Chapter 84: Oborotsuki's Bold Idea
Inside Orochimaru's laboratory in Kirigakure.
"Can I ask you a question?"
Orochimaru leaned against the wall with arms crossed, looking at Oborotsuki with playful curiosity:
"Why are you doing all this?"
Curiosity was in Orochimaru's nature—otherwise he wouldn't have become such an outstanding ninja world scientist.
"Which part are you referring to?"
Oborotsuki glanced at him and asked back.
"Why recruit me and Sasori?"
"What exactly is your goal? You still haven't told me… hehe."
Orochimaru replied with his signature wicked smile.
"Is it necessary?"
"As long as you work for me, you can easily get what you want. For you, that should already be enough, Orochimaru."
"Don't ask about things that aren't your concern."
After being rebuffed by Oborotsuki, Orochimaru fell silent.
He gave another wicked chuckle, then turned and walked toward the experimental area.
"The power of Scorch Release kekkei genkai is very unique. To successfully extract Scorch Release cells and cultivate them alive, I'll need more original cells."
As he walked away, Orochimaru's voice drifted back.
"Wait!"
Oborotsuki flashed behind Orochimaru in an instant and placed a hand on his shoulder.
Orochimaru's body stiffened slightly. A flicker of surprise passed through his eyes as he turned to look at Oborotsuki.
That terrifying speed left him no time to react.
Fortunately, Oborotsuki wasn't an enemy and wasn't trying to kill him—otherwise he would likely have been pierced through the heart by a kunai just now.
"What is it?"
A bead of cold sweat slid down Orochimaru's cheek as he looked at Oborotsuki in confusion.
"Give me a specific timeline."
Oborotsuki smiled.
"…At the latest, about a month."
"There's quite a lot of work involved if I'm doing it alone."
"I'll deliver the original cells to you tomorrow."
Oborotsuki smiled again, showing an innocent, harmless expression. As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished.
During their brief conversation, he had already left a Flying Thunder God seal on Orochimaru's body.
And now, with Orochimaru at the center, every sound within a 100-meter radius entered Oborotsuki's mind clearly.
Even Orochimaru's own heartbeat was perfectly audible.
"As expected… after evolving, Flying Thunder God really can monitor all sounds within a certain range around the target!"
Oborotsuki felt secretly delighted. He activated Flying Thunder God and left the underground laboratory.
…
Kirigakure ANBU underground prison.
In the innermost isolated interrogation area.
Oborotsuki's figure appeared in front of Yekura.
It was exactly dinner time. Yekura was eating when she saw Oborotsuki appear. She wasn't surprised, but her body instinctively shrank back a little.
"Even dinner time… you won't let me off?"
Yekura asked, trying to sound calm.
"Finish eating first. We'll talk slowly afterward."
Oborotsuki smiled, pulled over a chair, and sat down leisurely, watching her.
"…"
Yekura slowly set down her chopsticks.
"If you have something to say, say it now."
"If you're planning to do something… then do it now too…"
As she finished speaking, her face flushed red and she lowered her head slightly.
She was now a prisoner. Oborotsuki had also promised to help her take revenge on Sunagakure. For that, she had no choice but to lower herself and play along.
This was the fate of a ninja.
Endure what ordinary people cannot.
Everything could be sacrificed to achieve the goal…
"I need to draw a little more blood."
Oborotsuki looked at Yekura's delicate face and slowly withdrew his smile.
The original Scorch Release cells naturally came from Yekura herself.
The best method would have been flesh tissue.
But cutting flesh from such a beautiful woman for Orochimaru's research felt too cruel.
So Oborotsuki chose another way.
Blood also contained cells that Orochimaru could use for research.
It was the best alternative to flesh.
"What exactly do you need my blood for?"
Yekura asked curiously, frowning at Oborotsuki.
"That's not your concern."
"You're here for only two things. First: help me achieve my goals."
"Second: stay alive and well."
"When the time is right, I'll take you back for revenge."
"Don't ask about anything else."
As he spoke, Oborotsuki had already taken out a syringe and storage container.
These things were everywhere in Orochimaru's underground laboratory.
Some even more horrifying instruments were also present.
Seeing that Oborotsuki wouldn't explain, Yekura fell silent and stopped asking.
"Never mind. We'll draw blood later."
Oborotsuki had already walked up to her, but after thinking for a moment, he turned back and returned the tools to the table.
Yekura looked at him in confusion, watching his every move.
Oborotsuki turned around again and looked at her:
"Have you felt any discomfort these past few days?"
"With the way you treated me so roughly, do you think I'm fine?"
Yekura's gaze drifted toward the terrifying torture instruments hanging on the surrounding walls.
Every ninja village's ANBU interrogation division.
This was a place that could make even the King of Hell cry and beg to leave.
And the one she was facing was a monster like Hōzuki Oborotsuki.
"Just endure it a little longer."
"It'll be over soon."
Oborotsuki said as he walked over again, a playful smile on his face.
That familiar, massive torture device grew larger and larger in Yekura's pupils. Her heartbeat accelerated wildly.
…
He had said he would deliver the original cells tomorrow.
But in the middle of the night, Oborotsuki arrived at Orochimaru's laboratory.
Although Yekura hadn't conceived this time, Oborotsuki's mind suddenly gave birth to a bold new idea.
He found Orochimaru in the lab.
Without preamble, he told Orochimaru his idea.
"Orochimaru, can you mass-produce life?"
Oborotsuki asked directly.
Orochimaru, who had been conducting an experiment, paused and turned around in confusion:
"Create life?"
"Hehe… why do you think I can do something like that?"
Orochimaru gave his signature wicked laugh.
This was a very intriguing question.
Creating life.
That was said to be something only gods could do. The founder of ninjutsu, the Sage of Six Paths, was rumored to have created this world.
All things in heaven and earth were supposedly his creation.
"You only need to answer whether you can or cannot."
"At present, I cannot do such a thing."
"But your idea is very interesting, Oborotsuki. When I have time, I might give it a try."
Orochimaru's eyes gleamed with obvious interest.
"What about using embryo replication methods to cultivate and develop them into living humans—can you do that?"
Oborotsuki asked again.
Hearing this question, Orochimaru's pupils contracted slightly in surprise:
"You… you don't mean…?"
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