Inside Tetsuya's Villa, a group gathered around Neji, talking over one another as they discussed the Karma on his hand.
Karma was like a compressed file.
It compressed all the information belonging to a member of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, including their soul and chakra, then forcibly stored it inside a suitable vessel.
As the archive continued to decompress, that Ōtsutsuki could gradually take over the vessel's body, achieving reincarnation.
Tobirama tapped his notes and spoke.
"The way this thing works looks somewhat similar to the Living Corpse Reincarnation that brat Orochimaru developed. Only one is fast and the other slow, and one has serious side effects while the other has practically none."
Since his resurrection, he had spoken with Orochimaru quite a bit.
Although he did not particularly like Orochimaru, he had to acknowledge his talent.
When it came to research, Orochimaru certainly had a gift.
"You know, it doesn't just resemble Living Corpse Reincarnation. Once it activates, you'll notice it also has a few similarities to Orochimaru's Cursed Seal."
Tetsuya added.
"When Karma activates, it transforms the vessel's body into that of an Ōtsutsuki, with the extent of the transformation depending on how much has decompressed. When Orochimaru's Cursed Seal activates, it also changes its bearer's appearance and form.
"Besides, Orochimaru has a special kind of Cursed Seal that can resurrect him at a critical moment.
"Anko, the Konoha ninja who was his student before he left the village, has one of those seals on her. It's a contingency Orochimaru left behind. Who knows when he might use it to resurrect himself?"
Izuna teased him.
"You're just going to reveal that? Aren't you afraid this guy will get rid of his resurrection contingency?"
As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Tobirama. After all, everyone present knew Tobirama was not