Orochimaru's base.
Within the mental dimension of Orochimaru, One of the Sannin.
"The reason you are in this situation today is because you underestimated the power of the Sharingan, Orochimaru." Sasuke opened his Sharingan, and a monster shrouded in black smoke appeared behind him.
In front of him was Orochimaru's face, trying to approach him.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Then, the monster behind him devoured Orochimaru.
"I am the immortal Orochimaru, Sasuke, and I will return."
Orochimaru's face showed a look of madness.
Then, as he was being devoured by the monster, his eyes changed in a way Sasuke couldn't see...
Once, on the battlefield of Hidden Rain Village.
"Orochimaru, the Great Toad Sage prophesied that the Ninja World would face unprecedented challenges in the future.
If we Ninja fail, the Ninja World will fall into an energy depletion. We must become stronger,
and strengthen our power to promote world peace in order to deal with the future world crisis."
Young Jiraiya said solemnly.
"Hehe, things in prophecies only appear in fairy tales.
Moreover, world peace is not something we can achieve.
All we can do is try to survive in this cruel war.
And why are you only telling me?"
Young Orochimaru asked suspiciously.
He didn't know why Jiraiya was emphasizing this prophecy.
"You know Tsunade's temper; it's useless to tell her these things." Jiraiya said... Whoosh whoosh~
Bang bang bang!
Hiss hiss!
"Orochimaru, you've changed. You'll stop at nothing to achieve your goals, even using people from the Village for experiments?" Young Jiraiya encircled him with Fire Release and roared.
"War made me realize that the human body is very fragile.
One can die if they're not careful, and I've seen through all of this. I just want to survive.
I'm not wrong; this world is wrong."
Orochimaru dodged Jiraiya's Fire Release, licked his lips, and said.
"That's not a reason for you to betray Konoha." Jiraiya was furious.
Doing such things to a comrade filled his heart with sadness and anger.
Orochimaru said meaningfully, "You once emphasized to me that the Ninja World in the future would face a great calamity that would cause the Ninja World to fall into ruin, to wither and die. I now believe the Great Toad Sage's prophecy. So I'm not just seeking immortality; my research into all things Chakra is also to find a way to save the Ninja World, isn't it?"
Whoosh whoosh~
"That's not a reason for you to use your Village comrades as test subjects." Jiraiya's face was grim.
Orochimaru's face was calm: "I have no intention of defending myself, I'm just telling you that my goal is immortality, researching everything about Ninjutsu. Aren't you looking for the Child of Prophecy?
Perhaps in the future, I will be the Child of Prophecy; it's not impossible, hehe!"
..."Sharingan, also known as the 'Eye that Reflects the Heart', can evolve powerful abilities based on the user's needs..."
Orochimaru looked at the Sharingan specimen in the laboratory, the research data in his hand, and the historical data of the Uchiha from the Land of Fire...
..."The power of the Six Paths Sage... The Great Toad Sage... The Three Great Sage Locations..."
..."The power that plunged the Ninja World into ruin, the Toad Sage's prophecy, is indeed well-deserved..."
..."Senju and Uchiha, the Child of Prophecy..."
..."Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke, are my research materials."
..."Satoru said he once saw the future Sasuke. So that's how it is; did I fail?
It seems fate truly exists, and Sasuke is also a part of fate.
But I am immortal. I'll give you everything I have. If you can save the Ninja World from disaster, you'll achieve my desired goal.
And Kabuto... don't disappoint me. Find your own goal.
Provide power to the Ninja World, this damned prophecy..."
In his final moments of being devoured, Orochimaru smiled, looking at Sasuke, who was consuming him, and all his past flashed through his mind.
In order to achieve immortality and the pinnacle of Ninjutsu, he wanted to use the power of the Sharingan to resolve the so-called crisis.
This reincarnation space, besides being a crucial part of his reincarnation ritual, also contained important arrangements he had made.
That was, if his reincarnation into Sasuke failed, he would transfer all his power to Sasuke.
Thereby creating a stronger Sasuke to deal with the Ninja World's crisis.
Having researched the Sharingan so thoroughly, how could he not understand its power? He merely made a few contingencies.
If successful, he would replace Sasuke and control the power of the Sharingan.
If he failed, he would hand over the power to Sasuke to achieve his goal.
All his combat experience... and other spiritual powers, were all given to Sasuke.
Sasuke, with only a three-tomoe Sharingan, did not have the ability to absorb others' power.
And the shell he left behind would also help Kabuto become stronger, allowing that child, who had learned everything from him, to surpass his current self.
This would indirectly strengthen his bargaining chips, as, based on his understanding of Kabuto, the latter could not be the culprit behind the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.
That way, he could create two beings that surpassed the power of him, One of the Sannin.
When he returned again, he would still be the immortal Orochimaru.
If the prophecy differed from what Jiraiya said, he would revive him and beat him up.
Subsequently, Orochimaru was completely devoured by Sasuke.
He even feigned a mournful scream.
"Next, it's Itachi..."
Sasuke received everything from Orochimaru and looked at the white scale snake on the ground.
Then the door opened.
"Lord Orochimaru... did you succeed?" Kabuto asked, looking at the expressionless Sasuke.
Sasuke put away his kusanagi blade and walked past Kabuto.
After a pause, he said nothing and slowly walked out of Kabuto's sight.
Thump thump thump!
A suffocating atmosphere permeated the quiet underground passage.
Kabuto, sweating cold, took a deep breath and then fixed his gaze on the white scale snake in the room.
"Even Lord Orochimaru..."
Lord Orochimaru, who was omnipotent in his heart, was actually defeated by Sasuke.
The medicine in his hand fell to the ground, making a 'clink' sound.
Quietly looking at the remains of Orochimaru's white scale snake, an endless emptiness arose in his heart.
He felt his belief collapsing.
Without Lord Orochimaru, he felt that living in this world no longer had a purpose.
He even thought of picking up a Kunai and ending his own life.
But suddenly, the words Orochimaru had once said to him appeared in his mind.
"Kabuto, as long as a person is alive, they can see everything.
You have no goal, but if you live, you can try to find your own goal."
"You are a treasure given to me by heaven, don't be too nervous.
I will teach you everything I know; perhaps you will surpass me."
"Kabuto, your goal is still too vague. If one day,
I fail and fall in the process of researching the truth of Ninjutsu,
remember, as long as you live, you can find a goal."