I'm drawing manga in Naruto

"what?"

Akabane leaned closer and saw Lee kick Sasuke away, and suddenly realized what was happening.

After considering his words, he said, "The human body has unlimited potential, and physical techniques can also achieve this, but it requires many times more effort and dedication. Besides... Sasuke only has two tomoe."

"makes sense."

Orochimaru paused for a moment, then nodded.

Having accessed a lot of information, he was no longer completely ignorant about the Sharingan, and of course he knew that the more tomoe (comma-shaped markings) a Sharingan had, the stronger it was.

He continued flipping through the pages until he reached the last page before closing the comic book again.

The significance of comics to him is to see if there's anything in them that sparks his inspiration. The only thing worth paying attention to in this volume is the physical skills of Kai and Lee.

But physical skills...

It seems quite difficult to study this.

"The human body is truly full of wonders."

Orochimaru sighed sincerely.

For example, Yu Shinobu Yamada's evil chakra allowed him to continuously regenerate until his death.

If a similar effect can be achieved, perhaps the results described in the book can be realized without too much strenuous training.

However, Orochimaru only thought about it; taijutsu held no appeal for him.

"Human potential is immense, for example, the eight gates of the human body..."

"Eight Gates?"

Orochimaru recalled that he had heard this term before.

"Open the door, close the door..."

Akabane recited the names of the eight gates one by one.

Orochimaru had read so many books that he could hardly remember them all, but when he heard the specific names of the Eight Gates, those terms immediately came to mind.

"The eight gates of the human body are the barriers that limit chakra."

Orochimaru interrupted, indicating that he had already remembered.

Akabane nodded.

He had seen records about the Eight Gates in the clan's library.

The ancestors of the Kurama clan once considered opening eight gates to solve their physical problems, but ultimately concluded that the more gates they opened, the faster they would die.

Their family has records, let alone Konoha and the Anbu.

Orochimaru, who collaborated with Danzo, must have seen similar records.

"Chakra is a combination of physical and mental energy. The Eight Gates act as a lock, limiting chakra consumption to a safe level. If the Eight Gates are opened..."

Orochimaru was quick-witted. After being reminded by Akabane, a bunch of theories instantly came to mind, and he understood most of the meaning.

Opening the Eight Gates will unleash immense power, but unlocking the forbidden locks of the human body comes at the cost of death!

"I'm really curious what it will be like to open the Eight Gates."

Orochimaru sighed.

He became somewhat interested in the Eight Gates, but upon closer reflection, he felt that there was a significant lack of information.

The research and development is very difficult and will probably take a lot of time.

"We're not taijutsu ninjas."

Akabane wasn't very interested in the Eight Gates.

Although it is very powerful, the fact that it will kill you after use makes Akabane fearful.

of course……

It's not bad if you don't open all eight doors.

He thought to himself.

"agree."

Orochimaru chuckled softly.

At this moment, he wasn't thinking about immortality, but he still cherished his life.

Some people wanted to sit here, but after listening to their conversation, they realized they had no chance to get a word in edgewise and quietly walked away before even getting close.

"By the way, a major villain will appear in the later part of the plot."

Akabane pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Oh?"

Orochimaru raised his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up in surprise and said, "You don't mean to use my image, do you?"

"Hmm, I have that idea."

Akabane nodded, about to continue speaking, when suddenly his shoulder was patted.

He turned his head and saw Tsunade behind him.

"What are you talking about? What kind of characters are you referring to? Is it a comic book?"

Tsunade naturally sat down at their table, with Jiraiya following behind her, looking utterly exasperated.

The two of them sat down, which conveniently filled a table.

Orochimaru gave Akabane a wink, signaling him to discuss this further when they were alone. Akabane nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.

"What image? It's beautiful..."

Jiraiya perked up, looked up and saw Tsunade sitting opposite him, and immediately shut his mouth.

“The comic book characters were created using your images.”

Akabane explained.

"Us? No way!"

Tsunade objected vehemently.

"why?"

Orochimaru and Jiraiya were both stunned, looking at Tsunade in confusion—

Especially Orochimaru, he's being portrayed as a major villain and he hasn't even said anything yet, so why is Tsunade so agitated?

"I don't want to. Your paintings depict our grandchildren's generation. How old would that make us?"

Tsunade counted on her fingers and showed Akabane how to do it.

By then, she will be at least in her fifties, and for a girl, aging is the greatest enemy!

"Now that you mention it, I'm quite curious. What will Tsunade look like when she's old? Hmm, I'll try to draw her sometime."

Jiraiya had no idea how important age and appearance were to girls.

Orochimaru sighed.

This guy is courting death again!

really……

boom!

With one punch, Jiraiya was knocked to the ground.

Tsunade's forehead veins bulged as she angrily threatened, "If you dare draw that, I'll break your hands, you believe me?"

"Um, I...I'm sorry."

Jiraiya was so frightened that he apologized without thinking. In front of Tsunade, he apologized as often as he courted death.

Anyway, I disagree.

Tsunade turned her head away, as if to say there was no room for negotiation.

"Actually, what you're thinking about isn't important. I remember that Grandma Mito isn't young either, but she's not young and beautiful anymore."

Akabane was completely confused at first.

However, it later occurred to her that Tsunade probably hadn't learned the Yin Seal, nor did she understand medical ninjutsu, so naturally she hadn't researched the secret technique for eternal youth.

"Um, that's because..."

Tsunade paused for a moment, then her eyes gradually brightened. "That's right, Grandma hasn't aged at all over the years, she must have some secret techniques!"

"There's such a technique?"

Jiraiya was stunned.

"Is it the physique of the Uzumaki clan?"

Orochimaru said, "With physical constitution and secret techniques, perhaps one can reach that level."

Mito Uzumaki made an appearance at the last anime convention, so everyone saw what she looks like now.

He must have done his research before he came to this conclusion.

"In that case, I agree!"

Tsunade chuckled.

"You changed your mind really quickly."

Orochimaru was speechless. Hearing that Akabane would draw her as a youthful and beautiful woman, he immediately agreed without even asking what she would look like. What a simple mind...

"Of course, after all, I'm also very curious to see what Akabane will look like!"

Tsunade chuckled.

Orochimaru turned his head and glanced at Jiraiya, who clearly shared the same thought.

He sighed softly, without giving a direct answer.

"It's not certain whether it will be included in the drawing. I'll show you when it's ready."

Akabane did not demand an immediate agreement.

The Chunin Exams arc could have been handled by changing the characters, but he felt that replacing Orochimaru's role with someone else would completely defeat the purpose of the Chunin Exams arc.

Besides, the plot hasn't reached the point where they'll appear yet, so there's no need to rush. He just happened to run into Orochimaru at the party and casually asked him a question.

Orochimaru understood what he meant, so he nodded and said nothing more.

"coming."

Tsunade tugged at Akabane's hand, gesturing for him to look ahead.

Hinata Kazuhiko.

Akabane looked up and saw that the guy was wearing the Hyuga clan's signature clothes and his demeanor was very mature.

"Skilled political maneuvering."

Orochimaru snorted coldly, picked up a piece of meat, and began grilling it himself.

"He who eats another's food is bound to do so, but his actions were certainly unpleasant."

Akabane's expression remained unchanged, his smile persisting, but his words betrayed his dissatisfaction.

This guy used his teammates' connections to get Inuzuka Ishi to help bring in Sakumo, and then used Sakumo and Inuzuka Ishi's network of connections to bring in the rest of the classmates, thus forming this gathering.

"What do you mean?"

"Many of the people here will become outstanding figures in Konoha in the future... Jiraiya, do you understand what I mean?"

Tsunade said in a low voice.

Their four-person location was relatively secluded, and their voices, kept low, wouldn't carry to the front, so they didn't have to worry about being overheard.

"What's so bad? Shouldn't people with less talent work even harder?"

Jiraiya was single-minded, but not really stupid; he just didn't want to think about things in depth.

After exchanging pleasantries with everyone, Hinata Kazuhiko seemed to "finally" spot Akabane and the others and walked over.