Should I continue being a villain in the ninja world after transmigrating?

Chapter 96 Orochimaru's Laboratory

Completely oblivious to the subtle changes in Zeref's emotions, Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief after revealing the truth about the Uchiha clan to Zeref.

As Sasuke exposed the dark side of Konoha, a strange sense of vengeful pleasure arose within him.

After his emotions had been somewhat released and he had a small outlet for his feelings, Sasuke finally asked a question that he should have asked much earlier.

"Jereff, why are you so interested in this?"

Sasuke was genuinely curious. After all, although Zeref had done a lot, even making a big splash on the day of the Konoha Crush, Sasuke always felt that Zeref wasn't actually putting in much effort.

Zeref tilted his head slightly, thought for a moment, and then said quite frankly, "In order to prevent you from knowing the truth about the Uchiha clan, Itachi Uchiha actually used a genjutsu that altered Mavis's will."

Looking back now, the ability to influence Mavis, whose mental strength is exceptionally powerful, must have been due to the power of your Uchiha clan's Mangekyou Sharingan. Truly an amazing ability.

Seeing Zeref's boastful words but his eyes revealing a hint of coldness, Sasuke belatedly realized what was going on.

Is Zeref trying to settle scores with Itachi Uchiha on Mavis's behalf?

After realizing Zeref's malice towards Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke felt a mix of emotions.

"...What do you want to do to Itachi Uchiha?" Sasuke finally couldn't help but ask.

Seeing Sasuke's eyes widen slightly involuntarily, Zeref was somewhat surprised, as if he had realized something. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sasuke, are you worried that I'll kill your brother?"

Sasuke instinctively wanted to refute, but he couldn't ignore his true feelings at that moment.

"Itachi Uchiha's life belongs to me!" Sasuke said defiantly.

Jelf smiled and said, "Don't worry, even if you didn't say that, I didn't intend to take his life."

Before Sasuke could even breathe a sigh of relief, Zeref added, "For Itachi Uchiha, death was simply a release."

Sasuke: "...So what do you want to do?"

Zeref gave Sasuke a smile that seemed gentle and kind, but inexplicably made Sasuke feel a chill down his spine.

......

Deep within the base lies Orochimaru's experimental site.

At this moment, Orochimaru was sitting in front of a table, with papers covered with dense writing and formulas scattered haphazardly on the surface.

"Oh... so that's what this word means?" Orochimaru muttered to himself, his expression one of fascination, as he copied the words from the Book of Demons that corresponded to Kimimaro.

Although Orochimaru had already handed Kimimaro over to Sasuke in front of Zeref, it would be impossible for him not to be interested in the methods used to modify Kimimaro.

After a while, Zeref, considering that Orochimaru had treated him fairly well, began to turn a blind eye to some of Orochimaru's little tricks.

Afterwards, with both Zeref and Orochimaru tacitly understanding each other, Orochimaru was able to openly study the demon's script.

After coming into contact with the writings of demons, Orochimaru instantly became obsessed with them and lost interest in even his previous experiments.

In the realm of ninja research, Orochimaru, without exaggeration, considers himself to be among the top tier, aside from the deceased Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

But this also means that he basically has to figure things out on his own, which is why he values ​​Kabuto so much.

After all, there are very few people in the ninja world who have both intelligence and scientific research capabilities.

However, Zeref's appearance completely changed Orochimaru's original research plan.

More ingenious ideas and methods, more complete and comprehensive magical knowledge, and the vast and boundless magical knowledge even gave Orochimaru the excitement and thirst he once had when he was young and learning ninjutsu.

He rarely experienced this joy of acquiring knowledge again after surpassing his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, in the creation and boldness of ninjutsu.

The study of demonic script was not easy, but the greater the difficulty and challenge, the more fascinated Orochimaru became.

Just as Orochimaru was completely immersed in the demonic text, trying to figure out Zeref's methods of creating demons, a series of undisguised footsteps gradually approached.

Disturbed by the footsteps, Orochimaru frowned in displeasure. The next moment, after recognizing who it was, Orochimaru's eyes gradually brightened.

The person, making no attempt to conceal their presence, finally entered the laboratory and smiled slightly at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru finally couldn't help but chuckle: "What a rare guest, Lord Zeref. I never expected that someone so immersed in family matters would still have the time to come here."

Zeref glanced at Orochimaru casually, then walked over to him, picked up one of Orochimaru's drafts, and after looking at it, couldn't help but praise, "Someone who only recently came into contact with magic can already try to imitate the writing of demons? As expected of you, Orochimaru."

"However, the writing of demons is not something that can be touched at will."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's pupils contracted slightly. The next moment, he unwrapped the bandages on his right hand and arm, revealing that his entire forearm was covered with dark demonic patterns.

The more he studied the demonic script, the faster these patterns began to erode his body.

"What incredible power! These words themselves contain an extremely corrosive force, almost like the corrosive power of a tailed beast's chakra, hehe."

Despite saying this, Orochimaru didn't seem particularly nervous.

After all, for someone who has mastered the art of reincarnation, as long as such erosion does not damage the soul, he can resolve the issue by changing bodies. Otherwise, someone who is afraid of death would not continue to study these texts.

However, the next moment, to Orochimaru's astonishment, Zeref raised his hand and hovered it over the demonic patterns. A purplish-black light flashed, and the demonic patterns retracted towards his fingertips at an extremely fast speed until they disappeared completely.

Orochimaru stretched his arm to make sure the backlash from studying the demonic writing had completely disappeared, then looked at Zeref with a somewhat inquisitive gaze and asked, "Lord Zeref, what happened...?"

Orochimaru was not naive enough to think that Zeref had suddenly taken pity on him and was helping him resolve the backlash. Moreover, he had also noticed that Zeref disliked his desire for immortality.

Given this, Jelf's behavior at this moment is quite intriguing.

After surveying Orochimaru's laboratory, Zeref's lips curled into a meaningful smile. He looked at Orochimaru and said, "I'd like to borrow your laboratory to help resolve the backlash from the demonic power. Consider it a small reward."

Meeting Orochimaru's somewhat questioning gaze, Zeref's face revealed a rare hint of arrogance. He spoke calmly, "Let me show you just how insignificant you are, someone who only chases after the power of others."