I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 565 Heading to Ryuchi Cave!

Orochimaru!

A black and white head with a middle parting emerged from the floor at the other end of the laboratory, but only the head was visible.

"What were you trying to do just now?!"

"Hehe..."

Orochimaru drew the Kusanagi sword, which was embedded in a wooden shield, and chuckled.

"Testing the new body's various abilities... isn't that what you just asked me to do?"

After discovering that Black Zetsu and White Zetsu Tobi could forcibly break free from the cursed seal control effect of the [Wood Release: Silent Killing Binding Technique].

Orochimaru then abandoned the idea of ​​immediately capturing this oddball.

Because with his current abilities, he is not capable of doing this.

White Zetsu Tobi's [Mayfly Technique] is too slippery, making it extremely difficult to track and control. Conventional physical control methods are completely ineffective against Black Zetsu and White Zetsu Tobi.

Orochimaru's control abilities are primarily concentrated in the "Cursed Seal Technique".

If we continue to attack now, the chances of taking down Black Zetsu and White Zetsu Tobi on the spot are very low. On the contrary, it is more likely to force the two of them to leave.

Let's try to ease the tension first...

Orochimaru twirled the Kusanagi sword in his hand, creating a sword flower, and then performed a "sword swallowing" trick in front of everyone.

In fact, this Kusanagi sword is not the original Kusanagi sword that Orochimaru used, which could freely extend and retract in length.

That Kusanagi sword, which could instantly extend its blade by nearly a hundred meters, was taken from Orochimaru by Nara Rankei's Contract Seal during the battle years ago.

The Kusanagi Sword we have now is a new weapon that Orochimaru later found (the one Sasuke Uchiha possessed).

In fact, the "Kusanagi Sword" in the ninja world is not the name of a specific sword, but rather the name of a type of sword.

Orochimaru once possessed two Kusanagi swords.

In addition, Itachi Uchiha later found a spirit-like version of the Kusanagi Sword (also known as the Totsuka Blade).

Seeing Orochimaru put away the Kusanagi Sword, Black Zetsu breathed a sigh of relief and burrowed most of his body out of the ground.

White Zetsu Afei remained as vigilant as ever, but its will could not disturb Black Zetsu.

Black Zetsu tentatively struck up a conversation in an attempt to dispel the hostile atmosphere in the laboratory.

"How does it feel to have a new body?"

"Very good, very good."

Orochimaru raised his hands and flexed his ten fingers with great satisfaction.

"I haven't felt this wonderful in decades."

The body that Orochimaru is currently controlling is not a ninja that was just randomly captured from outside, nor is it a special White Zetsu that Madara Uchiha "hybridized" back then.

This body is a "clone Orochimaru" meticulously created by combining Orochimaru's personal cells with the advantages of Hashirama's cells and White Zetsu's cells!

The advantages and disadvantages of the Reanimation Jutsu developed by Orochimaru are too distinct, and it has very strict conditions for use.

Such rules include "each reincarnation requires a certain interval", "the spiritual power of the vessel must be weaker than that of the caster", and "the vessel will have different degrees of rejection reaction to the soul".

However, after being improved by Black Zetsu, the current level of the Reanimation Jutsu is close to that of Orochimaru during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

If Orochimaru wanted to, he could now use the cursed seal and cloned cells to directly perform the Reanimation Jutsu, skipping even the step of "taking over a body".

However, considering his future plans, Orochimaru still created a "self-clone" as a vessel for the "Reanimation Jutsu".

Because it has fused with Hashirama's cells, White Zetsu's cells, and its own cells, this "clone" not only retains all of Orochimaru's original abilities, but also gains the power of Wood Release!

Judging from the overall strength on the surface.

The current "clone Orochimaru" is stronger than Orochimaru was at his peak!

That's why Orochimaru bluntly stated—

I've never felt so wonderful before!

Black Zetsu nodded and pressed on with further questions.

"So, can we go to Konoha now?"

Black Zetsu's main goal in cooperating with Orochimaru was to reclaim the Rinnegan from Konoha.

With the combined resources of Orochimaru's personal laboratory, creating an "enhanced version of Orochimaru using Wood Release" is already the limit.

Even Black Zetsu couldn't guide Orochimaru to synthesize a new pair of Rinnegan out of thin air in the laboratory!

Therefore, we must go to Konoha.

Whether it's for the sake of Nara's laurel or for that strange "Ashura"!

Black Zetsu will not give up his plan to go to Konoha.

"There's no rush for now."

Orochimaru shook his head, rejecting Black Zetsu's suggestion.

"Although I am now more than I was in the past."

"But that Nara Ranka's strength is definitely far greater than you imagine!"

The Fourth Hokage was indeed very strong, but he was definitely not stronger than I imagined, right?

Black Zetsu couldn't hold back his emotions after hearing Orochimaru's words.

Even if Nara Ranke is incredibly skilled, could he possibly be better than his own brother or his own mother?!

However, Black Zetsu opened his mouth but did not say anything to stop him.

Orochimaru's ability to be so cautious and steady is actually quite in line with Black Zetsu's style of doing things.

It has always been this stable!

Seeing that he had persuaded Black Zetsu, Orochimaru stopped talking and silently familiarized himself with his new body.

Say something.

Orochimaru is indeed unsure of Nara Ranka's strength at this point.

Even now, through scientific research, he has obtained the bloodline limit of Wood Release.

But before Orochimaru learned Wood Release.

Nara Rinka already knew how to use Wood Release!

However, if we exclude the "shared ability" of Wood Release...

Even considering only basic individual abilities, Orochimaru was still very wary of Nara Ranka.

Before leaving Konoha, Orochimaru had specifically collected a large amount of information about Nara Rin's abilities.

Later, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu Tobi also voluntarily provided a lot of secret intelligence.

If you want to use this new body, go to Konoha and take Nara...

That's just wishful thinking!

Orochimaru remained calm and planned to forge a new path for his growth in strength.

It's not really "new," it's more like "new" in terms of the body itself.

After becoming completely familiar with his new body, Orochimaru bit his finger and used the Reverse Summoning Technique.

With a burst of smoke, Orochimaru's figure disappeared from the Land of Rice Fields laboratory and then appeared in Ryuchi Cave, one of the three holy lands!

"White Snake Sage, I've come again to learn magic!"

(End of this chapter)