In this state, Kekkei Genkai were virtually free of limitations.
"Elder Xia Le is resting in his tent. I'll take you to him!"
Shisui said.
"Sorry for the trouble!"
Orochimaru smiled.
A short while later.
Orochimaru sat cross-legged before Xia Le, studying his calm expression.
After carefully probing with his senses, he was still smiling, but inwardly, he was utterly shocked.
He could not sense any chakra within Xia Le's body.
But how was that possible?
Even more incomprehensible was that Xia Le was sitting right there, yet when Orochimaru closed his eyes, he could not sense him at all.
It was as though he had become one with nature.
"What brought you here so suddenly today?"
Xia Le asked with a smile.
As he spoke, he refilled the teacup in front of Orochimaru.
"I'm leaving Konoha!"
Orochimaru said softly.
"Oh?"
"Where do you plan to go?"
Xia Le's expression remained unchanged as he asked with a faint smile.
"I'm not sure yet, but I imagine I'll find somewhere more suitable for my experiments!"
"The more I study the cellular genetics of the First Hokage and the Uchiha, the more they interest me."
Orochimaru said with a quiet laugh.
"It seems you've discovered something, too."
Xia Le said.
"You should know more about it than I do, shouldn't you?"
Orochimaru suddenly asked.
He had handed over a powerful secret technique like Sage Mode without the slightest reluctance. Such generosity was no small thing.
"I do know a little."
Xia Le made no attempt to hide it and nodded.
At that, Orochimaru fell silent. After thinking for a while, he spoke directly.
"Could you show me?"
"What they look like after merging!"
Xia Le remained calm. Without hesitation, he nodded gently. "Of course!"
Orochimaru's pupils contracted.
Those two simple words carried