The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 313 Anyway, I'm just idling around.

After the pep talk, Ai ordered a retreat.

Everyone had long lost the will to fight, and they hurriedly regrouped and began a strategic retreat.

The group hurriedly ran towards the Land of Hot Springs. Killer Bee leaned over and whispered, "Big brother, are we really going to give the Two-Tails' tail to that Uchiha An?"

"Although the tails of tailed beasts can regenerate, no tailed beast is willing to give up its own tail."

Ai said with a gloomy face and a hint of frustration in his voice, "That Uchiha An has a rather domineering personality. If we don't fulfill the agreement according to his demands, he will definitely retaliate."

"You've seen the miserable state of Konoha Village. We, the Hidden Cloud Village, have no grudge against him, so there's no need for us to clash with him over this."

"Sigh, come to think of it, I'm just too weak as the Raikage."

"If I were as strong as Hashirama Senju, why would I bow down to a rogue ninja like him?"

"I've seen Itachi Uchiha's Susanoo before, and I didn't think it was anything special at the time, but who would have thought that Susanoo wasn't even the complete form."

"Perfect body————Perfect body————"

Ai muttered to herself, her whole being somewhat lost in thought.

Killer Bee, standing nearby, couldn't help but recall the powerlessness he felt when he was held in the palm of the Perfect Susanoo. He fell silent and lost all interest in rapping.

The group left the Land of Fields in silence.

Meanwhile, An returned to the Sound Village with his spoils, went to Orochimaru's laboratory, threw the Eight-Tails' tail on the ground, and said with a grin, "Lord Orochimaru, look how sincere I am. I got the Eight-Tails' tail back for you before you even had to ask."

Orochimaru didn't stand on ceremony and sealed the tentacle with a smile, saying, "Actually, I have a cell sample of the Eight-Tails, but to cultivate the Eight-Tails' tail, I need a lot of time and resources. You have indeed helped me a lot."

"But since you're so sincere, why not do the extra work and run around to other ninja villages to help me collect the chakra of all nine tailed beasts?"

"?" An's eyes widened immediately, staring at Orochimaru with an incredulous expression. "Lord Orochimaru, are you trying to cling to me now?"

"Including the Two-Tails' tail that Kumogakure will send here in the future, I've already collected one-third for you. As for the remaining two-thirds, you can collect them yourself; I can't be bothered with them!"

"Tsk!" Orochimaru said with a matter-of-fact expression, "My experiments take a lot of time, where would I find the time to run around doing this?"

"Since Konoha has already disintegrated, and you're just sitting around doing nothing anyway, you might as well get more active and collect all of these."

"What kind of talk is that?"

What does "being idle is just being idle" mean?

"Right now, I don't really have much to do every day—well, okay, but that's mainly because I haven't received the information I need yet."

"Once I've gathered all the intelligence, I'll naturally get busy."

"Mhm." Orochimaru nodded perfunctorily. "Then, while we wait for the information, please help me collect all the tails of those tailed beasts."

"Anyway, with your current strength, the other ninja villages can't do anything to you."

"Unlike Nagato, you didn't steal the entire Tailed Beast. If it's just a tail, it should be easy to get it."

"That's true, but even if you collected all the tails of the tailed beasts now, you still couldn't synthesize them!"

An shrugged and retorted, "You need to understand the fusion of tailed beast chakra and human cells before you can collect tailed beast tails."

"I think three tailed beast tails are enough for your research institute. There's absolutely no need to collect all nine tails."

Orochimaru rolled his eyes and reminded him, "Have you forgotten that Nagato has also been collecting tailed beasts?"

"If he gets there first, you won't even get a tail."

"It's nothing." An waved his hand and said with a smile, "I already had White Zetsu collect the cell tissues of all the past Jinchūriki."

"I feel that the tailed beast chakra of those Jinchuriki who were resurrected after death must have gradually fused with the human body during their long Jinchuriki life."

"I think this kind of chakra is closer to what we want than simple, pure tailed beast chakra."

"I'll have White Zetsu send you some cells later. You can use them to extract the Edo Tensei, study them carefully, and compare them. Maybe the effect will be better."

"Reanimating a Jinchuriki using the Impure World Reincarnation technique—" Orochimaru lowered his gaze, carefully considered the matter, and felt that it did make a lot of sense, so he didn't insist anymore, "Then it's up to you."

"I'm going back to the lab. If you need anything, have the puppet come in and let me know."

After saying that, Orochimaru left An aside and walked away on his own.

An ignored him and went out on his own to find Uchiha Shin.

"So, have you figured out that cursed seal yet?"

An had previously assigned Xin a task: in addition to learning and researching cloning-related technologies, he also asked him to obtain the immature cursed seal data from Orochimaru for in-depth research.

This thing should be the prototype of the "wedge". After studying it to its peak, it is also a "technique of immortality".

Previously, we lacked the necessary resources, so we abandoned this project. Now that we have such a powerful assistant as Xin, of course we have to pick it up again.

"Ah, I'm so sorry, Chieftain." Xin hurriedly bowed his head and apologized as soon as An asked.

"This cursed seal is very complex, and I am not yet proficient enough in using the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques. My chakra reserves are also somewhat depleted. I cannot fully understand the principles and methods of creating this cursed seal at the moment."

"It's alright, we have Orochimaru's information anyway. We can study it slowly and eventually get results."

An first reassured Xin, then said, "Your cloning technology won't improve that quickly, and cloning another pair of Mangekyou Sharingan won't be easy."

"To prevent you from going blind due to overuse of your eye techniques, I've decided to transplant some of my Wood Release cells into you."

"My Wood Release cells possess powerful vitality. In addition to nourishing your Mangekyou Sharingan, they can also increase your chakra reserves, making you stronger and more enduring."

When Xin heard that the cells to be transplanted were An's, he became excited and repeatedly expressed his gratitude to An.

"Oh, that's wonderful."

"Thank you, Chieftain!"

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