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"You can't keep me locked up forever."
Orochimaru licked his lips and said confidently, "Give me enough time, and I will be able to break the seal on my body."
“I can lock you in a prison full of seals, and send a sealing team to reinforce the seals for you every day.”
Tsunade snorted coldly and asked, "Do you think you can escape?"
"I can escape by committing suicide."
Orochimaru said calmly.
"The Curse of Heaven".
Kitazawa suddenly spoke up.
Orochimaru's heart skipped a beat, but he kept his expression well-controlled, showing no change.
What is the Heavenly Curse Seal?
Tsunade asked, puzzled.
"Tsunade-sensei, you should have seen it before, it's the cursed mark on Anko's body."
Kitazawa replied.
Mitarashi Anko was Orochimaru's second student and the first ninja to survive the Cursed Seal of Heaven.
After Orochimaru defected, Mitarashi Anko was taken back to Konoha by the Anbu and subjected to various tests.
Because Orochimaru erased her memories of the relevant information, she passed the test.
In the original work, he also became the chief examiner of the Chunin Exams.
The Heavenly Curse Mark on her body was naturally discovered by the Dark Guard.
“I remember.”
Tsunade said thoughtfully, "That cursed seal can temporarily boost Anko's strength, but it puts a great burden on her body."
"The Heavenly Curse Seal is not only for this function, but also the medium for Orochimaru's resurrection."
Kitazawa said calmly.
"what?"
Tsunade looked surprised.
"how do you know?"
Orochimaru's face immediately darkened.
At the same time, he felt puzzled.
Only he himself knew that the Heavenly Curse Seal was the medium for his resurrection.
Apart from that, nobody knows anything about it, and nobody has ever seen it.
After all, he hasn't been forced to the point of being resurrected using the Heavenly Curse Seal yet.
Tsunade also looked at Kitazawa, sensing her curiosity.
"I am skilled in Yin escape."
Kitazawa fabricated a story: "I discovered an unusual aura within the Heavenly Curse Seal. I suspect it might be a fragment of your soul."
"So what if you knew?"
Orochimaru was silent for two seconds before asking, "Do you think I'm the only one who possesses the Heavenly Curse Seal?"
Tsunade frowned.
Mitarashi Anko has always been in Konoha Village.
Orochimaru certainly wouldn't place all his hopes on her alone.
This is really troublesome.
It's impossible for Konoha to search the entire world for the owner of the Heavenly Curse Seal.
"I've already assigned the Dark Guard and the Sealing Team to guard Hongdou."
Kitazawa continued, "Once you are resurrected within her, you will be sealed away."
After he finished speaking, he raised the Moon Slayer sword.
"Kitazawa, what are you doing?"
Tsunade asked, puzzled.
"A ninja who can withstand the Heavenly Curse Seal must be a genius among geniuses, and also needs a certain amount of luck."
Kitazawa stated confidently, "I'm certain he hasn't found a second possessor of the Heavenly Curse Seal."
Tsunade was taken aback.
Orochimaru's abilities shouldn't be limited to only one user of the Heavenly Curse Seal, but since it was Kitazawa who said it, she still believed it.
“Since he says he has more than one owner of the Heavenly Curse Seal, then I’ll take the gamble with him.”
Kitazawa smiled and said, "I'll kill him right now."
"Well."
Tsunade hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.
"..."
Orochimaru was so angry that his face turned ashen.
He had previously said that Tsunade was acting on emotion, but now she has suddenly become ruthless.
No, it's not her problem; it's clearly Kitazawa who's too outrageous.
How could you kill him based on a mere guess?
He is Orochimaru, and has extremely high value.
But Kitazawa is not Tsunade, and there is no affection between them.
Does he want to gamble?
As Orochimaru pondered, he saw Kitazawa suddenly swing down Zangetsu.
The sharpness of the blade stung his skin, as if it would chop off his head any second.
"and many more!"
Orochimaru ultimately dared not gamble with his own life.
His greatest dream is to learn all ninjutsu, study the power within the human body, and comprehend the truth of time.
All of this is predicated on him living.
When you die, you lose everything—dreams and ambitions alike are reduced to ashes.
What do you want to talk about?
Orochimaru asked with a grim expression.
Upon seeing this, Tsunade couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth slightly.
Her student is indeed outstanding; she was even able to successfully intimidate Orochimaru.
Tsunade knew that Kitazawa wouldn't actually kill her.
Because they had previously discussed how to deal with Orochimaru.
If we don't kill him, then let him work for Konoha to atone for the sins he committed.
However, Orochimaru was unaware of this.
In addition, he didn't want to die; his desire to live surpassed that of everyone else.
"In a sense, this is a kind of cooperation."
Tsunade slowly said, "Konoha will provide you with experimental equipment and funding, and you will share your results with Konoha."
"What are the specific conditions?"
Orochimaru didn't believe that Konoha Village was so kind.
"First, you are not allowed to harm the ninjas and villagers of Konoha, nor can you use them for experiments."
Tsunade held up two fingers and said, "Secondly, I will send someone to monitor you to prevent you from doing anything reckless."
"Who?"
Orochimaru's gaze sharpened, and he asked.
The first condition wasn't a big deal for him.
He only conducted a few experiments involving human subjects.
Furthermore, Tsunade only said that Konoha ninjas and villagers could not be used for experiments, but what about ninjas from enemy villages? Or repeat offenders?
In his view, the second condition was the most troublesome.
Being monitored would not only deprive him of his freedom, but also make things more difficult.
For example, secretly escaping from Konoha.
Although Konoha offered very good conditions, he was very unhappy about losing his freedom.
"Someone you know very well."
Tsunade said in a deep voice, "Old man."
"...?"
Orochimaru was immediately filled with question marks.
The old man Tsunade was referring to was naturally Hiruzen Sarutobi.
You asked him to spy on me? Is that really necessary?
Kitazawa couldn't help but laugh.
I thought he was the only one who respected Orochimaru and gave him a bunch of sealing techniques, but I didn't expect Tsunade to be just as formidable.
It must be said that the idea of having Hiruzen Sarutobi monitor Orochimaru was brilliant.
Hiruzen Sarutobi is now retired and only goes to the Ninja Academy occasionally; he's mostly quite free.
Most importantly, he was Orochimaru's teacher and knew him very well.
Even without using his real body, using shadow clones to monitor him would give Orochimaru a huge headache.
However, just in case, we can also add Uchiha Itachi.
"Let's go, come back to Konoha with me."
Tsunade turned to look in the direction of Konoha Village and said, "The old man must be very happy to see you."
Orochimaru fell silent.
For some reason, hearing about returning to Konoha stirred up a strange feeling in his heart.
There was anticipation, but also resistance; it was a very complex situation.
Perhaps... returning to Konoha wouldn't be a bad thing.
In fact, Orochimaru was already quite satisfied with just having a stable environment for conducting experiments.
After all, he did so much for his experiments and his research.
In the original work, he also helped Konoha Village many times during the Fourth Shinobi World War.
Ultimately, Tsunade allowed him to continue his experiments as long as he did not harm others, and let him stay in Konoha.
In Kitazawa's view, this was a plot point that occurred ahead of schedule due to his butterfly effect.
Regardless of the process, the result is the same.
This is why Kitazawa dared to let Orochimaru return to the village.
After all, in the original story, he was well-behaved after returning to the village and even had a child of his own.
"There is one more thing you need to do before you leave."