I, Hikaru Uchiha, join the chat group

Later in the day.

Uchiha Hikaru and Bulma returned home together and received a stack of analysis reports on Orichalcum and several letters from Dr. Brief.

"This is……"

"It's a reply letter to the scientist named Orochimaru. Please pass it on to him, Xiaoguang."

Dr. Brief spoke naturally.

Speaking of which...

Orochimaru and Dr. Brief had exchanged letters several times. With Eri's condition as a starting point, the two had discussed many medical topics such as "mixed-blood" and "Uchiha bloodline", and each time, Uchiha Hikaru was the middleman to pass on the message.

There is nothing wrong with this mode of correspondence, but it is somewhat cumbersome.

Uchiha Hikaru secretly wondered whether he should find an opportunity to gather scientists from several worlds he had visited before and organize a "scientific exchange seminar".

With so many top talents coming together, I think some sparks of thought will emerge.

"…Dr. Gero, we can try to establish a communication channel first."

Anyway, both sides are in the same world, so it is very convenient to communicate. Although there has been some competition between the Red Silk Army and the Universal Capsule Company, it is only in the field of scientific inventions and cannot be considered an enemy. As long as she, the "Marshal of Light", speaks up, Dr. Gero should not object too much.

As for Orochimaru, there are Dr. Fashion and others from the Akagi world...

Better to be steady first.

After all, these guys are not members of the chat group, and they are all people with low moral standards and great ambitions. It is hard to say whether they will have any special thoughts after learning about the existence of another world. Before they show enough loyalty, it is better to maintain the form of correspondence.

With Shangri-La here, a round trip doesn’t take too much time.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Uchiha Guang copied the information and sent a copy to Dr. Gero.

Then he took another copy and went to the world of Akagi. He found Dr. Shishang and Dotya in Donghai County and gave them the information.

By the way, I also took a look at Donghai Yunlong and "communicated" with him.

Finally, there is the Sound Village in the Naruto world.

"...Master Guang, you are back."

"..."

Otogakure, in the heart of the cave.

Uchiha Guang narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the gloomy man opposite him.

She hadn't seen Orochimaru for some time.

——The last time he came back was before the attack on the Red Silk Army. At that time, Orochimaru was out for something and only left a few letters for Karin to pass on to her. So until now, it was the first time the two of them met again after several months.

how to say……

Orochimaru looked a little strange at this moment.

His face was still the same as before, too pale and a little creepy.

But those eyes were different.

Orochimaru's original eyes were light gold, with long and narrow pupils, a bit like snake eyes. But no matter how similar, he was still human in nature, so there were no features such as pupil shape changing with light intensity, or iris reflection. But now...

Under the light in the cave, Uchiha Hikaru clearly saw that Orochimaru's eyes were glowing slightly, a kind of fiery molten gold, just like...

"You... injected yourself with Dragon King serum?"

Uchiha Hikaru thought of this possibility.

That's right.

She had seen many eyes like this in another world.

The golden eyes of a hybrid!

When she went to the dragon world some time ago, she did find Xia Mi and Fenrir and asked for some blood samples of the Dragon King, and gave them to Orochimaru for research. She originally thought that even Orochimaru would need some time to produce results, but now it seems...

Is this just using the dragon blood directly on yourself?

"...As expected of Master Guang, your vision is still so sharp."

Orochimaru licked his lips and said in a hoarse and difficult voice: "Yes, after I got the blood samples of the Dragon King from you last time, I conducted a very detailed analysis on them. From the results of the analysis, it can be seen that there are several very special active substances in the blood of dragons.

These substances not only endow dragons with unparalleled mobility and resilience, but also give them a high affinity for the elements in nature. Without spending too much effort, they can drive the natural elements and create effects similar to escape techniques...

I separated and extracted these active substances, and integrated them with Jūgo's Immortal Seal and the cells of the Uzumaki clan to develop a special activating agent, which I named 'Dragon Seal 1'. After humans take this agent, their physical fitness will be greatly improved, and they can also activate the seal to enter a state called 'Dragon Seal'..."

"But you don't have to worry. I have only tested this drug on a few people who volunteered to sign up, and almost all of the people who have been transplanted with 'Dragon Curse 1' have survived.

I was able to do this thanks to the two people you brought back.”

While talking.

Orochimaru clapped his hands.

Then I heard two footsteps coming from the side. It was a brother and sister in kimono who walked over and bowed respectfully.

"Lord Orochimaru."

"...Lord Guang."

This pair of siblings were none other than the Upper Six that Uchiha Hikaru brought back from the Demon Slayer World nearly a year ago.

Daki and the courtesan Taro.

Uchiha Hikaru had long known from Karin that the Daki siblings, as Orochimaru's experimental subjects, had been given a special medicine that could overcome the sun and suppress the cannibalistic habits of demons, and after that, they were taken in as servants by Orochimaru. Now it seems that Orochimaru has trained these two guys quite well, and the latter's attitude towards him is almost the same as when he faced Muzan.

but……

What is more concerning right now is the appearance of the Daki siblings.

The original Daki siblings, as the youngest among the six Upper Ranks, looked not much different from humans and did not have any special eyes.

And at this moment...

Their eyes, like Orochimaru's, were transformed into golden pupils.

A pair of pupils with the words "landing" engraved on them were now emitting a fiery dark gold color.

In addition, the surface of their bodies was covered with a layer of iron-blue scales, which was exactly the same as the appearance of Xia Mi and Genji when they showed their dragon-transformation characteristics. Even when they bent down, they could feel the power contained under the scales, as if they could break the stone with just a raise of their hands.

"Are they not your drug test subjects?"

"Yes."

Hearing Orochimaru's admission, Uchiha Hikaru understood.

Also.

Kifutaro and Daki are both demons, and they are upper-rank demons with extremely strong recovery abilities. In theory, they will not die as long as their heads are not chopped off by the Nichirin Sword on the spot.

Therefore, whether it is the Dragon King serum or the Heaven and Earth Curse Seal, they can be made into anything they want. It can be said that they are born "holy bodies for drug testing".

Judging from this, Orochimaru may have really poured a lot of dragon blood into them during this period. If we use the standards of Kassel Academy to judge the current Dakimikoshi siblings, they must be "C-level hybrids" at least. Maybe they have already awakened some kind of word spirit.

“This medicine…”

"That's the 'Dragon's Curse 1' you mentioned. It won't affect the mind of the user, right?"

Uchiha Guang asked a little worriedly.

The Heaven and Earth Curse Seal itself is corrosive to the body, and the high proportion of dragon blood in the hybrid may even reduce it to a mindless "Deadpool". It is unlikely that there will be no side effects when these two powers are combined.

Uchiha Hikaru wasn't worried about Orochimaru.

But can Karin and her daughter, Kimimaro and others stay in Sound Village now? If those experimental subjects become Deadpools and run rampant in the village, I am afraid these people will suffer a great impact.

"of course not."

Orochimaru said firmly, "If there is not enough experimental data to support it, I will not transplant this curse seal to other people, or even myself. I have always been very cautious when it comes to matters concerning my own life."

"……Yeah?"

Uchiha Hikaru was noncommittal.

It is true that Orochimaru cherishes his life.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing research on the secret art of soul reincarnation.

but……

Being thrifty does not stop him from using his own body to conduct dangerous human modification experiments.

After all, what Orochimaru values ​​is his soul. As for his body…if he really cares about it, he would not have abandoned his original body in the original plot line and reincarnated into the nameless woman, Genyoumaru, or even Uchiha Sasuke who failed. Even if something really went wrong with "Dragon's Curse 1", Uchiha Hikaru estimated that Orochimaru had a backup plan to ensure his survival.

"Lord Guang."

Orochimaru coughed lightly and said, "During this period of time, the experiments and potion making have consumed more than half of the blood samples you brought back. Do you think you can bring some more back? If you can, I think 'Dragon's Curse 2' will be successfully developed soon."

"...Let me think about it."

Uchiha Hikaru didn't say enough.

"These blood samples and limb samples are all from "ghosts", and they are higher-level ghosts than Daki and Jifutaro. You can study them and see if you can dig out something."

As he spoke, Uchiha Hikaru took out the scroll containing Muzan's blood and body tissue samples and handed it to the man opposite him.

Orochimaru gladly accepted it.

Although he has the higher level blood of the Dragon King, his interest in "ghosts" is not as strong as before.

But it never hurts to do more research and apply what you have learned to other situations.

At this moment.

The Daki siblings beside them seemed to sense something, and looked at the scroll in Orochimaru's hand with doubtful eyes: "This aura seems to be..."

"It's Lord Muzan's blood... Could it be that Lord Muzan has been eliminated now?!"

"Yes, just as you think."

Uchiha Hikaru responded with a smile.

In fact, she had considered bringing Muzan Kibutsuji to Orochimaru, but after repeated consideration, she gave up.

However, whether Orochimaru can use Muzan's broken arms and limbs to clone a new Muzan is another matter.

After the initial shock, the Daki siblings quickly calmed down: "...Alright. Since Master Muzan is no longer here, we can only work for Master Orochimaru with peace of mind."

"?"

Uchiha Hikaru glanced at Orochimaru and seemed to be about to say something but stopped himself.

She was really curious...

How did Orochimaru train his subordinates?

From Red Bean, to Guren, to Kabuto Yakushi, and even Kimimaro and the Otonin in the original story... except for Sasuke, who was a traitor, almost all of Orochimaru's men were loyal to him. Now even the Dakimaki siblings were caught up in it.

This brainwashing technique is really a bit outrageous.

Compared to Naruto, this guy may be the real king of big talk.

"...Forget it, you can do it yourself."

Uchiha Hikaru sighed.

She had already lured Karin and Kimimaro here in advance, so returning the siblings to Orochimaru would be a give and take. As long as the latter didn't cause any big trouble, there was no need to interfere.

If Orochimaru really used the Dragon King serum to turn himself into an "S-class hybrid", or even a "hybrid king" above that...

That's quite interesting.

After all, a large part of the reason why Orochimaru devoted his mind to the study of these messy powers was because he was not allowed to learn the fairy arts of Ryuchidong. However, Ryuchidong is a "dragon", and the Dragon King of the Dragon Clan World is also a dragon.

If Orochimaru stood in front of Manaka and the White Snake Sage as a "half-blood king", the latter's expressions would have been very interesting.

the other side.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes silently, as if he didn't care about the "Muzan" mentioned by Uchiha Hikaru and Daki.

Instead, he slowly moved his gaze upwards and landed on Esdeath.

"Master Guang, I don't know who this person next to you is?"

"My deputy, Xiao Ai."

Uchiha Hikaru responded.

At this moment.

Esdeath was standing at the back with her arms folded, not saying a word. When Orochimaru mentioned her name, she glanced at him and the Daki siblings at the back, narrowing her eyes. "From the looks of you, you should be considered a strong person, right? Why, do you want to try your hand against me?"

"……May I?"

Orochimaru licked his lips and looked at Uchiha Hikaru.

Esdeath also looked at Uchiha Hikaru at the same time.

Uchiha Hikaru thought about it for a moment.

It just so happened that she also wanted to see if Orochimaru had changed from before the "Dragon Seal" was transplanted. If Esdeath took action, she should be able to force out this guy's full strength.

"Okay, let's give it a try."

"But don't be too harsh when you strike, just make sure no one dies."

present.

The group came to an open space on the side of the Sound Village. This was the "training ground" of the Sound Village, but the workmanship was very crude, basically just a piece of wild land randomly fenced in and slightly cleaned up, and it was completely incomparable to the training ground in Konoha.

But it's more than enough for a fight.