An laughed so hard he doubled over, while Orochimaru's face darkened, anger and embarrassment welling up inside him.
Yet despite being mocked, Orochimaru became even more certain that An truly had no interest in taking Nagato's Ten-Tails.
Could there really be a second Ten-Tails somewhere in the Ninja World?
Could he find it before An did and seize it first?
Orochimaru unconsciously stuck out his long tongue again and greedily licked his lips.
An ignored Orochimaru's little calculations and continued, "There is only one real difficulty in creating a Little Ten-Tails: finding it a sturdy shell."
"The Ten-Tails' body is the God Tree, which is that Demonic Statue of the Outer Path."
"You have seen for yourself just how durable that thing is."
"Ordinary materials simply cannot serve as the Little Ten-Tails' shell."
Orochimaru frowned and asked directly, "You need not beat around the bush. Just tell me what material to use for this shell, or where I can find it."
To his surprise, An grinned and shook his head. "The only thing I currently know of that can replace the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as the Little Ten-Tails' shell is Susanoo."
"Other than Susanoo, virtually no physical object can withstand the Little Ten-Tails' high-quality energy."
Orochimaru's snake-like pupils immediately narrowed into slits as he said darkly, "An, are you playing with me?"
"No, no, Lord Orochimaru, do not misunderstand!" An waved his hands with a grin. "I actually gave you the solution a long time ago."
"Do you remember the research commission I gave you last time?"
"The safety research on Tailed Beast consumption and Chakra fusion." Orochimaru's mind turned, and he immediately understood everything. "You want me to fuse the Chakra of all nine Tailed Beasts into my own body and create a Little Ten-Tails inside