I travel through thousands of worlds at the same time

This is undoubtedly an amazing achievement. Even though Konoha Village has S-level forbidden techniques related to the soul, such as [Spirit Transformation Technique] and [Shiki Seal], ninjutsu in the soul field is undoubtedly extremely risky. For example, a ninja using [Shiki Seal] is exchanging one life for another, and many ninjas who practice [Spirit Transformation Technique] have their souls separated from their bodies and died. Orochimaru's ability to research new forbidden techniques in the soul field is truly a talent.

The problem is that although Li Mo's strength has reached the Six Paths level, he dare not perform any major surgery on his soul. Even the [Seed of the Blazing Sun] only condenses a trace of soul power and will not endanger the safety of his own soul. However, Orochimaru is very unrestrained in cutting his own soul for experiments. For example, the diamond-shaped crystal in Li Mo's hand is a fragment of Orochimaru's soul that has been sealed. It is the [Cursed Seal] that Orochimaru left on Anko Mitarashi as a backup plan.

According to Li Mo's opinion, Orochimaru's soul has already begun to be damaged. If he continues to create the [Curse Seal] and perform the [Reincarnation] technique, his own soul will have great defects. That's why he was knocked down by a Mangekyō Sharingan illusion when he met Uchiha Itachi.

Otherwise, is Orochimaru, one of the three great ninjas of Konoha, really that weak?

Anyway, Li Mo didn't really believe that a Kage-level ninja was that weak. For example, even if Uchiha Itachi opened the Mangekyō Sharingan, he was not Uchiha Madara. He wanted to KO a senior Kage-level strongman with one move of the Mangekyō Sharingan illusion. Unless there was something wrong with Lengjun Orochimaru himself, even if Uchiha Itachi tried his best and went blind, he could probably only die together with a senior Kage-level strongman.

Now, Lengjun Orochimaru appeared in front of Li Mo. He was sure that what he guessed was true. Problems had begun to appear in the opponent's soul, which led to a drastic weakening of his resistance to illusions!

"Soul fragment? That's my soul. It's incredible..."

Hearing Li Mo's words, Orochimaru's eyes suddenly narrowed, staring at the diamond-shaped crystal in Li Mo's hand. His pupils couldn't help but begin to turn into those of a snake, and he could clearly feel that it was indeed a fragment of his own soul, a familiar feeling that was completely impossible to fake.

As the one who personally created [Cursed Seal] and developed [Reincarnation of the Dead] and other forbidden techniques in the soul field, Orochimaru naturally has a unique understanding of the soul. Even if his own soul is missing and weakened due to his own insights and decisive measures, Orochimaru's vision is still there. He can even vaguely sense that his own subconscious desire for that missing soul fragment makes him involuntarily question his previous practices.

There is no doubt that Orochimaru's original research results in the soul field such as [Cursed Seal] and [Reincarnation of the Dead] were intended to allow his soul to be continuously reincarnated in better bodies in order to achieve immortality. However, now seeing the mysterious strong man Li Mo holding a bit of the soul fragment that was separated in the past, Orochimaru, who had a high opinion of himself, finally realized that he might have taken the wrong path in the first place.

Of course, Orochimaru now looked at Li Mo more cautiously, thinking quickly in his mind who this strange strong man was and why he could not leave here even with the reverse summoning technique. Many thoughts flashed through his mind.

"That's right, I'm giving this back to you. Remember to keep your soul safe in the future~!"

While Orochimaru was constantly speculating in his mind, wondering who this unknown strong man in front of him was, and who had taken the soul fragment contained in the [Cursed Seal] that he had previously dispersed, and was already associating it with something that had happened in Konoha Village before, Li Mo did something that surprised him. He directly threw the diamond-shaped crystal containing his soul fragment to Orochimaru who was not far away.

This time, Orochimaru himself found it even more difficult to guess the other party's thoughts, but realizing the importance of the soul, he could not give up that tiny fragment of his own soul, and directly caught the diamond-shaped crystal with an earth clone!

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"…Sir, what do you want to do?"

After looking at Li Mo for several seconds, Orochimaru, who had collected the soul fragment, spoke slowly. He did not believe that the other party's gesture of goodwill towards him just now was just a simple gesture of goodwill without any other requests, so he asked the other party very carefully.

Even though Orochimaru was crazy enough to even cut off his own soul during scientific research, he was not the kind of arrogant person who looked down on everyone. On the contrary, Orochimaru always took people who really had potential, ability or strength seriously. It was obvious that Li Mo's strength far exceeded that of Orochimaru. He even felt a sense of fear when facing a high-level predator when he was quietly watching just now.

Most people would probably think it was some kind of illusion, but a ninja who had been trained for a long time and had experienced the battlefield had great confidence in his own feelings, not to mention a senior Kage-level warrior like Orochimaru. He could keenly feel his own omens, and unlike the various sequelae that might be caused by the loss of soul ten years later, Orochimaru at this time still maintained the cold demeanor of one of the three great ninjas of Konoha, and naturally would not be ignorant and take it for granted.

When faced with a gift from a strong person, you can choose to accept it or not, but you have to bear the corresponding consequences. Orochimaru, who has witnessed the fall of Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu, and has begun to realize the importance of his own soul, is naturally unwilling to give up the little soul fragment in the other party's hand. Moreover, having seen the scene where the other party just took action, Orochimaru does not think he can refuse the gift given by the other party.

Hearing Orochimaru's respectful words, Li Mo raised his eyebrows and smiled, looking at Orochimaru with a hint of appreciation in his eyes, and then he spoke directly and told Orochimaru his intentions:

"Well, you can call me Li Mo. Of course I'm ready to recruit you!"

Chapter 42 Recruiting Orochimaru

Recruit Orochimaru!

This was the first thought that came to Li Mo's mind after seeing Orochimaru, instead of treating him as a mere test subject and spare parts like he did with Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu.

The reason is very simple. Among all the ninjas in the Naruto world that Li Mo has counted, Orochimaru is one of the few who studies ninjutsu with a scientific research spirit. He is not like the so-called protagonists who rely on the power of blood and cheats. It can be said that he changed his destiny through his own efforts.

Of course, it is another matter that Orochimaru accidentally went astray while researching the soul field and ended up with his own soul being damaged, but his outstanding scientific research ability cannot be denied.

At the very least, Orochimaru's scientific research ability is really powerful. Up to now, he has developed tricks such as [Cursed Seal] that borrows natural energy and [Reincarnation of the Dead] that acts on the soul realm. In the future, he will be even more powerful than people can imagine.

Just in the original anime of "Naruto", when Orochimaru appeared at the beginning of the plot, even though he had lost his soul and caused many sequelae, he was able to fight against other Kage-level strongmen. For example, the Fourth Kazekage Rosa was killed by him. Later, even during the Fourth Ninja World War, Orochimaru would declare his resurrection from time to time, and he lived until the peaceful days after the end of the Fourth Ninja World War.

If we count the badly-ended storyline of the Fu Ren Chuan, Orochimaru later even developed the mechanical Nine-Tails and trained his own offspring. His scientific research and teaching abilities are truly outstanding, and they are at the top level in the ninja world. However, in the ninja world that values ​​the Otsutsuki bloodline, Orochimaru, who was previously unaware of the inside story, fell into many pitfalls in the research of the soul realm. Otherwise, if he had known the news of the Otsutsuki clan and been more careful and cautious in his research on the soul, he would have had a good chance of becoming a top super shadow level or even a six-path level powerhouse during the Fourth Ninja World War.

As for this kind of scientific research genius, Li Mo, who knew that talents were rare, naturally did not want to let it go. He ruled the Rainbow Kingdom and might take over the Water Kingdom. What he lacked now was not lackeys who could use kunai and ninja swords to kill, nor was he lacking officials at all levels who could handle government affairs. What he really lacked were top-level strongmen who could stand on their own, and those who had sufficient scientific research capabilities. They could not be cultivated in large quantities in a few years.

Even though Li Mo used all kinds of means and poached many scientific researchers from the Kingdom of Craftsmen, the Kingdom of Fire and other countries, there was not a single top scientific research genius who could take on the responsibility. And top talents like Orochimaru who have both the strength and scientific research talent are something that can only be encountered by chance.

Now, Li Mo has met Orochimaru, so he naturally has no intention of letting him go. His scientific research talent is indeed worthy of Li Mo's recruitment. Moreover, Li Mo also wants to know what will happen in the future if Orochimaru knows the situation of the Otsutsuki clan...

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"Mr. Li Mo, are you planning to recruit me?!"

On the other side, after hearing Li Mo's words, Orochimaru's snake pupils suddenly expanded, and then returned to human eyes. Then he looked at Li Mo with a strange look, but Orochimaru still asked. He wanted to collect more key information from Li Mo, who seemed easy to talk to.

As for such a stupid act of directly rejecting the other party's recruitment, Orochimaru would never do it. The other party is obviously much stronger than you, and has cut off your escape route through reverse summoning and other means. Wouldn't it be seeking death if you rashly refuse?

In this regard, having seen how Li Mo dealt with Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu, Orochimaru would not think that the other party was a kind-hearted person.

Even though Orochimaru was a little far away just now, with the shielding effect brought by the [Portable World], he could roughly estimate the strength of Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu. In any case, they were definitely stronger than the elite jonin.

Even though Li Mo dealt with Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu with ease, if it were an ordinary Kage-level warrior, he would definitely not be able to stop them, and might even be killed by Uchiha Obito's [Kamui] at first sight. Orochimaru couldn't see clearly but judging from the battle time, he felt that Li Mo had an absolute advantage in strength, and naturally underestimated the combat power of Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu. After all, the two sides had never really fought, and it was very cautious for him to estimate the evaluation of an elite jonin.

Of course, Orochimaru didn't care about those two unlucky guys who fell to the ground. He was looking at Li Mo and making a quick judgment in his mind. The other party's idea of ​​recruiting him made him feel suspicious, and he also wanted to find out more key information!

"That's right! Mr. Orochimaru, you have been constantly studying bloodline boundaries, forbidden techniques, and even the soul realm in Konoha Village and after your rebellion. Even if you have gone astray, you are still a rare research talent!"

Facing Orochimaru's cautious attitude, Li Mo did not care about his thoughts. He directly expressed his admiration for him, and then revealed his current title, expressing his sincere attitude to recruit Orochimaru: "As the current daimyo of the Rainbow Country and the Water Country, I am naturally willing to recruit Mr. Orochimaru as the top person in charge of the biological research department..."

That's right, Li Mo was not planning to hide his identity from Orochimaru. Anyway, giving the other party a [Moonlight Seed] would be enough to control him. Hiding his identity was a bad idea if he was not strong enough. If he was strong enough, he could ignore it.

For example, Uchiha Obito, who pretends to be a ghost under the identity of "Uchiha Madara", in the original plot of "Naruto", except for the time when he became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he had to wear masks such as "Uchiha Madara" and "Afei" at other times. One of them had to rely on Madara's fame to hold the scene, while the other role was purely for venting, using all kinds of inappropriate actions to vent his negative emotions, otherwise he would become a mental patient sooner or later.

As for this point, Li Mo, apart from his prejudice against Uchiha Obito, expressed his understanding of his concealment of his identity. He had previously gone to the Rainbow Country and appeared as a daimyo because he knew the conventions in the ninja world. If he wanted to have a force and territory of his own, there was no faster way than plundering.

Strictly speaking, Li Mo would not act cowardly when he should. When he was facing the graduation examination of the Ninja School in the Mist Village, he would never gamble on the moral integrity of the Mist Village until the last moment. And after obtaining the golden finger of the [White Mist Space], he was very clear-headed at the beginning. He did not choose to participate in the Third Ninja World War or establish a territory in the Ninja World, but instead ran to the very distant Rainbow Country.

Facts have proved that Li Mo's choice was indeed correct. His strength at that time was not enough to participate in the Third Ninja World War. Perhaps he could grow rapidly with the help of the golden finger of [White Mist Space], but the emergence of a new strong man who did not belong to the five major ninja villages might have been treated like the demigod Salamander Hanzo of Rain Village. If he was not strong enough and the Rain Village did not have much money, the beating of the three ninjas of Konoha might have made Salamander Hanzo a historical term.

Therefore, Li Mo's original choice was very wise. In the ninja world, there are four major ninja villages on land alone, and another major ninja village, the Mist Ninja, in the ocean. If they discovered that Li Mo was very powerful, he could only sneak into the Akatsuki organization or underground bounty houses at best. It would be almost impossible for him to establish a powerful force. At most, he could not reach the level of Orochimaru's Sound Village, and he could not match the power of any major ninja village at all.

Now, Li Mo seems to be very indifferent. Even if he reveals his identity in front of Orochimaru, he has enough strength to face the siege from all sides. Moreover, if Orochimaru disagrees, can a dead man leak this news to the five major ninja villages?

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"The Daimyo of the Rainbow Country and the Water Country?!"

Orochimaru was really a little nervous about Li Mo's revelations. He had never expected that Li Mo's identity would be a daimyo. This was completely different from the common sense in the ninja world. Even someone as calm as him found it a little unbelievable.

After all, the daimyos of various countries in the ninja world certainly have some means, and even the ninja villages have to discuss and negotiate with the daimyos at certain times, and on the surface they still show a posture of great respect for the daimyos (for example, during the Fourth Ninja World War, the Shinobi Alliance also sent Kage-level strongmen to protect the daimyos of the five major countries). However, the Kage-level strongmen and high-level officials of each village all understand that the relationship between the ninja villages and the daimyos is very complicated, and it is not a simple cooperation and confrontation.

However, most of the daimyos and nobles in various countries are the kind of people who have little power and think highly of themselves. Ordinary ninjas still maintain a certain respect for those daimyos. For example, the attitudes of the shadows of various ninja villages towards the daimyos are different. The close cooperation between the daimyos of the Land of Lightning and the Cloud Village is still relatively rare. It is not common for the daimyos of the Land of Wind to even cut the funding of the Sand Village. Normally, both sides have a certain tacit understanding and adopt an attitude of ignoring each other.

Orochimaru originally thought that Li Mo was the leader of some secret organization, or a descendant of a ninja clan that existed since the Warring States Period. However, he did not expect that Li Mo actually claimed to be the daimyo of the Rainbow Country and the Water Country. It was like the orange pig suddenly turned into a tiger. It was something that the natives of the Naruto world could hardly imagine. Even Orochimaru, one of the three great ninjas of Konoha, found it a little unbelievable.

Seeing Orochimaru's surprised expression, Li Mo felt a little evil in his heart. Fortunately, he knew that Orochimaru was going to recruit him, so he didn't plan to continue chatting with him. He coughed lightly, looked at him and issued an ultimatum:

"Right. So what's Mr. Orochimaru's answer? Agree to be recruited? Or refuse?!"

Chapter 43 A Sure-Win Bet

"…So, future boss, what do you plan to have me do? And how will my compensation be calculated?"

Facing Li Mo's final question, Orochimaru lowered his head slightly and thought for a few seconds, but gave up the idea of ​​escaping through the summoning contract or reincarnation. Instead, he looked at the other party and asked an interesting question.

Although Orochimaru felt very unhappy that he had gone to the Land of Water to find a child with a bloodline, but he inexplicably encountered a strong man whom he could not defeat at all, and was forced to become his subordinate, he was still very clear-headed and understood what it meant to bow your head under someone's roof.

Even though Orochimaru is a Kage-level warrior, he still has times when he has no choice. When the Wood Release Bloodline Limit Project was being carried out in Konoha Village, Orochimaru himself agreed to join the experimental project with the tacit approval of the Third Hokage and the enticement of Danzo Shimura. Orochimaru, who wanted to research the secret of the Wood Release Bloodline Limit, participated in it and was almost tricked by the Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura.

Otherwise, why did the human experiment project become such a hot topic in Konoha Village in such a short time, and he was even almost caught by the Third Hokage?

In the past few years, even many ninjas who once belonged to the Senju clan had volunteered to participate in this Wood Release human experiment project. Why didn't the news leak out before? Did it suddenly become public news?

Regarding this issue, as the commander, the cold-blooded Orochimaru naturally saw farther than the other ninjas who only knew how to hack and kill. It was a critical period for the competition for the Fourth Hokage. At that time, the candidates for the Fourth Hokage of Konoha Village were the cold-blooded Orochimaru, the golden-flashing Namikaze Minato and the evil-eyed Uchiha Fugaku. Unfortunately, Uchiha Fugaku finally chose to give up and chose to support Namikaze Minato.

But for Cold Lord Orochimaru and Golden Flash Minato Namikaze, the probability of the two candidates winning is 50-50, and no one is sure of winning. Even those ninjas who chose to support Minato Namikaze, when faced with the rising star Minato Namikaze and Cold Lord Orochimaru, it was actually difficult for them to say who to support. After all, Golden Flash Minato Namikaze is indeed outstanding in popularity, strength and character, but as an old and powerful man, Orochimaru has a very high probability of being promoted to the Fourth Hokage.

To the major ninja clans and many jonin of Konoha Village, their choice of Minato Namikaze and Orochimaru was not important. The Third Hokage wanted to choose a Fourth Hokage who was more suitable for his control. As for someone like Orochimaru, his foundation in Konoha Village was far beyond that of Minato Namikaze, who was born a commoner. If Orochimaru really came to power and became the Fourth Hokage, I'm afraid the Third Hokage would have to retire obediently and go home to take care of his grandchildren, and he would not think of retreating behind the scenes and continuing to hold power.

This was obviously not a situation that the Third Hokage was willing to accept. If he really thought that way, he would not have been able to hold on to the power of Konoha Village so firmly. Therefore, he asked his black glove Danzo Shimura to come forward and tacitly allowed the spread of the news that Danzo Shimura was conducting human experiments on Orochimaru, directly cutting off Orochimaru's hope of becoming the Fourth Hokage.

As a result, he was stabbed in the back by his teacher and the Pot King, and was directly withdrawn from the candidate sequence for the Fourth Hokage. Orochimaru did not choose to acquiesce at all, but instead turned the table over and directly rebelled against Konoha Village, and was preparing to establish his own research base outside.

But for Orochimaru himself, if he had encountered the Six Paths clones controlled by Uzumaki Nagato in the original plot of "Naruto", he would have joined the "Akatsuki" organization and become one of it. Then he met Uchiha Itachi, and was severely injured by him. His incomplete soul was later endured and tried to seize the Uchiha bloodline and Sharingan. Even though he knew that Uchiha Sasuke had problems, he still tried his best to cultivate the other party, but did not give up the idea of ​​seizing the other party's body.

Therefore, Orochimaru and Li Mo are very similar in some ways. They both have very flexible moral bottom lines. For example, they are interested in conducting many human experiments. When they are forced by the situation and intimidated by the strong, it is normal for them to contribute their own strength. Of course, they will defect if they have the chance, until they work hard for themselves.

Now, looking at the so-called new daimyo Li Mo who was capable of killing him, Orochimaru did not refuse but raised the question of treatment. On the one hand, he could test the other party's true attitude, and on the other hand, he was also a little curious!

"A research and development director of the Ninja Alliance, which includes the Water Country, the Rainbow Country, and overseas regions, can easily obtain various experimental materials that you previously needed to spend too much time and energy to obtain, as well as many suitable experimental personnel who have been selected..."

After hearing Orochimaru's words, Li Mo guessed that the other party was now using a delaying tactic, but he did not get angry directly. Instead, he looked at the other party with interest. What he said really moved Orochimaru. Just by looking at his eyes that tightened and became serious, you could tell that he was a little shaken in his heart.

The reason is very simple. Scientific research is a career that requires a huge investment. Just look at the huge annual investment in scientific research by powerful countries such as China and America, and you will know how expensive it is. The scientific research in the ninja world has not yet reached the level of crazy spending, but the required sophisticated medical equipment, experimental materials and personnel are not easy tasks for any force. When Orochimaru was in Konoha Village in the past, he had to rely on the village to obtain the best research conditions.

But when Orochimaru rebelled against Konoha Village, except for a few secret agents, all his old subordinates in Konoha Village were either sent to the front line or absorbed by the Root. Relying on the forces and manpower he had deployed outside in the past, Orochimaru was not so destitute as to act alone. However, funds and various resources were not so convenient, otherwise he would not have established the Sound Village later in order to obtain enough resources.

Now, the conditions given by Li Mo are very attractive to a scientific researcher. Orochimaru also understands that a ninja alliance with the Water Country and other overseas countries will not be inferior to Konoha Village or even have stronger support!

"...Mr. Li Mo, aren't you afraid that I will agree and run away?"

After hesitating for a few seconds, Orochimaru resisted the urge to agree to this proposal. He took a deep breath and looked at Li Mo, and said a very realistic but practical key issue in a very cautious tone.

How could Li Mo believe in Orochimaru's surrender?

For ninjas, bluffing opponents is not considered a shameful thing. Instead, it is a strategy recognized by ninjas, just like the sneak attack tactics advocated by Japan. Ninjas in the ninja world do not think it is a morally flawed duty to pretend to surrender to the enemy and then act as a spy to pass on information or become a traitor to attack. If Orochimaru pretended to surrender and then chose to run away, there would be no problem with that either.

At least, Orochimaru knew this problem. He put forward this slightly tricky question directly, wanting to see what tricks Li Mo, the mysterious so-called new daimyo, would use to ensure that he would not be suspected if he defected to the other party!

"Haha, Mr. Orochimaru, of course I will use some restrictive measures!"

Facing Orochimaru's frank attitude, Li Mo was also very honest. He directly explained that he would use some means to restrict him. Then he held up a [Moonlight Seed] with his spiritual power and handed it to Orochimaru. He looked at Orochimaru who was full of curiosity and said, "If you merge this seed of power, you can be considered one of us. It also has the ability to repair the soul and activate the bloodline in the body. Even ninjas without bloodline will gain considerable benefits. This is also my goal of recruiting you, to popularize it..."

Well, what Li Mo said was actually half true and half false. He recruited Orochimaru to use him for scientific research, to see if he could develop biological products like the [Blood Boundary] activation potion, chakra growth potion, etc. However, he concealed the key to the [Moonlight Seed], its special feature that could directly fuse souls.

Anyway, based on Li Mo's many tests in different worlds, the early [Seed of Fusion] may still face the situation of being powerless against the strong, but for the [Seed of the Blazing Sun], [Seed of the Moonlight] and [Seed of Sparkle], the opponent can be easily fused and almost irreversibly become his loyal subordinates. If it weren't for the fact that it takes a lot of energy to condense these seeds of extraordinary power, and the burden on himself becomes more and more uncomfortable, Li Mo would have already pulled out an army of millions of extraordinary people in the Ninja World.

Of course, Li Mo valued Orochimaru so much that he would not be stingy with a [Moonlight Seed] as an investment. Moreover, if he did not use some tricks on Orochimaru, Orochimaru would really do something, and stabbing him in the back or even running away would be normal. It seemed that Li Mo was not so conceited that he thought he had the so-called protagonist halo and that a veteran Kage-level strongman like Orochimaru would sincerely surrender to him as soon as he saw him.

However, Li Mo is confident that after Orochimaru has merged with the [Seed of Moonlight], no matter what he had thought before, he will become his loyal subordinate. Moreover, seeds of extraordinary power such as the [Seed of Moonlight] are merged with the soul level of the merger. Even beings at the level of gods and demons find it difficult to do so. There are definitely not many people in the ninja world who can perfectly separate the seeds of extraordinary power. Moreover, when the seeds of extraordinary power are completely merged with the soul, they will truly be completely integrated into one.

Li Mo would not tell Orochimaru about this. As long as he was sure that Orochimaru had fused this [Moonlight Seed], there would be no problem for the other party. Even if he used the [Reincarnation Technique] to escape, it would be useless because the soul had been fused with Orochimaru's soul. In a bet like this, Li Mo, as the banker, would definitely win.

Not knowing what Li Mo was thinking, Orochimaru was somewhat conceited when he took the [Moonlight Seed], observed it for a while, and directly merged it with himself. He also expressed his submission to Li Mo:

"Then it's settled!"

Chapter 44: The Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi!

Orochimaru, who didn't know how overbearing the [Seed of Moonlight] given by Li Mo was, and who looked down on the other party's control methods with the eyes of a native resident of the ninja world, integrated the [Seed of Moonlight] in less than three days, and really regarded himself as Li Mo's loyal subordinate.

Li Mo really didn't find this situation strange. Even if Orochimaru thought that the [Seed of Moonlight] might be something similar to the [Cursed Seal], he wanted to pretend to join it first and then decide whether to run away depending on the situation. This was a normal human thought. Unfortunately, Orochimaru was fooled by his own common sense.

Based on Orochimaru's previous common sense, the ways to control a person in the ninja world are nothing more than money, drugs, secret techniques or controlling family members. He is a single person without any relatives. Money and other material wealth can at most strengthen his own research, but will not make Orochimaru take it too seriously. As for using poison, Orochimaru is very confident in this regard. Even if it is the secret poisons of the Sand Village or the toxins used by Hanzo of the Rain Village, he has ways to deal with them.

The only thing is that when it comes to mystical arts...

As far as Orochimaru himself knows, there are [Bird in a Cage] and several other special secret techniques for controlling ninjas. However, no one has been able to solve the secret technique of [Bird in a Cage], and the difficulty of removing the other control secret techniques is also very high.

In fact, it is understandable that the threshold for the secret technique of controlling ninjas in the ninja world is very high, and it is not comparable to ordinary ninjutsu. The controllers have naturally considered that those who are controlled will definitely find ways to crack it, and set up various blocking methods for their own control secret techniques. The slightest mistake in cracking may directly lead to the death of the controlled person. Effectively keeping the control secret technique confidential has also greatly increased the threshold for cracking it.

For Orochimaru, he was confident that he could crack the control secret technique. Even the Hyuga family's [Bird in a Cage] secret technique that was said to be unbreakable was also possible to crack in Orochimaru's eyes. He just wouldn't do such a thing with no benefit before. When Orochimaru thought like this, facing the [Moonlight Seed] given by Li Mo, he really merged with it, and was released by Li Mo. What he was thinking in his heart was to perfunctorily deal with it while looking for an opportunity to crack the control secret technique.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru had never seen the power of the Seed of Extraordinary Power. Li Mo from more than twenty different worlds had studied it. The complexity of the Seed of Extraordinary Power was so great that it was by no means something that an ordinary strong person could crack. At least, a strong person who was not at the level of a god or demon could not crack it. Moreover, after Orochimaru had integrated it, even a strong person at the level of a god or demon would have been scratching his head. So he just obediently became Li Mo's loyal subordinate.

However, Li Mo attached great importance to Orochimaru, and did not make any arrangements for him for the time being but brought him to his side. On the other side, in the Mist Village, after two days of transition, Mei Terumi finally ascended to the throne of the Fifth Mizukage with the support of most of the Mist Ninjas!

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"Long live the Fifth Mizukage!"

"Finally, the blood mist policy is coming to an end!"

"I heard that the Kaguya clan has returned to the Kirigakure, but there are only a few people left in the Mizunotsuki clan and the Kizuna clan..."

When Mei Terumi, wearing the Mizukage's conical hat and robe, stood in the newly built Mizukage building in the Mist Village and gave a speech, in which she directly stated that she would take over the position of the Fifth Mizukage and stop the Bloody Mist Strategy, and put the blame on the Fourth Mizukage, the ignorant Mist Village civilians and a few Mist Village ninjas all cheered.

The reason is very simple. The Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi's just speech directly threw the Bloody Mist Strategy onto the Fourth Mizukage Yagura, letting the dead man take the blame. Then he announced not only to stop the Bloody Mist Strategy, but also to temporarily stop the ninjas of the Mist Village from leaving the village to perform missions, and to revise the previous overly harsh punishment measures, etc. This made the Mist civilians and a few Mist Ninjas who were not well informed very happy, as they had had enough of the negative impact of the Bloody Mist Strategy.

As for the other ninjas in the Mist Village, they also welcomed the outcome. They were not the kind of people who liked to torture themselves. The cessation of the Blood Mist Plan was a good thing, and all those who knew about it had acquiesced to the Fourth Mizukage Yagura taking the blame. Otherwise, the real situation would never be announced to the public, and if that happened, the Mist Village would really lose face.

Even though most of the Mist Ninjas, including the Old Master, Xiguashan Pufferfish, Kurochu Raiga, and Hoshigaki Kisame, knew that the Fourth Mizukage was secretly controlled by a Konoha ninja with the Sharingan, they would never admit this news on the surface.

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The Mist Village, one of the five major ninja villages, also has to save face and consider the negative impact it will bring. If the Kage of the Mist Village was actually controlled by illusions from other ninja villages, leading to internal strife, the Mist Village would be too embarrassed to face anyone.

If they cannot defeat their opponents on the battlefield, it is because they are not as skilled as their opponents. With the other three major ninja villages and many small ninja villages as a foil, the Mist Village can accept that it cannot defeat the Konoha Village. However, the shadow of the village, the face of the Mist Village, was actually controlled by the enemy, resulting in the near destruction of many bloodline ninja clans and mystic ninja clans such as the Mizunotsuki clan and the Kizuki clan in the Mist Village. If this news gets out, it will make others laugh.

With this in mind, when Mei Terumi discussed with other elite ninjas of the Mist Village after killing the Fourth Mizukage Yagura, everyone had to admit that if the truth was spread rashly, it would probably cause a devastating blow to the reputation of the Mist Village, which had already been severely damaged... Even though the Mist Village had a bad reputation before, the notoriety of the Blood Mist Village was also a kind of fame that attracted many employers who wanted to do things that were inconvenient to do and make certain people disappear in the ninja world to come to the Mist Village to entrust tasks.

However, if the news of the Mist Village revealing that even the Fourth Mizukage was controlled by the enemy's illusion and killed each other, it would probably make those employers think that the Mist Village is not strong enough. The notorious Mist Village would suddenly become a clown. The negative impact would be too great. The current Mist Village would probably find it difficult to bear the many problems brought about by its ruined reputation.