The Shadow Clone Suffered a Crushing Blow
Akashi received the memories and instantly realized that his plan had gone wrong.
But on second thought, his goals had been achieved anyway.
Not only had he collected Guy's data, he had also passed the Body Activation Technique to him in Shinnō's name as a medical technique for "repairing injuries."
As long as nothing went wrong on Orochimaru's side or the Hokage's side, it would be fine.
Shingetsu would listen to his explanation.
As for a foodie like Anko, one meal would settle her. If that did not work, then two meals. By then, she would become an obedient experimental volunteer again.
As for the expenses, he could just take them from the institute's public funds...
Akashi could not help glancing at Orochimaru.
"What is it?" A cold gaze turned toward him.
"Ah, nothing. I was thinking about matters within the clan and got distracted," Akashi casually made up an excuse.
"Within the clan..."
Orochimaru seemed thoughtful, then suddenly changed the subject. "By the way, do you know a child named Itachi?"
The glass vessels on the operating table reflected his pale face, chilling enough to make one shudder.
Akashi paused slightly upon hearing the name, then feigned confusion. "Itachi? The clan head's son. You must have heard of his reputation as a genius, haven't you?"
"I never paid attention before, but yesterday I saw him training. The power of the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan truly is remarkable..." Orochimaru seemed to unconsciously stick out his absurdly long tongue.
His gaze flickered with something that was hard to call either envy or jealousy.
As a fellow genius—one who appeared only once in a decade—Orochimaru had not paid much attention to Itachi's reputation.
He possessed considerable pride.
Although Jiraiya was as famous as him and was