The period since Orochimaru's last reincarnation has expired.

As time went by, Orochimaru's physical condition began to deteriorate and he could no longer maintain his full combat effectiveness.

The Anbu of Konoha Village were chasing them more and more closely, and Orochimaru knew it was time to make a decision.

"Is Sasuke's whereabouts still under control?"

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru?"

Pharmacist Kabuto, who was in charge of handling trivial matters, answered calmly.

These days, if it weren't for Orochimaru's help, with Kabuto Yakushi's mental state, he would have been eroded beyond recognition by natural energy long ago.

"There is just one problem. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Naruto, has been sent back to Konoha Village by Jiraiya. The former Genin Team 7 has regrouped, and Jonin Hatake Kakashi has become their captain again."

"Kakashi?"

Orochimaru coughed twice and said nonchalantly.

"Don't worry too much, just keep Jiraiya close to you for protection."

Before he was able to use Kamui skillfully, Kakashi's strength was limited by his own conditions and he could not pose a fatal threat to a ninja of Orochimaru's level.

His most proficient lightning technique, Chidori, has enough killing power, but at least so far, Kakashi has not fully developed the maximum power of its various form changes and property changes.

"Just make sure Uchiha Sasuke is captured."

Obtaining the Sharingan is the most important goal, but apart from that, there are also some unfulfilled desires.

Every time Orochimaru uses the Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique to change his body, he needs a certain amount of time to adapt, so that his strength can gradually reach its peak.

The length of this time is closely related to physical fitness and personal strength.

Even if one has a very good physical quality, if one's strength is not good enough, the slower one's strength will recover, the longer the delay will be.

For Orochimaru, he was in a situation where he was unable to exert his own strength most of the time during a period of nearly three years, which was absolutely unacceptable.

Sasuke's body definitely meets Orochimaru's requirements, but if it is within the range that he can control, the stronger the better. This will also allow Orochimaru to recover his strength faster, saving more time to develop the power of the Sharingan.

"If Lord Orochimaru has decided, then I will make the arrangements."

Although he is no longer so obsessed with the ideal of Orochimaru, it has not affected Kabuto Yakushi's loyalty to Orochimaru. Whether it is his own demands on Orochimaru or his long-standing respect and admiration for him, Kabuto Yakushi at this time has no second thoughts about Orochimaru. He just occasionally plays a little trick to get a little benefit without harming Orochimaru's interests.

"I leave it to you, Kabuto. Don't let me down."

This assistant who has followed Orochimaru for many years naturally knows what his master wants and what actions he should take to achieve a satisfactory result without making Orochimaru angry. Yakushi Kabuto knows this.

The Three-Tail is certainly a rare treasure, but if you can get it, it would be easy to build a powerful ninja village.

At that time, we can take advantage of the opportunity when the major ninja villages are busy with their own affairs to re-establish a force, seize a country or build a ninja village. This way, we can end these days of hiding and enjoy life in the sun again.

This is difficult to achieve, but not impossible.

But if this matter is compared with taking over Uchiha Sasuke's body, Orochimaru will undoubtedly prefer the latter.

The tailed beasts can be caught again if they are gone, but the Uchiha family's Sharingan will be gone forever if you miss it.

Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan can no longer be relied upon. Orochimaru will not attack the clone in Mizuki's hands unless it is absolutely necessary. It is not a wise choice to confront Mizuki head-on, whose strength is unfathomable and is becoming stronger and stronger.

Then the only one who can do it is Uchiha Sasuke.

He is quite powerful and is already a jonin.

But Uchiha Sasuke, who has not yet opened the Mangekyō Sharingan, is the best choice, and he won't provoke any troublesome guys.

Such a person is simply the ideal soul container tailor-made for Orochimaru.

Things have come to this point, Orochimaru naturally would not go far away to seek another body.

If you put up such a big chip, there must be a generous reward.

With Orochimaru's power and his own strength, Kabuto Yakushi has reason to believe that nothing can escape his calculations.

"I have to start setting up the stage, then wait for the actors to come on stage, and finally clean up the mess. I don't know what kind of people will fall into the trap! "

For Kabuto Yakushi who has already found out the whereabouts of the three-tailed beast, it would be no problem for him to capture and kill the three-tailed beast Isogai.

The key problem is that there is no suitable person to control the powerful power of the Three-Tails, otherwise, Kabuto Yakushi would have already taken control of it in his own hands.

Recently, Orochimaru has also tried to use Mizuki's technology to transplant the cell nuclei of the Uchiha, Senju and Uzumaki families for asexual reproduction, but the results of the experiment were not very good, not to mention the qualifications to become a Jinchūriki.

There is no problem with Mizuki's technology, but the method of activating omnipotence that Orochimaru sought but could not find is not perfect, which forces Orochimaru to draw on the original old technology to deal with it.

Although it has undergone several technical improvements, it is still a bit far from Shuimu's almost lossless activation method.

It's similar in form but not in spirit, and it's lacking in key areas. And given Orochimaru's current condition, it's too late to work out a solution.

We have no choice but to let it go like this, and even use it as a bargaining chip and bait to exchange for more urgent things.

Although during this period, due to the successive attacks by the Akatsuki organization and the Konoha Anbu, Orochimaru's hidden power was greatly reduced, many peripheral organizations and informants who were looking for information were wiped out.

But those who can survive are undoubtedly talented people who are capable enough to be used. At the very least, they can be used as cannon fodder and pawns.

Just as Mizuki's investigation and speculation revealed, that kind of completely inexplicable and baffling Crystal Release did not exist. There was no such person as Honglian, a female ninja who could suppress Kakashi with her own powerful strength. There was no trace of Youkimaru who could control and even influence the Three-Tails' Chakra.

However, there are quite a few inferior bloodline limits and mystical ninjas who have been modified and injected with incomplete or experimental curse seals. Although many of them were wiped out by Kakashi and Mizuki on the sea of ​​​​the Land of Water, even Kabuto Yakushi can create a bunch of these dispensable cannon fodder in a short time with a little effort.