Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

Hongdou's eyes lit up as soon as she saw Tangguo. She picked Tangguo up and wiped her face as if she were using her as a towel.

This is a serious cat lover.

"Candy, how long has it been since we last met? I haven't been able to find you since you went to the Uchiha clan's territory."

Candy stroked Red Bean's head with her cat paw and explained, "I went to the Empty Zone, Granny Cat's territory, to make scrolls and ninja tools for the Uchiha clan."

"(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)."

Red Bean finally had a hug to cry to, and tears streamed down her face: "Waaah—Candy, I had a really real nightmare."

"I dreamt that Orochimaru abandoned me. He didn't take me with him when he defected from Konoha. He would rather take his dog with him than take me with him."

"I've been completely abandoned!"

Liao Wu showed no sympathy for Hongdou, relentlessly attacking her weakest point: "Hongdou really is ranked after the dog!"

"Red Bean, just admit it! Orochimaru doesn't care about you at all; he only cares about himself."

"Uchiha Ryogoku, you bastard!"

Red Bean exhales, releases the candy, opens its mouth, and reveals its sharp teeth to bite Liao Wu.

Candy quickly stopped Red Bean: "Red Bean, don't go, he might bite you!"

"Candy—Waaaaah~~"

Candy patted Red Bean's head, comforting her, "Alright, alright, don't be afraid of this inhuman Uchiha, I'll protect you."

Red Bean asked, "Candy, will Orochimaru-sensei really abandon me?"

Candy said, "What you just experienced was a dream. Dreams are uncertain, but Orochimaru has already abandoned you."

Red Bean was somewhat incredulous: "Why? What did Orochimaru-sensei do to abandon me? He gave the two most precious trial spots to me and Yamato."

"Orochimaru-sensei himself hasn't even mastered Sage Mode, yet Yamato and I were able to enter Ryuchi Cave to train in it. This is truly a stroke of luck!"

"Someone else could never have it in their entire life!"

"Hahaha……"

As soon as Hongdou said that, Liaowu burst into laughter, clutching his stomach, and Shijijima-hime couldn't help but laugh as well.

Candy looked at Red Bean speechlessly. He'd really given Orochimaru all the candy! How could he say something like that to lie to people?

Candy explained to Red Bean, "Red Bean, there aren't many trial slots in Ryuchi Cave. As long as you can come here, you can participate in the trial."

"this--"

Hongdou was stunned, and she was shocked to see the look of agreement on the face of Ichikishima Hime next to Liaowu.

Did Orochimaru really lie to her?

Candy added, "Red Bean, the success rate of cultivating the Dragon Cave Immortal Technique is very low, basically zero."

"And there's a great risk involved; you could be eaten by the snake spirit in every trial."

Even if you pass the three trials, you will only get the chance to meet the White Snake Immortal.

"Its cultivation of immortal techniques is very direct; it's not a gradual process, but rather a one-step process."

"The White Snake Sage will infuse you with natural energy using his fangs. You have a cursed seal, so you should know the violent nature of natural energy!"

Red Bean nodded: "Orochimaru-sensei implanted cursed seals on me and Yamato before, and we almost died!"

Candy continued, "Because the balance of natural energy depends on talent, Mount Myoboku and Shikkotsu Forest will teach you step by step how to balance natural energy."

"But not Ryuchi Cave. The White Snake Immortal doesn't care about all that fancy stuff. He'll just give you a bite, and if you can survive it, you'll become an immortal."

"If I can't make it through, I'm sorry, I'll be eaten by the White Snake Immortal."

"Only a madman obsessed with seeking power would come to Ryuchi Cave!"

Red Bean looked at Liao Wu.

Liao Wu explained, "I have no choice. There are no connections at Mount Myōboku, and the Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest said I was too evil. Only a heretical sect like Ryūchi-dō can bestow immortal techniques upon me."

Red Bean nodded: "That's true, only Ryuchi Cave can contain demons and monsters like you!"

Liao Wu bared his teeth and reached out to pinch Hongdou's face.

Red Bean hid directly behind the candy.

"Alright, why are both of you acting like kids?"

The candy stopped Liao Wu and Hong Dou from their antics and continued speaking to Hong Dou, "Hong Dou, now you know how difficult it is to cultivate the immortal arts of Dragon Cave?"

Red Bean nodded: "But I still don't think Orochimaru-sensei will abandon me."

Candy finally dropped a cruel bombshell: "Red Bean, your teacher has a forbidden technique called Reincarnation."

"This forbidden technique can transform one's soul into an alien, thereby seizing another's body and obtaining everything from them."

Hongdou's pupils contracted, and she looked somewhat shocked.

Candy pointed to the curse mark on Red Bean's neck and said, "That curse mark is proof that Orochimaru's chakra is inside."

"Its function is to modify your body, making it adapt to Orochimaru's soul."

"If you successfully master Sage Mode, Orochimaru will be able to use this cursed seal to possess your body, and your soul will be suppressed by him."

"He doesn't need to take any risks; he can obtain Sage Mode with your help and Yamato's!"

"impossible--"

Red Bean shouted, "Orochimaru-sensei isn't like that! He wouldn't do that to me!"

Liao Wu grabbed Hong Dou's head: "Hong Dou, how dare you yell at my cat! I really need to control you!"

Candy tried to stop it, but Liao Wu stopped it.

"Anko, face reality! Orochimaru loves you more than he loves his disciple!"

Liao Wu injected his life spores into the red bean's body, which is where the red bean's curse seal is located.

Using the powerful Yang Release technique, Orochimaru's cursed seal was removed.

In the original work, Orochimaru's cursed seal was terrifying; Sasuke was bitten by him and the cursed seal could not be removed.

Until Itachi used the Totsuka Blade to seal Orochimaru's soul within the cursed seal.

This allowed Sasuke to remove the cursed seal.

Orochimaru's cursed seal is very difficult to remove, and against certain special individuals, the special effects of Orochimaru's cursed seal are useless.

For example, Ah Fei.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Orochimaru's team encountered Tobi blocking their way.

Orochimaru bit Tobi, briefly binding him, but Tobi easily released Orochimaru's curse seal afterward.

Although it is just a simple curse mark, it also shows that the curse mark is not very effective against Yang-attribute creatures.

This mechanism is based on the mutual elimination of Yin and Yang.

Yin and Yang are like Tai Chi, both opposing and complementary.

Orochimaru's cursed seal is considered a Yin attribute power, while Tobi is a Yang attribute creature, and his Yang Release can eliminate the negative buffs brought by Orochimaru.

At this point, it is theoretically feasible for Liao Wu to use the power of Yang Dun to remove the curse seal on Hong Dou.

Just as Liao Wu had expected, Orochimaru's chakra within the Red Bean Curse Seal was forced out by Liao Wu's powerful Yang Release.

Anko's neck showed something unusual. The cursed seal spread out rapidly, and the head of a giant snake appeared on Anko's neck. Then Orochimaru took it out of the snake's mouth.

It is Orochimaru's chakra, or you could call it a fragment of his soul, or his clone.

In any case, thanks to this clone, Orochimaru can be resurrected from the cursed seal even if his main body dies, as long as he has a special technique and enough chakra.

Orochimaru's clone was forced out, and Liao Wu grabbed his neck with one hand.

"See that, Red Bean? This is the proof!"

Red Bean tilted her head and looked at Orochimaru, the clone that had grown out of her neck. She froze on the spot, speechless for a long time, her eyes filled with disbelief.

It's true, it's really true. Anko was indeed used as a sacrifice for Orochimaru's reincarnation.

"Why—"