The cold and dark underground space has twists and turns, and different areas are stacked one on top of another.
Finding something in this underground maze is by no means an easy task.
But Uchiha Chen seemed to have a clear route, walking through a series of winding passages and dead ends, heading towards the set goal.
"Ta, ta, ta~"
Footsteps echoed in the corridor one after another. When he walked in front of a certain door, Chen paused for a moment, and then he reached out and pushed the door open.
The lights in the room behind the door were very dim, and it was not easy to tell what the situation was at first glance, but the man wearing a kimono and a white coat must be Uncle Snake.
Orochimaru seemed not to notice the person coming behind him, and was still busy with his work. After the work came to an end, he turned back and glanced at the arriving person.
"Come back." Orochimaru's tone was very casual, as if a relative left in the morning and returned in the evening.
"Yeah." Chen also replied casually, "Why did the laboratory change location?"
"The previous one is still there, but it's too private and not suitable for storing important information."
"Yeah." Chen nodded.
The confidentiality of this laboratory is indeed better. Even if ordinary people get in, they will easily lose their way.
Just...
He took a look at the surrounding environment. Rows of huge containers contained the soaked corpses of Formalin.
No wonder Orochimaru needs confidentiality... because he has already started to get involved in human research.
And this is undoubtedly prohibited, no matter which village it is in.
"Can you help me get your scalpel over there? It's right next to you."
"Which one?"
"No. 2 is longer."
Chen grabbed a pair of gloves from the shelf, then walked to the table, took out one scalpel from a row, and handed it to Orochimaru's hand.
After Orochimaru took it, he leaned down again and dissected the corpse on the operating table.
Chen had also seen that focused look on other people before.
For example: Jiraiya when peeping, Tsunade when drawing cards.
So from a certain point of view, Sannin are all the same kind of people, but the fields they are involved in are different.
Chen put on a mask and came closer. The corpse had been dismembered in various ways, but from the white hair and jagged teeth, it could be seen that this was the ninja of the Hozuki Clan.
"Danzo is really spending a lot of money."
Orochimaru raised his eyebrows and asked with interest, "How did you know it was from him?"
"Hidden Mist Village has been in a closed state for the past two years. It is difficult to capture Hozuki Clan's ninjas. Anbu I will not let them go, so only Root can do it."
Orochimaru nodded. "It is indeed him. I thought Hydrification Technique was quite interesting, so I asked him to make one for me."
"I think it's more than that. Danzo actually still doesn't give up on Hidden Mist Village's information. It kills two birds with one stone, but the loss will definitely be huge."
Orochimaru said with a smile, "Whether the loss is big or not Yamato doesn't matter to us, anyway, it's his subordinates who died."
"But he is nominally doing it for you, teacher, so he should make a request, right?"
Orochimaru nodded slightly. "He invited me to join Root."
"Teacher agreed?"
"No, I refused."
Orochimaru spoke calmly, and even with the mask on, he couldn't see his expression clearly, but Chen knew that his teacher was actually moved.
The current Uncle Snake is no longer the good young man who was dedicated to Konoha two years ago. Immersed in Forbidden Jutsu and human body research, he became increasingly impatient with trivial matters in the village.
This can be seen from the daily correspondence between the two.
What Orochimaru wants is a fertile soil of freedom, an unfettered research environment, and a life without interruption.
His ultimate goal is to learn everything Ninjutsu and explore all the truths in the world.
Can Third Hokage understand this idea that is beyond Shinobi World's cognition, allow it, and support it?
The answer is no.
But Danzo can.
Regardless of whether there is an exploitative relationship between the two, Danzo's support is real.
Orochimaru just said something casually, and Danzo would send over Hozuki Clan's corpse.
Even if he suffers heavy losses.
The price is just to invite Orochimaru to join Root.
This kind of extreme licking will make Orochimaru even a "goddess" feel slightly moved.
Of course, that's all.
Because joining Root means a complete break with Third Hokage.
But now Orochimaru's demand for the human body is not that great, and he still takes into account the teacher-student relationship with Third Hokage...
Therefore, even if Danzo repeatedly frowns at him, he will not immediately fall into the arms of the spare tire.
The reason why the spare tire is a spare tire is because of its fungibility, but if the spare tire is successfully installed, it will have the initiative.
What Chen has to do is to cut off this trend, because he doesn't want Orochimaru to embark on a path of no return.
First of all, there is no need to mention the friendship between the two of them. Secondly, Konoha really needs the black skills of Orochimaru.
Even when Naruto came to power, Orochimaru directly officially cleared his name, and his research became legal.
py transactions between the two are also simple.
Konoha granted political asylum to Orochimaru, and Orochimaru in turn provided technical output to Konoha.
But if that's the case, why should we have a falling out in the first place?
Chen wants to attract Orochimaru back from Danzo, and to do this, he must bring out something of sufficient weight.
So, with a flick of the finger, a small Glass Bottle drew a beautiful arc.
"Teacher, I have something to give you."
"Oh, what?"
After Orochimaru caught it, he stared at the two eyeballs installed in Nara Ensu, feeling stunned for a while.
"Is this Sharingan?"
He was a little unsure because it was different from the Three Tomoe he usually saw.
"This is Mangekyo Sharingan, evolved from the ordinary Three Tomoe."
Orochimaru's golden snake pupils glowed with strange light. He always thought that Three Tomoe Sharingan had reached the top, but now it seems that is not the case.
He has always been very strange. In the world's perception, Uchiha Madara and First Hokage are regarded as gods.
He also went to Valley of the End to see that kind of permanent damage to the terrain is not something that ordinary Ninjutsu can do.
However, the existing Uchiha Clan and Senju Clan do not reflect this potential.
Now seeing the so-called Mangekyo Sharingan, Orochimaru understands that what he knows is still superficial.
Looking at Uncle Snake's excited eyes, Chen knew that he was completely aroused.
This is like a teenager who Tenten is looking at pictures and suddenly comes into contact with a non-toxic movie. How can he not become aroused?
Itachi was supposed to be the one who aroused the interest in Sharingan, but Chen now plays this role.
Of course he had a deeper purpose in doing so.
System can only enhance his talent, giving him the possibility to learn any Ninjutsu, but it cannot allow him to unlock Rinnegan.
But Orochimaru has this possibility.
In Shinobi World, some people believe in blood, some believe in spirit, some believe in body, some believe in eyes, some believe in Talk no Jutsu, and some believe in acquired hard work.
But only Orochimaru believes in science.
Chen hopes that Orochimaru can, through in-depth genetic research, allow him to develop the power that he should have originally, but is silent in the blood of ninjas.
That is... the power of Otsutsuki.