At Yuzhen's words, Orochimaru turned around in the dimly lit laboratory and replied flatly, "Yuzhen-kun, the modification to that jutsu is complete. The scroll is on the table. Take it yourself."
Orochimaru pointed at the table beside him and continued in a deep voice, "Then leave quietly. Do not disturb my experiments!"
Uchiha Yuzhen neither agreed nor disagreed with Orochimaru's somewhat abrasive tone.
He walked over to the table beside Orochimaru, picked up the scroll, and left the laboratory.
As for why he had suddenly gotten involved with Orochimaru?
The reason was simple.
Tsunade had quit doing research. Her gambling addiction had flared up, and she had already left Konoha with Shizune.
They were conducting a "sacred" pilgrimage through every casino in the Ninja World.
In her words:
"I get three hundred million from you every year. If I don't go out and have some fun, wouldn't I be letting myself down? Research every day, research every day—do you really think I'm some damned workhorse?
Keep dreaming, you brat from the Uchiha clan. I quit. I'm going to pursue my true great undertaking!"
And so, Having lost Tsunade, Yuzhen looked around Konoha and found that, in the end, he could only obediently turn to Orochimaru.
As for payment, having already promised Tsunade three hundred million a year, he could only offer White Zetsu Cells as the bargaining chip to hire Orochimaru.
The matter Yuzhen had asked Orochimaru to help with was also very simple.
It was to modify the jutsu Impure World Reincarnation.
Not to modify it by making it stronger.
Simply strengthening it and increasing its power—
With the Genius Affix, he could do that himself.
What he needed was for Impure World Reincarnation to no longer be merely a Pure Land summoning technique.
He needed it to reach