Naruto: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Otsutsuki.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Hinata Seiran will likely have to remain at the Kikyōyama defense line for quite some time.

"Hehe, Qinglan-jun, don't think that you can rest peacefully just because you've arrived here."

Orochimaru suddenly spoke calmly, interrupting his thoughts.

He glanced at Hinata Seiran's slightly relaxed brow, as if he had already guessed what he was thinking.

"The Sand Village isn't behaving itself these days... Rasa has even declared he's going to war with Konoha!"

Is the Sand Village going to war?

Hinata Seiran gave Orochimaru a strange look.

The timeline has changed, and Orochimaru has changed too.

The person before me is no longer just Orochimaru, who is solely focused on his duties as a commander and human experimentation.

Instead, he is Orochimaru, constantly navigating power struggles, ideals, experiments, battlefields, and the village's upper echelons, and vying for the position of Fourth Hokage.

Orochimaru is more complex and more dangerous than I remember.

The Battle of Kikyo Mountain, which should have taken place, should have gradually faded from the ninja world stage after many changes.

But now it seems...

Will this be stirred up again?

"Lord Orochimaru, then I wish you all the best."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hinata Seiran got up to leave, but he suddenly stopped after taking only two steps.

He seemed to suddenly remember something and turned to look at Orochimaru.

"However, Lord Orochimaru, may I ask a question? How did you persuade Sunagakure to assist Konoha?" After a pause, seeing that Orochimaru did not answer, Hyuga Seiran added, "Of course, if it's inconvenient, just pretend I didn't ask."

"After all, I was just a little curious and wanted to know how the future 'Fourth Hokage' managed to persuade Sunagakure with his silver tongue."

Orochimaru did not answer immediately.

The silence lasted for a long time, so long that even the wind outside the tent seemed to become quieter.

Seeing this, Hinata Seiran shrugged and didn't press the matter further before turning and leaving the tent.

When the curtain was lifted, the summer breeze rushed in, causing the candlelight to flicker violently, as if it were about to go out at any moment.

"Ha ha……"

After a long while, Orochimaru suddenly let out a cold laugh.

That's because he accepted a series of unequal treaties.

Sunagakure is not a benevolent ally.

Luo Sha is not the kind of fool who can be swayed by a few words.

To get Sunagakure to cooperate with Konoha at a crucial moment, and to get them to temporarily suppress their hatred and greed, the price to pay would naturally be high.

Resources, interests, border concessions, post-war distribution, and even some promises that cannot be made public.

but……

Orochimaru's lips slowly curled upwards.

What is the connection between the promise made by Konoha Jonin Orochimaru and his Sage Orochimaru, as well as the future Fourth Hokage?

Agreements can be interpreted.

Promises can also be rewritten by identity.

He never believed that he needed to be forever bound by his position at a certain point in the past.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru slowly raised his right hand, feeling the surging life force within his body.

This neutralized version of Hashirama cells not only stabilized his physical condition like never before, but also gave him a glimpse of the possibility of further advancement.

Can I finally learn the Sage Mode in Ryuchi Cave?

Thinking of this, Orochimaru chuckled softly.

Ha ha ha ha...

But in the very next instant...

boom!

A muffled thud.

White smoke suddenly burst forth.

Orochimaru's figure vanished from the tent in an instant.

Only a lingering chill remained, along with the faint, flickering light of a candle.

Hyuga Seiran, who left the main tent alone, had no idea where Orochimaru had gone.

However, he could clearly sense that Orochimaru's aura was different from before.

Unlike before, when he was covered in slime and had a disgusting, fishy smell, Orochimaru now clearly possessed a new life force.

"The White Zetsu cells have already been transplanted into him..." Hinata Seiran returned to his tent and pondered silently.

Unlike Hashirama cells, White Zetsu cells are much gentler and, if used properly, can even allow a ninja to unleash the power of Wood Release.

Even so, if Orochimaru truly wanted to use these cells to achieve a truly large-scale, systematic level of Wood Release, it would still be far from enough.

Moreover, he also possesses his own unique snake-style ninjutsu system.

Unless they encounter some extraordinary event that can change everything, they will not easily give up the path they have cultivated for many years.

Thinking about this, Hinata Seiran felt a pang of emotion.

“Me too…” Hinata Seiran slowly opened his palm.

The originally faint rhomboid marks now appear unusually full, as if they contain some long-dormant power.

As the purple chakra began to surge, black lines rapidly spread along his palm, covering half of his body in an instant.

Surprisingly, after the patterns spread to half of his body, they did not stop but continued to intensify, and the chakra fluctuations they emitted became even stronger.

Even more remarkably, a horn was faintly growing on his forehead.

At that moment, his eyes also transformed into the deep blue Tenseigan.

At this moment, if you removed the black lines that had crept up his face, his appearance would be almost identical to that of his previous life.

"'Sacrificing oneself to refine elixirs'..."

He murmured softly, his gaze deep and complex.

"It really helped me regain... the power that belonged to the Otsutsuki."

Chapter 71 Is this Orochimaru's way of treating guests?

As for the so-called "sacrifice for alchemy," Hyuga Seiran wasn't actually sure whether it could be considered a true divine art.

After all, compared to divine arts like "Takao-san Rei-sun," "Ame-su-ha Ryusei-no-Mikoto," and "Shona Hikona," which are unique to each high-ranking Otsutsuki and possess distinct personal characteristics, this is a different story.

The method of "Sacrifice Refining Elixir," which materializes chakra and then further compresses and condenses it into elixirs, doesn't seem to be so unique.

At least within the Otsutsuki clan, those who left their main clan to plant divine trees and harvest chakra fruits on different planets possessed similar abilities to varying degrees.

However, judging from the extent to which Hinata Seiran has mastered it, this ability is far from complete.

The most complete and typical examples are Momoshiki and Kinshiki.

The former can absorb a large amount of chakra, compress and refine it into pills, and then consume them in battle to quickly enhance their strength and replenish their energy.

The latter, when Momoshiki was in crisis, simply transformed himself into a Chakra Fruit, merging with Momoshiki to complete the final offering and fusion.

What Hyuga Seiran is doing now is using the Tenseigan's ability to absorb chakra to forcibly shape the absorbed chakra into a form similar to a pill.

Although it cannot be compared to the true Otsutsuki divine arts.

Even so, the effect it brings is already quite close.

At the very least, this did allow him to regain some of the power he had gained in his previous life.

"laugh...."

A faint bluish-green light emerged from the palm of his hand.

A small, light green ball slowly appeared in Hinata Seiran's palm.

The last remaining trace of chakra within the sphere had been completely devoured.

Hinata Seiran looked down at the small ball emitting a faint blue light, his eyes flickering slightly.

For a moment, he fell into deep thought.

There are many benefits to fusing a large number of Byakugan into a giant Tenseigan.

For example, one can quickly enter the Tenseigan Chakra Mode by utilizing the immense power of the giant Tenseigan.

For example, it can condense chakra beads, control puppets, release larger-scale gravitational and repulsive forces, and even further touch upon the true inherited power left behind by the Otsutsuki Hamura lineage.

That was a clear and proven path.