Naruto: The Uchiha's Scientific Madman

Payne gave him a deep look and said softly, "I can arrange for you to become an unofficial member of Akatsuki, so you don't have to report to headquarters all the time. Think about it... The doors of Akatsuki will always be open for you."

That's all.

He then turned and left.

Several of Payne's clones followed closely behind.

Sasori breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded to Ao, tossed a set of equipment to Orochimaru, and turned to leave.

Orochimaru smiled and waved to Ao, took the Akatsuki uniform from Sasori's hand, and then put on a ring given to him by Pain.

He glanced at the words on it.

He turned and left, seemingly lost in thought.

Qing watched them leave until they were out of sight, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The experiments over the past few days have left him physically and mentally exhausted.

Another major battle ensued.

I was completely exhausted.

Since he transmigrated to this world, he has never experienced such an intense battle.

He used Sage Chakra to its fullest potential.

It also includes Wood Release and Fire Release, which his predecessor was skilled in.

The attack methods are too simplistic.

He felt a deep sense of powerlessness when facing Payne.

If it's space-time ninjutsu...

Perhaps things wouldn't have turned out so badly.

Tremor Escape...

Even the Bloodline Limit of the Rinnegan is powerless against a Bloodline Limit of all attributes like the Rinnegan.

It cannot play its due role.

It now seems that even the Third Tsuchikage's Dust Release wouldn't have much of an advantage against Pain.

It would take at least three peak Kage-level experts to contend with Pain.

He and Orochimaru attacked together just now.

They may not necessarily be rivals.

Orochimaru probably realized this as well; both of them were in a weakened state, and continuing the fight would not bring any benefit.

That's why he slid to his knees so easily, without making any pointless struggles or sacrifices.

A major battle here would only harm the interests of the Sound Village.

Ao returned to the shrine.

Seeing Minazuki Yuki comforting a group of children, although they were young and had not spent much time with Orochimaru, they were already deeply attracted by Orochimaru's personal charm.

Upon hearing that Orochimaru had appeared on the battlefield, several children volunteered to go and fight.

He died for Orochimaru.

Even though Qing was their direct superior.

They did not receive such love and respect from them.

"It's all over now, everyone go and rest."

"Shinshi, take stock of the village's losses and report the results to me."

"When the teacher is not in the village, everyone must obey my orders. Any mission involving going out must be approved by me, otherwise they will be treated as traitors and killed on the spot."

Qing convened a brief meeting with several key village officials.

"Ao, you're just a genin, yet you're trying to become the temporary leader of the entire village? We haven't received any orders from Lord Orochimaru... He's lying in the lab, and he hasn't woken up yet."

"I have reason to suspect that you framed Lord Orochimaru in the lab and colluded with the Akatsuki's external enemies in order to seize supreme power in the village!"

Among them, the Jonin Asada Shio, who was in charge of the laboratory's defenses, was very dissatisfied. He was the ninja who had followed Lord Orochimaru the longest.

He was also Orochimaru's trusted captain.

"This is an assignment from the teacher, and you're questioning the teacher's order?!"

"He deserves to die!"

Ao stared at him expressionlessly, then glanced around at the several Sound Ninja Jonin present. Ishida Moriyoshi was already dead, and only two of Orochimaru's confidants remained.

One of them was Asada Shio, and the other was Kui She Tisi, who was in charge of collecting the bounty missions.

Qing did not hesitate at all.

Using the Sharingan's genjutsu with three tomoe, the chakra scalpel is instantly unleashed.

Asada Shio was immediately slit in the throat by Ao.

Making an example of someone to establish authority is very effective.

This immediately suppressed everyone's discontent.

Even the Serpent Tish, who controlled a significant portion of the village's income, dared not utter a single complaint.

He doesn't stay in the village often.

However, they were the only two rogue ninjas who fled Konoha with Orochimaru.

Like Ao, he is an A-rank rogue ninja.

He knew Ao's identity as an Uchiha clan member and his strength.

He also knew that Lord Orochimaru valued this disciple highly and had passed on most of his knowledge to Ao.

He can be considered a successor to the mantle.

It was like being the little master.

"I am the teacher's only disciple and the person in charge he appointed before his departure. Does anyone else have any objections? You can raise them on the spot. If the objection is reasonable, I can adopt it. If it is unreasonable... then you will end up like him."

Ao's expression returned to calm, and the chakra blade in his palm disappeared.

Apart from one missing person and one extra body, there was nothing unusual in the entire conference room.

"My Lord!"

"Questhetis said loudly."

This statement immediately drew agreement from the other two people.

The two are Yamada Ichiro, a Chunin in charge of villagers and farming, and Hirano Chinatsu, a Chunin in charge of secret technique files and the construction of the ninja academy.

He was about the same age as Qing.

He didn't follow Orochimaru for very long.

"Starting today, the Sound Ninja will be on Level 1 alert and operating in complete lockdown. Except for purchasing necessities, which can be requested from me, no one is allowed to leave the village."

Ao used a strong hand to suppress the discontent of the entire Sound Village. After seeing that no one had any objections, he gave a few brief instructions.

He immediately returned to Orochimaru's underground base.

After three years of continuous construction,

The entire underground snake pit has formed a nine-layer structure.

The first floor is where the most basic defenses and warehouses are located.

Apart from core experimental personnel, no one else is allowed to enter areas below the first floor.

The second floor is a data repository where most of the experimental data is stored.

A small amount of classified research data will be kept privately by Qing.

Floors three through six are all experimental spaces, divided into more than thirty complete laboratories according to the type of experiment, each of which operates independently.

Based on the Second Hokage's laboratory, it needs a dedicated air conditioning and purification system.

Therefore, it relies on a sealing array set up by Orochimaru at the bottom layer.

This is a formation he modified using spirit communication techniques.

Its full name is "Dust-Free Barrier - Purification Sealing Array!"

It is a multi-functional array built on the basis of sealing runes, water-style mist barrier, and summoning jutsu. It has the function of isolating bacteria, miasma, and external chakra interference. The array can automatically purify life particles to achieve absolute sterility and form an environment suitable for dissection and cell manipulation.

It also comes with defensive capabilities. Once an intruder is detected, the intruder's body will be corroded by the array patterns, and an alert will be issued to protect the secrets of the experiment.

Qing reached the ninth floor, the lowest level.

This is the heart of the entire base.

It is also the place where formations are depicted.

However, no laboratory was set up; it was merely set up as a rest area and a meditation room.

Ao found Orochimaru's residence and opened the door.

He saw Orochimaru's body lying on the bed, his eyes closed and not breathing.

Three days later, his body had lost all warmth.

He walked over, lifted the white cloth covering Orochimaru, and took out his ninja tool pouch.

He opened his ninja tool bag and took a look.

Suddenly everything went black.

Holy crap!

"Fifty thousand taels... Master! Are you going bankrupt to dump Otogakure on me like this?!"

"No wonder he ran so fast with Payne."

Qing couldn't help but burst into a tirade of curses.

That's all the money I have.

There wasn't even enough food for the entire laboratory for a day; the seventh and eighth floors housed a considerable number of live experimental materials.

Their food consists mainly of large portions.

The few hundred ordinary people at the top of the household who farm and collect rent are not even able to make a living.

Just as Qing was about to open the door and leave,

Suddenly a cloud of smoke appeared.

A small snake suddenly appeared in front of Ao, opening its mouth and saying, "Lord Orochimaru... a letter from Konoha... Huh? Lord Orochimaru is dead!?"

"Give me the letter!"

Qing grabbed the little snake in his palm and reached out to ask for it back.

"Lord Ao... without Lord Orochimaru's permission..."

The little snake shrank its head and said helplessly.

They tried to use Orochimaru as a shield.

"Didn't you see the corpse over there?"

He applied slight pressure with his blue palm, threateningly.

"hiss!"

The little snake felt a sharp pain in its seventh inch. Without saying a word, it immediately spat out a scroll from its mouth, then turned into smoke and disappeared.

Qing opened the scroll and her pupils contracted involuntarily when she saw the contents.

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