I do not own any intellectual property previously used by any other party. Rated M for gore, gender dysphoria, and other trigger warning to be updated.
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Prologue
"...Otokage-sama I'm afraid."
He answers me in the same way he has for the last hour: a small smile and a chuckle. I'm afraid of what these seals will do to me. He had said that I would be obtaining a "special advantage" much like my teammates, but it won't be a physical attachment. I am not strapped to anything or glued down. A spiritual force holds me to the center of this circle.
I am afraid.
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"Most of her vitals are normal Orochimaru-sama. But her brain activity is erratic. She randomly swings between high activity REM and delta-waves, her brain chemistry is indecipherable... overall it is to be expected... You most likely successfully implanted soul attachments."
A snake wearing human clothes bends down to stroke a single lock of the girl's hair between two fingers. Paper flesh contrasted against silky coal. His subordinate told him exactly what he was hoping for. It was a mild curiosity at first, Chakra being of physical and spiritual forces in tandem. What would that mean if the spirit is changed? Normally he would throw her into a cell and observe her atrophy... but...
"Return her to her home. I plan on studying how this develops organically."
"Of course, Orochimaru-sama."