A Grand Design, Personally Carried Out

After meeting with the White Snake Sage, Yu arrived at Orochimaru and Anko's room, his mind heavy with worries.

"Nom~ nom~!" Anko was happily wolfing down greasy dumplings.

Though Yu was troubled, he was not yet frowning in despair.

Thinking of Anko's plump figure during the Boruto era, he quietly asked Orochimaru, "Is this really alright? If she keeps eating like this, won't she turn into a fat old lady?"

Orochimaru said, "It is fine. I discovered that Anko has a body type prone to gaining weight, so I modified her and gave her a body type that stays slim. No matter how much Anko eats, her weight will remain between forty-five and forty-seven and a half kilograms. She will never become what Yu fears."

Yu was so surprised that his mouth hung open. "This..."

Orochimaru smiled serenely. "A woman's youth only lasts those few years. I merely wanted to preserve her most beautiful form against the passing years."

Orochimaru, did he truly not understand love?

Yu sighed inwardly and nosily asked, "By the way, Orochimaru, how far have you two progressed?"

Orochimaru looked puzzled. "How far?"

Yu frowned. "Hey, don't tell me that after conducting human experiments your whole life, you don't know!"

"Oh!" Orochimaru suddenly understood. "Yu meant how men and women use physical contact to stimulate dopamine secretion and hormone levels in the brain, thereby warming their feelings and ultimately reproducing... Recently, we just kissed!"

"What!?" Yu said absurdly. "Kissed... You've been together for nearly a year, haven't you? By all rights, you should have had a child by now, yet you're telling me you just kissed?"

Orochimaru propped his cheek with one arm, his gaze full of philosophy. "Love is an eternal subject. Anko is the only test subject of my life, so I must carefully