"Welcome to my laboratory, Chen Yi."
The underground entrance Kabuto had led him to before had merely been a trap. This was where Orochimaru truly spent most of his time.
Chen Yi picked up a test tube and examined it. "The precision is decent."
Computers far beyond this era, all kinds of medical equipment, beakers, and test tubes were stored around them.
The technological development of this world had become distorted to an extreme degree.
Just like the way power was held here, those who possessed power were not the Ninja who wielded strength, but the so-called nobles.
Ninja were nothing more than mercenaries.
Even the highest authority of a Shinobi Village—the Kage—required the permission of the noble Daimyo.
"My, Chen Yi, can you tell me what your promise is now?"
Chen Yi nodded. "Prepare the Sealing Jutsu. It dissipates very quickly in the air."
Chen Yi then gathered a portion of the Mana within his body outside himself. It was not much, roughly 100 Mana Points.
"This is... Chakra? No, that's not right. Chakra isn't this calm."
Excitement appeared in Orochimaru's eyes, just like the projection of him from before.
"A completely new method of cultivation?"
Though he had phrased it as a question, Orochimaru did not need anyone to answer him.
After sealing Chen Yi's Mana and suppressing his urge to study it, Orochimaru looked up at Chen Yi. "Then, Chen Yi, what reward do you require?"
"You've already paid the reward. However, I want all the information you have regarding Sealing Jutsu. In return, I can help you with one matter."
"I agree."
"And Orochimaru, your location has already been exposed."
Noticing Orochimaru's killing intent, Chen Yi explained for the sake of the Sealing Jutsu. "Don't misunderstand. I have no need to do something like that."
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