"Each image has its own independent information-processing capabilities. To put it in terms you can understand, this thing cannot contact the outside world through your Naruson Domain.
"But that doesn't stop me from exchanging information with you. This thing will automatically save our conversation, and once you release the Naruson Domain, the saved data will automatically be transmitted to my original body's brain."
Orochimaru's holographic image wore a smile.
"If I'm not mistaken, what you wanted to ask just now, Gen... was what I think of Ryūchi Cave, correct?"
Having explained the matter of the holographic image, Orochimaru continued.
Uchiha Gen nodded slightly at his words, not denying it.
"That's right. I wanted to ask about Ryūchi Cave. The so-called Three Great Sage Lands... heh. You've been contracted with Ryūchi Cave for so long that you should know its inner workings better than anyone. I'd like to hear your thoughts."
In the holographic projection, Orochimaru tilted his head slightly, a smile rising on his face.
He gently raised his fingertips, and faint particles of data appeared in the air. They rapidly began assembling, and in mere moments, a transparent, pale-blue three-dimensional model appeared before Uchiha Gen. It was a simplified model of Ryūchi Cave's underground caverns.
"Ryūchi Cave... a special Hyperspace with a spatial node buried deep underground, filled with natural energy. The White Snake Sage presides there, passing down Ryūchi Cave's... senjutsu from generation to generation.
"Everyone thinks it was a coincidence that Jiraiya, Tsunade, and I all obtained contracts with the Three Great Sage Lands. To outsiders, Jiraiya stumbled into Mount Myōboku by accident, Tsunade inherited Katsuyu, who had long had a contract with the Senju Clan, and I... only found the entrance to Ryūchi Cave through my own lengthy exploration."
At this point, Orochimaru gave a soft