Land of Fire.
Outside the hidden cave entrance connected to the moon.
After agreeing on when he would take up the post with Hyuga Hitoshi, Orochimaru gave Hitoshi Clan Head a deep look before turning and leaving.
If he had previously been forced by threats to consider becoming an externally hired Research Minister, then now Orochimaru needed to seriously consider whether he should truly work hard in that position.
Hyuga Hitoshi was indeed sincere. The Hyuga Clan Evolution Theory he had proposed had benefited Orochimaru greatly, but Orochimaru was even more interested in those thousand-year-old monsters Hitoshi had mentioned.
In addition, the ninjutsu Hyuga Hitoshi had collected over the years, along with the legacy left behind by Hamura, made Orochimaru feel as though he had entered paradise.
Fundamentally, the two had no conflict of interest. Cooperation was not impossible.
Even more outrageously, the kid had openly said that Orochimaru could leave Akatsuki whenever he wished, and if anyone gave him trouble, he would help deal with it.
When there was a chance in the future, he would even borrow a few Rinnegan for Orochimaru to play with.
That grand tone made Orochimaru revere Hyuga Hitoshi even more.
He did not think Hitoshi Clan Head was bragging. The mysterious golden eye on the moon did not look inferior to the Rinnegan, and he had heard that Hyuga Hitoshi had personally researched that thing.
In short, everything on the moon had been too shocking. Orochimaru was completely swayed. It looked like the position of Research Minister of the Hyuga Clan was his for sure. The two agreed that once they had dealt with their miscellaneous affairs, Snake Man would have a proper talk with Hitoshi Clan Head—as long as he did not put on airs.
At the cave entrance.
The petite Rabbit