bestfiction Chapter 534 Orochimaru is begging for food again.
Chapter 534 Orochimaru is begging for food again.
"So you're here to escape." Aburame Shisei glanced around and saw through her words.
"Don't be so harsh, Zhicheng. I came here with my disciple for sightseeing and to seek refuge as well."
"Was it Guoxin Jushi who attacked you? You've died several times over."
Orochimaru: ...
"Zhicheng-kun, do you know how meaningless it is to talk like that?"
"Isn't this the prophecy the witch once made about you?"
Aburame Shisei spoke frankly, then added, "There's no need to worry about it; it's just the trajectory of fate, returning along the timeline."
"From this day forward, there will be no more prophecies in the world, no more beings who can see the future, and no one will be able to go back to the past."
Orochimaru remained silent for a long time, then suddenly noticed the insect on his wrist and sighed, "I used to think that my strength was on par with Shicheng-kun, but now I realize that the gap between us is widening."
"Not entirely. At least you have a richer knowledge base than me, and you also possess a brain that no one can replace."
Unlike him, who has only managed to discover one path leading to Yin and Yang and the Five Elements over the years, and it took him decades to complete the first part.
If it were any other transmigrator who traveled to the Naruto world, they would probably have already become the ruler of several small worlds and unified all the realms.
Aburame Shisei snapped out of his rant and was then given accommodation and a laboratory by Orochimaru.
As expected, Orochimaru didn't bring back a single piece of equipment or a single penny. It's unclear whether this was intentional or because he felt those things were outdated and ready to be replaced, so he planned to trade them in for new ones.
He said he wasn't coming to seek refuge, but in reality he came empty-handed, bringing with him a large group of disciples and subordinates who needed to be supported.
With no money and no food, the only country they could hand over to was a dilapidated one—the kind of country that would willingly submit to them without even needing to wage war.
Everywhere else has internet access and subways, but that place is underdeveloped and looks like a village deep in the mountains.
However, Orochimaru and Sasori of the Red Sand found themselves kindred spirits and became friends shortly after meeting, which is quite normal, since both of them are on the path to immortality.
One person pursued the eternal existence of the soul and the ability to change bodies at will, while the other took the path of mechanical ascension.
"Zhicheng-kun, is this the so-called Otsutsuki clan?"
Inside a glass room, the three people gazed at the baby with two horns on its head and fair skin in a petri dish.
The baby looked to be just over a year old, curled up with its eyes closed.
The body's breathing is entirely maintained by an external donor machine, but because it lacks the Ten-Tails that it coexists with, its strength is extremely weak.
Based on its total body energy, its strength after adulthood would only be roughly equivalent to that of a cadre; to continue its transformation, it would need higher-level energy, namely the so-called Divine Tree Fruit.
However, it is still a member of the Otsutsuki clan. Even with genetic defects, it can still share a portion of the clan's database, and may awaken one or two simple divine techniques, and become immune to all chakra attacks.
Against ordinary ninjas, they might have an absolute advantage, but unfortunately, times have changed. Now, which ninja doesn't carry some insects?
When faced with natural forces and insect attacks, the Otsutsuki's divine techniques are no different from ordinary ninjutsu.
At this moment, Sasori of the Red Sand spoke up: "This is a juvenile form that I cultivated based on the information left behind by those people. Its mental fluctuations are very stable, and most importantly, it was born with the Byakugan, but it did not develop the Mangekyou or Sharingan. In addition, I discovered that the Otsutsuki itself is not the key; the God Tree that accompanies it is the core."
Unfortunately, they never managed to obtain the Divine Tree. He had also come into contact with the Divine Tree, but he was unable to leave any tissue or cells on it.
In other words, the White Zetsu that remain in the ninja world today are spores that grew from the Divine Tree. They are born with the characteristics of the Divine Tree, but are of a lower grade.
In the past six months, the White Zetsu scattered in various places have become high-quality materials for others to hunt. Now they have been almost completely captured, and it is very difficult to see wild White Zetsu in the human world.
"Hehehe, Zhicheng-kun, maybe you should enact a White Zetsu protection law sooner rather than later. Protecting endangered species is everyone's responsibility!" Orochimaru joked with a grin.
It is conceivable that once high-grade materials like White Zetsu are lost, the performance of insect medicine will decline significantly, the market for high-grade medicinal materials will shrink, the price of elixirs will skyrocket, and the entire market will be impacted.
Aburame Shisei said, "You brought me here so I could use the body of an Otsutsuki to cultivate high-grade materials?"
"As expected of Zhicheng-kun, you saw through our thoughts at a glance," Orochimaru laughed. "We didn't mean to disturb your cultivation; it's just that your subordinates are too troublesome and passed this matter on to us, which we are helpless to handle. You are the expert in this area, so we can only trouble you to take action."
In fact, Orochimaru also needs to cultivate his own disciples and subordinates. Once there is a talent gap, it will seriously hinder their strength improvement, which will indirectly affect his experiments.
As for why problems with disciples and subordinates would affect the experiment, those who understand will naturally understand.
Yu Nu Zhicheng remained silent for a long time. He had long anticipated that once he was forced into becoming a farm owner, he would not be able to easily extricate himself.
However, if he neglects his duties, there will always be those who covet his position, such as Otsutsuki Isshiki and Otsutsuki Hagoromo. As everyone knows, a farm never needs more than three farm owners.
Several dozen days later, after continuous research by the three, they finally cultivated a type of fungus that could grow on the body of the Otsutsuki.
From then on, the cloned Otsutsuki will become a more advanced testing ground; at the same time, due to the lack of a complete mind or the existence of key genetic defects, the clones will basically not be born with a soul, and even if they are, it will be a very rare case.
This kind of soul entity can also become a high-grade food for level two soul-devouring insects.
At this point, someone might jump out and say, "How can you be so cruel? You cloned children and use their bodies to farm, and even extract their souls to feed insects."
Sorry, but they are not human beings in essence. Aliens are invaders and do not deserve human rights here.
This is like a farmer raising chickens just to eat fried chicken and eggs, not out of humanitarianism to treat them as pets or ancestors.
Moreover, these clones are inherently flawed, making it difficult for them to develop intelligence. Even if they were to develop a soul and intelligence, it would be prematurely suppressed. Therefore, they are essentially just cultivated pieces of flesh.
After resolving the national medicinal supplies crisis, Yu Nu Zhicheng shut down all communications except for emergency contact, and entered a new phase of seclusion.