Shut up." Orochimaru glared at the baby with his long golden pupils, and the baby stopped crying immediately.
Kabuto stretched out his index finger to test the temperature of the milk. "Seems like it was the right choice to leave Naruto alive and let him help us eliminate more members of the Akatsuki."
"Hehe." Orochimaru chuckled, a playful arc tugging at his lips. "I bet those Akatsuki fools didn't expect to lose two members at once."
As they spoke, Kabuto naturally picked up the baby girl, changed her diaper, and began feeding her.
Everything seemed so warm.
"Tsk." Orochimaru glanced at the child in Kabuto's arms, frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Kabuto, it seems you've grown quite fond of Mitsuki."
Mitsuki was the name of the baby girl in Kabuto's arms. In addition, she had another identity—the daughter of Orochimaru.
She was born after Orochimaru drank the water of the Mother and Child River voluntarily.
"No, not really. It's just because she's your daughter, Lord Orochimaru." Kabuto's expression remained calm. He wouldn't admit that, having grown up in an orphanage, he had developed a special fondness for Mitsuki.
Otherwise, even if she were Orochimaru's daughter, he wouldn't have gone out of his way.
"Is that so?" Orochimaru reluctantly believed him, then returned to the topic. "By the way, Akatsuki already has the Two-Tails. Now's the perfect time to keep weakening them. Strike while the iron's hot."
Kabuto was startled, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. "Lord Orochimaru… don't tell me..."
"Yes. The Three-Tails." Orochimaru revealed a sinister smile, licking his lips.
"But if that's the case, Lord Kirito—no, Fujiwara Kirito definitely won't let us off easy." Kabuto swallowed nervously.
"It doesn't matter. The reincarnation period is coming soon. That man, who's obsessed with twisted fun, won't make a move before Sasuke and I finish things." Orochimaru's golden eyes flashed. "Besides, by then, I'll have combined my power with Sasuke's. Whether it's Kirito or Akatsuki, I won't fear either of them."
"So, can you make a trip? Deliver the child."
"What about Mitsuki-sama?" Kabuto hesitated.
Orochimaru waved it off like it was nothing. "Just find a nanny. She's merely a test subject."
As he spoke, he suddenly clutched his chest, his expression twisting in pain.
Damn it, he cursed inwardly, the rejection reaction is happening again? It's even worse after giving birth.
Still, it doesn't matter—it's almost time. Sasuke will be mine.
But before that, I can use this body to have one more child with Sasuke.
Thinking this, Orochimaru's pale face contorted again—his expression a blend of pain and twisted joy from the body's rejection reaction.
Orochimaru planned to have another child with Sasuke, but Sasuke didn't know yet.
If he did, he'd probably throw up on the spot.
At this moment, he was already preparing to kill Orochimaru.
Ever since he learned the weakness of Living Corpse Reincarnation from Fujiwara Kirito, he had been eager to fuse with Orochimaru and take his power.
Just as Kabuto left the base per Orochimaru's orders to find Guren and Gen'yumaru to hunt the Three-Tails,
Sasuke took advantage of Orochimaru's postpartum weakness and, just like in the original, stabbed Orochimaru's hands with the Chidori Sharp Spear.
"This chakra nature transformation… it's Fujiwara Kirito's…" Orochimaru was stunned. Then, realizing the Chidori Sharp Spear was still too weak, he said, "No, you're not Kirito. Who are you?"
"Just because I know this move doesn't mean I'm that annoying guy."
Several sword slashes later, the door burst open. Sasuke walked in with the Chidori Sharp Spear in his left hand and the Kusanagi Sword in his right.
"As I thought, you used this trick." Orochimaru wasn't surprised to see Sasuke.
"You have nothing left to teach me." The curse marks spread from Sasuke's neck to his face, and his three-tomoe Sharingan spun. He stared coldly at Orochimaru. "You're weaker than me now, so I no longer need to give my body to you."
"How arrogant, little Uchiha brat. Do you think you're Uchiha Itachi? Or Fujiwara Kirito?" Orochimaru growled.
"I don't need to be Uchiha Itachi, nor another Fujiwara Kirito."
"You all looked down on me when I was weak—at the Chūnin Exams when I was a mere fledgling. Uchiha Itachi, the man who killed my parents and clansmen. Fujiwara Kirito, the one who humiliated me again and again… I'll kill you all. Starting with you."
Sasuke stepped forward and drove the Chidori Sharp Spear through Orochimaru's arms, pinning them to the wall.
What followed mirrored the original—Sasuke mocked Orochimaru endlessly, praised Uchiha superiority, and began a direct battle.
To escape the piercing spear, Orochimaru used the Great Snake Substitution Technique, slithering out of his mouth and revealing his true form: the White Phosphorus Snake.
But in the face of Sasuke's Curse Mark-enhanced Chidori Sharp Spear, Orochimaru's snake form was no match and was torn to shreds in a few strikes.
"Don't play dead, Orochimaru. I know an attack like that can't kill you." Sasuke deactivated his curse mark. After weakening Orochimaru, he planned to let Orochimaru initiate Living Corpse Reincarnation, then hijack the process and steal his power.
"Impressive, Sasuke. You've researched my ability quite thoroughly." Half of the White Phosphorus Snake still on the floor suddenly spoke in Orochimaru's voice. "But you're still too green."
As soon as Orochimaru finished speaking, Sasuke suddenly dropped to one knee, his left hand propping him up, his body paralyzed.
"This is the body fluid of White Phosphorus Orochimaru. Once exposed to air, it turns into an anesthetic. Sasuke, looks like you've lost."
"It's just an anesthetic. What's it going to do to me?" Sasuke remained composed. There was a trace of confidence at the corner of his mouth.
To him, whether or not he was affected didn't matter. As long as he could use his Sharingan, he could steal everything when Orochimaru began the possession ritual.
But just as he was feeling smug, the bell that had never been used before suddenly rang. His body burned, overwhelmed with discomfort and excitement.
"Haha, this isn't just an anesthetic. It's the same secret drug Fujiwara Kirito used on Konoha's upper echelon." The White Phosphorus Snake's mouth opened wide and spat out Orochimaru's human body.
"Secret drug?" Sasuke froze. A sense of dread filled him. He didn't know what it was, but anything crafted by Kirito was bad news.
"Huh? You didn't know?" Orochimaru's expression turned mockingly surprised. "Looks like Konoha's top brass didn't share what Fujiwara Kirito did. But no matter—starting now, until my belly swells, you should enjoy your last days."
"I'm beginning." Orochimaru said, and lunged at Sasuke.
(End of this chapter)