Orochimaru stood on the head of a giant snake, looking down at the two large snakes below that had been drugged, a smile on his face.
It had been more than ten years since Manda became his summoned beast. Figuring out a specific paralytic agent for it wasn't difficult. Manda was never an obstacle when it came to experimenting on Manda.
Orochimaru stood in place, quietly waiting for a not-so-short period of time.
--Ryuuchi Cave, nothing can be hidden from White Snake Sage.
Before he officially started the experiment, there would be more than enough time, whether White Snake Sage spoke directly or sent snake princess rushing from afar.
But apart from Manda's weak cursing and complaining, there were no other human voices in the cave.
Naturally, none of the other giant snakes came forward to stop him either.
Manda became the Snake King simply because it was strong enough. Even if a group of cold-blooded creatures huddled together, they couldn't keep warm.
"Very good."
Orochimaru licked his lips. The most dangerous step had been taken. He had received tacit approval.
Even though he had gained some understanding of White Snake Sage's personality from observing this Ryuuchi Cave experiment site, whether things would develop as he expected was still unknown. In the end, he had to take a gamble.
Perhaps White Snake Sage was in a bad mood today. Perhaps moving her snakes in Ryuuchi Cave would offend her... There were too many unexpected possibilities that could happen.
However, as the Genie guessed, White Snake Sage was not only a 'person', but also a pragmatic 'person'.
The worst thing didn't happen.
White Snake Sage didn't mind giving up her snakes, but she had to see the value of what she got in return.
Whether he would be able to show what White Snake Sage favored, now, he had to face this test.
Whoosh...
Orochimaru flew down from the giant snake's head, jumped onto Manda's head, and formed hand seals, "Shadow Clone Technique!"
Instantly, more than a dozen figures appeared from the white smoke. They took the equipment from the original body and spread out on Manda's long snake body, injecting the agents evenly.
"Don't worry, with such a precious and extraordinary experimental subject like you, I'll be more careful."
Facing Manda's angry eyes, Orochimaru smiled indifferently, "Please wait a moment."
The paralyzing agent injected this time would keep Manda paralyzed for a while longer, as for the other snake, that wasn't necessary.
Once the experiment started, if the other party didn't cooperate, they would be courting death.
Orochimaru came to the head of the gray giant snake. During the time he waited just now, the drug's effects dissolved in its enormous body, and it had regained basic consciousness.
"Cooperate with an experiment, this is that pig's price, how about it?"
Orochimaru smiled, calmly saying words that made the snake's heart tremble, "Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't cooperate, because the one who dies is you."
Staring with its snake eyes, the gray giant snake was full of regret, but there was nothing it could do. Its mother never taught it not to eat things from strangers.
Now, humans are the knife and I am the meat on the chopping board, what else is there to say?
The gray giant snake blinked its eyes to show its agreement.
"Very good, I like your cooperation very much, I'm not interested in forcing others."
Under the other party's gaze of 'humans can be so shameless', Orochimaru leaped onto the gray giant snake's body, using the Genie's vision to look around, quickly determining the location for this surgery.
Although the human and snake chakra pathways are completely different, the central point is the heart for both.
Since he had been concerned about the lives of the Uchiha, there was naturally no need to be concerned about this snake. Naturally, he had to choose the location with the highest probability of success.
Fixing the nutrient solution device on the gray snake's belly, and taking out a chakra intensity monitor for the shadow clone to control, Orochimaru officially began the experiment.
He directly injected the prepared First Hokage cells fusion liquid into the snake's body, then started the nutrient solution injector to ensure that the area had a supply of cells. He then stepped back a few steps and ordered the shadow clones to inject it with a paralytic antidote.
However, the gray giant snake suddenly let out a roar, arching its body high and flinging away the shadow clones who were about to inject the antidote.
Looking at its appearance, it didn't seem to need the antidote anymore.
"Tsk tsk tsk... Even such a large body can react so quickly, amazing First Hokage cells."
Orochimaru didn't panic, his feet stuck to the giant snake's body. His gaze went over the other party's heart, looking back and forth along the chakra pathways. He couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
First Hokage cells really had a characteristic of becoming stronger when encountering a stronger opponent.
In terms of cell strength and cell activity alone, the First Hokage, born as a human, couldn't compare to the giant snake that had been exposed to natural energy for many years.
But First Hokage cells were able to invade the opponent, and use these new cells as a base to produce an even more terrifying amount of chakra.
However, even so, the situation that the gray giant snake was facing was far better than that of Uchiha Jinsuke.
Size, body strength, amount of chakra... it had an overwhelming advantage.
As long as it...
"Ahhhhh..."
The gray giant snake arched its back into a 'z' shape, but its snake head was raised high, letting out a miserable scream.
Orochimaru's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly looked back. He saw a nearly vertical rising curve on the chakra monitor.
The chakra of the First Hokage cells seemed to have broken through a certain limit in the previous moment, and suddenly increased explosively.
"It's natural energy."
Behind him, the Genie tilted his head, seeming a little surprised, "Hashirama Senju himself was very skilled in Senjutsu, but it seems he didn't train in the White Snake-style Senjutsu."
This was also Orochimaru's view. It was the same with second-hand natural energy. Adapting the body needed time. Jiraiya was proficient in Toad Senjutsu, but that didn't mean he could master Ryuuchi Cave's.
This unexpected accident changed Orochimaru's expression, but then a color that described natural energy flashed before his eyes.
It could be clearly seen that the natural energy in the gray giant snake's body was being consumed at an extremely fast rate.
The natural energy that had been strengthening the snake's body all along was now like a death warrant.
Seeing this scene, Orochimaru couldn't help but lick his lips.
Generally speaking, warrior-type snakes first adapt their bodies to natural energy, and then extract high-quality chakra through the strengthened cells.
Compared to mage-type snakes who directly use natural energy to strengthen chakra, there is still a layer between them.
Now the natural energy in the gray giant snake's body was being entirely invested in the enemy. First Hokage cells had its cell strength and the blessing of natural energy. The main body, on the other hand, apart from the advantage in quantity, was completely overwhelmed in all other aspects.
Orochimaru made a decisive decision, splitting off a shadow clone and coming to the location of the gray giant snake's heart, beginning to inject a large number of inhibitors.
The madly expanding First Hokage cells finally slowed down somewhat, but the eroded giant snake cells were dissolving the antidote's effects at an even faster rate. Time was very limited.
Orochimaru frowned slightly. Although he didn't expect the other party to succeed, it was difficult to collect enough data with the short amount of time they were holding on under the First Hokage cells.
"Ahhhh..."
The gray giant snake let out another sharp scream, and taking advantage of this small amount of breathing space, its body continued to bulge up.
The deep gray keratin of the epidermis began to crack, and a sticky fluid seeped out from the cracks.
This snake is molting.
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