Naruto Orochimaru: I must win this time

Chapter 257 Uchiha Madara?

When Orochimaru's clone obtained the fragments of the Ten-Tails, his original body in the north also received a long-awaited good news.

His little white snake, which had not appeared for a long time, brought him a surprise message.

For someone who has reached his level of strength, there are not many things that can be considered surprises, which shows how shocked he was by this news.

"You said this is Uchiha Madara's hair?"

Xiaobai stuck out his tongue and used snake language to tell about his experiences over the years.

Since Orochimaru returned from Ryuchi Cave, Xiaobai also received some gifts from the White Snake Sage and fell into a deep sleep for a period of time.

When it woke up again, it had been reborn, and its life level had evolved from an ordinary little white snake to a creature like Wan Snake.

Not only will its lifespan be greatly increased, but its body size will also increase accordingly. Perhaps after hundreds of years it will be able to grow into a behemoth like the Wan Snake.

But all these still need time to settle, and Orochimaru did not expect it to go to the battlefield at this moment. At most, it would be responsible for conveying messages to the clones in the Akatsuki organization.

It would definitely be a waste of resources to keep such a spiritual beast by one's side, so Orochimaru also gave it a unique instruction - to find the remains of Uchiha Madara!

Snakes are very sensitive to miasma such as moisture and dead air, so using them for dragon hunting adventures is perfect.

The three tomb-robbing gang he had just recruited some time ago were also sent out by him to continue their old business. Since the North lacked the foundation now, they had to find another way.

It's a bit similar to the early days of Konoha, when there was also a lack of talent, so the Second Hokage created the Impure World Reincarnation, and even if one died, one could not escape the fate of serving as a soldier.

The current situation in the North is somewhat similar. In order to cope with a possible war, Orochimaru cannot make too much preparation. It can be said that he will do everything he can for the village!

With the tomb-robbing trio doing the job, he naturally didn't have to personally take charge of the talents from the major ninja villages who had passed away.

Xiaobai, who had been silent for a long time, unexpectedly brought him an unexpected surprise. It was like a pillow given to him when he was sleepy.

"Was it found at the location I told you about?"

Orochimaru gently stroked the little white snake's head. The little white snake swam up his arm familiarly, and soon came to his shoulder, licking his cheek with its tongue.

After not seeing you for a long time, you are still so clingy, and our intimacy is doubled.

"Oh? The location is quite off! That may be because I don't remember it clearly, haha..."

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Orochimaru's face. The place he and Xiaobai were talking about was naturally the bottom of the Valley of the End.

There is a basement there, which was the former lair of Uchiha Madara.

Ever since the final battle between Madara and Hashirama, he has used that place as his home in his later years.

He relied on the Outer Golem Statue to prolong his life and lived for many years. If he didn't have greater pursuits and his aging body, it would not be surprising that he could live until now.

After giving instructions to Black Zetsu and making a series of back-up plans, he took the initiative to break free from the support of the Outer Path Statue and ended his own life.

"Hehehe... Now it seems that Obito didn't bury him properly! That basement has become his tomb!"

This situation is not surprising to Orochimaru. Obito, this traitor, has changed camps countless times, from white to black, and then from black to white.

It would be strange if he could take Uchiha Madara's instructions to heart. The only one who could enter his heart from beginning to end was Rin. She probably has been using Madara's arrangements to achieve her own long-cherished wish.

"He wasn't discovered by Black Zetsu, was he?"

Hearing Orochimaru's question, Xiaobai shook his head in a humane way, and a hint of wisdom flashed in his snake eyes.

In the original work, it was Kabuto who found Madara's body. Based on the existing information, some speculate that he found it himself, some say that he found it by following Obito, and some say that Black Zetsu deliberately let him find it.

Orochimaru is more inclined to the former and the latter. Given Obito's elusive movements, it is a bit difficult to follow him without being discovered.

Of the remaining two possibilities, Orochimaru is more inclined to the latter, the help of Black Zetsu.

Otherwise, how could Kabuto find the body that even Orochimaru, the founder of tomb raiders, couldn't find in just one or two years?

Black Zetsu, the most hidden traitor, and Madara are not on the same page at all. Both sides are using each other. This is the most likely possibility!

"Only my hair is left, but it's enough!"

Looking at the dry white hair on the ground that looked like weeds, Orochimaru was not surprised.

The first thing to decay after a person dies is the flesh and blood. This situation also applies to the ninja world. After all, the ninja world also has to be scientific!

Unless one is as powerful as Hashirama Senju, there will still be a lot of flesh left decades after death, and that is in very good condition.

As long as one is still a mortal, one cannot escape the law of three years of bone formation, so in most of the graves that Orochimaru had dug before, what he found was a clump of hair.

One of the conditions for reincarnation is the cell tissue of a corpse, or the relics of a person during his lifetime.

With a slight movement of his fingers, the ball of white hair on the ground floated up.

"Thank you for your hard work. You should take a good rest first. I have to get to work!"

Hearing Orochimaru say this, Xiaobai rubbed his cheek affectionately with his little head, and then snuggled into his arms.

After leaving the office, Orochimaru went straight to the biological research institute on the edge of the village.

This is his laboratory. There is always a shadow clone conducting experiments here all year round. Even if he is very busy, the progress of the experiments in his hands never stops.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the laboratory, a shadow clone walked out with a petri dish in his hand.

Uchiha Madara's cells can be of great use to him. His body has already fused with Hashirama's cells. If Uchiha Madara's body cells are added, the genes of both Ashura and Indra will be complete.

This step is essential if you want to go further.

The Otsutsuki clan reproduces through parasitism, but Kaguya Otsutsuki gives birth to offspring by having sex with humans.

The consequence of this behavior is that the offspring born cannot fully inherit the abilities of their parents.

Otsutsuki Hagoromo inherited the power of the Rinnegan, and Otsutsuki Hamura inherited the power of the Byakugan.

Otsutsuki Hagoromo is also known as the Sage of Six Paths, and his sons Ashura and Indra inherited the Sage's body and Sage's eyes respectively.

Strictly speaking, except for Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, her descendants cannot be considered true Ōtsutsuki clan, because the bloodline has become increasingly thin.

The ultimate goal of Orochimaru's experiment is to combine these bloodlines and move forward step by step to achieve the goal of reversing his ancestors.

With Uchiha Madara's cells, combined with Hashirama's cells, his bloodline can reach the level of the Six Paths.

He has the cell tissue of Otsutsuki Toneri in his hands, and Otsutsuki Toneri is the descendant of Otsutsuki Hamura.

Combining the two, one step further is Kaguya's level, which is the true Otsutsuki bloodline!