"In the near future, new members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan will descend upon our world. Even ordinary members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan have lifespans of at least several thousand years, Six Paths Level chakra, and their own unique kekkei genkai, which are far more powerful than those of our Uchiha Clan.
After all, even our Uchiha Clan descended only from Indra, the Sage of Six Paths' eldest son. We still fall far short of the pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki Clan."
At that point, Shin Uchiha could not help shaking his head.
No matter how he looked at it, the Ōtsutsuki Clan completely outclassed their Uchiha Clan. If he had to name a weakness, it would probably be their scarcity of members.
However, what Shin Uchiha had described to Orochimaru was merely the gap between the Uchiha Clan and the Ōtsutsuki Clan, not the gap between individual members.
Over the Shinobi World's thousand-plus years of history, the Uchiha Clan had long since set foot on that path. Shin Uchiha, in particular, had taken it to its very limit and was in no way inferior to the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
As Orochimaru listened to Shin Uchiha's description, his eyes filled with barely restrained desire. Clearly, Shin Uchiha had won him over.
After a moment, however, Orochimaru's reason finally prevailed, and he said with some hesitation:
"But if even the legendary Sage of Six Paths came from the Ōtsutsuki Clan, then my strength would amount to nothing in their eyes. I might not even get a chance to approach them."
Orochimaru had a fairly clear understanding of where he stood. With his abilities and methods, he could more or less come and go freely throughout the Shinobi World.
But if he truly faced peerless powerhouses like Shin Uchiha or Madara Uchiha, those abilities and methods would