"Alright then, I'll eat something first."
Yang Jiu was starving at this point.
The combination of Intermediate Physique Enhancement and bloodline evolution had consumed nearly all the energy in his body. On the surface, he looked majestic, a ten-meter-tall silver-gold figure like a god descended to earth, but in reality—
He was currently a paper tiger.
The kind of hungry where your stomach sticks to your back.
Before the Cat-faced Ninja could react, Yang Jiu's mind stirred.
Bang—!
A massive pile of meat appeared out of thin air, stacking into a small mountain on the ground!
Fresh beast meat, bloody, some still steaming—it was all stock usually kept in the system warehouse.
The Cat-faced Ninja was stunned.
This... what kind of method is this?
Space-time Ninjutsu?
Before he could finish being shocked, Yang Jiu had already opened his mouth.
"Fire Release: Fireball Technique."
Poof—!
A blast of scorching flames erupted from his mouth, precisely sweeping over the mountain of meat.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—!
The aroma of meat instantly filled the air as fat dripped down, making an enticing sound.
The Cat-faced Ninja swallowed hard.
Then, he witnessed the most shocking scene of his life—
The ten-meter-tall giant wolf opened its massive maw and began to feed.
One bite.
A wild boar was gone.
Two bites.
A deer was gone.
Three bites.
Another pile of meat was gone.
In that scene, he wasn't even eating; he was pouring it in!
Like a whirlwind sweeping through clouds, he devoured it ravenously. The mountain-like pile of meat disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Three minutes later.
Yang Jiu stopped.
The ground was clean; not even a single bone remained.
He burped, exhaling a puff of hot air carrying the scent of meat.
"Seventy percent full..."
He murmured, his tone carrying a hint of wanting more.
Then, he suddenly realized something.
He lowered his head and glanced at the system warehouse—
Empty.
The dozens of tons of meat originally stored there were all gone.
Completely finished by him, a single wolf, in one meal.
Yang Jiu was stunned.
"Hiss—"
He sucked in a breath of cold air, a flash of shock appearing in his golden pupils.
Dozens of tons of meat.
One meal.
Seventy percent full.
He looked up toward the lush Yufu Forest in the distance, suddenly feeling a bit guilty.
Can this forest... really afford to raise him?
Even if he ate every large animal in the entire forest, it would probably only last him for a month.
Not to mention there were so many Ninja Wolves to raise.
Yang Jiu was silent for a few seconds.
"Eating like this every day..."
He murmured, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness.
"Never mind this forest, even Konoha—"
"Would be eaten into poverty by me."
He shook his head.
"It seems I need to increase the development of the livestock industry; otherwise, eating will be a problem in the future."
Just as he finished speaking.
His ears twitched slightly.
In his wave perception, a unique life signature was rapidly approaching—it wasn't human, nor was it an ordinary snake, but an... existence that was cold and carried powerful Chakra.
Yang Jiu looked up toward the dark forest ahead.
A white snake.
It was weaving rapidly through the trees.
It was slender and agile, its scales gleaming with a cold luster under the moonlight. If one didn't look closely, who would care about such an ordinary white snake in this vast forest?
The corners of Yang Jiu's mouth curled up slightly.
"You've arrived."
He murmured softly, a hint of playfulness flashing in his golden eyes.
Snake Auntie's way of appearing was still so peculiar.
A moment later.
The white snake stopped fifty meters away from Yang Jiu.
It raised its head, its amber vertical pupils staring at the behemoth before it, its tongue flickering in and out.
Then—
The white snake opened its mouth.
Wider and wider.
Wider and wider.
That mouth expanded from a normal snake's maw to a size capable of swallowing a wild boar, then to a size capable of swallowing a cow, and finally—
A hand reached out from the white snake's throat.
Pale, slender fingers with purple nail polish.
Then came the arm, the shoulder, the entire person.
Orochimaru slowly crawled out from the white snake's mouth, as if walking out of a door, without even a single drop of slime on his body.
He landed on the ground, brushed off non-existent dust from his kimono, and looked up at the ten-meter-tall silver-gold giant wolf before him.
A strange light flashed in his golden vertical pupils.
"Truly... amazing."
His voice was hoarse and low, yet it carried an irrepressible excitement.
"That old fellow Danzo said there was a special wolf here; I didn't quite believe it at first."
He licked his lips, revealing a morbid smile.
"Now it seems he didn't lie to me."
Yang Jiu looked down at him from above.
Watching the entire process of him crawling out of the snake's mouth.
In those golden eyes, there was no fear, no alertness, only a faint sense of amusement.
"Orochimaru."
He spoke, his voice low like rolling thunder.
"I have heard much of your name."
Orochimaru's pupils contracted slightly.
This big fellow's tone, his expression, that composed and unhurried posture—
He didn't seem like a wild beast.
He seemed like a human.
Like an... existence on the same level as himself.
His smile deepened.
"Interesting."
He spoke slowly, his tone carrying undisguised interest.
"Truly... very interesting."
Orochimaru stared at Yang Jiu, his golden vertical pupils shimmering with a strange light.
That look wasn't like he was looking at a wolf.
It was more like he was looking at a rare treasure.
"This size, this pressure... able to manipulate lightning, able to fight to a draw with that old man the Third..."
He murmured, his voice carrying irrepressible excitement.
"But it's my first time seeing a Ninja Beast as powerful as you."
Yang Jiu narrowed his eyes and didn't speak.
Orochimaru continued:
"Just what kind of secrets are hidden within your body?"
"Is it bloodline mutation? Is it some unknown forbidden technique? Or..."
His voice grew softer, but his gaze became more fervent.
"If I could obtain your cells, if I could study your bloodline, if I could unravel the secrets on your body..."
His breathing even became hurried.
"That would be such a grand discovery!"
"Greater than the Reaper Death Seal, greater than Edo Tensei, greater than any forbidden technique!"
He suddenly looked up at Yang Jiu.
That look was no longer looking at a living creature.
It was looking at an experimental subject.
A research object waiting to be dissected.
"Wolf King—"
He spoke slowly, his voice carrying a hint of enticement.
"Are you willing to come with me?"
"I can provide you with the most comfortable environment, the best food, and the most perfect research conditions."
"I only need you to cooperate with me for some... small experiments."
Yang Jiu looked at him.
Looking at the undisguised desire on this mad scientist's face.
Then, he laughed.
The laughter was low like rolling thunder, echoing across the empty Gobi.
"Orochimaru."
Yang Jiu spoke slowly, his golden eyes full of playfulness.
"I'll give you a chance."
"If you can last one minute in my hands, I'll give you a drop of blood."
"But if you can't—"
He paused, the corners of his mouth hooking into a cold arc.
"Then stay behind and be used by me."
"How about it?"
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