Naruto: I traveled through time with the Samsara Eye.

That's more or less.

Jingyi poked a small piece with a fork to test it. After confirming that it was venison, he took out a clean kunai and cut the venison.

It must be said that Tsunade's evaluation was very fair. The barbecue made by Orochimaru really tasted good.

While eating the delicious venison, Jingyi asked casually, "How long does it take to cultivate a spiritual beast?"

Orochimaru, who was also eating the roasted venison, paused for a moment after hearing this:

"It will probably take a few months. I need to ensure that the experimental subject grows stably and in a benign direction."

Jing nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and ate the barbecue peacefully.

When it comes to the experiment, you can completely trust Orochimaru. Even though this guy is a little twisted inside, his credibility is guaranteed.

If this were Jiraiya, Jing would have a big question mark on his face.

"By the way, how is the genius you captured?"

"It's OK. We are still testing the waters. There is a high possibility that we will betray the Sand Village."

"Worthy of cultivation?"

Orochimaru looked up in surprise.

He knew very well how high Jingyi's standards were. Jingyi would basically not even give a second look at many of the promising young people in the village that others thought were good.

Only one person, Minato Namikaze, caught his eye.

Nawaki still benefited from Tsunade.

Is Ye Cang worth cultivating?

Jing Yi can say: Worth it!

Not to mention other aspects, just the Scorch Release is worth cultivating, and the upper limit of Scorch Release is not low. Under normal circumstances, as long as Ye Cang grows normally, he is guaranteed to be a Kage-level existence.

After thinking for a while with his head tilted, Jingyi replied: "It's OK, probably about the same as Rope Tree. Scorch Release is not common, and the upper limit of this bloodline limit is very high."

"There is another more important reason........."

"what reason?"

Orochimaru looked at him curiously, his curiosity aroused.

“She’s beautiful!”

"........"

Orochimaru, who was expectant in the last second, had his smile frozen on his face in the next second.

So...beauty is the key, right?

A lot of ideas popped up in Orochimaru's mind, but he didn't expect that beauty would become a key factor, and the most important plus point.

Well, in Orochimaru's opinion, it doesn't matter whether a woman is beautiful or not, because he can't understand Jiraiya's happiness anyway.

Because Orochimaru has no interest in women.

If you have that much time, you might as well do experiments or explore the mystery of eternal life.

"Jingyi, do you think the most important part of a living thing is the body or the soul?"

After a long silence, Orochimaru suddenly asked a strange question. At least to Jingyi, this question was rather strange.

What? Even without Rope Tree's death, it still can't stop you, Orochimaru, from pursuing eternal life?

Jingyi put down the fork in his hand, wiped his mouth and said:

"This question doesn't mean much to me. For me, a beautiful body is important, but an interesting soul is also indispensable."

"........"

Orochimaru.

Can we continue the pleasant chat?

What the hell kind of answer is that.

A beautiful body is important, but an interesting soul is also indispensable?

"Birth, aging, illness and death are key parts of the natural cycle. It's just that some special creatures have longer lifespans. Orochimaru, remember one thing: when you stare into the abyss, the abyss is also staring back at you."

Stop Orochimaru from embarking on the path to eternal life?

This guy has already been on this path and has even started to take action. His snake-like pupils are the best proof of this.

Besides, this was Orochimaru's own private matter, and Jingyi had no interest in interfering, let alone dissuading him.

As long as Orochimaru doesn't set his sights on him or target the people around him, that's enough. He can't control anything else, really can't control it.

"Oh?"

"When you stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares into you?"

Orochimaru felt that this sentence was very meaningful.

"Ha, I'm so full."

Jingyi didn't want to talk much about the topic of immortality. After eating and drinking his fill, he patted his belly with satisfaction, hinting to Orochimaru that he could leave.

I am very satisfied with this midnight snack, but as for what you are trying to study, I am really not interested.

If Orochimaru dared to invite him to study some messed up things, he would guarantee to slap the guy to death.

Just enjoy yourself and don't come to harm me.

Since you can't stop it, just ignore it and pretend you don't know.

"Then I'll see you tomorrow, Jingyi-kun."

Orochimaru tactfully took the tray and left. Although he was not very satisfied with the result of Shizuo's test today, the fact that Shizuo did not participate or stop him was enough for Orochimaru.

If possible, he certainly hopes that Jingyi will become his loyal ally and his experimental partner.

If Jingyi is not interested and does not want to participate, it is best to turn a blind eye.

Neither persuade him nor stop him.

Although Tsunade realized that Orochimaru did some weird things, she never interfered with Orochimaru as long as Orochimaru didn't do anything wrong.

As long as Tsunade doesn't interfere, Orochimaru can just deal with Shizuichi and do the experiments he wants with peace of mind.

As long as Tsunade and Shizuichi are kept stable and as long as he doesn't commit suicide, it will be difficult for the Anbu to suddenly surround the laboratory base.

With this, Orochimaru's first attempt on Shizuichi came to an end.

In the Bear Country, an uneasy atmosphere spread among the team.

Koharu Utane, with her left hand wrapped in a bandage, looked very unhappy.

Mitomon En, who was sitting next to her, was not in a much better mood either. The two realized that they had been tricked.

What a shitty reinforcement, they never came.

For two days and two days... they kept circling around in the Bear Country, dragging the Third Kazekage around in circles, looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements.

The results of it.

Not to mention reinforcements, not even a single hair was seen.

"Xiaochun, there must be an accident in the village. We probably won't be able to wait for the reinforcements to arrive. The supplies we have are almost all used up."

This is very bad news.

There are no reinforcements and no supplies. Food is fine, but it can be obtained if you think of a way. After all, there is not much else in the forest. There are plenty of prey, but what about ninja tools and supplies?

In order to delay the Third Kazekage, they have consumed all the available supplies.

As a result, the supplies were used up and the most embarrassing thing happened: no reinforcements came to support them.

The Third Hokage's promise to them became empty words.

“Hehehe…”

There was something a little crazy about Utane Koharu's laughter, and Mito Kado En couldn't help but get goosebumps.

"It seems I was wrong. I shouldn't have had faith in Hiruzen."

"He disappoints me so much."

The cruel reality chilled Koharu Utane's heart to a chill.