Uzumaki disappeared into the air, leaving only a pool of bright red blood in his place. After a while, Orochimaru finally arrived.
After the Shadow Clone disappeared, the memories from the other space merged into the main body. He clearly knew that the 'lesson' had definitely been given to Obito.
Because of this, he no longer had any intention of chasing him.
He came here partly to put on a show, and partly because the genie reminded him that there was a small gain here.
He glanced at the ground. Orochimaru put his hands together, and the earth seemed to come alive, wriggling and raising up a strange white figure.
Before it could run away, the soil gathered in a spiral, like a spire, binding the strange figure, leaving only its head outside.
The White Zetsu clone was filled with surprise, even forgetting to try to struggle. "How did you find me?"
Besides imitating Guroya before, the 'Disguise Technique' can naturally change its aura into that of an animal. Maybe it can't fool eye-based bloodlines, but it's very easy to fool sensory ninjas.
Orochimaru didn't answer. He spread his fingers wide and firmly grabbed the White Zetsu clone's head, using the most brutal method to forcefully search his brain.
White Zetsu constantly shook his head, seemingly unhappy that his head was grabbed, but apart from that, there was no other reaction.
You should know that this method of searching the brain will cause irreversible damage to the ninja's nervous system, and the pain during the process will bring even those with strong wills to the verge of collapse.
Before long, Orochimaru let go, looking surprised.
"Brain blank, nervous system almost non-existent, what exactly are you, are you really alive?"
"That's very rude, you know."
White Zetsu looked displeased, ignoring Orochimaru's power, and said carelessly, "You're the one with an empty head. I'm very smart..."
Swish...
Mud and rocks formed into sharp spears, directly piercing the White Zetsu clone into a hedgehog, and the sound stopped abruptly.
"Isn't it very valuable for research?"
The genie leaned out and smiled, "Don't underestimate its strength, this is a treasure extracted from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path."
Orochimaru nodded with satisfaction. With his vision and knowledge, he could naturally see the value of White Zetsu.
A creature without most of the human organs, yet it can run, jump, speak, and have thinking ability. This is simply unbelievable.
Compared to the humans in the ninja world, Orochimaru is more willing to believe that this is an alien species – a lifeform similar to the Otsutsuki clan.
Obito inherited Uchiha Madara's legacy, he really has some good things in his hands. I wonder if he has their research data.
Thinking this way, a dark light flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.
...
After dealing with Obito's affairs, Orochimaru returned directly to the underground laboratory.
He heard from the genie that the Kumogakure delegation 'Guroya' was killed by Hyuga Hiashi, but he didn't really care.
Regardless of whether the Fourth Raikage recovers, Kumogakure has no chance of starting a war.
Even if the assassination of the peace envoy in Konoha is shameful, those muscle heads will definitely be furious when they find out, but at most... they will only condemn Konoha verbally, try to ruin Konoha's reputation, and then refuse to honor the previous compensation agreement signed during the peace talks.
In this way, Konoha would lose almost nothing except for the benefits that haven't arrived yet.
This is completely within Orochimaru's bottom line, after all, even if these benefits reached Konoha, they probably wouldn't reach his hands.
Compared to this matter, his own safety is more important.
Orochimaru sat on the testing platform, going through one test after another.
After a battle, the healed soul body was more in tune with the physical body. Directly speaking, his Chakra had increased again.
Cell activity, physical strength, nerve reflex ability... these data also increased slightly.
Chakra control, Ninjutsu release speed, perception... etc. could not be tested. Only with the long string of stats provided by the genie could he estimate things.
"The biggest gains are still Senjutsu and the breathing technique. This time I've really started on the right path of training."
Orochimaru played with the snake scale in his hand, a relaxed smile appearing on his face.
This dissipated natural energy constantly flowed into his body. The same as before, some of it strengthened his body cells, while the other part combined with Chakra, condensing into Senjutsu Chakra.
Both in quantity and quality, it was incomparable to before.
"Can I try the First Hokage cells fusion experiment in my current state?"
Orochimaru frowned and pondered, his eyes falling on the busy Yakushi Kabuto. He had an idea and called him to his side, slowly saying, "I want to continue the First Hokage cells experiment, and I need you to help me."
Yakushi Kabuto hesitated. "Are you going to experiment on yourself directly? But Orochimaru-sama, I'm not very skilled in transplanting cells."
"Not on me, but on you."
Orochimaru shook his head and said directly, "The risk of the First Hokage cells transplant surgery is still too high. I need you to be the pioneer."
Yakushi Kabuto was silent for a moment, pushed up his glasses, and smiled, "I'm willing to risk it for Orochimaru-sama."
As Orochimaru's assistant, and having personally handled three Uchiha clan transplantation experiments, Yakushi Kabuto was well aware of the risks involved.
But risk has never been Yakushi Kabuto's first consideration. As long as Orochimaru asks, he will definitely do it.
"You could have answered a little slower."
Orochimaru was not satisfied that his subordinate was so loyal.
Rather than Yakushi Kabuto treating himself as an object for him to use, he hoped that the other party would no longer suppress his emotions as a person.
Maintaining his current state, he cannot grow. Yakushi Kabuto's potential should not stop there.
"There's no need, Orochimaru-sama." Yakushi Kabuto repeated again, "I'm willing to risk it for Orochimaru-sama."
"There are indeed some risks, but don't think that I'm using you as a disposable item. There are plenty of ninjas like that in the ninja world."
Orochimaru looked at Yakushi Kabuto and said seriously, "You have the talent to practice Senjutsu, and this is the key to the success of the First Hokage cells transplant experiment."
Yakushi Kabuto was surprised for a moment, then smiled. "Then I have even less reason to refuse."
He is not afraid of death, but he is afraid of losing his usefulness. Upon learning that he was more important than he thought, Yakushi Kabuto felt excited.
"Since that's the case, let's begin. Prepare yourself, you should know what to do."
Orochimaru licked his lips, sat cross-legged on the ground, and entered a meditative state, fully extracting the natural energy from the white snake scales.
In the following experiment, Senjutsu Chakra is key, the more the better.
Originally, he planned to wait until Yakushi Kabuto himself learned Senjutsu before trying the experiment, but it would take too long for his Chakra level to reach the Kage level.
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