Exposure

In fact, Orochimaru noticed changes in himself after his Chakra was converted into true essence.

Orochimaru never revealed anything about it, but silently recorded his own changes.

As time went by, especially after arriving in the era two thousand years ago, Orochimaru's increasingly powerful true energy caused him to change more and more rapidly.

Finally, a few days ago, Orochimaru realized that he seemed to have returned to his former self, the one without any taboos.

Orochimaru's already broken soul meant that his resistance to Genjutsu remained at the very bottom.

However, the abundant true energy within his body makes it impossible for any Genjutsu to reach Orochimaru's brain and soul.

Indeed, after entering the area of the white light, Orochimaru controlled his true energy to protect himself and was not affected in the slightest.

It's all very simple. Just as Sasuke Uchiha's Rinnegan power can block the true Infinite Tsukuyomi, True Essence can also block the youth version of Infinite Tsukuyomi.

In the Chakra system, the Rinnegan's power and true essence are both extremely high-level attributes.

Orochimaru lacked a high concentration of the Ōtsutsuki Clan genes, preventing him from awakening the Rinnegan. However, the Rinnegan isn't the only way to block the Infinite Tsukuyomi; True Essence can do the same.

The Rinnegan is a high-end power within the Chakra system, but its foundation remains true essence.

Just like opening a bank with money, the Rinnegan represents a prestigious VIP black card user.

Orochimaru didn't have that much capital; he couldn't possess a black card and could only use his true essence to create coins, unable even to create paper money.

The numbers on the black card represent money, but coins also represent money, and banks will not refuse them either.

As long as you don't pull out counterfeit coins issued by the Sage of Six Paths, the bank won't call the police or security.

Other beings in this era, who had neither purchased cards nor possessed funds, received benefits and experienced the VIP service, the "Youth Edition Infinite Tsukuyomi."

Forget about leaving; sign the loan agreement and you'll be working for the bank from now on.

Keep in mind that even Orochimaru couldn't afford VIP service; at most, he could just come in and enjoy the air conditioning, and he even paid for the electricity.

After standing there for a long time, Orochimaru silently calculated the cost of using the air conditioning. He realized that his depleted true energy couldn't keep up with the recovery. Once he found the price to be cheap and fair, he contacted Rasa, who was eagerly waiting outside.

[Rasa- kun, come in. True essence can easily isolate this Genjutsu.]

Rasa saw Orochimaru's summons and looked at Orochimaru, who, unlike other creatures, had not fallen into the Genjutsu.

He cautiously peeked in first, and after confirming that it was indeed as Orochimaru had said, he quickly went to Orochimaru's side.

The two concealed their presence once more and slowly made their way towards the God Tree.

The closer one gets to the God Tree, the more true essence is consumed, but correspondingly, the concentration of Natural Energy also increases.

Once you reach a hundred meters away from the God Tree, the Natural Energy seems to solidify into a tangible form; if the previous state was liquid, this place is now solid.

Its concentration was many times greater than that of the Shinobi World in later generations.

Without instruments and equipment, Orochimaru could no longer calculate based solely on his senses.

The true energy used to block Genjutsu also increased dozens of times, but the consumption could never keep up with the replenishment.

Orochimaru and Rasa's internal energy not only did not decrease, but continued to increase.

No refining or cultivation techniques are needed; simply standing here elevates the upper limit of their abilities.

The two stopped there not because they felt they couldn't hold on any longer, but because the area in front of them was teeming with creatures, leaving no room to even put their feet down.

Countless creatures stood like sculptures, closely packed together, each with a different appearance and species.

There was only one thing that remained unchanged: all living things raised their heads, gazing at the towering saplings.

Orochimaru and Rasa circled the perimeter, finding a spot with fewer creatures to stop, still concealing themselves.

About ten minutes after the two stopped, the saplings overhead stretched out hundreds of branches as if they were alive, wrapped around the hundreds of creatures layer by layer, and then retracted them.

The empty space below was quickly filled with other creatures, all following their instincts.

Closer, just a little closer.

However, all the creatures strangely adhered to some kind of order, without gathering in groups or trampling each other.

Orochimaru and Rasa simply watched quietly for a while.

The branches that had previously held hundreds of creatures slowly fell, revealing the creatures that had been wrapped up.

All living beings, regardless of their previous nature or species, now transformed into human form, with pale skin and green hair.

This is none other than the White Zetsu, the Shinobi World's "Hello Brother" of later generations.

Is this the white monster that infiltrated Iwagakure back then?

Rasa recognized the White Zetsu at a glance. The truth that Ren told Rasa didn't include so many details, so Rasa didn't know that the White Zetsu were products of the God Tree.

Hundreds of White Zetsu had their eyes tightly closed, looking like lifeless objects, lacking any of Hello's charm and liveliness.

Shortly after these White Zetsu landed on the ground, over a hundred corresponding rod-like objects burst forth from the earth, piercing through the White Zetsu in the arena.

Hundreds of White Zetsu gradually dissolved and deformed, becoming assimilated by the roots and branches covered in soil, and then the slightly stronger roots and branches shrank back into the ground.

The God Tree, still a sapling, obviously wouldn't waste its energy creating White Zetsu to nurture; all its current actions are for the purpose of growth.

Orochimaru and Rasa had observed everything, but their opinions differed slightly.

The scientific pioneer Orochimaru naturally pondered the underlying mechanisms, figuring out how to replicate it and how to make it practical.

Lord Kazekage Rasa was utterly astonished; even after experiencing several Shinobi World Wars, he was still shocked by this scene of cannibalism.

And a deep-seated anger, the anger that naturally arises from watching fellow human beings become food and nourishment before one's eyes.

His emotional fluctuations caused his aura to leak out slightly, and immediately the branches of the God Tree swayed wildly. What followed was an almost tangible pressure surging towards Rasa's location.