"Are you kidding me? This kind of joke isn't funny at all."
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's face instantly changed. For the first time, he showed a serious expression to Sasuke.
"Take a look at my eyes. How about them? Isn't this the Sharingan you've always dreamed of? Oh no, it's the evolved form of the Sharingan, the Mangekyō Sharingan, even more powerful than the Sharingan. But even so, it has a huge weakness!"
Orochimaru stared deeply at those beautiful red pupils and the patterns within them, getting completely lost. He couldn't believe that such perfect eyes could have a flaw.
"What kind of weakness?"
The charm of the Sharingan was enough to convince him, and now he learned that its evolved form, the Mangekyō Sharingan, actually had a weakness! This was hard for Orochimaru to accept.
"My Mangekyō, no, the Mangekyō Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, although powerful, seems to be cursed. The more you use the eyes, the blurrier your vision becomes, until you go blind."
"Wait, there's an obvious huge loophole in what you're saying. If the Mangekyō Sharingan is as you described, then how did Madara Uchiha, who was on par with the God of Shinobi back then, manage it? It's impossible to be on equal footing with the God of Shinobi with such a ticking time bomb!"
Orochimaru frowned, clearly not believing Sasuke's words. Go blind with more use? If it was really such a useless thing, why did the legend of Madara Uchiha last so long?
"So, there is a solution."
Sure enough! A look of "I knew it" instantly appeared on Orochimaru's face. He knew that the Sharingan, one of the three great eye techniques in the ninja world, couldn't be so useless.
"As long as you transplant the Mangekyō Sharingan of your own brother, then the Mangekyō will evolve into the Eternal Mangekyō, and you won't face the risk of blindness."
The happy expression on Orochimaru's face didn't last a few seconds before he was stunned by what Sasuke said. Did he mean to take his brother's eyes?
That's absolutely impossible. If he wanted to do that, he wouldn't have come to him. He could just wait for Itachi to die, without facing any moral risks or psychological pressure.
"As you guessed, I'll never take Itachi's eyes. So, what I'm going to say next is the second method."
"The second method?"
"At the beginning of the establishment of Konoha, in the great battle between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju in the Valley of the End, although Hashirama Senju won, during the fight, Madara Uchiha bit off a piece of flesh from Hashirama Senju. He cultivated and transplanted this piece of flesh onto his own body, thus evolving his Sharingan into the Rinnegan!"
"The Rinnegan!"
This time, Orochimaru was shocked. In today's conversation with Sasuke, he learned secrets he had never known before.
"But, how do you know all this? As you said, Madara Uchiha has been dead for who knows how many years. How can you prove the authenticity of this matter?"
Sasuke curled his lips and smiled slightly. He knew Orochimaru would ask this question.
There is a stone tablet in the Uchiha clan's sacrificial place. As one's eyes evolve from the Sharingan to the Mangekyō Sharingan and then to the Rinnegan, the readable content on the tablet increases accordingly. It records the fateful feud between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan.
"Fateful feud?"
It was another new term for Orochimaru. Looking at the young boy in thin clothes, how many secrets did this kid still have?
The Senju clan and the Uchiha clan are actually the descendants of Asura and Indra, the sons of the Sage of Six Paths. Their fates have been intertwined since the mythological era.
Among them, the elder brother, Indra, inherited the Sage of Six Paths' sage eyes and spiritual power, while the younger brother, Asura, inherited the Sage of Six Paths' physical strength and vitality.
So, by combining the powers of the Senju and Uchiha, one can recreate the ultimate Ninjutsu of the Sage of Six Paths. Meanwhile, it can promote the evolution of the Mangekyō Sharingan. Even if it doesn't evolve into the Rinnegan, your eyesight won't deteriorate as you use it.
Myth?! Not only Orochimaru but also the surrounding Sound Ninjas and Kabuto were all stunned. How did the conversation veer into the realm of mythological legends?
The Sage of Six Paths?! Did he really exist? Everyone thought he was just a figment of people's imagination. They never expected Sasuke to claim that he truly existed.
"My lord Orochimaru, don't listen to this brat's nonsense. He fabricated a whole bunch of mythological tales just to deceive you. He has ulterior motives!"
Kabuto clearly didn't believe a single word Sasuke said.
The Sage of Six Paths?! Why didn't he just say he'd seen the gods?
Sasuke:?_? I haven't seen them, but I've heard their voices.
Sasuke squinted at Kabuto. This guy really didn't learn his lesson!
"Orochimaru, I'm sure you've made some discoveries in your covert research on Hashirama's cells over the years. Even after Hashirama Senju's death, the immense energy in his body still makes the world covet it. Isn't this the best proof?"
Sasuke looked up. Orochimaru looked calm. He believed Orochimaru wouldn't think he was lying.
Although he didn't tell the whole truth, this was all he could tell Orochimaru at present.
"Indeed, no matter how powerful a person is in life, it's truly rare for their body to still possess endless vitality like Hashirama's cells after death."
"My lord Orochimaru, please be cautious!"
Kabuto was so anxious that he was fuming. He didn't know what kind of spell this kid had cast on his lord Orochimaru that he didn't even suspect his nonsense.
"Kabuto, I've told you many times to stay calm when things happen. Based on the information I have so far, I really can't prove that Sasuke is lying. He doesn't have to travel all the way here just to tell me a bunch of lies, right, Sasuke?"
Judging from Orochimaru's reaction, Sasuke knew he had it in the bag. His thirst for power and Ninjutsu had been successfully aroused by Sasuke.
"Yeah, I believe you're my best partner."
"Well, here's to a happy cooperation."
Kabuto angrily turned his head to the side and ignored the two of them.
"Based on what you just said about combining the powers of the Uchiha and Senju, I actually have a perfect method, and it has no side effects at all!"
Saying this, Orochimaru looked at Sasuke playfully.
"What method?"
Sasuke had never heard of a way to merge the powers of the Uchiha and Senju without any side effects. Even Madara Uchiha spent his entire life searching and only understood at the end of his life.
Did Orochimaru really have a solution?
"It's very simple. As long as two people possessing the powers of the Uchiha and Senju engage in [Dual Cultivation], all difficulties will be easily resolved!"