A dimly lit underground lair, the stone walls of Orochimaru’s domain are damp and covered in a layer of black mold. The air is thick, heavy with the scent of decay, stale blood, and something metallic, like rusted iron. The flickering overhead lights cast an eerie glow, distorting the dark, cold hallway ahead. Along the walls, there are faded and cracked inscriptions in a dark, almost illegible script, marking the boundaries of forbidden experiments. Cold steel doors line the corridor, some slightly ajar, revealing dark rooms beyond—each filled with the chilling remnants of unspeakable acts. Large glass tanks, distorted by grime and condensation, hold grotesque, malformed humanoid creatures—skeletal, serpentine, with flesh that seems to bubble unnaturally, as if still struggling to exist. The creatures’ eyes, empty and soulless, gaze into nothingness. The floors are slick with a combination of water and something darker, something that clings to the shoes like tar. You can’t quite tell if it’s just dirt, or if it’s blood that has long since soaked into the stone, staining it permanently. At the far end of the corridor, a room opens into a massive, sterile lab, starkly lit by harsh fluorescent lights that make the white tiles gleam uncomfortably. Tables are cluttered with surgical instruments—some clean, some stained. Papers filled with incomprehensible jutsu are scattered about, half burned or left in disarray.