Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's hands trembled even more violently.
This state is extremely rare for Orochimaru, who is known as the "Cold Lord".
He muttered something under his breath and kept backing away until he leaned against the stone wall behind him.
After a long while, Orochimaru finally regained his composure and reverted to his usual cold and Orochimaru persona.
"I lost my composure a bit, Mukai. You went to so much trouble to find me and tell me all this."
"You're not just bored and looking for someone to talk to, are you?"
Mukai directly took out a sealed scroll, displaying the three White Zetsu corpses in front of Orochimaru.
It had a human form, pointed ears, pale skin tinged with green, and green fluid oozing from its wounds.
It immediately caught Orochimaru's attention.
"This is?
How could human genes possibly contain plant characteristics?
This actually contains the power of Wood Release?
What's this?
"Has Mukai found out something again?"
Mukai was merely making excuses for the infiltrated monster, which he killed and sent to Orochimaru as research material.
Of course, he had already revealed that Orochimaru was researching the Hashirama Cells and Wood Release.
The abilities of Konoha Hashirama Senju, have always been legendary in the Shinobi World.
If the rulers of Konoha didn't care, then no one would believe it.
Orochimaru, upon considering the Spirit Transformation Technique, inwardly accepted Mukai's explanation.
Without any hesitation, he released three snakes that swallowed the three White Zetsu corpses whole.
His vertical pupils scrutinized Mukai carefully as he said:
Mukai always surprises people.
"Tell me, what do you want from me this time?"
Mukai pointed to the surrounding desolate mountains and forests:
"I want a promise from Lord Orochimaru."
"A promise? Is it something you need me to do for you?"
My promises come at a high price.
Mukai shook his head:
"This promise was also a request that Nawaki asked me to make.
We don't need Lord Orochimaru to do anything; we simply hope Lord Orochimaru will refrain from conducting human experiments.
Furthermore, do not help Danzo conduct human experiments.
These three special corpses can be cloned to provide Lord Orochimaru with enough experimental material.
Once you take that step, Danzo will definitely use that as leverage when you compete for Hokage.
Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his nose. He never expected that this Sunagakure would know so many secrets.
Not only did the other party not use this secret to blackmail him, but they also eliminated any potential problems in the details.
Can this boy named Mukai really see into the future?
Orochimaru, unsure whether to agree with Mukai's words, countered with:
"I'm conducting legitimate experiments in Konoha. Does that mean Shimura Danzō wouldn't resort to underhanded tactics?"
"Therefore, Lord Orochimaru should break free from the confines of Konoha and build a dedicated laboratory outside the village in advance."
At that time, Lord Orochimaru will no longer need to worry about being coerced by Danzo.
"Heh heh, does Mukai- jun's claim of not Danzo mean that I should be coerced by Mukai- jun?"
Mukai shook his head:
"I just don't want Lord Orochimaru to sink into depravity, lest he regret it in the future."
In any case, I do not want Lord Orochimaru to engage in human experimentation.
This is my bottom line.
Orochimaru raised his head and asked with great interest:
"Bottom line? What if I cross Mukai's bottom line?"
Mukai patted his lower back, and the Hierarch Mecha unlocked with a click, putting on his body.
Through the fully covered visor, Mukai's voice was unusually cold:
"If you abandon your basic human decency, no matter where you run to, you will never have a chance to clear your name again."
As he spoke, Mukai began to exude an extremely dangerous aura.
The charge began to scatter in all directions.
Orochimaru felt a stinging pain as he breathed, the pressure reminding him of the scene in the Forest of Death.
Orochimaru quickly stopped him:
" Mukai, I was just joking. Don't worry, I haven't started any human experiments yet."
Mukai then dissipated the violent electrical charge surrounding his body.
"I believe that Lord Orochimaru's pride makes him disdain lying."
With Lord Orochimaru's abilities, using White Zetsu Cells for cloning research shouldn't be a problem.
This is the bottom line. If you still want to cooperate with me, don't cross it.
Orochimaru no longer sees Mukai as a ten-year-old boy.
He had every reason to believe that the young man from Sunagakure had probably already mastered the Spirit Transformation Technique.
Sufficient strength allows the other party to stand on equal footing with you.
"Hehe, Mukai is really an interesting person. I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration."
I accept this gift.
Orochimaru pulled a small white snake out of his sleeve, and it slithered to a point about two meters Mukai front of him, then refused to go any further.
It simply spat out a scroll from the spot, which then turned into white smoke and disappeared.
"This is?"
Mukai looked at the scroll covered in slime and frowned in disgust.
"Heh heh, Mukai Xiangjun, the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags is a very powerful spell."
However, this technique also has extremely high requirements for Chakra and Sealing Jutsu.
I wonder how long it will take Mukai to master this technique?
I'm very curious.
I will carefully consider Mukai's suggestion, and I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation.
As he spoke, Orochimaru slowly sank into the ground. When only half of his body remained, he suddenly added:
"As a bonus, Danzo's Root has appeared in the Land of Rain, seemingly targeting Mukai- kun."
Danzo is very vengeful, hmph...
After Orochimaru disappeared, Mukai used his mecha gloves to pick up the scroll covered in slime, carefully wiping it for a long time before opening it.
It really was Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.
The initial pieces of the power puzzle he needed were complete.
After putting away the scroll of Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, Mukai was about to return to the Land of Wind.
Bioelectric Sensing detected a signal resembling that of a group of ninjas.
The only place nearby is Moon Sake Town. What kind of ninja would come here?
Mukai approached the group of people near Moon Sake Town in a few leaps and bounds.
Without alerting the two teams of ninjas ahead, he quietly approached the signals hidden in the two puddles.
Wind Release: Wind Wall Formation!
Charge!
The Mukai two consecutive strokes.
First, a small whirlwind enveloped the two puddles.
This whirlwind rotates extremely fast, but it has no offensive power.
Mukai didn't use this whirlwind to attack either.
As the electric charge was thrown into the two puddles, it directly electrocuted two Rain Ninja who were biting their respirators.
High voltage, low current— Mukai's control of the force was perfect; he directly stunned the two without them making a sound.
Seeing the two guys dressed in Amegakure attire, Mukai frowned.
Has Hanzo of the Salamander started to notice Yahiko and his group?
He quickly tied up the two sentries and sped off after them.
When they reached Moon Sake Town, Mukai noticed the difference between the two groups of ninjas.
These six people weren't dressed in the standard Amegakure attire of sentries; instead, they were wearing ordinary villager clothes covered in patches!