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Chapter 459 The Immortal Serpent Technique

His body fell forward, crashing heavily to the ground and splashing up a cloud of mud.

Orochimaru is really dead; his body is mangled and he is not breathing.

However, Orochimaru 1.0 died, and 2.0 was released very quickly.

Changxin took two steps back warily, his blood-red eyes fixed on the corpse on the ground.

Less than three seconds later, the corpse's mouth opened again.

A python crawled out of its own corpse, and then turned around and swallowed the mangled body again. The python's head gradually transformed into a human shape and began to shed its skin. Orochimaru came back to life, his pale body without a single wound, and even his robes were brand new.

He stood up and stretched his neck, making a cracking sound.

"You're really something, you actually managed to take my life by teaming up with me."

The two looked surprised. Had Orochimaru somehow achieved immortality? If so, it would be very difficult to fight him. They would have to find a weakness in his technique.

Orochimaru seemed to see through his thoughts and explained with a smile, "Don't be nervous. It's not immortality, just having a few more lives than an ordinary person. Each use consumes a large amount of chakra and life force; it's not an infinite resurrection."

"What a disgusting and bizarre guy. He uses the Substitute Technique, but he claims to be immortal."

Changxin said this, but you could hear the deeper meaning in his words: You can't kill me, but I can keep dragging you on until your tailed beast chakra is exhausted.

Changxin's face darkened.

He turned to look at Yakushi Nono, who was lying among Orochimaru's snakes in the distance. She had stopped struggling and was quietly closing her eyes.

"No!" Changxin was about to rush over when Orochimaru stopped him.

"Don't get distracted during the match!"

"Get out of my way!" Changxin roared in fury, squandering all of the Nine-Tails' chakra. Orochimaru didn't even have time to react before being sent flying by a single tail strike.

But it doesn't matter, his current body is tough, and he will soon be trapped in the water prison again. Although he can breathe underwater, he won't drown.

He was indeed trapped and could only wage a war of attrition.

On the other side, Nagatomo broke free from Orochimaru, kicked aside the swarm of snakes blocking his way, and squatted down next to Nonou.

However, they discovered that Nono had a kunai stuck in her chest. It wasn't someone else who put it there; she did it herself. Nono's eyes were slightly open, her pupils already dilated.

"Senior Sister..." Changxin's voice trembled.

Nonou's lips moved slightly, and with her last bit of strength, she uttered a barely audible sound: "...Not my senior sister."

"...It's not yours."

Her eyes finally closed.

Changxin knelt in the mud and water, holding Nono's gradually cooling body, motionless.

The rain started again, the cold rain lashing against him, mingling with his tears as they streamed down his face. He never imagined that his senior sister would rather commit suicide than go with him.

Not far away, Dou hid behind a swarm of snakes, watching all this in terror. Tears blurred his vision, but he dared not utter a sound, not even breathe.

After a long while, Changxin slowly stood up, her gentle smile terrifyingly radiant. "It's alright, Senior Sister. I will revive you."

He took Nonou's body and sealed it in a scroll, then said to Kisame Hoshigaki beside him, "Let's go."

Nagatoshi turned and walked into the darkness, and Kisame, heeding his advice, followed him carrying Samehada.

Because they knew very well that they couldn't afford to wear down Orochimaru. His immortality was like a piece of chewing gum; once their chakra was exhausted, it would be their death.

In particular, it seems that Changxin has already used up all his cards.

Not long after the two left, Orochimaru broke free from the water prison, but his face showed a sigh. Over the years, he had been focusing on developing life-saving techniques, so his explosive combat power was not strong.

Especially Kisame Hoshigaki, who seems to have inherited the legacy of the Second Kaikage of Konoha.

"What a madman!"

After a sigh, he turned and walked towards Kabuto. The silver-haired boy was huddled behind a tree root, soaking wet. Orochimaru looked down at him and asked, "What's your name?"

The boy looked up and said, "Kabuto... Kabuto Yakushi."

"Kabuto Yakushi," Orochimaru said, a slight smile playing on his lips, "Do you want to bring your mother back to life?"

Kabuto's eyes lit up instantly. "You...you can bring her back to life?"

"Impure World Reincarnation. A forbidden technique that can summon the soul of the dead from the Pure Land of Elysium back to the mortal world. As long as there are enough soul vessels and sacrifices, the dead can be reborn in an immortal impure body."

Kabuto knelt before Orochimaru, his head hitting the ground, his voice choked with sobs: "Please...please take me as your disciple!"

Orochimaru looked at him, a glint of light flashing in his golden vertical pupils. He didn't agree immediately, but instead bent down to pick up the blood-stained kunai.

"Come back with me first. We need to hurry. Nagato has already taken the body. If we're slow, he might finish the Impure World Reincarnation first."

Kabuto nodded frantically, stood up and followed Orochimaru closely, not wanting to fall behind.

Orochimaru's stronghold, the underground laboratory.

The air was filled with the smell of formaldehyde and preservatives, and the walls were covered with scrolls of forbidden techniques and diagrams of human anatomy.

The huge culture tanks were filled with all sorts of experimental subjects, some of whom were human, and some of whom were no longer recognizable.

Orochimaru stood before the altar, his hands forming hand seals. The surrounding candlelight flickered violently, driven by chakra, and the blood-drawn runes on the ground began to glow.

"Impure World Reincarnation!"

In the center of the altar, a coffin rises from the ground.

The coffin lid slowly opened, revealing the offerings inside.

"He beat me to it." The giant snake suddenly laughed. "Heh... I underestimated him."

His laughter echoed through the empty underground laboratory, sounding somewhat eerie.

"Changxin...is more talented than I expected."

Dou knelt on the ground beside him, his face extremely pale.

He thought Orochimaru was invincible, but now Orochimaru has failed, and his mother's soul has been taken away by that man.

"Lord Orochimaru," Kabuto Yakushi knelt on the ground, "I beg you, I beg you, you must save my mother. I'll do anything..."

Orochimaru looked down at him, his golden vertical pupils reflecting Kabuto's kneeling figure. He didn't answer immediately, but instead circled Kabuto, as if examining a piece of merchandise.

"Very interesting." Orochimaru stopped in his tracks. "Your chakra perception is outstanding, your medical ninjutsu foundation is also quite good, and... there's something in your eyes, something I'm very familiar with."

He bent down to look Dou in the eye.

"Want to be my assistant?" Kabuto looked up, his eyes behind his glasses filled with longing.

"I do."

Orochimaru laughed, "Very good, I believe you will be a genius."