"This mysterious person will, without a doubt, go to see Itachi Uchiha soon. All you have to do is wait, and you'll meet him."
Seeing that Orochimaru agreed, Natsume spoke up.
If, by a slim chance, Obito Uchiha doesn't go to see Itachi Uchiha, it's none of his business.
"Why does he want to see Itachi Uchiha?"
Orochimaru frowned and couldn't help but ask.
Although Itachi Uchiha had left him and joined the Anbu, Orochimaru still considered him his prey.
"What do you think?"
Natsume countered.
"The Mangekyo Sharingan."
Orochimaru's expression changed.
Another competitor in the business.
"I'll give you another piece of intelligence."
Natsume fabricated, "He actually belongs to the same organization as me, but I don't like him, so you can kill him if you want."
Orochimaru was slightly stunned. No wonder this guy knew the mysterious person's whereabouts so well.
"Alright, give me the three things I want, and I'll tell you how to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan."
Natsume paused and stopped speaking.
"Wait a moment."
Orochimaru turned around and left.
A few minutes later, he handed Natsume three scrolls.
They were Impure World Reincarnation (a jutsu that resurrects the dead), Flying Thunder God Technique, and the Cursed Seal.
Natsume pretended to look through them but actually spent three destiny values to check their authenticity.
The first two were fine, but the last one issued a warning.
The Cursed Seal scroll had been tampered with.
"Orochimaru."
Natsume looked up, threw back the Cursed Seal scroll, and said, "If you're so uncommitted, our future cooperation is over."
Orochimaru's heart skipped a beat. He was utterly shocked. How could Natsume spot the problem just by looking at it once?
Even if the guy was a human body expert, it was impossible to be that fast!
But it was pointless to dwell on the reason now.
Orochimaru opened the scroll and took a quick look. Trying to make amends, he said, "This is an old version. I picked the wrong one."
"We're both smart guys. No need to make excuses."
Natsume smiled and said, "I'm not angry, but when there's a mistake, you should make it up somehow."
His calm words carried a hint of authority.
It made Orochimaru's face change.
The sense of crisis soared.
"The method of the Cursed Seal is quite complicated."
After a moment of thought, Orochimaru said, "I can give you one of my talented subordinates as a reference."
Is he trying to play a dirty trick right in front of me?
Orochimaru noticed the change in Natsume's expression and continued, "There's definitely nothing wrong with this subordinate of mine. You can check him thoroughly."
"Oh? What's his name? If I'm not satisfied, you'll have to replace him."
Natsume didn't mind having an extra spy.
He had enough strength not to worry.
Of course, the prerequisite was that he could gain some destiny values.
To be honest, Natsume wanted Guren, one of Orochimaru's subordinates.
She had the special Crystal Release and was quite powerful.
She could be an immediate combat force.
But unfortunately, Orochimaru probably wouldn't let her go.
Before getting Itachi Uchiha or Sasuke Uchiha, Guren is his pre - determined perfect vessel.
"Tayuya (a subordinate of Orochimaru)."
Orochimaru said like a salesman, "Although Tayuya is young, she has great talent in Summoning Jutsu and Genjutsu. I've already implanted the Cursed Seal of Earth on her."
Natsume was slightly taken aback.
Tayuya, one of the Sound Five.
She had red hair, was sharp - tongued, and competitive.
She was a bit similar to Karin.
But obviously, she wasn't a member of the Uzumaki clan.
Leave aside her Summoning Jutsu, she's really good at Genjutsu.
Moreover, it was the rare sound - based Genjutsu, and she was good at playing the flute.
Except for Kimimaro Kaguya, the other four members of the Sound Five were outstanding. They emerged from the brutal battles among Orochimaru's many test subjects.
But Orochimaru didn't actually value them that much.
In the original story, in order to get Sasuke Uchiha, all members of the Sound Five lost their lives.
It was reasonable for him to give her away now.
Natsume nodded and said, "Okay."
One reason was that he could gain destiny value.
The other was that he thought Tayuya was young and hadn't completely gone astray, so he could teach her.
Actually, at this time, Natsume didn't have much loyalty to Orochimaru.
After all, from the perspective of their experiences, except for Kimimaro Kaguya, the other members of the Sound Five should have hated him.
However, later they found that Orochimaru was indeed extremely powerful. Following the concept of respecting the strong, they didn't dare to betray him.
Not long after, Natsume got a new cursed Scroll, and this time there was no problem.
He nodded and talked about the conditions for opening the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Six words.
Gain love, lose love.
It required extreme and intense emotional stimulation.
Either hatred or love would do.
But obviously, compared with the latter, the former was much simpler.
So most Mangekyo Sharingan users awakened their eyes because of 'forever losing their loved ones and seeing a desolate world'.
After listening, Orochimaru had many doubts cleared.
For example, why Tobirama Senju said that the Uchiha clan was born evil.
The Mangekyo Sharingan was both power and curse.
Because of losing love, they would become extreme, go to the extreme, and most likely fall into darkness.
If there wasn't someone as powerful as Hashirama Senju to suppress them, anyone facing this terrifying power would inevitably have doubts.
"Tayuya."
Orochimaru clapped his hands.
A little red - haired girl with a sulky face walked out from behind.
Obviously, she was very unhappy.
She thought that after arduous battles and being valued by Orochimaru, she would embark on a bright path.
There is still more exciting content later in this chapter.
But who would have thought that just a few days later, she was given away.
At this moment, she resented not only Natsume but also Orochimaru.
[Due to your actions, the destiny of Obito Uchiha has changed. You have gained 70 destiny points.]
[Due to your actions, the destiny of Itachi Uchiha has changed. You have gained 56 destiny points.]
[Due to your actions, the destiny of Tayuya has changed. You have gained 40 destiny points.]
[Due to your actions, the destiny of Orochimaru has changed. You have gained 23 destiny points.]
Listening to the prompt sounds, Natsume smiled softly and said, "Then see you next time."
He stepped forward a few steps, grabbed Tayuya, and was about to spend two destiny values to take her away."
But the next moment, a force of struggle emerged.
"Don't touch me!"
Tayuya said with a cold look in her eyes, gritting her teeth.
Natsume could finally experience the competitive and sarcastic side of her as described in the original story.
She really had a strong personality.
However, it was quite interesting.
Natsume ignored her words and took her away.
Orochimaru frowned. It was the same situation again.
He couldn't detect it at all.
In his opinion, this ability to disappear instantly was even more terrifying than the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Tayuya opened her eyes and found herself in a strange room.
"Baka! Hentai! Shut up!"
She instinctively took a step back, her face flushing slightly out of anger and suspicion. She questioned, "What do you want to do?!"
"Where did you pick up all this nonsense at such a young age?"
Natsume frowned and said, "Come here. I'll check you over."
Although Orochimaru said there wouldn't be any problems, his words were never trustworthy.
As for having any inappropriate thoughts about the kid, that's even more out of the question.
Natsume just regarded her as a subordinate to train.
Just like Hinata Hyuga and Karin.
After all, it's just been him alone in his organization all this time.
"Get out of the way!"
Tayuya let out a roar, and her red hair fluttered.
At the same time, her skin and eyes turned black, and white horns grew on her head.
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