Kabuto's heart trembled at the words, but he concealed it well.
He then turned his head to carefully observe Orochimaru, and Kabuto, who was extremely skilled at disguise, saw only genuine resistance and reluctance on Orochimaru's face and in his eyes.
If it was a disguise, then it was too powerful!
Kabuto had interacted with Orochimaru several times in his youth, and combined with Orochimaru's past deeds and reputation, Kabuto was certain that Orochimaru would never be like this now.
Recalling Yuuki's words about being able to completely trust Orochimaru, Kabuto understood that Yuuki must have used some method to change Orochimaru.
Although Kabuto was curious how it was done, there was a more important matter at hand, so he said with a smile.
"In that case, we'll follow your wishes, Senior, let's go."
Then Kabuto took Orochimaru to his laboratory.
As soon as he entered, Orochimaru's eyes lit up; being an expert, he wasn't like Yuuki, who could only see how much each instrument was worth.
The equipment, which was even more comprehensive and abundant than Orochimaru's own laboratory, captivated Orochimaru.
Kabuto, who also knew the value of his own laboratory, spoke up at this moment.
"According to Lord Yuuki's instructions, a laboratory no less impressive than this one will be prepared for you. Until your laboratory is set up, Senior, you are free to use this one."
Kabuto, who could infer Yuuki's Pay attention to for Orochimaru from the words, had truly learned from Yuuki and began to ingratiate himself with Orochimaru.
Not to mention Kabuto's increased experience and knowledge in recent years, coupled with Yakushi Nonou's companionship, he had long since stopped being fixated on gaining fame.
The fact that Orochimaru was once Kabuto's alternative target for defection made Kabuto's flattery feel completely natural.
"Thank you, Kabuto-kun!"
Orochimaru had no objection to such practical flattery and accepted it with great joy.
Then, with Kabuto's assistance, Orochimaru underwent a transformation, or rather, a cosmetic surgery.
During the process, Kabuto did not directly ask questions but continuously learned about the Orochimaru before him through indirect inquiries.
After the surgery was completed, Kabuto's heart sank.
The situation was not optimistic; Lord Yuuki's expectations were likely to be dashed.
Orochimaru had become a thoroughly good-natured person!
After being changed by Kotoamatsukami, Orochimaru had not lost any memories and had not become stupid; he was simply extremely kind-hearted and full of reverence for life, in addition to being loyal to Yuuki and Konoha.
Forget human experiments, even ordinary biological experiments, Orochimaru showed extreme resistance.
This kind of Orochimaru was practically incompatible with many of Konoha's current research projects.
Was it a side effect of the change?
Kabuto could only make such a guess.
After assisting Orochimaru in completing his disguise, preparing his identity file for the research building, and granting him the corresponding permissions.
Kabuto then hurriedly reported the findings to Yuuki in detail.
Yuuki, who was working overtime and had just returned to the town to quickly find a hotel to sleep, received the scroll sent by Kabuto.
After quickly reading the information, Yuuki was also somewhat at a loss.
What on earth did I catch after all this effort?
Yuuki understood the principle that 'going dark makes you five times stronger, getting purified makes you three points weaker,' and he had prepared himself mentally for it.
But this Orochimaru, who was weakened by ninety-nine percent after being purified, was he still valuable?
Uchiha Shisui, what a mess you've made!
To use Kotoamatsukami like this, it's truly you, Shisui!
Even though it was almost dawn, Yuuki still took out his specially made eye and continuously poured Chakra into it.
The Land of Iron was not close to Konoha; even Flying Thunder God could not get him there in one go, requiring several transfers along the way.
During the few minutes of waiting, Yuuki, whose heart had been slightly angry, completely calmed down.
At this moment, he was just waiting for Shisui to arrive to ask about the specific situation and figure out what was going on.
It was just Orochimaru; it was true that they got along, but no matter what, he couldn't compare to Shisui's importance in Yuuki's heart.
Yuuki had never, and would never, harm his own people for some unimportant person or matter.
Yuuki largely suspected Shisui had done something, but he also didn't rule out that Kotoamatsukami had unknown side effects, and he began to worry slightly for Shisui.
There was no halo, no special effects.
Shisui teleported directly, appearing in front of Yuuki.
Yuuki immediately asked.
"Shisui, besides what I told you, did you make any other modifications to Orochimaru's will?"
Upon hearing Yuuki's question, Shisui did not hide anything.
"Yes, I modified Orochimaru's personality to make him full of reverence for life."
After hearing this, Yuuki breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt that Shisui had been too reckless, completely wasting a use of Kotoamatsukami.
Confirming that Shisui was fine, a familiar smile returned to Yuuki's face, and he said.
"Shisui, well done, but you must understand, everything I do is for..."
Yuuki's words were cut off by Shisui before he could finish.
"Don't talk about 'for Konoha' anymore, Yuuki, I'm truly worried about you!"
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