"That is all for the recent report."
Inside a hot spring inn in the Land of Hot Springs, Amane completed her regular contact with Danzo.
It had been over a year since Amane followed Orochimaru and left the Land of Water. During this time, she would come here once every month to report to Danzo, and today was no exception.
"Mm, you may withdraw."
Amane had heard this sentence more than a dozen times. Now, she could personally operate long-range communication equipment, using Ninjutsu to speak directly with Danzo.
But every time, it was Amane speaking, and it always ended with that one sentence. Inevitably, it even brought back "fond" memories of working in a factory in her past life.
Treating subordinates as tools instead of people, Danzo = black-hearted capitalist; the formula held true.
Only after leaving the meeting point and using her pocket money to buy some delicious food to enjoy did her mood thoroughly brighten up. She then returned to Orochimaru's hidden base.
"Welcome back, Amane ."
It was Yakushi Kabuto. After politely greeting him, Amane said, "Danzo gave me some interesting intelligence."
"That old fox has already been sidelined in Konoha; what interesting intelligence could he possibly have? Let's hear it."
Kabuto adjusted his glasses, his face full of anticipation. Having spent a year together, he knew Amane was not someone who joked about such matters.
When facing things Orochimaru truly cared about, she never caused trouble. Although she had her own little schemes, she could definitely be described as dedicated.
On this point, Kabuto felt a sense of kinship with Amane.
Because of this, Kabuto was very envious that Amane still had a brother as an anchor for her identity. Unlike him, who was set up by Danzo and destroyed that anchor with his own hands.
"Besides me, there are other members of the Uzumaki Clan; they seem to be used as human pills in the Hidden Grass Village."
Changing a person's original future doesn't necessarily require profound calculations, a conclusion Amane reached from her success with Zabuza.
One only needs to take a key action at a certain moment.
"I see. To ensure their descendants inherit massive amounts of Chakra, the bodies of Uzumaki Clan women store Chakra like fat. This brings them great potential, but it is also a calamity."
Kabuto did not doubt her. The source of the intelligence was not an issue, as it was indeed something a person like Danzo could obtain. The content of the intelligence was also fine; if Uzumaki Clan women were captured by other Villages, this kind of treatment was considered normal.
"Go report to Orochimaru yourself. I will send someone to investigate the specific situation first."
"Me personally? It seems Uncle Snake wants me to help with his experiments again."
Kabuto's mouth twitched as he heard Amane's nickname for Orochimaru.
As Orochimaru frequently asked Amane to help with experiments, whether it was because their relationship improved or something else, Amane suddenly asked Orochimaru one day if she could call him Uncle Snake.
After a brief moment of daze, Orochimaru actually agreed, leaving Kimimaro with no choice but to be annoyed.
Strolling through the dark base, she felt very relaxed, waving and greeting the staff members she occasionally passed.
However, the staff members could not calmly accept Amane's greetings; they all returned the gesture with nervous expressions.
"I've never harmed you, is this really necessary?"
Her complaint only intensified the staff's fear, and Amane could only sigh helplessly at this.
The reason was that Amane was indeed helping Orochimaru with experiments.
For such a child to greet them so relaxedly was, in their eyes, naturally incredibly terrifying.
"Of course, of course. If it weren't for Lady Amane's mercy, my life would have been forfeit."
However, not everyone was like that. For instance, this person with flattery written all over his face was a beneficiary who had been chosen as the next test subject but was released because Amane deemed him unsuitable during her inspection.
"Is Uncle Snake still in the laboratory?"
Just ask.
"He is, but Lord Kimimaro..."
"Ah... I get it. Thanks."
"Not at all, not at all."
After finishing the conversation, Amane prepared herself mentally and arrived at the laboratory door, where a person wearing a white yukata was waiting for her.
[Here it comes again.]
"Train with me again later, Uzumaki Tian Yin. If you agree, come to the training ground later."
Then, Kimimaro walked past Amane with a cold expression.
Currently, within the entire base, besides Orochimaru, Kabuto, and Amane, there was no one else who could injure Kimimaro.
And to say who could make Kimimaro fight satisfyingly, it was only Amane, who shared the same intent for sparring.
Whether it was Ninjutsu or mysterious Sealing Jutsu, Kimimaro felt he gained something from every training session. Amane also found great inspiration in the timing of using Ninjutsu and Sealing Jutsu, as well as in Taijutsu, during their spars.
Even better, because Amane was from the Uzumaki Clan and had been transplanted with Hashirama cells, she was completely unafraid of getting injured.
After several such encounters, the frequency of Kimimaro seeking her out had already begun to annoy Amane.
Unlike him, the type who only improved through combat, Amane's improvement required the accumulation of knowledge.
Although Amane also felt the training process was quite good, wasn't it a bit inconsiderate to disturb her while she was studying?
Fortunately, Kimimaro was receptive to advice.
After Amane told him the truth, Kimimaro nodded in understanding and promised to get her consent before sparring, ensuring he would never drag Amane to the training ground again.
Knock knock knock... "Come in."
After receiving Orochimaru's permission, Amane pushed the door open and entered. She then saw a burly man with a distorted face thrashing on the experimental table, which then exploded into shredded meat with a bang, spraying across the room.
[Another failure, it seems his mood won't be very good later.]
At this stage, Orochimaru had already begun the development of the Cursed Seal, but the core person, Jugo, was not yet in Orochimaru's hands.
However, this was not the main reason for Orochimaru's failure this time.
Amane silently brewed a cup of tea for Orochimaru and said, "Is this an experiment on a new idea? I remember last time, you successfully entered a new body for up to an hour."
If it followed the previous logic, there was no reason for it to explode this time.
"Indeed. What you said about Sealing a part of the intended reincarnation target's flesh into the [vessel]'s body—both to test physical compatibility and to use that anchor to control and gradually modify the body's cells to make the [vessel] more compatible—is truly a genius idea."
Orochimaru first praised the suggestion Amane had made half a year ago.
It was through this path that the miraculous progress of successfully reincarnating for an hour was achieved.
[Of course it's genius; I borrowed these from your Cursed Seal and the Otsutsuki's Karma. If it weren't so hard for me to mention Jugo's matter, I would have pointed it out to you long ago.]
Amane couldn't help but think to herself.
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