"Very good, then I can tell you the answer directly, it is Natural Energy."
"Natural Energy?"
The word Orochimaru is no stranger. He is the Summoning Contract of Ryūchi Cave. Naturally, he has tried Sage Mode of Ryūchi Cave.
But it failed in the end. However, Orochimaru never gave up the power of Sage Mode. He found a boy named Jugo in a village near Ryūchi Cave.
Jugo is born with the ability to communicate with Natural Energy. However, it is not stable and can even be said to be extremely dangerous.
Orochimaru studied Jugo and came up with something like Cursed Seal.
Yes, Cursed Seal actually uses Natural Energy to a certain extent. But it is only an indirect application. There is still a gap between it and the complete Sage Mode.
But even so, it can be seen that Orochimaru's research talent is almost as good as cheating.
"That's right, Natural Energy. First Hokage Hashirama Senju understands Sage Mode. And Sage Mode is as close to perfection as ever.
His body has a strong similarity with Natural Energy. I'm not sure if it's for this reason. When First Hokage Cells goes berserk, Natural Energy can effectively mitigate the riot, allowing the transplant to last longer.
But whether you can persist to the end is not certain. This can only have an auxiliary effect."
"Natural Energy." This result can be said to be beyond Orochimaru's expectation. After all, he could not use this power himself. Therefore, he did not think about it. However, based on the experience of the previous two transactions, he was sure that Aoba would not deceive him.
"I understand. So Mr. Aoba, regarding this information, what do you want in return?"
"Wood Release's information." Aoba said without hesitation. "I need all the information on Wood Release's ninjutsu."
Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, and then he understood. Aoba is just a civilian ninja after all. Under normal circumstances, he cannot have access to Wood Release's ninjutsu information.
"Haha, no problem. I will send it to you later. Seriously, Aoba. Your talent is really wasted at Konoha. You should come to me.
When I left, I collected almost all the information on Konoha. As long as Konoha has it, I have it here. And all of it is open to you. How about cooperating with me. The two of us joining forces will be enough to change the entire Shinobi World."
"Thank you Lord Orochimaru for your attention, I will pay attention to it."
Aoba still gave the same answer. Orochimaru also knew that this was Aoba's rejection. He was actually very curious as to why Aoba must stay with Konoha.
Orochimaru does not believe that Aoba Kamikawa will be so loyal to Konoha. It is inferred that Aoba has stayed in Konoha for some special purpose. However, he has not discovered it yet.
"I understand, let's move on to the second transaction. Although Mr. Aoba said that I cannot fulfill the most critical condition. But I still want to know, what are the conditions for this lady's success?"
"Are you sure, Lord Orochimaru. Even if you have to pay a corresponding amount of chips for this?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
"In that case, it's no problem. Listen up. The experiment at that time had actually failed. Yumi's body has already begun to undergo preliminary changes.
But Karin saved her. The time when mother and daughter depended on each other, and their blood-related family ties gave Yumi unimaginable strength and courage.
It may sound a bit abstract. Let me explain it in a more understandable language. Because of Yumi's love and reluctance for his daughter, he burst out the powerful Mental Power. He forcibly suppressed the changes in his body and completed the final fusion.
So, the final answer is... love. It was love that helped her complete her final transformation."
Orochimaru felt that Aoba was mocking himself and was a person without love. But he couldn't deny that what Aoba said was very reasonable.
It's not like he didn't study Mental Power. Because Sharingan, which Orochimaru has been thinking about so much, can only be opened by the explosion of Mental Power. So there is actually no logical problem with Aoba.
And he's right. Orochimaru really can't do it. It's almost impossible for him to generate such strong emotions. In a sense, this is a sad fact.
"That's it. I understand. Mr. Aoba, I need to change my evaluation of you now. You have more than just this secret information. Your research and exploration abilities are equally outstanding. I feel like we are becoming more and more similar now.
Okay, Mr. Aoba. What do you need me to pay as a trade?"
"A pair of Sharingan."
"What?"
"I need a pair of perfect Three-Tomoe Sharingan from the same person."
"Aoba, please forgive me for the difficulty in fulfilling your request. I don't have Sharingan in my hands."
"I know. But Danzo has it. No doubt, this is a fact that we all know. He has a lot of Sharingan in his hands. I think with Lord Orochimaru's methods and his relationship, it shouldn't be too difficult to get a pair of Sharingan."
"... Mr. Aoba. I'm very curious. You have so many chips. Why don't you trade with Danzo yourself?"
"Lord Orochimaru is joking. I believe you should know very well who Shimura Danzō is. If I really go to find him, there will only be two results in the end. One is that I kill him, the other is that he kills me."
"Hahahaha, Mr. Aoba really knows Danzo. Okay, I agree to this condition."
"Very good, then, this transaction is over Lord Orochimaru."
Aoba still adheres to the principle of doing less and making fewer mistakes. After three transactions, the transaction was directly ended.
Orochimaru seemed a little unsatisfied. But he also knew very well that he no longer had enough suppression power to threaten Aoba. Therefore, in the end, he left Konoha unwillingly.
Aoba stepped forward and checked Karin, who was still sleeping.
"It's not a big problem. It's Nirvana Temple Jutsu. A kind of Genjutsu that makes people sleepy. Let her sleep. With Karin's constitution, she will be able to untie it by herself at dawn."
Yumi was relieved and put Karin back on the bed.
Afterwards, she and Aoba repaired and covered up some traces of tonight's fight.
To be honest, ninjutsu is really useful if used properly. It can repair houses, walls, floors, etc. As long as Earth Release is used well, all the damage can be restored in less than a minute.
Yumi even used Wood Release to restore several plants in the yard.
"Yumi, your Wood Release control has almost been practiced. Once you get the information on Wood Release's ninjutsu, start practicing those advanced versions of ninjutsu. In time, we may need you to protect us."
Yumi responded by directly forcing Aoba into a corner.
"Really? Then I have to collect a little protection fee in advance."