Orochimaru's Laboratory.
Orochimaru had not turned off the sounds outside the laboratory. He knew very clearly that Anko had followed him here.
Orochimaru did not understand Anko's thoughts completely, but he had guessed ninety percent of them.
The thrill of toying with people's hearts brought a smile to Orochimaru's lips.
It seemed as though he had returned to those days when he went around picking up children.
"Heh... interesting..."
After Senyo's advice, Orochimaru quickly adjusted his mindset.
The discomfort from his earlier failed experiment now seemed to vanish in an instant.
"Not bad, either."
Orochimaru muttered to himself, then began operating the machines.
Rather than continuing to alter his asexual embryo, he chose a male embryo.
Just like his younger self.
Hokage's Office.
Since Orochimaru had made the request, Senyo immediately came to fulfill it.
Once Senyo sat in the Hokage's seat, Kagen and Yōrō were quickly invited in.
Fū was absent this time. She had probably been deliberately told not to come.
Senyo got straight to the point. "Your Hero's Water is very useful for biological experiments."
"How much do you have? Konoha will take all of it."
Kagen and Yōrō's hearts skipped a beat. They had not expected Senyo to be so direct, and they nervously said:
"Uh, the production of Hero's Water isn't high. We only have a few dozen liters."
In truth, they did not know the item's actual value.
At this point, they did not even know how to name a price.
The two exchanged a glance before asking hesitantly:
"How much is Hokage-sama willing to pay for all of our Hero's Water?"
Senyo was not a businessman, so he had no intention of taking too much advantage of them when it came to Hero's Water.
He held up one finger. "For every 100