"No… this smell…"
Covering his nose and mouth, Kiyosuke instantly realized that once Orochimaru's snake blood came into contact with the air, it became highly toxic. He needed to leave—fast.
"It's already too late."
The severed snake head that should have been dead suddenly lifted itself up.
"The fluids of this white snake release a powerful anesthetic once exposed to the air. I am immortal. There's no way you can kill me!"
Kiyosuke crouched, trying to move, but his body was already paralyzed. Just a few breaths had left him numb all over.
A snake lunged forward and sank its fangs into his neck. The paralysis dulled the pain, leaving only a strange burning heat at the wound.
When the snake pulled back, three tomoe-shaped marks were left behind—the Cursed Seal of Heaven.
"Good. The conditions are met. Impressive, Kiyosuke-kun… you adapted to my Cursed Seal so quickly. Even Sasuke couldn't compare to you. Ah… is it because of Sage Mode? Able to neutralize the natural energy absorption? That explains it. But soon… your power will be mine."
The massive white snake opened its maw and swallowed Kiyosuke whole.
Even though its body had already been cut into eight pieces, it still managed to drag him into an unknown dimension.
Everything was pitch black. Nothing could be seen.
Something squirmed beneath his legs. Muffled, sticky sounds echoed in his ears.
A faint light flickered. Kiyosuke looked down and saw that the ground was made of pulsating flesh. Countless clumps of meat writhed all around him. This entire space looked like it was built from living flesh.
As he searched for a way out, Orochimaru's voice slithered from the darkness.
"This… is the dimensional space inside my body. The Living Corpse Reincarnation ritual takes place here."
The Living Corpse Reincarnation—Orochimaru's forbidden jutsu. It allowed his soul to seize another's body, granting him eternal life.
And now… he was preparing to claim Kiyosuke's body. With that kind of power, Orochimaru would become unstoppable. After that, he could finally seek out Uchiha Itachi again. With such strength, he could walk across the shinobi world unchecked.
Before Kiyosuke, a lump of flesh slowly rose from the ground. It barely resembled a human, only half a face of Orochimaru visible, tongue writhing unnaturally as it hissed.
Kiyosuke raised his hand, wanting to incinerate this place with fire—only to realize his abilities wouldn't respond.
Orochimaru smirked.
"This is a space I created. What stands here is only your soul. Your body remains in the outside world. Soon, it will be mine. A young and powerful vessel… yes, you'll do nicely. Let us begin."
Tentacle-like growths sprouted from the ground, wrapping around Kiyosuke's legs.
But he didn't resist. He only looked straight at Orochimaru.
His Sharingan spun—the three tomoe linking together, transforming into the Mangekyō pattern.
More tendrils wrapped tightly around him. Behind, three more grotesque lumps rose, each carrying a face. One was the woman Orochimaru had once shown during the Konoha Crush. Another belonged to one of his subordinates. The last was obscured, likely his first vessel.
Orochimaru's eyes gleamed.
"This power… marvelous. One of your eyes already rivals Itachi's. Kiyosuke-kun… whose eye is this?"
"You tell me."
"Still fond of your little jokes, I see. No matter. Once I take your body, I'll read your memories. Then I'll know whose it is… and how to use it. Besides… without being an Uchiha, no one can perfectly wield such eyes. This feeling is all too familiar…"
Suddenly, five massive black stakes emerged, piercing Kiyosuke's body—Illusion: Shackling Stakes!
The sensation was eerily similar to when he once faced Itachi, who had used this very genjutsu against him.
But this time, it wasn't nearly as effective.
Orochimaru's flesh-formed body crawled forward, dragging itself free of the illusion.
"This power… enough to suppress the entire shinobi world… soon it will be mine!"
Two tendrils extended from his body, linking with Kiyosuke, ready to devour his soul and seize his vessel.
But Kiyosuke simply whispered:
"Orochimaru-sensei… do you know whose eye this is?"
"I'll know soon enough."
"Then let me tell you. This eye… belonged to Uchiha Shisui."
"Shisui of the Body Flicker?!"
Orochimaru's eyes widened in shock.
That name—Uchiha Shisui. A genius who could stand alongside Itachi. A master of genjutsu whose illusions could be cast silently, without anyone noticing. No wonder the ocular power was so terrifying.
But… why reveal it now?
"Why would you tell me this?" Orochimaru demanded.
Kiyosuke chuckled.
"Do you know why? Because your Living Corpse Reincarnation relies on Yin-natured chakra. And Uchiha excel in Yin chakra—Sharingan itself is fueled by it. In other words, the clan has no shortage of spiritual energy. Thanks to Shisui's eye, I've already awakened new power within this space."
A blinding beam of light descended from above, severing Orochimaru's tendrils.
The entire sky within the pocket dimension erupted in radiance, so intense it forced eyes shut. The tentacles restraining Kiyosuke burst into flames and disintegrated into ash.
He spread his arms, smiling.
"Sensei… allow me to show you Shisui's true technique."
"The most powerful genjutsu—Kotoamatsukami. It can alter a person's thoughts at the very core of their subconscious. It's terrifying enough to turn a man like the First Hokage, loyal to Konoha, into the warmonger Uchiha Madara. That's how absolute this power is."
Orochimaru's expression twisted with disbelief.
"Impossible! Such a genjutsu defies all logic!"
"And yet… it exists. But I won't use Kotoamatsukami on you. Instead, I'll use another power—Kotoamatsukami: Radiance."
The Mangekyō in his eyes spun violently.
From the heavens, pillars of light rained down, piercing through Orochimaru's body and incinerating the flesh masses that filled the space.
"No! I must live! I refuse! This is my space! I am Orochimaru—the immortal who will unravel this world, who will pierce through all its secrets!!"
But his screams were meaningless.
The descending radiance pierced his body again and again, burning him to ash, erasing the entire dimension.
"Goodbye, sensei."
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