Perfect Cursed Seal

"Orochimaru, this is..."

Uchiha Chen looked somewhat surprised at Orochimaru, who had appeared before him once more.

"Heh heh heh! What brings Lord Hokage here this time?"

Orochimaru had no intention of explaining.

After all, he did not believe Uchiha Chen had come all this way merely to bring Anko in.

Seeing this, Uchiha Chen merely smiled nonchalantly and did not pursue the matter.

"I have indeed come to ask something of you!"

As he released Gari from the Kamui Dimension, Uchiha Chen briefly explained the grudge between them.

Even if Uchiha Chen had said nothing, Orochimaru's snake eyes, gleaming with excitement, made it obvious.

Gari would definitely receive the finest treatment here.

Still, he needed to take this opportunity to warn Orochimaru that Gari's life had to be preserved for him.

"Rest assured, Lord Hokage. I will take good care of him."

Looking at Gari, who had been released and was half-dead from hunger due to not having been given much food.

Orochimaru hurriedly took him into the laboratory, intending to restore his nutrition before beginning the experiments.

Uchiha Chen followed the hurried Orochimaru into the laboratory.

At a glance, he spotted a white humanoid creature inside a transparent tank, wrapped in a clear green solution and completely unconscious.

"White Zetsu? So you've already begun experimenting on it!"

"Well, Orochimaru? This thing should be extremely valuable, shouldn't it?"

Uchiha Chen looked at Orochimaru, who had somehow already settled Gari and now leaned in close, staring at White Zetsu with a fascinated expression, then asked with a light chuckle.

"Lord Hokage, I have never seen such a perfect artificial creation."

Orochimaru continued with an astonished look on his face:

"Zetsu's body is practically a weakened version of Hashirama Cells, yet it lacks the terrifying power of Hashirama Cells to erode