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Chapter 84 The Temperamental Child
After Uchiha Gen was fully incorporated into Akatsuki, his first task was to retrieve the "Void" Ring held by Orochimaru. After all, there were only ten rings, and it would be more troublesome to convey any messages without the ring if he were to join the Akatsuki.
The Akatsuki organization has always wanted to reclaim the "Void" ring, but due to the need to gather intelligence and recover the tailed beasts, coupled with the fact that Orochimaru is really difficult to capture, they did not pursue him with full force because it was not cost-effective. This allowed Orochimaru to continue to roam until now. But now that a new member has joined, they are determined to take this opportunity to establish their authority.
Seeing this change in treatment, Uchiha Gen suddenly realized that before, he only had a robe, nothing else; he was completely left to his own devices, working for free. The difference in treatment was truly heartbreaking…
Meanwhile, at Orochimaru's base...
After providing a certain number of cells, Bone-kun stayed here temporarily to avoid any further needs from Orochimaru's experiments. He did have some guesses about the disease, but they were just guesses, since he was not a true member of the Shikotsumyaku clan.
To show his sincerity, Orochimaru provided Ainz Ooal Gown with a special rest room, where Ainz Ooal Gown was currently pondering the method of casting the Impure World Reincarnation.
"So that's how it is?" Bone-kun closed his eyes, recalling the information in his mind. At the same time, outside, he subconsciously used a pen to draw the last character on the ground.
finished!
Looking around the room, the floor was covered with symbols arranged according to certain rules. Only one sacrifice and one cell from the dead were needed to fully activate the spell.
However, finding the dead is easy, but as for the sacrifices—Bone-kun pondered this as he walked out of the rest room, only to run into Kimimaro as soon as he stepped outside…
Kimimaro frowned slightly upon seeing this, and looked at the mask on Ainz Ooal Gown's face, coldly snorting, "A cowardly fellow hiding his true colors." Originally, he didn't want to pay any attention to anything, but for some reason, he just had a feeling that he couldn't stand Ainz Ooal Gown.
However, as soon as he said the words, Kimimaro suddenly received a sharp rap on the forehead. The lord of the bone hadn't held back at all, and Kimimaro immediately lost his balance and stumbled back a few steps.
Kimimaro's rage meter increased by 1, and he flicked out his bone blade to slash at Bone King. As expected, Bone King blocked it again, also using a bone blade.
And as if toying with him, Ainz Ooal Gown changed his position, blocking Kimimaro's view. Caught off guard, Kimimaro received another blow to the forehead, his anger level increasing by n.
However, to Ainz Ooal Gown's dismay, Kimimaro, though still angry, calmed down and quickly distanced himself from Ainz Ooal Gown, avoiding further trouble...
Seeing Kimimaro here, Honkai thought to himself, "Under normal circumstances, Kimimaro should still be training at this time. If this is the case, it is probably because Kimimaro's bloodline disease can no longer be suppressed, which is why he has stopped training again."
At this moment, Kabuto, who had been following behind, also came over. Seeing their standoff, he adjusted his glasses and put on his usual fake smile. "For Lord Orochimaru's sake, you're all of the same race, can't you be a little more amicable?"
"It's that show-off again," Bone Lord shrugged and retorted, "When did you see us being at odds? That was just a way for members of our race to express their feelings."
Upon hearing this shameless reply, Kimimaro's composure crumbled instantly, and his barely suppressed emotions erupted once more: "Who's exchanging feelings with you?!"
Kabuto thought to himself, "..." Kimimaro had always been indifferent to everything except for the orders given by Lord Orochimaru. It was quite something that Ainz Ooal Gown had managed to anger Kimimaro to this extent.
Upon hearing this, Bone-kun bent his index finger and thumb as if to flick him on the forehead again.
Kimimaro's expression was 'cold' upon seeing this, but he took several steps back to keep his distance from Ainz Ooal Gown, wanting to fight! But he couldn't win, how frustrating!
Honinbo ignored Kimimaro's thoughts for the time being, and suddenly stared at Kabuto and said, "Although it's a bit troublesome, since Orochimaru values you so much, then forget it. Go ask Orochimaru if he has any suitable sacrifices or dead bodies. I want to conduct an experiment."
Sacrificial dead? Kabuto frowned slightly, then suddenly noticed that the floor of the rest room behind Ainz Ooal Gown was covered with symbols. Although he didn't understand the process of casting the spell, he knew it was the Impure World Reincarnation technique because he often followed Orochimaru.
Thinking of this, a chill ran down Kabuto's spine—Damn it! What happened to the 'kind and friendly' nature of the Genjutsu members? This is the second time this guy has tried to kill him, isn't it?
"...Sure, but could you please come with me for a moment? Lord Orochimaru has something to discuss with you, and it would be nice to have something to say in person." Kabuto seemed oblivious to the implication in Ainz's words, and said calmly. If it weren't for the fact that he was always ready to mobilize his chakra for a retreat, he would have seemed quite composed and unperturbed.
"..." Bone-kun, is this a case of suffering for the sake of saving face? Oh well, I didn't plan to do anything to him anyway, so I nodded slightly in agreement with Kabuto's suggestion.
Seeing this, Kabuto breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Kimimaro, saying, "Come over here too. Lord Orochimaru just needs to conduct some tests on you."
"Hmm." Kimimaro thought of his bloodline disease. Had there been any progress on Lord Orochimaru's side?
Along the way, Ainz Ooal Gown and Kimimaro walked one after the other. Seeing that Kimimaro was intentionally lagging behind him, seemingly not wanting to get too involved, Ainz Ooal Gown slowed down and asked Kimimaro, "Are you happy being a vessel?"
"……"indifferent.
Are you expecting death?
Ignore "..."
Seeing that Kimimaro had learned his lesson and remained silent throughout, concealing his true feelings, Bone-kun ultimately did not continue speaking.
After all, Kabuto is still listening—it would be better to just get rid of him, wouldn't it?
Meanwhile, Kabuto, who was walking ahead, suddenly felt a chill creep up his back. He stiffly pushed up his glasses, guessing that Ainz was probably targeting him again.
Thinking of this, Kabuto cursed inwardly, "What does it matter to me if Kimimaro ignores you?!"
They were finally led to their destination...
"Lord Orochimaru is here. Please come in. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now." Kabuto said quickly and left first.
"..."
He ignored him and had just pushed open the door when he suddenly heard Orochimaru call him over to look at something.
Sensing someone approaching from behind, Orochimaru licked his lips and looked excitedly at the incubator in front of him, saying, "This is a small piece of flesh that I cultivated using your cells. I must say you have a very pure Shikotsumyaku bloodline. The main reason I called you here this time is that these cells will self-destruct later on, just like they can't withstand the bloodline and collapse on their own."
"But what's amazing is that, as the being of this bloodline limit, you, Bone Lord, are standing perfectly fine in front of me, without any sign of discomfort. Is there something you've 'forgotten' to tell me?"