He then pushed the door open and entered.
The laboratory's interior was even more impressive than it looked from outside.
Various biological specimens floated in enormous cultivation tanks: severed limbs from White Zetsu, tailed beast cells, and several unidentified organs that gave off an eerie glow.
The walls were covered with talismans and Seal Scrolls, while experimental equipment and notebooks crowded the tables.
The air smelled of chemicals and disinfectant, mixed with a faint, indefinable trace of blood.
Orochimaru stood before an enormous cultivation tank, his golden, slit-pupiled eyes fixed on the object floating inside.
Hearing footsteps, he turned his head. When he saw Xuandou, a faint smile rose on his pale face.
"Xuandou, you're here."
"Thank you for your help. This advanced laboratory has allowed my research to progress rapidly..."
Orochimaru's voice was hoarse.
Xuandou dispensed with pleasantries and got straight to the point:
"How are the preparations for Impure World Reincarnation coming along?"
Orochimaru licked his lips, a flicker of excitement crossing his eyes:
"Almost everything is ready."
"White Zetsu's bodies are ready for use at any time, and the Seal Scrolls are prepared."
"As long as you provide the deceased's DNA, I can summon them back from the Pure Land immediately!"
"Good!"
Xuandou took a scroll from inside his clothes and unrolled it. A long list of names was densely written across it.
"This is the first batch to be reincarnated. I need you to finish as soon as possible."
Orochimaru took the scroll and glanced over it, his pupils contracting slightly.
Every name on the list belonged to a renowned powerhouse in the history of the shinobi world.
Mu, the Second Tsuchikage, the Third Raikage, the Fourth Kazekage, and successive generations of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist...
It even included several famous ninja from