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Chapter 88 The Lost Cobra, the Ambition of Ryuchi Cave

Sound Village, underground base.

This place was once the incubator of Orochimaru's ambitions and the breeding ground for countless forbidden experiments.

Moreover, it was full of bloodshed. Some people were raised like poisonous insects and became the strongest, but in the end, they could only become the vessel for Orochimaru's Reanimation Jutsu.

Now, this place is a ruin, and Kabuto Yakushi stands forlornly in the center of the main laboratory.

He was wearing a purple fitted suit, and the lenses of his round-framed glasses were covered in dust.

The genius spy, who usually wore a fake smile and moved among various forces, had no expression on his face at this moment.

"Lord Orochimaru..."

Dou muttered to himself.

After the battle of the Konoha Crush plan, Orochimaru mysteriously disappeared, and even he couldn't find him no matter how hard he tried.

He even tried to summon Orochimaru's snake, but failed.

Sending coded messages through secret channels is like throwing a stone into the sea.

Dou is an orphan and a spy. He has lived in the shadows all these years and has never truly lived for himself.

Only when he was by Orochimaru's side, as Orochimaru's perfect tool, did he find meaning in his existence.

Now, the owner of the tool is gone.

"Was he murdered?"

Dou looked at the mess on the ground.

"That shopkeeper named Roy... does he really have the ability to kill Lord Orochimaru?"

To be honest, he didn't quite believe it.

Lord Orochimaru's life-saving techniques are the best in the ninja world, how could he possibly die so silently?

What if he was imprisoned? Or...?

"abandon."

Dou had only just had this thought when he felt a wave of sorrow and a sense of betrayal.

What if Lord Orochimaru found a more interesting toy and abandoned this tool from the old era?

Dou's eyes turned gloomy, as if he could devour people.

He walked to the lab bench and swept away the broken glass.

There was a hidden compartment there, known only to him and Orochimaru. Without a second thought, he immediately released the sealing technique.

Inside was a scroll and a vial of blood.

The scroll had several large characters written on it, about the concept of the immortal arts of Ryuchi Cave and the perfect creature, and also included the approximate location.

This was Orochimaru's lifelong research direction, and also the difficulty he had never been able to overcome.

With trembling hands, Dou picked up the scroll and unrolled it.

A dense array of data, wildly imaginative theories, and an extreme yearning for dragons.

"I see……"

Dou's gaze swept over the words.

"Lord Orochimaru, you have always wanted to become a perfect being, to master Sage Mode, and to surpass the limits of humanity."

"But this body limits you."

Kabuto put down the scroll and looked at the vial of blood. It was Orochimaru's cell sample, the last trace that man left in this world.

Dou picked up the test tube, his eyes seemingly burning with fire.

"Since we can't find you..."

Dou pulled out the stopper from the test tube.

"Since you might abandon me."

"Then I will... become you."

He slowly injected the liquid in the test tube into his body using a syringe.

Orochimaru's cells are extremely corrosive, rampaging through Kabuto's blood vessels and altering his genes.

"Aaaaaah!"

Dou knelt down on the broken glass.

There's something wriggling under the skin; it's scales.

White scales began to spread from his arms, climbed up his neck, and even encroached on half of his cheek.

His pupils began to elongate, turning into the same golden vertical pupils as that man.

But he didn't die; he pulled through.

He gasped for breath, looking at his palms covered in scales, and smiled from the bottom of his heart.

"Hehe...hehehe..."

"I felt it; it was your power."

"No! This is already my power."

"Lord Orochimaru, I will learn the Sage Techniques that you were unable to master."

"The truths you couldn't unravel, I will unravel."

"I will surpass you and become... the new dragon."

Dou pulled a tinderbox from his pocket, lit it, and threw it into the corner piled with documents.

Flames erupted and quickly engulfed the abandoned laboratory.

He didn't look back, but strode into the darkness.

"Just wait and see."

Dou's voice echoed through the sea of ​​fire.

"When I return from Ryuchi Cave, I will make the entire ninja world tremble."

"And that Manager Roy..."

Kabuto licked his lips, mimicking Orochimaru's gesture.

"I'll tear down your shop and dissect you for research."

"Let's see what secrets are hidden in your head."

On the border of the Land of Fire, deep in the dense forest.

A gray figure darted swiftly through the treetops; it was Yakushi Kabuto.

At this moment, he had changed into a hooded robe, which covered his mutated skin.

He was on his way, his destination being the entrance to Ryuchi Cave in the northern part of the Land of Rice Fields.

Suddenly, Dou stopped in his tracks.

He crouched on a thick tree branch, completely concealing his breathing.

"Um?"

Dou frowned.

Two massive streams of chakra are approaching from the front.

"This level of chakra..."

Dou frowned, but neither moved nor ran away.

As a top-tier spy, his stealth abilities are among the best in the ninja world.

As long as he doesn't actively expose himself, even a Kage-level expert would have a hard time finding him.

He looked down through the dense foliage.

Two figures slowly walked along the forest path.

They were wearing long black robes embroidered with red clouds; they were members of the Akatsuki organization.

Walking in front was a man with shark-like skin.

Following behind was a blond boy. He rode on a large white clay bird, flying low, looking impatient.

"So it was them."

He silently recited it in his heart.

As Orochimaru's confidant, he was no stranger to the members of the Akatsuki organization.

"It seems there have been changes within the Akatsuki organization as well."

Below, Kisame suddenly stopped.

His shark-like eyes were fixed on the direction where Dou was hiding.

"What's wrong, Kisame?"

Deidara asked.

"It's nothing."

Kisame grinned.

"I just feel... like there's a rat nearby."

"Do you need it cleaned up?"

Deidara pulled a lump of clay from his ninja tool pouch.

"No."

Kisame withdrew his gaze.

"The mission is of utmost importance."

"The leader said this operation needs to be swift."

"The situation in Konoha is complicated; it seems Orochimaru has also fallen."

Upon hearing Orochimaru's name, Kabuto on the tree was clearly moved, but he still tried his best to remain calm.

"That Nine-Tails Jinchuriki..."

Kisame continued.

"I heard it's become very strong; hopefully, it will allow me to chop to my heart's content."

"cut."

Deidara scoffed dismissively.

"Strong? Before my art, everything is dust."

"Let's go, I can't wait to set off fireworks over Konoha."

The two continued forward, their strength making it completely irrelevant whether anyone was spying on them.

Until the two figures disappeared at the edge of the forest.

Kabuto slowly straightened up from the tree, looking in the direction the two had left—the direction of Konoha.

"Is even the Akatsuki organization getting restless?"

Dou muttered to himself.

"It seems that the commotion caused by that store manager is bigger than I imagined."

"Even this bunch of lunatics have been attracted."

He could have shown up and warned him.

After all, Orochimaru was once a member of Akatsuki. Although the two sides had conflicts, they might have the same stance on dealing with Konoha.

But after thinking about it, he still didn't show up.

"Perfect, let you two idiots go and scout ahead for me."

"That Manager Roy... his schemes are really complicated."

"Even Orochimaru-sama has fallen for this, I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of waves you two can stir up?"

The pocket will not linger.

Now that someone has gone to Konoha to cause trouble, he can go to Ryuchi Cave to train in peace.

"Fight, kill, and when I return, I hope you will both be severely injured."

"At that time... all the inheritance and secrets will be mine."