Orochimaru seemed to have guessed something. His golden, snake-like pupils widened slightly.
Then he pretended he knew nothing and asked no more about Deidara's strange behavior.
As Liao Wu spoke with Orochimaru, Orochimaru did not dare meet his eyes.
Liao Wu understood.
Orochimaru knew Liao Wu had placed Deidara under a powerful Illusion Technique, one capable of changing a person's will and turning him into someone else's slave without him ever realizing it.
That was the Thought Imprint!
Orochimaru feared Liao Wu would use that terrifying Illusion Technique to change his will.
He could accept even death, but becoming someone's slave would mean losing all control over himself!
A slave in his own mind!
Liao Wu noticed the change in Orochimaru's attitude. Orochimaru seemed to have begun fearing him.
Liao Wu sighed inwardly but said nothing. He ordered Deidara to deal with the Ninja watching the base from outside.
Then Liao Wu entered a side room and brought out Itachi's body.
After Liao Wu left, Orochimaru's expression shifted. He wanted to flee this place.
There was no force around that could stop him from leaving.
But that very absence of force showed how absolute Liao Wu's control was.
Orochimaru suspected Liao Wu would drag him back even if he fled to the ends of the earth.
Orochimaru considered how to guard against Liao Wu's Illusion Technique. He had no desire to end up like Deidara—bouncing around in the womb, worshipping the sun.
First, he needed to learn what Dojutsu Liao Wu used to alter a person's will, and what weaknesses it had.
Orochimaru's skill with Illusion Techniques was top-tier.
As an Illusion Specialist, he could make Sasuke, who had the strength of a Chunin, want to kill himself with a single Killing Intent Illusion Technique.
Yet even Orochimaru, an Illusion