20demayo Chapter 77 The Snake's Vision
Chapter 77 The Snake's Vision
Chapter 77 The Snake's Vision
Orochimaru paused for a moment, then let out a low, hoarse laugh.
"Hehehe————"
"Sousuke-kun, your greed is truly adorable."
"What do you think the Sharingan is? A light bulb? You can just screw it on and it lights up?"
Orochimaru's eyes were mocking.
"The Sharingan is the embodiment of the Uchiha clan's spiritual energy. It consumes a tremendous amount of chakra."
"Once transplanted, without the Uchiha's constitution, it can't be turned off. With your chakra, it will be drained in less than half an hour."
"As for rolling your eyes—"
"That's even more impossible. The Hyuga clan's Caged Bird Seal destroys the optic nerve the instant the eyeball leaves the body. Unless you can get your hands on the main family's eye—"
"But the Hyuga main family—" Orochimaru smiled meaningfully, "Even I don't want to provoke them."
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"And, Sousuke-kun."
"Your goods are valuable, but they are consumables. Trading them for the eternal power of a bloodline limit is not a fair exchange."
Sosuke fell silent.
"Then what can you give me?"
Sosuke settled for second best.
"I can't give you eyes with a bloodline limit, but I can give you a more suitable alternative."
Orochimaru pulled out a scroll.
"untie."
*Bang.* A puff of white smoke dissipated.
A glass jar filled with a transparent preservative solution appeared on the table.
Inside the jar wasn't an eyeball. It was a snake.
It was very small, only as thick as a little finger, and its entire body was snow-white, except for its bright red eyes, which gave it an eerie look.
Its scales are covered with a layer of slippery mucus.
"This is—" Sosuke frowned.
"Bio-engineered eye".
Orochimaru picked up the jar and shook it gently.
The white snake inside swam around, its movements agile yet eerie.
"This is a 'sensory snake' that I bred."
"Implant it in your eye socket. It will connect to the optic nerve stump. Although it won't let you see colors, it will allow you to see the flow of chakra, the radiation of heat, and even sense the location of enemies through walls."
"Most importantly—"
Orochimaru looked at Sousuke.
"It has its own bio-energy cycle, and only needs to be fed with nutrient solution monthly. It doesn't require your chakra. I will deliver the nutrient solution on time."
Sosuke looked at the white snake wriggling in the liquid.
To stuff a live snake into your eye socket and let it parasitize your head?
The mere thought of that scene sends chills down your spine. It's a physiologically agonizing repulsion.
"Don't worry, I've placed a curse mark on it. It will completely obey the host's will."
"How about it? Dare to give it a try?"
Sosuke quickly made up his mind: let it be strange, restoring his sight is the most important thing.
"How do I use it?" he asked.
"This is a delicate procedure. Ordinary medical ninjas can't perform this surgery. I have to do it myself."
"Right here?"
"Right here."
Orochimaru stood up.
"Lie down."
Sosuke lay down on the long table.
"Take off your blindfold."
Sosuke removed his blindfold as instructed, revealing his lifeless left eyeball.
"Bear with it."
Orochimaru didn't use anesthesia. His cold fingers pried open Sousuke's eyelids.
In his other hand, he held a scalpel, its cold light flashing.
laugh.
The necrotic eyeball was precisely gouged out, severing the connecting tissue.
Blood gushed out and flowed down his cheeks.
The intense pain caused Sosuke's muscles to tense up.
Then, Orochimaru opened the glass jar.
A sweet, fishy smell of preservatives filled the air. He stretched out two fingers and pinched the white snake between them.
The white snake left the liquid and immediately coiled around Orochimaru's finger.
Then, he positioned the white snake's head against the bloody, gaping hole.
"Go, new home."
The white snake flicked its tongue, sensing the warm scent of flesh and blood.
It moved. It burrowed into Sosuke's eye socket.
It felt cold, slippery, and swollen, like a foreign object was being forced into my eye socket.
Sosuke could feel the sound of snake scales scraping against the bone wall of his eye socket.
"Ugh—!!!"
Sosuke's fingers gripped the corner of the table so tightly that his nails broke off.
The snake's tail protruded into the optic nerve foramen. It felt as if a needle had pierced directly into his cerebral cortex.
Then, the white snake coiled up, filling the entire space around its eye socket with its body.
Finally, it exposed its head, positioned precisely where its eyeballs were.
The red snake's eyes flickered.
hum.
Suddenly, an image appeared in Sosuke's mind.
It is a world of gray outlines.
In this gloomy atmosphere, a huge, cold, purple flame was burning.
That was Orochimaru. That was an immense, terrifying amount of chakra.
In the shadows of the corner, there was a faint blue light; that was Chiba hiding in the dark.
"I see it—I've got it!"
Sosuke covered his left eye, gasping for breath. Blood trickled down between his fingers, staining half his face red.
This perspective is strange, like a thermal imager or an X-ray.
"Adapt to it."
Orochimaru nodded in satisfaction when he saw that the surgery was successful.
"Now, this is mine."
Orochimaru took the test tube and prepared to leave.
"etc."
Sosuke called out to him.
"Lord Orochimaru, this eye... does it have any side effects?"
"certainly."
Orochimaru stopped and turned his head to the side.
"However, this snake is also a recorder. It will record all the changes in your body."
"I want to see if humans will experience rejection after fusing with this alien creature? Will they evolve?"
"You are my observation sample, Sosuke-kun. Live well."
Orochimaru disappeared.
Sosuke touched his left eye.
It was soft. It was warm. And it was moist.
A snake became his eye.
"Is this what it feels like to be used as a guinea pig?"
Sousuke smiled bitterly.
Chiba ran out from the corner, looking at Sosuke with a pale face.
"Mr. Sosuke, you—"
He looked into Sousuke's left eye.
Those are no longer human organs. A white snake coils within, its head replacing the pupils, coldly gazing upon this world.
Its inhuman texture sent chills down one's spine.
No matter how fanatical Chiba was about human experimentation, he was still just a child.
"Don't be afraid, Chiba."
Sousuke lowered his hand.
He walked to the mirror and looked at himself.
Half his face was covered in blood, and one eye was a snake. He looked like a monster.
But he smiled.
Because this eye is just so useful.
He turned to look out the window. The darkness did not obstruct his view.
Patrolling police, passersby, even birds in the trees.
Every living thing is radiating light.
Through the wall, he saw a huge source of heat, like a raging fire. That was Matt Day. Even in his sleep, his body was undergoing intense energy metabolism.
On the second floor, in Xiyan's room, there was a faint, pure golden halo. It was the gathering of natural energy.
Thermal imaging, chakra vision. This is basically a low-budget version of the Byakugan.
Sosuke washed away the blood and put the blindfold back on—to avoid frightening Chiba and to protect the fragile snake eye.
early morning.
Sosuke woke up.
A strange sensation came from my left eye socket. It was wet, cold, and slightly twitching.
The white snake seemed to have just woken up as well; its tail gently brushed against the nerve endings of Sosuke's optic nerve, bringing a tingling, stinging sensation.
Good morning, new friend.
He opened his eyes.
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My right eye saw the familiar ceiling: wood grain, dust, and light spots.
But the left eye—or rather, the snake's eye—sees a completely different scene.
There is no color. The whole world is made up of patches of color at different temperatures.
Through the wall in front of him, he saw a red halo. It was Xiyan; her body temperature was slightly higher than normal because the inflammation in her lungs was still ongoing.
Within the red aura was a small cluster of golden light. That was natural energy.
Sousuke sat up.
The snake's eyes rotated, producing a faint grinding sound. This sound, transmitted directly to the ear through bone conduction, was so loud it made one's teeth ache.
Sosuke picked up the black eye mask and put it on.
The thermal imaging and the outline of chakra were still transmitted through the eye mask. Completely unaffected.
Sosuke got dressed and left the room.
laboratory.
A faint smell of oil and metal filled the air.
Chiba had been awake for a while. He was wearing gloves and washing test tubes.
"Good morning, Mr. Sousuke."
Chiba heard footsteps but didn't turn around, focusing on the test tube in her hand.
"Today's extraction went smoothly."
On the nearby recliner, Xiyan was wearing a fogging mask and breathing quietly.
The "silver mist" was entering her lungs through her trachea, absorbing the natural energy that was poison to her but gold to Sosuke.
"Cough cough————"
Xiyan coughed twice. A clump of mucus flowed into the collection bottle through the tube.
In the snake's vision, the clump of slime radiated a golden light. Its energy density was far greater than that of chakra.
Kaori Uzuki walked in.
She was holding breakfast in her hand, and when she saw that her daughter was still receiving treatment, she looked grateful.
"Boss, Chiba, thank you for your hard work."
Kaori put down the tray.
"Xiyan looks much better today, and she didn't cough much last night either."
From her perspective, Sosuke and Chiba are her saviors, using expensive, special medicine to cleanse her daughter's lungs.
She had no idea that the waste her daughter coughed up was a treasure to Sosuke. It helped him get one of his eyes back.
"Of course."
Sousuke turned around and looked at Kaori with one eye.
Through the blindfold, he could see the chakra within Kaori's body.
Her chakra was mainly concentrated in her arms and legs, a result of years of swordsmanship practice. In her dantian, the chakra vortex, though not large, was extremely concentrated.
This is a typical skill-based Chunin.
"Kaori, you don't need to train today."
Sosuke sat down and picked up a piece of bread.
"I have a new task for you."
Kaori immediately stood up straight.
"Please give your instructions, boss."
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