"Hehehe, what an amazing trip!"
Orochimaru looked around at the clearly different Konoha and excitedly licked his lips.
As Tsunade walked towards her home, she said, " Orochimaru, change your face. If I hear any reports that a giant snake has entered the village, I'll tear your bones apart!"
Orochimaru's smile froze on his face. This Hokage version of Tsunade seemed to dislike him no matter what. Perhaps Orochimaru had done something to cause this.
" Lord Orochimaru," Shinsei called out to Orochimaru, "I've found you a place to stay, please come with me."
Orochimaru shook his head. "No need. Since the Orochimaru of this world isn't in Konoha, I naturally have a place to stay. Let's go check out the laboratory first."
Shinsei looked at Orochimaru and became more and more satisfied. His skills were superb, he didn't ask for a salary, and he even wanted to work overtime voluntarily. He was truly the perfect working man!
A red-haired girl ran out of the courtyard. She greeted everyone first, then her gaze fell on Naruto.
" Naruto," Kushina rummaged through Naruto's clothes, "Where's the present you brought me?"
Naruto touched his hair. "Ah, what gift?"
Kushina Uzumaki frowned. "You go on a long trip and don't even bring back a gift for the girl?"
"But, but," Naruto suddenly felt a little guilty, "I didn't go far. Shinsei took me there in a flash, and we came back in a flash. I didn't even leave the village!"
Kushina grabbed Naruto's ear. "Don't try to deny it! You've already gone to another world, isn't that far enough? How can any girl like you like this?"
Naruto was speechless, and could only cover his ears and cry out in pain, "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
Sasuke didn't say a word and walked straight towards his house.
Minato Namikaze stepped forward and quietly asked, " Shinsei, what happened to Sasuke?"
Upon hearing this, Naruto immediately became excited and was about to speak when Shinsei stopped him.
"Don't reveal any information about that side!" He patted Minato on the shoulder. "Once the barrier is established, you can say whatever you want."
After saying goodbye to the others, Shinsei brought Orochimaru to Konoha Hospital. Orochimaru had changed his appearance.
Shinsei knows this Ninjutsu — the Vanishing Facial Copy Technique!
When Orochimaru used this Ninjutsu in that world, even the Third Hokage didn't recognize him.
Arriving at Tsunade's office in the hospital, Shinsei Hand Seals and pressed them against the wall. A wooden door appeared on the wall.
Pushing open the wooden door reveals a long stone staircase.
Once inside the basement, Orochimaru became visibly excited upon seeing the cloning equipment.
"Who are you?" A pink-haired girl clenched her fists and looked at the stranger in front of her with hostility.
"Who am I? Hehehe..." Orochimaru habitually stuck out his tongue.
This action sent chills down Sakura's spine. She raised her fist and slammed it down instantly.
Sakura! Stop!
Shinsei shouted, stopping Sakura's actions. If she were allowed to continue fighting here, the laboratory would be useless.
Shinsei, holding a storage scroll, walked over and said to Sakura, "This is Lord Orochimaru from another world; he's our advisor now."
Sakura looked at Orochimaru with some suspicion, but since Shinsei had already spoken, she didn't press the matter further.
Her mind raced, and a look of surprise crossed her face. " Sasuke's back?"
Shinsei nodded.
Sakura hurriedly took off her white coat, threw it aside, and ran out in a rush.
Shinsei formed hand Hand Seals and cast Sealing Jutsu, enveloping the entire room. He then placed his hands on a storage scroll and retrieved five corpses, including Otogakure ninjas such as Kimimaro.
The last time they came to capture Sasuke, they ended up staying here forever as guests.
Shinsei was quite interested in the Cursed Seal of Heaven on their bodies, but his teacher was unwilling to help, so there was no progress.
Orochimaru carefully touched the five corpses, as if he were looking at rare treasures.
" Shinsei- kun really surprised me." He reached out and touched Kimimaro's Cursed Seal of Heaven.
"Hehehe," Orochimaru laughed heartily, "There's even an unexpected bonus."
The Cursed Seal of Heaven on Kimimaro's neck, as if alive, actually tried to escape.
Orochimaru grabbed it, enveloped it with Chakra, opened his mouth wide, put the Cursed Seal of Heaven into his mouth, and swallowed it in one gulp.
Orochimaru's body rapidly expanded, transformed, and twisted, lasting for several tens of seconds before finally returning to normal.
"How delicious." He glanced at the Cursed Seal on the remaining corpses.
After several such maneuvers, Orochimaru swallowed the remaining Cursed Seal.
"So, Lord Orochimaru, did you find anything?"
"Hehe, hehe, I knew I wasn't wrong. Following Shinsei- kun has indeed yielded great results. These Cursed Seal contain the soul of Orochimaru from this world."
After saying that, Orochimaru took out a map and marked several locations on it. "I roughly know where Orochimaru is hiding in this world. As long as Shinsei- chan searches in these places..."
Shinsei was very satisfied with Orochimaru's performance. He knew that the Cursed Seal of Heaven was one of the means by which Orochimaru was resurrected, and it must contain Orochimaru's information.
If Orochimaru doesn't reveal this information now, then Shinsei will have to reconsider his cooperation with Orochimaru.
"I'll leave this place to you. Let me know if you need anything." Shinsei said goodbye and left.
The most urgent task now is to establish a sealing barrier; otherwise, we will always be in a situation of information asymmetry when facing that old White Snake in Ryūchi Cave.
The Land of Water, the Kirigakure.
In a spacious office, a beautiful middle-aged woman sat in an office chair, her figure and mature demeanor accentuated as she leaned over the desk, sketching and writing.
Her long, reddish-brown, crisscrossing hair covered her right eye, adding a unique charm to her appearance.
Knock, knock, knock—the sound of knocking on the door rang out.
"Please come in," the middle-aged woman said, quickly putting the turtle she was drawing into the drawer.
The door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man with gray-blue hair walked in. A black eye patch covered his eye, and his remaining single eye looked exceptionally sharp.
"Qing," the middle-aged woman called his name, "Is there something you need?"
" Mizukage!" Ao bowed to the woman, stepped forward, and placed a scroll on the table. "We've discovered unusual Chakra in an area; it seems the Three-Tails is about to revive."
The Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, slammed her fist on the table. "Great! We absolutely must capture the Three-Tails!"
The man known as Ao frowned slightly. "Lord Mizukage, there's something we must be careful about. We've detected strange Chakra fluctuations in that area, and someone's eyeing the Three-Tails!"
Mei Terumi stood up and said seriously, " The Three-Tails must be retrieved; it cannot fall into the hands of another country."
"But, Mizukage- sama, we haven't found anyone with unfamiliar Chakra." Ao hesitated, "I suspect..."
"You mean..." Mei Terumi's face showed a thoughtful expression.
Qing nodded.
"I suggest we take the intelligence coming from Konoha seriously!"