Sasuke sought out Orochimaru and explained why he had come.
Unsurprisingly, Orochimaru rejected him without the slightest hesitation.
If someone showed up out of nowhere and asked you to be a wet nurse, would you agree?
But Sasuke soon offered a condition Orochimaru could not refuse.
He brought out his only bargaining chip: the white jade bottle that had traveled back into the past with him. A little of its contents remained.
"This is..."
Orochimaru's expression changed at once.
As the bottle opened, an exotic fragrance wafted out. After catching a whiff, Orochimaru felt even his cultivation bottleneck begin to loosen.
Orochimaru recalled the scattered references he had found during his exhaustive searches through ancient texts.
"Could this be Dragon Essence?"
Orochimaru stared fixedly at the white jade bottle in Sasuke's hand, which had already been stoppered again.
"It isn't Dragon Essence, but it's close. This is the pure power of a Ying Jinchuriki."
Sasuke put the bottle away and shook his head calmly.
"A Ying Jinchuriki? There are still Ying Jinchuriki around?"
Orochimaru's curiosity was immediately piqued.
Sasuke had anticipated his reaction.
After all, most of the secrets Sasuke had learned in the future had come from Orochimaru.
He also understood Orochimaru's temperament, so he had prepared an answer to that question long ago.
"There are, but for now, there's no more of this particular supply."
"Oh, I see."
Orochimaru nodded slightly.
He guessed that what Sasuke possessed had come from a Ying Jinchuriki who was already dead.
But Sasuke clearly also knew of other Ying Jinchuriki.
That was immensely important to Orochimaru.
"Very well. I agree."
After a moment's consideration, Orochimaru accepted Sasuke's request.
What Sasuke wanted was trivial to him.
After everything Orochimaru had experienced, he had long since cast aside all moral and ethical concerns.
His