Chapter 21: Teaching Sage Art

Looking at Orochimaru's excited appearance, Shi Yuan couldn't help but smile.

"If it weren't for Itachi, Teacher, I would probably have starved to death in the wilderness."

"And over the years, Itachi have been extremely good to me, even though I was only a few years old, I was the second-highest authority in the base."

"Whatever I wanted to learn, whatever I wanted to see, whatever I wanted, Itachi would satisfy me."

As he spoke, Shi Yuan couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

Orochimaru was really good to him.

It could even be said that in any other place with anyone else, he couldn't enjoy this kind of treatment.

Orochimaru's eyes widened upon hearing this.

He had a premonition of what Shi Yuan was going to say, but he felt it was unlikely.

But the next moment.

Shi Yuan solemnly took out a scroll and handed it to him.

"Teacher, this is the Sage Art I created, please take a look!"

Hiss!!!

Orochimaru trembled violently, his eyes fixed on the scroll, unable to move away.

He felt it was incredible.

This was a secret technique that could make people live forever!

Even if he was good to Shi Yuan, he didn't think it was worth so much.

No one would be willing to give away such a priceless treasure!

But Shi Yuan did exactly that.

As a teacher, having to accept a disciple's secret technique, even Orochimaru felt a bit embarrassed.

However, restraint?

Orochimaru didn't have such a thing in his heart now; he grabbed the scroll impatiently and immediately opened it to read.

"Good, let me see!"

"So that's it, it's this line of thinking, sure enough, the path of natural energy is correct!"

"Hiss!! According to the theory, as long as the Sage transformation of the body is completed, the strength will have the potential to surpass the First Hokage..."

Orochimaru looked at the scroll excitedly, muttering to himself.

After a long time, Orochimaru finally finished reading everything, then let out a long breath, raised his head, and looked at his disciple with a complex expression.

"Shi Yuan, Itachi have surpassed me!"

Being surpassed by his own disciple.

As early as when Shi Yuan brought out the Body Forging Technique, he had already prepared for it.

But Orochimaru didn't expect this day to come so soon.

His mood was indescribably complex.

Originally, being surpassed by a disciple as a teacher was something to be extremely proud of.

Because in fact, he only provided an environment for Shi Yuan to learn, and didn't really guide him in the true sense.

Compared to master and disciple, Orochimaru felt more like being surpassed by a competitor.

Making him somewhat unwilling, yet somewhat calm.

At this moment, Orochimaru accepted the reality that he was indeed not as good as Shi Yuan.

"Teacher, isn't this what Itachi have been looking forward to?"

Shi Yuan maintained his smile!

He was very satisfied with Orochimaru's reaction.

The Sage Art he gave out had no modifications, it was real!

He said he wouldn't let Orochimaru down, and he wouldn't.

But Shi Yuan also really wanted Orochimaru to be his experimental subject and pave the way for him.

After all, he only had a lifespan of three thousand years now, and he was still far from eternal life.

Orochimaru shook his head with a laugh, then took out a blank scroll and began to write.

Shi Yuan raised an eyebrow; he had already seen the first few words and couldn't help but look forward to it.

[Living Corpse Reincarnation Jutsu!]

Orochimaru handed the scroll over after writing it, and said with a complex expression:

"This is the forbidden jutsu I have been researching, the Living Corpse Reincarnation Jutsu!"

"I hope it will be helpful to your research!"

With the Sage Body, he could already obtain the strongest body, so naturally, he no longer considered changing to other bodies.

The Living Corpse Reincarnation Jutsu was useless to him.

This made Orochimaru feel a bit lost.

Shi Yuan opened the scroll and looked at the content inside, his eyes lighting up.

"Sure enough, this is knowledge about the soul and spirit!"

[Itachi read the Living Corpse Reincarnation secret technique, the experience of Tobirama Senju and Orochimaru, and Itachi created the Body-Snatching Secret Technique!]

[Body-Snatching Secret Technique: After use, it allows your soul to transfer into a new body, with minimal damage to the soul, and the new body can be used up to the natural age of death]

"Chicken ribs!"

Shi Yuan just took a look at the secret technique and threw it to the back of his mind.

For him, what was more important was the knowledge in this secret technique, much of which needed further research and deduction, so he put it away for now.

Orochimaru saw this and immediately asked: "What happened here?"

Shi Yuan explained it simply, and Orochimaru sneered:

"That's too coincidental, I was intercepted by people from the Akatsuki organization on the way back!"

"I'm afraid it was them who leaked the information to the Hidden Leaf."

Immediately after, Orochimaru also talked about meeting Sasori of the Red Sand and Pain.

"Don't worry about them for now, the most important thing now is to carry out the next step of research on immortality!"

Shi Yuan thought for a moment and shook his head.

"Itachi already have a clue?!"

Orochimaru's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

He had also read the Sage Body cultivation method, so naturally, he knew about the three-thousand-year lifespan.

But what he wanted was immortality, so he wanted to go further!

"I think the next step should be to research Kekkei Genkai, and at the same time, I also need to do some experiments, if there are no accidents, it should be good for the Sage Body!"

"So we need people who have mastered Kekkei Genkai and their corpses!"

Shi Yuan didn't mention information related to the Ten-Tails.

After all, the source of information was hard to explain, and it was more reasonable to use experiments to explain it, which was also more beneficial to him.

Orochimaru laughed coldly upon hearing this.

"Just in time, I recently received information that the Blood Mist policy of the Hidden Mist Village has reached the moment of most intense resistance."

"I heard that the Kaguya clan and the Yuki clan are both preparing to rebel!"

"And the Hidden Mist Village also has a large number of corpses of people with Kekkei Genkai!"

Shi Yuan's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "That's good, let's go to the Hidden Mist Village!"

Among the subordinates that Orochimaru would recruit in the future, most of them came from the Hidden Mist Village; it was destined that they would be researched.

The status of the two had unknowingly reversed.

But neither of them felt it was inappropriate; instead, they felt it was a matter of course.

Everything was destined after Shi Yuan brought out the Sage Body cultivation method!

Hidden Leaf Village.

After Kakashi and Itachi returned to the Hidden Leaf, they immediately went to the Hokage building to report.

At this moment, the Hokage office was deathly silent.

Just now, Kakashi and Itachi told the whole process of this mission, and even the Third Hokage's trusted Anbu investigated Kakashi's memory to confirm its authenticity.

The Third Hokage's face was solemn, puffing on his pipe, gritting his teeth and saying:

"I didn't expect that there would be such a terrifyingly talented person in this world, and he is still Orochimaru's disciple!"

"It's really fate playing tricks! He should belong to the Hidden Leaf!!!"

"Must find a way to make him return to the Hidden Leaf!"

The Third Hokage was extremely unwilling.

Kakashi and Itachi exchanged glances, their faces full of bitterness.

They had already persuaded him several times, but the Third Hokage wouldn't listen at all.

Lord Hokage, please don't do anything stupid, that is courting death!

Shi Yuan, the entire Hidden Leaf can't afford to provoke him!