Operation of the soul

There was a fact that has been bothering me in the back of my mind since I learned about the true level of Onoki's fight against Orochimaru, especially after finding out that Onoki ate the golden apple.

How on earth did Orochimaru, in his state, manage to confront him in that way?

I remember that by the time Sasuke killed him to reunite his team and leave in the series, he wasn't in his best condition, to say the least, and for him to confront Onoki at his peak was incongruous.

Absurd even, especially considering the type of techniques the deceased Tsuchikage has at his disposal. Of the instant death type if you let your guard down for a second.

Well, Mikoto provided me with the necessary explanation when she exposed her "complications" when she found Sasuke.

Or at least, what was left of him.

At this moment, I have "Sasuke" in my laboratory, looking at me through a barrier made by Mikoto, while a long tongue licks his lips nervously.

Thanks to me, for making the barrier capable of isolating the sound, it would be a nightmare to hear him right now and I don't know if Mikoto could contain herself.

—So… —I turned to look at Mikoto, who had a very upset expression due to her youngest son's situation— Orochimaru managed to take control of Sasuke's body, suppress his consciousness, and used his new body to kill Onoki?

We'll have to thank Hinata and Hanabi later for helping us block the tenketsus so he can't use chakra, knowing Orochimaru, he'll surely be able to open them somehow in time, so we're working a bit against the clock.

Also, the fact that Orochimaru could use Sasuke's Sharingan made me understand how he could withstand the confrontation against Onoki, to a certain extent.

Mikoto doesn't need to worry about genjutsu and neither do I, so for now, we're the only ones present.

—Something like that —Mikoto replied without taking her eyes off Sasuke's body— After locking him up, I checked the documents the guy with glasses who was called Kabuto, according to what I read, had on him, and the possession hasn't been successfully achieved. At least, not 100%. There was something described about a strange chakra preventing the last part of the possession, I brought the documents so you can take a look. Maybe you can see and understand more than me, but the essence of the matter is that my son is still there, somewhere —she added as she clenched her fists— My baby needs my help!

I'm sure that if it were possible, she would hit Orochimaru no matter how many times it took to get him out. The last Uchiha man left in the world, although calling him a man… maybe that would be jumping ahead.

Either way, I did exactly that, I took the scrolls Mikoto brought me and I spent a good twenty minutes reading their contents in silence. Maybe under other circumstances I could have read faster, but this was a report made to high standards and I think apart from me, only Nemu and maybe Tsunade could understand what it expresses as a whole.

That, and Kabuto's handwriting was terrible!

It reminds me of when I asked for a prescription from the doctor, even the pharmacist had to call to ask what the hell was written on the note.

Once he even thought I was making fun of him by writing random scribbles.

Caligraphy classes should be included in medical training...

Hmm?

Interesting, is Indra's chakra taking action in this specific situation?

In simple terms to understand, Orochimaru only needs to assimilate the 0.1% to fully claim Sasuke's body, but that remaining sliver is proving impenetrable for reasons they can't understand.

In fact, I see that Kabuto theorized that maybe Itachi did something to Sasuke to counteract this exact situation.

Coming to this conclusion is normal if you don't know about Indra's chakra.

To this day, I still don't understand why those two brothers keep being reincarnated and messing with the lives of their incarnations.

Can't they just stay dead?

—Mikoto, what possibilities are there of success? —Mikoto's attitude dropped a bit due to the concern that something might go terribly wrong.

—Giving numbers would only bring bad luck —I replied as I took a moment to mentally reflect on the process— To be honest, there's a very low chance of it going wrong, but I can't tell you it's zero. I also don't know how much your son will try and that will influence a lot, so I can only promise you that I'll do my best to help you.

Mikoto fell silent as she processed my words.

—Thank you —she suddenly bowed ninety degrees and I felt uncomfortable.

—What are you going to do next? —I asked her when I managed to straighten her out— I explained the situation from my side.

—Can't you just include me in your harem? —she asked me jokingly.

—No —I replied with Saitama's face.

Wait! If Sasuke were to die in the operation...

...

Nah, I can't let Mikoto go through that. I can only regret not having come to this world a few years earlier, then things might be different.

—I was just pulling your leg —Mikoto turned around and I couldn't see her expression— I have some ideas, don't worry.