"Because Orochimaru-sensei was originally my teacher. It was only right for her to help me."
A figure in a white robe approached quietly and opened the cell door. What came into view was a luxurious robe bearing the words "Akatsuki Shadow."
What truly shocked Jiraiya was the face beneath the straw hat—it was Uchiha Yū!
"Weren't you dead long ago? What the hell is going on?"
Jiraiya was utterly bewildered. Uchiha Yū had died at Minato Namikaze's hands back then, and many people had witnessed it!
"Lord Jiraiya, the boundary between life and death is not as clear-cut as you think. To us, deceiving the Reaper is a basic technique."
Uchiha Yū spoke with meaningful intent, then finally turned his gaze toward Orochimaru. Her appearance was changing as well, and she soon became a beautiful woman.
She had already completed her reincarnation. The boundary between life and death—even the boundary between genders—had long since been erased.
Jiraiya's worldview was completely overturned. He could not understand what exactly had happened to them during this time!
"Even if I kill you now, I can use special means to revive you again."
Orochimaru was clearly more talkative toward this former companion, and she was also proving that her research in Konoha had not been wrong. Rather, it was the Third Hokage's obstruction and favoritism that had been wrong.
Her voice was crisp and clear, but the chill in her tone made it obvious that the person before him was Orochimaru!
"Orochimaru-sensei, please restrain yourself a little."
There was an element of showing off in Orochimaru's action, but it also revealed part of her methods. Uchiha Yū found such methods rather uncomfortable. He knew Orochimaru's experiment had succeeded, but seeing a female body still instinctively made him feel that she was a pervert.
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