Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 345 Orochimaru’s Ambition
Especially this kind of internal affairs.

If the situation can be handled peacefully and in accordance with the rules, then we must adopt the appropriate approach and not just act recklessly based on personal will.

Fear is what you bring to your enemies.

Pure violent rule is an option that Menma is 100% determined to resist.

The ability to use both hard and soft tactics is one of the most basic qualities that a qualified or even outstanding leader should possess.

As the person who knows Menma's intentions best, Karin naturally knows what she should do.

Following from that.

When Xianglin wanted to say something again.

Suddenly.

Menma and Karin were both startled as they could clearly sense the arrival of a special and powerful chakra aura.

"You actually came at this time? You are such a rare guest. Forget it, go and deal with the things I just told you to do, Karin."

Menma raised his brows slightly, murmured the first half of the sentence in a low voice, then turned his head to look at Xianglin and gave instructions.

"Ah, I know, Menma."

After Xianglin nodded seriously once more, she turned around and strode away.

"untie!"

And it was at the same time that Xianglin was about to leave.

Menma formed a seal with one hand and temporarily lifted the barrier.

Put the research work at hand on hold for the time being.

Stepping into a bright room above the laboratory, Yu Menma had just brewed a pot of tea.

That was the slightly icy breath that had already reached the near point.

"You are a rare guest arriving at this time, Orochimaru-san."

Menma calmly sat on the tea chair on the left, slowly poured two cups of tea, and spoke with a faint smile.

"Whoosh!"

next moment.

On the tea chair directly opposite Menma.

A tall and thin figure appeared there.

The familiar sickly pale skin and those extremely weird snake eyes, the person who came was none other than Menma's most important 'companion' - Orochimaru.

"I originally thought that I had made some small gains recently and could hide from Menma-kun's detection for a while, but I didn't expect that the Uzumaki clan's Kagura's mind is really strong and can capture my chakra almost instantly."

Orochimaru still had that gloomy look on his face, his eyes looking coldly at Menma, and he spoke in that familiar hoarse voice.

But beneath that seemingly calm appearance, the hint of fear deep in the snake's eyes had obviously become much stronger.

You know, during this period of time, Orochimaru has done a lot of research on the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan.

Especially after obtaining Menma's own blood and the Nine-Tails' chakra from him, Orochimaru's research progress has been greatly improved. It's not that Orochimaru thinks he can avoid Menma's detection 100%.

He himself knew that it was almost impossible.

The more you study the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan.

The more Orochimaru understood the terrifying nature of the Uzumaki clan, the more he realized that their physical strength and vitality alone were beyond the comprehension of ordinary ninjas. Orochimaru had studied this for many years.

The only one who could suppress the most orthodox and powerful Uzumaki clan in terms of vitality and physical strength was the first generation Hokage.

It is no wonder that the Uzumaki clan is the most suitable vessel to seal the tailed beasts. The Kagura Heart's Eye, the secret blood technique passed down from generation to generation in the Uzumaki clan, is also the most unsolvable perception ninjutsu that Orochimaru knows.

Plus, Menma himself is the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki.

Orochimaru never expected to be able to perfectly avoid Menma's lock, but at least he should be able to make some progress, right? At least he could confuse Menma's perception and judgment by being a little further away, right?
But the 'confrontation' just now.

Orochimaru was clearly aware that his whereabouts were within the perception range of others, and there was almost no secret at all.

As long as you enter a fixed range, you will have nowhere to hide.

Menma's own strength is already incredibly strong, and now he has such precise and large-scale detection capabilities.

And learned the Flying Thunder God Technique.

In this world, there is really no one who can truly ambush Menma and kill him.

At least that's the case within Orochimaru's current understanding.

"Hehe, Orochimaru-san, you're too kind. This is all the Uzumaki clan is capable of."

Menma smiled softly, took a sip of tea, and said lightly.

"But how come Orochimaru-san has the time to come over now? Shouldn't he be in the lab at this time? Could it be that something went wrong with the research on the Byakugan?"

Orochimaru will attack the main family of the Hyuga clan.

This was something Menma had anticipated.

Even though Menma seems to be using him all the time, he actually provides crucial and valuable information.

This is information that Orochimaru in the original work may not be able to obtain until the finale.

So strictly speaking, Menma can't be said to be getting something for nothing.

At least Orochimaru himself is happy about it, right?
Could it be that Orochimaru couldn't see Menma's intention? But why did Orochimaru still accept it? The reason is simple. Menma really gave him what he wanted, so what's the harm in being used by Menma once or twice?

Without saying too much, just the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan, the secret of the Rinnegan, and the evolution of the Byakugan are enough to drive Orochimaru crazy.

In the past, he considered it to be a wrong path.

Now that he has seen the true dawn, the dawn that can glimpse the height of that person, how can Orochimaru not be excited! ?

That's why so far.

The relationship between Menma and Orochimaru is so harmonious because they truly need each other.

Sometimes Menma is worried that he might be taking advantage of Orochimaru too much. Before his plan is fully realized or most of the basic goals are achieved, there must be no problems with Orochimaru. Orochimaru also has a similar view.

He believed that there was something about Menma that he had not yet known.

And it’s definitely not just a little bit, it’s definitely a lot, a lot!
"Haha, the research has just begun, so there is no problem. It's just that the two people that Menma told me before need to be found, oh, no, it should be a man and a beast. I already have clear information, but I don't know when Menma plans to act so that I can arrange people to act together with Menma-kun." Of course, the research on the Byakugan requires Menma's assistance.

In the information about the Byakugan evolution that Menma had given me previously.

Only the question of purity was discussed.

Menma only briefly mentioned the most critical issue of evolution. Although Orochimaru was confident that he could find the real path through his own research, if there was a shortcut, why not take it? It's just that this topic cannot be said directly.

Trading requires chips!

The man and the beast that Orochimaru is proposing now are the most important bargaining chips.

When Menma heard this, he was delighted at first, then he realized something. He narrowed his eyes, looked at Orochimaru with a half-smile and said, "It's obviously a message that Kabuto-san could have delivered, but Orochimaru-san had to go there in person. This is really a bother for Orochimaru-san."

There is too much intrigue with these old foxes.

Menma had already subconsciously been a little more cautious, but even so, he didn't think he could really outsmart these guys.

In terms of life experience, they are far ahead of me. I definitely cannot compete with these old guys in scheming.

Otherwise, you won’t know when you will fall into the ditch.

therefore.

"Tell me, Orochimaru-san, what do you want?"

After a slight pause, Menma asked directly and frankly.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Orochimaru came all the way here, he definitely had his own intentions, and Menma didn't mind this. It could even be said that apart from his existing companions, Menma's favorite thing was to get along with Orochimaru.

Because they are really "sincere" and "direct".

I won't do any other messy things.

"Haha, since Menma-kun said so, I'll speak frankly. What I want to know is the real key to the next evolution of the Byakugan. Is it to be integrated with the Sharingan to undergo a qualitative change in pupil power, or is it to undergo genetic recombination, that is, to carry out the so-called purification of pupil power? Also, what level will the Byakugan reach after evolution? Will it be the Mangekyō Sharingan? Or the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan? Or the Rinnegan? Menma-kun, don't tell me you don't know. I believe you definitely know all of this!"

Orochimaru smiled hoarsely, looked at Menma meaningfully, and spoke word by word.

After hearing the first half of the sentence, Menma had already organized his words in his mind to prepare his answer. Orochimaru's question did not exceed Menma's initial expectations, but the last sentence made Menma pause slightly.

"Wow, Orochimaru-san thinks so highly of me? Do you really think I know everything? Or is Orochimaru-san curious about my identity?"

Menma asked, his eyelids lowered slightly, looking directly at Orochimaru.

This dangerous aura was slowly released inadvertently.

Even Orochimaru's pupils shrank subconsciously. In terms of strength, Menma could indeed easily suppress Orochimaru now. Orochimaru himself was very clear about this. If they really fought to the end, Menma would most likely be able to kill him.

But Orochimaru was not afraid.

Because he knew very well that Menma needed him, and at least they would not fall out with each other until their respective main intentions were achieved.

In addition, even if Orochimaru made a wrong estimate and Menma made a clean and efficient move, Orochimaru would not be worried because he still had a backup plan.

die?

Sorry, in today's ninja world, when it comes to strength, Orochimaru is indeed not among the top few, but when it comes to means of saving his life, he is definitely unique.

The art of curse.

This is Orochimaru's greatest way to save his life.

Not to mention that there is no conflict of interest at all now. Even if there will be a conflict of interest later, as long as it does not come to the point of life and death, Menma is not very interested in taking action against Orochimaru. Including the problem with Sasuke, Menma hopes to solve it with other means.

"Haha, you're worrying too much, Menma-kun. I don't care what your identity is. I only care about what I want to see. If you're willing to tell me, that would be the best. If you're not willing, how could I force you?"

Orochimaru spread his hands and said nonchalantly.

"Haha, Orochimaru-san is still the same. Don't worry. I had planned to tell Orochimaru-san about the Byakugan. Here is the follow-up research content about the Byakugan. Of course, this is just my personal guess. Whether it will work or not depends on Orochimaru-san himself. As for the Byakugan after evolution, well, maybe it can be comparable to the Rinnegan. Who knows?"

Menma smiled without comment, then took out a scroll that he had prepared long ago from his arms and threw it directly to Orochimaru opposite him, saying something meaningful.

To deal with Orochimaru.

Menma was really well prepared in every aspect.

These are one of our top ten employees.

If you want people to do something, you must prepare corresponding benefits. In this regard, Menma has never fooled Orochimaru once. The Byakugan evolved into the Samsara Eye, but there is no clear statement about this in the original work.

The evolution of the Sharingan is explained clearly in the original work.

The evolution of the white eyes.

At that stage, the only reference points were Otsutsuki Toneri and half of the giant Rinnegan.

The former probably had his own bloodline purity high enough, and then after combining with Hinata Hanabi's pair of Byakugan, which were of different branches but equally pure, he evolved into the Rinnegan.

The latter is simply a giant Rinnegan that was artificially created by fusing together hundreds of pairs of Byakugan from separate families.

Therefore, some research contents regarding the Samsara Eye can only be based on these three Samsara Eyes.

Most of the contents recorded by Menma in the scroll are these three Rinnegan, as well as the contents that Menma deduced through these three Rinnegan.

Even the 'Pure Eye', an eye technique that seems to have the same origin as the Byakugan but has a very different pupil technique, was mentioned by Menma.

Menma has not conducted any experiments himself. One reason is that he does not have enough materials, and the other is that he does not have the time to do relevant research now.

What Orochimaru can do depends on Orochimaru himself.

Roll your eyes!

Sharingan!
There are also immortal bodies.

Menma has already told Orochimaru as much information as he can in advance, which is a completely different development from the original work. Based on this, Menma is really curious about the extent of Orochimaru's research.

In this life, can Orochimaru use these things to break free from his shackles and evolve to a new level?

From the bottom of his heart, Menma is actually a little looking forward to such a development, because Orochimaru is really different from others.

He has qualities that no one else in the ninja world possesses.

Crazy is just one of the synonyms.

Menma doesn't mind helping Orochimaru a little more, because that is also helping himself.

(End of this chapter)