But cooperating with Orochimaru was like asking a tiger for its hide.
That fellow was devious and difficult to control. Throughout their cooperation, Lin Ze would have to remain constantly on guard against his schemes and backstabbing. One careless mistake, and he could go from collaborator to specimen in Orochimaru's laboratory.
In his previous life, Lin Ze had only been an ordinary office worker. His understanding of advanced subjects such as biological experimentation and genetic engineering had been limited to popular science.
After transmigrating into the Naruto world, his learning ability had far surpassed that of ordinary people, but he had always focused his efforts on improving his immediate combat strength and ability to stay alive. He had never delved deeply into scientific research, which required prolonged study and extensive experimentation.
He had always felt that specialized work should be left to specialists.
And now, looking at Kabuto, who had shown such keen interest and extraordinary talent in medical knowledge, Lin Ze saw another possibility.
An exceptionally gifted assistant whom he had trained himself and knew inside out!
In the original story, Kabuto had been a research genius who impressed even Orochimaru, reaching the pinnacle of the Shinobi World in Medical Ninjutsu, biological experimentation, and even cloning technology.
If he could train Kabuto into a dedicated researcher for his "Kekkei Mōra project," it would undoubtedly be far safer than cooperating with Orochimaru!
With Orochimaru, they would be using each other and guarding against each other.
Kabuto, however, was someone he had brought back from the ruins of war, someone he had given a new name and a place to call home.
With the right guidance, this bond and "debt of gratitude" ((ಥ᎔ಥ)/(ಥ᎔ಥ)/(ಥ᎔ಥ)/) would be far stronger than a fragile alliance of interests with Orochimaru.
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