Pupil power surged within the Mangekyo Sharingan, violently infiltrating Orochimaru's will.
"Do not disobey my commands."
The indifferent words fell.
The thought carried by the words blasted into Orochimaru's mind, directly altering his cognition and will.
After the "Kotoamatsukami" genjutsu was cast, Lexon released his control over Orochimaru.
The moment he let go, Orochimaru attempted to flee.
After all, the thought was "do not disobey commands," so as long as he didn't come into contact with him and didn't let him issue commands, it would be fine.
"You are not allowed to leave my presence without my permission."
Lexon did not make a move to stop Orochimaru from fleeing, but instead simply spoke.
In an instant, Orochimaru's movements stagnated, and he subconsciously stopped in his tracks.
"'Kotoamatsukami'..." At this moment, Orochimaru felt absolutely no desire to leave. Although his reason told him this was due to the control of Kotoamatsukami, his behavioral actions felt completely like they came from his own heart, without any sense of incongruity.
This was the power of "Kotoamatsukami"; even if the victim realized they had been placed under this genjutsu, it was difficult to resist.
"The technique of the deceased Uchiha Shisui... why do you have it?..."
Since he couldn't leave, Orochimaru simply started chatting.
"Perhaps the Mangekyo Sharingan has a chance to awaken the same pupil technique..." Lexon said casually.
"By the way, you cannot commit suicide without my permission."
Suddenly, Lexon spoke again.
"Tsk."
Orochimaru clicked his tongue coldly and lowered his arms.
"You want to go to Ryuchi Cave. I will take you there. I don't need the Mangekyo Sharingan, as long as you release 'Kotoamatsukami'," Orochimaru said.
He hated this feeling of knowing he was controlled but being powerless to resist.
"Then I can just order you to take me there, can't I?" Lexon responded.
"..." Orochimaru was speechless.
"There's no need to be so unhappy..." Lexon smiled when he saw Orochimaru's depressed look.
Then, remembering something, he asked Orochimaru, "Do you have the technique scrolls for 'Living Corpse Reincarnation' and 'Impure World Reincarnation'?"
These two techniques were not like those that required proficiency; as long as one knew how the technique worked, one could roughly use them.
Although there might be some deviations, a few attempts would suffice.
After all, trying to acquire techniques without signing in for them would be a bit more troublesome.
"How do you know about 'Living Corpse Reincarnation'?" Orochimaru was somewhat surprised.
Impure World Reincarnation was a forbidden jutsu created and sealed by the Second Hokage, so it wasn't strange for well-informed people to know about it.
But "Living Corpse Reincarnation" was a technique purely created by himself.
It was his god-tier survival skill.
He hadn't revealed it to anyone yet...
How on earth did this guy know?
Orochimaru couldn't understand.
"Knowing is knowing," Lexon replied. "You just need to answer my question without lying."
"'Living Corpse Reincarnation' and 'Impure World Reincarnation' are still being perfected... I have the scrolls for the incomplete techniques, but I didn't bring them," Orochimaru said.
"Is that so..." Lexon mused, then smiled. "Then please work hard to perfect them. Once perfected, come find me immediately."
Lexon used the power of "Kotoamatsukami" to issue a command that felt like a binding spell to Orochimaru.
"Fine. At that time, will you release 'Kotoamatsukami'?" Orochimaru agreed and asked simultaneously.
"If you complete this matter within two weeks, I will release 'Kotoamatsukami'," Lexon said.
"I hope you can keep this promise." Orochimaru nodded heavily.
He had originally been happily coming to steal a Sharingan today. Even if he couldn't steal it, he could have just left. Who would have thought the opponent would suddenly pull out the strongest genjutsu, "Kotoamatsukami"... Now his mood was terrible...
"Can I go now?"
"Don't be in such a hurry; I haven't asked you to take me to Ryuchi Cave yet."
Hearing Lexon's words, Orochimaru took out a pen and paper from his clothes and scribbled down an address.
"Go here." Orochimaru threw the paper to Lexon.
Lexon caught it and smiled. "You can go now."
"Hmph..."
Orochimaru snorted unhappily and was about to leave.
"Oh right, I almost forgot to say." Lexon seemed to remember something else.
What now...
Orochimaru stopped.
"If you are going to do anything to the Hidden Leaf, don't do it during the 'Chunin Exams'..." Lexon reminded him.
He hadn't forgotten the Main God's faction confrontation mission. Now that he had the chance, he chose to eliminate the influence Orochimaru might cause.
Chunin Exams?
Why?
Orochimaru couldn't quite understand.
But what was important now was perfecting the techniques or researching how to release "Kotoamatsukami" himself.
So he responded, "Understood."
Subsequently, Orochimaru truly left this time.
Lexon didn't call him to stop again.
In reality, a mandatory command that drastically altered cognition like the one Lexon issued... even "Kotoamatsukami" couldn't sustain it for too long.
That was why Lexon gave a limit of two weeks.
Lexon roughly estimated that with the consumption caused by this kind of command, the duration of "Kotoamatsukami" released by the pupil power would be about that long.
If Orochimaru successfully perfected the techniques and brought them to him in two weeks, he would use "Kotoamatsukami" again to emphasize the "Chunin Exams" matter, making Orochimaru hesitate to act.
Although Lexon had used "Kotoamatsukami" with both eyes and both eyes had entered a cooldown period, his chakra volume now rivaled that of the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama, so forcing the use of "Kotoamatsukami" again within a short period would not be a problem at all.
"So, what to do next..."
Lexon murmured as he walked back to his house in the Hidden Rain Village.
He would let Kakuzu do the "Akatsuki" missions alone; he would just do as he pleased. Presumably, for the sake of him being his savior twice, Kakuzu wouldn't have any objections.
I'll go back to the Hidden Leaf first, then go to Ryuchi Cave...
Lexon thought to himself.
I'll go back and rest for a bit first...
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