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The drug that had been relentlessly eroding his body on his right arm was no longer restrained and surged towards his entire body like a flood bursting its banks!
"what--!!"
Yakushi Kabuto let out a painful growl, his body involuntarily convulsing violently.
He watched as large patches of snake scales rapidly appeared under the skin of his right shoulder. The dark gray scales seemed to wriggle as if they were alive, quickly climbing up his shoulder and collarbone, and showing signs of spreading towards his chest.
The excruciating pain caused by that strange change was indescribable. Dou gritted his teeth, his entire body almost curled up into a ball.
"Oh no!" Dou was filled with extreme fear.
He was no longer able to suppress the rampaging drug in his body. At this moment, he felt an indescribable corrosive sensation spreading throughout his body along his bloodstream, as if countless venomous snakes were frantically crawling and gnawing under his skin along his blood vessels!
"This is truly an eye-opener for me, Kabuto."
Orochimaru grinned. "While I was gone, you actually injected all my research findings into your own body?"
His gaze slowly swept over the half of the body covered in scales, and he excitedly licked his lips with his tongue. "Do you want to become my experimental subject?"
In excruciating pain, he was barely able to think; only one thought echoed clearly in his mind—it was over.
In just a few seconds, Kabuto Yakushi foresaw his own end.
Kabuto knew better than anyone how much Orochimaru valued his research findings.
He used those results without informing Orochimaru, which already violated Orochimaru's taboo.
Even more deadly is that his current bizarre half-human, half-snake appearance is probably more valuable to Orochimaru, who is pursuing immortality and truth, than any experimental subject!
The once-renowned Yakushi Kabuto has now become an excellent living test subject.
His fate was predictable.
A picture even popped into Dou's mind.
Orochimaru stood indifferently to the side, quietly watching how the potion completely devoured him, while he observed and recorded everything with great interest.
Thinking of this, Dou closed his eyes in despair, his heart ashen.
"Well... this is for the best... at least, Lord Orochimaru is safe and sound..."
Just as Kabuto was resigned to his fate, a cold and powerful chakra suddenly entered his body from his shoulder, like a cold snake burrowing into his blood vessels!
Dou shuddered violently, his previously scattered consciousness suddenly clearing up. He felt as if the rampaging potion had encountered something even more terrifying, and it instantly quieted down.
The burning pain was miraculously relieved by more than half.
Dou slowly opened his sleepy eyes, and the first thing he saw was a pale, slender arm that was pressing tightly against his injured right shoulder.
Looking up along the arm, one could see Orochimaru standing beside them, his face cold and his eyes slightly closed.
Wherever the continuous flow of cold chakra passed, the snake scale patterns that had spread to Kabuto's shoulders and neck gradually stopped expanding, and the excruciating pain that felt like it was being torn apart inside his body gradually subsided.
Yakushi Kabuto stared blankly at the familiar face before him, almost thinking he was still in a dream.
Lord Orochimaru... actually saved him?!
Orochimaru raised his hand and gently stroked Kabuto's messy silver hair, as if soothing a lab rat: "You're not allowed to act on your own like this again."
But in an instant, he smiled sinisterly, his golden pupils filled with a sharp glint:
"My research isn't for you to use for suicide pranks, understand?"
Chapter 213 Nagato approaches Jiraiya to investigate Madara Uchiha.
The border of the Fire Nation.
Two figures walked slowly through the rolling forest.
A man in front of them had a huge sword wrapped in bandages on his back.
Behind them, a person in a long black robe with red clouds fluttered slightly in the wind.
"Ichiichi-san, you really do look better this way!" Kisame, walking in front, grinned, showing off his sharp teeth.
As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Itachi Uchiha behind him, his eyes full of mockery.
At this moment, Itachi's eyes were as calm as ever, his skin was fair and smooth, and the few white spikes that had been strangely coiled around his neck had disappeared without a trace, and he had returned to his original handsome appearance.
Itachi remained calm upon hearing this, replying simply, "It's just a simple transformation technique."
"Hehe, Mr. Kisame, you should keep looking like this from now on!" Kisame grinned, half-jokingly, "That weird look is really hard to get used to."
Itachi did not respond.
However, before he could finish speaking, a disgruntled voice rang out from Itachi: "Hey! Kisame, what do you mean! My body is so cool!"
Kisame laughed even harder upon hearing this: "Your outfit is hideous! You look like a walking pumpkin, it's awful!"
"You shark-faced bastard—" Afei was so angry he jumped up and down, yelling, "Don't think you can look down on me just because you're tall!"
"Oh, so you're getting angry now." Kisame laughed, clutching the back of his head, his two rows of sharp teeth gleaming in the setting sun.
The two chattered back and forth, their noise echoing through the quiet woods.
"It's so noisy..." Itachi sighed and rubbed his temples.
The journey had already left them exhausted, yet the two of them continued to bicker endlessly.
He shook his head, stopped, and gazed into the distance.
On the horizon ahead, Konoha Village could be faintly seen.
His usually cold gaze softened slightly at this moment.
A complex look flashed deep in Itachi's dark eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little wistful: Was he going back to Konoha again?
The outline of Konoha was vaguely visible, but the image of Ototo first appeared in my mind.
Sasuke... I wonder how you've been doing lately?
Thinking of this, Itachi's originally calm heart was suddenly stirred.
He outwardly maintained a calm demeanor and led the way with composure, but his mind couldn't help but replay everything that had happened that morning.
Recalling the standoff in the Akatsuki base hall, the atmosphere was tense and fraught with danger.
Payne suddenly launched an attack.
He also has Afei, Obito's lackey, with him.
If Itachi hadn't reacted quickly enough to use his Sharingan to activate genjutsu and control Tobi, he would probably be a cold corpse by now.
Fortunately, he made the right bet.
Compared to the hidden dangers in Konoha, Pain was indeed more wary of Obito.
However, after Pain learned that he was a spy for Konoha, he was not angry at all. Instead, he sent him to Konoha without saying what mission he was supposed to undertake.
What is this for?
For a moment, Itachi was unsure of the other party's true intentions.
Itachi frowned, trying to figure out Pain's intentions.
Kisame and Tobi's bickering continued incessantly, like two ducks fighting incessantly, disturbing the peace.
Itachi sighed softly, deciding to put these worries aside for the time being and stop thinking about them.
Now that I've been ordered to return to Konoha, I'll just have to take it one step at a time.
Regardless... a strange light flashed in Itachi's eyes as he thought of his younger brother Sasuke, whom he was about to see.
……
Time passed and the sky became dark.
In the divine space.
In the dim and distorted alternate dimension, a flash of intense firelight illuminated the surrounding darkness for a fleeting moment.
call--
A blazing pillar of fire roared out and exploded in mid-air, turning into a rain of fire that fell from the sky.
Obito withdrew his hands from the hand seals, looked with satisfaction at the charred rock wall not far away, and slowly exhaled.
"Not bad, you've improved again," Obito muttered to himself.
Since Zetsu left, he has been practicing Fire Release ninjutsu repeatedly in this mysterious Kamui space.
In order to unleash his full potential in the dream world, he spared no time to hone his skills.
"I can't embarrass that guy in my dream!" Obito thought of the silver-haired man's surprised expression, and a fierce smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.
Obito stretched his slightly sore arms while secretly estimating the time.
It's probably getting close to night outside; it's time to go back to sleep.
He gathered chakra in his right eye, and the patterns of the Mangekyou Sharingan spun rapidly.
With a ripple of spatial distortion, Obito vanished from the Kamui dimension.
As soon as he stepped back into reality, Obito appeared in his bedroom.
The room was dark, and the furnishings could only be barely seen in the moonlight shining through the window.
"You finally came out."
A sinister voice came from the corner, "Why did it take so long? I've been waiting for you for ages."
Obito focused his gaze and saw Zetsu half-hidden in the shadows, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, his tone revealing a hint of impatience.
"What do you know! I'm doing something very important!"
Obito spoke with an air of self-righteousness, showing no sense of wrongdoing in keeping the other party waiting.
Seeing his exhausted yet enthusiastic appearance, Black Zetsu shook his head speechlessly: "Hmph... Important things? Never mind."
It was too lazy to investigate further, and only said in a sinister tone, "I have something to inform you—Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame have been sent to Konoha by Pain."
"What?" Obito's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this, a look of surprise appearing on his face for a moment.
Pain sent Itachi to Konoha?
His mind raced, but his expression remained impassive as he calmly asked, "What mission did he send Itachi to Konoha for?"