Orochimaru could change bodies at will. Naturally, this was no ordinary body-snatching trick.
It was probably closer to possessing someone and inheriting all of their body's innate talents.
For Orochimaru, then, his soul was what truly mattered. His body was merely a piece of property.
"I wasn't planning to do anything to you. Why are you explaining all this to me?" Uchiha Shunichi remarked, somewhat speechless, before continuing.
"I want you to investigate the Ōtsutsuki clan. You should be very interested in their ability to turn their souls into Karma, shouldn't you?"
Orochimaru agreed without much hesitation. He even helpfully added, "Shunichi, I'm not the only member of the Kara Organization. That man has been lurking in the Shinobi World for a long time and has gathered quite a few talented people."
"All right, I understand. If there's nothing else, you can go. Remember to send me regular reports. If too much time passes, I'll assume you've betrayed me." Uchiha Shunichi hadn't gotten what he wanted from Orochimaru. Although they had agreed to cooperate, he didn't really care about such things.
Just as he didn't care about anyone in the Kara Organization apart from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
Orochimaru forced a faint smile and readily followed the Anbu waiting outside the door.
After Orochimaru left, Uchiha Shunichi thought for a moment, then entered his laboratory.
He needed to deepen his understanding of chakra.
A few days later, Uchiha Shunichi gave up on his chakra experiments.
Over those days, he had spent most of his time in the laboratory whenever he wasn't handling his daily work as Hokage.
But he had gained practically nothing! Analyzing chakra on his own, with barely any reference material, was simply impossible.
He had already pushed his use of chakra to its limit. If anyone in this