Chapter 383: Chapter 279 : Soul Shadow Clone!!
"Human puppets, huh? Looks like I’m not the only one trying to escape death," Orochimaru said with a slight sigh after hearing Tsunade’s report.
Turning a human body into a puppet means you don’t fear injury anymore.
Even if a limb is damaged, it can be restored by replacing parts.
As long as your consciousness remains, the limits of the body and lifespan won’t control you.
But can they really guarantee their consciousness will last forever?
Orochimaru once believed it was possible, but now, with deeper understanding of the soul, he wasn’t so sure.
At least his old method of transferring souls and changing bodies came with serious side effects.
Each rebirth added a burden to his soul, making it incomplete and flawed.
As Kagetsu said, if he died, without going through the Hollow transformation, he would naturally become a Hollow.
"You guys, one after another, are chasing after all kinds of things," Tsunade sighed, feeling a bit helpless toward Orochimaru, Kagetsu, and Sasori.
"Aren’t you chasing after transcending life and death too, Tsunade?" Orochimaru glanced at her with a smile, resting his chin on his crossed hands.
"You’re luckier than me. What I struggled to achieve, you’ve already done without even trying.
Even starting from now, your lifespan could easily last hundreds of years. And that’s without seeking immortality.
You’re already not exactly human, Tsunade!"
Tsunade did not argue with Orochimaru.
As a medical ninja, she knew she had to understand her own body better.
So she was very clear that what Orochimaru said was true.
Her body had truly broken through the limits of lifespan.
At least, the usual meaning of birth, aging, sickness, and death was no longer something she needed to worry about.
Her previous battle with Sasori had made her deeply feel the changes in her body now.
This kind of transformation, like being reborn, could be easily sensed during a fight.
It was like Sasori’s poison.
For all ninjas who had no antidote, once the poison entered their body, they could only wait to die and become Sasori’s defeated victims.
But Tsunade could, using only her own body cells, produce antibodies in a very short time.
This allowed her to ignore the damage caused by the poison.
Unfortunately, as an opponent, Sasori did not let her use her full strength.
She had not even used half of her power, fearing she might knock Sasori out with a single punch.
In this way, she was indeed separated from ordinary ninjas.
Or rather, the few of them were already evolving toward another form of life.
"If there’s nothing else, I’m going to prepare for the next resurrection experiment," Tsunade said as she turned and opened the door to leave.
Now, the only obsession in her heart was to bring back those she cared about.
As for the troubles caused by this, she didn’t care.
Those were problems for Orochimaru and Kagetsu to think about.
Of course, sometimes Tsunade wondered if her grandfather could really come back to life, then maybe he would share many common words with the current Orochimaru and Kagetsu.
But judging from her grandfather’s personality, this "common language" might not be so peaceful.
"Human puppet technique?"
Watching Tsunade’s figure disappear into his office, Orochimaru murmured softly. He shook his head and then buried himself back in the documents on his desk.
He was only a Shadow Clone used to handle village affairs.
Technical problems were something the original self should worry about.
Now, through the soul connection and his conscious transmission, the original should have already received the related information.
Technology Development Department
Orochimaru was mixing a certain potion in his private laboratory when his mind suddenly went blank for a moment. Then he realized new memories had appeared in his mind.
Soul Shadow Clone.
This was a technique Orochimaru created by modifying the Shadow Clone using the power of his Hogyoku Mode.
A normal Shadow Clone evenly splits its chakra to create a perfect replica, capable of fooling the Sharingan and even the Byakugan’s observation.
But the Soul Shadow Clone wasn’t made for fighting—or rather, it wasn’t just for fighting.
Its distribution method wasn’t simply chakra, but fragments of the soul.
It could allocate its power according to Orochimaru’s will, and depending on how the soul was distributed, it could decide which was the clone and which was the original.
Orochimaru didn’t have many Soul Shadow Clones now. One was specially used for handling official duties, which didn’t need much power—about the strength of an average Jonin.
Another was for reading various documents, and working together with Kagetsu and the technicians recruited by the Technology Development Department on jutsu research and development.
Its power was kept at the highest level. Of course, this level, in Orochimaru’s view, was already the full form of his current strength.
Finally, there was his original body used for his own research.
With the current soul strength of Orochimaru’s original body, he could split off more Soul Shadow Clones if necessary, but there was no need to do so.
Because the three of them split from the same soul, under Orochimaru’s technique, they share a soul network.
This allows them to upload and share important matters directly in their minds according to their will.
Just like the office’s clones, if there is any important information that should be known by the main Orochimaru, they will choose to send that information alone to the main body through the soul network.
This method ensures that the main Orochimaru doesn’t have to receive or process too many complicated memories and can focus on his research.
Also, unlike shadow clones, soul shadow clones can exist for a long time and are considered independent individuals.
They don’t disappear immediately when injured like regular shadow clones.
Instead, when they die, their scattered souls return to Orochimaru’s main body.
One clone handles official duties, one focuses on research, and one represents power.
As long as all three are not destroyed at the same time, Orochimaru’s death will only affect the main body, waiting to be reborn.
Like multiple shadow clones, Orochimaru’s soul shadow clones are also forbidden techniques and even harder to master.
After all, multiple shadow clones only require a strong will and large chakra to use, but Orochimaru’s soul shadow clones involve cutting his own soul.
A small mistake could cause serious, irreversible consequences.
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