Chapter 205: Why Is My Career Panel in a 2D Anime Style? Chapter 92

This Sannin was naturally curious about the Sage Mode, otherwise he wouldn't have developed the Cursed Seal technique.

But he rummaged through every memory in his mind and found no matching Sage Mode.

"Heh." Li Ang brushed off Orochimaru's question, "Isn't this just the Sage Mode of the Dragon's Cave? Haven't you seen it?"

Regarding his own secret, he certainly couldn't reveal the truth to the other.

"." Orochimaru fell silent for an instant, then wore a smile he believed was friendly, "Long Jun really likes to joke."

"Now you can tell me the rest, right?"

Since the other didn't wish to reveal anything about his abilities, he wouldn't dig deeper.

For Orochimaru right now, the most important thing remained Uchiha Sasuke.

Hearing this, Li Ang glanced at the already organized materials and data, and decided to reveal some information to stabilize Orochimaru: "How much do you know about the Sage of Six Paths?"

"The Sage of Six Paths?"

Orochimaru slightly furrowed his brows, unsure why this man suddenly brought up this legendary figure.

But Li Ang quickly answered his doubt: "The Sage of Six Paths was the child of the Goddess of the Moon, and together with his brother, he defeated her and sealed her away."

"As for the reason—"

"The Goddess of the Moon was a special being from the starry sky, belonging to the Ōtsutsuki clan, who, like the Hyūga, divided into main and branch families; she was a member of the branch family, named Ōtsutsuki Kaguya."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru immediately understood.

Combining this with Li Ang's earlier words, he spoke with a strange tone: "Did the Goddess of the Moon kill the main family members?"

"What was her motive?"

But seeing Li Ang refuse to speak, Orochimaru knew he would have to pay something again.

"Long Jun is being far too greedy."

Though he spoke those words, he still tossed a scroll to Li Ang.

"Inside is the jutsu I've collected over the years—surely enough for you to continue speaking?"

Taking the scroll, Li Ang glanced at it briefly and found it contained no forbidden techniques like Edo Tensei or Immortal Corpse Transformation.

But there were many Barrier techniques like the Four Violet Flames Formation, and other jutsu such as Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.

Barrier techniques in the Naruto world are not weak—Konoha possesses a Barrier capable of covering the entire village to prevent outside invaders.

Thus, what Orochimaru handed over was still useful to Li Ang, so he continued: "The Ōtsutsuki clan sows the God Tree across the stars, using planetary energy to nourish it, eventually producing Chakra Fruit."

"But only the main family members may consume the Chakra Fruit, therefore—"

Without Li Ang needing to say it, Orochimaru already understood what happened next.

The Ōtsutsuki clan, the God Tree, Chakra Fruit—

These were all things Orochimaru had never heard before, leaving him momentarily doubtful of their truth.

After all, if true, they truly amounted to the world's secret.

And a race capable of sowing God Trees across the universe? Far stronger than the Sharingan by countless times over.

"It seems you've figured it out." Li Ang shrugged. "The Goddess of the Moon ambushed the main family members and consumed the Chakra Fruit produced by the God Tree."

"But to resist those who might come to investigate, she decided to create White Zetsu as weapons."

White Zetsu?

Hearing the name, Orochimaru froze, involuntarily recalling the member of Akatsuki with stark black-and-white coloring.

"The one you're thinking of," Li Ang confirmed Orochimaru's guess. "But his situation is far more complex than you imagine."

"White Zetsu's raw material is human—that's one reason the Sage of Six Paths' brothers betrayed their mother."

That's it?

That was Orochimaru's first reaction—he himself had performed countless human experiments.

So this Sannin found nothing unusual about it.

As if seeing through Orochimaru's thoughts, Li Ang explained: "Ōtsutsuki Kaguya used the Infinite Tsukuyomi, released through the God Tree, to control the entire world—in other words, everyone was her raw material, which is why the Sage of Six Paths' brothers could no longer endure it."

Whether the old toad from Mount Myōboku had influenced them, Li Ang suspected it had.

Calling it influence wasn't quite accurate—after all, the God Tree's ultimate development would drain the entire planet's energy, and their fate would surely be grim; ultimately, it was self-preservation.

But at this moment, Orochimaru's expression was less than pleasant, for he had heard a term that unsettled him.

Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Having once suffered under Uchiha Itachi's Tsukuyomi, Orochimaru had developed mild PTSD at the name.

Ignoring Orochimaru's inner thoughts, Li Ang continued: "After defeating Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, the Sage of Six Paths had two sons: Asura, who inherited the Sage's Body, and Indra, who inherited the Sage's Eye."

Orochimaru didn't know what the Sage's Body was, but the Sage's Eye—

"Sharingan?"

Though phrased as a question, Orochimaru's tone was certain.

"But what does this have to do with Uchiha Sasuke?"

He still couldn't grasp what Li Ang meant by "chakra being poisonous."

Hearing this, Li Ang casually revealed the truth: "Uchiha Sasuke is the reincarnation of Indra's chakra."

??

Orochimaru immediately furrowed his brows—he had never heard such a claim before.

"So you think the Sage of Six Paths will just watch as you steal his child's body?"

"Of course—" Orochimaru was about to answer, then realized something was wrong: "Is the Sage of Six Paths still alive?!"

"Alive, and watching over the Ninja World from the Pure Land." Seeing Orochimaru's expression, Li Ang's face curled into a wry smile. "Aren't you the one who uses Edo Tensei? You know souls linger in the Pure Land, don't you?"

This was also why Li Ang hadn't taken the Sharingan from Uchiha Sasuke at this stage.

After all, who knew what extreme actions that old fox might take upon sensing this variable?

It wasn't impossible to give Uchiha Sasuke a little cheat on the spot.

At this moment, Orochimaru had already furrowed his brows tightly and fallen into deep thought.

If what the person before him said was true, then one really could say that Uchiha Sasuke's chakra was poisonous.

However, Orochimaru was not the type to believe whatever others said.

He slightly reined in his emotions and said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes: "I have no idea whether Long Jun's words are true or false."

"Or do you have a way to help me solve my body's problem?"

Li Ang certainly didn't, but he could offer Orochimaru some leads: "First, give me a copy of all the specimens and experimental data you've stored over the years."

"I can tell you how to seek the power of the Ōtsutsuki clan."

At this point, he said meaningfully: "The Ōtsutsuki clan possesses a divine art called the Karma, which can turn another person into a vessel and perfectly resurrect oneself."

In Li Ang's view, the Karma divine art already somewhat resembled the ability of an informational-state lifeform.

Hearing Li Ang's words, Orochimaru slightly narrowed his eyes and began calculating the probability of subduing the person before him and then interrogating him.

But after a moment, he still abandoned the idea.

The risk was too great, the gain too small.

Besides, if he wanted the so-called specimens, he could cultivate new ones anytime.

Thinking of this, a hypocritical smile appeared on Orochimaru's face: "I didn't expect Long Jun and I to be the same kind of person. If there's a chance, we could collaborate on research."

He naturally took Li Ang's request for specimens as a sign that he also wanted to conduct experiments.

Unfortunately, Li Ang was merely preparing for his own class change.

And as the place Orochimaru now used most frequently, this laboratory naturally stored the vast majority of the specimens he had previously collected.

Just as he was preparing the specimens, Li Ang suddenly spoke up: "First Hokage's cells, Uzumaki clan cells, and Hyūga clan cells—don't even think about hiding them."

Orochimaru's movements paused; he hadn't expected the person behind him to be so familiar with the experimental projects on hand.

He had originally planned to palm him off with some fairly ordinary experimental specimens.

Soon, a great number of jars and bottles were placed before Li Ang.

He picked up the jar at the very front, labeled 【Senju Hashirama】, and glanced at his class panel.

Discovering that the class-change condition for 【???】 had become 【2/1】, he stored it into his spatial ring.

Just as he had thought, the class-change process for 【???】 could use plural materials.

And after stowing all the specimens, the information on the panel also changed to 【4/1】.

To be honest, Li Ang hadn't been certain at first whether the Hyūga clan had any connection to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, because the original work hadn't confirmed it.

But from the looks of it now, there should be some connection.

'Now all that's left is the Sharingan.'

Li Ang speculated that if he performed the class change now, the resulting class would probably lean toward the Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo branch.

Just as he was thinking this, Orochimaru spoke up: "Long Jun can tell me now, right?"

Hearing this, Li Ang couldn't help but come back to his senses.

He then told Orochimaru about the relationship between the Senju, Uchiha, Uzumaki and other clans and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya; as for how to actually operate, that was no longer his concern.

To be honest, the value of this information might only yield such a generous return in Orochimaru's hands.

After the transaction was complete, Li Ang naturally had no reason to linger.

After arranging how to keep in touch with Orochimaru, he prepared to return to the Akatsuki organization's base.

Before leaving, he seemed to remember something and casually said: "Oh right, you could try transplanting First Hokage's cells into Uchiha Sasuke—there might be a surprise."

?

Before Orochimaru could react, Li Ang had already vanished.

'Strange fellow.'

Just transplanting First Hokage's cells into Uchiha Sasuke?

Orochimaru's gaze flickered involuntarily; everything could wait until he verified the information from that person just now.

He felt he hadn't lost out either—he had only parted with some data and specimens he could cultivate anytime.

And if what the other party said was true—

Win!