At this moment, Clone Number One was clutching his head in pain, letting out low growls.
Seeing this, Orochimaru frowned again.
Because he was so close, he could clearly sense a terrifying surge of Chakra slowly emerging from within Clone Number One's body.
That Chakra carried an aura of profound cold and life.
"A profoundly cold aura should be Ice Release. Then the aura of life... could it be Wood Release?"
Orochimaru could not help speculating inwardly.
"Besides that, there also seems to be an aura unique to my serpent-based jutsu."
Orochimaru murmured softly.
As Orochimaru continued guessing, his interest in Clone Number One only grew stronger.
If there had not been an enemy present, Orochimaru would likely have been unable to wait any longer before beginning to study the secrets within Clone Number One.
"Still, if I want to study this child, I'll need to calm him down first..."
Orochimaru thought silently.
That was what he thought, and that was what he did.
The next moment, Orochimaru looked at Clone Number One, who was clutching his head in agony, and spoke.
"Since you don't believe I'm your father, do you want to find out where your real father is?"
Who knew who Clone Number One considered his father deep down?
But that did not matter.
In a situation like this, he just needed to fool him first.
As for actually helping Clone Number One find his father, that could wait until later.
That was Orochimaru's plan at the moment.
Sure enough, as soon as Orochimaru asked the question, Clone Number One immediately raised his head and stared at him with bright, focused eyes.
Seeing how excited he looked, Orochimaru genuinely suspected that he might pounce on him the next second.
"You... you know where my father is? Quick, take