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Chapter 269 Orochimaru's Caution

"It's a great regret of mine that I didn't notice you before. Especially the old man, if he knew how much you've accomplished today, he'd probably regret it to death."

Aburame Shisei sneered, "Regret what? Regret not killing me sooner? After all, I'm the ninja with the least Will of Fire."

"Hahaha, Shicheng-kun, you're joking." Orochimaru laughed and stepped forward, but his gaze remained fixed on the direction where Shicheng Aburame was.

The two stared at each other for a long time before Orochimaru spoke up: "Shicheng-kun, I don't think you're the type to enjoy small talk."

At this point, Orochimaru analyzed in a hoarse voice, "You didn't come here just to say these idle words to me, did you? Let's be frank."

I think that with Zhicheng's abilities, he should be able to accomplish many things, but there are some things he is powerless to do, or that touch upon areas where his knowledge is lacking.

"So you've come here to discuss a collaboration?"

Orochimaru licked his lips, found a suitable spot, and set up soundproofing: "Let me guess the direction of the cooperation. Could it be related to technology?"

Aburame Shisei couldn't help but laugh and clap his hands, clap clap clap!

"As expected of Orochimaru. If all the strong ninjas in the world were as clever as you, things would be much easier."

"Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Zhicheng."

Orochimaru bowed slightly, his wide sleeves swaying with his movements. Aburame Shisei vaguely sensed something was different, because as far as he knew, Orochimaru rarely wore robes with such loose sleeves when he was young.

Orochimaru stood up and continued, "Compared to others, I'm simply not interested in the scheming and power struggles. What I care about, I believe you, Shicheng-kun, also care about. That's why you're my fellow traveler."

"A fellow traveler? What you said makes some sense."

Aburame Shisei sighed deeply, a hint of regret on his face: "What a pity. We were supposed to be fellow travelers, but you won't even show your true form to me?"

"Orochimaru, you're as cautious as ever. Are you really that afraid of me?" Aburame Shisei asked calmly, looking at the old acquaintance before him.

"Of course I'm afraid! After all, my strength is far inferior to Zhicheng-kun's. What if—what if you really want to attack me? Even with the protection of the Ryuchi Cave Holy Land, I might not be able to escape this time. So it's best to be careful in everything."

The atmosphere froze instantly.

Their breathing became shallow, and the air seemed to solidify.

The nights in the Death Forest were eerily quiet; even the chirping of insects had vanished.

Or rather, the real insects have all retreated, leaving only the insect swarm controlled by Aburame Shisei, silently building a vast net underground.

Moreover, the celestial beast Xiao Lai had already been hiding there, ready to launch a sneak attack as soon as it received the command signal.

Orochimaru's shadow clone still maintained a smile, but that smile had become somewhat stiff.

Beneath the wide sleeves, the hand seals for the Snake-Hidden Shadow Hand were already prepared, and the inside of the robe was covered with densely packed explosive tags. This was just a shadow clone, and he would detonate it without hesitation if things went wrong.

At worst... I'll just experience the agony of being bombed again.

A moment later, Shisei Aburame spoke first, breaking the silence.

"You guessed right, I am indeed here to seek cooperation with you."

Orochimaru asked, "So, Shicheng-kun, what do you need, and what are the conditions you can offer?"

"Does this count as the biggest secret in the ninja world?"

Aburame Shisei stared directly into those snake-like eyes: "As for what you exchanged, it's a forbidden technique of Konoha called the Impure World Reincarnation. I believe you've already heard of it and thoroughly studied it."

Orochimaru's pupils dilated slightly, but quickly returned to normal. He smiled and said, "Not at all. This ninjutsu was almost finished. I just made some improvements on it. But it's only a small part of the research; it's not perfect yet."

"But how did you know?"

Orochimaru appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil.

The Impure World Reincarnation technique was a forbidden art he secretly researched, and very few people knew about it.

Has Zhicheng's intelligence network infiltrated to this extent?

No, it might be even more terrifying than he imagined.

After all, the man standing opposite him is Shisei Aburame, a man capable of single-handedly changing the landscape of the ninja world. If it were him, it wouldn't be surprising if he were able to find out such information.

"You want to trade a forbidden technique for just a secret... Zhicheng-kun, isn't that price too low? After all, this is a secret technique that can revive you!"

It must be admitted that Orochimaru is very intelligent. Although he was distracted by other factors, he quickly grasped the information.

That's the current Edo Tensei, whose actual combat power is very weak. Plus, with the opponent's strength, they don't lack that little bit of combat power at all.

So the other party is only after the resurrection ability, then why is he in such a hurry to get it, Hideyoshi of Yugakure?

It is said that the two were friends. Orochimaru did not believe it at first. After all, how could someone like Shisei Aburame have friends, especially the kind of fool who would die for honor and country?

However, he now has to admit that the other party has indeed come for the purpose of reviving Hideyoshi!

He never expected that they were actually friends. It was truly a huge surprise to him!

Orochimaru seemed to have discovered some incredible secret, and his gossipy nature was aroused. He couldn't help but start looking Aburame Shisei up and down.

Therefore, it is inevitable that some people will raise prices on the spot.

As for how many good things he can get, that depends on Hideyoshi's position in Aburame Shisei's heart.

"Does this secret seem enough to me?"

"Then you have to tell me what the secret is, right? What if I give you my ninjutsu and your secret isn't worth exchanging for? Wouldn't I be at a huge loss?"

"How about I only give you half first? No, no, with Zhicheng's wisdom, if he manages to complete the ninjutsu, I'll still be at a loss."

"You flatter me too much." Shisei Aburame never expected that he would be praised for his ninjutsu.

"Never mind, I might as well tell you first. I believe that given Orochimaru's character, he wouldn't just take this information from me for nothing."

Otherwise, don't even think about continuing the cooperation in the future.

Aburame Shisei looked at the other person and silently added this sentence in his heart.

Orochimaru felt a jolt in his heart under the look in his eyes, and immediately nodded and smiled, "That's right, I, Orochimaru, am a man of my word. Provided, however, that this secret truly works!"

"Here's what happened, thousands of years ago..."

Aburame Shisei once again dictated to Orochimaru what he had said to Kakuzu and the others.

The origin of the Otsutsuki clan's chakra, and Black Zetsu's conspiracy, etc.