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Chapter 135 When did you start having the illusion that I wasn't using illusion magic?

Next.

Uchiha Hikaru then demonstrated "Word of Power: Black Sun".

With a swing of her longsword, a dark sun wheel appeared behind her, generating a powerful gravitational field. Everything around her was drawn in, and Orochimaru had to firmly plant his feet to resist the pull and avoid being directly dragged towards her.

"The ability to manipulate gravity? There's even such a technique... Is this what they call 'the power of words'?"

Finally, there's the all-purpose capsule.

When Orochimaru saw Uchiha Hikaru casually toss out a private jet using a capsule the size of a finger, Orochimaru finally showed a look of surprise.

"How can such a massive object be stored in a capsule the size of a finger without needing sealing or summoning techniques? Is this thing shaped like a flying ninja tool?"

the other side.

Uchiha Hikaru slightly raised his eyes: "How is it?"

"..."

After a brief silence.

Orochimaru licked his lips and turned his gaze to her again: "These things do look interesting, but they're not enough to make me abandon my current identity and plans to join your ranks. Also, there's something I'm curious about..."

At this point, Orochimaru paused, "Those two guys you released earlier, they're almost out of Otogakure by now, aren't they? Are you sure it's okay not to use genjutsu to restrain them?"

"Oh."

Uchiha Hikaru curled her lips into a mocking smile: "Since when did you start having the illusion that I wasn't using genjutsu?"

"?!"

Orochimaru paused for a moment, then, as if just coming to his senses, looked up and around: "Could it be...?"

"untie!"

As Orochimaru formed hand seals, the surrounding environment began to change drastically.

but……

It's not the kind of change that breaks the illusion.

Instead, Erii, the Uzumaki mother and daughter, and even Guren, who were originally standing around, all disappeared from their spots in a short moment. Then, the surrounding scene quickly changed from the Sound Village to the snow-covered Black Swan Harbor.

The Daki siblings, who had been on the run for quite some time, returned here once again, only to be imprisoned in a small space by an invisible force, as if they had drawn a circle around themselves and made a prison for themselves.

—They were not phantoms created out of thin air, but spiritual entities pulled in by the "Engraved Tsukuyomi".

At this moment, the way Daki and her brother looked at Uchiha Hikaru was as if they had seen a ghost.

of course……

Orochimaru wasn't much better.

At this time, he hadn't yet been beaten by Itachi, nor had he witnessed the true Mangekyou Sharingan. His impression of Itachi was still that of a "Uchiha brat with exceptional dynamic visual abilities." However, the "Tsukuyomi" that Hikaru Uchiha was currently using was far more powerful than Itachi's in the original storyline, causing Orochimaru, who considered himself a master of genjutsu, to be utterly shocked.

"Impossible, when did this happen...?"

"The moment I first saw you."

Uchiha Hikaru said casually, "This is my Tsukuyomi world. Within this space, everything is under my control. No matter how much time passes in this world, it is only a fleeting moment to the outside world. So you don't need to worry about what's happening outside."

As for the items I just showed you, they weren't constructed with illusions; they are real. It seems your research abilities are quite good, and since you're not killing for the sake of killing, I can give you a choice.

"Would you choose to become my subordinate?"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes: "What will happen if I refuse?"

"You won't refuse."

"?"

Under Orochimaru's questioning gaze, Uchiha Hikaru smiled and said, "I told you, I'm giving you a choice, but I can also take it back."

"..."

Orochimaru's mind works fast.

Although he didn't know about the existence of the two eye techniques, "Eight Thousand Spears" and "Kotoamatsukami," he vaguely guessed something from Uchiha Hikaru's words.

"...Lord Hikaru, you should know that I am now a rogue ninja. If I wanted to be loyal to someone, I wouldn't have chosen to defect in the first place."

"Come on, he was just expelled from Konoha because his human experimentation with villagers was exposed."

Uchiha Hikaru scoffed: "I could have killed you here, from soul to body; or I could have erased your will and turned you into a dog that only knows how to obey; just like you did to those Konoha villagers and ninjas."

Even so, I am still willing to show mercy and give you a chance to voluntarily pledge allegiance to me.

Obedience or death, it's all up to you.

Don't try any pointless tricks, because you have no secrets from me. I know you're researching the secrets of soul reincarnation, and I know you're looking for a vessel for yourself. Do you need me to explain in more detail?

"?!"

"Reanimation Jutsu" is Orochimaru's deepest secret.

The revelation of this secret shocked him even more than the fact that he had unknowingly fallen into an illusion.

long silence.

Orochimaru hissed, "What... exactly do you want me to do?"

"It's very simple. It's still the same scientific research you were doing before, but with a few more restrictions. For example, the principles of informed consent, legitimate purpose, and protecting the interests of the research participants."

These are all fundamental principles in modern medicine concerning human experimentation.

Even in modern society where supernatural powers do not exist, human experimentation remains an essential part of scientific research, and this is even more true in a world like Naruto. Without studying the bodies of ninjas, especially those with bloodline limits, it is impossible to uncover the secrets of various supernatural powers.

Uchiha Hikaru was well aware of this.

She knew, of course, that Orochimaru was no good person and had a long list of blood debts, but if he could conduct experiments in accordance with the bottom line she set, instead of indiscriminately abusing, coercing, abducting, and killing, then she could subjectively ignore his past crimes.

—In the ninja world, a place where everyone is more rotten than the other, if one truly had a strong sense of moral purity, then the only path left would probably be world destruction.

Conversely...

If Orochimaru doesn't want this choice, then Uchiha Hikaru will have no choice but to resort to extreme measures to make him "voluntarily" agree.

After all, this can be considered an example of using their own methods against them.

"If there's anything else you want to ask, just say it. I'm in a good mood right now, so I can answer your questions."

"..."

After a moment of silence.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, looking at Uchiha Hikaru with a snake-like gaze: "I want to know, among the experimental materials you mentioned, did they include your own blood and cell samples?"

(End of this chapter)