Orochimaru slowly put down the newspaper in his hand, and his entire body slumped onto the beach chair as if he had lost all support. He stretched languidly.
He took the juice Sabo handed him and took a leisurely sip. By the way, the juice was carefully prepared by Thatch, with a sweet and sour taste and fruit aroma that spread across the tongue, not inferior to Sanji's.
Orochimaru casually cast his gaze aside. Whitebeard was currently pressing Ace, who was groaning while training his Haki. Seeing Ace getting beaten made Orochimaru's lips curve slightly upward, and he happily took another sip of juice.
When Ace was unhappy, Orochimaru was happy. Poor Ace, after returning to the ship, he always felt that his position in his father's heart had plummeted.
As for Thatch's revival, isn't it normal?
Time jumps back to the Moby Dick, just after it set sail.
Sailing on the vast sea is always a bit boring.
Orochimaru slumped on the whale head, staring blankly at the sea. He regretted it; he hadn't realized that traveling to the New World would take so long. Originally, Marco had specially prepared a room for Orochimaru to use as a laboratory.
Orochimaru was also happy to immerse himself in the laboratory, researching Whitebeard's genes. Cloning organs was already second nature to Orochimaru.
The rest was the expansion into new fields. After all, he was very curious how Whitebeard's massive physique was achieved! This was rare material!!
So, the work-obsessed Orochimaru was dragged out by Sabo, given a forced bath, and then thrown onto the whale head to get some air.
His hard-to-meet brother was always holed up in the cold laboratory; he was going to mutate.
The other Whitebeard Pirates also secretly glanced at Orochimaru from time to time. Everyone on the ship had one idea in mind: they wanted Orochimaru to help revive Thatch, but they were too embarrassed to ask.
After all, Orochimaru had already helped them too much, and they had nothing to offer as a reward.
Finally, Ace awkwardly made the request to Orochimaru. After all, Ace had always blamed himself for Thatch's death; it was a wound in his heart that was difficult to heal.
But when it actually came to reviving Thatch, a new problem arose. Should they use a living person as a sacrifice, or find something else?
After much discussion, the Whitebeard Pirate Crew unanimously decided to use a Roger-style toy. After all, these pirates also wanted to see Thatch's amusement, but Thatch wasn't Roger, and there wasn't a toy in the toy store called Thatch.
If they had to customize one, it would take a very long time.
So, someone took out their treasured toy, but this suggestion was instantly rejected by everyone.
Are you kidding?! They just wanted to have fun, not die. Damn it... you've already used it! To revive Thatch with that?
If Thatch found out, he would be furious. They even suspected that a dark Thatch would make them eat only porridge for the next few years!
Don't offend the chef!!
In the end, they still had to use a living sacrifice. What? Feel guilty about using a living person?
Don't be silly, they are the Whitebeard Pirates! For them, not slaughtering civilians was already a form of kindness.
But on this vast sea, where could they find someone in a short time?
Thus, Ace's sly gaze once again fell upon Orochimaru.
Orochimaru immediately became alert, his eyes full of vigilance, staring at Ace and asking:
"What do you want..."
Ace, with a thick face, reached out to Orochimaru and said:
"I remember you took away a lot of Impel Down prisoners, contribute one."
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru, without a word, flashed behind Sabo, shouting loudly as if protecting a treasure:
"No... those are mine!"
Ace looked at Orochimaru's appearance but showed no surprise.
He unhurriedly pulled out a Marine Headquarters den den mushi from his pocket.
Orochimaru looked at the den den mushi with a face full of confusion, completely unaware of Ace's intentions.
Ace narrowed his eyes, revealing a mischievous smile:
"Grandpa gave this to me before we set off. This den den mushi is very powerful; it can directly call him.
What if Grandpa knew that an entire sixth level of prisoners was stolen by you... would he immediately come to kill you? And then..."
As he spoke, Ace deliberately glanced at Orochimaru's backside with a suggestive look.
Orochimaru's eyes widened, looking at Ace with a face full of disbelief!
He never imagined that this fellow would actually learn to threaten him!
Ace, on the other hand, looked indifferent, ╮( •́ ω •̀ )╭ as if saying, 'You decide.'
Ace felt that all the face he could lose had already been lost, and now he was fearless!
He even felt terrifyingly strong! What is face? Hmph, he could stick many, many on himself!
Whitebeard couldn't stand it anymore and punched Ace on the head,
"Don't threaten your brother."
Ace clutched his head, but his face still had the expression of a dead pig not afraid of boiling water.
Sabo sighed helplessly, looked at the thick-skinned Ace, glared at him fiercely, and then began to coax Orochimaru like a child.
"Be good, just one... how about picking one without abilities? You only want to research ability users, right? You don't care about those without abilities. You can trade one person for Ace getting a beating from Whitebeard, how about that?"
Whitebeard also nodded repeatedly in cooperation.
Although Orochimaru was reluctant, he still agreed to the exchange. He just wanted to see Ace get beaten, and he was definitely not afraid of Garp coming to kill him.
He took out a scroll, chose a prisoner of average strength but imprisoned on the sixth level for his numerous evil deeds, and performed the Impure World Reincarnation Technique.
Soon, Thatch was revived. However, unlike when Roger's soul entered, Thatch's Edo Tensei was a true forbidden jutsu, with cracks on his face from the jutsu and completely black pupils.
Aside from that, all his bodily functions were no different from a normal person, and his overall strength was exactly the same as when he was alive, with the added bonus of infinite stamina and lifespan. After all, as long as Orochimaru didn't die, he wouldn't die. Orochimaru also didn't impose control; for him, one Thatch didn't need to be controlled.
Thatch's revival made the Whitebeard Pirates cheer with joy. Their cheers and shouts intertwined, as if they would pierce the sky.
Every person's face was filled with joy and excitement. They surrounded Thatch, their eyes full of the joy of reunion.
Ace even secretly wiped away tears.
Orochimaru did not join the joyful crowd, turning to put away his precious scroll.
Wait... where was his scroll????!!! Orochimaru's heart suddenly pounded faster. He frantically looked around, his eyes filled with anxiety.
Suddenly, his gaze fixed on Sabo. He saw that the scroll was already tied up and being carried by Sabo.
Orochimaru immediately had an ominous premonition. He looked at Sabo pitifully, his eyes full of pleading, and his voice even carried a hint of coquetry.
"Sabo~ ˚ ‧º·(˚ ˃⌓˂ )‧º·˚"
Sabo's face flushed slightly, as if he was a bit flustered by Orochimaru's sudden display of affection.
But he quickly recovered, gritted his teeth, and said with a hardened heart,
"No, there are too many people here! Confiscated!"
To prevent Orochimaru from getting angry with him, he specifically added a sentence:
"This was Luffy's special request. He said he knew you wouldn't stay put."
(O ∆ O) Poor Snake Snake online spitting out his soul.
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