Sasuke!
Eye of the Hawk
What is this?
Ah! How lucky of you to find this.
It's the skin of a white snake.
I've never...seen anything like it before.
Actually, neither have I.
It's a rare item that you almost never see.
Why is it white?
Well, I don't really know.
No one really cares about such things.
But from times past,
the white snake has been a symbol of good luck and renewal.
Good luck and renewal...
It must be some sort of karma for you to find it here.
Perhaps your parents are now reborn somewhere.
Maybe someday... you'll meet them when you're grown up.
When would that be...?
Who knows? I couldn't say.
Nawaki...sure is eager.
We're at war...after all.
Tsunade's team has been...?
Stop! Stop! Stop!
I said, stop!
That's enough! He's dead!
Humans...are such fragile beings.
Power that was not used in a lifetime rests inside the human body.
If we could release that power...
Orochimaru Sensei!
What is this?
An amulet.
An amulet...? This...?
It's a very rare amulet for good luck and renewal.
Renewal? With this...?
But...Orochimaru Sensei,
no matter how earnest you are about your research,
you can't bring back the dead, can you?
Yes... Bringing the dead back to life is difficult.
But, I've grasped a clue about regeneration.
By activating their bodies,
humans can become immensely more powerful
and heighten their regenerative powers too.
I will share that power with you some day, as well.
Yes! Thank you very much, Orochimaru Sensei!
The Body Activating Jutsu called the Curse Mark...
How foolish! There's a limit to unreasonable training!
Beautiful...
So this is the power of the Sharingan.
No matter how many Ninja try to enter this territory...
No matter how hard they train, they could never surpass the Uchiha.
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I understand...
I understand the awesomeness of this Jutsu...
TRANSFER But, it would take at least one month to master this Forbidden Jutsu...
How many years would it take to master all the Jutsu that are here...?
It's impossible to grasp all the Jutsu
within the limited time of a human lifespan...
There would be a limit even if I could extend my life
via a Reanimation Jutsu...
Once I die, everything would be lost...
In order to grasp every Jutsu, I would have to...
Orochimaru! So it was you, just as I suspected...
Tell me! What were you doing here?
You probably couldn't understand...
You who puts the village before your own reason.
To me, the lifespan of the human body is too short.
Even if I were to be called a Hokage,
once I die, everything would end there.
The Jutsu you're experimenting with... It can't be...?!
That very one... the Immortality Jutsu!
Can't you reconsider Orochimaru?
Out of the question!
How stupid can you be?!
I'm so close...
So close with my research.
I will have everything.
My vessel is neither this body, nor the Leaf!
To that end, I will use that organization and anything else!
A new member has arrived.
Itachi Uchiha.
You destroyed the Uchiha. What brings you to the Akatsuki?
One who possesses the precious Sharingan appears before me...
How lucky I am...
I will have your body!
Could it be...that I... am under a Paralysis Genjutsu...
What visual prowess...
Marvelous...
Orochimaru...
Any Jutsu you use will have no effect before these eyes.
You've come.
Now, let's go...
My future lies in this child!
It's over... That was too quick.
Looks like it's beginning to take effect...
The body fluid of the giant white snake skin vaporizes upon contact with the air
and becomes an anesthetic.
I am immortal.
The likes of your Jutsu cannot kill me...!
Now then...
I shall have you now!
What is this?
This is...a different space inside my body.
Here, the Transference Ritual will be held...
We'll begin now.
What visual prowess... Marvelous...
This is almost like...that time...
Those eyes...
Those eyes will be mine at last...!
He won't last with only the medicine...
He'll have to do the Transference Ritual as soon as today...
But...
It's hard to believe that Sasuke would consent willingly...
Well, even Sasuke can't resist that ritual...
Why is Sasuke here?!
That is the cast-off skin of the giant snake...
Does that mean the ritual is already done?
What's going on?
Kabuto, is that you?
Which one...
are you now?
Which one do you think?
This is the Transference Ritual!
He's showing me the memories of the Transference Ritual!
The ritual between the two will be settled right now!
What the--?!
This...can't be...
This is a place I created. This is impossible...!
Impossible!
It can't be...
This is my only...!
Orochimaru...
Any Jutsu you use will have no effect before these eyes.
You...should realize that by now.
How...hideous...
Sasuke's will is eroding the space!
I'm not...going to let this happen!
I am the immortal Orochimaru!
Not here!
I won't let this happen here!
I am the one to unravel the order of this world...!
Everything...will be mine!
The clouds are moving ominously...
Almost like...
A flaming sunset, like blood...
What's the matter?
No, it's nothing.
Lord Orochimaru is dead.
No... It's almost as if...
I took over all that he was.
Three years have passed since he broke away all ties,
suppressed his personal feelings and trained himself,
just so he can achieve his goal...
Now is the time for him to take action with Orochimaru's power.
What awaits him, as he pushes his way through the dark corridor?
Light or darkness?
Next time: "Zabuza's Blade"
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