"What!"

Am I dreaming? Must be dreaming, right?

If it weren't for the fact that the feeling was very clear now, Orochimaru would have wondered if he was daydreaming, after all, this kind of thing would not have happened in his opinion!

"Here, Orochimaru-sama, anyway, go and see what is going on in the cell, and then you'll know how he escaped and how he stole the arrow. ”

Is there such an evil sect? At least to Orochimaru's eyes, Dou seemed to be looking for a reason for his incompetence, after all, as far as he knew, there were at least a hundred ways to escape from his cell, and there was no one he hadn't seen before......

But just as he stepped into the underground cell, which seemed to be empty, the disapproving expression on Orochimaru's face froze instantly.

The square cell is surrounded by thick building materials, which are strong enough to withstand the bombardment of thousands of detonators, and the cage on the front is also sealed with a special alloy and enchantment, so the sturdiness is absolutely guaranteed.

“...... This is! ”

However, when Orochimaru stood at the door of the cell, he saw a strange situation that he had seen for the first time in his life, and in the depths of the cage, a square "passage" suddenly appeared, and a large pile of powdery waste materials was piled up outside the door.

Like the many underground passages in Otoshinobi Village, the passages in this cell looked boxy and unconventional, with nothing but a small toilet inside.

But how can there be a passage in a prison cell? If there is a passage to the outside, then what is the point of this cell?

"I've already probed the passage, and this passage has passed through several corners, and one of the exits of the passage leads to my personal laboratory, which is where the "arrow" is located. ”

After seeing Orochimaru stunned at this inexplicable passage, Dou reported what he had just detected.

Apparently, the subject somehow managed to make such a passage in the cell, and then opened the passage directly to the laboratory where the "arrow" was placed, and slipped away with the thing.

And all this happened in just one overnight! What a terrible speed!

"How the hell did you dig this passage? The incision is as smooth as a mirror? ”

At this time, Orochimaru walked in and took a closer look at the passage, only to realize that the situation of this thing was far beyond his comprehension, because all the sides of the edge of the passage were smooth and completely unreasonable.

He reached out and touched it, the touch was very cold, and there was no raw edge at all, if it weren't for the opaque building material, Orochimaru would have thought that this was a mirror.

"It's not just smooth here, it's the edges of the entire passage inside."

"Who is this test subject?"

"The samurai of the Iron Country, sixteen years old, his name is Rakujiro, who has mastered the most rudimentary chakra refining methods and some special family heirlooms."

"In other words, he is not a ninja at all, but a samurai who does not know ninjutsu or secret arts at all...... Could it be that he dug it out of something? No way? ”

After thinking for a few seconds, Orochimaru opened his mouth and spat out, and a slimy sword flew out of his mouth.

Although he is not a samurai, Orochimaru can also use a sword, and he still has a "spirit sword" in his hand. Kusanagi", when it comes to sharpness, it is second only to the world's strongest "Five Swords in the World", and it is one level stronger than the "Thirty-six Famous Swords" in the Land of Iron.

Sou! Accompanied by the "Spirit Sword" in his mouth. Kusanagi flashed, and a large hole was cut in the other wall of the cell.

As the snake with "Kusanagi" in Orochimaru's mouth continued to dance in the air, a huge square gap quickly appeared in the other wall under the cutting of this sword.

"No, I can't cut it so smooth."

After taking a little effort to break through a small passage, Orochimaru looked at the edge of the passage that had been cut by himself and couldn't help but sigh.

Even the world-famous "Spirit Sword. Kusanagi", and the one who made the sword was still the same world-famous shadow-level powerhouse Orochimaru, but the wall cut out by him still had a little rough edge and uneven parts.

In fact, if you think about it, you also know that no matter how sharp the sword is, the building materials of the cells here are specially made, and ordinary swords will be damaged or even broken if they can't even be sharpened, how can the walls be cut as smooth as mirrors?

"And Orochimaru-sama, I'm afraid that guy didn't cut with a sword yet, because he can't have any iron weapons on hand."

"And what did he use?"

"I'm afraid it's this, I just found it outside the exit of the ground he left, and I'll be back for you as soon as I find it."

At this time, Doudou smiled wryly and took out what looked like a scalpel from his pocket next to him.

If you look closely, the scalpel is covered in dirt and all kinds of traces of use, but this is too ......

"You mean, he could cut through smooth walls that I couldn't even cut with a Kusanagi sword with a small scalpel, and dig out a passage so big enough to pass through overnight?"

After hearing Dou's statement, Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh, if this was the case, what did he do with the Kusanagi Sword, wouldn't it be good to go out with a scalpel and cut people?

"About that...... Actually, I have a hypothesis. ”

"What assumption?"

"That "arrow", or rather, the strange viruses that inhabit the "arrow". ”

What does that arrow have to do with it? Wait a minute? If I'm not mistaken, is it ......

After a few seconds, Orochimaru showed an excited expression and continued, "Do you mean, that ability called "Stand-in"? ”

That's right, just like Dou, Orochimaru also thinks of this.

Don't forget, the virus that made up the "arrow" was extracted from Rin's brain, and the two had guessed that since this virus has a self-consciousness that can form "arrows", it should not be just used to kill people.

After hundreds of experiments, the vast majority of subjects died shortly after being infected with the virus by the "arrow", and only that subject survived.

"But although he didn't die, he went through a long period of high fever after contracting the virus, and I even thought that guy's head would burn out, but now it seems that this should not be the case."

When mentioning the situation of the previous test subject, Dou's eyes flashed with a hint of researcher's unique curiosity, and continued: "Judging from the current situation, he didn't know how to use ninjutsu in the first place, and he didn't have a blood inheritance limit after checking before, so we can only assume that he got some kind of magical power to help him escape from prison." ”

"And this power ...... It's a "stand-in". ”

At this time, Orochimaru remembered the special power that his two subordinates had before, Rin and Junmaro, had when they were still alive.

It's not ninjutsu, it's not summoning, it's not secret, it's not blood...... At least in the eyes of Orochimaru and Dou, this is not anything that has ever been documented in the ninja world.

In particular, their stand-in "Bloodstained Sacred Monument", which is almost completely indescribable by logic, and is ridiculously powerful, has far surpassed the level of all the "Blood Inheritance Limits" in the world, and even reached the level of "rules".

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Let's assume that the power of the "stand-in" is related to the "arrow", and if you are stabbed by the "arrow", there is a high probability that you will die, but if you don't die, you can awaken that strange power. ”

"But if that kid does awaken the "stand-in", his ability should be completely different from the "Blood Stained Monument", because he has no chance to find blood, so he ......"

"It's a very interesting finding that everyone's "stand-in" abilities are completely different. ”

"Hmph."

"Hahaha."

As they chatted, the two mad scientists began to laugh.

But in the next second, Orochimaru's face changed, and he yelled loudly at Dou, "Laugh at the fart!" Why don't you get the "arrow" back for me! ”

"Uh...... yes, I'll ...... right away."

"Forget it, you're not at ease, I'll go with you, and I'll have to bring that test subject back."

At this time, Orochimaru showed an expression of ambition, and then set his sights in the direction of the "Iron Country......