Looking at Orochimaru's pale hand, Kiyosuke fell into silence.
Hanging out with Orochimaru now would surely bring him a lot of benefits, and he would be able to use this ability legitimately in the future.
The ability of the Devil Fruit is unreasonable. He had been hiding it all this time because he was afraid of being discovered by the village, after which he would end up on an operating table, waiting to be dissected by some researchers to uncover the secrets of his body.
Orochimaru was a very dangerous person. But if he could really rely on him, he would be safe before Orochimaru defected from the village. By then, as long as he made a name for himself on the battlefield and achieved military merits, he could rest easy.
High - risk, high - return!
Gritting his teeth, he reached out his hand and shook the cold, snake - like hand, saying, "I don't want to be treated as a monster by the people in the village. So, Lord Orochimaru, please help me."
"You've made a very correct choice, Mr. Kiyosuke. Come with me."
Orochimaru let go of his hand and led the way ahead.
On the way, Orochimaru asked about his ability, and Kiyosuke told him the truth. However, he didn't mention the Devil Fruit. Anyway, even if he did, Orochimaru wouldn't know what it was.
Upon hearing that he could turn into an element, Orochimaru's eyes lit up. Before they even reached his residence, he couldn't wait to say, "Quick, let me see your transformation into flames!"
Transformation into flames? Why don't you just call it cremation?
He wondered if this choice was right. Sighing inwardly, he said, "Okay."
"Okay?"
Seeing that his body hadn't changed, Orochimaru understood. He took out a kunai and made a cut on Kiyosuke's arm.
Instead of blood flowing out, there were flames.
"Doesn't it hurt?"
"There's no pain."
"Can you control it freely?"
"Yes. When I'm not in elemental form, my body is just an ordinary one."
"I see." Without hesitation, Orochimaru directly chopped off one of Kiyosuke's hands.
The arm fell to the ground, turned into flames, and dissipated into the air. At the broken - arm spot, there were blazing flames. As the flames burned, the severed arm grew back again without any influence. However, Kiyosuke's face turned pale.
Obviously, this move had a rather big impact on his chakra.
"The ability to turn any part of the body into flames and regenerate. It's quite similar to the Hydration Technique of the Hozuki clan in Kirigakure."
"The Hydration Technique?"
Orochimaru explained, "It's a secret ninjutsu passed down through generations in the Hozuki clan. It allows the body to turn into a liquid state and be immune to physical attacks. However, its weakness is Lightning Release. By reverse - deduction, your weakness should be Water Release, of course, when your body is in a flame state."
"What kind of flame isn't afraid of water?"
"You're wrong. There's no clear - cut restraining relationship between fire and water. Which is stronger or weaker depends on quantity and temperature." He gave an example. "A fist - sized flame can be easily extinguished by a bucket of water, but in the face of a Great Fireball Technique, the water will be evaporated. It's just a matter of quantity and temperature."
"You should be able to use Fire Release with twice the result with half the effort. No, as long as you have enough chakra, you might be able to use any kind of Fire Release."
Thinking of this, he said, "You're very worthy of cultivation. I'm becoming more and more eager to figure out the secrets of your body. You're too slow."
With that, he grabbed Kiyosuke's collar. The scenery in front of them blurred, and in a flash, they were in front of a seemingly simple wooden house.
Pushing open the door, a cold feeling rushed towards them. He led Kiyosuke to one of his less important laboratories.
Kiyosuke took a look and saw a lot of bottles and jars on the shelves. They were filled with unknown liquids and special things soaked in them. Some were snakes, and some were other creatures.
Suddenly, his arm hurt, and he found that Orochimaru had picked up a syringe and started drawing blood.
Oh no, is this hygienic? Has this been used to draw some strange stuff?
Orochimaru gave him a cotton swab and told him to hold it himself. After collecting Kiyosuke's blood sample, he immediately took a bit and put it under the microscope.
After observing for a while, he found that it was no different from other people's blood.
Since studying it wouldn't yield any very special information in a short time, he shifted his attention to Kiyosuke and found that the other party was looking at the snake soaked in the jar.
"What? Interested in these?"
Kiyosuke nodded and said, "Yes, Lord Orochimaru. Is this snake soaked in wine?"
"No, this is a special medicinal liquid that can prevent decay. This snake is a research subject."
"Oh, then forget it."
Orochimaru:???
What's with that disinterested expression? Why does the snake have to be soaked in wine? Do you think it's medicinal wine?
And that's not how medicinal wine is made!
"Mr. Kiyosuke, your focus is really peculiar. I want to test your ability. Come with me."
"Okay."
He was already prepared to be treated as a guinea pig. As long as he satisfied Orochimaru's curiosity, there should be benefits.
Coming to the backyard, Orochimaru said, "Come on, use your ability on me. Don't hold back."
Kiyosuke said hesitantly, "But if I fully unleash it, it will be quite troublesome."
"You don't need to worry about anything." Orochimaru was full of confidence. Even if the ability was special, with his strength, he could handle it easily.
"Then here it comes. Lord Orochimaru, be careful. Fire Fist!"
In an instant, his arm turned into an element, expanded rapidly in the wind, and became a flame - like arm the size of an eight - immortals table. He punched straight at Orochimaru!
A blast of scorching air rushed towards Orochimaru. He simply estimated the temperature. It was much higher than that of the Great Fireball Technique, and it seemed to have impact force as well.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
As a disciple of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, ninjutsu came easily to him.
The Earth Flow Wall rose up and blocked in front of him. With a loud boom, the Earth Flow Wall blocked the Fire Fist, but it was almost broken.
"Fire Bullet!"
Sparks appeared in front of him. The sparks, like bullets, flew out, forming scattered attacks.
Orochimaru quickly formed hand - seals. He opened his palm, and a strong wind blew out, extinguishing the flames of the Fire Bullet. But some of the sparks were also blown away. The sparks landed on the wooden house and ignited it.
Orochimaru: "..."
After putting out the fire, he felt that this kid was a bit of a hassle. But for the sake of the experiment, he had to continue. "Continue."
"Sun Flame!"
Kiyosuke spread his hands, and a pillar of fire shot out from his palms, attacking again.
This time, instead of using Wind Release, he used a Shadow Clone to receive the attack.
The clone was destroyed, and the pain and memory at that moment were transmitted to the main body, allowing him to understand Kiyosuke's attack.
The temperature was higher than that of an ordinary Fire Release. The power of that last attack could rival a B - rank Fire Release ninjutsu.
An attack that could be released without hand - seals and a body that could turn into flames. He became more and more curious about Kiyosuke