Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 39 Let me see where the limits of technique lie!
"The village has made new arrangements for Morino Isuke, and he has also earned a lot of merit in battle, which is enough to adjust his position."

Tsunade signed her name on the transfer order. Since she was there, it was naturally not Aburame Ryoma's place to interfere.

"With the Hokage's and my signatures, whoever it is must accept it."

"I see. I will try my best to do well and make the most of my talents."

Kaede Tsukasa thought Konoha Village was a really good place.

With the endorsement of the top leader and his direct superiors, he can act with confidence and boldness.

In the entire Hidden Leaf Village, there was no place more suitable for him than the corpse disposal department. Moreover, he had worked in this department for a period of time before heading to the battlefield, where he collected several decent zombies, which greatly helped him.

Tsunade tossed a scroll to Kaede Tsukasa, which contained a technique for stimulating the body with chakra—something she had promised Kaede Tsukasa.

"Are you close to Ryoma Aburame?" Tsunade asked abruptly while working on the documents on the table.

"I was indeed summoned by Lord Ryoma."

"Yeah, stay away from that guy. As far as I know, Yakushi Nonou has been working with Aburame Ryoma and seems to want to transfer you to another department, but I rejected it."

Tsunade didn't even look up and said, "Those guys are all connected to Root. I don't know how much you know about Root, so just stay away from them. They're definitely interested in your secret techniques."

Kaede Tsukasa looked suddenly enlightened.

Unbeknownst to many, Root and Tsunade had already begun a game of strategy.
Kaede Tsukasa immediately recalled what Yakushi Nonou had mentioned: that she would try to find a way to restore Kaede Tsukasa's two fingers through the root of the problem, by examining the village's human experimentation projects.

At the time, Kaedeji didn't take it seriously, but now it seems that Yakushi Nonou was serious.

"Understood, Lady Tsunade. However, I am just an ordinary Chunin. There are many times when I cannot decide where I go. I will obey the village's arrangements."

"Well, just be careful. I can't watch over you forever. Also, use your secret arts sparingly in the village, and absolutely do not use them on your companions, or I won't be able to protect you either."

“Of course, my techniques are for protecting the village and my companions,” Kaede Tsukasa readily agreed.

He wasn't crazy enough to trigger a zombie crisis in Konoha Village. For now, Konoha Village is indeed the most suitable haven for him.

In fact, Kaede Tsukasa really wanted to participate in the village's forbidden experiments. Only in this way could he truly access the core secrets, such as the Hashirama cells.

Using the Reincarnation Technique to compensate for weaknesses was the first half of Kaede Tsukasa's plan to change bodies. The second half was more complicated, and the best option was to obtain Hashirama's cells.

To obtain Hashirama's cells, it would be best to join the village's human experimentation program and assist Orochimaru and Danzo, so that they could get their hands on the items openly and legitimately.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't get Hashirama cells, because Kaede Tsukasa has alternative plans, they're just not as perfect.

However, it seems there is no chance for the time being. Tsunade is very worried that someone like him, who is good at only one thing, will mix with the people from Root.

"We need to keep quiet for a while..."

Kaede Tsukasa did not return to his residence; the dilapidated house on the edge of the village was no longer of use to him.

With his current achievements, he could easily have gotten a better house—although he didn't care about where he lived at all and went straight to the morgue.

Of those who went to the battlefield, only Morino Isuke and himself remained.

"The department was already small, and now only I am left. But that's normal. Right now, the war against Iwagakure is the only thing that hasn't ended, so the number of corpses being transported will temporarily plummet." Moreover, the village might not actually send as many worthless corpses to the morgue as it used to.

Kaede Tsukasa was ultimately a manipulator of corpses. If he hadn't used the Death Soul Technique to cover up this secret art during the war, he would have been identified as someone who studied forbidden arts at any other time, and would have been closely monitored, or even simply absorbed by the Root organization.

"Therefore, I can't rely on the village's higher-ups' ideas for my own safety. I must prepare myself with the means to risk my life in advance," Kaede Tsukasa pondered.

The moral standards of Konoha during this period were far lower than during Naruto and Sasuke's time. The higher-ups probably wouldn't have gone so far as to directly kill someone like Kaedejima, who was skilled in researching corpses. Kaedejima would definitely have been involved in all sorts of forbidden human experiments.

It all depends on when Kaedeji gains the village's true trust and has the opportunity to join.

As a new batch of bodies arrived, Kaede Tsukasa immediately got to work.

He worked diligently, just as before, taking the disposal of each corpse seriously. Corpses that were not worth anything were burned, while those that were worth something were kept by him.

His actions were observed by the ninjas monitoring him, who reported them to their superiors.

The Third Hokage was watching, and Danzo was certainly watching too.

"Really? He didn't do anything extra?"

To Danzo, keeping some corpses without permission was no big deal. The Corpse Disposal Department was just a sub-department, and the corpses they handled weren't of much value. Even if Kaede Tsukasa swallowed them all himself, it wouldn't matter.

Danzo mainly used this method to analyze Kaedeji's secret techniques.

"He swallowed all seventeen corpses that were transported over three days... So blatantly, it seems his skills are even better than I expected."

Danzo nodded secretly, vaguely assessing Kaedeji's rate of corpse manipulation. In just three days, he was already confident in processing so many corpses? Including a Jonin's corpse? This might not even be Kaedeji's limit.

Of course, it could also be a disguise. It's quite normal for young people to exaggerate their talents to show the village.

"Lord Danzo, what should we do next? Should we ask him for the Corpse Release technique? The Hokage should be keeping an eye on things too," Aburame Ryoma asked.

"No need. Until I issue new orders, continue to monitor. If you encounter any members of the Anbu, do not engage in conflict with them. Hiruzen's son and daughter-in-law will not give me any face."

Danzo snorted coldly, then said, "Kaedeji is a ninja of the village, so his techniques are naturally Konoha's techniques, and Konoha's techniques are naturally my techniques! What I'm really interested in is whether his modified corpse can retain his bloodline limit from when he was alive?"

Sandstorm Araki was also a Magnet Release ninja, but until now, Kaede Tsukasa has not taken out the corpse again.

Ryoma Aburame immediately understood Danzo's meaning—could the corpses of the Uchiha clan be transformed into loyal walking corpses? Of course, they would need to be able to continue using the Sharingan.

If even this can be done, it would be enough to make Danzo's heart flutter.

Danzo's aversion to the Uchiha clan and his preference for the Sharingan were no secret to Ryoma Aburame.

"Orochimaru sent back the body of a Explosion Release ninja," Aburame Ryoma said.

"Orochimaru... this omnipresent guy, he's dealing with Iwagakure while also extending his reach so far."

Danzo snorted coldly, paused for a moment, and then said, "Then give the corpse to Kaedeji! Let me see where the limits of this secret technique lie!"

(End of this chapter)