"Come, Teacher Orochimaru. Let's have a proper talk about what we can gain from each other, and what we'll have to give up." Li spoke softly. "Let me guess. From the looks of it, the people who have disappeared were all ordinary civilians. Judging by how often people have been brought in here, no new arrivals have come in over the past week. The conclusion is simple: Teacher Orochimaru's research on ordinary people has been completed. You need... something more special now, don't you?"
Orochimaru nodded lightly, a smile on his face. "That's right. I need ninjas. Without question, ordinary human bodies are far too fragile. They're no longer of any use to my research. I have a channel through which I can bring in some prisoners from the battlefield, but I need your help."
Li gave a quiet hum. "If it's me, then I can indeed make it very easy for your people to bring prisoners in. Now let me tell you what I need. I want the forbidden jutsu you're currently researching."
Orochimaru raised a brow. "Oh? Is that so? I didn't expect you to be so interested in forbidden jutsu."
Orochimaru bit his finger directly and slammed his hand onto the ground. In an instant, a long red snake as thick as a man's thigh appeared before Li. The snake twisted its body and looked toward Orochimaru. "Lord Orochimaru, what did you summon me for?"
"I want the materials I gave you before," Orochimaru said coldly.
The snake immediately nodded. "Of course, no problem." Then it opened its jaws wide, its throat writhing for a moment. Shortly afterward, it spat out a scroll. The scroll was as thick as an ordinary person's arm and seemed to contain quite a great deal of information.
Orochimaru handed it directly