"Kabuto, I can sense it. The Byakugan is changing. We're going to succeed.
Hahahaha... Kabuto, you're incredible. Yin-Yang and the Five Phases really are useful."
Kabuto Yakushi's lips curved upward. "Lord Orochimaru, everything is ready. Would you like to change bodies first? Awakening the Tenseigan will take time too."
"Is that body ready as well?"
"It is! Just like Kimimaro's body, it can integrate perfectly with the Tenseigan."
"Let's take a look!"
Orochimaru took Kabuto Yakushi to the neighboring laboratory, where Hiruko was sitting on the floor, deep in thought.
"Hiruko, what are you thinking about?"
"I was wondering whether I even need to practice the Eight-Section Brocade. Couldn't I just take over White Zetsu's body like you did?
White Zetsu's body can absorb any bloodline ability. If I take over his body and then use the Chimera Technique, I could absorb any bloodline ability in the Shinobi World. I might even attain the legendary Kekkei Mōra."
"Why not try it? Didn't I give you a copy of Living Corpse Reincarnation?"
"Forget it! It just feels too dangerous."
"Suit yourself!"
Orochimaru did not try to persuade him further. Instead, he approached a huge glass vessel and grinned at the figure inside.
"Hahahahaha! To think that something I did on a whim back then would let me become an existence like the Sage of Six Paths. Hahahahaha..."
"Lord Orochimaru..."
Before he could finish, Black Zetsu's voice came from overhead.
"Orochimaru, Nagato is back, and he's become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. You don't have much time left!"
"The Ten-Tails Jinchuriki? Is he strong?"
"Very strong! The Sage of Six Paths was once the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. I came to let you know. I have to visit Konoha in a bit.
Oh, right! Don't attack Konoha, or you'll die without even knowing how. Even with