The negotiations had been interrupted for unavoidable reasons.
Although no evidence had been found, anyone with eyes knew the other side was responsible. After the incident, Minato Namikaze had even assigned a large number of Anbu to watch them at all times.
As a result, the Cloud Ninja had not been given the slightest opportunity in Konoha.
Only after the turmoil had passed did the two sides hold peace talks.
All in all, the process had gone fairly smoothly.
With the troops withdrawn from the border, the Shinobi World had finally entered a rare period of calm.
Why not call it a period of peace? Every faction was secretly preparing their weapons, waiting for the next Shinobi World War!
Pakura had already departed from the Land of Waves. Her objective this time was clear: to protect Muzan as he left Konoha.
Because the date of Orochimaru's betrayal remained uncertain, Muzan had not returned to the village during this period. Instead, he had stayed by Orochimaru's side, carrying out a series of inhumane experiments.
Under such large-scale human experimentation, Muzan had made breakthrough progress in genetic research.
"It's finally stabilized!"
Today, Orochimaru was unlike his usual rational self. It was as though emotions he had suppressed for too long had finally found an outlet.
A struggling human body lay before them. Muzan looked at the mark on its neck. Through the experiments conducted by the two of them, the Cursed Seal had finally taken shape, and part of a soul had also been successfully implanted within it.
Recalling Muzan's earlier warning, once a soul fused with another person's body, it did indeed produce impurities. Over time, those impurities would become a burden on the original body. But Orochimaru was not worried!
At the very least, the first step had been completed.