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Upon hearing these words, The Uchiha Clan fell silent immediately.
They didn't know what 'Cursed Seal of Heaven' was, but they understood what 'Certain Death' meant.
Now that the kid was in such a state, they might as well treat a dead horse as if it were alive, right? At least it was a glimmer of hope.
With this thought, the Uchiha Clan, including Fugaku, showed some interest.
Orochimaru scanned the expressions of everyone present, thinking that these fools had indeed taken the bait. He then chuckled wickedly:
"Of course, this isn't free."
"I can help, but if this kid dies, his body must belong to me."
Then, Orochimaru thought for a moment and added, "You can take the eyes."
"What did you say!?"
Upon hearing this, the Uchiha Clan turned to glare at him.
Fugaku Uchiha's face turned cold as he rebuked, "No! Absolutely not!"
"We will never hand over the remains of a Uchiha Clan member to you."
However, at this moment, A pair of bloodshot eyes suddenly lifted, and Seiichiro Uchiha shouted angrily:
"What remains! That's Uchiha Chi!"
"He's still alive!"
"Fugaku Uchiha, are you going to stand by and watch him die again?!"
After saying this, he glared coldly at Fugaku Uchiha and said icily:
"I am his teammate, and the decision is mine!"
"Seiichiro, you..." Fugaku Uchiha frowned, clenched his fists, and wanted to say something, but he fell silent when Seiichiro mentioned 'standing by and watching him die.'
Seiichiro, however, ignored him. He was thoroughly disappointed in Fugaku.
He turned around, his blood-red, cold Mangekyo Sharingan fixed on Orochimaru, and said coldly:
"The opportunity is right here. Even if it's a sure loss, I will take the gamble!"
"Orochimaru, save Chi!"
"If he doesn't survive, you can have his body, but if you dare to do anything to his remains—"
Seiichiro Uchiha threatened coldly:
"I will never forgive you in this lifetime!"
As Seiichiro spoke, the other seven Uchiha activated their Sharingan and looked at Orochimaru.
Their gazes all conveyed the same message:
You can try to save him, but if you fail and try to play any tricks, don't blame us for taking action against you.
Orochimaru raised an eyebrow and chuckled, completely unfazed by the threat.
He brushed past the eight Uchiha and walked to Seiichiro Uchiha, looking at the fallen Uchiha Chi.
At this moment, Uchiha Chi was barely clinging to life.
The main reason was that a small creature was still inside his abdomen.
Little Zero-Tail was continuously absorbing the extreme emotions generated by Seiichiro Uchiha's Sharingan, producing dark chakra and infusing it into Uchiha Chi's body.
"Ha, ha~!"
The little creature, exhausted, lifted its mask and stuck out its tongue.
Uchiha Chi's body, with the help of this chakra, intermittently activated the Prohibited Technique: Flesh Regeneration, complementing the slow regeneration of his Immortal Body.
This kept him barely alive.
However, the rate of tissue necrosis far exceeded the regeneration rate.
Orochimaru, seeing Uchiha Chi still clinging to life despite such severe injuries, felt his golden snake eyes light up.
This kid's body held too many secrets, too many things worth studying.
The Prohibited Technique: Flesh Regeneration alone couldn't achieve this!
As for the Cursed Seal of Heaven that Orochimaru mentioned, he indeed had it.
The Cursed Seal of Heaven was not developed after Orochimaru found Sai.
According to the original timeline, Sai was brought to Orochimaru by Kimimaro, who was recruited during the Fourth Mizukage's reign, after the Third Ninja World War. However, even before Orochimaru defected from Konoha, he had already implanted the Cursed Seal of Heaven in Anko Mitarashi, around the same time as the other nine experimental subjects. Anko Mitarashi was the only one to survive.
At the current timeline, Orochimaru had just taken Anko as his apprentice and hadn't yet experimented on her.
Thus, the Cursed Seal of Heaven, as Orochimaru claimed, Had no successful cases.
Therefore, Orochimaru had no intention of saving Uchiha Chi!
He only wanted to deceive the Uchiha Clan and get Uchiha Chi's remains from them.
With this in mind, Orochimaru gave a hoarse, mocking laugh.
He didn't think the kid could survive. If not for the fact that the Uchiha Clan had grown from five to nine, all with Mangekyo Sharingan, He would have just forcibly taken the body.
Now, he was just putting on a show, shedding crocodile tears, and setting up a deception.
With this thought, Orochimaru took a deep breath, stood in front of Uchiha Chi, and suddenly stretched his neck, Biting down hard on the kid's neck, which was barely intact.
As the snake fangs pierced through, dark patterns began to spread across Uchiha Chi's body.
A three-tomoe flower bloomed on his neck.
The Cursed Seal of Heaven, an improved curse seal technique developed by Orochimaru after coveting the Senjutsu of Ryūchi Cave, primarily provided chakra to the recipient. Even if the body's chakra was depleted, the curse seal would continuously draw in chakra.
Normally, a normal person couldn't withstand this natural energy and would be eroded, becoming a mindless monster.
But Uchiha Chi was clearly not a normal person.
When this cold natural energy entered his body, his body, guided by his combat instincts, forced this energy into the operation of the Prohibited Technique: Flesh Regeneration.
The Prohibited Technique: Flesh Regeneration was versatile, capable of using even the violent dark chakra, let alone this energy.
As this energy continuously flowed into Uchiha Chi's body, His charred body began to show subtle changes.
Thump! Thump!
Thump! Thump!
Thump! Thump!
The blackened heart began to beat again, gradually shedding its charred skin.
Threads of flesh began to grow, slowly reconstructing.
The blackened skin split open, revealing the red, raw flesh beneath.
Like a newborn snake shedding its old skin.
"Huh?"
"What's happening?"
Orochimaru, who was temporarily acting as a barefoot doctor, saw this and his golden snake eyes widened in shock.
"This... This can't be!"
Orochimaru knew the effects of the Cursed Seal of Heaven all too well. Even Danzo had been annoyed by the constant fatalities, urging him to tone it down and stop creating such hopeless things.
Even Orochimaru himself felt discouraged.
But now, it was actually working on this kid?
Seeing this medical miracle before his eyes, Orochimaru's expression froze, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.
How could it succeed now?
He needed the body, the body!
Orochimaru didn't know whether to feel happy, shocked, or disappointed.
His mocking smile froze.
The Uchiha Clan, watching this scene in shock, looked at Orochimaru with newfound respect.
You, Orochimaru, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, unexpectedly learned such an incredible medical ninjutsu without a word?
Look at that, truly a miraculous recovery! Doctor Snake!
The Uchiha Clan will remember this favor!
And at this moment, The White Zetsu, who had been observing from underground, also noticed something.
Uchiha Chi's body seemed to be lacking a large amount of chakra.
Seeing this, he quietly parted the soil, extended a white tendril, and attached it to Uchiha Chi's body, implanting the Spore Technique.
Through the hidden spores, he continuously infused chakra into Uchiha Chi's body.
Thus, with the combined efforts of Seiichiro, Zero-Tail, Orochimaru, and White Zetsu, A medical miracle of the ninja world, Was born!
(End of Chapter)