probably escape even if the planet exploded.
However, the attack on Orochimaru's base was real. And to be able to force Orochimaru to the point of logging off and restarting, the strength of the person who attacked his base was probably not to be underestimated. What's more troublesome was that Orochimaru's base contained many things that, if even a little leaked out, could cause a crisis in the ninja world.
"Inahi, go out and refuse that mission," Uchiha Douhuan thought for a moment, then called Uchiha Inahi into the office and handed him the mission request from the nobleman of the Land of Rivers. "Neji, you take a squad of Anbu and go clean up Naruto's mess. As for Sasuke, you come with me."
"Aren't we going to bring that guy back?" Sasuke asked.
"There are more important things to do right now," Uchiha Douhuan said. "Anyway, you go to Ryuchi Cave first. I'll be there in a moment."
"I understand," Sasuke nodded. After biting his finger, he formed a summoning jutsu seal and then disappeared from the Hokage's office.
"Then, Teacher, I'll go to the Anbu to get some people," Neji, seeing this, also bowed to Uchiha Douhuan and said.
Uchiha Douhuan nodded. After the two left, he got up, picked up Swift Thunder from the sword rack, and rushed towards the Naka River Shrine.
Before long, Uchiha Douhuan arrived at the clan's shrine. On the stone monument, Black Zetsu's figure slowly condensed.
"Ancestor, what exactly happened on Orochimaru's side?" Uchiha Douhuan asked hurriedly.
After Orochimaru bypassed the control of Kotoamatsukami, Uchiha Douhuan had tacitly accepted the other as his partner. As long as this fellow didn't use the citizens of the Land of Fire for experiments, Uchiha Douhuan wouldn't say anything to him. And Orochimaru was also a smart person; he had never touched Uchiha Douhuan's bottom line in these past few years. So, speaking of which, the two could be considered collaborators.
However, given the danger of the things in Orochimaru's research facility, Uchiha Douhuan certainly wouldn't be completely at ease with him. The number of White Zetsu around Orochimaru's research facility was more than in the entire Land of Lightning. So, the first thing Uchiha Douhuan did was to come to Black Zetsu here to find out what had happened on Orochimaru's side.
"Douhuan, I'm sorry. The White Zetsu around Orochimaru's research facility were completely wiped out. Not even a single spore survived," Black Zetsu's jet-black face showed no expression, but his tone was filled with gravity.
"Not a single one?" Uchiha Douhuan's pupils shrank upon hearing this. The situation seemed to be much worse than he had expected. If it were just a matter of wiping out Orochimaru's base and forcing him to delete his account and restart, the number of people in the ninja world who could do this was small, but not non-existent. Even the Third Hokage, who was now fishing by the Naka River all day, could do it if he were willing to risk his old life.
However, to also wipe out the nearly ten thousand White Zetsu spores next to Orochimaru's base while doing so, that was no simple matter. First of all, the other party must know of the existence of a creature like White Zetsu. After all, even under the perception of Sage Mode, if one didn't know about this thing, it would be impossible to accurately distinguish the White Zetsu spores, which were not much different from ordinary fungal spores.
But in the entire ninja world now, the only living person who knew about this thing, besides the one sealed on the moon, should only be him.
No... besides me, a transmigrator, who knows the characteristics of White Zetsu, there should be another one lurking in the ninja world right now. After all, this thing is a by-product produced by their clan.
[Ōtsutsuki Isshiki?] Uchiha Douhuan took a deep breath, his eyes dark and unclear. [Is it because I've changed too many things in the ninja world, so this guy feels he can no longer hide?]
To be honest, if he were to face a full-powered Ōtsutsuki Isshiki now, Uchiha Douhuan felt his chances of winning were not great. Although practicing the human-exclusive Sage Mode had allowed his Mangekyo Sharingan to advance to an Eternal eye, and his strength had steadily reached the Super Kage level, there was still a certain distance from the Sage of Six Paths level.
After all, the leap to this level was not just a simple matter of a surge in combat power; it was a sublimation of the life level. On how to break through this, Uchiha Douhuan currently only had a few clues, relying on the things left behind by Uchiha Asahi.
If the current Uchiha Douhuan were to face Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, it was estimated that at most, he could barely save his life with the ability of Yasokami no wazawai.
"I understand," Uchiha Douhuan nodded at Black Zetsu. "In that case, I will take my leave first. That fellow Orochimaru should have left some backup plans. To find out who the enemy really is, I'm afraid we can only wait until that fellow is revived."
"Okay, Douhuan, you must find the person behind this," Black Zetsu also said with some nervousness.
These past few years, Konoha had been thriving. His goal of rescuing his mother was within reach. But now that such a thing had suddenly happened, it couldn't help but make Black Zetsu nervous.
"Don't worry, Ancestor. No one can stop the implementation of the Eye of the Moon Plan," Uchiha Douhuan said.
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After coming out of the clan's shrine, Uchiha Douhuan also used the Reverse Summoning Technique to arrive at Ryuchi Cave. Sasuke was already waiting there. Uchiha Douhuan took Sasuke and went directly to Manda's snake pit.
"Take me to the place where Orochimaru died," Uchiha Douhuan said directly upon seeing Manda.
"Yes!" Manda nodded, then lowered its snake head.
Although Manda always liked to put on airs in front of Orochimaru, it didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Uchiha Douhuan. The difference in their strength was one thing. And, Uchiha Douhuan's and Orochimaru's status in Ryuchi Cave were also worlds apart. Orochimaru, who couldn't learn Sage Mode, was at most considered an outer disciple by Ryuchi Cave. But Uchiha Douhuan, who had properly learned Sage Mode, could be considered a direct lineage of Ryuchi Cave.
If it had a falling out with Orochimaru, Ryuchi Cave would stand on its side and erase Orochimaru's name from the summoning scroll. But Uchiha Douhuan was different. Even if Uchiha Douhuan killed it, Ryuchi Cave probably wouldn't say anything.
Uchiha Douhuan and Sasuke stepped onto Manda's head. After a puff of smoke, the two and the snake arrived at a wasteland 30 kilometers west of the Sound Village in the Land of Fields.
"Lord Douhuan, this is the place where Orochimaru fought before," Manda said.
Uchiha Douhuan nodded, signaling the other could leave.
Only then did Manda return to Ryuchi Cave with a sense of relief.
"Sasuke, you go to the Sound Village and see if any of Orochimaru's subordinates have survived," Uchiha Douhuan instructed.
"Yes," Sasuke nodded and rushed towards the Sound Village. Uchiha Douhuan, on the other hand, began to survey this battlefield.
"Traces of being smashed by a square heavy object... it seems it really is that guy." Uchiha Douhuan looked at the few traces at the entrance of Orochimaru's base, his brows slightly furrowed. He then entered Sage Mode and carefully sensed the situation underground. This underground base of Orochimaru had completely collapsed. And in Uchiha Douhuan's perception, everything in the base had been completely destroyed. On the few remaining fragments of instruments, there were still traces of fire. It seemed the other party had not forgotten to destroy the evidence before leaving.
After a while, Sasuke returned with a whole squad of people to the ruins of Orochimaru's base. Yakushi Kabuto, Kimimaro, as well as Suigetsu, Jūgo, and the Sound Four were all present. It seemed that these people usually relied on the Sound Village for training. They happened to be away when Orochimaru's research facility was attacked and thus escaped the disaster.
"Teacher, I just arrived at the Sound Village, and they contacted me," Sasuke said at this time.
"Lord Douhuan," Yakushi Kabuto bowed slightly to Uchiha Douhuan in greeting. "You're finally here."
"When did the enemy attack happen?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.
"About six hours ago. We originally wanted to go and provide support immediately, but because the fluctuations of the battle were too terrifying, I gave the order to stay put and preserve our strength, waiting for your arrival," Yakushi Kabuto said.
"Well done," Uchiha Douhuan nodded. "If you all had died, it would probably have taken that fellow a lot of trouble to revive."
Uchiha Douhuan sensed the aura of natural energy on several of them. Besides Jūgo, who had a special constitution that could naturally absorb natural energy, the others probably all had Orochimaru's curse mark on them.
"Lord Orochimaru can still be revived?" Upon hearing Uchiha Douhuan's words, a strange look appeared on Kimimaro's face. For him, Orochimaru, who had rescued him from the chaos of the Bloody Mist, was like a father. Before, when Orochimaru was attacked, he had been clamoring to go and support him. If it weren't for Orochimaru having instructed him to listen to Kabuto's arrangements in all matters when he was out, Kimimaro would have rushed over long ago.
Even so, after learning of Orochimaru's death, Kimimaro had almost had a falling out with Yakushi Kabuto directly. Now, hearing that Orochimaru still had a chance to be revived, this child was naturally overjoyed.
"I told you. How could a person like Lord Orochimaru die so simply?" Yakushi Kabuto said at this time.
"Lord Douhuan, do you have any clues?" After reprimanding Kimimaro, Yakushi Kabuto then asked Uchiha Douhuan respectfully.
"This place is no longer safe. You all should come with me to Ryuchi Cave first," Uchiha Douhuan said, gathering these youths whom Orochimaru had abducted from various parts of the ninja world, and then used summoning jutsu to take them to Ryuchi Cave.
After arriving at Ryuchi Cave, Uchiha Douhuan signaled for Kimimaro to come before him.
In this life, after seeing Uchiha Douhuan rely on Sage Mode to repair his own Kekkei Genkai problem, Orochimaru had had Kimimaro try to practice Sage Mode with Jūgo's natural energy as soon as he began to show symptoms of his Kekkei Genkai illness.
And with Uchiha Douhuan's sage chakra as a research sample, the curse mark developed by Orochimaru in this life was much gentler, already very close to a proper Sage Mode. This also extended Kimimaro's lifespan much longer than in the original timeline. At least now he looked like a healthy young man, and his strength was probably much stronger than in the original timeline.
Uchiha Douhuan extended his hand. After entering Sage Mode, he used the Ryuchi Cave's exclusive method of controlling natural energy to communicate with the natural energy hidden in the curse mark on Kimimaro's shoulder.
Before long, a mass of pale white energy was brought out from the curse mark by Uchiha Douhuan, slowly condensing into the shape of a white snake. During this process, Kimimaro's hair was completely soaked with cold sweat, and his body was constantly trembling. It was clear that this process was not easy for him. However, after feeling Orochimaru's chakra aura, Kimimaro didn't make a single sound.
Uchiha Douhuan, seeing that the situation was about right, then cut off the connection between the natural energy carrying Orochimaru's soul fragment and Kimimaro. Kimimaro almost instantly fell to his knees, supporting himself on the ground with his hands, panting heavily.
At this time, Sasuke timely handed over a towel.
"Th... thank you," Kimimaro took the towel with difficulty and showed Sasuke a somewhat forced smile.
"You look like you should be very strong. If there's a chance, let's have a spar," Sasuke said with a smile. Sasuke could feel that these youths of similar age to him were mostly quite strong, and the thought of recruiting them naturally arose in his heart.
"Okay," Kimimaro nodded. But at this moment, he was more concerned about whether Orochimaru could be revived.
The white snake formed by that mass of energy was thrown onto the empty ground in front by Uchiha Douhuan. It quickly began to twist and grow larger, and gradually began to take on a solid form. In no time, it transformed into a human shape.
Seeing this, Uchiha Douhuan took a set of clothes from a sealing scroll and threw it at the other party.
A few minutes later, Orochimaru finally completed his resurrection. After getting dressed, he bowed slightly to Uchiha Douhuan, "Lord Douhuan, thank you for your help. Otherwise, it would probably have taken me a not-so-short period of time to revive."
"Tell me, who attacked you? What exactly happened then?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.
"I didn't get a clear look at the attacker's identity. At that time, I was doing experiments in the research facility when suddenly, giant black cubes fell from the sky. I wanted to fight the other party, but my strength was too weak in front of them. I didn't even see who the other party was before I died under those black cubes."
"Black cubes, is that right? I understand," Uchiha Douhuan nodded.
"In addition, Lord Douhuan, there is something I must remind you of," Orochimaru said. "Before I died, I tried to transform into a white snake to escape, but unfortunately, I couldn't escape the other's perception. But before I died, I saw the other party take some things from my research facility."
"For example?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.
"For example, some scrolls that record the ninjutsu I've researched, some of which are forbidden jutsu I stole from the Scroll of Seals when I left Konoha," Orochimaru said.
"Don't tell me that jutsu is also among them," Uchiha Douhuan took a sharp breath after hearing this.
"Unfortunately, just as you feared, that scroll contains the Impure World Reincarnation Technique that I have been researching recently," Orochimaru said with a blank expression.
(End of chapter)
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