"What do you want from me?
Power? Money? Or Ninjutsu?
Could it be information from Konoha?
Mukai- kun, Konoha and Sunagakure are still allies!
Orochimaru hadn't faced such a life-or-death threat in a long time.
Since the Second Shinobi World War, Mukai is the first person to force him to use the Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique.
According to Orochimaru's estimation, if he were near Mukai, even the Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique might not be able to withstand it!
At that time, there wasn't even enough time to reach the Rashomon.
The power that made his soul tremble both terrified and fascinated him.
The spectacular scene of thunder and lightning still sends shivers down his spine!
That's power!
Master the power of thunder!
Having mastered this power, Mukai was now qualified to communicate with him on an equal footing.
Faced with Orochimaru's approval and inquiry about a deal, Mukai shook his head and said:
" Lord Orochimaru, we can discuss the deal later."
I have a question I've always wanted to ask Lord Orochimaru.
Mukai put away the Hierarch Mecha and sat down on a charred rock nearby.
His face wore a calm expression far beyond his years, but what he said surprised Orochimaru:
" Lord Orochimaru, you are very lonely, aren't you?"
"Heh, loneliness? Mukai's question is very interesting!"
Why do I say that?
How could I possibly be lonely?
If we're talking about who understands Orochimaru best, Mukai, with his hindsight, would definitely be number one.
He could even be said to understand him better than Orochimaru himself!
A genius among orphans, she joined the team of Senju Tsunade and the hot-blooded idiot Jiraiya.
His teacher was Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage appointed by Konoha in a time of crisis, a man known as the Shinobi World Professor."
During the Second Shinobi World War, he withstood the Hanzo of the Salamander and earned the title of Sannin.
He struggled and fought his way up, eventually becoming the biggest villain in the early stages, even blurring the lines between genders, before being redeemed in the final episode.
Orochimaru, hailed as the greatest scientist in the Hokage world, was at this time a strong contender for the next Hokage Konoha.
He was just starting to feel lost; he hadn't completely fallen into depravity.
Even without Naruto's talk-no-jutsu, Mukai knew what Orochimaru lacked most right now.
direction.
The direction of one's life.
Mukai a deep breath and slowly said:
" Lord Orochimaru, you are the wisest person I have ever met who is most persistent in pursuing the ultimate question of existence."
You're even willing to conduct human experiments; in my opinion, what you're pursuing isn't the immortality you always talk about.
Rather, it is a fear of the demise of individual will.
You are afraid that one day, you, as an individual, will suddenly perish like Nawaki or Jonin Katō.
What you fear is not death itself, but the loneliness and unknown that follow the demise of the individual.
Orochimaru sat expressionlessly on the charred tree stump and calmly said:
Isn't this a perfectly normal understanding?
Even the most Brilliance knowledge and the greatest will will perish with the death of the body.
Only immortality can allow us to explore the ultimate truth of this world.
Mukai ignored Orochimaru's response and continued speaking to himself:
"A very clear understanding, and also very rational."
However, even someone as powerful as the Sage of Six Paths could not achieve eternal life.
Even if one day, Lord Orochimaru finds the secret to immortality,
Where is your soul?
Constantly changing bodies inevitably pollutes the soul.
Lord Orochimaru then still yourself?
Orochimaru had just begun researching the Living Corpse Reincarnation at this time.
The core idea is to achieve immortality by splitting the soul and replacing the body.
He was quite surprised that he had been exposed by a mere junior ninja from Sunagakure.
" Mukai, you even know this?"
Such terrifying intelligence capabilities! Your threat level in my eyes has increased significantly.
I'm curious, how did you discover my newly formed idea?
Could it be... that you've also been to Mount Myōboku?
Mukai naturally couldn't explain the time travel, but the Great Toad Sage's vague precognitive abilities served as a good excuse.
Just consider me someone who has eyes that can see through time!
From the scattered fragments of fate, I have glimpsed the solitary figure of Lord Orochimaru.
However, in my opinion, any individual's pursuit of immortality is nothing but a delusion.
Even rocks, which can withstand hundreds of years of wind and frost, will eventually be weathered and collapse.
Orochimaru let out that hoarse laugh again:
"Heh heh, does Mukai mean I should carve stones?"
Is there nothing eternal in this world?
Mukai shook his head and said:
"Yes, only ideas and civilizations can be passed down and become immortal."
Only when an individual's thoughts are transformed into civilization can they truly achieve immortality!
"Thoughts transformed into civilization? Mukai, such romantic fantasies cannot satisfy my pursuit of reality."
My dream is to learn all the Ninjutsu in the world!
Mukai looked at Orochimaru, his eyes seemingly filled with pity:
"So the technique Lord Orochimaru is pursuing is called the Living Corpse Reincarnation, right?"
You hope to escape birth, aging, sickness, and death, and perpetuate your knowledge, by constantly changing your containers.
This will give you enough energy to research more Ninjutsu, right?
But Lord Orochimaru, a person's energy is ultimately limited.
This tragedy in the Shinobi World can never be solved by Ninjutsu alone.
As Mukai spoke, he pointed at Orochimaru, then at himself:
"But I saw another path."
This path is to become a disseminator of Ninjutsu and civilization.
To provide shelter for more people and to involve more people in the development and improvement of Ninjutsu.
What we need to do is guide this change and make it truly impact everyone in the Shinobi World.
By then, you and I will no longer be just individuals walking alone.
Instead, they became disseminators of civilization, founders of order, and were remembered by all.
Only in this way can one achieve true immortality!
Orochimaru licked his lips with his long tongue and said with great interest:
"To become the founder of civilization and order?"
Mukai, these words don't sound like something a ten-year-old Genin would say.
Even if I were to make such an attempt, I would be considered a heretic, not only in the entire Shinobi World but also in Konoha.
Even I could be destroyed!
Mukai stood up, clenched his fist, and gently pounded his chest:
"Therefore, those corrupt rulers, nobles, daimyo, and those so-called beneficiaries of the Will of Fire,
These are all shackles on this path!
What we need to look at is the entire Shinobi World!
Smash the shackles of the entire Shinobi World!
By uniting everyone's strength, there will be no more internal strife or bloody wars.
Let's elevate the civilization of the entire world to a higher level!
"The whole world? Heh, Mukai, you actually want to unify the Shinobi World?"
Even Hashirama Senju, who was hailed as the God of Shinobi, couldn't achieve this!
What makes you think you can achieve this?
Mukai didn't seem to care about Orochimaru's doubts at all, and firmly stated:
"Perhaps I don't have the wisdom of Lord Orochimaru, nor the talent that some people have to learn Ninjutsu just by looking at it."
But I am absolutely unwilling to become a scavenger who secretly tries to reform himself under the shackles of this corrupt old society!
The ninja, a magical force that should have propelled the development of civilization, was reduced to a tool for nobles and daimyo to fight for power and profit!
This world shouldn't be like this!
I would rather use my strength to become a beacon igniting a new world!