Anyo grumbled, "Uncle, can't you say everything in one go?"
Orochimaru seemed particularly fond of seeing that frustrated look on Anyo's face. He said leisurely, "If I remember correctly, your Summoning Beast is Tsunade's Katsuyu."
"Yes."
"Then did you know? There is actually only one Katsuyu. She comes from Shikkotsu Forest, and her true name is Sage Katsuyu. What you and Tsunade summon each time is merely a fragment split off from her body. With your chakra, I doubt you could summon even a tenth of her true body."
Anyo knew Orochimaru would not bring up his Summoning Beast for no reason, so there could only be one reason.
"So the place you're talking about is Shikkotsu Forest, where Katsuyu lives?"
Orochimaru nodded. "This is the only solution I can think of. There are Three Great Sage Lands in this world, and each has its own senjutsu legacy. Rumor has it that the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, learned his senjutsu in Shikkotsu Forest. His cellular vitality may well be related to it. If you can master Shikkotsu Forest Senjutsu perfectly, you might be able to break the shackles within your body and gain the power Hashirama Senju once possessed."
Anyo was deeply tempted by those words and summoned Katsuyu without another word.
The moment Katsuyu appeared, she spotted Orochimaru and demanded, "Anyo, why are you with this Konoha rogue ninja?"
"That doesn't matter." Anyo got straight to the point. "I want to learn Shikkotsu Forest's senjutsu. Can I?"
Brimming with anticipation, Anyo was met with a crushing reply from Katsuyu. "No."
"Why?"
Katsuyu glanced at Orochimaru and said helplessly, "He put you up to this, didn't he? He's putting you in harm's way. You cannot learn Shikkotsu Forest's senjutsu. Did you know? In the beginning, Shikkotsu Forest was called