Orochimaru looked at Kimimaro.
"Are you confident?"
Kimimaro shook his head.
"Itachi and Kisame's infiltration of Konoha has already made the village more vigilant. Coupled with my impersonation of the client and subsequent disappearance, the Uzumaki Naruto incident must have been exposed.
Under these circumstances, it's impossible to infiltrate Konoha using the old methods. The only way now is to wait.
On the one hand, wait for Konoha to return to its previous level of vigilance. On the other hand, wait for Sasuke to leave the village on a mission."
Kimimaro's analysis was sound, and Orochimaru could only give up upon hearing it.
"Lord Orochimaru, your current situation can no longer wait. The injuries on your hands are getting worse. If they are not resolved soon, not only will the pain intensify, but over time, it may affect other parts of your soul.
Therefore, I suggest treatment first. Sasuke's body is not urgent. With his personality, he will come to Otogakure sooner or later."
Kabuto Yakushi said excitedly.
Orochimaru was silent for a moment before making a decision.
"Kabuto, arrange a vessel. This body has reached its limit, and it's just right to use it as a sacrifice to undo the Reaper Death Seal."
"Yes! Lord Orochimaru!"
Kabuto Yakushi immediately took action.
"Mr. Orochimaru, you're very persistent about Sasuke. Is it just to fight against Itachi?"
At this time, Kimimaro suddenly said.
Orochimaru was stunned for a moment and looked at Kimimaro.
"Why do you ask that?"
"Because I remember, Mr. Orochimaru's ambition is to learn all the ninjutsu in the world. And the number of ninjutsu is like the stars in the summer night sky, and it's difficult to master them all in one's lifetime with one's own power.
Therefore, Mr. Orochimaru seeks one more thing, and that is immortality. Only with endless life can one learn all the techniques in the world. But now, you are obsessed with the Sharingan.
No, to be more precise, you are obsessed with Uchiha Sasuke's body, the body that can control the Sharingan. But is this really important to you?
When choosing a reincarnation vessel before, you valued compatibility the most, not bloodline limits. Otherwise, your current body wouldn't be that of an ordinary ninja.
But this time, even though Sasuke's body and your compatibility are just barely up to par, far inferior to your current body, you still choose him. Isn't this strange?"
Kimimaro's words made Orochimaru feel enlightened.
Yes, why was he so obsessed with the Sharingan?
Was it just because he was defeated by Itachi?
He had been defeated in his life before.
When he joined Akatsuki, wasn't he beaten up by Pain, who possessed the Rinnegan?
He wasn't even this eager for the Rinnegan.
Then what would he do after getting Sasuke's body?
To defeat Itachi?
For others, revenge might be important, but for Orochimaru, such things were nothing.
Revenge only accounted for a small part of the reason for killing the Third Hokage.
In fact, from the perspective of the entire incident, the conflict between him and the Third Hokage couldn't even be called hatred.
If he wanted revenge, he should go after Danzo.
After all, it was Danzo who exposed his experiments, causing him to become a missing-nin.
Was it to explore the secrets of the Sharingan?
Orochimaru helped Danzo create a Sharingan arm, so he naturally had Sharingan in his hands. He wouldn't do it for free.
To explore the secrets of the Sharingan, these Sharingan were enough for him to study.
Was it for the Mangekyo Sharingan?
If he wanted to study this, there was no need to take over Sasuke's body.
Because whether Sasuke could awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan was still unknown to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru wouldn't be confident enough to think that he could awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, which even the Uchiha clan rarely awakened, after taking over Sasuke's body.
It was important to note that the Uchiha were known as a clan of geniuses.
Itachi and Shisui were even geniuses among geniuses.
Only such people could awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, and Orochimaru didn't think his talent in the Sharingan could compare to them.
It would be better to cultivate Sasuke and wait for him to awaken it himself, and then study it.
So, all of this was very strange.
Thinking of this, Orochimaru suddenly felt a headache.
"Ah!"
Orochimaru suddenly let out a painful scream, and his whole body began to tremble.
At this moment, Kimimaro extended his right hand, his index and middle fingers together, and between his two fingers, he held a golden card emitting golden light.
"Genjutsu, release!"
Kimimaro let out a low shout, and the golden light between his fingers flew towards Orochimaru, completely enveloping him. The screams gradually subsided.
A moment later, the golden light dissipated, and Orochimaru's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"That bastard Itachi actually put me under genjutsu!"
Orochimaru's words were filled with anger.
Yes, it was genjutsu!
When Itachi defeated Orochimaru, he had the ability to kill him completely.
But he didn't do that.
Because at that moment, a plan formed in his mind.
For Sasuke to grow rapidly, he needed a good teacher.
The strong ones in Konoha, let alone whether they were suitable or not, would never accept Sasuke as a disciple.
And Orochimaru was a good choice.
So, at that moment, Itachi cast genjutsu on Orochimaru, amplifying his desire for the Sharingan.
This led to Orochimaru's obsession with Sasuke.
And after Itachi's death, Orochimaru's obsession disappeared, and he instead chose to help Sasuke.
The excuse of wanting to witness a different life was not enough to offset the previous fanatical obsession.
The weakening of the genjutsu's effect was actually more reasonable.
"Kimimaro, how did you see that I was under genjutsu?"
Even he himself hadn't noticed it, but Kimimaro had.
This surprised Orochimaru greatly.
"During this trip to Konoha, I had a brief encounter with Itachi. His genjutsu skills are indeed amazing, and I could only barely resist.
After that genjutsu exchange, I remembered his chakra. Just now, I felt a similar chakra on you.
Combined with the things I found strange before, I made this inference. But in the end, I was able to confirm it because Mr. Orochimaru himself noticed the abnormality, and I was able to take advantage of the situation to release the genjutsu."
"Your observation skills are truly amazing. That Uchiha Itachi, how dare he scheme against me like this. Isn't he afraid of messing it up?"
Orochimaru sneered.
"Someone like Itachi plans carefully before acting. If he could leave a trap on you, he must have also left something on Sasuke.
When Sasuke is unable to resist the Living Corpse Reincarnation, this power might emerge and repel you. After all, Itachi went to Konoha this time to find Sasuke, and the two of them met."
(End of Chapter)