A small grove in the hills behind Konoha.
Seeing Kabuto Yakushi and Xia Yu arrive, Orochimaru gracefully emerged from behind a tree, licking his lips greedily as he spoke in his usual hoarse voice:
"Tsk, tsk... so you're Uchiha Xia Yu? No wonder you have so many wives. Your looks and physique really are nice, just to my taste..."
Looking at Orochimaru before him, Xia Yu froze for some inexplicable reason.
This was the first time he had seen Orochimaru in the flesh since transmigrating to the Shinobi World.
That long, flowing, glossy black hair drifted slightly in the chill breeze, and that long tongue trailed threads of saliva, so incredibly flexible...
You know what? Seriously.
He was quite good-looking.
Most importantly...
He was so pale!
Snow-white, with skin so delicate it looked as though a breath could break it.
He had none of the oppressive, depressing air he had in the anime. Instead, there was a fresh, unconventional allure...
The more alluring, the more dangerous. Sure enough, the saying was true.
"How do you want to cooperate, Orochimaru?" Xia Yu forced himself to put away those perverted thoughts and got straight to the point.
At this, Orochimaru's eyes lit up. "Oh? From the sound of it, you're agreeing to cooperate? Hehe... good."
Orochimaru slowly approached Xia Yu, staring intently into his eyes as he said, "The terms are simple. I'll implant Hashirama cells in you, and you... only need to hand over your eyes."
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Xia Yu sneered. "You really don't hold back, Orochimaru. I'm afraid I can't satisfy that condition, but that doesn't stop you from satisfying me. Find somewhere nice and private, and we can explore the matter of Hashirama cells in depth."
Orochimaru laughed loudly. "Haha, kid, you're pretty cocky. No one who's acted this cocky