"You say that as if you don't get just like him whenever your research itch kicks in," Sarutobi Toru teased.
In truth, all top-tier researchers were like that. Not just Orochimaru and Hiruko—Tsunade and Sarutobi Toru could be the same way sometimes.
In his previous life, Sarutobi Toru had never done any research. In this life, he had only begun researching immortality to increase his strength. Yet in the end, he had developed the same habit. Let alone genuine research prodigies like them.
Orochimaru did not refute him. Instead, he looked at Sarutobi Toru. "I'm also preparing to begin experiments on body transfer. I hope you can help me."
Sarutobi Toru gave Orochimaru a strange look. "No problem. You didn't need to make a special point of telling me that, did you?"
Orochimaru chuckled softly, then looked up. "I'm not that fool Hiruko. For something like bloodline activation, the rarer the bloodline, the easier it is. He already possesses three Kekkei Genkai. If he wants to obtain a fourth, he'll need at least ten years of research."
"Rather than that, it would be better to limit it to two powerful and compatible Kekkei Genkai from the very beginning."
Sarutobi Toru's eyes shifted, and he immediately understood Orochimaru's meaning.
"You want Uchiha Madara's cells?"
Orochimaru nodded. "Indeed. Naturally, I'm also very interested in something like the Rinnegan."
There was no helping it. When it came to two powerful and compatible Kekkei Genkai, Sarutobi Toru immediately thought of the Sage Body and the Sharingan.
Moreover, in theory, those two Kekkei Genkai could indeed be combined into the higher-level Rinnegan.
But that was only in theory. After all, Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju had the additional connection of being the reincarnations of Indra and Asura. That was something Orochimaru did not know.
Fortunately,