"Ha ha, forget it. Instead of wasting time on that, I'd rather enjoy life in Konoha again after so long."
Orochimaru laughed.
Tobitake Tonbo said disdainfully, "I'd say you changed too quickly. Um... I mean your personality."
That old bastard Orochimaru had become far livelier after being revived.
That sinister, creepy feeling was gone.
Looking at Orochimaru now felt a little like looking at Minato Namikaze.
Really.
Their hobbies were simply different.
"Heh heh, I merely wanted to see what kind of storm Sasuke could stir up.
Heh, more importantly, I've already achieved my goal.
This body is entirely made of Hashirama's cells, and with my Living Corpse Reincarnation,
I can fully achieve immortality and gain vast amounts of time to study the endless ninjutsu in this world."
Orochimaru smiled smugly.
At last, he had the time to explore the truth of ninjutsu.
"But you, with abilities like yours, why would you want to retire?
Did Sarutobi-sensei's will not reach you?"
What he wanted to know even more was why Tobitake Tonbo, only thirty-one years old, was already thinking of retirement. It was simply unimaginable.
"I'll leave it to the younger generation. Besides, I have several children to raise.
And retirement just means stepping back from the front lines. It doesn't mean I'll stop caring about anything."
Tobitake Tonbo smiled broadly.
"Being a parent... I don't think I've ever tried that.
My disciple has a daughter now as well... perhaps I could try being a parent too,
and experience what it feels like to watch life grow in my hands."
After pondering for a while, Orochimaru spoke with considerable interest.
"...Hey, don't go using people from the village as experiments again, or you'll make things very difficult for us," Tobitake Tonbo said.
"That method is far too outdated. I have