"Kazama-sama, are you seriously telling me you don't know, or are you just pretending? Those eyes of yours are the Rinnegan, capable of controlling life and death! They're the eyes of the Sage of the Six Paths, the most powerful of the three great dojutsu!"
"Huh? I don't know anything about that. I have the Rinnegan? What's a Rinnegan? Can you eat it?"
"I…"
Orochimaru was left speechless by Kazama's antics.
Kazama, thrilled about acquiring the Rinnegan, was in high spirits and couldn't resist teasing Orochimaru.
"Alright, Orochimaru, enough joking. I'll explain how I got the Rinnegan another time. Right now, I have an important task for you."
"Name it!" Orochimaru replied, his tone shifting to serious as he noticed Kazama's expression harden.
"You took the White Zetsu corpse I gave you for research. How's that going?"
"Kazama-sama, I was just about to tell you! My research has been a complete success. I've managed to extract Hashirama's cells from the White Zetsu body and implant them into others to boost their vitality. There's no rejection, and it doesn't cause the body to turn white like Danzo's arm did."
"Perfect. In that case, implant Hashirama's cells into me right now!"
Kazama's heart raced with excitement. With Hashirama's cells, he could use Kotoamatsukami to control Obito.
"No problem! But Hashirama's cells are incredibly potent. After the transplant, you won't be able to move for a while. It'll take three days and nights of gradual integration before you can use your body freely."
"Got it."
With Kazama's confirmation, Orochimaru immediately began the procedure.
The moment the transplant was complete, Kazama's internal system rewarded him.
Ding! Successfully absorbed Hashirama's cells. Congratulations, host, for upgrading the ultimate genjutsu Kotoamatsukami to level 999,999!
"Awesome! Now, except for Black Zetsu, no one in the shinobi world can escape my Kotoamatsukami!" Kazama laughed triumphantly.
He prepared to rest for three days and nights as Orochimaru suggested. But when he instinctively tried to move, he found his body was completely unaffected, moving freely.
This shocked Orochimaru, who stood nearby.
In all his experiments, no one who received Hashirama's cells could move for three days. Yet Kazama was completely fine.
"Kazama-sama, you never cease to amaze me! To be honest, I've studied many subjects, but you're the first to adapt to Hashirama's cells instantly. You're incredible!"
"Am I now?" Kazama grinned, glancing at his body.
He wasn't surprised by the result. His body housed the Volcanic Stone Flame and the Three Thousand Burning Flames, unique fires that enhanced his physical strength and healing. Naturally, he could adapt to Hashirama's cells immediately.
"Kazama-sama, urgent news! Konoha has been attacked out of nowhere and razed to the ground!"
"What?! How is that possible?" Kazama was stunned by his subordinate's report.
When his clone had escorted Jiraiya back, Konoha was perfectly fine. How could it be attacked and destroyed in such a short time? Who could possibly have the power to do this?
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