"Hehe, I never expected Sasuke-kun to share my interests. How about we work together and conduct research? Let me see Sasuke-kun's talent as well." Orochimaru was still smiling sinisterly.
Sasuke curled his lip disdainfully and looked at Orochimaru. "Hmph, don't lump me together with you. What we study is fundamentally different. You research forbidden techniques, using large numbers of living people for human experiments. All you want is eternal life. What I study is ninjutsu and the limits of the human body. I hope to continually break those limits through my own efforts. We're simply people walking two different paths."
"Oh? It seems Sasuke-kun is very obsessed with power?" Orochimaru simply could not understand Sasuke's thinking. Breaking the limits of the human body was different from being obsessed with power.
"Hehe, it seems there truly is no common ground between us. Your thoughts are always so dark. In your obsession with power, you'll stop at nothing, including altering your own body. You're no different. But I'm different. I won't make any changes to my body. I'll only keep breaking my limits through training, proper training methods, and the development of ninjutsu. There's an essential difference between the two."
"Hm?" Orochimaru froze at Sasuke's words. Was this Sasuke's pursuit? "Interesting. Then what can you ultimately gain from it?"
"How would I know? Where exactly are the limits of the human body? That's what I pursue. What can I gain? I've never thought about that. Constantly breaking through is my pursuit. As for what I can gain in the end, who would know before reaching it?"
"Then aren't you doing pointless work?"
"Then is what you do useful? Can people truly become immortal? To gain something, you have to pay a price. Your price is the continual weakening of your soul. It