They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 65 The Second Generation of Edo Tensei
Thinking of this, Orochimaru took a deep breath.

His gaze fell upon the enormous glass petri dish beside him.

Inside, a pale human body lay quietly.

His skin was too smooth, without a single hair, like an unfinished pale sculpture.

This is one of the prototypes he cloned using interstitial cells.

The initial purpose of developing this technology was to see what kind of earth-shattering changes would occur when the cells of the legendary First Hokage of the Senju clan in the forest were combined with the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.

He cultivated a total of six such prototypes.

The three Sharingan have been sent to that old guy Danzo, where the tools of "Root" will be used to try to transplant and catalyze them, to see if any unexpected surprises will occur.

Orochimaru didn't have high hopes for this. Danzo, aside from his political maneuvering and training of obedient killing machines, had virtually no talent for scientific research.

The remaining three bodies were kept in his secret laboratory as experimental subjects and as donors of interstitial cells.

The body before us is about to bear a great soul, becoming the first witness to the complete perfection of the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru's lips curled into an uncontrollable smile.

He gestured to his shadow clone to activate the camera in the corner, its cold lens aimed at the lab table, ready to record this historic moment.

He then took out a small jar sealed with layers of talismans from a specially made low-temperature storage cabinet.

Inside lay a small, dark red piece of meat.

No one could imagine that this unassuming thing actually belonged to the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, who once dominated the ninja world.

"Finally... it's about to begin."

Orochimaru murmured softly as he placed the piece of body tissue onto the unborn body.

Hands, begin forming hand seals!
"【Impure World Reincarnation】!"

As the hand seals were completed, the air in the laboratory suddenly became viscous.

An invisible force, seemingly transcending the boundary between life and death, was pulling something from a distant, pristine land.

The body tissue of the Second Hokage in the petri dish, located at the chest, suddenly emitted a faint light.

Immediately afterwards, countless fine dust particles, shimmering with a strange luster, converged from all directions, like iron filings attracted by a magnet, and rushed madly toward the raw body.

Under the cover of dust, the shape of the original body began to change drastically.

The originally pale and smooth skin was gradually replaced by a more vibrant color, and the muscles and bones were rapidly reshaped and adjusted under the cover of dust.

The blurry face gradually became more defined and sharp, and the short, silvery-white hair appeared like steel needles.

Orochimaru held his breath, his golden snake eyes fixed on the astonishing transformation.

A moment later, the light and dust dissipated.

In the petri dish, the original clones have disappeared.

Instead, there was a silver-haired man wearing dark blue Sengoku-era armor, with a stern face and a Konoha headband on his forehead.

Thousand Hands Tobirama!

"Ah……"

Seeing this miraculous scene, Orochimaru grinned and let out a suppressed chuckle, tinged with admiration.

"The chakra power system is indeed an unfathomable technological black box... It achieved this effect so easily."

Of course, his use of "easily" refers to the final result.

This still took a lot of time and resources, but now all the effort has paid off.

Just as Orochimaru was filled with excitement—

"Shh!"

On the experimental table, Tobirama Senju, summoned by the Impure World Reincarnation technique, suddenly opened his eyes!
Almost the instant he opened his eyes, he leaped off the lab table with incredible speed and landed steadily on the ground.

His body sank slightly, his hands were already in a defensive stance, and his eyes scanned the unfamiliar environment with the vigilance of a hawk.

When his gaze fell on Orochimaru not far away, he was clearly taken aback.

The young man before me looked no more than a teenager, yet his expression carried a depth and composure beyond his years…

But then, Tobirama Senju noticed the familiar Konoha headband on Orochimaru's forehead.

His tense body relaxed almost imperceptibly.

"where is this place?"

His voice was a little hoarse, with a hint of awkwardness from not speaking for a long time, but it was still full of energy.

Then, as if realizing something, he frowned sharply, looked down at his hands, and felt this body that was both familiar and strange.

"Is this feeling... the Impure World Reincarnation?"

Tobirama Senju withdrew his guard and looked at Orochimaru with a complicated expression.

"What year is it now? Does Konoha... still exist?"

His voice was calm, but deep within his sharp eyes lurked a barely perceptible tension.

Orochimaru admired the Second Hokage's textbook-perfect reaction speed and calm judgment, and was even more satisfied.

"It is now the twenty-fifth year of Konoha."

“I am Orochimaru, a disciple of Hiruzen Sarutobi.” He answered calmly.

"Konoha 25th year?"

Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju's pupils suddenly contracted! An expression of disbelief and surprise appeared on his face.

If this kid named Orochimaru isn't lying, how could he have perfected the Impure World Reincarnation technique to this stage when it hasn't been long since his death in battle?
This... this is not scientific!

As the creator of the Impure World Reincarnation technique, he was very clear about the degree to which this technique was completed when he died in battle.

At that time, the Impure World Reincarnation technique was basically still in a semi-theoretical state. Even if one could actually summon him, it would be impossible for him to retain such a clear self-awareness and power.

"So this technique... was perfected by you?"

Tobirama Senju took a deep breath, his gaze flashing like lightning as he looked at Orochimaru and asked, word by word.

"Yes."

"But... it's only barely usable."

Orochimaru met the Second Hokage's extremely imposing gaze with composure and nodded, a faint smile even playing on his lips.

This technique is not yet fully perfect, and many things are still unclear.

At least, he couldn't use it as skillfully as Kabuto Yakushi did during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Upon hearing Orochimaru's admission, Tobirama Senju's surprise deepened, but it quickly transformed into a complex and inscrutable emotion, a mixture of admiration, scrutiny, and a hint of... relief.

"Truly...the younger generation is formidable..."

Finally, Tobirama Senju sincerely praised it.

He dedicated his life to the development and research of ninjutsu, and was well aware of the difficulties involved.

Research-oriented ninjas like him are extremely rare in the entire ninja world.

Unexpectedly, after his death, one of his disciples and grand-disciples emerged as a person of extraordinary talent, who further advanced the forbidden technique he had not yet completed to such an extent.

This gave him a sense of relief that someone had been chosen to carry on the family tradition.

However, this sense of relief was soon replaced by a more pressing issue.

"So... Uchiha Madara, that guy, is he still alive?"

Tobirama Senju took a deep breath, his expression suddenly becoming extremely serious, and his eyes sharpening.

In that battle against the Golden Horn and Silver Horn troops, he was determined to die to cover the retreat for his men.

However, before this, there were many doubts surrounding the battle with Madara Uchiha at the Valley of the End, which forced him to make the worst guess—Madara Uchiha might not have really died!
He was deeply worried that the man, who was like a nightmare, would one day return and bring devastating disaster to Konoha.

"I don't know."

Faced with Tobirama Senju's earth-shattering question, Orochimaru's expression remained unchanged; he simply shrugged.

"However, the chances of survival are very high."

"After all, when it's impossible to confirm whether the enemy is completely dead, the safest approach is to prioritize the worst-case scenario and prepare accordingly, isn't it?"
Nidaime-sama. "

Orochimaru countered, stating that he currently had no concrete evidence that Madara Uchiha was still alive.

According to the original story, at this point in time, Madara Uchiha should be hiding in some dark underground cave, barely surviving thanks to the Gedo Mazo, waiting for the pawns in his plan to mature.

Of course, Orochimaru couldn't reveal this information directly.

"really……"

Tobirama Senju nodded slowly; Orochimaru's answer revealed his true feelings.

As someone who fought against Madara Uchiha his entire life, aside from his elder brother Hashirama Senju, probably no one understood that man's terror and obsession better than him.

At that point in time, Madara Uchiha deliberately came to his older brother to "die," which was itself full of strange and illogical reasons.

And then there was Madara's act of deliberately biting off a piece of his older brother's flesh during the battle...

And afterwards, Madara Uchiha's "corpse" mysteriously disappeared...

All of this reeks of a conspiracy! But he can't produce any concrete evidence to prove it.

He developed the Impure World Reincarnation technique and studied his elder brother's cells, all to prevent the worst possible outcome.

Thinking of this, Tobirama Senju's gaze towards Orochimaru held a newfound sense of approval and satisfaction.

This kid, whether it's his maturity, his style of doing things, or his terrifying ninjutsu talent, is very much to his liking!
With such a junior in Konoha, perhaps he can feel a little more at ease.

"So……"

Tobirama Senju composed himself, refocused his gaze on Orochimaru, and resumed his usual calm and direct tone.

"What are you trying to do by going to such lengths to summon me using the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"

"Would you like me to help you further refine this technique?"

He had a general understanding of the current situation and had guessed part of Orochimaru's purpose in summoning him.

“Perfecting the Impure World Reincarnation technique is only one aspect.”

"What I need more is your mind, which is unparalleled in the ninja world!"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's meaningful smile became even more pronounced.

Just as he had rehearsed in his mind countless times before!
With the body of the Reanimation Jutsu, coupled with the Second Hokage's unparalleled scientific research talent, working tirelessly 24/7 to conduct research, he is the most perfect scientific research "ox-horse"!

(End of this chapter)