Orochimaru, running away with a bucket

Those who want to obtain the White Eyes can no longer use the Caged Bird Curse to determine whether that person's White Eyes will be destroyed after being dug out.

It is very likely that they would spend a lot of time and effort to kill a Hyuga clan ninja, but after the ninja's death, the caged bird curse would destroy his brain and Byakugan, and their efforts would be in vain.

In other words, the difficulty of obtaining the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan has increased dramatically.

Volume 83: Chapter 1: No One Can Request an Extra Ryo from Kakuzu

In the Land of Waves, a variety of creatures live in the beautiful mangroves.

The Chimera insect swarm that Orochimaru sent to the Land of Waves lives here.

A masked monster with its body made up of black blood vessels crawled out tremblingly from the gathered Chimera insects and walked staggeringly in front of Kakuzu.

Kakuzu looked at the masked monster, which had become much weaker after feeding the Chimera worm chakra, and fell silent. You know, he is very picky about hearts, and every heart is contributed by a ninja of the Jonin level.

However, even the masked monster with such a heart was almost drained of its chakra by the Chimera bugs.

Kakuzu regretted it. He really regretted rejecting the funding application for the people responsible for taking care of the Chimera bugs. He had been thinking that they were just some big bugs that could be used as low-level summoning beasts?

But reality slapped him in the face. These big bugs were more gluttonous and smarter than he had imagined. They also knew not to eat up all the masked monster's chakra.

If all the chakra is eaten up, his heart will be ruined.

"Mr. Kakuzu, is it... okay?"

The girl in charge of looking after the Chimera worms is a girl named Mu from the Ibri clan. She looks at the masked monster that has become much weaker and limp from its previous ferociousness with a hint of worry in her eyes.

"Just rest and rest."

There was no change in Kakuzu's expression as he reached out to the masked monster. The masked monster split into black blood vessels and drilled into his clothes along the black blood vessels stitched on his body.

When Mu saw this scene, he couldn't help but move back a little. This scene looked really scary.

Kakuzu noticed Mu's movements and understood the girl's fear for herself. He straightened his clothes and said, "Mu, I have approved the funding you requested."

"Mr. Kakuzu, thank you very much!"

Mu clasped his hands together, thinking that he had finally solved the problem of these big guys' need for chakra.

Mr. Kakuzu had only been in the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company for a short time, but she had often heard of his great achievements. He would find many problems when many projects came to him for funding, and no one had ever been able to get an extra tael of funding from him.

It is said that when he encountered a bandit group while transporting goods, his fire escape technique directly burned a forest into a barren land, and the bandit group was burned to ashes.

It's just a matter of dealing with a group of thieves, but using such an exaggerated fire escape technique is really an overreaction.

People in the company called him the stern miser behind his back.

Kakuzu watched as the Chimera worm flew through the air. Its massive claws clamped a ferocious beast, and its powerful jaws bit the thrashing beast to death in one swift bite.

Could it be that the Chimera worm was bred by Orochimaru?

Kakuzu thought he was knowledgeable, but he had never seen this kind of insect with intelligence and certain social habits. Given Orochimaru's research results, he suspected that the Chimera insect was related to her.

The Chimera worm noticed that Jiaodu was looking at it, so it landed on the ground and looked at the dead beast between its claws with reluctance and handed it over.

"I do not need."

Kakuzu turned around and used the Flickering Body Technique to leave.

The Chimera Worm lowered its head in disappointment. The girl jumped over to it, patted its head and said soothingly, "Don't be sad. Mr. Kakuzu is just like that."

Kakuzu returned to the company, sat in his office, picked up the latest intelligence he had collected, and saw the information about the Hyuga clan of Konoha.

The system of main and branch families...isn't that something that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Hyuga clan?

This system has been abolished. Could it be that the curse of the caged bird has been lifted?

Who is powerful enough to break the curse of the caged bird?

In the era when the ninja world was still in the turmoil of war, the Hyuga clan's bloodline limit, the Byakugan, was a highly coveted existence. Although the Byakugan's ability in combat was not as good as the Sharingan's, it was far superior to the Sharingan in terms of reconnaissance.

The Hyuga clan's system of branch families is to prevent the Byakugan from being taken away. There have been attempts to break the caged bird curse, but no one has ever succeeded.

dong dong dong——!

There was a knock on the door, and Kakuzu casually put the information into the drawer.

"Come in."

"Mr. Kakuzu, please take a look."

The man with a nervous look on his face handed the funding application report to Kakuzu.

"This one won't cost that much. And this one, this one, and this one... Don't think I don't understand these things just because I used to be a ninja."

Kakuzu looked through the funding application reports, picking out those with excessively high prices. He stared at the man sharply, "Calculate the cost for me and give it to me. I hope there won't be a next time, understand?"

"Eh! Yes, it's Kakuzu-san!"

The man trembled with fear and quickly walked out of Kakuzu's office.

"Humph, you're dreaming of getting more funding from me!"

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In a room in the laboratory, the lights are bright.

Orochimaru, lying on the bed in the center, slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes were covered with a layer of liquid that almost merged with her eyeballs. This was the liquid contact lens she had developed for a long time to defend against illusions.

There was a little discomfort at first, but now there is no strange feeling at all.

"How are you feeling, Lord Orochimaru?"

Yim stood by nervously, and there were many people outside the room waiting for the results.

They really want to know whether the liquid contact lenses that have been researched for a long time are successful or failed.

"good, very good."

Orochimaru looked around and saw things more clearly, as if he was using a magnifying glass. He tried to inject chakra into the liquid contact lenses. Ripples appeared in Orochimaru's eyes, and the liquid contact lenses adjusted rapidly, magnifying things in the distance several times.

Is this like carrying a telescope with you?

This is not the function that Orochimaru cares about most. What she cares about most is whether the liquid contact lens can resist or even rebound illusions.

We have to mention here that in the original work, Orochimaru, who had level 10 illusion, fell into a low-level illusion. If Kabuto Yakushi had not rescued him in time, it would not be as simple as losing a hand.

"Imu, cast an illusion on me."

Orochimaru remembered that Im knew some illusion techniques. Her level might not be high, but it was better than her having to find an illusion ninja on short notice.

"Lord Orochimaru…I cannot cast a genjutsu on you."

Im shook her head. How could she cast an illusion on Lord Orochimaru?

"Imu, this is to test the research results."

Orochimaru said seriously, sometimes she really didn't like how loyal they were.

"Then... please forgive me..."

Yim made seals with his hands and kept telling himself that this was to test the research results in order to convince himself.

"Magical and Infinite Blockade!"

Is this what it feels like to be under an illusion?

It was the first time that Orochimaru felt the feeling of being caught in an illusion so directly. The chakra was injected into the liquid contact lens, and the illusion was bounced back before it could affect her.

Yim felt that the surroundings were getting darker, and the environment changed from the laboratory to an extremely dark place. Countless chains were wrapped around her body and arms, pulling her arms and forcing her to stretch her arms.

This is... my illusion... Lord Orochimaru's research was successful!

"untie!"

Seeing that Im was caught in an illusion, Orochimaru tapped her shoulder with his finger and used his own chakra to disrupt her chakra, thus breaking the illusion.

"Lord Orochimaru, you succeeded..."

Yim wiped the sweat from his face and said excitedly.

Orochimaru got out of bed, looked towards the door, and said, "It wasn't me who succeeded, it was us who succeeded. The research results are not mine alone, but also belong to you who assisted me in the research."

She was in a very good mood after successfully developing liquid contact lenses that could resist illusions. This way, she no longer had to worry about being inexplicably hit by illusions. On the contrary, she could even bounce back any illusions directed at her.

However, this is just the first generation of liquid contact lenses, and it is still unknown whether it can resist the Sharingan illusion. If it can resist the Sharingan illusion, to what extent can it resist?

One magatama? Two magatama? Three magatama?

Orochimaru, who is further ahead, does not think that liquid contact lenses can resist the illusion of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

It would require the development of the Nth generation of liquid contact lenses to be able to resist the illusion of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Orochimaru opened the door, looked at the people standing in front of it, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work. Next, I will continue to study biotechnology and conduct more in-depth research based on liquid contact lenses. I am not the kind of person who will be content with the status quo."

The biotechnology that Orochimaru wants to study includes cloning, regeneration, and genetics, as well as next-generation liquid invisibility research and chakra toxin research.

As for the more dangerous thermal weapons, Orochimaru would rather conduct research in remote areas to avoid accidentally blowing up his important laboratory.

Not only did the laboratory explode, but those who assisted her in her research were her important subordinates. If they died in the explosion, she would be heartbroken.

What if, what if the explosion was a little bigger, Konoha might also be affected.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Orochimaru formed seals with his hands, and with a bang, the smoke dissipated and five shadow clones appeared beside him.

"You guys stay in the lab and do your research."

Orochimaru looked at his shadow clones.

"move."

"We don't have that much time to chat with you."

"Hurry up and go."

"Come here, we're going to start research."

Orochimaru's shadow clones were eager for her to leave quickly, and some of them directly called the people assisting in the research to walk towards the room in the distance.

Why is it that only my shadow clone is so annoying?

Orochimaru just didn't understand. In the original work, so many people used shadow clones, but none of them were like hers. Not only did they betray her original body, but they also often confronted her.

It must be the Shadow Clone Technique developed by the awesome Klaus' Senju Tobirama that has mutated in me!

Yes, that must be the case!

Orochimaru comforted himself in his heart and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to go to Konoha's third training ground.

"Orochimaru, I challenge you!"

At the third training ground, Uchiha Yaohuo found Orochimaru who was meditating with his eyes closed.

"Oh, you brought a companion to challenge me this time?"

Orochimaru looked at the boy and girl behind Uchiha Yaohuo, as well as the guiding jonin who raised his hand to his forehead in embarrassment, and understood what was going on.

It must be this noisy little brat who was clamoring to challenge her.

"I'm enough on my own! This won't end so easily!"

Uchiha Yaohuo pointed at Orochimaru with great momentum.

"Have you opened your Sharingan?"

"No...no..."

Uchiha Yaohuo's momentum was half lost.

"You became a Chunin?"

"nor……"

Uchiha Yaohuo lost all his momentum.

"Then have you prepared the challenge fee?"

"..."

Uchiha Yaohuo took a few steps back.

Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Yaohuo with disdain, pointed his finger at him and said, "You haven't opened your Sharingan, haven't become a Chunin, and haven't prepared the challenge fee. Are you asking for trouble?"

"In the next Chunin Exam, I will definitely become a Chunin!"