At this point, the experiment had entered a dead end. Unless Orochimaru captured an Otsutsuki and the God Tree, his results could go no further.
Of course, Sarutobi Toru knew perfectly well that Orochimaru had simply taken too big a step. After all, Orochimaru had no concept whatsoever of what a Chakra Fruit was. He had no idea how terrifying the source of Chakra erosion he sought truly was.
However, Sarutobi Toru said nothing. After obtaining the data from Orochimaru's body experiments following the Reincarnation Technique, he took out the Chimera Technique and handed it to him.
Orochimaru would never be able to create a true Chakra Fruit in this lifetime, but using the Chimera Technique to fuse other Kekkei Genkai was not impossible.
Of course, the Chimera Technique had a major flaw. Once a Kekkei Genkai was absorbed into the body, it no longer had any potential for growth.
After all, with the Shinobi World's technology, resolving bloodline conflicts was already an impressive feat. Preserving a bloodline's potential to evolve was simply far too difficult.
Thus, for Orochimaru, who had a rather compulsive perfectionist streak, the Chimera Technique was actually the worst possible choice.
Still, no matter what, it was a high-level Forbidden Jutsu capable of fusing five Kekkei Genkai. Orochimaru was quite satisfied with it.
After this exchange, Sarutobi Toru had originally planned to leave immediately. Then something suddenly occurred to him, and he asked, "By the way, how is the Uchiha Clan doing these days?"
In the Original Work, the Uchiha Clan should have been preparing to launch a coup d'état around this time. Later, Uchiha Shisui's suicide delayed it by another two years.
Now, Uchiha Shisui was no longer part of the Uchiha Clan. He had also been saddled with the enormous blame for assassinating and