Crossover Anime: Transmigrated as Sasuke, but Must Start from Prince of Tennis

"I will protect these eyes and wait for you to come and retrieve them..."

Uchiha Itachi nodded blankly. He couldn't think of any other value in his existence besides protecting his eyes.

He thought Zuo Zhu, who needed protection, was already very strong, strong enough to completely control him.

His eyes, which he had left behind, were also gone, crushed by Sasuke, leaving him with not even a sliver of hope.

besides...

What else does he have?

He had nothing left but these eyes, which he wanted to give to Sasuke.

As for Konoha?

What does that have to do with him? He just chose what he thought was the best way. Unfortunately, it seems that no matter what he chooses, things won't turn out well.

Perhaps he shouldn't have gone to the Dark Division in the first place.

If I were just an ordinary ninja, I could watch Sasuke grow up little by little after get off work every day, listening to Sasuke's pitiful or adorable outstretched arms, wanting his older brother to hug him...

Chapter 270 Orochimaru, let's cooperate!

“One of your members got a pretty rough time with me, but that’s our internal affair. I don’t think that counts as an attack on your Akatsuki organization, right?”

Zuo Zhu walked out of the secret room, looked at Pain and Konan outside, and earnestly indicated that he actually meant no harm.

At least, they harbor no ill will towards the Akatsuki organization.

"You can choose to join us, then there won't be any problem at all."

Payne paused for a moment, then extended a serious invitation to Sasuke.

“I don’t plan to join any organization, but... we can choose to cooperate in the future.”

Zuo Zhu shook his head. He would not join any organization. In this world, he just wanted to be a free man.

Moreover, he currently has no ill intentions towards the Akatsuki organization, but there will still be some conflicts of interest in the future.

For example, the tailed beasts!

He even took half of the Nine-Tails, an energy entity, before keeping the other half as a pet.

This was only the treatment given to the Nine-Tails; the other tailed beasts would certainly not be spared.

"Okay, I'll go check on Itachi Uchiha. Should Sasuke stay behind for the time being?"

Payne wasn't surprised by the result; he could tell that the boy was definitely not easy to get along with.

Of course, there is another reason, as Hidan said, that Uchiha Sasuke carries the aura of a god.

Although they don't know what the evil god is like, Hidan's immortality as long as he becomes a follower of the evil god proves that the god really exists.

Letting someone like that stay and work for them sounds alright, but in practice, forget about it.

"No, I still have things to do. Oh, right, Mr. Orochimaru, come with me. I have a gift for you. I promise I won't do anything bad to you."

Sasuke looked up at Orochimaru, eagerly anticipating conducting more and more research with this mad scientist from the ninja world.

"Then I'll be going now!"

Orochimaru was very interested. After hearing what Sasuke said, he happily greeted Pain and then followed Sasuke.

After leaving the Akatsuki base, Sasuke put his mask back on and opened his umbrella once more.

Orochimaru walked beside him, wearing a black robe with red cloud patterns and a straw hat to shield his head from the rain.

Two figures, one large and one small, walked further and further away. On a statue, Uchiha Itachi raised his hand to cover his face, his eyes fixed on the two departing figures.

"Mr. Itachi, are you really alright?"

Guijiao stood beside Uchiha Itachi.

Seeing that Uchiha Itachi was clearly in poor condition but had no visible injuries, it was basically possible to guess that the two brothers had been engaged in a genjutsu battle.

"It's alright. Hopefully, Orochimaru won't have any ulterior motives..."

Itachi Uchiha turned and walked back.

He can no longer protect Zasuke. Now, all he needs to do is try to live and protect his eyes...

However, Sasuke's choice to cooperate with Orochimaru is not a good development.

.........

After leaving Amegakure, Sasuke finally stopped after walking for half a day.

With the rain no longer falling on his head, he put away his umbrella, and Orochimaru also took off his straw hat.

“Uchiha Sasuke, although you should be strong, bringing me out like this is not a wise choice.”

Orochimaru looked at Sasuke beside him, and he was now certain that his interest in Itachi Uchiha had diminished.

In front of Zuo Zhu, he would never think about any other body again.

“I know what you want. If you want immortality, you need to change your soul vessel, that is, your body. You must have been eyeing the original Sharingan all these years. Unfortunately, the only real original ones left are me when I was young and Itachi Uchiha whose body is already half crippled. And you can’t get either of them.”

Sasuke looked at Orochimaru and gave him a very innocent smile.

Then, under Orochimaru's shocked gaze, he transformed from a living person into a soul.

"Are you... are you alive or dead?"

Orochimaru was truly dumbfounded.

He knew that both of these Uchiha were quite strong, and that defeating them and taking over their bodies would require a lot of preparation before attempting it.

But he never imagined that the reason Zuo Zhui said he couldn't get it was because it never existed in the first place...

The conflicted Orochimaru really wanted to give Sasuke two Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, so that even if he couldn't kill him, he could at least get bitten a couple of times.

Even in its soul form, a snake can't bite it...

"Isn't it interesting that you can move freely even without using your body, and that you can use your body whenever you want, just like putting on clothes..."

Seeing Orochimaru's blank expression, Sasuke waited for a while before he had no choice but to take the initiative to remind him.

"Zasuke, what is the gift you're going to give me?"

Orochimaru was taken aback for a moment, then his smile gradually deepened.

He seemed to understand.

This kid, if he's not here to give him a body, he's here to give him a method of soul cultivation.

As for the price to pay for accepting this gift...

I'll accept the gift now and think about it later.

"Actually, I am very interested in science, so I want to cooperate with Mr. Orochimaru. But in order to show that I have the ability in this field and to express my appreciation for Mr. Orochimaru, I plan to give you a body. As for which body you want, you will have to make the choice yourself."

Zuo Zhu took out a piece of paper with three different body types written on it.

The first one is White Zetsu, which was given to him by Black Zetsu. He borrowed a few Wood Release cells and then put it away.

The second one is not yet available; it requires the use of gene cells for cultivation, but it can shorten the cultivation time, allowing a suitable shell to be produced in about three months.

The third is the modified prosthetic body, which can be detached at any time without affecting its next use, an advantage that the first two do not have.

However, the Gikai is not without its flaws. Because it is transformed based on the power of the soul, this Gikai that Orochimaru modified can only use Orochimaru's own power.

The pros and cons are listed. The first two are one-time use only; once you want to switch to another one, you can't use it again, and it's quite troublesome to get rid of them.

"If you have such capabilities, why do you want to cooperate with me?"

After reading through all this information, Orochimaru's first reaction wasn't to choose one of the options, but rather to look at Sasuke with suspicion.

Aside from White Zetsu, he lacked the technology of the other two. Given this unequal situation, how could it be considered cooperation?

He could totally work for this kid, as long as he has the skills!

"Because I plan to make money through technology."

Sasuke frankly expressed his purpose, but unfortunately, Orochimaru did not believe him.

"Money? With your abilities, you're not short of money?"

Orochimaru couldn't understand how this young man, who could research such technology, could also have the same money-grubbing trait as Kakuzu.

Chapter 271 Orochimaru, We Need to Make Money

"Mr. Orochimaru, you don't understand. It's about money..."

Sasuke shook his head and created a misty area in front of him.

As he explained, the simple line drawings within the atomized area changed rapidly.

"Money isn't about how much you save or how much you earn, but about using it to achieve your goals..."

As researchers, we must be clear that the money we need is a bottomless pit.

As long as we offer a high enough commission, assistants, test subjects, and all the materials we need will be delivered to us voluntarily.

Even for protection, we can recruit top performers who meet our standards.

Of course, I personally still think that one's own strength must be strong enough, otherwise some thieves will appear.

Therefore, I think that with Mr. Orochimaru and I in the lab, we should be able to suppress any other people's ulterior motives..."

Sasuke said a lot, and the footage showed the various structures of some scientific research project laboratories, as well as the process of using money to attract talent.

"You mean, you can't do anything without money?"

Orochimaru still felt something was off. He didn't have that much money, yet he was still able to conduct all sorts of experiments.

The children he took in didn't receive any wages, but they were just as loyal.

"I heard that you're so poor you don't even have the money to build a village, so you can only live in a cave."

The food wasn't nutritious enough, and the lack of nutrition led to stunted growth. Whether it was physical development, mental development, or even chakra training, poverty would limit everything...

Sasuke bluntly pointed out that Orochimaru's bases were so poor that he found them extremely distasteful.

Moreover, he is still concerned about the nutritional balance of his body and the various meal plans.