A giant bird egg half a man's height was spat out by Orochimaru. After "laying the egg," his original body collapsed limply to the ground. However, neither Yuhara nor Tenzo paid any attention to that body. Orochimaru had not self-destructed, so they stopped running and turned around, their eyes fixed on that "bird egg"... Er, "snake egg."
"Orochimaru-style Body Replacement Technique? No, that's not right..."
Yuhara instinctively thought Orochimaru had used some special Substitution Technique, but he immediately noticed something strange... The Nature Energy in the surrounding area was gathering toward the egg.
At the same time, Tenzo spoke up. "Yuhara, this is bad. I feel like the thing inside is, is..."
"Highly concentrated Wood Style Cells?" Yuhara instinctively supplied the answer for Tenzo.
After Yuhara told Orochimaru about the so-called "ultimate secret," Orochimaru's regard for Wood Style and Nature Energy had risen by more than one level. Orochimaru did not care about Wood Style's offensive power or functionality as a Kekkei Genkai. What he cared about was the immense vitality of the First Hokage's Cells and their adaptability to Nature Energy.
A massive amount of Nature Energy gathered toward the "snake egg." After only a few breaths, it had grown to a man's height. Then, amid a series of cracking sounds, the eggshell split open, completing its "hatching."
A fully intact Orochimaru appeared before the two of them once more. They could sense the vigorous vitality and abundant Chakra within "NEW Orochimaru." This was obviously no Substitution Technique. If Yuhara had guessed correctly, he really had just killed Orochimaru.
And then, right before their eyes, Orochimaru completed a Reincarnation.
This was the first time Orochimaru had displayed his Reincarnation Technique in this place. It could even be considered a cycle of cause and effect, because the elements that formed