Orochimaru's Reincarnation

Orochimaru had already completed all the preliminary preparations.

Inside the cultivation device before him was a fist-sized embryo.

This was the Artificial Human Orochimaru had developed. Not only did it possess all elemental affinities, it also had Nature Affinity.

It carried an Otsutsuki bloodline that Orochimaru had restored.

If the reincarnation succeeded and it survived, it would become a body with tremendous growth potential.

After making a final confirmation with Tsunade, Orochimaru announced, "Then I'll begin."

Everyone's expressions turned serious.

Kabuto Yakushi directly entered Sage Mode and activated a state of heightened perception.

He was the most nervous person in the room.

No matter how many years he had been the Sound Shadow, what he truly enjoyed was still the time he had spent conducting experiments under Orochimaru.

Because they had discovered the surveillance Mechanical Insects last time, Kabuto Yakushi had spent the entire night studying those two Mechanical Flies.

Though he could not replicate them, he was certain he could detect even the slightest movement they made.

But this was already his third layer of insurance. The first and second were Karin's Kagura Shingan and Jugo's little bird friends.

Orochimaru drew a massive formation on the ground nearby. This formation had nothing to do with the embryo; it was meant to compress his soul.

His eyes gleamed with excitement.

This step would form the foundation of his immortality.

It would also be a milestone in biological science.

Orochimaru rapidly formed hand seals, continuously activating the formation beneath his feet.

Countless Rune Seals rose from the ground, like black characters suspended in midair.

As the hand seals reached a temporary pause—

Orochimaru raised his head, and a white snake crawled out of his mouth.

In the past, he had reincarnated by having a white snake seize another person's consciousness.

But