Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Kirito was filled with doubt and apprehension. He then quietly set up a sealing technique, preparing to retaliate immediately should the guy in front of him attack him again.

Orochimaru looked at Kirito, who was now on guard, and a look of admiration flashed in his eyes.

He admitted that he was excited and couldn't help stick out a long tongue, which he then slowly pulled back in.

He never expected that an eight-year-old kid could so easily break through his illusion.

He originally just wanted to play a joke on this kid with decent chakra.

I never expected that the other party would crack it so easily.

It's really fun.

He returned in a hurry this time and unexpectedly encountered such an interesting and talented little devil.

When Kirito saw Orochimaru sticking out his tongue, his stomach churned. He almost couldn't resist activating the sealing technique he had successfully set up to bind this disgusting guy and then give him a good Gentle Fist punch in the face.

"Hey kid, what's your name?"

Orochimaru swallowed his tongue back and spoke to Kirito in a slightly hoarse voice, revealing a smile that would scare a child.

"Please, stop laughing."

Upon seeing this, Kirito inwardly complained, then coldly asked, "Who are you? Why did you use illusion magic on me just now?"

"Oh, that? I'm sorry, consider this my apology."

Orochimaru smiled when he saw that Kirito was a little grumpy.

After he finished speaking, he opened his mouth, and a snake crawled out of it. Then the snake opened its mouth again and spat out a scroll covered in mucus.

Orochimaru took the scroll and threw it at Kirito.

Upon seeing this, a chakra thread instantly grew from the chakra point on Kirito's shoulder. It precisely wrapped around the flying scroll, lifted it into the air, and then slowly placed the scroll in front of Kirito.

When Orochimaru saw Kirito's use of chakra threads with the help of the scroll, the vertical pupil in his golden eyes instantly shrank to a pinpoint.

He couldn't help himself; he got excited again, and his tongue couldn't help sticking out.

"Sparashi, at such a young age, he can freely open the chakra points on his body and has such excellent chakra control. This child is very much like me when I was a child."

Orochimaru squinted, looking at Kirito with the eyes of someone eyeing a precious treasure.

At the same time, his eyes revealed undisguised admiration and a hint of greed.

He suddenly had the idea of ​​taking on apprentices.

Kirito felt very uncomfortable being stared at like that by Orochimaru. If he hadn't already detected several Jonin-level chakra nearby, one of which was the familiar Senju Jiun's chakra, he would have turned and run away.

The person in front of him was truly a monster.

He couldn't take it anymore.

"My lord, I accept your apology. My name is Kirito Tohsaka. I am here to clean the archives on the orders of Master Jiun Senju. I will take my leave now."

Kirito didn't even look at the contents of the scroll. He just held it with his chakra threads, said indifferently, and then boldly continued walking forward.

"Kirito Tohsaka, I'll remember you. If you ever need anything in the future, you can come find me. My name is Orochimaru."

As Kirito brushed past Orochimaru, he heard Orochimaru's hoarse voice in his ear.

Kirito didn't respond, but quickened his pace, trying to distance himself from Orochimaru as if he were fleeing.

Once Kirito disappeared at the top of the stairs, Orochimaru slowly withdrew his eyes and turned to look at the frosty-faced female medical ninja in front of him.

The newcomer was none other than Thousand-Handed Compassionate Cloud.

"Orochimaru, don't mess with Kirito. He's Mito-sama's disciple."

Ciyun warned Orochimaru in a cold tone.

She disliked this fellow Konoha ninja and Tsunade's teammate intensely; her dislike for his contemptuous and malicious golden eyes was truly irritating.

This person is extremely dangerous; letting him come into contact with Kirito would definitely not be a good thing.

"I see. It's that child. I heard Tsunade mention him before. He is indeed an outstanding child, and he has learned a very good sealing technique from Lady Mito. No wonder Lady Mito likes him so much."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru looked down at the ground beneath his feet and said thoughtfully.

Kirito's little tricks, of course, did not escape the notice of someone who was also proficient in sealing techniques. The snake on his body, which had been modified to have a strong sense of chakra, had already discovered that Kirito was secretly using chakra, but he just didn't say anything.

However, since Kirito did not activate the sealing technique he had secretly set up, he did not know what kind of sealing technique Kirito had used.

"It's good that you know. Kirito will be an important right-hand man to Tsunade in the future, so you'd better not interfere with his growth."

Ciyun issued another warning.

Although Orochimaru spoke very softly, she still heard him, so she now needs to take preventative measures and not give Orochimaru any chance to cause trouble.

If she weren't unsure whether she could defeat Orochimaru, she would have loved to get rid of this source of trouble.

Beat him until he never dares to even think about hitting on other people's babies again.

Unfortunately, she couldn't do it on her own. Orochimaru was incredibly powerful. He had already earned the title of "Legendary Sannin of Konoha" alongside Tsunade and Jiraiya on the battlefield of the Land of Rain, becoming a renowned ninja in the ninja world.

However, just because she herself cannot do it does not mean that the Senju clan cannot. As long as Lady Mito and Lady Tsunade are still alive, even Orochimaru would not dare to lay a hand on Kirito, Lady Mito's disciple.

"Since he's Tsunade's right-hand man, I won't touch him. Goodbye."

Orochimaru stared directly into Jiyun's dangerous eyes, sneered, and then walked past Jiyun slowly toward the hospital exit.

Ciyun turned around and looked at Orochimaru's receding figure, wondering, "Why would that disgusting guy come back at this time?"

A few minutes later, Orochimaru walked out of the hospital. He looked up and used his hand to shield his eyes from the glaring sunlight.

As he lowered his hand, an ANBU ninja wearing a cat mask appeared in front of him.

"So you're one of Danzo's men. Speak, what do you want?"

Orochimaru instantly recognized the person's identity and looked at him with interest.

"Orochimaru, Lord Danzo requests your presence."

The Root ninja spoke neither arrogantly nor humbly.

Chapter 49: Software Modification

In front of the archives room on the first basement floor of Konoha Hospital.

Kirito explained the situation to the guard and was able to enter the archives smoothly. He then picked up the cleaning tools inside and began cleaning.

Of course, he didn't actually do the cleaning properly. Instead, he used the Shadow Clone Technique to create more than a dozen shadow clones that only existed for an hour each. Half of them helped with the cleaning, while the other half helped him search for treasures in the archives to see if he could find any valuable information.

Unfortunately, Konoha's security measures were quite good. Most of the documents in the archives were medical records, and the only ones that Kirito found somewhat valuable were some records of failures.

These records of failures are records of various failed experiments conducted by researchers in the hospital.

There have been instances where the development of a drug to increase chakra levels failed.

There are studies on cell fusion failures.

There have been failed attempts to develop artificial organs.

……

Because of their failure, they are seen as a disgrace, and ultimately they are thrown here like worthless garbage, waiting to be discovered or destroyed one day.

People in the hospital treated them as trash, but Kirito treasured them like precious gems.

He has been studying biology for the past two years and has experienced countless failures, but he understands that even failed experiments are valuable, at least they remove many obstacles to success.

Success is never easy.

Kirito held the documents recording his failures in his hands with great interest, quickly memorizing the text.

With so many failures as nourishment, he will surely take another big step closer to success.

However, there was just too much information. Even though it only accounted for a small portion of the total amount of information in the archives, it was still not something Kirito could pack up and take away in a short time and put into his mind.

But it's okay, there's plenty of time.

Kirito was confident that he could take all these treasures with him.

With such a wonderful person as Ciyun, he will have many opportunities to come here to study in the future.

Meanwhile, Kirito was also using a miniature shadow clone to watch Orochimaru's apology to him.

Orochimaru's things are generally harmful, so Kirito wouldn't dare touch them with his real body.

Adhering to the principle of not wasting chakra, he used a tiny bit of chakra to create a mini shadow clone to provoke Orochimaru's apology.

"Software modification experiment, what a piece of junk."

After reading the contents of the scroll, Kirito said with a look of disgust.

Soft body modification is a secret technique unique to Orochimaru, which he developed himself. Once mastered, this technique can greatly enhance the flexibility and elasticity of the human body, allowing the body to stretch and bend freely.

In the anime, Orochimaru's ability to extend his neck and limbs by more than ten meters and to crawl quickly on the ground like a snake is thanks to this secret technique.

Kirito remembered that in the original story, a girl named Misumi Kensuke, who appeared during the first Chunin Exams, had learned this secret technique, but her performance was mediocre.

Overall, this secret technique is quite effective in improving the learner's strength. It allows taijutsu-type ninjas to develop an alternative taijutsu (similar to the protagonist in a certain One Piece anime). It can also allow people to squeeze into narrow cracks, thereby achieving escape and infiltration.

However, Kirito still didn't think much of this secret technique.

The reason is that this secret technique requires surgery on one's own body, and if one is not careful, it will fail and result in becoming disabled.

Clearly, this secret technique is a bait.

If he wants to learn this secret technique, he can only go to Orochimaru, because only Orochimaru, the successful one, has enough confidence to complete the modification of the human body.

But in doing so, he would become Orochimaru's prey.

Kirito knew very well what kind of person Orochimaru was.

This person may not be a bastard now, but who knows what the future holds. In the story, ever since Orochimaru had the idea of ​​wanting immortality, he began to rapidly degenerate and eventually became a complete scumbag, a cold-blooded animal who regarded the lives of others as worthless. Even if he is redeemed later, this stain can never be washed away.

If this special talent with the ability to transform into a sage were to fall into Orochimaru's hands, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"However, it's unrealistic for a person to stretch their arms and neck more than ten meters just by performing soft modifications. Now that I think about it, this secret technique might be related to the Akimichi clan's secret techniques. The training content recorded in this secret technique clearly requires the use of Yang attribute chakra."

Kirito recalls some scenes from the story where Orochimaru uses the Soft Body Modification Technique, and then begins to think deeply about the Soft Body Modification Technique.

Before long, he became interested in the secret technique again.

If he's not mistaken, Orochimaru's secret technique was an improvement upon the Akimichi clan's Multi-Size Technique.