Chapter 45: I Want a Living Uchiha

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Just as Orochimaru was tinkering with the scroll, a notification popped up.

“Congratulations, Host, the lottery system has been upgraded!”

“Intermediate lottery is now available! 1000 Employment Points per draw, minimum of ten draws!”

Si Xia was dumbfounded.

Ten thousand points at once?

He had expected the cost to rise after upgrading, but never imagined it would jump tenfold.

Si Xia glanced at his balance.

“Employment Points: 15,231.”

Why not try a draw?

“Deducting 10,000 Employment Points from the host! Remaining points: 5,231.”

“Drawing...”

“Congratulations, host obtained...”

“One pair of Sharingan.”

“Bloodline Limit: Shikotsumyaku.”

“Chakra Quantity x10 cards.”

“Physical Strength x8 Kai.”

“Level 80 Scare Apple x10.”

“Physical Strength x6 Kai.”

“Thunder Stone x1.”

“100 Ichiraku Ramen.”

...

He actually got chakra-related rewards again?

In fact, after upgrading his chakra and physical strength to SSSS level, he hadn’t drawn such rewards for a long time.

So it was only after upgrading that he could get those again?

Moreover, the drop rate seemed noticeably higher this time.

Two bloodline limits?

And two strange items.

“Thunder Stone: A magical stone with evolutionary power; carrying it enhances lightning-style techniques.”

“Level 80 Scare Apple: Improves in taste as the scare level increases; the more intense the scare, the better the flavor.”

Si Xia had some vague memory of these two items.

One came from a culinary captive.

The other from Pokémon.

He never expected that after upgrading, he could draw items from other worlds.

Before Si Xia could ponder further, Orochimaru had finished the setup.

The ground was covered with dense black patterns radiating in all directions.

It reminded Si Xia of the human transmutation circle from the beginning of Fullmetal Alchemist.

Compared to the formation he’d first seen, this one was undoubtedly more complex and massive.

After completing everything, Orochimaru said to Si Xia,

“According to our long-term employment agreement, you are obliged to cooperate with my research on your chakra.”

“Now, please sit in the center of the formation and begin refining your chakra.”

“I need to observe and study your chakra.”

Si Xia did not refuse; this was a trivial matter.

He quickly sat cross-legged within the formation and began refining his chakra.

Orochimaru observed the readings on the instruments beside him.

His face was calm, but inside, waves of shock surged.

‘What’s going on?’

‘It’s barely been any time, how did this guy’s chakra quantity increase so much?’

Orochimaru was stunned.

Si Xia’s total chakra had reached the maximum limit that the formation could measure.

If Kisame knew how much chakra Si Xia had, he’d surely hand over the title of “Tail of the Tailed Beasts” without a fight.

Orochimaru didn’t care about Kisame’s opinion now; he only wanted to know how Si Xia had amassed such an enormous chakra reserve.

Most importantly, not only had Si Xia’s chakra quantity grown terrifyingly, but its quality had also improved greatly.

A portion of chakra from the Ten-Tails and that of a mere Genin were worlds apart.

At this moment, Orochimaru witnessed the highest quality chakra he had ever seen.

Not only that, Si Xia possessed an incredible talent for lightning release.

Orochimaru could barely imagine how strong Si Xia would be at full power.

This was a question neither Orochimaru nor Si Xia himself could answer.

At this moment, Orochimaru couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Ninjas are not all the same.

After carefully recording the observed data on the scroll, Orochimaru opened his mouth and spat out a snake that flew out and swallowed the scroll whole.

Si Xia’s eyes flickered upon seeing this.

It appeared!

The iconic Orochimaru jutsu scene.

Orochimaru spits a snake; the snake spits out Orochimaru; Orochimaru spits a snake again; the snake spits out a scroll; then Orochimaru emerges from the scroll.

Si Xia’s internal teasing remained unknown to Orochimaru.

After storing the scroll, Orochimaru looked at Si Xia.

“There’s one more thing I need from you this time.”

“What is it?” Si Xia stood up and faced Orochimaru.

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Orochimaru glanced at Karin, then licked his lips.

“I need a pair of Sharingan.”

He envied Karin’s Sharingan deeply.

Although what he wanted most was still the Rinnegan.

But after seeing that scene back then, he had completely given up on coveting the Rinnegan.

Since he couldn’t get the Rinnegan, obtaining a pair of Sharingan was still excellent.

For others, getting Sharingan was quite difficult.

For example, the Cloud Village tried hard to acquire the Hyuga Byakugan, which was also a Konoha bloodline limit.

They first sent spies into Konoha, attempting to kidnap the Hyuga clan’s main family heir to seize the Byakugan.

Of course, for Si Xia, this was no big deal.

After all, he had already transplanted a pair of Sharingan to his little follower, Uzumaki Karin.

When Si Xia realized Orochimaru’s intention, he chuckled inwardly.

“This is easy. Ten million—I’ll get it for you quickly.”

It’s just a pair of Sharingan; he had just drawn a pair.

After Orochimaru issued the employment task, Si Xia could even casually pull out a bottle containing the Sharingan and hand it over.

Of course, this was just a thought; he wouldn’t really do that.

He had to at least go out and show some effort to make his merit apparent.

However, to Si Xia’s surprise, Orochimaru shook his head and said,

“Perhaps I didn’t clearly state my task requirements earlier, let me clarify.”

“I don’t just need Sharingan; I need a living, awakened member of the Uchiha clan.”

“Without the Uchiha’s constitution, directly transplanting the Sharingan will cause ordinary people to collapse under its energy consumption.”

“Not everyone has the massive reserves like your Uzumaki clan.”

“I won’t accept a transplant that leaves someone as weak as Kakashi.”

After hearing this, Si Xia was stunned.

“Orochimaru, you’re making things difficult for me!”

“Do you know how many living Uchiha clan members remain in the entire shinobi world?”

“There are only three left.”

Si Xia counted on his fingers as he spoke to Orochimaru.

“There’s Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Sasuke. That’s all.”

“Obito is a one-eyed man; you probably won’t be interested, right?”

“Itachi definitely won’t do; he’s part of the organization, and I don’t want to conflict with them and affect my missions.”

He joked, “The Akatsuki have plenty of resources; there are still eight Tailed Beasts left!”

“Sasuke is about the same age as Karin; what could you possibly do with such a little brat?”

Si Xia couldn’t help but sneer a little in his heart.

When Orochimaru releases a task, he should just focus on that and not mock Kakashi.

Although Kakashi often lacks chakra, when he uses Earth Release: Mud Wall, he still has extra chakra to carve four dog heads into the wall!

He just wondered if those four dog heads were Kakashi’s final stubbornness.

Weak body? Overexertion? Impossible!

After hearing all this, Orochimaru was dumbfounded.

His intelligence network was vast, but he only barely knew these things.

Si Xia actually knew all these secret details inside out.

He didn’t remember how many times he had been shocked by Si Xia’s incredibly powerful and mysterious intelligence network.

Secrets that others could hardly obtain, Si Xia could casually recite!

Gathering intelligence is also a measure of a ninja’s strength.

Undoubtedly, this guy had no weak spots in his thinking.

Orochimaru calmed himself and asked,

“How did you get this information?”

Si Xia smiled mysteriously.

“Trade secrets.”

His sources couldn’t be revealed to Orochimaru.

As for his mysterious intelligence network, whether it was Nagato or Orochimaru investigating, the result would always be that the network didn’t exist.

Though Orochimaru was very interested in Si Xia’s intelligence network, Si Xia refused to reveal it, so Orochimaru was helpless.

He could only indirectly use it through collaboration.

Orochimaru pondered and casually said,

“Tell me about that one-eyed man.”

He was somewhat helpless — only three Uchiha clan members remained alive in the entire shinobi world.

What else could he do?

Itachi was part of Akatsuki, and Si Xia didn’t want to touch him.

Sasuke was too young; his Sharingan wasn’t fully developed, and his growth potential was unverified.

That left Uchiha Obito, the one-eyed man, as his only option; he had no choice.

Si Xia was surprised.

He was shocked by Orochimaru’s choice.

After his surprise, he quickly educated Orochimaru on the Sharingan.

“No way, you’re really considering Obito, the one-eyed man?”

“Give up, Orochimaru!”

“One Sharingan is basically useless; many of the powerful abilities require both eyes.”

He wasn’t misleading Orochimaru; this was true.

For example, Danzo Shimura, one of the shinobi world’s men with the most Sharingan, when in battle, could only jab Sasuke’s Susanoo with kunai, treating the Sharingan as expendable.

Orochimaru considered this and said,

“If not, then get another Sharingan and make a pair, right?”

“Don’t you know where to find Sharingan?”

Since Sharingan was unique to the Uchiha clan, Orochimaru’s knowledge was limited.

His idea surprised Si Xia.

After a brief pause, Si Xia said,

“You’re quite the talent.”

“But no use. If they’re not an original pair, they’re of little use; some of Sharingan’s powerful abilities cannot be activated.”

Obito and Danzo both had multiple Sharingan but couldn’t awaken Susanoo, indicating the need for an original pair.

Of course, there was a very slim chance.

That Obito had extra Sharingan but just wasn’t using them — just playing around.

Orochimaru’s expression darkened after hearing this.

Si Xia didn’t want to touch Itachi; if he didn’t want to antagonize the organization, Orochimaru couldn’t attack Itachi either.

Betraying the organization was not a major concern for Orochimaru; he had done it before.

The problem was Si Xia.

If Akatsuki didn’t have Si Xia, Orochimaru wouldn’t hesitate to attack Itachi.

But now that Si Xia was part of Akatsuki, and if he ran off, it would be simple.

If Nagato gave Si Xia a mission to capture the traitorous Orochimaru, knowing Si Xia’s personality, he’d be eager to claim the bounty himself.

As for Itachi’s younger brother, since he was about Karin’s age, he was likely of little use.

His Sharingan development was probably still in the early stages.

So, the only option was Uchiha Obito.

Unfortunately, Obito was one-eyed with only one Sharingan.

If Si Xia’s info was correct, even if he used Obito as a vessel, many Sharingan abilities would remain unusable.

Seeing Orochimaru’s face grow grim, Si Xia stroked his chin.

“I actually know where Obito’s other eye is.”

After saying this, he began to consider whether to help Orochimaru get Obito’s other Sharingan.

Orochimaru’s heart leapt upon hearing this.

It was truly a turnaround from despair to hope.

Orochimaru had thought he might not find a suitable Uchiha as a vessel.

But he never imagined there would be such a breakthrough.

If Obito could recover his other Sharingan, he’d be a perfect vessel.

As Orochimaru was an old client of Si Xia, he understood Si Xia’s rules.

Seeing Si Xia say no more, he asked directly,

“How much do you want?”

Si Xia sneered wryly.

“These eyes have extraordinary power!”

“Their abilities far exceed your imagination!”

“And the person who has Obito’s Sharingan is a top-tier Konoha Jonin, an elite among elites, even secretly being groomed as a Hokage.”

“To seize those eyes, you’d have to take on the giant that is Konoha.”

“Konoha is your hometown; I won’t elaborate on its scale.”

“So this task won’t be easy!”

“Moreover, Uchiha Obito is no simple figure.”

“He collaborates with our organization’s leader, Nagato. If you move against him, it won’t be easy with the leader either.”

“In short, this employment task will probably require at least 100 million ryō!”

Orochimaru was dumbfounded.

Si Xia’s intelligence shocked Orochimaru once again.

He knew of Uchiha Obito—the disciple of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze—rumored to be long dead.

He hadn’t paid much attention to this untalented junior, assuming he was just barely surviving somewhere.

“What’s going on here?”

Orochimaru’s mind raced as he thought rapidly.

“Is Si Xia’s intelligence real or fabricated this time?”

“Based on what I know of him, he wouldn’t lie.”

“So the credibility is quite high.”

“But why would Uchiha Obito, the Fourth Hokage’s disciple, collaborate with the organization leader Nagato?”

“What unknown events have elevated that low-ranked fellow to Nagato’s level?”

“How is this possible?”

Orochimaru was filled with confusion.

After learning so much from Si Xia, he began to consider.

His first question: Should he continue searching for a Uchiha as the perfect vessel?

The answer was yes.

After witnessing Uchiha Itachi’s excellence, he had a strong interest in the Uchiha clan.

The Sharingan bloodline limit could greatly enhance his power.

The stronger he became, the more research he could conduct, and the fewer ninjas could restrict him.

Second question:

If Si Xia’s info was accurate, only three living Uchiha remained.

Of course, if they were to be perfect vessels.

As a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, Karin, after transplanting the Mangekyo, could also count as a perfect vessel.

Karin’s Uzumaki blood guaranteed a vast chakra reserve.

If no Uchiha were available, Karin would be a very good alternative.

But to make Karin a vessel, one would have to pass Si Xia’s approval.

Then again, if he could pass Si Xia’s approval, why not make Si Xia the vessel?

(↑ A shout-out to the white-haired ponytailed hardworking Karin, who tirelessly takes on missions.)

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