Naruto held Miwakan, who was sleeping soundly, and reached out to touch his soft little face. Seeing the little guy unconsciously rubbing his face with his fingers, he felt a little fondness for this well-behaved child.
If he doesn't cry, doesn't make a fuss, and isn't afraid of being poked, he is a great boy!
Then, he raised his eyes and looked at Orochimaru.
"Let me see..."
Naruto protracted his tone, his fingers still gently teasing Miwakan's tender cheeks,
"You actually want this little guy to give Jiraiya's pension in the future, right?"
He observed Orochimaru's reaction and continued:
"Although you said a lot about Jiraiya before, saying that he was 'defeating'. But you still care about him."
Hearing Naruto's direct ridicule, the lazy smile on Orochimaru's face froze slightly.
She Golden Snake Eyes flashed imperceptibly for a moment, as if there was a trace of irritation at being told something central, or a kind of embarrassment at being exposed.
But she quickly returned to her nonchalant look, snorted coldly, turned away, her gaze seemingly casually sweeping across the cold instruments in Laboratory, her tone carrying a deliberate disdain:
"Hmph!"
"Whatever about that old guy... feel free to do whatever you want!"
She deliberately used a nonchalant, even disgusting tone,
"Whether he continues to write his perverted novels using materials from all over the world, or he accidentally dies on a woman's belly one day, or he simply dies of old age in Konoha's nursing home... it has nothing to do with me!"
Orochimaru turned back and his eyes fell on Miwakan in Naruto's arms, but his eyes were a little erratic, as if he was looking at something else through him.
"As for this child...
I just need a stable and research-worthy Senjutsu fusion sample.
The cells of Jiraiya are just one of the experimental materials that I picked up 'conveniently' and are reasonably qualified."
"The eyes you want are not available for at least a month."
Seeing Orochimaru forcefully change the topic, Naruto had no intention of continuing the conversation. After all, the eyes matter was more important.
"You made a child so quickly but couldn't make eyes?"
Naruto is deeply skeptical of Orochimaru's words.
"It's not difficult to make eyes, the hard part is Mangekyō Sharingan. I'm still trying to make a few more pairs to see if I can make them Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan directly in one step, don't worry."
"Ah?"
Seeing the undisguised expression of shock and disbelief on Naruto's face, Orochimaru laughed with great satisfaction. It was a pure joy that belonged to pioneers and subversives.
"Are you surprised, Lord Hokage?"
Orochimaru's eyes flashed with light and he said slowly,
"When you step out of the framework of traditional concepts such as 'Ninjutsu' and 'bloodline' and look at it from a 'scientific' perspective, the essence of many so-called 'miracles' and 'taboos' is not that mysterious."
She walked closer to the screens showing the Mangekyo Sharingan cultivation images, and tapped her fingers on the complex gene chains and energy models:
"The so-called 'Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan' is not fundamentally different from the ordinary Mangekyō Sharingan."
"The only difference between the two is that the 'gene sequence' of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan is more complete and stable."
"Ordinary Mangekyo Sharingan, due to the huge emotional shock and Chakra mutation that accompanies opening the eyes, some of the gene sequences that control pupil power and cell regeneration will be 'damaged' or 'abnormally expressed'. This is like an overclocked precision instrument. The internal circuitry has become worn and disordered that cannot repair itself, so overuse can lead to blindness."
"And the reason why 'Mangekyo Sharingan, the transplanted relative', can evolve into 'Eternity eyes'..."
Orochimaru's eyes flashed with a cold light that penetrated the essence,
"It's not because of romantic but illusory reasons like 'family affection' or 'soul resonance'."
"The fundamental scientific principle is that the gene sequence of a relative's Mangekyo Sharingan has extremely high homology!
After transplantation, the relatively more complete and stable genetic information in the donor's eyes will act like a 'patch', filling in, repairing, and even optimizing the damaged or missing sequences in the recipient's eyes."
"Two pairs of 'drawings' that have the same origin but each have defects are put together to complement each other, and finally a 'complete drawing' that is closer to the original perfect state is obtained.
This is 'Eternity Eye'."
Orochimaru turned around and opened his arms, as if embracing the "scientific" power represented by Laboratory. His tone was full of confidence and arrogance:
"So, now that I understand the principle..."
"Why do we still stick to primitive, barbaric methods with uncertain success rates that require the sacrifice of loved ones?"
"As long as we can use technical means to actively and accurately 'complement' the 'missing gene sequences' in the eyes of simulated Mangekyo Sharingan during the in vitro cultivation stage..."
She looked at Naruto, Snake Eyes, which was burning with blazing Flames named "knowledge" and "conquer":
"Then, Mangekyō Sharingan's troublesome 'disadvantages' will naturally disappear!"
"It will... directly become 'Eternity's eyes'!"
Orochimaru's last words were like thunder, exploding in Naruto's heart:
"The so-called Eternity eye... once analyzed and understood..."
"That's..."
"It's just a plaything of science."
"Hmm~"
Miwakan was woken up by Orochimaru's voice. Although he didn't say a word with his small eyes open, he looked very unhappy.
Yes, babies need enough sleep.
After reporting Great Toad Sage's words to Naruto, Earth Flow was in a daze all the way back to his not-so-tidy residence. It wasn't until he stood at the door of his home that Jiraiya came back to his senses.
He was still thinking about Naruto's words of comfort in his mind.
"If you choose the wrong thing, you choose the wrong thing. Don't always regret and anger your past self. He was standing alone in the fog and very confused."
Naruto let it go, but Jiraiya felt even more guilty.
He took a deep breath and pushed Gate of Opening.
Inside the house, Konan is wearing an apron and busy in the kitchen, preparing lunch.
When she heard the sound of Gate of Opening, she raised her head and saw Jiraiya coming back. She was about to say hello, but her eyes were instantly attracted by the white "little bundle" in Jiraiya's arms.
"Teacher, please go back..."
Konan stopped mid-sentence.
She opened her eyes wide and looked at the white-haired child sleeping soundly in Jiraiya's arms in disbelief.
Wait... the white-haired kid at Konoha?
Just when Konan was filled with doubts and various speculations, Jiraiya hugged Miwakan and cleared his throat with some embarrassment. The first words he said made Konan completely unable to hold back:
"That...Konan..."
Jiraiya scratched his head, with a mixture of indescribable and wonderful emotions on his face.
"Have you... ever taken care of children?"
"Huh?"
Konan almost dropped the spatula in his hand to the ground.
She looked at Jiraiya in shock, and then at the child in his arms, her voice rising involuntarily:
"Teacher? Where did you... get a child from?"
Her eyes glanced back and forth between Jiraiya and the child.
Jiraiya looked at Konan's shocked expression, as if the world had collapsed, and felt even more headache.
He carried Miwakan to the living room, carefully placed him on the cushioned sofa, then turned around, facing Konan who was still in a petrified state, and explained in as calm a tone as possible:
"This is... Naruto and Kid gave it to me."
He paused, seemed to be organizing his words, and then in a flat tone that seemed to say "Tenten is feeling pretty good today", he dropped the real "bombshell":
"He is my... and Orochimaru's... son."
"..."
Time seems to have stood still.
The expression on Konan's face froze instantly, and in those green eyes, the original shock was quickly replaced by an extremely confused, confused, and absurd sense of "did I hear it wrong or I haven't woken up yet?"
She opened her mouth slightly, looked at Jiraiya, then looked at Miwakan who was sleeping soundly on the sofa, with white hair and white skin, like an exquisite doll, and then looked back at Jiraiya...
Orochimaru is not a man?