Sasuke's Departure

Orochimaru's mouth twitched when he heard the name Living Corpse Reincarnation.

He had never imagined that one day, he might be the one whose body was taken over.

Just moments ago, Orochimaru had been thinking of drawing a vial of Otsutsuki blood and injecting himself with it when he got back.

On second thought, he would wait.

He would study it thoroughly first.

But from the way Lord Hokage spoke, did he already have a way to deal with Karma?

"I know this may sound unnecessary, Lord Hokage, but are you sure you haven't installed surveillance equipment in my laboratory?" Orochimaru's smile looked painfully forced.

He had told no one about Living Corpse Reincarnation after developing it. How on earth did Uchiha Genya know?

Genya stared at Orochimaru's strained smile without saying a word.

The look made Orochimaru's skin crawl. It was as if Genya could see right through him.

The feeling that he had no secrets left, from head to toe, sent a chill across his scalp.

I really can't afford to go against Genya!

This guy exposes people's secrets whenever he feels like it. He doesn't leave anyone a shred of privacy.

Worse, Orochimaru had no idea how Uchiha Genya had learned any of it.

"All right, you're dismissed." Genya gave Orochimaru one more warning, then waved a hand. "Everything we discussed today stays strictly confidential. The information about the Otsutsuki in particular must not be disclosed to anyone."

Orochimaru gave Genya a puzzled look.

Why bother saying that? He had never intended to tell anyone anyway.

Orochimaru had little doubt that the information Genya had given him was true.

The Uchiha Family had a long history and descended from the Sage of Six Paths' eldest son. It would be no surprise if the family possessed some unusual