Sasuke had naturally heard of the Sannin, and he knew Orochimaru's name even better.
After all, Orochimaru's defection had caused quite an uproar back then. The Uchiha Clan had even received orders to help pursue him.
He had never expected Daimyo Chiba to have dealings with the rogue ninja Orochimaru.
No, perhaps that was only natural. After all, the surviving members of the Uchiha Clan had effectively defected from Konoha too, yet Daimyo Chiba had taken them all in.
So there seemed to be nothing strange about him knowing Orochimaru.
"By the way, Little Sasuke, have you ever thought about bringing your family and clansmen back to life?"
With a smile, Tetsuya posed a question that held an irresistible allure for the young Sasuke: resurrecting his dead family and clansmen.
At that moment, Tetsuya was like a venomous snake, lurking in the shadows and dangling bait as he waited for an unsuspecting victim to bite.
"Really?! Lord Daimyo, is there really a way to bring my family and clansmen back to life?!"
"Of course there is. And Orochimaru happens to be an expert in it."
Upon hearing that Orochimaru knew how to resurrect people, Sasuke immediately grew excited. He bowed deeply to Tetsuya, then spoke.
"Lord Daimyo, please take me to meet Orochimaru. I want to learn how to bring my family and clansmen back to life from him."
Tetsuya smiled and nodded.
"No problem. I'll contact Orochimaru for you later. I'm sure the two of you will get along very well."
After all, in the original timeline, Sasuke had kept Orochimaru thoroughly in line.
Back then, a saying had often circulated online: Naruto and Sakura were Jiraiya's and Tsunade's students, respectively, but Sasuke was Orochimaru's dad.
Of course, that was mostly a joke. Still, the relationship between Orochimaru and