Konoha.
In just over ten days, Yuuki had fulfilled Orochimaru's request, collecting the Chakra of almost everyone in Konoha, including both ordinary people and Ninja.
Only those within certain Ninja Clans who did not participate in Village affairs could not be collected, as it was impossible for everyone in every family to work for the Village.
Konoha was a union of Ninja Clans and ordinary people, and Ninja Clans had a certain degree of autonomy, such as the succession of Clan leaders and the appointment of Clan members.
Not everyone worked for Konoha; Ninja Clans of even a moderate size often hid many talented individuals within their ranks, who only served their own families.
The total number of such people was not small, but relative to Konoha as a whole, they constituted a very small, insignificant portion.
As for the other Ninja, as long as they held a position in the Village and had an identification number, Yuuki could easily collect their Chakra with just one command.
Ordinary people were even simpler; except for toddlers learning to speak and elderly people who had retired due to old age, almost everyone was working for Yuuki.
There was no need for special notification; by making small adjustments to the clock-in/clock-out devices at their workplaces, their Chakra was unknowingly collected.
Everyone in the Ninja World had Chakra within their bodies, except for the dead.
Inside Orochimaru's private laboratory.
Several simple-looking but exquisitely intricate instruments, crafted by hand, were automatically analyzing the collected Chakra.
They then converted it into data and transmitted it to several newly added computers.
Orochimaru, in turn, created a file for each piece of data, including a number, name, the color of the Chakra as displayed from Yuuki's special perspective, and some other basic information.
This was a tedious and massive undertaking, and Orochimaru had been working tirelessly in the laboratory for days, focusing on creating these tables.
Finally, Orochimaru entered the data for the last person.
"Phew~"
Even with all his anticipation, such a vast and repetitive task was no small test for Orochimaru, and he let out a long sigh of relief when it was over.
After completing the task, Orochimaru did not rest, but instead waited for the equipment to finish analyzing all the Chakra and automatically match it.
After several hours of dull and boring waiting, all the Chakra analysis was complete, and the data was automatically matched accordingly.
Orochimaru, who had been eagerly anticipating this, opened it and first checked the database of ordinary people.
Orochimaru almost scanned through the data at a speed of dozens of lines at a glance.
An hour later, after a rough scan from beginning to end, Orochimaru did not open a new database.
Instead, he took out a pen and paper, then scrolled back through the data little by little, and began to calculate on the paper.
The sample size of ordinary people was the largest, and it was also the most likely place to discover hidden patterns.
Therefore, Orochimaru was very meticulous and serious this time.
Time also flew by rapidly during this process.
Meanwhile, in an unremarkable mountain range in the Ninja World.
Orochimaru (Uchiha Un-chidori) was moving with exceptional clarity towards a certain location.
Ever since he was caught red-handed by Yuuki last time and forced to hand over the summoning jutsu for Madara's Impure World body.
Upon returning to the Otogakure base, Orochimaru tried to summon him multiple times, but there was no response.
Needless to say, either it was sealed, or after the Edo Tensei was released, it was re-Reanimated, changing the summoning jutsu.
Life returned to how it was before, but Orochimaru (Uchiha Un-chidori) was no longer the Orochimaru of the past.
Orochimaru had always wanted to revert his original body in Konoha, whose will had been altered.
No matter how clever Orochimaru was, he couldn't make bricks without straw; without power, he couldn't even get close to his original body, let alone bring it back for modification.
So Orochimaru once again embarked on a wandering life in the Ninja World; the Ninja World was vast, and there were many unknowns, and Orochimaru hoped to encounter interesting things to solve his current predicament.
Perhaps Orochimaru truly had fate's favor; while aimlessly wandering the Ninja World, Orochimaru discovered a wondrous place in just a few days.
Within a seemingly ordinary cave, there was a miraculous thing that Orochimaru could not comprehend.
At the deepest part of the cave, there was a glowing pool; calling it a pool wasn't entirely accurate.
The liquid within was not water; it neither wet clothes nor prevented free breathing when entered.
The Ninja World truly held secrets everywhere!
Orochimaru was extremely excited, but his cautious nature prevented him from acting rashly.
After firmly memorizing the location, Orochimaru returned to Otogakure, made thorough preparations, and set up appropriate contingencies.
Then he swiftly rushed back to the cave.
He easily made his way to the deepest part, where the 'pool' that made Orochimaru's curiosity explode once again appeared before his eyes.
This time, Orochimaru did not hesitate in the slightest.
He plunged headfirst into this mysterious 'pool'.
Fully equipped, Orochimaru did not rush to explore the depths, but instead began to explore this 'pool' inch by inch.
After half a day, having completed all his investigations, Orochimaru had already reached the bottom of the 'pool'.
Looking at the bottom, which emitted a strong but not dazzling light, others might have thought it was just a wonderful natural landscape.
But Orochimaru, who carried a considerable number of detection instruments and had meticulously investigated every inch of the 'pool', did not think so.
As he slowly put away the instruments on his body into the sealing scrolls he carried, Orochimaru's face revealed his characteristic sinister smile.
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