Traveling through Nagato, from conquering Konan to dominating the ninja world

Orochimaru said with an intriguing smile: "I am really surprised, Konan... You actually, rarely say so many words to me at once~ For whom?"

Xiaonan's eyes flashed with mischief, and he said, "Can you please stop pretending to be so profound and know me so well?"

"Well, that's not bad~" Orochimaru smiled knowingly, turned to Kabuto and said: "Well, let's start the arrangements, Kabuto."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

After Dou answered respectfully, he summoned a white snake.

"Crack!" A sharp knife popped out from the groove of his mechanical prosthetic hand, and "swish" cut open the snake's belly!

Hundreds of scrolls, large and small, hidden in the snake's belly fell to the ground.

These scrolls contain the experimental facilities that he and Orochimaru had recovered over the past half month after going through untold hardships in traveling to bases in various countries. Due to time constraints, they had not had time to mark them.

This is also the only property left by Orochimaru, except for those "precious experimental subjects" that were hidden away!

"Click!" After putting away the sharp knife of his mechanical prosthetic arm, Pharmacist Kabuto looked around the venue, closed his eyes, and used his memory and spatial imagination to fully activate himself. He began to design and layout in his mind quickly and meticulously.

A minute later, Dou opened his eyes, his expression extremely focused.

He bent down to pick up a scroll, walked to a place in the huge venue, squatted down, slowly spread it out, carefully brushed off the dust on it, bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood.

He walked back, bent over to pick up the second scroll, walked to another place, and repeated the process over and over again, completing every step in detail...

Nagato, Konan, and Orochimaru all stood there quietly, and no one made a sound to disturb him.

Pharmacist Dou did not stop for a moment and after working for two hours, he finally finished.

He walked to the center of the venue, with a solemn expression, and began to form seals!

"For my most respected Lord Orochimaru, I offer you the groundbreaking ceremony of the most exquisite experimental base. At the same time... it is also the highest tribute to the great truth that we are about to accomplish together!"

——Ninja technique: Group scroll summoning!

Chapter 62: Second body, warm-up.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

White smoke rose up, and in the blink of an eye, the empty experimental base was filled with the machine of truth.

And with Dou's excellent spatial imagination layout, all of this does not feel bloated or obtrusive at all.

"Huh, done." Dou wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Next, we need to power on and debug the equipment, as well as organize the necessary experimental materials..."

Nagato said: "Actually, there is no need to be so anxious. You have been traveling for so long, just take a night's rest. It won't be too late to officially start tomorrow."

Orochimaru smiled and said, "The truth is revealed, and my heart is eager to try it out~"

"Then I'll stay with you."

"That's not right." Orochimaru looked at the light dark circles under Nagato's eyes and said, "Nagato-kun, you haven't had a good rest for a long time, right?"

"Uh, well..." Nagato didn't know what to say for a moment.

Orochimaru turned his gaze to Konan. The dark circles under the latter's eyes and the sluggish complexion made him seem thoughtful.

I see, are you practicing that forbidden technique? In the last volume of the Book of Seals, it’s the only forbidden technique that even the inventor himself hasn’t learned… hehe.

Orochimaru raised his eyes and said seriously: "Nagato-kun, go back and have a good sleep. And from now on, keep a good rest and sleep. This is a must."

"why?"

"Your second body is not the product of a combination of male and female genetic material, but a living being created out of thin air using my cell technology."

"This requires your own genetic material as the genes to serve as the 'base plate', and Hashirama's cells, as well as the cells of the five Uchiha people, as the 'palette'!"

"Its essence is still cloning technology!"

Nagato's eyes were gloomy. "So, it's cloning... This technology will inevitably cause defects in the experimental subjects, right?"

Orochimaru said sternly: "Yes, according to the data collected from the cloned experiments I conducted in the past, clones will have defects, but the most fundamental reason for the defects is the desire for quick success and instant benefits."

"For those who were too anxious to get the finished product, a large amount of growth hormone was injected into the embryonic stage, allowing the growth period to be completed in a very short time."

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, no one has the patience to invest so much time in an uncertain individual."

"So, Nagato-kun. In order to avoid defects in your second body, we cannot inject any growth hormones. We need to let it grow step by step from embryo to baby in the mother's body to achieve the result we want most."

"Mother?" Konan showed a confused expression, thinking: Could it be that... she wants to borrow... borrow the womb to give birth to Nagato's embryo?

But she was obviously overly worried.

Orochimaru raised his finger, "See that?"

Nagato and Konan looked in the direction of his finger and saw that in the center of the venue, Kabuto Yakushi was adjusting the vessel of a columnar culture chamber.

"I will create an environment similar to the mother's amniotic fluid in that culture chamber. In addition, I will obtain Hashirama cells from the golem this time and cultivate an artificial placenta!"

"But the cultivation period of this placenta takes three months, and during these first three months, the nutrients needed for the healthy development of the second embryo mainly depend on you."

"Therefore, your blood will be drawn every other week. That blood will not only serve as nutrients, but also consolidate the genetic 'foundation' of your second body."

"If your condition is not good, resulting in poor blood quality, it will also affect the quality of the embryo and its healthy development."

"So, Nagato, please make sure to get enough good sleep and rest for the next three months."

"I see." Nagato said, "Three months, is that enough?"

Orochimaru nodded and said, "Yes, in three months, the artificial placenta made from Hashirama's cells will also be completed. It will replace you and inject nutrients into the embryo until the 'ten months of pregnancy' is over and it is born into this world."

At this point, he smiled mysteriously and said, "By the way... three months later, when the placenta is fully grown, I will also have a carefully prepared "little gift" for you~."

Xiaonan walked forward and said, "Starting tomorrow, I will prepare food and water for three meals a day and send them to you. In addition, I will do my best to meet any needs of this experiment. Then we'll take our leave first!"

Orochimaru smiled and said, "You've worked hard. Go ahead."

After leaving the experimental base, Nagato and Konan returned to the top floor of the tower.

Nagato did not go to rest immediately. He looked at the rain outside the tower, looking very worried.

Xiaonan knew very well that he was worried about himself.

"Nagato, I chose to practice the art of 'Nightmares Higanbana' myself. Before practicing, I had already made the necessary preparations."

"I understand your desire to accompany me, but this month is enough. You have to complete your work and you can't hesitate in a place like this."

"Konan..." Nagato looked at her face with a complicated expression. (Pictures to follow)

Xiaonan looked at the rainy sky, a smile blooming on his lips, "Besides, I am far from being as fragile as you think."

"So, please, let me practice alone from now on."

Nagato clenched his palms tightly for a long time... and finally let go.

"Okay, for the next three months, the nights will belong to you alone. But from now on, if you feel any discomfort during your training, you must wake me up."

"Of course I know what's important."

Nagato finally felt relieved, and he gently placed his hand on Konan's shoulder and said, "I'll go then."

"Go."

After Nagato left, Konan was alone, looking at the rain in the night sky.

She had to face one thing...These days, it was thanks to Nagato's constant companionship day and night that she was able to overcome the tremendous physical and mental fatigue.

Otherwise, she would have collapsed long ago.

She took out a broken black stick from her ninja tool bag.

That was the black stick that Nagato broke when he was making Pea. She picked it up and didn't throw it away.

After confirming that Nagato was asleep, she gently lifted her sleeves, revealing her fair and slender arms.

Her eyes flashed, she grasped the round end of the black stick, pointed the tip at her arm, and stabbed it in!

"Buzz!!!" In an instant... Nagato's chakra, which was still active and powerful even in her sleep, flowed into her body along the black stick!

Her spirit, which was on the verge of collapse, was instantly lifted!

Xiaonan's body couldn't stop shaking!!!

"Ah! I feel it, chakra! Nagato's chakra is running wild in my body!"

But at such a close distance, she couldn't withstand the chakra for long.

"Crack!!!"

At the critical point, she pulled out the black rod with force, and collapsed to the ground, gasping violently.

"Ah, ha, huh, ha... yes, this is effective." She was sweating all over, and the refreshing feeling in her body made it difficult for her to calm down.

"If I use this, I should be able to hold on, right?"

Just like that... three months passed quietly.

Chapter 63: The second life, the rectification of the name.

In the experimental base, Orochimaru was collecting blood for the last time from Nagato.

Xiaonan held onto the outer wall of the culture dish with both hands, and stared at the little life that was being nurtured through the clear liquid inside the wall, without blinking.

Recently, observing the growth of Nagato's second embryo has become her biggest hobby.

After three months, the embryo's heartbeat and fetal bud have grown out.

According to Orochimaru, when the little guy inside grows up, he will have almost the same appearance as Nagato, but... under the dual influence of Senju and Uchiha cells, his hair color will probably turn into 'pure black'.

That is, when he grows up, he will become the black-haired Nagato!

In another seven months, this new life form will leave the culture dish and officially come into the world.

For Nagato, this time also has a special meaning, as it is exactly one year since he traveled through time.

Of course, this new life will serve himself and will eventually return to Nagato with a brand new pair of Rinnegan and all his power. Nagato will not allow him to develop independent consciousness!

In that case... it would be equivalent to erasing another existence someday in the future!

Although there are many similar plots in many stories... the people who create the stories like to use them to extend the discussion on human nature.

However, Nagato did not want to discuss human nature. Knowing that the impact of the incident would be disastrous, it was a necessary quality for a rational adult to intervene as soon as possible before it happened to avoid bad results.

This point, when Nagato proposed the plan for the second body, he specifically emphasized to Orochimaru that this body must have - 'my consciousness'!

This was necessary, this second body carried Nagato's future. A lot of effort would be put into the past, present and future, and it had to be completely controlled by Nagato.

Therefore, it is necessary to possess Nagato's consciousness.

Moreover, the requirements for this consciousness are extremely strict, and it cannot even be like a shadow clone, which has the same but independent consciousness.

This consciousness must be completely and real-time synchronized with Nagato.

This sounds unrealistic because only the Six Paths of Pain, which are made of dead people, can have a consciousness that is completely synchronized with the original body.

But the second body cannot exist as one of Pain's Six Paths.

Because the purpose of this second body's existence is to obtain the power of the Senju and Uchiha, Ashura and Indra, to open the Rinnegan, and to be the ultimate carrier of Nagato's own lack of power. Therefore, it must be a living person with the potential to grow.

So...how to make it an independent life form and possess a consciousness that is completely synchronized with Nagato in real time like the Six Paths of Pain has become the ultimate problem.

Faced with this difficult problem, even Orochimaru was at a loss at first.

Like a dead person, yet having the characteristics of a living person... One day during these three months, a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he suddenly thought of three words!

That’s right… “vegetable”!

Just like the artificial body of Hashirama Senju hanging high on the golem, it is dead, yet alive!

In order to verify whether his idea was feasible, he asked Konan to find a ninja who had suffered brain damage in his early years and was on the verge of death from the sanatorium in the Hidden Rain Village. After giving his family a large sum of compensation, he used him as an experimental subject.

He tried to have Nagato use the Six Paths Technique to transform the experimental subject into 'Pein'.

The results of the experiment shocked not only Orochimaru but even Nagato!

That experimental subject...successfully transformed into Pain!

But... unlike the Six Paths of Pain, this experimental subject Pain does not have the projection of the Rinnegan and does not possess any of the abilities of the Six Paths of Pain.

Moreover...it does not require Nagato's chakra transmission, but uses the subject's own chakra, so it is not affected by the chakra transmission distance!

The only thing that allows him to be called 'Pein' is his consciousness. Like the Six Paths of Pein, he is completely synchronized with Nagato on this matter!