From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

Orochimaru sighed softly, revealing a helpless expression, and said, "This Sasuke from another world, although we have no connection, I still owe Naruto and Sasuke from this world a favor. Since they have both spoken up, then let's do this."

At this point, Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, then chuckled, "One favor, one piece of knowledge and skill. Naruto and Sasuke have two in total, so that's two pieces of knowledge and skill. Is that alright?"

Upon hearing this, the young Sasuke looked at the boy beside him with a questioning gaze. After seeing him nod, he said, "Okay!"

"Alright, since that's the case, then Sasuke from another world, tell me, what knowledge do you want to gain from me?"

After a pause, Orochimaru continued, "Of course, if Sasuke-kun has any knowledge that can attract me, adhering to the principle of equivalent exchange, exchanging a few more technologies wouldn't be out of the question. After all, no one can ever have too much knowledge."

Two technologies....

Sasuke felt a little disappointed that Orochimaru had only agreed to give him two technologies, but he wasn't dissatisfied.

After all, it's free, so getting something is already pretty good.

After a two-second pause, Sasuke spoke up: "Thank you. I want the artificial human technology and the improved Heavenly Curse Seal you have, also known as the Sage Curse Seal!"

The technology of artificial humans is completely different from the cloning technology that Sasuke has mastered. Mitsuki is one of the artificial humans created by Orochimaru by combining multiple superior genes. At the same time, he was also given a modified version of the Heaven's Curse Seal by Orochimaru.

For Sasuke, nothing else was absolutely necessary, but these two pieces of knowledge were things he had to obtain by any means necessary after coming into this world!

"Artificial human technology and the Immortal's Curse Seal?"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru was slightly taken aback, and then exclaimed in his mind.

Good heavens, good heavens!

Surprisingly, he immediately asked for the two most precious items in his possession.

Artificial human technology uses biotechnology to create real humans.

The Immortal's Curse Seal is the product of his research on curse seal transformation and immortal mode over the years.

It can be said that it is the existence of the Immortal's Curse that gives him, to some extent, the miracle of granting anyone the ability to enter Immortal Mode.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru glanced deeply at the calm-faced young Sasuke, then suddenly laughed, "Sasuke-kun actually asked for my most treasured possession right off the bat, huh... hehehe..."

"Orochimaru, enough with the nonsense. So, are you going to give it to me or not?"

The young man, Erzhu, frowned and spoke directly.

"Hehehe, don't be in such a hurry, Sasuke-kun..."

Orochimaru glanced at the young man, Hashirama, and told him to calm down before nodding.

"Since I already agreed, I will naturally give it to you."

"but....."

Changing the subject, Orochimaru turned his gaze to Zouju and asked with some curiosity, "Sasuke-kun, did you get these two pieces of knowledge from me in order to learn Sage Mode?"

"Ok!"

Sasuke thought for a moment and admitted, "I once went to Ryuchi Cave to find the White Snake Sage, wanting to learn Sage Mode, but the White Snake Sage told me that I didn't have the talent to cultivate Sage Mode. I also didn't research much useful stuff about Cursed Seal Transformation. As a result, I came to this world by chance and heard that you have such a technology, so I came to visit you."

"These things aren't things you can learn just by hearing about them, Sasuke-kun, hehe..."

Orochimaru glanced at the young Sasuke with amusement. He hadn't told many people about his two techniques, and the young Sasuke was definitely not someone he had only heard about as Orochimaru claimed.

However, Orochimaru didn't ask any further questions and simply nodded.

"I can give you the Sage's Seal, but Sasuke, your idea of ​​learning Sage Mode with the Sage's Seal is likely to be in vain."

Ok?

Upon hearing this, Sasuke's expression remained unchanged as he asked, "Why?"

"Strictly speaking, the Sage's Curse Seal is not qualitatively different from the previous Heavenly Curse Seal and Earthly Curse Seal. The reason why Mitsuki was able to enter Sage Mode is because of his special genes and his personality is also suitable for learning Sage Mode."

Sasuke nodded. Mitsuki is an artificial human, and his personality can truly be described as childlike. Both his physique and mentality perfectly meet the requirements of Sage Mode.

Orochimaru explained, "Neither you nor I, including Sasuke from this world, have the talent to cultivate Sage Mode. Even if we use the Sage's Curse Seal, it's just adding a curse seal mode, not Sage Mode."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke frowned and looked at the young man beside him with a questioning gaze.

Seeing Sasuke's gaze fall upon him, the young Hashirama snorted coldly and remained silent.

However, Sasuke also realized that the young Hashirama really couldn't learn Sage Mode.

After pondering for a moment, Sasuke spoke up: "Is it really true that only those with a pure heart can learn Sage Mode?"

"It's hard to say; nothing is absolute."

Orochimaru smiled and shook his head. After staring at young Sasuke for a while, he said with a smile, "Sasuke-kun, please remove the disguise technique from your body."

Sasuke's disguise was perfect, but it was still Orochimaru's ninjutsu, which was even considered obsolete by Orochimaru.

Orochimaru saw through Sasuke's disguise at a glance.

This guy even disguised himself?

Upon hearing this, the young man was stunned. The boy Sasuke in his sight transformed into a handsome young man with gray hair and bulging muscles all over his body.

I'm definitely not like this guy at all!

Seeing this, the young man Erzhu's lips twitched, and he thought to himself.

However, this guy looks just like the Sage of Six Paths!

Upon seeing Sasuke's ancestral form, the young Sasuke realized that he had definitely not only been injected with the First Hokage's cells.

He also injected himself with cells from the Uzumaki clan, specifically cells from the Feathered Robe clan.

This is what caused him to become a atavistic figure.

"A regression to ancestral traits? It seems, Sasuke-kun, you've combined the bloodlines of all the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, huh..."

Seeing this, Orochimaru's eyes flashed with fanaticism. He licked his lips and spoke with a hint of excitement.

Chapter 266 The Name of the Immortal Body, the Mystery

The four direct descendants of the Sage of Six Paths!

Hagoromo, Senju, Uzumaki, Uchiha!

Orochimaru, who is determined to uncover the secrets of all ninjutsu in the world, is also incredibly obsessed with the Sage of Six Paths. Naturally, he can see the current physical condition of young Sasuke and knows that the Sasuke from the other dimension has now gathered the bloodlines of the four direct descendants of the Sage of Six Paths.

It's truly captivating...

hehe....

Looking at Sasuke's appearance, Orochimaru licked his lips with a fanatical and infatuated gaze, which made the young Sasuke frown. Sasuke, on the other hand, ignored Orochimaru's fanatical gaze and instead raised an eyebrow with interest.

"Sorry, it's a researcher's habit..."

Orochimaru reluctantly withdrew the fervor in his eyes. The current state of young Sasuke had undoubtedly aroused the research cravings of this research fanatic.

After all, he had always been pursuing the secrets of the Sage of Six Paths of the Ninja Sect, and in a way, the current young Sasuke is a smaller version of the Sage of Six Paths.

How could it not pique his curiosity?

However, Orochimaru knew that now was not the time, after all, the young Sasuke was there to keep watch, and his snake-like warning seemed to be telling him that even without the young Sasuke's support, the young Sasuke in front of him was not someone to be trifled with.

After all, the young Sasuke in this parallel universe killed his counterpart three years earlier, and in terms of talent and strength at the same time, he was far superior to the Sasuke in this world.

While Orochimaru is stronger now than he was back then, his strength is only limited.

After calming himself down, Orochimaru gathered the jumbled thoughts in his mind and spoke in a hoarse voice to the young Sasuke: "Since you've been to Ryuchi Cave and met the White Snake Sage, Sasuke-kun, you must know the conditions for learning Sage Mode, right?"

"First, chakra level!"

Before young Sasuke could answer, Orochimaru continued, "Sage Mode can only be trained by people with a very large amount of chakra, because people with less chakra have difficulty controlling natural energy and are easily swallowed up by it."

"Second, balance!"

"Sage Mode requires the absorption of a certain amount of natural energy to create 'Sage Chakra,' which is a balanced and stable mixture of physical energy, spiritual energy, and natural energy, in order to enter Sage Mode..."

At this point, Orochimaru glanced at the young Sasuke with great interest.

Young Sasuke remained unmoved by Orochimaru's gaze; he knew his own situation best.

In terms of chakra balance, he is indeed severely imbalanced in yin and yang, with yin being excessive and yang being deficient. He does not meet the second training condition for Sage Mode, and the qualitative and quantitative comparison between the two is far beyond the controllable range stated by the White Snake Sage.

For example, if we consider Sasuke's physical energy and mental energy as two ninjas, the ninja with mental energy could instantly and effortlessly kill the ninja with physical energy.

After all, Sasuke's physical energy level is only at the Jonin level, while his mental energy has already surpassed the Kage level, and he has begun to take steps toward becoming a legendary figure in the ninja world like Sengoku Madara Hashirama.

With Sasuke unleashing his full power, opponents, let alone Jonin, even elite Jonin from the Five Great Ninja Villages, might only last a few rounds with their rich combat experience and luck, but if they're unlucky, they'll be instantly killed.

Looking at the young Sasuke before him, Orochimaru revealed a strange smile in his eyes, thinking to himself, "Just as I thought!"

Although he wasn't a sensory ninja, as an experienced expert and researcher, he could easily guess the physical condition of the young Sasuke before him.

After a pause, Orochimaru continued, "The third one is naturally the so-called mysterious and profound fate."

Upon hearing this, young Sasuke nodded slightly. Cultivating Sage Mode does indeed require a certain affinity, and one could even say that the so-called affinity is perhaps the most important factor in cultivating Sage Mode.

Just like his exceptional strength, ranking among the top in the entire history of the Senju family, he developed the "Flying Thunder God Technique," the "Shadow Clone Technique," and the forbidden technique "Impure World Reincarnation," which had a great influence on later generations.

Tobirama Senju, whose talent in some ways surpassed that of Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi.

Even with his vast chakra reserves and his mastery of ninjutsu, he was still unable to learn Sage Mode.

Unfortunately, the so-called fate is mysterious and profound, and Sasuke himself couldn't understand it, nor could the White Snake Sage explain it.

With his mind racing, Sasuke turned his gaze back to Orochimaru.

Seemingly sensing what Sasuke was thinking, Orochimaru smiled slightly: "Talent? Personality? Or destiny?"

At this point, Orochimaru shook his head, a hint of emotion in his voice: "Actually, even now, I still don't understand what this so-called fate is."

It's probably my personality.

Upon hearing this, young Sasuke pondered to himself,

Based on the information he gleaned from the original work, it seems that whoever masters the Sage Mode, even Kabuto Yakushi, the double agent, is...

No, it should be called the heart of a child!

Low emotional intelligence: stubborn and unable to think clearly.

High emotional intelligence: simple-mindedness, childlike innocence.

Or are there other reasons that you are unaware of?

While lost in thought, young Sasuke saw Orochimaru continue, "Actually, as a researcher, I believe more in data than in so-called illusory fate. After all, Sasuke and I are both people who, as the White Snake Sage said, have no fate to cultivate Sage Mode, hehehehe..."