17 Little tests and preparations

Orochimaru had to sigh for what seemed like the twentieth time in an hour. Mito and him were deciding what to do in Konoha, sadly there was just too many things.

"Let's just focus on the important matters. We need to capture the Hyuuga Heiress for the Byakugan, spy on Konoha to know their forces, get some corpses from the cemetery and if we can, take control of Danzo with an enslavement seal." Said Mito, Orochimaru nodded and smirked.

"It's indeed the most important matters, but....What about Naruto ?" Asked Orochimaru causing Mito to scowl.

"We already talked about it Oro, it's too dangerous to do that. If Naruto use his Kyuubi form we could deal some serious damages to other villages and Konoha, but.......What if we can't control him after that ? The seals aren't perfect ." Said Mito, Orochimaru sighed once more and got up from his seat.

"Well that sounds good, still i think that we should only focus on Konoha for now . Tea Country should come next. After that, Sound country and some last tasks to reinforce the army. Finally, well we both know what we will do once our army is powerful enough. " Said Orochimaru as a dark smile appeared on Mito's face.

"Indeed Oro, we both know that. "Said Mito, she got up and kissed him before walking away.

'The kiss is new. 'Thought Retsu.

[Host i know that usually i tell you to focus on missions and the life, but......Honestly, fuck her!]

'Not for now, first Konoha. And then, i shall have a whole clan working for me!'

[Those seals you designed for the Uzumaki can work, however i think that you should first try to convince them. If Mito break free, you won't be able to get out without some serious injuries.]

'Yeah, yeah whatever. ' Thought Retsu, he entered the storage room and picked a vial that contained a green liquid.

[Oh, still trying to unlock the Mokuton? You should wait for a mission, also you should train with the Shikotsumyaku]

'I know, yet i want more. The Shikotsumyaku is good but compared to the Mokuton..........I think they just can't be compared, also for some reasons it seems that this body totally reject the Senju DNA 'Thought Retsu.

He scanned the vial with a machine and the results came on the computer.

"Hmm, 65 % is quite good. A bit risky but still good. " Said Orochimaru, he put the liquid in a syringe and directly injected it in his neck.

"Ugh!" He felt a sharp pain and waited for a few minutes, he concentrated and felt........Something inside of him.

'The Mokuton is heavily connected to the Nature Chakra, and thus to Sage Arts. The quantity of Nature Chakra i have inside of me is too weak, i need more and i need to refine it. I should train in the Snake Sage Arts, Manda could help me, he seems less grumpy than he was in the anime.' Thought Retsu.

After that he used his Shikotsumyaku to produce a bone spear and practiced with it. He used various weapons made out of weapon and noticed their flaws.

'The weapons are either too fragile, or they're not sharp enough. Maybe if i gained a little bit more control over the shape of the bones, i could produce weapons that could rival the ones made out of steel.'

He was a bit sad that he couldn't get the Sharingan for now, but soon he would be able to clone Izumi's Sharingan. If it failed he would steal Sasuke's eyes, they were less powerful but better than nothing.

Anyway, his stats had changed after so much time.

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Name: Retsu-Orochimaru

Age: 55- The various experiments made your body younger, you look like you're 25 at most.

Level: 167- You have the power of a Super Kage, but don't have the experience.

Bloodline: Mokuton (Half-Unlocked ), Shikotsumyaku (Unlocked but not mastered ), White snake cells (Regeneration and Living Corpse Reincarnation), Snake Inheritance (Ability to become a snake)

Jutsu:

Too much to count, however two were recently added:

-Katon: Gokka Mekkyaku (Still not mastered )

-Suiton: Suiryuudan no Jutsu (Mastered)

Unique Traits: Chakra Absorption, Snake Charms, Fuuinjutsu Genius, Favoured by the Shinigami ]

"You still didn't explained to me what this'Favoured by the Shinigami' thing means.'Grumbled Orochimaru.

[Well, the Shinigami was satisfied with your actions and thus you have that. It just means that no one can touch your soul.]

'But what could anyone do with my.......Oh! Right, i forgot about that! 'Thought Retsu as he shivered, thinking about the various things that one could do to his soul with the help of seals.

Orochimaru went to the other side of the base, and entered the training room. In the room, a sweating Naruto could be seen training.

"Training hard, huh ? "Said Orochimaru, he went behind Naruto and elbowed him in the back, sending him flying on a few meters.

"OW!! Why did you do that Father ?!"

"Because you were to focused on your training. An ennemy could've attacked you from behind like i did. "Said Orochimaru.

"If an ennemy could come here, then he would be too powerful for me to handle. Even if i did dodged a surprise attack , i would still die. I mean, only monsters can enter the Laboratory." Said Naruto with his trademark foxy grin.

"Smartass, come here. I need to talk to you about something . "Said Orochimaru. Naruto nodded and approached, hearing the serious tone in his father tone.

"It's about your Kyuubi form. We have two months until the Chunin Exam, after the first month we'll go to Demon Country and you'll try to master it. You'll also train in Youki techniques, and Kenjutsu. "Said Orochimaru. Naruto knew that even though he had fused with Kyuubi, he still couldn't control it's powers.

"Very well Father, i will do my best, believe it!!" Said Naruto while Orochimaru ruffled his hair.

'Well i just hope that nothing bad will happen. We still Konoha for some obvious reasons, if they were to disappear now it would be quite bad for us............If Naruto cannot control his Youki and transform into his Kyuubi form................Atleast it will make some good pictures!'