Chapter 159 Aunt Snake: I Never Force

The next morning.

Orochimaru came to his original Konoha experimental base, which was built underground next to the orphanage.

This place has been abandoned for some time, but since the new Hokage needs it.

It was naturally restarted soon, and it was quickly cleaned up and ready for use.

And today, Gaara, the Jinchūriki of the Sand Village, who was initially cured in the hospital, has also been transferred here.

As a Jinchūriki captive who can do whatever he wants at this stage, Orochimaru naturally has to come to comfort him in person.

Soon.

Orochimaru saw Gaara in a room deep in the laboratory.

The latter's injuries were basically healed, but if he wanted to fully recover, he would definitely need a long period of rest.

But at this moment, he was not bound by anything.

There were no chains on his body, and no other restrictions. He was just confined to this room.

However, the gourd with sand on his body was taken away.

And there were several elite Anbu guarding outside the room.

Although Gaara is quite strong at this stage, he is obviously not as good as an elite jonin without using the power of Shukaku.

In addition, he lost his gourd and his tendons and veins in his hands and feet have not healed.

It is impossible for him to escape alone.

He himself is also very clear about this, so he is willing to stay here.

"Good morning, Gaara."

"Orochimaru!"

Gaara looked at Orochimaru gloomily, with murderous intent in his eyes.

"You are in such good spirits, it seems that you are in good condition! The tailed beast in your body has been so well-behaved these days?"

Orochimaru saw Gaara's condition at a glance, and the conspicuous dark circles under his eyes had disappeared, which showed that Gaara had rested very well these days.

Gaara was stunned.

He really rested very well these days, or slept more soundly than ever before.

Before, due to the "Psychic Seal" and environmental reasons, Gaara could not sleep peacefully, for fear that Shukaku would take the opportunity to occupy his consciousness and lose himself.

Ordinary people are easily irritable if they cannot sleep normally for a day, let alone if they cannot sleep for a long time.

This also caused Gaara's mental state to be very bad and more extreme.

But now.

Since being defeated by the mysterious Konoha Anbu ninja last time, Gaara found that he had an extra seal on his body.

It is dozens of times more stable than the "Psychic Seal", enough to completely suppress the overflow and erosion of Shukaku's power.

He no longer has to worry about being eroded by Shukaku's consciousness.

Thanks to this, Gaara can finally sleep at ease.

He has slept to his heart's content every day for the past four days.

As a result, his mental state has improved a lot, and he has become more rational and calm.

"Thanks to you Konoha."

"Are you so afraid of the monster in my body that you don't hesitate to plant this level of sealing technique on me?"

Gaara said coldly, without any good feelings towards Orochimaru.

"Seal?"

Orochimaru stepped forward, checked Gaara's body, and soon found the familiar [Eight Diagrams Seal].

The two layers of [Four Symbols Seal] are superimposed together. It is one of the strongest seals that is difficult and powerful enough to trap the Nine-Tails. No wonder it can suppress Shukaku.

"It turned out to be [Eight Trigrams Seal]. It was that guy!"

Orochimaru licked his lips fiercely, with a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"That guy? The Anbu ninja who defeated me? You actually hid such a powerful guy who can even defeat that monster..."

Gaara shook his head sadly and recalled the terrifying yellow-haired ninja.

Losing is losing.

Facing the Konoha ninja who can roll out such a big ball and blow up Shukaku with one blow, Gaara lost with conviction.

He is not someone who can't afford to lose.

"Yes! There are only a handful of people in the entire ninja world who can defeat that guy..."

Orochimaru meant something, but he was also telling the truth.

He knew Minato's strength too well. That guy was a pervert that only appeared once in decades in Konoha.

And Gaara didn't expect Orochimaru to tell him the identity of the Anbu ninja. The other party wore a mask to hide his identity, so how could he easily tell him?

"What do you want to do here?"

"Can't I come to see the precious Jinchūriki of Sand Village? I asked Sand Village for a ransom of 1 billion taels, and let them redeem you!"

Gaara raised his eyebrows, extremely disdainful.

"1 billion? Humph! Father, the Fourth Kazekage, that guy can't agree to it..."

The bounty for an ordinary Jinchūriki outside is only tens of millions. How can the poor Sand Village take 1 billion to redeem itself?

Not to mention the Kazekage father who is eager to kill himself.

"Whether it is worth it is one thing, and whether you are willing to pay is another."

"Oh! One more thing, your father is dead."

"Killed by me..."

Orochimaru deliberately provoked, and did not intend to hide it from Gaara.

Gaara was shocked after hearing it, and then calmed down.

He had no feelings for his father, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa. Gaara had long hated the bastard who sent people to assassinate his own son.

If he hadn't been concerned about Temari and Kankuro, he would have wanted to kill Rasa himself!

"Whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with me."

"Oh, you are really cruel! It seems that the information is correct. You and your son are indeed 'kind father and filial son'!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Where are Temari and Kankuro? Did you kill them?"

"Of course not. Such good hostages must stay to threaten you. If you don't cooperate, then you can only ask them to die."

Gaara looked at Orochimaru again with fierce eyes.

‘This bastard is so, so despicable! ’

‘But, I have to admit that I was indeed caught in a weak point. ’

Gaara still has some feelings for this brother and sister.

If possible, he certainly didn't want Temari and Kankuro to die because of this.

"What exactly do you want?"

"What do you want? Of course, I hope you can cooperate with my research and have the power of the tailed beast in you!"

"No way, I will never give in to you!"

Gaara became excited. He had been tortured by Shukaku all his life, so he naturally knew the terror of the tailed beast's power.

We must not let Konoha control it!

And he didn't want to be played around with and studied by Orochimaru at all.

"Aren't you willing to cooperate?"

"If the experimental subjects can actively cooperate, the research progress can naturally be greatly improved."

"And I generally don't like forcing others."

"How about making a deal."

"As long as you cooperate, I don't mind using [Dirty Earth Reincarnation] to let you see your mother and uncle again!"

Gaara was startled suddenly and his whole body started to tremble.

He looked at Orochimaru.

The latter was staring at him with a smile, just like the charming voice of a devil playing with people's hearts.

He knew it was evil, but he couldn't help but long to agree.

This guy is so evil!

However, I simply can’t refuse it!

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