Orochimaru was undoubtedly the most scientifically minded person in the world of Naruto. Yet, aside from the overpowered members of the main cast, this man so devoted to science was also the closest to the figures of myth and legend.
In this world, all those powerful bloodline abilities ultimately traced back to Kaguya-hime, the progenitor of chakra. After she planted the God Tree, chakra came into existence in this world.
Kaguya-hime's two sons, Hamura Otsutsuki and Hagoromo Otsutsuki, inherited most of her power.
That power was eventually passed down to Asura and Indra, whose legacies continued to branch out, giving rise to the many Bloodline Families in the Shinobi World today.
Strictly speaking, the powers these Bloodline Families possessed had all been inherited from the mythical figures they spoke of. Yet in their eyes, those figures were nothing more than myths, legends someone had made up.
And yet Orochimaru, a man who believed in science rather than mythology, was the one closest to the truth, closest to those myths.
Through his frenzied experiments in pursuit of immortality, the secrets hidden within the Shinobi World were also being uncovered, little by little, through his research.
Seeing that Tetsuya had no intention of attacking him immediately, Orochimaru calmed down.
Once his initial terror subsided, boundless fervor took its place.
"Hehehehe! Splendid! Every bit of this is simply fascinating."
Orochimaru excitedly licked his lips, which had gone somewhat dry from his intense emotional fluctuations.
"Your very existence is fascinating, Boss Chiba. Do you know what I feel like right now?"
"What?"
Tetsuya was rather curious about what Orochimaru was thinking, too.
Orochimaru answered.
"Right now, I feel like a little boat sitting on a sea shrouded in fog. At first, I kept gathering every useful clue around me, trying to find a way