A Sparring Match
When Yichen put away the scroll and looked at Orochimaru, he found that Orochimaru was still deep in thought, probably pondering the contents of the information Yichen had given him.
Yichen wasn't in a hurry and waited quietly in mid-air. The two pieces of information Yichen provided were the methods for developing from the Sharingan the Mangekyō Sharingan, then to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and finally to the Rinnegan; and a speculation about the combination of the Shikotsumyaku and Byakugan to form the Tenseigan.
This kind of information is not very useful to ordinary people. For example, Yichen Yichen about this from the beginning of his transmigration, but he never thought about transplanting Sharingan or Yichen First Hokage's Cells.
The main reason is that I can't get over that hurdle in my heart.
Before seeing the words "human experimentation, "Yichen could have assumed it was a scientific research project within the Ninja World. But witnessing it firsthand would certainly be a different experience.
Not to mention the fact that he would have to do something to his own body, something Yichen could never accept.
As a transmigrator, Yichen's mindset has changed in many ways. For example, he no longer hesitates to kill, even good people or people who are unrelated to him.
However, some things are still preserved. For example, Yichen has always regarded himself as a human being, not a monster. Yichen does not want to turn himself into an experimental subject that is neither human nor ghost.
Even if the test subject has special abilities in some aspects.
After a long while, Orochimaru finally came to his senses, glanced at Yichen a few times, and said, "Tsuchikage, I would like to make another information exchange. You can choose another Ninjutsu in exchange for the source of this information."
Yichen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I want the Spirit Transformation Jutsu."
This time, Orochimaru was even more decisive. He immediately summoned another small white snake, took a scroll from its mouth, and threw it directly to Yichen.
Yichen took the scroll, glanced at it briefly, and then put it away.
After putting away the scroll, Yichen created a Shadow Clone. The Shadow Clone landed on the ground, extended a finger, and gently touched the ground, beginning to use Sensory Ninjutsu. At the same time, Yichen's main body also maximized the sensitivity of his Mind's Eye.
"Orochimaru- senpai, I won't write down the source of this information; I'll just tell you directly."
After a moment of hesitation, Yichen seemed to be organizing his thoughts before he began to speak.
"A thousand years ago, the Ninja World wasn't called the Ninja World yet. A goddess came to this land, and no one knew where she came from. But her power was enough to destroy the heavens and the earth, so people called her a goddess: the Rabbit Goddess."
"I don't know what happened during the reign of the Rabbit Goddess. I only know that the Rabbit Goddess was later defeated by her two sons. One of her sons was the Sage of Six Paths, who possessed the Rinnegan."
"I'm not sure what kind of eyes her other son has, but I've already written the details into the Shikotsumyaku's intelligence."
"The Senju, Uchiha, and Uzumaki clans should all have inherited the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths. The Hyuga and Kaguya clans, on the other hand, should have inherited the bloodline of the other son of the Rabbit Goddess."
"As for my source of information, although our Iwagakure doesn't have any special bloodlines, we have inherited the Ninjutsu of the other son of the Rabbit Goddess."
At this point, Orochimaru's heart stirred, recalling how Yichen had used the Banshō Ten'in to evade his Summoning Beast's sneak attack back in Kirigakure.
Yichen continued, "I obtained this intelligence through this lead. As for the specific investigation process, I won't go into details."
"Oh, right. There was originally a Tailed Beast inside the Rabbit Goddess, called the Ten-Tails. After the Sage of Six Paths' brothers defeated the Rabbit Goddess, they extracted the Ten-Tails and divided it into the Nine Great Tailed Beasts we know today."
After listening to Yichen's account, Orochimaru processed the information. To be honest, before meeting a true Sage, Yichen's words didn't carry much credibility.
However, Orochimaru is no ordinary person; he has his own standards of judgment. In Yichen's account, there is no bias or causal relationship; there is only the inheritance of Ninjutsu.
This actually made Orochimaru more credible, so he said, "Alright, the deal is complete."
Yichen smiled and said, "The transaction is complete. Now let's talk about joining the Akatsuki Organization. The Akatsuki Organization leader possesses the Rinnegan."
Orochimaru's pupils contracted sharply. He took a deep breath but remained silent, his mind racing as he pondered the origins of those Rinnegan.
Orochimaru was Konoha Rogue Ninja. Before his defection, he was the designated successor to the Hokage. He knew many secrets of Konoha that were unknown to outsiders.
For example, the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, studied the cells of his brother, Hashirama Senju. Also, Konoha has the body of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, but not the body of Madara Uchiha, who is definitively believed to have died in battle.
For example, Madara Uchiha had a younger brother who was equally powerful but died at the hands of Senju Tobirama. It seems that this younger brother also awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Furthermore, even though Madara Uchiha is dead, why was Senju Tobirama still so wary of and targeting the Uchiha Clan?
Orochimaru already had some suspicions about these things, and now, after hearing Yichen's description, a general outline gradually formed in Orochimaru's mind, and he felt that everything was about to be connected.
Furthermore, based on Yichen's description, Orochimaru felt that he was close to grasping the essence of the Ninja World, or rather, the truth about Chakra.
At the same time, Orochimaru also began to covet Nagato's Rinnegan.
Yichen could tell that Orochimaru was interested. Although Yichen had told Orochimaru how to fuse the Sharingan to obtain the Rinnegan, the process was too troublesome. If he could directly obtain Nagato's Rinnegan, it would save him a lot of trouble.
However, Yichen was not worried about Nagato's safety. In the original story, Nagato's body was in that condition, and Orochimaru was still a nobody in front of him, let alone in this life.
In this life, Nagato is free from the burden of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, allowing him to focus on developing the Rinnegan's abilities. Nagato's current strength is definitely much greater than it was at his peak in the original story.
Orochimaru can only defeat Nagato if he fuses the Shikotsumyaku and Byakugan, and truly obtains the Tenseigan, which is on par with the Rinnegan.
Seeing this, Yichen smiled and said, "The Akatsuki Organization usually recruits new members by beating them into submission. Since Sasori of the Red Sands failed his mission, I will test Orochimaru's strength on behalf of the Akatsuki Organization leader."
After saying that, Yichen, carrying the Shadow Clone of his three disciples, began to fly higher, while Yichen's main body, together with the Shadow Clone on the ground who were using Sensory Ninjutsu, launched an attack on Orochimaru.
Yichen's Shadow Clone used Earth Release: Earth Style: Earth Flow Rock Crumble. Yichen's main body then quickly Hand Seals and used Water Style: Raging Waves and Lightning Release: Lightning Vine.
Yichen and his Shadow Clone teamed up and unleashed three B-rank Sage Jutsu right from the start, and these were even B-rank Sage Jutsu combining three different attributes. In terms of power, they directly surpassed regular S-rank Ninjutsu.
Orochimaru's gaze Summoning Jutsu. Summoning Jutsu: Triple Rashomon.
The first Rashōmon was directly destroyed, but the impact of Yichen's Combination Ninjutsu was also weakened. Seeing this, Yichen controlled the Combination Ninjutsu of water, earth, and lightning to pass through the last two Rashōmon and directly attacked Orochimaru behind the Rashōmon.
Summoning Jutsu.
Orochimaru summoned Manda this time. Before Manda could even complain, it was hit by Yichen's Combination Ninjutsu.
However, given Manda's enormous size, the Combination Ninjutsu water-based attacks and rock-impact techniques, while injuring it and leaving it covered in blood, was not fatal.
What truly troubled Manda was the Lightning Release in the Combination Ninjutsu; the paralyzing effect of the Lightning Release made it impossible for Manda to dodge. The sluggish movements allowed Yichen to control the Combination Ninjutsu in time to inflict maximum damage on Manda.
As a result, before Yichen's Combination Ninjutsu could finish, Manda couldn't stand the passive, defensive battle and, in pain, unilaterally canceled the summoning.
However, Manda still bought Orochimaru time to counterattack.
"The Many Snakes Formation." The instant the Manda disappeared, countless summoning snakes appeared around Orochimaru and rushed towards Yichen's shadow Shadow Clone.
Orochimaru's true form then took the opportunity to disappear into the swarm of snakes.
A number of snakes were taken away by the remaining Combination Ninjutsu, but the remaining venomous snakes still rushed to Yichen's Yichen Shadow Clone swallowed it Shadow Clone.
Fortunately, Yichen himself wasn't idle during this time either. He made a cross with his hands, and then a blue light flashed.
"Light Release - World Splitter Jutsu"
With a deafening roar and a flash of light, a large crater appeared in the center of the snake swarm, most of the venomous snakes having perished under the Light Release.
At the same time, the Shadow Clone was watching over the three disciples high in the sky also made its move. A large number of Kunai formed by Porcelain Release rushed downwards with the help of gravity, and finally the dense Kunai plunged into the even denser swarm of snakes.
After a long while, the effect of the Light Release ended, the Kunai Rain stopped, and then Yichen saw a soaking wet Orochimaru emerge from the remaining snakes. Judging from his appearance, Orochimaru must have used his special Substitution Technique.
After the first exchange, Yichen gained the upper hand because he had created two Shadow Clone beforehand. With just three B-rank Sage Jutsu and a round of Porcelain Release - Kunai Rain, Orochimaru was forced to use three energy-consuming Ninjutsu.
Orochimaru then used the Snake Substitution Jutsu, which is also a Ninjutsu that consumes a lot of energy.
In this round of combat, Orochimaru consumed several thousand times more Chakra than Yichen.
However, Yichen's total Chakra was already far less than Orochimaru's, and after the fusion with Senjutsu, Yichen's total Chakra dropped to about one percent of its original amount.
Therefore, Yichen didn't gain much advantage this time.
Without the support of the Shadow Clone on the ground, it would be much more difficult for Yichen to perform a three-attribute Combination Ninjutsu.
Of course, Orochimaru didn't have any good ideas about how to deal with Yichen in mid-air.
So, the two sides tacitly agreed not to continue the fight.
This round of exchanges confirmed one thing for Yichen: judging from Orochimaru's response, his injuries had indeed recovered.
As Yichen and his Shadow Clone ascended, he said to Orochimaru, "The Akatsuki Organization's headquarters are in the Land of Rain. Once Orochimaru goes there, someone will come looking for you."
After saying that, Yichen left Orochimaru's base.
When Orochimaru would go to the Land of Rain was not Yichen's concern. Having finished the task Nagato had given him, Yichen planned to take care of some other matters.