"That fast?"
Satoru was stunned by Orochimaru's words before he even had a chance to speak to him.
Then he noticed that Kabuto wasn't in the lab at the moment.
That's right, at this time, Kabuto should be busy with the orphanage.
As the director of the orphanage, he still had a lot of things to do.
Orochimaru: "They're just some ideas, and it's not certain they can be achieved; moreover, the difficulty of implementation is extraordinarily high."
He had the ideas, but the probability of success was much lower than with other things he had researched.
After all, it was an unknown direction.
"Even so, it's still too surprising!"
Satoru was indeed surprised.
He had been thinking about it for a long time without any clue.
Even if he read through all the web novels, he could only think of the Great Luo's ability to converge all timelines to achieve complete deciphering.
Or some Cthulhu-esque eerie abilities.
But these things offered no reference whatsoever.
It was truly impossible to realize them in the Ninja World.
He felt he had already tried his best to absorb existing knowledge in the Ninja World, but he was still shocked by this difficulty.
Now Orochimaru was telling him there were several methods they could try; this was just too…
"Tell me about your situation first. How was your trip to Mount Myōboku?"
Orochimaru kept him in suspense.
Mount Myōboku, like Ryūchi Cave, was one of the Three Great Sage Locations.
It was also one of the most mysterious places in the Ninja World.
It possessed unknown powers.
To this day, he had not fully understood the true nature of the Three Great Sage Locations.
However, among the relic information collected in the past, a lot of information about the Sage Locations could be gathered.
This was intelligence left by people who had entered the Three Great Sage Locations in the past.
And most of this intelligence he had obtained from the White Snake Sage.
"It was alright, but there's a slight problem. Regarding the ability to foresee the future,
it hasn't been resolved well. I just got a lot of information.
Now we just need to see if we can link it with your ideas and find a method."
Satoru recounted his encounters and experiences at Mount Myōboku.
Mainly the intelligence revealed by the Great Toad Sage.
There might be some inspirations within it that could lead to good intelligence analysis.
Orochimaru did not interrupt his narration but listened carefully to Satoru's words.
He had never been so serious.
Especially when he learned that the Three Great Sage Locations had been guiding the direction of the Ninja World since ancient times, he also showed a look of understanding.
It seemed there were quite a few individuals or forces guiding the Ninja World's direction.
The guy he had discovered earlier, who guided the Ninja World's direction and altered history, was not the Three Great Sage Locations.
It was that guy named Black Zetsu.
He knew about this later.
He wondered if there were any other such guys in the Ninja World.
There probably aren't any left, right?
The small Ninja World couldn't withstand such turmoil.
"So, the so-called 'Millennium Cataclysm' is just Mount Myōboku's way of putting it,
and accurate information cannot be obtained. Someone in the future resisted the Great Toad Sage's foresight,
indicating that the enemy's power is not to be underestimated.
The methods we're looking for only provide ideas,
while the opponent already has the ability to block foresight."
Orochimaru's eyes gleamed.
He hadn't expected that there were so many things he didn't know in the entire Ninja World.
How interesting.
He pondered the Great Toad Sage's words: Jiraiya would be the one to guide the future Child of Destiny.
His death in the Land of Rain wasn't because he couldn't escape, but because he didn't want to.
Even if the Great Toad Sage had prophesied it, this was the most probable way to resolve the future cataclysm.
Jiraiya, Jiraiya, your entire life has been spent saving the world; this world owes you.
"Hmm, so you're guessing how much power the Three Great Sage Locations have,
and it probably won't be enough to solve the future crisis. Do you have any good ideas?"
Satoru had to face not only those who could foresee the future.
There was also Ōtsutsuki Shibai, who had died in the Ninja World and was being researched.
Although he didn't know much about Ōtsutsuki Shibai, he knew that he was being researched by that guy named Amado, who had developed many clones.
From that, one could tell how powerful Shibai was.
And such a person died and was still being researched.
Who knows what else exists in the Ninja World?
Who knows?
Orochimaru: "Why don't we first do what needs to be done now, and then consider future matters?
Are you perhaps overthinking it? Present matters are more important than future ones, aren't they?
Perhaps it's just your imagination?
Or perhaps Sasuke and the others, who traveled through time, are actually from another parallel world?
Or perhaps they are all clones created by future enemies?
Or perhaps the future enemies are not as strong as we imagine?
And the twists and turns are not as many as we thought?
Everything is based on the Great Toad Sage's prophecy,
and the so-called Sasuke who traveled from the future, and this Ōtsutsuki experimental subject,
even the newly discovered Ōtsutsuki ruins across the Ninja World,
none of them indicate how formidable they are.
I feel that with your current power, you might even be able to deal with all the Ōtsutsuki."
As a scientist, Orochimaru was most wary of such unfounded speculation.
But he also enjoyed such things.
After all, scientific research also begins by proposing a hypothesis, then developing the conjecture through practical research.
As for Satoru's so-called crisis, he found it a bit amusing. Satoru's current strength could resolve very powerful enemies.
According to his estimations, even if Kaguya escaped her seal, the current Satoru would have a way to re-seal her.
It's okay to worry about the future, but not excessively… Satoru was stunned by Orochimaru's words.
Yes, his mental state had indeed been a bit problematic recently.
It seemed that with the end of the death battle, and without any foresight information,
he had become a bit uneasy, always prone to overthinking and imagining too many, too powerful enemies.
It was entirely a self-imposed pressure.
He had absolutely no need to do this. What if he died?
It wasn't as if he hadn't died before.
Death was just a momentary thing.
As long as he did his best, that was enough.
"Thank you. As expected of Orochimaru of the Sannin, you immediately enlightened me.
I've indeed been a bit anxious lately. I will adjust myself properly."
Satoru thanked him.
Orochimaru smiled: "I wasn't doing it for you. It's just that if you're in this state, it's not good for our plans, is it?"
Indeed.
An anxious, worried person is not a good collaborator.
"You're right. From now on, I'll just do my best. Whether it can be achieved, or if I'm overprepared, that's a matter for later."
Satoru had come to terms with it.
But the necessary preparations still had to be made; it was better not to die if possible.
Who would complain about living too long?
Just coming to terms with it made him feel much lighter.
He wondered if he had neglected Ayame and the others recently, having not properly enjoyed that peaceful life for a long time.
Kakashi's way of relieving stress was reading make-out paradise.
Might Guy's way of relieving stress was training himself.
And his way of relieving stress was enjoying life with his family and finding joy in it.
How could he have forgotten?
What did he do back then?
It was life, and the training of Naruto, Kiba, Inuzuka Hana, and others.
It was teaching children at the Ninja Academy and experiencing their vitality.
"It's good that you've come to terms with it. Now, let's talk about the idea of closing off the future."