Chapter 41:
The system's answer was simple and straightforward: as long as Orochimaru continued to experiment, all scientific research materials would be provided from the shop. There was no need for him to develop everything from scratch.
Orochimaru realized this was like being handed down the results of predecessors' hard work, enabling him to take a significant shortcut on the road of scientific research. Without this support, even with his deep knowledge of genetics, creating any groundbreaking genetic solutions would have been extremely difficult.
Just look at the experts of this world even developing a single genetic enhancement fluid could easily take a lifetime.
"Orochimaru… What exactly did you just do?" Tsunade, who had been munching on the two remaining skewers in her hand, was a bit lost in thought. She still hadn't fully grasped what had happened during the battle earlier. The fight between Orochimaru and Jiraiya had seemed intense, but she had failed to understand the crucial moment.
Why hadn't the toad moved when the snake attacked it? Wasn't this different from how such battles normally played out?
Orochimaru casually replied, "Oh, that? I just used an illusion."
"An illusion?!" Tsunade was caught off guard. Then, as the realization hit, she quickly recovered. "Wait, since when did you start using illusions in battle?"
"I've always been able to use them," Orochimaru said calmly. "I just never saw the need. I figured I'd give it a try this time, on a whim."
In the original timeline, although Orochimaru was famously defeated by Itachi's genjutsu, his own abilities in illusion were not to be underestimated. Otherwise, how would he have managed to terrify the three kids of Team 7 with just a glance? His prowess in genjutsu was considerable; it was just that when facing prodigies with advanced techniques like Sharingan, the gap became evident.