Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 72 Trading

The day after receiving the gift from Uchiha, Uchiha Tou took his newly written scroll to his cheap teacher, Orochimaru.

"It seems you've made up your mind, Feiyu? Are you planning to join Root with me?"

"That's right, teacher. After all, there are some things I can only rely on the power of the roots for."

"Oh?! Could it be that you, Feiyu, are also interested in human experimentation or something like that?"

"Human experimentation...you could call it that!"

As he spoke, Uchiha Hiyu handed Orochimaru a document. Orochimaru was slightly taken aback, picked it up and glanced at it, then gasped in shock.

Even though Orochimaru himself was already cold-blooded and ruthless, not caring about human life, the "human material" required in the data still made him a little apprehensive.

"With so much material, are you planning to slaughter a small ninja village? The number of people I've consumed in all these years of human experimentation is probably only a fraction of what you've done!"

"Teacher, don't joke around. Your human experiments have very high requirements for materials. Ordinary genin aren't even qualified to be the materials!"

"The blood pool I want to build doesn't need to be of such a high standard; any corpse with a bit of chakra will do!"

"But there are just too many... I'm not the leader of Root, I'm just a hired hand."

"Teacher, you're joking. A mere employee doesn't have your level of authority. With your abilities, joining Root would at least make you an important strategic partner!"

As Uchiha Tou spoke with a smile, he handed Orochimaru another scroll. Orochimaru curiously opened it and was immediately captivated, his face lighting up with surprise.

Orochimaru's greedy eyes scanned the scroll until he saw the very end, at which point his gaze sharpened slightly, revealing a look of anxiety.

"What happens next? What about the second half of this ninjutsu?! Give me the rest of the ninjutsu!!"

The lich rebirth ritual, even in the world of D&D, is a spell that only top-tier mages can use. Every mage who is transformed into a lich possesses extraordinary power, at least approaching the level of a legendary monster.

Despite the improvements made by generations of sorcerers, the lich transformation still has many flaws, such as negative energy eroding the soul, the inability to preserve the physical body, and the gradual fading of emotions and memories over time. However, it is indeed a complete path to immortality.

At least in the D&D world, liches can live for thousands of years as if it were nothing. All liches die young and reckless; I've never heard of a lich dying of old age!

On the other hand, it's uncertain whether Orochimaru's later creation, the Reanimation Jutsu, can truly grant immortality.

In Uchiha Touyu's opinion, with that rudimentary method of possession, Orochimaru would only live for a hundred or two hundred years at most before his soul shattered and he vanished.

Therefore, seeing Orochimaru after the Lich Reincarnation Technique was like seeing a guiding light. Even though many of its elements did not quite fit the chakra system of the Naruto world and could not be directly applied, it still sparked a flash of inspiration in his mind, and countless ideas poured out.

Seeing that the spell only started and then stopped, he became agitated and glared at Uchiha Touyu with a look of anxiety.

Only after seeing the ambiguous smile on Uchiha Tou's face did Orochimaru breathe a sigh of relief and realize his lapse in composure.

"I'm sorry... I guess I really overreacted."

"This ninjutsu is truly magnificent! Although it seems somewhat inconsistent with the chakra system, the theories behind it have broadened my horizons!"

Uchiha Touyu chuckled lightly. He was well aware of just how tempting the Lich Reincarnation Technique was to someone like Orochimaru who sought immortality.

If it weren't for my own superior strength, which is in no way inferior to Orochimaru's, Orochimaru would probably have already started making a move!

"Don't worry, Orochimaru-sensei. As long as you can provide me with the materials I need, I will gladly offer you the Lich Reincarnation Technique."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's eyes lit up slightly, and he nodded gently:

"In that case, it's a deal!"

"It's a deal!"

The resources needed for Uchiha Hiyu to establish the Blood Pool were extremely difficult for him personally, and even for Orochimaru, it was by no means an easy task.

Although Orochimaru had some subordinates in Konoha who did some shady work, he couldn't handle such a large case involving the corpses of over 2000 ninjas on his own.

But it's okay, Root is a professional in this area, Orochimaru can just subcontract the project!

At most, it would involve some dirty dealings with Danzo. As a top-notch researcher, all he had to do was report some additional losses and then hand over a few of his previous research findings to Danzo. Wouldn't that be perfect?

Although that's what he thought, Orochimaru couldn't help but twitch his lips when he saw the list of materials in his hand. Collecting so many materials would definitely cost him a fortune this time.

……

"We've arrived. This is the base of the roots!"

In the forest surrounding Konoha, Uchiha Touyu looked at the bushes in front of him with curiosity, only to see Orochimaru casually form a few hand seals. With a rumbling sound, the bushes parted, revealing a huge hole in the ground.

"Pretty secretive... but is it really necessary to be so secretive in Konoha?"

"Hehe, it's probably because of the personality of the root leader. Old people always have all sorts of worries."

Orochimaru chuckled and said something that practically implied Danzo had paranoia.

A tapping sound came from the darkness, and an old man with an indifferent expression emerged, his voice carrying a hint of coldness:

"Orochimaru, what are you trying to say? Are you implying that I'm old?"

"Heh, of course I wouldn't dare. Lord Danzo is still as vigorous as ever, and who in the Anbu of the major ninja villages doesn't know the infamous name of the Dark Lord of the ninja world?"

Danzo snorted softly, saying nothing more. After his gaze swept over Orochimaru, he looked at Uchiha Tou:

"Is this your apprentice? Besides you, he also wants to join my Root?"

"Not just anyone can join Root. To become a Root ninja, one must first forget the past and the future, becoming a complete ghost, the dark root that supports the great tree of Konoha!"

"Uchiha brat, do you have the resolve and the courage?"

(End of this chapter)