Chapter 78: Let the Experiment Begin

Before the bone blade could land on Ryujiro, Orochimaru mercilessly slapped Kimimaro in the face.

Kimimaro was sent flying, crashing heavily into the wall.

Tsk!

Orochimaru sure was ruthless with his own people.

Cough Cough Cough!!

Kimimaro coughed several times, then looked at Orochimaru with disbelief.

" Orochimaru-sama?"

Orochimaru's gaze was deep. In his eyes, Ryujiro was his only hope for achieving immortality. Even Kimimaro couldn't be allowed to harm Ryujiro.

Previously, Orochimaru did favor Kimimaro. If it weren't for Kimimaro's severe illness, perhaps he would have been Orochimaru's next vessel for reincarnation.

Orochimaru's eyes turned cold as he stared at Kimimaro, with a glint of cold light in his eyes.

Clang!

Kusanagi Sword appeared in Orochimaru's hand out of nowhere, causing Sasuke's expression to change drastically.

Kimimaro didn't feel afraid. On the contrary, dying at Orochimaru's hands would be a decent way to go for him.

Just as Orochimaru was about to make a move, a hand grabbed his arm.

Orochimaru looked at Ryujiro in astonishment. "Ryujiro?"

"Ignorance is not a crime and besides, his actions were influenced by you," Ryujiro said calmly.

Kimimaro.

Ryujiro had a good impression of him.

In fact, if it weren't for Kimimaro's severe illness back then, Gaara in the original anime would have been seriously injured even with the Sand Armor protection.

His life was tragic, and his death was equally regrettable, like a bright flower that was gradually withering.

As for Kimimaro's illness, Ryujiro speculated that it was related to Kimimaro's bloodline.

Part of it might be due to the hereditary diseases left by his Kekkei Genkai.

Another part might be because Kimimaro used his own bones in battle, and when he retrieved his bones, they would be contaminated with the enemy's blood.

If the blood on the bones contained bacteria or other microorganisms, bringing them back into the body could lead to infection. Perhaps that was also part of the reason.

As for the inability to find a cure, Kimimaro's illness might far exceed the medical capabilities of this world.

Out of respect for Ryujiro, Orochimaru slowly retracted the sword, his gaze coldly fixed on Kimimaro.

"I'll spare you this time for Ryujiro's sake."

Feeling Orochimaru's cold gaze, Kimimaro's heart ached. He'd rather be killed by Orochimaru than be despised like this.

"Ryujiro, why are you here?" asked Sasuke in surprise after coming to his senses.

"Why can't I be here?" Ryujiro looked Sasuke up and down. 

"It seems your strength hasn't improved much."

"If you continue like this, I advise you not to seek revenge on Itachi. With your current strength, you'll just be throwing your life away."

Sasuke clenched his fists, angrily roaring at Ryujiro, "Damn you! You..."

Ryujiro ignored Sasuke, knowing that only by constantly provoking Sasuke could he grow rapidly.

The experiment with the Hollows was a success.

So for now there was no rush to create the Espada.

Cough!!

Just then, Kimimaro, who had been fine, suddenly started coughing.

If it were just a simple cough, it would have been fine.

But Kimimaro's coughing wasn't ordinary; instead, he coughed up blood.

Kimimaro's body couldn't hold on much longer. 

Although Orochimaru's earlier slap didn't cause much damage to Kimimaro, Orochimaru's words undoubtedly affected Kimimaro's emotional state.

Sometimes, emotions were also one of the reasons for the deterioration of a disease.

Seeing Kimimaro pale, looking suddenly weak, Orochimaru sighed helplessly. "Kimimaro, go back to the medical room and wait."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

Ryujiro looked at Kimimaro's back with deep eyes and suddenly shouted, "Wait."

"Orochimaru, leave him to me."

"Perhaps I can solve his problem."

Huh?

Orochimaru's expression changed instantly.

"Ryujiro-kun, are you serious?!" He spoke up.

Kimimaro's illness had always been a difficult problem. 

Even Orochimaru and Kabuto, medical geniuses like them, were helpless against Kimimaro's illness.

Kimimaro's body trembled slightly upon hearing this, turning stiffly to look at Ryujiro, unable to believe it.

Ryujiro spoke again, "Perhaps it's possible, but there's a certain risk."

"If unsuccessful, he will lose himself."

"Become a mindless monster."

Orochimaru trembled upon hearing this. "Ryujiro-kun, are you implying...?"

"Yes." Ryujiro nodded faintly.

He knew that Orochimaru had guessed what he meant.

Ryujiro wasn't a medical ninja. 

Since the medical Jutsus of this world had no effect on Kimimaro's illness, the only way was to Hollowfy Kimimaro, allowing him to be reborn. 

Only then would Kimimaro's illness be eliminated naturally.

Orochimaru stood there dumbfounded.

Having seen the Hollow, Orochimaru knew that Ryujiro's methods were definitely not simple ninjutsu, but rather a means beyond ninjutsu, perhaps reaching another dimension to affect the soul.

Could it really eliminate Kimimaro's illness?

"Are you willing to come with me?"

Ryujiro looked at Kimimaro calmly.

Kimimaro cast his gaze at Orochimaru. His loyalty had always been to Orochimaru.

Only if Orochimaru agreed would Kimimaro follow Ryujiro.

Orochimaru nodded.

Seeing Orochimaru's agreement, Kimimaro had no objections.

In addition to Kimimaro, Ryujiro also wanted the remaining four Sound Ninjas to come with him; they also had their uses.

But in Ryujiro's eyes, the usefulness of these few people was not as good as Kimimaro's. Perhaps they only qualified to become nutrients for Kimimaro's Hollowification.

In this world, apart from ninjas and rogue ninjas, there were also bandits and brigands.

Ryujiro didn't believe that once Kimimaro was Hollowfied, he would be a powerful Espada level. The chances of this were slim to none.

Ordinary Hollows needed to consume a large number of their kind to evolve into Espadas. Since there was no Hueco Mundo in this world, so having a large number of Hollows required souls.

To have souls meant death, and with Ryujiro's strength, he could easily wipe out any small ninja village, but he hadn't reached the point of annihilating humanity.

In a certain bandit stronghold.

Hundreds of people were engulfed by a terrifying sword energy, capable of splitting mountains and seas, destroying the entire bandit stronghold into two.

Gulp.

The four Sound Ninjas couldn't help but swallow hard, looking at the scene in front of them with extreme horror.

They had no power to resist this terrifying sword energy. Was this power really controlled by a human?

At that moment, neither Kimimaro nor the four Sound Ninja could react. 

When they saw a flash of light, they all covered their throats, showing expressions of disbelief and horror.

Blood gushed out, pouring from the wounds on their necks.

Even Kimimaro didn't understand why Ryujiro wanted to kill them.

Didn't they agree to help him cure his illness?

In the end, they all turned into cold corpses.

"Let the experiment begin."

Ryujiro's gaze fell on Kimimaro. "I hope you won't disappoint me."

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