They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 440 Enemy from Outer Space
"As expected of... Lord Orochimaru!"

Hiruko's voice was hoarse with extreme excitement, and the look in his eyes as he gazed at Orochimaru was one of almost pilgrimage-like fervor.

The only person who could produce something like this so easily is Lord Orochimaru!
In his eyes, the man before him had transcended the realm of "ninja" and reached a godlike level.

"The rest is up to you, Hiruko~"

Orochimaru simply nodded calmly and patted Hiruko on the shoulder.

"Yes Yes!"

As if waking from a dream, Beiliuhu carefully held the small USB drive, as if holding the future of the entire world in his hands.

Then he turned and rushed deeper into the laboratory.

"Everyone! Drop what you're doing! Top priority! Prepare to activate 'Soup of Life' tank number one!"

His roar echoed in the huge circular space, and all the researchers reacted immediately, their faces showing confusion, but their actions were swift and decisive.

Hiruko's figure disappeared behind a heavy gate.

Orochimaru did not follow them inside, but stood quietly in place, his gaze piercing through the observation window and looking towards the more central laboratory.

There, the scene was completely different.

At the center of the entire laboratory is an enormous cylindrical culture tank, with a diameter of over twenty meters.

The interior was not a clear liquid, but rather a viscous solution radiating a warm orange glow. Countless thick cables and intricate tubing coiled around the outside of the culture tank like giant pythons, connecting to a ring of even more complex instruments around it.

This is the ultimate life-giving cradle created by Orochimaru based on the "LCL solution" of the EVA world and combined with the characteristics of the chakra of this world—"Life Origin Soup".

It is not simply a nutrient solution, but contains all the original elements necessary for the birth of life.

Chakra, as a combination of spiritual and physical energy, inherently possesses the characteristic of recording and carrying physiological information.

Theoretically, if enough precise genetic information and corresponding chakra are injected into this orange "original soup," it can construct any corresponding physical tissue, or even a complete living organism, out of thin air.

This is the most advanced gene-editing device that Orochimaru created in this world.

Hiruko and his team had already rushed to the control panel of the culture tank. As the USB drive was inserted, a massive stream of data began to be read and parsed.

"My God... this... this is simply a miracle..."

A researcher stared in disbelief at the rapidly scrolling code on the screen.

The genetic map of the Otsutsuki is too perfect, and too complex.

To try to build it from scratch is nothing short of a pipe dream.

But they are not without foundation.

Senju, Uchiha, Kaguya, Hyuga... these powerful bloodlines that have been passed down for thousands of years are essentially branches of the Otsutsuki gene that have been diluted and differentiated over a long period of time.

They are like exquisite bricks and tiles scattered everywhere after a magnificent temple has collapsed.

Now that they have the most original and complete temple design, what they need to do is to find those "bricks and tiles" that still retain their original structure and can be used directly from the gene pool of these descendants, and then pick them up one by one and reassemble them according to the design.

As for those parts that have been completely destroyed and for which corresponding fragments cannot be found, the power of the "Original Soup of Life" is used to forcibly reconstruct them at the cost of enormous energy and matter.

It is still a massive and daunting undertaking, but at least... there is a clearly visible path forward.

The workload is heavy, but it's only a matter of time before it's finished...

Looking at Hiruko and his team, who were already working feverishly, Orochimaru knew that he no longer needed to worry about things here.

He turned around, his figure swayed slightly in place, causing a ripple in the space, and then he disappeared silently from the spot.

The next moment, he found himself in a dark, damp, and enormous cave.

A decaying, unnatural aura permeated the air. In the center of the cave, a colossal, withered demonic statue was firmly bound by countless massive chains inscribed with sealing spells, remaining motionless.

Various sophisticated monitoring instruments clung to its surface like parasitic barnacles, shimmering with a faint light.

This place was once the site of the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, and also the hiding place where Madara Uchiha relied on the Gedo Mazo to prolong his life.

After Orochimaru completely defeated him, this place was transformed into a secret laboratory specifically for researching the Gedo Mazo.

"Oh? Why are you here so early today?"

A slightly hoarse voice came from the golem's shadow. Tobirama Senju was standing on a metal scaffold, holding a scroll in his hand, seemingly comparing it to some kind of pattern on the golem's body.

He noticed that the Flying Thunder God Technique had been activated and asked without turning his head.

"The archaeological team has made a new discovery."

Orochimaru slowly stepped forward, took out another scroll from his sleeve, and casually tossed it over.

"Did Big Brother find something this time?"

Tobirama Senju caught it precisely with a precise reach, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

After they joined forces to defeat Madara Uchiha and extracted astonishing information from the captured Black Zetsu, they learned that behind the history of the ninja world lay an even older and more terrifying truth.

The source of everything points to the legendary goddess of the earth, a visitor from beyond the heavens—Kaguya Otsutsuki.

In order to uncover more secrets about this progenitor of chakra, at the suggestion of Hashirama Senju, an archaeological team composed of top sensory ninjas and historians was officially established, dedicated to excavating ancient ruins forgotten in the dust of history.

Tobirama Senju broke the seal on the scroll and quickly began to browse through it.

His brow furrowed more and more deeply as he read.

A moment later, he looked up, his face filled with utter disbelief.

"White Zetsu... existed in this world before ninjas even appeared?"

He muttered to himself, this discovery overturned all his previous conclusions.

Initially, he thought those strange white soldiers were an army secretly created by Black Zetsu and Madara Uchiha to fight against the entire ninja world.

But now, his elder brother, Hashirama Senju, has discovered traces of the existence of White Zetsu deep within a ruin that is older than the history of any known ninja village.

The traces and relics match the age perfectly, dating back at least a thousand years.

"what is this?"

"With Kaguya's power, why would she need these soldiers?"

Tobirama Senju fell into deep thought. As the Second Hokage and a powerful figure who had fought Madara Uchiha for his entire life, he understood the levels of power better than anyone else.

Kaguya is the progenitor of chakra and the mother of the Sage of Six Paths. Her power must surpass that of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha in their prime.

That kind of power is enough to crush the entire ninja world now, not to mention the ignorant era before ninjas were even born.

In that era, there were no enemies who could threaten her.

So, for whom was this massive, uncountable army of White Zetsu prepared?
Who exactly is her enemy?
A long silence fell over the cave, with only the faint beeping of the monitoring instruments echoing through it.

After a long while, Orochimaru's calm yet cold voice slithered into Tobirama Senju's ears like a snake, sending a shiver down his spine.

"Something that would make the Otsutsuki clan wary..."

Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils gleamed eerily in the dim light as he stared at the lifeless demonic statue of the Outer Path, speaking each word slowly and deliberately:

“Naturally, it’s… another Otsutsuki.”

(End of this chapter)