chapter 174 part 2
The Ukaku, when spread, was a full two meters wide, like a giant fan, shimmering with a strange luster under the faint light!
The Rinkaku was even more impressive, over three meters long and as thick as a python, coiled within the jar and exuding a dangerous aura.
The crucial part was that there were three full Rinkaku here!
I could even cosplay as the Three-Tails with these.
Just as Uchiha Ren was observing them carefully, Orochimaru emerged slowly from a corner like a specter.
At this moment, Orochimaru had the face of a woman—charming yet unsettlingly sinister. Her forked tongue flickered between her lips from time to time, twisting in a way that made one's hair stand on end.
Although her appearance had changed, one could still tell it was Orochimaru from some of her habits.
She gave Uchiha Ren a faint smile, her voice soft but chilling to the bone. "Are you satisfied with the research results?"
"Satisfied, of course I'm satisfied. Can they be mass-produced?" Uchiha Ren looked directly into Orochimaru's eyes, cutting straight to the crucial question.
Orochimaru first nodded slightly, then slowly shook her head, explaining, "If you can provide more cells, then yes. But at this stage, it's not achievable."
The tragic fate of the Uchiha Clan's impending annihilation flashed through Uchiha Ren's mind. The thought of so many of his clansmen about to die at the hands of Itachi and Obito caused a pang of anguish in his heart. After a moment's hesitation, unable to bear it, he forced a smile and said, "In a few days, I should be able to send you a large batch of goods."
Hearing this, the smile on Orochimaru's face grew wider, and she nodded in satisfaction.
Then, she raised her hand and pressed a button. The liquid in the jars drained rapidly with a gushing sound, and then, the jars opened.
Seeing this, Uchiha Ren strode forward.
Orochimaru said softly, "Try it."
Uchiha Ren didn't refuse. Without the slightest hesitation, he reached in with his bare hands and pulled out the Ukaku and one Rinkaku.
The moment his palms touched them, these two enhanced Kagune seemed to be suddenly injected with life. They began to writhe on their own, as if eager to break free from their restraints, or perhaps to display their power to their new master.
However, a problem soon followed.
How was he supposed to get them onto his body? The scene of when Pirate Ren Arakawa obtained his second tail flashed through Uchiha Ren's mind. His eyes narrowed, he opened his mouth, and bit directly into the Ukaku!
A hint of madness flashed in Orochimaru's eyes as she stared intently at Uchiha Ren's actions.
As if he didn't notice, Uchiha Ren took a few bites, then, with the devouring power of his two Earth Grudge Fear masks, he swallowed the entire two-meter-wide Ukaku into his body.
In that instant, an unbearable itching and soreness erupted on his back!
Immediately after, two symmetrical wings burst out from his left and right sides, shimmering with a strange light under the illumination of the lamps.
The color of these newborn wings was also distinctly different from the original Ukaku's. Under the dim yellow light, they faintly glowed with an eerie purple halo!
Uchiha Ren reached out and plucked a thirty-centimeter-long feather, holding it in his hand to feel its hardness.
He found that although it wasn't as hard as the original, it had gained a measure of toughness. When bent lightly, the feather could curve freely without breaking, as if it were a highly flexible metal wire.
He then tried infusing it with chakra and Armament Haki. A moment later, a flash of pleasant surprise crossed his eyes.
The result was satisfying!
In its normal state, these special wings could grant him greater mobility.
And when infused with lightning-nature chakra and clad in Armament Haki, it was still a major weapon of slaughter.
Orochimaru stared at the feather in Uchiha Ren's hand, hardened by Armament Haki, her eyes filled with astonishment. She couldn't resist reaching out to touch it.
Miraculously, the feather instantly turned soft again!
This bizarre change made her eyes widen even further in shock.
"What is this?" Orochimaru pointed at the technique that caused the feather to change, her voice thick with curiosity and a desire for exploration.
The corners of Uchiha Ren's mouth turned up in a confident smile. He said bluntly, "You can't research this. It's not an ordinary technique. But no matter, in a while, once you have me as your vessel, won't you be able to study and understand everything?"
Orochimaru's forked tongue flickered again as she chuckled softly. "That's true."
Just then, Tayuya ran over in a hurry, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat and her face slightly pale. She said anxiously, "A Konoha Jonin is here to attack!"
Hearing this, Uchiha Ren's expression tensed, and he quickly asked, "Man or woman? Or a man and a woman?"
"A woman, just one!"
After getting the answer that it was only a single woman, Uchiha Ren began to rapidly devour the three Rinkaku as if they were spicy strips, while striding toward the exit.
Seeing this, Orochimaru said leisurely from behind him, "Do you need my help to kill her?"
Uchiha Ren didn't slow his pace, replying without turning his head, "I'm a vessel, not a Konoha missing-nin. I still have to go back and save Kakashi."
Orochimaru's tongue flickered, and she let out a series of "hehehe" laughs, mocking, "Such a moving, deep bond between master and student."
But Uchiha Ren seemed not to hear, his figure already disappearing at the end of the passage.
(end of chapter)