Ch 115 : Beauty trap

Orochimaru's Laboratory.

Makoto stood in front of a large glass container, watching a White Zetsu floating in the nutrient solution.

This White Zetsu had fully developed human-like features.

Compared to the previous monstrous White Zetsu, this one had no difference from a normal human except for its pale skin.

"This is the latest creation," Orochimaru said from the side.

"It has no consciousness or intellect, but still retains its bodily functions. It is a purely empty vessel for the soul."

After carefully inspecting it, Makoto glanced at a row of more than ten identical glass containers nearby.

He asked, "Has Lord Hokage started the experiment?"

Orochimaru replied, "There have been five failed attempts so far."

Makoto's heart skipped a beat. "Five of them have already died?"

Orochimaru continued, "The first attempt failed due to a mistake during the soul transfer process. It was the first time I performed this operation."

"The remaining four cases all resulted in the soul leaving the White Zetsu's body shortly after entering, causing death."

"We have yet to find a method to keep the soul from detaching from the White Zetsu body. There are too few records on soul techniques, and the issue with the rejection from the White Zetsu's physical form remains unresolved."

Makoto fixed his gaze on the White Zetsu for a while, then suddenly said, "Perhaps we don't understand enough about death."

Orochimaru was momentarily stunned by this statement.

It sounded strange.

What is there to understand about death?

Once a person dies, doesn't everything just cease to exist?

What he had been pursuing all along was to escape death.

Makoto asked, "Do you know of the Death God, Lord Hokage?"

Orochimaru pondered for a moment and replied, "I have seen records of it in the ancient texts of the Uzumaki clan."

Makoto continued, "Since souls and the Death God exist, is it possible that there is some kind of rule governing what happens after a person dies?"

Orochimaru seemed to be lost in thought.

Makoto's words immediately brought some clarity to him.

Whether it was the Soul Transformation Technique of Kato Dan or the spiritual techniques of the Yamanaka clan, neither allowed a soul to remain detached from its body for too long.

Once the time limit was exceeded, there was a risk of death.

The failures in his experiments were also due to the soul being separated from the original body for too long.

But why couldn't the soul remain in a new body for long?

What kind of connection between the soul and the body was he still unaware of?

Makoto understood clearly that Orochimaru's experiments on immortality still needed one more component to be complete.

It was the cursed seal from Jugo.

If White Zetsu's body was seen as a container and the soul as water, then the cursed seal would be the lid of the container.

At this thought, Makoto suddenly felt a shift in his mind.

Jugo naturally had the ability to absorb natural energy, and if he could find Jugo's power, it might bring him one step closer to his goal.

However, in this time period, Jugo was probably still very young and had not yet reached the stage where Orochimaru would begin his research on the cursed seal.

The biggest obstacle to Makoto's exploration of natural energy was the risk involved in absorbing it.

Unlike Naruto, who had the guidance of Fukasaku, Makoto did not have such assistance.

Perhaps he could attempt to find Jugo.

Makoto kept his gaze fixed on the White Zetsu in the container, glancing at Orochimaru beside him, who seemed lost in thought.

"Makoto," Orochimaru suddenly spoke.

"Lord Hokage?"

"The more a person knows, the more they realize how much they don't know," Orochimaru said.

Makoto replied, "Exploration is endless."

Orochimaru smiled lightly, then suddenly changed the subject. "Are you getting married?"

Makoto nodded and said, "The wedding is set for a month from now."

Orochimaru then asked, "Are you going to be a father?"

"...Yes."

Orochimaru's smile grew wider as he said, "I look forward to the birth of your child."

Makoto felt a chill run down his spine and quickly took his leave, bidding farewell to Orochimaru and leaving the research facility.

.......

The three women—Yugito, Samui, and Mabui—now had the freedom to move around Konoha.

They faced almost no restrictions, except that they were not allowed to leave the village.

Yugito only had to assist Rin when she needed guidance, and she didn't have any other tasks to complete.

The level of "tolerance" in Konoha was a surprise to the three of them.

However, ever since that day, Makoto hadn't come to visit them, which had caused Yugito some trouble.

The "beauty trap" she had originally planned had no opportunity to be used.

"I think this is fine too," Mabui said softly.

She was the most accepting of their current situation among the three.

Apart from their initial imprisonment, life in Konoha had been pleasant.

The villagers didn't know their identities and were very warm toward them.

It was a completely different atmosphere compared to the one in Kumogakure.

She had realized that rescuing her father seemed unlikely now.

As a traitor, it would be even more impossible for her to return to Kumogakure.

So, she had no choice but to accept reality.

Sometimes, she thought that if she could stay in Konoha forever, it might not be such a bad thing.

Starting over, leaving the past behind—if Konoha was willing to give her that opportunity...

"How is this okay? Have you forgotten that you're from Kumogakure?!" Yugito scolded.

Her thoughts were completely opposite to Mabui's.

All she could think about was revenge—killing that Hyuga Makoto, and she was willing to pay any price for it, even persuading Samui to seduce him.

In her eyes, this was completely worth it.

If Makoto was truly interested in her, she would have no problem submitting to him, but she thought Samui was more beautiful and had a better chance, which was why she had her do it.

As long as they could rescue the Raikage and then find a chance to kill that bastard, it would all be worth it!

But what Yugito hadn't expected was that Makoto never came back.

According to her logic, after seeing Samui, he should have become obsessed with her and would have done everything he could to get her.

"We need to find a way to get him to come, or go find him ourselves," Yugito mused.

"Think of something, both of you," she urged.

Mabui only glanced at Samui, who appeared calm and unaffected.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Samui said.

"The more proactive you are, the less he'll take you seriously."

Yugito then asked, "So what do you suggest we do?"

Samui replied, "Do nothing. There will always be an opportunity to meet him."

Because of her outstanding appearance, Samui had countless admirers in the village.

She understood very well what boys her age were thinking.

Although she strongly resented what Yugito had asked her to do, there was really no other choice at the moment.

And as prisoners, even if they couldn't rescue the Raikage, attaching themselves to Makoto would certainly be beneficial.

Selling her body... At this point, they were already prisoners.

Was her purity really more important than her life?

As long as she found a way to capture Makoto's heart, that would be enough.

To her, this wasn't a difficult task.

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