If you don't want to unify the ninja world, why are you crying about the ninja village system?

Finally, Orochimaru took a deep breath, and then, as if he had made a difficult decision, he slowly uttered two words: "Okay..."

Then he added: "Then let's go to the so-called...empire."

Obviously, after weighing the pros and cons, Orochimaru finally chose to compromise.

When Yakushi saw that Orochimaru agreed, a barely perceptible smile appeared on his face and he nodded slightly.

He just waved his arm, and in an instant, tens of thousands of White Zetsu flew towards him as if pulled by an invisible force.

In the blink of an eye, all these White Zetsu were in his possession.

However, at this moment, Kabuto Yakushi casually took out all the White Zetsu from his arms and threw them to Orochimaru, saying calmly: "Lord Orochimaru, this is a small gift for our cooperation..."

......

Within the empire.

At this moment, Orochimaru was staring with wide eyes, curiously observing the mysterious and shocking cross-border transmission original channel in front of him.

As they got closer and closer to the passage, Orochimaru's heartbeat became faster and faster, and an indescribable excitement surged in his heart.

He has always believed that his variant was a waste, and it was ridiculous that he even condescended to the so-called emperor.

But now, when he actually set foot in this magical land - the empire, all his thoughts changed drastically in an instant.

"Lord Orochimaru, this is the Sumeru Space."

The pharmacists introduced them respectfully.

Hearing this name, Orochimaru's body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Sumeru space?

The name alone sounds extremely mysterious and powerful.

At this time, Orochimaru still felt a little disdainful. After all, he had seen it before. This was just a small research institute of Konoha University. How great could it be?

However, just as he stepped through the seemingly ordinary door, he seemed to be under a spell, standing there in a daze, with his mouth open so wide that an egg could almost fit in.

How can this be called a small room?

From the outside, it may look like only a few square meters in size, or even like an ordinary Ichiraku ramen restaurant.

But once you enter, the scene before your eyes is completely beyond your imagination, as if you are in another world.

It is boundless here, so vast that it is impossible to perceive where its boundaries are.

Above the head is a brilliant starry sky with countless stars twinkling with faint light; under the feet is a misty void, so deep that it seems that one will fall into an endless abyss if one is not careful.

Orochimaru stared around in astonishment, secretly exclaiming in his heart: "No wonder... No wonder you were able to research such an amazing cross-border teleportation technology! Your control over space has actually reached such a superb level!"

"But to be honest, I am really curious deep down! With your powerful strength, it shouldn't be that difficult to dominate the entire universe, right? But why would you want to cross parallel universes, which is so laborious and seemingly has no benefits?"

After hearing these words, the pharmacist slowly shook his head to express his denial.

"No, no, no, you totally misunderstood."

He explained with a serious face: "Only by constantly improving your own strength can you have the capital and confidence to conquer the vast universe! It's like using containers of different sizes to hold water. Think about it, how much water can a cup of water hold? And the amount of water that a pot can hold is much more than a cup of water, right? What if it is replaced by a lake or even an ocean? The amount of water they can hold is simply beyond imagination!"

As Orochimaru listened to Yakushi's analogy, he couldn't help but feel his throat go dry, and his mouth and tongue also became dry.

He nodded thoughtfully, then asked hesitantly, "So... you mean, this so-called 'container' is actually very likely ourselves?"

The pharmacists all nodded affirmatively and responded, "That's right!"

Then, he further elaborated: "The same is true for this huge empire we are in! At present, our empire is like a small cup, and at this moment it has been filled to the limit. Then, if we still want to accommodate more water, we can either choose to find a few more cups to use together; or we have to find a way to expand the capacity of our own originally limited 'cup'! Of course, what we are trying to do now is, on the one hand, to try our best to expand our own capacity; on the other hand, of course, we are also actively looking for and obtaining more 'cup' resources!"

Yakushito's words were like a bolt of lightning that cut through the night sky and struck straight into Orochimaru's mind, immersing him in deep thought in an instant.

Over the years, although his own strength has reached the level of a movie star, he has never been able to make any substantial breakthroughs, as if he was trapped by an invisible barrier, unable to move forward or backward.

In fact, Orochimaru has tried some ways to change the status quo.

Just like the development concept of "take more cups" that he once proposed, which seems unique but is actually a bit absurd.

For example, spreading the strange and powerful curse everywhere to differentiate one's own life force, thus achieving a certain degree of immortality or backup.

These actions are undoubtedly the concrete practice of this concept.

However, until this moment, when he listened to Yakushi explaining this metaphor in such a vivid and figurative way, Orochimaru suddenly found that those originally scattered and chaotic thoughts began to gradually become clear and orderly, as if they were combed by a magical hand.

The vague concepts and ideas of the past were also systematically integrated and summarized at this moment.

Thinking back to the past years, Orochimaru couldn't help but feel emotional.

At that time, on the one hand, I was eager to continuously improve my own strength, and on the other hand, I was extremely afraid of the coming of death, so I kept creating various backup plans just in case.

This mentality of wanting everything made him waver in his pursuit of power and eventually lose his direction.

After all, human energy is ultimately limited. Trying to embark on two completely different paths at the same time will often result in giving up halfway and being unable to truly reach the other side of success.

At this moment, Orochimaru suddenly realized something as if he had been enlightened, and an unprecedented sense of clarity surged in his heart.

He was deeply aware that he had indeed taken the wrong path in the past.

And now, under the guidance of Pharmacist Du's words, he felt that his consciousness had undergone a thorough sublimation, just like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, ready to spread its wings and fly high to meet new challenges and opportunities.

Compared to the imperial concubine's genes and tens of thousands of White Zetsu, they are not as good as this sudden realization!

The pharmacists all watched from the side, smiling but saying nothing.