After leaving Ameyuri's hospital room, Xue Ge was immediately cornered by Orochimaru.
Orochimaru had also spent several days at Konoha Hospital, and Xue Ge had only happened to run into him at the entrance.
"What a coincidence, Xue Ge-kun. I was just about to look for you." Smiling, Orochimaru placed his hands on Xue Ge's shoulders at the hospital entrance.
Xue Ge sighed softly and asked, "Lord Orochimaru, what is it?"
"Well, it's just that-I'd like you to provide me with some more tissue cells."
Orochimaru smiled with what seemed to be a little embarrassment. "I've used them all up."
Xue Ge nodded.
To be honest, Xue Ge had only reacted this way because he had been unconscious under anesthesia the entire time and had no idea how much tissue Orochimaru had taken last time.
The reason Orochimaru had smiled awkwardly was that even he felt taking so much from one person was a little excessive.
Still, only someone with Xue Ge's extraordinary regenerative ability could endure Orochimaru's abuse without feeling much of anything. Anyone else subjected to that much extraction would probably have long since grown too weak to bear it.
After agreeing to Orochimaru's request, Xue Ge fell silent for a moment before asking, "I know I shouldn't ask, but-"
"Lord Orochimaru, why have you suddenly come to draw fluids from me these past few times?"
Their previous cooperation had basically involved one supplying bodily tissue cells and the other providing various Ninjutsu and resources, benefiting them both. These past few times, however, Orochimaru had seemed very pressed for time, coming to Xue Ge at short notice each time and giving him no compensation afterward.
Once or twice was fine, but as it kept happening, Xue Ge had grown somewhat dissatisfied.
"Hmm-"
This really was difficult to explain