To Shinji, Orochimaru's secret base was a treasure trove.
Some of the books and documents inside were long out of print across the Shinobi World. They were firsthand materials Orochimaru had obtained through all kinds of bloody, cruel human experiments.
Other people—not to mention whether they had the means to conduct such experiments—might not have been able to match Orochimaru's wild imagination and heart of stone even if they did!
Among all the researchers and Medical Ninja in the Shinobi World who studied the human body, Orochimaru might not have been the most talented, but he was definitely the one with the loosest morals and the greatest capacity for action.
Shinji casually picked up a few books from the shelf and immediately felt as though he'd struck gold.
If Orochimaru hadn't been right there beside him, he would have wanted to pull up a chair and read every one of these books and documents, which seemed to reek of blood.
Soon.
Shinji and Orochimaru began discussing treatment plans.
More precisely, Orochimaru proposed several plans he had come up with, hoping to use them to probe Shinji's true intentions.
Shinji didn't play games with Orochimaru this time. He directly rejected the plans Orochimaru had proposed, then said, "None of these plans addresses the root of the problem. Based on the data, Kimimaro's Bloodline Disease is less a disease than an inability of his body to withstand the erosion caused by Shikotsumyaku."
"Exactly!"
Orochimaru nodded. He had reached the same conclusion.
Shinji continued, "So there are only two ways to completely resolve this Bloodline Disease: either remove Kimimaro's Kekkei Genkai or strengthen his body at its core."
Orochimaru fell into thought.
Seeing that Orochimaru didn't disagree, Shinji got to the point. "Removing Shikotsumyaku would mean killing his talent. That's no different from