"Based on the information gathered so far, this place is home to many powerful beasts."
Orochimaru explained the findings to Uchiha Yuu. He had organized the collected information beforehand, so Uchiha Yuu only needed to look through it. As he read the contents, his expression grew more solemn, and he said in a complicated tone:
"I never expected this place to have so many monsters."
The Netherworld was certainly not a kind place. As a world where one went after death, it was inhabited by many powerful souls. These souls wandered through the region and gradually grew stronger over time, and there was a certain hierarchy among them as well.
Just like the Sage of Six Paths, who had used his own power to carve out a portion of territory as his temporary dwelling, while sheltering the shinobi who had died in the Shinobi World, ensuring their power would not dissipate and that they could still return to their own world someday.
"I just wonder whether the area we're about to investigate has creatures that powerful."
Even if Six Paths Mode was not the absolute pinnacle of power, it was still a core-level strength. Uchiha Yuu had some pride in his own abilities, and with Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha assisting him, even if they could not win, they could still retreat immediately.
"I don't know about that."
As a rigorous scientist, Orochimaru did not immediately answer Uchiha Yuu's question. His gaze carried the same gravity as he looked toward the Otsutsuki Clan body being cultivated nearby, then casually added:
"If possible, I could take over that body and obtain its power. I could investigate the Netherworld with you. One more source of strength means one more chance of success."
"That won't be necessary."
Uchiha Yuu politely declined Orochimaru's proposal.