"Heh heh, the calm and Mukai is actually a passionate young man?"
Are you like that idiot Jiraiya?
"Do you believe in some Child of Prophecy, or that love and trust can change the Shinobi World?"
Mukai simply shook his head in response to Orochimaru's mockery.
"I believe I can change the Shinobi World, but I won't place my hopes on a vague Child of Prophecy."
Love and trust are virtues, but they need to be built on order and strength.
If I don't have the ability to protect myself, would Lord Orochimaru be willing to listen to my nonsense?
I believe even more in the power of human will to overcome nature!
Mukai stretched out his hand and pointed at Orochimaru:
"My partners and I are working to build a brand new era."
This new era will not be like that of Senju Nawaki, Dan Katō, Hatake Sakumo.
He was filled with passion, but died because of the mastermind behind his own death.
If the future that Lord Orochimaru himself insisted on encounters setbacks...
Feeling shaken and confused about their own existence
Welcome to try a different approach.
Now that a foundation for equal dialogue has been established,
"Now we can talk about the deal."
Orochimaru's vertical pupils suddenly contracted, and he grinned, saying:
" Mukai seems to know quite a few secrets of the Shinobi World?"
Is this Kekkei Genkai, or some other Ninjutsu?
Can your eyes really see through time?
Or do you have other intelligence channels?
Mukai did not answer Orochimaru's question this time.
He threw a storage scroll directly at Orochimaru.
"This is?"
Orochimaru pulled out several large snakes from his sleeves and swiftly bit the scroll in mid-air.
untie!
It's a basic storage scroll, without any barriers or traps.
With a puff of white smoke, a pile of silver-gray metal strips appeared in the storage scroll.
Orochimaru used his snake-like hand to coil up a metal strip, channeled Chakra into it, and exclaimed in surprise:
"High-grade Chakra Metal! 45% conductivity, these weigh at least twenty pounds!"
I never imagined Mukai was so wealthy! Tell me what you want!
Mukai extended two fingers:
"I need to use the exploding tags and the Spirit Transformation Technique Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags!"
" Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags? Spirit Transformation Technique?"
Mukai has a big appetite; he's already eyeing Konoha's forbidden techniques.
This amount of Chakra Metal alone is not enough.
Mukai didn't say anything, but simply threw another scroll over.
This scroll contains forty pounds of Chakra Metal of the same quality!
Orochimaru licked his lips, becoming even more interested in the Sand Ninja before him.
These Chakra Metal are precious, but he, who considers it his duty to succeed Hokage, will not be so easily bought off.
Why would he betray the village's secret techniques?
Before he could refuse again, Mukai.
This time, there are eighty pounds of Chakra Metal inside!
Hitting someone with Chakra Metal feels so cool, so powerful and wealthy!
If Orochimaru still refuses, Mukai will throw over that scroll containing 160 kilograms of Chakra Metal!
However, that was the last scroll.
If Orochimaru were truly such a greedy person, he would no longer be a partner in the Mukai cooperation.
There are many ways to become stronger; there isn't just one path.
Fortunately, he hadn't misjudged Orochimaru.
" Mukai, you are a really interesting person."
I'm starting to get a little interested in your aspirations.
The deal is done, but I can only give you the Spirit Transformation Technique first.
As Orochimaru spoke, he carefully observed Mukai's expression.
To his surprise, Mukai showed no dissatisfaction.
Only then did he reveal an expression of appreciation:
"That's really generous!"
Mukai, your magnanimity alone surpasses that of many others.
My experiments are severely lacking in Chakra Metal, so I'll gladly accept these.
I'm very curious, why did you choose these two rather useless secret techniques?
Mukai did not answer; his expression was very calm, showing no sign of emotion.
Orochimaru spat out a scroll covered in slime from his mouth and casually tossed it to Mukai.
"Since Mukai Xiangjun knows Konoha so well, he naturally knows the fate of the only guy who successfully mastered the Spirit Transformation Technique."
That idiot died precisely because of the flaws in this technique.
This improved technique by Dan Katō was never used again in the village.
It has been kept with me ever since.
Therefore, I can give you this technique.
The Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags technique, which was only used by the Second Hokage, is another example.
"The negative effects and the cost are just as great as the power. Are you sure you want this technique, Mukai?"
Mukai didn't catch the scroll Orochimaru threw at him, not because he was afraid of the trap, but because he disliked the slime outside.
He nodded as he wiped the sticky substance with a handkerchief.
The value of a technique does not lie in its power.
It also depends on who is performing the act.
The same Water Release, when used by the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, was far more powerful than that used by an ordinary ninja.
I'm not in a hurry. Lord Orochimaru can give it to me when he obtains it.
There is still trust between us.
Mukai opened the cleaned scroll and glanced at it. It did indeed contain Dan Katō's version of the Spirit Transformation Technique.
"Interesting, very interesting. I'll give your suggestion a good consideration."
Live well, Mukai.
Let me witness the future you've envisioned, a future that will become civilization.
Perhaps one day, I will be willing to give you the forbidden technique of Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.
Orochimaru spoke, he sank into the ground again and disappeared.
Mukai Bioelectric Sensing that there were no more large life forms around him, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn, that scared the hell out of me.
The pressure of facing Orochimaru was the greatest he had ever experienced since his transmigration.
He had taken the initiative, using the 600-degree charge stored in two supercapacitors to instantly kill the Root ninja and earn himself a chance for a fair dialogue.
The Spirit Transformation Technique!
Exchanging for such a forbidden technique, which others might consider useless, is one of Mukai's greatest gains from this trip!
He communicated with the newly awakened consciousness within his sea of consciousness:
" Komushi, how are you feeling now?"
" Mukai, thank you for expending so much Chakra to nourish me."
I am Komushi, and yet I am not Komushi.
Perhaps, I am the one you remember.
Those kinds of intelligent agents that can evolve!
I just don't know how I, in my weakened state, can help you.
Mukai also revealed his joy in his mind:
"It's okay! All great things begin with small steps forward."
I will help you learn and grow, and grow together with you!
The Spirit Transformation Technique I've acquired this time is tailor-made for you!
From now on, your main task is to analyze this technique!
The Komushi's voice also conveyed joy in my mind:
"Okay, Mukai, the brand new Komushi is ready to serve you."
There are no useless Ninjutsu, only people who don't know how to use them!
Spirit Transformation Technique have actually been used for assassination and intelligence gathering?
What a waste of talent!
He glanced through the scroll of Spirit Transformation Technique, and the intelligent Komushi memorized it.
Although the newly awakened Komushi is still very weak, it can merge with souls and continuously learn, just like AI when it was first born, it will continue to evolve!
This will be his biggest asset in the future!
The other gain was an unexpected and delightful surprise that he had never anticipated.
Mukai was completely unlike the generous person he was when he made his deal with Orochimaru.
He was crawling on the ground, searching one by one for the scattered fragments of Chakra Metal!
He threw out 140 pounds of Chakra Metal, Mukai didn't even blink.
Now, on the charred, glassy ground, he's manipulating Chakra Metal wires in his hands to pick up small fragments of Chakra Metal!
Is this what they mean by "save where you should, spend where you should"?
After a long while, Mukai, covered in black ash, suddenly jumped up.
Holding up a metal particle the size of a grain of rice, he shouted:
"Found it!"