Resurrection Jutsu still held an enormous attraction for Orochimaru. In fact, it probably held the same attraction for anyone.
After all, ninjas lived on the knife's edge. Facing death at any moment was perfectly normal for their profession.
If there was a fallback, something that could save them at a critical moment, probably no one would want to miss it.
Orochimaru remained reasonably cautious, however. That caution came entirely from his lack of trust in Xia Yan. After all, Xia Yan put far too much pressure on him.
"Director Xia Yan, this is hardly a simple matter." Orochimaru looked at Xia Yan with feigned composure and slowly asked, "Resurrection Jutsu has never been simple. Even if I'm interested, I might not be able to accomplish it."
"What if there's already a complete framework, and all you need to do is verify its validity?" Xia Yan smiled at Orochimaru, then took out a scroll and handed it straight to him.
What Xia Yan gave Orochimaru was a copy of the Living Corpse Reincarnation Jutsu. Although Xia Yan did intend to carry out this work in Konoha, there was a problem.
The restrictions in Konoha were simply too great, and the Medical Department was outside Xia Yan's control.
That meant Xia Yan had no research personnel at his disposal. Even training them step by step would take time.
Xia Yan had time, but even if he could take things slowly, he still hoped to obtain some tangible results.
Work would inevitably begin in Konoha, but Orochimaru would also work on it. Only by comparing their findings after obtaining results could Xia Yan feel completely reassured.
After accepting Xia Yan's scroll, Orochimaru first gave him a puzzled look before slowly breaking it open.
But after a glance at its contents, his expression changed