Chapter 297 Three Methods
The moment Haruko stepped into the room, the door behind her was quickly closed, as if afraid she would run away.
The room was somewhat dim, with only a large, bright blue screen in the center providing a faint light.
The swivel chair standing in front of the screen slowly turned towards her.
Haruko saw a snake-like beauty who was different from the one she remembered—more gentle and healthy.
Her androgynous, alluring face, set against a kimono bathed in the light of bamboo and moonlight, exuded both gentle elegance and captivating allure, like a refined gentleman stepping out of a painting.
He lightly raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.
The lights above then turned on in a row, illuminating the entire laboratory, allowing Haruko to see the person's appearance more clearly.
She hesitated before calling out, "Orochimaru?"
"It really saddens me that you don't even remember the way I led you."
Despite saying he was sad, Orochimaru's expression remained unchanged, still enigmatic with a half-smile.
He stood up and strolled leisurely toward Haruko Hayama.
Even when Orochimaru is sitting, his slender and tall figure is noticeable; when he stands up, his tall stature becomes even more apparent.
Coupled with his nonchalant demeanor, his graceful walk resembled a beautiful snake adorned with ink.
Especially when it approaches someone with a very purposeful intent, it creates an inexplicable, serpentine sense of oppression, as if it were eyeing its prey.
Haruko tensed up involuntarily, struggling to suppress the urge to back away.
In just a few steps, Orochimaru stood in front of her, his shadow completely covering her body.
He slowly reached out his hand, and the moment his cool palm touched Haruko's cheek, he smiled.
"You told me not to wait for you, but I still waited for you."
His dark, gilded snake eyes seemed to possess a captivating power, and Haruko couldn't look away from his gaze.
"Orochimaru..."
"Cough cough!" A sudden cough broke the delicate atmosphere between the two of them.
Haruko snapped out of her daze, peeked out and glanced past Orochimaru toward the source of the sound, but couldn't see anyone.
"Haruko, look at me! I'm here!" The familiar voice rang out again.
This time, Haruko looked closely and realized the sound was coming from a virtual projection on the control panel.
Haruko exclaimed in surprise, "Hiruko?"
Orochimaru, whose ambiguous atmosphere had been interrupted, clicked his tongue impatiently and raised his eyebrows to look at him sideways.
It turned out that the cunning rat, Biluhu, had somehow shrunk his projected body to the height of his forearm.
The way he raised his hands and waved them to attract Haruko's attention was disgusting.
Haruko, however, felt her eyes light up and curiously walked towards the projection. "Hiruko, you look so petite."
Looking up at her small figure, as delicate as a white porcelain sculpture, her adoring yet shy gaze infused her lifeless form with vitality.
Beiluhu wrung his hands, a strange blush rising on his cheeks.
"If Haruko likes it, I can maintain this image indefinitely..."
"That's good, it'll barely qualify as a decorative piece in my lab."
Orochimaru walked up behind Haruko Hayama, a mocking expression on his face. The obvious height difference made Haruko Hayama appear to be in his arms.
Upon realizing this, Hiruko lowered his brows, his gaze meeting Hiruko's with a subtle undercurrent.
Haruko Hayama keenly sensed the strange atmosphere and immediately asked, "Can I learn about Orochimaru's research on immortality now?"
"when……"
Before Orochimaru could finish speaking, Hiruko immediately interrupted him.
"In the field of immortality that Orochimaru and I are jointly researching, there are currently three relatively reliable methods."
He emphasized the "joint research" and glared fiercely at Orochimaru.
Clearly, he couldn't stand Orochimaru appropriating the research results for himself.
He continued, "The first method is medication, which is the gentlest approach, but some of the raw materials are rare, and it may take a year to find the materials to make a month's supply."
"The second is to change bodies. My mechanical skills and Orochimaru's biotechnology have reached the level that can create artificial humans. Even though the body is changed, the appearance will be completely indistinguishable."
"The third is reincarnation. This method is derived from the Impure World Reincarnation. It uses the body of a living person as a container for the soul of the dead, and summons the soul of the dead back to the present world, so that it attaches to the container."
When talking about research, Hiruko becomes a completely different person, exuding a rational and serious intellectual aura, without any of her previous timid demeanor.
However, every method he explained in detail made Haruko Hayama feel uneasy.
No wonder Tsunade specifically told her that...
Apart from the first method, the others can be described as shocking and unconventional.
Suddenly, Haruko felt a chill on the top of her head in the morning.
She looked up and realized that Orochimaru's hand was on her head.
Haruko Hayama: ...?
Meeting her puzzled gaze, Orochimaru added his own insights.
"We have collected and produced a stockpile of medicines over the years, which can currently supply two years. However, as time goes on, the quantity of medicines will definitely need to be increased."
"Therefore, I recommend the latter two methods, but judging from your expression, you probably can't accept them."
Upon hearing Orochimaru's words, Hiruko noticed that Haruko's face had turned somewhat pale.
He and Orochimaru dedicated themselves to research for many years, conducting countless experiments, and were able to accept the results of these studies with complete composure.
But they forgot that these methods are too shocking and terrifying in the eyes of ordinary people.
The thought that Haruko would be scared made Hiruko's already porcelain-white face turn even paler, and he hurriedly waved his hand.
"Haruko, don't be afraid! It may sound unreliable, but there will definitely be no problem!"
Immediately afterwards, Haruko felt Orochimaru's hand stroking her head.
She glanced to the side and saw Orochimaru still sporting that confident and arrogant expression.
He smirked and said, "When will you see me produce any half-baked research results?"
The two men's words of comfort made Haruko belatedly realize that these three methods were perhaps the only ones they had come up with after countless failures and explorations, and that they could barely find a way to save her.
Before this, no one in the ninja world believed in the existence of immortality.
This shows that they created an unprecedented and unparalleled realm entirely on their own.
Even though their methods are hard for ordinary people to accept, judging from Tsunade's words, they probably spent an unimaginable amount of time and effort to keep her alive.
A complex emotion flickered in Haruko's eyes. She looked up and said sincerely, "Thank you!"
Compared to the memories revealed by the pupil technique, it seems that everyone has undergone subtle changes.
Orochimaru became docile, Hiruko became cheerful, and their changes brought about changes in others...
All of this was the result of her hard work.
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