I'm doing Jujutsu Kaisen in the ninja world.

He knew Orochimaru was definitely not dead, but he wasn't sure if he had been resurrected.

And if Orochimaru wants to do something, Kabuto is definitely someone he can't avoid.

At the very least, Sasuke's eye transplant surgery could be performed by Kabuto.

Kabuto's medical ninjutsu is extremely powerful, and he is very familiar with most of Orochimaru's research.

Rather than going through the trouble of finding Tsunade, he would much rather deal with Kabuto beforehand and see if Kabuto had turned into a crazed little dragon man.

"Come with me."

Led by Shinji, they passed through the bustling Land of Sound and arrived at a desolate ruin.

This is the original site of the Sound Village, but it was completely destroyed by the Konoha ninja after the last group of Sound Ninja put up a fierce resistance.

Later, rumors even circulated that the area was haunted.

Many people who came here hoping to find bargains or out of curiosity were terrified and fell seriously ill after returning home, nearly losing their lives.

However, according to the information from the gold exchange, Kabuto frequents this area.

That makes it easy to explain.

The clown who returned was playing tricks, scaring away some unrelated people.

As for this place being all ruins, where could Kabuto possibly hide...?

Based on the snake's personality, the real secret research base is most likely built somewhere underground.

Shinji suspects that the people from Konoha who came back never actually found the real location; they simply destroyed the Sound Village and went back.

That's why Kabuto lingered here.

This is the only explanation.

Shinji begins using the X-ray vision and long-range sight of the Azure Eyes to search for Orochimaru's secret base, which is also Kabuto's hiding place.

A few minutes later, his preparations were not in vain.

Sure enough, he discovered the underground space and followed it to find the passage leading down below.

Then he looked away and stopped trying to find Dou's figure.

Because he knew he had found the right place; all he had to do was go down there, and everything would be laid out before him.

The entrance was very well hidden, under a stone slab, with bloodstains splattered all around.

It's obvious at a glance that there's nothing here, so it won't arouse anyone's suspicion.

However, since Shinji already knew that the passage was under the stone slab, he naturally wouldn't overlook it. He simply lifted the stone slab and threw it aside, revealing the hole and stone steps below.

"There really is an underground space?"

Hidan was stunned for a moment.

"There might be some traps or mechanisms down there. I'll go down first and clear the way. You guys follow. Those who don't want to go down can stay up here."

Shinji was mainly speaking to Tamamo Hotaru, who genuinely didn't want to go down into that gloomy place, so she chose to stay up there.

That's good, at least there will be a warning if someone comes.

Just in case, Shinji also kept the little turtle.

Although it has lost most of its power, it is still a tailed beast, so it's better than nothing.

Then he led his men down.

At the same time, Dou, who was conducting experiments at the base, suddenly twitched his ears a few times.

"The stone slabs outside the entrance have been pried open, and someone is coming down..."

"Did someone else just happen to discover this place, or...?"

"It seems that hiding here is not safe either. After dealing with these people, I'll move to another base. Anyway, Lord Orochimaru left behind so many secret research bases, many of which have never been used yet, so they all belong to me now."

[504. Chapter 491 Limited Freedom]

Dou is a cautious person, but at the same time he has a crazy side.

For example, in the original work, when Orochimaru was fighting Jiraiya and Tsunade, Kabuto dared to challenge Tsunade to a duel!

Although Tsunade was unable to unleash her true power due to hemophobia at that time, causing her to be timid and hesitant, most people would probably be too scared to make a move just by hearing the name of Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin.

Unlike Kabuto, who caused Tsunade a great deal of suffering.

In the end, if it weren't for Naruto's protagonist halo stepping in and delivering a 'fatal' blow to Kabuto with his talk-no-jutsu and Rasengan, helping Tsunade overcome her psychological trauma...

It's possible that Kabuto will achieve the epic feat of single-handedly defeating Tsunade, one of the Three Legendary Sannin.

You have to know what Kabuto's strength was back then.

At best, he's only at the level of a particularly high-ranking ninja.

As for his later inheritance of Orochimaru's entire legacy, during his peak strength after transforming into the Little Dragon Man, he dug up graves throughout the entire ninja world and created an Edo Tensei army that even Orochimaru dared not imagine.

That crazy side even surprised and frightened Obito!

The secret research base located underground in the Sound Village originally did not contain any traps or mechanisms, and Orochimaru disdained to bother with such things.

However, after Kabuto took over the place, his first priority was to set up a large number of traps and mechanisms to ensure his own safety.

As a result, Shinji experienced being pierced by thousands of arrows, cut by knives and axes, stepped on spikes, and hit in the face by boulders during his descent...

Many times, there's no way to avoid it!

Even if a Jonin were to come, they could still be injured or killed.

Because all the mechanical weapons were coated with a deadly poison, once hit, there was no chance of survival.

However, Shinji emerged unscathed from the journey.

The stopping power of the limitless technique is the best protection; no attack can ever touch his body because the distance between them has been expanded to positive infinity.

How can one cross an infinite distance?

To avoid accidentally destroying the base, Shinji carefully controlled his power while dismantling the traps and mechanisms.

Anyone who sees this will cry their eyes out.

Then, after Shinji finally came down, he used the Eye of the Azure Sky to discover that Kabuto was actually trying to run away.

It's likely that he scared the other party as he pushed his way down, and then, out of caution, chose to escape through the backup passage.

Now that things have come to this point, Shinji is absolutely not going to let the other side get away.

So he first used Crimson Blood Manipulation to envelop himself in a solid blood crystal, then used the Eye of the Azure Sky to remotely lock onto Kabuto's position, and then released a Limitless Technique to compress the distance between him and Kabuto to an infinitesimal size...

Shinji took a light step and instantly disappeared from the spot.

If we consider Shinji and Kabuto's original positions as two points a and b, then Shinji started from point a, broke through all the obstacles in the straight line between the two points, and arrived at point b!

All the impact was absorbed by the blood crystals outside Shinji's body.

"If you run any further, I'll send you down to see Orochimaru."

When Shinji's voice softly rang in Kabuto's ear, Kabuto's body instantly stiffened.

In the shortest amount of time, Dou made the right choice.

Instead of trying to escape and provoke the enemy, he gave up resistance and slowly turned around.

Shinji was not joking at all. If Kabuto had continued to run away just now, he would definitely have cut off the guy's legs first, and then deal with the rest.

"It's you?!"

Kabuto recognized Shinji at a glance, and then showed a look of shock and confusion.

"Yakushi Kabuto, it seems you still remember me. Very good, this saves me a lot of trouble."

"Shinji Akagi, the Mizukage advisor of Kirigakure. What brings such an important figure as yourself here?"

"Of course I'm here to see Orochimaru. Of course, if Orochimaru isn't here, you can come to me too."

Kabuto's eyes flickered for a moment. "Lord Orochimaru has been missing for a long time and hasn't contacted me since."

"That's normal. How could someone who's dead contact you? No need to test me anymore. I was the one who killed Orochimaru in Konoha. I also know that Orochimaru can use other people's bodies, the so-called 'vessels,' to revive himself. So, here's the first question for 'Take Your Life Three Thousand'!"

"Orochimaru, has he been resurrected?"

"A child who lies will die from swallowing a thousand needles!"

Cold sweat broke out on Dou's forehead. He then realized that his body was surrounded by a dense array of blood-red needles.

Swallowing a thousand needles can really kill you!

"No."

Dou Qiang tried to remain calm and answered with difficulty.

Shinji gave him a deep look and smiled. "Very good. Next question: Are you preparing to revive Orochimaru?"

Dou's heart skipped a beat, and when they met eyes, his throat tightened.

Such a reaction could not be concealed, so he simply told the truth, "That's right, after the agreed time had passed and I still hadn't received any contact from Lord Orochimaru, I already guessed that Lord Orochimaru had probably met with some misfortune."

"But the problem is that shortly before that, Lord Orochimaru had just been reborn into a new vessel. A person's soul cannot be reborn multiple times in a short period of time. If a forced rebirth is attempted, it will most likely result in the soul being torn apart. At best, the soul will lose its memory and become an idiot; at worst, the soul will be annihilated."

"It is precisely because of this that Lord Orochimaru will not easily attempt to reincarnate again."

"What I am doing now is to continue my in-depth research, find a way to reduce the side effects of reincarnation, and then revive Lord Orochimaru as soon as possible."

Dou's words were very sincere and logically consistent, making them quite convincing.

Shinji still found it strange.

"Why must we revive Orochimaru? Wouldn't you be much freer without Orochimaru?"

To everyone's surprise, Dou nodded seriously, indicating his agreement.

“What you said is true, but this freedom is limited. Because Lord Orochimaru will be resurrected sooner or later, and when that time comes, he will know everything I have done.”

Shinji thought about it carefully, and it really was true!

This is just like a spoiled child who is home alone. When his parents are not around, he can enjoy his freedom and play however he wants, even if he makes a mess of the house.

But parents will always come back one day. When they come back and find out what their naughty child has been doing at home, will the naughty child get away with it?