Unlike the ninjas who are vocal about this will or that will, Orochimaru's bottom line is very flexible and changeable.
When he realizes that making a certain choice might bring him closer to his goal...
He doesn't mind adjusting his bottom line.
However, Orochimaru knows that someone like him can't integrate into the power of the Whitebeard Pirates, mainly because the people of the pirate group can't really accept him.
Orochimaru is very clear about some things he has done.
So, he doesn't expect to be accepted by the Whitebeard Pirates.
He just needs the Whitebeard Pirates to become a shield in front of him, helping him block some unavoidable troubles, that's enough.
The reason why Orochimaru joined the Akatsuki organization is also largely due to this.
Orochimaru is even clearer about what role he plays in the Whitebeard Pirates.
He is a captive of value.
And... his value of use is even higher than that of Jinchuriki.
Under such circumstances...
Orochimaru is very confident that the Whitebeard Pirates will become his umbrella.
But if you really make this choice...
Then he must give and take.
At least in terms of the style of action and values, it must fit with the Whitebeard Pirates.
Otherwise, Orochimaru feels that Whitebeard doesn't mind personally eliminating a captive who tarnishes the reputation of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Various thoughts flashed through his mind.
A hint of different color flashed in Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils.
For him, wanting to fit the values of a group of pirates like heroes is the most difficult thing to do.
Just the fact that he uses innocent people as reincarnation containers, I'm afraid it won't be accepted by the people of the Whitebeard Pirates.
In front of Orochimaru, Kimimaro, after being stunned for a while, couldn't help but curiously asked, "Orochimaru-sama, you... do you want to stay in the Whitebeard Pirates?"
Orochimaru's mouth curled up, he stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, "The temporary idea is like this, but maybe one day the idea will change."
"Then I..." Kimimaro was instantly messed up, he wanted to escape from the Whitebeard Pirates every moment of every day, but Orochimaru-sama wanted to stay.
Orochimaru said, "Hehe... Tsunade's medical skills are still very powerful, maybe one day she can really figure out what your Kekkei Genkai disease is all about."
"Kimimaro, you continue to cooperate with her treatment." Orochimaru paused, and continued, "I think... her kindness to you will not affect our relationship, right?"
Kimimaro hurriedly said, "Orochimaru-sama, I will only offer loyalty to you!"
"Hehe..." Orochimaru's eyes narrowed slightly, "Of course I believe in you, Kimimaro."
In fact, Orochimaru saw a hint of hesitation on Kimimaro's small face.
This made Orochimaru a bit annoyed.
Wouldn't Tsunade really "do something" to his reincarnation container and input some "values" that shouldn't be inputted into Kimimaro?
But he didn't point this out.
Orochimaru changed the subject, "How about the other guy? The one who was with me."
Orochimaru was referring to Sasori.
Kimimaro recalled and responded, "He seems to be attached to a rather crude puppet. The Whitebeard Pirates keep a close eye on him."
Hearing that Sasori's treatment was similar to his own, Orochimaru felt somewhat relieved.
...
The next morning, at dawn.
The Whitebeard Pirates didn't rush to leave the harbor; they had two significant tasks to handle.
First, they needed to transfer the Two-Tails, Matatabi, from Karin's body to Sasuke's.
Second, they had to move the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, from Killer Bee to a crew member. However, the specific crew member hadn't been decided yet.
At this moment, within a secluded chamber aboard the Moby Dick, the room had become the place for transferring tailed beasts by the Whitebeard Pirates.
Previously, they'd transferred Matatabi from Yugito to Karin in this very room.
The floor of the chamber was covered in intricate runes. Karin lay quietly at the center, her clothing pulled up halfway, revealing her fair, flat abdomen.
Sasuke sat cross-legged beside her, shirtless.
Around them, specially crafted candles formed a circle.
The flickering candlelight cast uncertain shadows on everyone's faces.
Since Karin was already an Uzumaki clan member with pure Uzumaki blood, they didn't need to prepare additional Uzumaki blood this time. It was as straightforward as making tomato stir-fry.
Hoshigaki Kisame, Uzumaki Fuushi, Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Shisui, and Uzumaki Naruto stood at five different positions in the chamber, surrounding Sasuke and Karin.
"Karin, Sasuke, are you ready?" Uzumaki Fuushi's voice echoed.
Lying on the ground, Karin replied, "Mom, I'm ready!"
Sasuke took a deep breath, feeling a mix of excitement.
If this transfer succeeded, he would become the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.
Sasuke knew firsthand about Naruto's immense power as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Having a tailed beast within him—did that mean he finally had a chance to catch up to Naruto?
The Two-Tails, Matatabi, was a tailed beast like the Nine-Tails inside Naruto. Surely there wouldn't be much difference between the two?
"I'm ready too!" Sasuke nodded firmly.
Simultaneously, the five of them began forming hand seals.
"Uzumaki Secret Technique: Sealing Jutsu: Diamond Reverse Five Elements Seal!"
Uzumaki Fuushi's voice was low as golden chains sprouted from her body, connecting Naruto, Kakashi, Kisame, and Shisui.
These chains then shot out and pierced Karin and Sasuke.
All five participants slammed their palms onto the ground.
"Ugh—" Karin emitted a pained groan from the floor.
The self-inflicted training she endured was already agonizing. To imagine the pain she felt during this process was beyond comprehension.
Yet Karin didn't lose consciousness; she clenched her small fists tightly.
At the same time, the Two-Tails' chakra flowed rapidly along the golden chains, surging into Sasuke's body.
Sasuke, sitting cross-legged, trembled. The pain he experienced wasn't any less than Karin's.
Cold sweat broke out across every inch of his skin.
Sasuke bit his lip so hard that he even drew blood.
At the same time, all the curse marks on the ground surged towards Sasuke alone.
The curse marks, like ants, slowly climbed up along Sasuke's skin, finally gathering in Sasuke's abdomen, forming a Uzumaki shape and constantly rotating and twisting.
It was almost exactly the same operation as before.
As time passed by every minute and every second, both Sasuke and Karin felt that this period of time was like years.
At this critical moment, Uzumaki Fuushi stepped forward and pressed heavily on Sasuke's abdomen.
"Sealing Technique·Four Symbols·Adamantine Sealing Chains!!!"
Her actions did not stop, her hands quickly formed seals, and then both palms pressed heavily on Sasuke's abdomen.
"Sealing Technique·Tailed Beast Seal!!!"
"Sealing Technique·Adamantine Sealing Chains!!!"
One after another, the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan were all applied to Sasuke.
Sasuke's body was wrapped in golden chains, and finally, these golden chains violently bound Sasuke's body.
But it didn't strangle Sasuke into several sections.
Instead, it completely merged into Sasuke's body.
"Phew..." Uzumaki Fuushi breathed a sigh of relief, because she had already seen a very complete Tailed Beast sealing mark appearing on Sasuke's abdomen.
This also means that this time the Tailed Beast transfer was successful.
Even it can be said that this time is more familiar than the last time.
"Karin, how do you feel?" Uzumaki Fuushi first looked at her daughter and asked with great concern.
Karin struggled to sit up, she covered her stomach, "It feels so uncomfortable, no wonder the Jinchuriki called Yugito, when the Tailed Beast was pulled out, she would faint directly."
Even Karin was surprised at her own pain resistance.
It seems that Pops' regular special training really worked.
Karin frowned, she said, "My physical strength is rapidly losing, I feel very tired, and also very weak."
When Karin wanted to stand up, she found that her legs were soft and she couldn't stand up at all.
Her face was even a bit pale, although she didn't bleed a drop from her body, but it always felt like a sign of excessive blood loss.
Even the people of the Uzumaki clan will be like this, if a non-Uzumaki clan person is stripped of the Tailed Beast, there will indeed be a risk of life.
"Sasuke, how are you feeling?" Naruto ran over and asked Sasuke curiously.
Sasuke's face was also very pale, he responded with difficulty, "I feel like there is a very strange thing in my body..."
This feeling Sasuke is very difficult to describe, like the body has been filled with an unknown object.
And such a big Tailed Beast forcibly stuffed into Sasuke's body, and opened a sealing space in Sasuke's body.
There is a kind of feeling that Sasuke feels that the Tailed Beast is about to overflow.
"I've changed another Jinchuriki... In less than two months, I've experienced three Jinchuriki!"
A sudden voice sounded in Sasuke's mind.
Sasuke was suddenly startled, and he felt a chill all over his body, "Who? What voice?"
"Huh?" Naruto was startled by Sasuke's sudden shock, but he quickly reacted, "Is it the Tailed Beast in your body talking to you? I heard Karin say before that this Tailed Beast has a very good temper and often chats with her."
"The Tailed Beast is talking?"
Sasuke attempted to communicate with the tailed beast within his consciousness: "So... was it you speaking to me just now?"
"Yes, human," the voice of the Two-Tails, Matatabi, sounded somewhat like a mature, knowledgeable woman. "You must be Uchiha Sasuke, right? Unexpectedly, an Uchiha clan member becomes my Jinchuriki!"
Matatabi paused, continuing, "If I recall correctly, you're the first Uchiha in a thousand years to be a tailed beast Jinchuriki. You're truly breaking new ground in history."
The Two-Tails had an unusually gentle temperament, even bordering on "mild."
Such a disposition was quite rare among tailed beasts.
Sasuke immersed his consciousness further into the seal space.
As expected, he saw an enormous tailed beast—Matatabi—surrounded by dark blue flames. It lay in the seal space like a giant cat.
Sasuke couldn't help swallowing nervously. This was his first close encounter with a tailed beast.
The chakra emanating from the tailed beast made him slightly anxious.
Matatabi lowered its head, locking eyes with Sasuke.
Big and small.
Four eyes met.
"Uchiha Sasuke, my name is 'Matatabi,'" Matatabi unexpectedly revealed its true name. It continued, "I have a feeling that you'll be my Jinchuriki for quite some time."
A hint of amusement played on Matatabi's lips.
It extended a massive claw, placing it gently on the iron bars of the seal space. "So, let's learn from each other during this time."
Sasuke hesitated but reached out with his own hand, gently touching Matatabi's claw.
He sensed goodwill emanating from the tailed beast.
This interaction was different from what Sasuke had anticipated.
Although Karin had described Matatabi as gentle, this seemed a bit excessive, didn't it?
It was quite different from the Nine-Tails' temperament within Naruto!
...
Meanwhile, deep within the Moby Dick's lower deck, Killer Bee couldn't use the tailed beast's power due to the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique. However, he could still communicate with Gyuki within him.
At this moment, Gyuki's voice echoed in Killer Bee's mind: "Bee, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki has changed again."
Killer Bee blinked, growing slightly nervous. "Changed?"
"The new Jinchuriki is a young one from the Whitebeard Pirates named 'Uchiha Sasuke,'" Gyuki grumbled. "It might happen tomorrow or the day after. The next tailed beast to change Jinchuriki might just be me."
Killer Bee clenched his fist against the prison door.
A resounding "thud" echoed as the door shook.
"Damn it! How did this happen?"
But this punch was of no use, Moby Dick took a solid hit.
"What's wrong?" Hearing the noise from Killer Bee's side, Yugito couldn't help but ask.
Killer Bee explained what Gyuki had just said to him.
The former Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Yugito, suddenly fell silent.
Her mood was complicated.
She felt like she had been fooled twice in a row.
"Hehe, are you worried about the Tailed Beast being stripped from your body?" Orochimaru's light laughter echoed, "Do you need me to show you a clear path? If you recognize Whitebeard as your father, maybe he won't let someone strip the Tailed Beast from your body."
"If you succeed, remember to owe me a favor!"
Orochimaru's sinister voice entered Killer Bee's ears, "This 'clear path' is not something I made up!"
Killer Bee was stunned.
Because some time ago,
He had heard similar words from Whitebeard's mouth.
....
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