Chapter 260: A Deal with Orochimaru
A single joke shaved off a third of Orochimaru's imposing aura. Li Jie Xuan grinned lightly who in this world could possibly understand Orochimaru better than he did?
"Orochimaru, I know what you want!" Li Jie Xuan smiled as he pulled two scrolls out from the White Snake's mouth: Living Corpse Reincarnation (Modified), Impure World Reincarnation (Modified)…
The moment he saw the two scrolls, Orochimaru's eyes widened, and he hissed, "Why do you have these two scrolls?"
As far as Orochimaru knew, aside from himself, only Konoha still preserved the Impure World Reincarnation. As for Living Corpse Reincarnation, it was a ninjutsu he had personally created!
"Could it be Kabuto…"
Orochimaru's gaze gradually turned cold. If Li Jie Xuan didn't explain himself, the cautious Orochimaru would definitely kill Kabuto to eliminate any future risk.
"Don't misunderstand. These have nothing to do with Yakushi Kabuto. They were created by a ninjutsu genius who shares your ideals." Li Jie Xuan grinned, inwardly scoffing: what 'like-minded genius'? It was obviously something you yourself gave me…
"Created?"
Orochimaru sneered with disdain. "If taking someone else's jutsu and claiming it counts as creation, then creating ninjutsu would be far too cheap."
"Talking more is useless you'll understand once you take a look." Li Jie Xuan directly tossed the two scrolls over…
Orochimaru opened them with a composed expression, but after just one glance, his face changed. From disbelief, to focused study, and finally to complete fascination.
A full half hour later, Orochimaru finally let out a long breath and lifted his head. His snake-like yellow pupils were filled with excitement. "Whose work is this?"
Li Jie Xuan gently shook his head. "Can't be said!"
Even if he told him, would Orochimaru believe it? Since he wouldn't, better not to say anything at all…
"Indeed, with his personality, he wouldn't reveal himself so casually." Orochimaru nodded repeatedly, looking as if he completely understood.
"Well?"
Li Jie Xuan grinned. Watching your own improved versions of your techniques how could you possibly dislike them…
The way Orochimaru now held the scrolls with such care already said everything: it was rare to find a kindred spirit in life!
From childhood to now whether in Konoha, the Akatsuki, or even his own base Orochimaru had never truly had a friend!
His former companions in Konoha saw him as a demon. The Akatsuki members had no interest in immortality, always wasting time thinking about how to "nuke" the entire world. Even Yakushi Kabuto and the others by his side didn't truly care about immortality…
They were merely pitiful souls captivated by his charisma, reduced to puppets!
Only the creator of these scrolls…
Orochimaru opened them again. Every line of text in the scrolls revealed the exact same desire and passion for research as his own it was as if he were looking at another version of himself!
Even from a practical standpoint, these two modified scrolls had pushed the path toward immortality one step further through a completely different approach.
These two scrolls were extremely important!
With that thought, Orochimaru suddenly put the scrolls away and spoke coldly, "What do you want in exchange?"
Talking to a smart person really was comfortable you only needed to say one sentence, and they could quickly figure out your intent…
"I want the First Hokage's cells!" Li Jie Xuan extended his hand, and a small sapling rapidly grew at a visible speed, swaying gently.
"Wood Release!?"
Orochimaru stared in shock. He had never expected Li Jie Xuan to be capable of using Wood Release!
As far as he knew…
"Alright, stop guessing." Li Jie Xuan shook his head helplessly. "I'm not an experiment like Yamato. I just need more Hashirama cells!"
When the First Hokage died, he was already completely drained. Even though he had condensed the true essence of his Wood Release into a seed and left it to Li Jie Xuan…
Without enough ordinary Hashirama cells, Li Jie Xuan still couldn't unleash Wood Release with the same power as the First Hokage!