Chapter 197 The Windmill Turns
Is it so that I can behave myself from now on?
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and said calmly:
"That depends on the specific standards for being law-abiding and self-disciplined."
"That's simple.
The only standard is that you must not harm others.
For example, using living people for human experiments is absolutely prohibited."
"Um..."
Orochimaru had considered conducting human experiments on living people for some time, though he hadn't done it himself.
However, he couldn't easily begin doing so under the watchful eye of the Third Hokage.
Hearing Souji use this example, he naturally realized that his thoughts had become known.
Even thoughts I've never shared with anyone...
Orochimaru felt a chill run down his spine, but the opponent was Mochizuki Souji, who had accomplished all sorts of great things and had even defeated the legendary Uchiha Madara.
Knowing his thoughts, although still incomprehensible, is not such a big deal compared to other things.
Orochimaru pondered for a long time, and finally said in a deep voice:
"I'll think about it... I can't guarantee you anything..."
"Alright, in short, you must not harm others. That's my bottom line.
If you violate it, I will kill you. If you don't violate it, I won't interfere with you at all."
As Souji spoke, he smiled slightly:
"On the contrary, because you are such a rare talent in ninjutsu research, as long as what you do is beneficial to the public, I will even fully support all your research!"
"Oh, that sounds pretty good..."
Orochimaru smiled faintly.
Even after witnessing the incredibly powerful Madara Uchiha die instantly from Souji's attack, Orochimaru still wouldn't easily back down.
Just like in the original timeline, when Pain went to subdue Orochimaru, Orochimaru was indeed able to put aside his pride and deal with the opponent in a humble manner when faced with an opponent he was truly unable to defeat.
But all of this is just a temporary disguise.
Orochimaru's strength may only be average among top-tier fighters, but he is almost never wavering or compromising on his pursuits.
Threatening with force is just letting Orochimaru put on a show for a while; he'll still do what he wants in secret.
Ordinary threats are useless against such ruthless people.
Even if they are far weaker than you, the worst that can happen is death.
For truly ruthless people, life and death are trivial matters.
Has Orochimaru not faced countless life-or-death crises throughout his life?
Therefore, even at this point, Orochimaru only gave the answer that he would consider it.
Souji let him have his way.
In short, he made it clear that as long as the bottom line wasn't crossed, he could do whatever he wanted; but if it was crossed, he would be killed.
Now that the deal was done, Souji stopped paying attention to Orochimaru.
The remaining large number of White Zetsu, having lost Madara's control, wouldn't actually do anything threatening, so they were no longer important.
They could be kept as wild monsters for future training of ninjas or as materials for various research projects, since White Zetsu are not human and there's no problem with capturing them for research.
With Madara and Black Zetsu dealt with, all that's left are the Ten-Tails God Tree and Kaguya.
Possessing the ultimate body and activating Sage Mode, Souji's speed reached its limit; in a flash, he disappeared before Orochimaru's eyes.
Watching Souji disappear before his eyes, Orochimaru remained silent for a long time before finally chuckling softly.
"Hmph... Mochizuki Souji... I originally wanted to capture him and study the secrets of his kunai technique, but it seems impossible now."
"Should I just behave myself from now on?"
Although so far, apart from helping Madara use the Impure World Reincarnation to revive him, Orochimaru has not done anything too outrageous, he still has a very clear understanding of his own nature.
Although he didn't specifically intend to target anyone or do anything, if he wanted to delve deeper into the truth of ninjutsu and the mysteries of life and death, then taking some extreme actions would be unavoidable...
Even he himself could not suppress these desires.
Orochimaru's eyes flashed with a fierce light, but after a while, they softened slightly.
"However, is this the new era of ninjas..."
"Since the windmill is turning, it wouldn't hurt to watch it quietly for a while..."
...
Souji returned to the outside.
Taking the wooden statue out of his backpack, Souji mobilized his chakra and injected it into his Rinnegan, instantly filling his eyes with a divine light.
"This is the last one..."
"Come forth! Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"
"The shell of the Ten-Tailed Divine Tree!"
As Souji activated the power of his Rinnegan, the ground in front of him exploded with a deafening roar!
"Awoooooo!"
From the blasted earth, a gigantic humanoid figure appeared, letting out a terrifying and shrill roar!
This humanoid figure has nine closed eyes on its head, and its color is like that of a dead tree.
There are ten pillar-like protrusions on its back.
This is the Gedo Mazo!
The shell of the Ten-Tailed Divine Tree!
As the demonic statue of the Outer Path appeared, the sky darkened instantly due to its influence!
As a device used by the Otsutsuki clan to absorb the world's energy, the Divine Tree does indeed possess the ability to influence all things in the world.
Plants are living things, and the divine tree is also a living entity.
Although its intelligence is not high, it does possess its own consciousness.
At this moment, the Gedo Mazo was summoned by the power of the Rinnegan and immediately sensed the chakra of the nine tailed beasts within the wooden statue.
In an instant, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path went berserk!
"Awoooooo!"
The demonic statue of the heretic let out an increasingly terrifying roar and frantically lunged towards the wooden statue!
From the roar, Souji could vaguely understand its meaning.
Mine! These are all mine!
They all belong to me!
My chakra!
Give it back!
Give me back my chakra!
"Haha! As expected of a divine tree, how can a plant have such a clear self-awareness?"
Souji chuckled softly.
"However, under absolute power, neither the legends of the ninja world, nor the Divine Tree, nor the Otsutsuki clan..."
"They can only end with my kunai!"
The Souji threw kunai at the Outer Path Demon Statue.
As always, it flew straight toward its target.
The tiny kunai was insignificant compared to the enormous body of the divine tree.
The divine tree, which was in a state of madness, had already limited cognitive abilities, and now it could only see the wooden statue and the chakra within it.
As for a mere kunai?
Don't say they ignored it; they simply didn't recognize the existence of kunai.
The demonic statue of the heretic lunged madly at the wooden statue, only to encounter the kunai head-on.
puff!
The kunai pierced the center eye of the demon statue's head without any hindrance.
It was just an inconspicuous little kunai, but the moment it pierced through, the enormous body of the Gedo Mazo immediately stopped, and its roar abruptly ceased.
After a brief silence, the enormous and terrifying aura of the Outer Path Demon Statue completely vanished.
The demonic statue of the Outer Path lost all its power and collapsed helplessly to the ground with a deafening roar!
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