UK:GSW Chapter 371 – Orochi-Kabuto: Lord Orochimaru, You're Not Dead?!
Regarding the over-the-top developnts in the "Chronicles of My Bromance, My Wife, Our Father-Daughter Relationship, and the Uninvited Fiancé Incident," a senior-citizen-level family ethics drama, Uchiha Kei did not maintain continuous attention. After tossing the setting materials for "Uzumaki Kenshin" to Uchiha Madara to look over, he shifted his focus to other matters.
This was because the current Uchiha Madara was no longer the sa as before. Even if he was extrely displeased with the red-haired, blond-tinged "Uzumaki Kenshin," he would not lay a hand on him. After all, doing so would surely make Muzi sad, pained, and distressed—and that was sothing Uchiha Madara could not allow.
So when he learned the classic setup that "Uzumaki Kenshin" was an orphan of the Uzumaki Clan found by the Hidden Leaf, the only male of his clan and thus given special care and secret training, now strong and outstanding, and officially engaged to Muzi after years of deepening affection, Uchiha Madara suppressed his urge to annihilate Kenshin and instead planned to examine him through an illusion ga.
If Kenshin was not a good match, then Muzi had to know his true face—Madara absolutely would not let Muzi's happiness be ruined by him.
Thus, a battle of wits between the elderly was set in motion, though it would take a long ti to reach a conclusion.
Uchiha Kei planned to record the process, and when the ti was right, edit it into a drama for slow savoring.
For now, Uchiha Kei projected his primary consciousness into his clone in Ninja World No. 2.
At this mont, in the Hidden Leaf of World No. 2, the third ga arcade had opened, drawing more of the Leaf's ninja clans into its expansion. While illusion gas beca a craze in the Leaf, many rchants ca to purchase stock to sell elsewhere.
Additionally, Leaf No. 2 actively promoted the illusion gas to the nobles and daimyos of the Land of Fire, encouraging them to spread it to other nations.
After experiencing the joy of the illusion gas, these nobles and daimyos quickly beca addicted, turning into loyal fans.
In a short ti, the illusion ga business of Leaf No. 2 was booming. In terms of outward expansion speed, it was even faster than in the main world.
This was natural—while Leaf No. 2 wasn't as strong as main world Leaf, its world had developed for over twenty years, producing inventions that made the ninja world's tech tree seem ridiculously advanced.
For example, communication thods—walkie-talkies were already widespread, and rchants had their own ans of communication. Once they confird the value of the illusion ga, they eagerly rushed to the Leaf.
What's more, in the main world, the ninja world was on the brink of the Great Ninja War, with conflicts and security issues everywhere, making travel risky for rchants. But in World No. 2, there were no signs of a major war—only the Akatsuki causing trouble far away, which most rchants and nobles knew nothing about. Life was peaceful and prosperous.
Thus, outward sales of the illusion gas proceeded smoothly. Large quantities were shipped, and Leaf No. 2 actively cooperated with rchants to jointly cultivate a thriving arcade culture unique to this world.
This was different from the main world.
In the main world, the Leaf Ga rchants' Association relied on the power of the Uchiha Clan—the Leaf's premier clan—drawing in all major ninja clans. Leaf, as the absolute hegemon, could guarantee smooth promotion abroad.
But Leaf No. 2 lacked the Uchiha. The Hatake na was known, but far less influential. Though they ford a profit group, they couldn't handle the core production of ga scrolls, relying entirely on imports from the main world. This ant they could not grow as big and strong, instead functioning more as agents in cooperation with others.
Still, this agency role wasn't sustained by sacrificing Leaf No. 2's own interests. Rather, it leveraged the rest of the ninja world's resources to enrich Leaf No. 2—so its people's lives would still keep improving.
For now, Leaf No. 2's task was simply to be an excellent exclusive distributor of illusion gas.
Looking at the system data on sales, Uchiha Kei nodded in satisfaction—the sales volu was impressive. If he could release a new ga soon, completing the system's task should be no problem.
A new ga was needed because only gas released after a task was generated could count toward completion.
Since the latest main quest appeared, the gas for sale abroad were all online titles, and the network system hadn't yet rolled out in World No. 2, so they weren't released there. Thus, Kei could only make a new ga—
And it had to be single-player or small-group multiplayer.
Without hesitation, Kei decided on a single-player ga. This ti, he would go big—develop it to the standard of a AAA title.
Previous gas were grand thanks to the unique illusion ga platform, easily crushing AAA titles in visuals and imrsion. But stripped of the platform, most were small-scale productions. Even Ultimate Ninja Storm and Ninja World War were rely "good-quality" works, not true AAA productions.
Now, Kei felt it was ti to let the ninja world experience the ultimate thrill of a top-tier ga.
Of course, making such a ga would take ti—even with the ntal network, a one-man creation still required effort.
Fortunately, Kei had ti. In fact, he'd already started a new ga before—just without intending it to be AAA. Now, he would super-upgrade it. For the illusion ga platform, that was no problem.
And so, Kei's AAA project began.
On this day, Researcher Orochimaru brought No. 2 Orochimaru into World No. 2, beginning their tour to recover Orochimaru's soul fragnts and find Kabuto Yakushi.
Minato Namikaze, master of the Flying Raijin Jutsu, was called to assist with transport, greatly speeding up the trip.
These days, Minato hadn't just been staying in Leaf No. 2—he'd been zipping across the world, leaving Flying Raijin markers at chosen locations. This ensured instant travel to key points, drastically cutting long-distance ti and cost.
Now, many key nodes in World No. 2 bore Minato's markers.
For example, to aid the two Orochimarus this ti—although Minato's coordinates were still so distance from the actual destination, teleporting there greatly reduced the walking distance and ti, and sotis he could help in other ways.
Like with the Cursed Mark on Anko Mitarashi in Leaf No. 2, which contained a long-preserved soul fragnt of Orochimaru—the true core of his revival in the original story—Minato helped by knocking Anko unconscious during the extraction, preventing her from alerting other Leaf shinobi and causing trouble.
After all, Orochimaru No. 2 had caused far too much chaos here—he was an S-rank wanted criminal. Being spotted would bring disaster.
Though Minato disliked Orochimaru No. 2, his political maturity told him that such a person had great research value. Since he was now under their control, they should maximize his usefulness—after all, the plan was to keep him working under Researcher Orochimaru as a dedicated research workhorse.
In just one day, Orochimaru No. 2 recovered all his soul fragnts and also reclaid several secret bases.
So bases had already been looted—after Orochimaru's death, Sasuke had freed his subordinates, and naturally so took the opportunity to plunder his legacy.
The final target was Kabuto Yakushi.
This wasn't because he was hardest to deal with—he was simply the hardest to find.
Even with White Zetsu's ability, finding him was difficult, especially since in this world, many White Zetsu had not yet been recruited to the loyalist side.
Still, they eventually located him. Based on Kei's intel, Kabuto was heading for Ryuchi Cave, so they stationed White Zetsu there to watch for him.
That day, the two Orochimarus arrived early outside Ryuchi Cave—where they saw Kabuto limping toward them.
Kabuto wore a cloak that hid his body, with the exposed skin covered in white scales. His eyes were serpentine, identical to Orochimaru's, making him look neither fully human nor fully beast.
In this form, fans of the Hokage series would call him "Orochi-Kabuto."
Upon seeing the two Orochimarus, Orochimaru No. 2 smirked darkly, while Researcher Orochimaru observed with curiosity.
Kabuto's eyes widened beneath his glasses, his body trembling uncontrollably. His knees gave way as he collapsed to the ground, voice shaking:
"Im-Impossible… L-Lord Orochimaru… y-you're not dead?!"
Orochimaru No. 2 extended his tongue with a raspy chuckle:
"Kabuto, you've followed for so long—why would you think I'd die so easily at Sasuke's hands? My pursuit of immortality is not sothing so shallow."
The implication: the most unkillable man in the ninja world doesn't die that easily.
Kabuto believed him—he knew all too well how terrifying Orochimaru was. That was why, after Orochimaru's death, he was devastated, lost all purpose, and used immature techniques to rge with Orochimaru's remains in a bid to beco the new Orochimaru.
Researcher Orochimaru instantly saw that Kabuto's body was unstable—ravaged by Orochimaru's cells. Left unchecked, he'd eventually die. His kneeling wasn't just reverence—it was partly because his body was too weakened to stand.
As Kei had said, Kabuto's condition could only be stabilized through Ryuchi Cave's Sage Art.
Of course, for Researcher Orochimaru, this was no difficulty. Even Orochimaru No. 2 could do it—as the original source of Kabuto's white snake cells, he could control them.
Sure enough, Orochimaru No. 2 stepped forward and placed his hand on Kabuto's shoulder.
Instantly, the parts of Kabuto belonging to Orochimaru No. 2 were drawn out, making Kabuto scream in pain and convulse violently.
Once the extraction was complete, Orochimaru No. 2 retracted his hand, his soul more complete. Kabuto, though exhausted and collapsed on the ground, soon realized the constant pain was gone—his body felt lighter than it had in ages.
Though he still bore many white snake traits, he was no longer on the verge of collapse.
Realizing this, Kabuto quickly rose and knelt on one knee before Orochimaru No. 2:
"Thank you for your help, Lord Orochimaru."
Orochimaru No. 2 chuckled:
"Kabuto, you truly have great perseverance and talent—you are a child I value highly. From here on, both I and… the other … will need your assistance."
At this, Kabuto glanced toward the other Orochimaru, whose deanor was completely different from the one he knew. The shrewd man said nothing, simply kneeling respectfully and pledging to follow Orochimaru's arrangents.
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