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That would let him further improve his own strength, along with the overall strength of the Uchiha and Konoha.
"Hehe! You really agreed? That's great!"
Orochimaru's eyes lit up at once. Then he suddenly remembered Jiraiya and couldn't help asking, "By the way, Xunjing, what about that idiot Jiraiya?"
"Leave him for now."
Xunjing waved a hand. "First, the genetic contamination in his body hasn't reached the point of no return. Waiting a little won't hurt. Second, he hasn't signed the contract, so I can't fully trust him. There are some things I can't let him near yet."
"What if he lets something slip and word gets back to Mount Myoboku?"
"Even if the risk is only one in ten thousand, I'm not taking that gamble."
"Even if he can keep a secret, helping him suppress or eliminate those toad genes wouldn't really accomplish much."
"Unless he's willing to stop practicing senjutsu and wait until I find a real solution."
"But even then, we still wouldn't be able to hide it from Mount Myoboku."
"So let's save ourselves the trouble and keep him in the dark for now. It's too much hassle."
It wasn't as though he was about to die anyway.
"Fair enough."
Orochimaru nodded. "Hopefully that guy meets the contract requirements soon."
Otherwise, Jiraiya would probably end up miles behind him and Tsunade.
The Konoha Sannin? That title probably won't ever exist in this world.
Images from the Ninja World's memories flashed through Orochimaru's mind-in the original future, Hanzo had bestowed that title on him, Jiraiya, and Tsunade. He couldn't help feeling a little wistful.
Still, there wasn't really anything to regret.
A title handed out as charity after a defeat was nothing to be proud of, much less worth reminiscing about.
To the current Orochimaru, it