From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

Isn't it because they have cannons and strong ships?

The existence of the Otsutsuki clan is like that of Western colonizers in the past; chakra, the Divine Tree, the Byakugan, and the Rinnegan are their cannons and siege ships.

Why did the Western colonizers back down later? Did they start reasoning with them? Did they start practicing martial virtue?

Isn't it because the rabbits have grown up too?

Did they also possess their own cannons and sturdy ships?

"When you possess their power, you might become one of them."

The young man narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "If that's the case, the ninja world will be destroyed before the Otsutsuki clan's punitive army even arrives."

Will the dragon slayer eventually become the dragon himself?

Sasuke smiled and said, "In my opinion, power itself is not wrong; what is wrong is the person who uses power and the way they use it."

"Of course, perhaps as you said, when I have the same power as them, I might become one of them. I don't deny that."

"So how do you ensure you don't become one of them?"

The young Sasuke then pressed on with his question, which was directed not only at young Sasuke but also, more importantly, at himself.

"It cannot be guaranteed."

To the surprise of the young Sasuke, Sasuke simply shrugged and said casually.

"What difference does it make whether the ninja world is destroyed in my hands or in the hands of the Otsutsuki clan?"

"this?"

Young Sasuke was taken aback, then heard Sasuke continue, "In that case, instead of worrying about becoming like the Otsutsuki clan in the future, we should first find a way to have the same power as them, or even stronger power."

"Only in this way can we gain some initiative. If any of them dare to come, we'll kill them!"

"I think that even if the ninja world was bad back then, it couldn't have been as bad as when the Otsutsuki clan descended upon it, right?"

"And why have so little faith in yourself?"

Sasuke chuckled, patted the somewhat dazed young Hashirama on the shoulder, and said calmly, "Don't you still have Naruto Uzumaki keeping an eye on you?"

He went to great lengths to persuade the young Sasuke, knowing that the stronger Naruto and Sasuke were in this world, the more opportunities he would have to take advantage of the chaos when he returned next time.

Ideally, Naruto and Sasuke would dominate the battle against Momoshiki Otsutsuki.

At that time, with proper planning, Sasuke might even be able to obtain Momoshiki Otsutsuki's Byakugan and Rinnegan!

"......"

The two young men remained silent, and at this moment, they had already arrived at the entrance to Orochimaru's base.

Chapter 265 Favors, Face, and Freebies.

After arriving outside Orochimaru's base, the young Hashirama and Sasuke presented documents from the Seventh Hokage, Naruto, and entered the base under the astonished gazes of Yamato and the other members of the Anbu.

Although the newly born Orochimaru made many contributions to the Allied Shinobi Forces during the Fourth Shinobi World War, he was pardoned by the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, after the war. Later, the Sixth and Seventh Hokage also allowed Orochimaru to continue existing.

However, Orochimaru is still considered an A-class war criminal who attacked Konoha and killed the Third Hokage and a large group of Konoha ninjas, and remains a dangerous extremist.

It's fair to say that 99% of the ninja world still don't trust Orochimaru.

Therefore, Orochimaru is still, to some extent, a criminal and subject to the supervision of the Hidden Leaf Village's Anbu ninjas.

However, Orochimaru was happy to have some peace and quiet. He didn't care what he was being monitored. All he needed was a good research environment. He didn't care about anything else.

As soon as the young Sasuke and the teenage Sasuke entered Orochimaru's base, they encountered a red-haired woman with glasses, which was both unexpected and yet perfectly logical.

"Sasuke!?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Karin Uzumaki was slightly taken aback, then her eyes lit up with joy, and she quickened her pace considerably.

After taking only a few steps, Karin Uzumaki stopped abruptly when she noticed that there were other people next to the man she had been longing for.

A person who looks exactly like him when he was a teenager.

"And who is this...?"

Karin Uzumaki pushed up her glasses and asked with great confusion.

In her perception, the chakra fluctuations of the two Uchiha Sasukes were generally very similar, but in many details they were completely different.

For example, the chakra of both of them gives Karin Uzumaki a vast, dark, and boundless feeling.

However, the chakra of the young Pillar was relatively stable.

However, young Sasuke's chakra was much more ferocious and insane, just like when the young Sasuke was trapped in darkness and unable to extricate himself from his revenge.

Beyond its ferocity and madness lies a hint of devouring, plundering, and filthy distortion.

Karin Uzumaki was naturally unaware that Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan awakening was centered on "id theory," utilizing the body's cellular instincts and negative emotions to awaken, which inevitably made his chakra appear much more ferocious and insane compared to other Mangekyou Sharingan awakeners.

This makes him extremely prone to losing his temper during battles.

As for Devouring, Plundering, and Filthy Twisting, these are the third Sharingan granted by the Ten-Tails and the Box of Elysium from the depths of the bloodline genes.

However, the smell of chakra is still quite stimulating, hehe....

Karin Uzumaki secretly rejoiced.

"Where is Orochimaru? Take me to see Orochimaru."

The young Pillar did not answer Karin's question, but instead spoke directly.

"Oh? Okay, please follow me."

Karin Uzumaki paused for a moment, then quickly replied.

Led by Karin Uzumaki, the two headed toward Orochimaru's laboratory.

Could this handsome young man be a clone created by Orochimaru?

As she walked, Karin Uzumaki kept glancing at Sasuke's face out of the corner of her eye, secretly guessing what was going on in her mind.

Damn it, how could such a good thing happen? Orochimaru actually kept it a secret from me!

While Karin was observing the young Sasuke, the young Sasuke was also observing Karin in this world.

Her current style has a more mature and intellectual feel, like that of a sophisticated urban woman.

After sizing each other up, the two arrived at Orochimaru's laboratory.

They met a younger, more refined, gentler, and more beautiful Orochimaru.

Upon seeing the arrival of the young Hashirama and the boy Sasuke, Orochimaru's golden eyes flashed with surprise. Then, he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Thank you for your trouble, Karin. You can go now. I'll talk to Sasuke-kun for a while."

"cut!"

Seeing that the group had some unspeakable secrets to discuss, Karin was curious, but she didn't say much. After letting out a soft hum, she prepared to leave the laboratory.

"Contact me if you need anything!"

After leaving those words, Karin Uzumaki left the laboratory.

"You're the Uchiha Sasuke from another world that Sasuke-kun mentioned, right?"

After Karin Uzumaki left, Orochimaru looked at the young Sasuke in front of him with a look of intense curiosity in his eyes.

Although the concept of parallel universes sounds far-fetched, and Orochimaru's research projects rarely involve spacetime, as an excellent researcher, he still knows a little about parallel universes and finds them quite acceptable.

"Yes, I am Uchiha Sasuke from another timeline."

Sasuke nodded and briefly introduced his background.

However, he did not mention anything related to the Loulan Dragon Vein.

Only the Seventh Hokage Naruto and the young Sasuke of this world know about the Loulan Dragon Vein.

"I never imagined parallel worlds existed. Hehehe, interesting, interesting, interesting..."

After hearing Sasuke's words, Orochimaru's androgynous face revealed a playful expression, and he said "Interesting" three times.

"Judging from your current age, you should be working under me during that period, right?"

Seeing Sasuke nod, Orochimaru asked with a hint of amusement, "So, how is the other me doing, Sasuke-kun?"

Forehead.....

Sasuke hesitated for two seconds, but finally decided to tell the truth.

“He died. He was killed by me while I was performing the resurrection on him.”

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru chuckled and said, "It seems that even in a parallel world, I still long for Sasuke-kun, hehehe..."

After making a remark, Orochimaru asked with some curiosity, "So, Sasuke from another world, what is your purpose in coming to see me?"

Although the young Sasuke had told him that he would be bringing another Sasuke to him, he had not told him what Sasuke was going to do when he came to see him.

Sasuke pondered for a moment, then said directly, "I want to learn your knowledge and skills."

"Learn my knowledge?"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's expression remained unchanged.

For a researcher, asking for the other party's knowledge and technology right off the bat is undoubtedly an extremely offensive thing to do.

However, Orochimaru showed no impatience or anger on his face.

Orochimaru turned his gaze to the young Sasuke, and seeing his expressionless face, smiled and said to the boy, "My knowledge and skills may not be anything precious, but Sasuke-kun, why should I pass them on to you?"

"Strictly speaking, you and I have no relation whatsoever."

"Or perhaps, Sasuke-kun, do you have some knowledge you can exchange with me?"

Orochimaru said with a curious and amused expression.

Upon hearing this, Sasuke was speechless for a moment. What valuable knowledge did he have to exchange with Orochimaru?

Feathered Robe, Thousand Hands, Whirlpool, even "Letter"?

The Ten-Tailed Fox's gene pool?

But Orochimaru seems to have all of these traits from this period...

Seeing this, the young man beside him frowned and said, "I said, Orochimaru, you..."

"Alright, alright, I got it, Sasuke-kun."