On the night of the Nine-Tails, I shattered the Tailed Beast Ball with a single punch.

"Being able to store such a massive amount of chakra is of great use to many of my research projects," Orochimaru said.

Chakra, when accumulated to a certain level, is a miracle in itself, and with a little guidance, it can accomplish many things.

"If it's not bad, no problem," Nagasawa agreed with a smile.

Nagasawa would generally grant Orochimaru's requests as long as they weren't excessive, since Orochimaru was very useful to Konoha.

Currently, research is being conducted not only on the cells of the Otsutsuki clan, but also on the Rinnegan.

After studying Isshiki's body, Orochimaru replaced the cells extracted from Nagato's body with Tsutsutsuki cells.

The difference between the two is roughly the same as that between Hashirama and Yamato.

The cells in Isshiki's body are far more mysterious and powerful than those in Nagato's body.

Nagasawa wasn't too surprised by this, after all, Isshiki was a legitimate Otsutsuki with a higher status than Kaguya, while Nagato only had Kaguya's degenerated bloodline.

"Kaguya Otsutsuki, I hope you won't be ungrateful and will cooperate obediently." Nagasawa looked up at the waning moon in the sky.

Nagasawa didn't actually know much about Kaguya, because she was a new boss whose identity was only revealed in the finale, and there was very little information about her.

One of the few things we know is that Kaguya's combat abilities are terrible; although she is strong, she doesn't know how to use them.

Then there are Kaguya's various abilities, but I'm not very clear about Kaguya's personality.

After all, when we saw Kaguya in the last simulation, we didn't have time to talk at all; we were fighting the whole time.

At the time, he didn't expect that one day he would personally revive Kaguya, so he didn't do anything unnecessary.

Before he achieved Six Paths level strength, his long-term goal was to prevent anyone from resurrecting Kaguya.

If he had known this day would come, he would have thoroughly investigated Kaguya's abilities in the simulation, and things wouldn't have been so rushed.

Chapter 593 Resurrection in Progress

Besides the Ten-Tails and the Rinnegan, there is actually another very important and indispensable condition.

That is, a powerful enough individual becomes the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and receives the collected powerful chakra.

Originally, Black Zetsu's plan did not need to consider this point, because if his plan was completed, then the person who completed the plan would naturally possess this condition.

However, it's impossible for Nagasawa to sacrifice Konoha's strongest warriors to revive Kaguya.

The original plan was to exploit a bug to revive Madara Uchiha and recycle him.

However, Orochimaru volunteered to use his own body to take on this role.

Orochimaru's reason was curiosity; he wanted to experience this rare opportunity firsthand.

"It's interesting to see whether I become an Otsutsuki or the Otsutsuki becomes me by directly assimilating one body into another."

Although Orochimaru's current body represents a great deal of his effort, it could even be said to have reached the level he had dreamed of years ago.

However, Orochimaru's perspective is now vastly different from what it used to be. The Hashirama cells, which he once struggled to research but could not decipher, are now just so-so in his eyes.

He already has a research plan for a new body. Once successful, his strength will undergo a qualitative leap. It would be good to make good use of this old body.

Nagasawa readily agreed to Orochimaru's request.

While it's not impossible to revive Madara Uchiha by exploiting a bug, doing so would indeed be a bit underhanded.

When Madara Uchiha is resurrected, he will think that his plan has succeeded and that he will become the second Sage of Six Paths and create a peaceful world without war.

In terms of results, it was indeed successful, but not entirely successful.

He was indeed resurrected, and he did indeed become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki.

But he was just going through the motions; they were about to resurrect Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Since the tailed beasts had already been moved by Nagasawa's reasoning and persuasion, there were no unexpected incidents during the resurrection of the Ten-Tails, and it was completed smoothly.

Next, Orochimaru will step in, absorb the Ten-Tails, and become its jinchūriki.

Becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki is no easy feat. One must possess both exceptional strength and unwavering willpower to control the Ten-Tails, rather than becoming a monster controlled by its power.

Orochimaru's willpower is naturally extremely strong, to the point that it's almost inhuman.

In terms of strength, Orochimaru's body is even stronger than Obito's in the original story.

Because Orochimaru's body withstood the erosion of the secondary Otsutsuki cells extracted from Nagato, his strength was greatly enhanced.

"Is this the power of the Sage of Six Paths...?" Orochimaru, who had become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, clenched his fist lightly, feeling the indescribable terrifying power within his body.

The word "weak" has been far removed from Orochimaru ever since he entered the Ninja Academy.

In school, he was an outstanding student and one of the best among his peers.

After graduating and becoming a ninja, he became a legendary ninja, a powerful figure among ninjas.

However, after realizing what true power is, Orochimaru realized how fragile he was, and how fragile his life was.

So fragile that if Nagasawa wanted to kill him, he wouldn't even need to use a second sword strike.

In front of Yongze, he was not much different from an ordinary person who had never cultivated; both were weaklings who would die with a single swing of their swords.

Even after Hashirama's cells were successfully deciphered and the kaleidoscope experiment was successful, and he created what he previously considered a perfect body, he still felt weak compared to Nagasawa.

But now, feeling the vast, ocean-like power within his body, Orochimaru had an idea.

'Am I now a weakling in front of Nagasawa?'

The power he gained after becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki was greater than Orochimaru had imagined. Now he felt that he could destroy a so-called great nation with just a thought.

"How do you feel?" Nagasawa asked with great interest, looking at Orochimaru, who was showing signs of the Otsutsuki clan.

It's unclear what connection the Ten-Tails has with the Otsutsuki clan, but it seems that becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki grants one similar characteristics to the Otsutsuki clan.

"Very good, I feel better than ever before." Orochimaru smiled wickedly and licked his lips.

"It's so good that I almost don't want to leave this body."

"While it's not entirely impossible, for your own safety, I wouldn't really recommend doing it," Nagasawa said with a smile.

Who knows what will happen to Orochimaru's soul after Kaguya is resurrected in his body?

Squeezed into a corner of the body? Or perhaps mercilessly crushed by Kaguya?

“That’s true.” Orochimaru put away his wicked smile and nodded.

Although Orochimaru is not lacking in courage to take risks, he still values ​​his life, otherwise he wouldn't have developed so many life-saving ninjutsu.

Damage to the soul is more difficult to repair than damage to the body.

Strengthening the soul is even more difficult. Currently, the only way for Orochimaru to stably and continuously enhance his soul power is through the Shinigami training method provided by Nagasawa.

Orochimaru is Orochimaru after all. Although he was slightly inflated by suddenly gaining the power of the Six Paths level, he quickly came to terms with himself again.

Yongze would never do something he wasn't sure of, and even now, he's probably confident he can take it down quickly.

"The stronger you become, the more terrifying you will be, Nagasawa-kun," Orochimaru remarked, before beginning to use a forbidden technique to separate his soul from his body.

He's already so powerful; he could destroy a country with a single thought. If he just wanted to, destroying the world wouldn't be difficult either.

Even with such strength, it's still impossible to see the limits of Yongze.

Orochimaru can only be described as a monster.

"I just used other people's rest time to cheat," Nagasawa said in a way that Orochimaru couldn't quite understand.

In the past, after Orochimaru's soul left his body, he had to quickly enter another body. However, now that his soul is much stronger, he doesn't need to rush. Orochimaru then began to observe the changes in his body in his soul form.

"Black Zetsu, it's your turn," Nagasawa said.

The millennia-long plan is finally coming to fruition, and even Black Zetsu, that old schemer, is a little excited.

Thousands of years have passed, and finally his mission is about to be completed: to resurrect his mother.

Even if the process is different from his plan, as long as the result is good, that's enough.

Black Zetsu eagerly entered Orochimaru's body and began using the technique to revive Kaguya. Orochimaru's body quickly turned black, like a piece of white paper soaked in ink.

Just then, a figure dressed in white robes suddenly appeared on the scene, causing Black Zetsu to show a hateful expression and surprising Orochimaru.

Chapter 594 Mother's Kindness and Filial Piety

"The Sage of Six Paths".

Yongze recognized the white-robed old man who had suddenly appeared at a glance.

Yongze wasn't too surprised; he had expected this.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original manga, the Sage of Six Paths secretly gave Naruto and Sasuke a power-up by sharing Six Paths Chakra with them to prevent Kaguya Otsutsuki's resurrection, and also gave Naruto and Sasuke the power to reseal Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Later, he even appeared and personally transferred Naruto, Sasuke, and their group out of Kaguya's Origin Sphere.

Clearly, although the Sage of Six Paths is dead, he was so powerful that he was not completely dead. His soul and chakra still exist in the world to prevent Kaguya's resurrection.

Since the goal was to revive Kaguya, Nagasawa had guessed that the Sage of Six Paths might appear.

After all, the Sage of Six Paths wasn't targeting anyone in particular; he simply didn't want Kaguya to break free of her seal and wreak havoc on the ninja world.

"Hagoromo, do you want to stop your mother's resurrection?" Black Zetsu looked at the Sage of Six Paths with a wary expression.

In theory, Black Zetsu is the brother of the Sage of Six Paths, but Black Zetsu has no affection for this older brother who sealed his mother away for thousands of years.

On the contrary, the Sage of Six Paths' immense power made Black Zetsu wary, and Black Zetsu rarely dared to show his face while the Sage of Six Paths was alive.

"Is the legendary Sage of Six Paths still alive? Interesting."

Orochimaru looked at the Sage of Six Paths with great interest. He could tell at a glance that the Sage of Six Paths was not alive in the traditional sense, but rather in a state similar to his own.

As the founder of the Ninja School, the Sage of Six Paths can be considered the patriarch of all ninjas, making him exceptionally significant to them.

Even Orochimaru would be very curious about someone of this caliber.

"You've already reached this level of strength, even I can't see through you. Why do you still do such dangerous things?" The Sage of Six Paths sighed and looked at Yongze.

"Dangerous things? I don't think so," Nagasawa said, shaking his head.

Even an existence like the Sage of Six Paths cannot transcend the limitations of his era in terms of vision.

In the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, his mother was an invincible being, so powerful that she could not be killed and could only be sealed away.

However, in Nagasawa's eyes, Kaguya's strength was just so-so; she couldn't compare to him in either power or experience.