Naruto: Eating Kaido's Azure Dragon Devil Fruit-Chapter 299: The Mantis and the Oriole

’There is no clear record of the complete technique...’

Sora put down the scroll, his brow slightly furrowed, but then smoothed out again.

’However, from these materials, that guy Orochimaru has probably really completed it.’

For such a core forbidden technique, Orochimaru would absolutely never casually leave the complete version in a single laboratory.

Sora’s gaze swept over the unconscious people on the floor, finally settling on a slightly older man wearing thick glasses.

He remembered, when he entered earlier, this man seemed to be the one in charge.

Sora walked over, inputting a stream of chakra into his body to wake him up.

The middle-aged man slowly regained consciousness. Seeing Sora with his Azure Dragon mask, he was first confused, then his pupils abruptly contracted.

"You... who are you?! What do you want?!"

Sora couldn’t be bothered with small talk and asked directly,

"The Immortal Rebirth Technique, has Orochimaru finished researching it?"

The man’s eyes flickered for a moment, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something.

But in the end, he only let out an unclear "hmph" from his throat, then tightly closed his mouth, a trace of resolve appearing on his face.

Sora’s eyes turned cold.

This kind of reaction...

He reached out, lightning-fast, and seized the man’s chin, forcing his mouth open.

Sure enough, on his tongue, he saw a black cursed seal seal similar to the one on Nonō’s tongue back then, but with a slightly different structure.

The Tongue Eradication Seal!

’This thing again...’

Sora felt a wave of speechlessness.

’Those two, Orochimaru and Danzo, are truly alike in their despicable and distrustful methods of controlling subordinates.’

Fortunately, he was prepared.

Back then, to remove Nonō’s cursed seal, he had spent considerable time researching it.

This version of the cursed seal by Orochimaru, although altered, was not significantly different overall.

Sora’s hands quickly formed seals, his fingertips gathering pure chakra.

He pressed his fingers on several acupoints on the man’s throat and brow, then pointed directly at the center of the seal on his tongue!

"Release!"

A subtle chakra fluctuation passed.

"Uh... ah..."

The man coughed violently a few times, disbelievingly moving his own tongue, feeling the long-lost sensation of being able to speak freely.

The look he gave Sora was filled with shock and a thread of hope.

"Sir! Sir, spare me! I’ll talk, I’ll tell you everything!"

He hurriedly knelt on the ground. "As long as you let me go, I can tell you everything I know!"

Sora looked at him expressionlessly and repeated,

"Immortal Rebirth, is it complete?"

Not daring to conceal anything further, the man answered rapidly,

"It’s complete! Definitely complete! About two weeks ago, Orochimaru-sama... no, Orochimaru personally conducted a core data verification. Although I wasn’t qualified to observe, after that, he stopped frequently modifying the core technique, only occasionally coming to retrieve some auxiliary data!"

"Where is the complete technique record?" Sora pressed.

"Not here! Really not here!"

The man frantically waved his hands. "Such a core forbidden technique, Orochimaru would only keep it in his own mind or carry it with him!"

"We only have some early-stage theoretical deductions and unimportant experimental records here! I was only responsible for a small part, the soul energy stabilizer. I have no understanding of the core rebirth ritual at all!"

Sora watched him silently, his gaze deep.

The man grew increasingly frightened under the stare and hastily added,

"Sir, what I’m saying is true! I can swear! Please, I beg you, let me go. I’m just a researcher forced into this..."

His pleas were abruptly cut off.

Sora’s hand, coated in fine Lightning Release chakra, easily pierced through his heart.

The man’s eyes widened, his face still bearing a pleading expression, but his body went limp and fell.

’Sure enough, the core technique wouldn’t be left here.’

Sora wasn’t surprised in his heart, but he had confirmed it. Immortal Rebirth was complete.

He no longer hesitated, his figure swiftly moving between several stone chambers.

With each movement of his hand, whether unconscious ninja or those research personnel aiding the villain, all were dealt with.

Towards these people who participated in inhuman experiments and knew Orochimaru’s secrets, he held no pity.

After clearing out all living witnesses, Sora sealed the corpse of the only ninja with Jonin-level strength into a storage scroll.

Above the laboratory.

"Boro Breath."

A thick, crimson-red pillar of flame accurately poured into the cave entrance!

In just a few seconds, this underground laboratory hiding countless crimes was transformed into a bottomless molten pit.

After finishing this, Sora turned into a streak of blue light, speeding towards the direction of the Forest of Death, heading for Orochimaru’s second base.

...

Several hours later.

In Sora’s room at the Konoha Orphanage.

His figure quietly appeared as if he had never left.

But in his hand, he now held a small scroll.

This was found in the second base, recording some peripheral data about First Hokage cell experiments.

Truly core things were similarly absent.

But these things were already enough.

Sora spread out the scroll, quickly made several copies, and also recorded the detailed location coordinates of the second base on it.

Afterwards, he summoned Chinchilla and Kuro Maru.

"Same as usual. Spread these things out in the most ’natural’ way possible."

Sora handed the copied scrolls, along with a banknote and a pack of dried fish, to Chinchilla and Kuro Maru.

Chinchilla and Kuro Maru’s cat eyes gleamed, patting their chests in assurance.

"Meow! Don’t worry, boss, we’ll absolutely handle it perfectly!"

"Meow meow! Boss Sora, you can rest assured, meow!"

Watching Chinchilla and Kuro Maru vanish into smoke, Sora walked to the window and looked towards the direction of the Hokage Monument.

’Orochimaru... it’s time to make you leave Konoha ahead of schedule.’

A glint of cold light appeared in Sora’s eyes.

Since it was confirmed that Immortal Rebirth was complete, then he would directly force Orochimaru to defect!

By spreading these experimental evidences and base locations, especially by "accidentally" letting Root get them, that old fox Danzo would absolutely cut ties with Orochimaru at the first opportunity to protect himself, and might even kick him when he was down.

And Sarutobi Hiruzen, under the weight of solid evidence and immense public pressure, would no longer be able to protect his disciple.

Orochimaru would instantly become the target of all. Apart from defecting, he would have no path forward.

Once Orochimaru left Konoha’s protection and lost the resources of Root and the village, it would be the perfect time for Sora to strike!

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

He, the oriole, had waited far too long.

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