Tobitake Tonbo's home.
A figure appeared in the corridor with a child.
The child had blue hair and wore a child's kimono with very long sleeves.
His face was pale and bright, and he held the hand of the man in front of him.
"So this is Senior Tonbo's home? It's huge."
Mitsuki looked around like an innocent child, taking in his surroundings.
Orochimaru smiled. "Of course. This is the foundation he built himself. You can do the same in the future."
The child, Mitsuki, was an experimental subject Orochimaru had cultivated.
He possessed many of Orochimaru's greatest scientific achievements.
Over the years, he had finally mastered the power he was supposed to control and could wander around outside.
This was also Mitsuki's first time seeing the scenery outside.
Before this, because of the power within his body, he had only been able to view the outside world on screens in the laboratory.
"I'm not interested in this. I only want to know whether I can beat him after I grow up, using my power."
As he spoke, his chakra transformed into a gigantic azure serpent that coiled around his body.
"Don't use chakra here. We're attending a wedding, not fighting."
Orochimaru instructed him.
"Yes, Dad." Mitsuki withdrew the power surrounding his body.
Orochimaru said, "As long as you train properly, you might surpass me. But the odds of surpassing that guy aren't very high."
The power of Senjutsu, combined with the Ōtsutsuki genes, was merely laying a solid foundation for Mitsuki.
He couldn't say whether Mitsuki would ultimately surpass Tobitake Tonbo.
After all, both Tobitake Tonbo and Orochimaru were confident they could defeat several Ōtsutsuki.
But this was not the time to think about such things. What mattered now was attending the wedding.
Still, this house was far too