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Chapter 126 Forbidden Technique: Body Revitalization Technique

"That's right."

Orochimaru turned his head slightly, gesturing for Uchiha Gen to follow first.

It's still that familiar adjoining house.

This time, Orochimaru brought Gen Uchiha to another basement.

Compared to the laboratories mentioned above, this place is rather rudimentary, clearly having been set up only recently.

However, this place is even more sinister and terrifying, which is more in line with Orochimaru's character as a mad scientist in the original work.

In several cages, Sand Village ninjas captured alive by Orochimaru on the battlefield were chained and tattooed with sealing runes. Their auras were weak, but they were alive.

The only exception was the Sand Village ninja, who was lying on an operating table in the middle, his chest and abdomen cut open, completely dead.

"Orochimaru-sensei, these are all survivors who weren't reported, right? It must have taken a lot of effort to transport them back to the village and arrange for them to be here."

Orochimaru chuckled again and said, "Hehe, it is quite troublesome, but these people have already been reported, just as Sunagakure ninjas who have died."

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"suspended animation?"

"That's right."

Orochimaru explained, "There is a silver-ringed golden snake in Ryuchi Cave. Its venom is not lethal, and it takes half an hour for the venom to take effect. It is not very effective in actual combat."

This snake has a unique hunting method: once its prey is poisoned, it will not continue to fight it but will release it.

Just wait half an hour, then follow the scent to find a very fresh, unconscious prey with a weak, almost imperceptible heartbeat, relaxed muscles, shallow breathing, cold limbs, and pale skin.

It was indeed a fake death.

However, Orochimaru's words did serve as a reminder to him.

After Bloodstain and Black Armor, due to time constraints, he didn't have much opportunity to contract any more spirit snakes in Ryuchi Cave.

However, the snakes in Ryuchi Cave are incredibly diverse, and like the snake Orochimaru mentioned this time, their abilities might come in handy somewhere.

Moreover, the two giant snakes that were initially contracted were powerful allies during the chunin and genin stages, but their effectiveness became very limited later on.

Even now, Gen Uchiha rarely summons them anymore.

In battles at the elite Jonin level, Orochi of this caliber is merely a tool, with an extremely high probability of death.

After all, they were Orochi who had followed him for some time, and they were quite intelligent and had some potential, so Gen Uchiha didn't intend to ruin them.

In the future, when I have some free time from cultivation, I can go to Dragon Land Cave to look for a suitable tool snake.

It would be even better if we could encounter a powerful serpent.

With his current strength, aside from the four snake immortals and the top-tier snake Manda, he can basically form contracts with everyone else after defeating them.

While this wouldn't directly elevate his strength to a whole new level, it was still a significant boost. "Do you remember the poem you recited on the day Mito-sama passed away?"

Orochimaru looked at the corpse of the Sand Village ninja on the operating table, asked a question, and before Uchiha Gen could answer, he leisurely said, "Life is only fifty years long. Compared with the eternity of heaven and earth, it is like a dream or an illusion. Looking at the world, within the sea and sky, is there anyone who can live forever?"

This poem is truly excellent. A person's life, a mere few decades, is nothing more than a dream, a bubble, and even the First Hokage, who once dominated an era, was no more than that.

He wanted to build a peaceful world, but it only lasted a few short years. As soon as he died, war reignited in the ninja world.

Therefore, it is clear that any lofty ideals or grand ambitions will ultimately amount to nothing after death.

Orochimaru turned around, looked into Gen Uchiha's eyes, and said, "But I don't want to do this."

What I seek is to master all truths, but knowledge is infinite while human life is finite. Only by attaining eternal life can one be qualified to pursue everything!

To live is the only true victory!

"I agree with Orochimaru's point of view. In fact, I can't resist the temptation of a long lifespan either."

Uchiha Gen naturally followed Orochimaru's line of reasoning.

Who would want to die if they could live forever?

"To explore the path to immortality, we should make good use of the village's achievements in medical ninjutsu."

In the pursuit of medicine, exploring the essence of life is an unavoidable topic, and having a high-level medical ninja as an assistant certainly makes many things much easier.

There was a reason why Kabuto Yakushi was highly valued by Orochimaru in the original timeline.

His top-notch medical ninjutsu made him an indispensable member of Orochimaru's team.

"That's right. I need people to improve their understanding of life through medical ninjutsu. This will greatly help me achieve my goals. I also need a trustworthy high-level medical ninja to assist me."

"I agreed to Tsunade's request from the beginning for these two reasons, but what surprised me was your exceptional talent in medical ninjutsu. I was already prepared to wait another two years."

"Orochimaru-sensei."

Uchiha Gen covered his forehead in exasperation.

Tsunade also needed his free time, and he had a lot of training to complete. If Orochimaru took up even more of his time, he really wouldn't have any time left for himself.

"I know it's difficult for you, but all I need is for you to come over for an hour every night after the Jonin Tournament. I'll take care of everything else, leaving only some experiments that require advanced medical ninjutsu."

"And I'm not Tsunade, I won't let you work for nothing."

A python crawled out of Orochimaru's sleeve and spat out a wet ninjutsu scroll.

Gen Uchiha was already very familiar with this scene.

Orochimaru always seems to have an endless supply of opportunities to exploit.

No matter the time, he can always pull out a ninjutsu that you really want, making it impossible for you to refuse.

"This is a spoil of war that I obtained two years ago when I contributed to the Sky Village with the Third Hokage. I think you will definitely be interested in this technique. You can open it now and take a look before making a decision."

Gen Uchiha took out a bandage from his ninja tool bag to use as a rag, wiped off the sticky substance on the scroll, and spread it out.

I only glanced at it a few times, but I couldn't take my eyes off it.

He admitted that the technique had indeed attracted him.

"Forbidden Technique: The Art of Body Revitalization"

By using chakra over a long period to nourish one's own physical cells, one can gradually increase physical strength. Alternatively, one can release chakra all at once to stimulate cells, thus comprehensively improving physical fitness.

This technique overlaps to some extent with snake body modification, but the effects can also be combined. It mainly relies on years of accumulation to achieve a certain effect.