Promising the future ahead of time, starting with Naruto

Chapter 157 Orochimaru's keen insight, Tsunade's hesitation (Seeking monthly votes)
"Is it Mr. Xuan Yi again?"

In the Mizukage's office, Yagura Karatachi sighed and felt helpless after listening to Ao's report.

Although he was unwilling to be defeated by such a strong person, he had no complaints.

Whose fault is this?
It's entirely a difference in strength.

The frontline commander died in battle in the Land of Fire, reportedly killed by Genichi Kinoshita.

Genichi Kinoshita's strength is such that Yagura Karatachi should treat him as a Kage-like figure.

"Qing, do everything you can to treat the wounded."

"Also, bring everyone back!"

Yagura, the clematis, issued the order.

Qing immediately accepted the order and went to relay it.

This defeat was devastating, especially in terms of morale, which was completely shattered by Konoha and will require some time to recover.

Qing felt heavy-hearted.

It's likely that from now on, the village's ninjas will feel fear and awe when facing Genichi Kinoshita.

……

After Ao left, Yagura pondered for a moment before summoning an ANBU member and ordering, "Send the information about Pakura's Scorching Release technique in Konoha to Sunagakure!"

The Hidden Mist ninja immediately obeyed and left.

As for the matter of Yekura, Yagura did not publicize it too much.

After all, the matter itself is somewhat shady.

However, it is still very necessary to notify Sunagakure, our ally.

And Konoha...

Yagura frowned in deep thought.

He naturally admired and respected a strongman like Genichi Kinoshita, but since they were now enemies, as the Fourth Mizukage, he had to think of a strategy to deal with them.

A crushing defeat nearly shattered morale.

However, Yagura was well aware that once things calmed down, a desire for revenge against Konoha would arise within the village.

The war with Konoha is far from over.

But what other options are there besides him taking action himself when facing a powerful figure like Genichi Shushita?

"Even if I were to take action myself, I wouldn't be confident of victory."

Yagura pondered to himself.

This is not an attempt to belittle himself.

Although he has become the Jinchūriki of the Three-Tails and is gradually mastering the power of the Three-Tails.

However, having fought against Genichi Kinoshita before, he was well aware of his opponent's formidable strength.

"Unless one can fully master the power of the Three-Tailed Fox, it will be impossible to suppress, or even defeat, Mr. Xuan Yi!"

Yagura Secret Passage (also known as the Yagura Secret Passage).

However, the power of the tailed beasts is not so easy to control.

……

Two days later, in Sunagakure, in the Kazekage's office.

Looking at the intelligence sent from Kirigakure, Rasa's expression turned somewhat solemn: "Yakura was actually saved by Konoha."

"It seems that they wanted to sabotage the peace talks with Kirigakure before, so Konoha was responsible for that too."

"Has Konoha already possessed such astonishing infiltration capabilities?"

Luo Sha's face darkened.

The Yekura matter is not easy to handle.

Rasa was very worried that if Konoha made a fuss about Yekura, it could lead to unrest within the village.

It could even shake the morale of those on the front lines.

Luo Sha lowered his eyes in deep thought.

A moment later, Luo Sha opened his eyes and picked up a pen to write a secret letter.

There is only one way to eliminate the hidden danger of Yekura.

That is, not acknowledging the existence of Konoha's "Yakura".

Sunagakure's Scorching Release user, Pakura, had already died in the battle against Iwagakure and was a hero of the village.

The "Yakura" of Konoha is a puppet created by Konoha through technological means after the village shamefully stole the remains of the village hero.

In short, the legitimacy of Konoha's "Yakura" should never be recognized.

This not only eliminates potential risks but also boosts morale on the front lines.

After all, Konoha is desecrating the village's heroes!
As for the truth.

For the sake of the village's overall interests, personal sacrifice is the only option.

Rasa quickly wrote the secret letter and had it secretly sent to the front lines, where it was given to Chiyo.

Iwagakure Village.

Onoki was a little unhappy upon receiving news of Kirigakure's crushing defeat.

This means that Konoha will have more troops available.

The good news is that Konoha is very likely to deal with Sunagakure first.

With a stern face, Onoki looked at the map.

Next year is crucial!
Onoki's gaze fell upon the Land of Grass.

The possibility of breaking through the Land of Rain is slim. Even if more troops are deployed, it will be difficult to break through the Land of Rain and invade the Land of Fire due to the existence of Amegakure.

Therefore, the direction towards the Land of Grass is the only route.

They had previously devised a plan to attack the Land of Grass, but the time was not right.

We need to wait until Konoha deploys more troops to the Sunagakure battlefield before launching a surprise attack on the Land of Fire.

Although the Land of Fire has defenses on its borders, its military strength is not large.

As for Kusakabe Village.

Onoki didn't take this ninja village seriously.

It would be best if Kusagakure didn't interfere; otherwise, he wouldn't mind taking the opportunity to destroy Kusagakure and make it the next Sky Village.

Looking at the Land of Grass, Onoki's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

……

With the partial victory in the war against the Hidden Mist Village, ninjas began to withdraw from the front lines, making the village seem lively all of a sudden.

Even the grief of losing comrades seemed to be overshadowed.

Moreover, as the New Year approached, the weather gradually grew colder, and the battlefields of the Land of Rain, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure all began to quiet down, with the intensity of the war decreasing sharply.

However, none of this has anything to do with Genichi Kinoshita.

After returning to Konoha Village, his life returned to its previous state.

He would train and research, and occasionally get together with Kakashi and the others at his family's dumpling shop, where he would treat everyone to dumplings.

Or, when Might Guy is around, let's have a passionate, youthful game.

They might compete in physical skills or in a race.

But most of the time, Genichi Shushita quietly cultivated himself, spending his time in the laboratory fiddling with various instruments and engaging in friendly exchanges with many cadaver teachers.

For Genichi Shushita, the more knowledge he accumulates now, the more explosive his future success will be.

This day.

Genichi Kishita, however, arrives at Orochimaru's experimental base.

"senior."

Genichi Shushita greeted Orochimaru, who was busy at work.

This guy is a diligent person; he goes straight to the lab after coming off the battlefield. He's really hardworking.

Orochimaru, who was preparing the reagents, looked up, smiled, and said, "Genichi-kun, how's the research on the Water Transformation Technique going?"

"Anything gained?"

Genichiro nodded: "There is some, but it wasn't obtained from the Hozuki clan, but from a forbidden technique developed by the second generation."

Orochimaru paused, "A forbidden technique developed by the Second Hokage?"

Shuxia Gen nodded: "The Impure World Reincarnation Technique can bring a soul out of the Pure Land and revive the dead with the help of sacrifices... Of course, the key is not the technique itself, but the mutual transformation between the physical body as energy and the energy as physical body involved."

Orochimaru's gaze sharpened: "Something like a tailed beast?"

Genichi Kishita knew what he meant: "It's not quite at that level yet, but it's very interesting."

"The body, energy, and matter can be transformed into a cycle through chakra, not only through water transformation, but also through other similar applications."

Since it can be transformed by water, it can also be transformed by fire, lightning, earth, and so on.

Perhaps another term can be used to describe it more precisely: physical elementalization!

Of course, judging from current research, Genichi Kishita's work is exceptionally difficult.

In particular, it involves elementalizing itself.

Hydration is definitely one of the simplest types, and it is closely related to the elemental composition of the human body itself.

To this day, Genichi Shushita has not yet completed the development of his ice man, or rather, the transformation into an ice element.

It's really difficult to put knowledge into practice!

After listening to Genichi's explanation, Orochimaru pondered for a moment and then laughed, "He even made you practice a forbidden technique like the Impure World Reincarnation. This is not like him."

Shuxia Xuanyi smiled and said, "Senior, I am very disciplined."

"The reason I practiced this forbidden technique is entirely for research purposes."

Orochimaru smiled noncommittally, then smoothly changed the subject: "I've recently made a very interesting discovery."

Genichi asked curiously, "About what?" Orochimaru smiled and said, "About Hashirama cells and the Sharingan."

"As you said, these two forces do indeed have an effect, or rather, they can suppress and complement each other within the alien body."

"However, this is not entirely a matter of Yang Release and Yin Release."

"I discovered that Hashirama's genes are closely related to those of the Uchiha clan."

Genichi under the tree raised an eyebrow in feigned surprise: "Oh?"

Orochimaru laughed and said, "If we trace back, the Senju and Uchiha clans may have come from the same ancestor, although they may not be as close as the Uzumaki clan."

"So, looking at it from a deeper genetic perspective..."

"Hehe, maybe someone once possessed both the Yang Release of the Senju clan and the Yin Release of the Uchiha clan."

Genichi under the tree couldn't help but admire inwardly, "As expected of Snake Aunt, so perceptive."

He only gave a little hint, but Orochimaru researched a lot and made very reasonable deductions from the information he obtained.

Genichi Kishita then asked in surprise, "What you mean is... if the Senju and Uchiha clans share a common ancestor, then from which ancestor did the Sharingan and Yang Release power originate?"

"No, perhaps they inherited Yang Release and Yin Release respectively... The Sharingan might have been developed by the ancestors of the Uchiha clan?"

Orochimaru's eyes flickered, and he smiled, "Both possibilities exist."

"However, judging from the way the Sharingan is awakened and advanced, hehe, it's highly unlikely that the Sharingan was developed by one of the Uchiha ancestors. It's more likely that it was inherited."

Genichi under the tree nodded in agreement.

Indeed, if the Sharingan was developed, or even formed by accidental fusion like in the case of Yekura, then the way the Sharingan is awakened would not be so anti-human.

Of course, Genichi Kishita knew the answer.

So he pretended to ponder: "If that's the case, then..."

"The common ancestor of both races possessed powerful Yang Release and Yin Release, plus the Sharingan... It's amazing that such a person has no name passed down."

Orochimaru also expressed some regret: "The history of the ninja world is far too incomplete."

Then he changed the subject: "Whether it's transplanting the Sharingan into the Senju or transplanting Hashirama cells into the Uchiha, there might be unexpected gains."

Genichi shrugged: "I can't convince Tsunade of this. You and Tsunade have been friends for decades, so you should be able to persuade her more easily!"

Orochimaru laughed and said, "Heh, I don't want to get beaten up by her."

Shuxia Xuanyi rolled his eyes: I deserve to be beaten up?

Orochimaru wasn't surprised by the rejection and still smiled, saying, "I know Tsunade very well; she treats you differently."

"Unfortunately, the Senju clan has now perished."

Orochimaru felt a moment of melancholy, not because of the demise of the Senju, but because he thought of his disciple, Nawaki.

Although neither Tsunade nor Nawaki used the Senju surname, they were indeed the most legitimate members of the Senju lineage.

The reason why the Senju surname was not used is related to the de-familialization of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

The demise of the Senju clan was due to a variety of factors, but the Senju surname was personally eliminated by Tobirama Senju.

After leaving Orochimaru's laboratory, Genichi Kinoshita suddenly thought of a question.

Is it possible to reconstruct the genes for the Rinnegan at the genetic level?
"It is indeed possible, but enough genetic maps must be collected, which is clearly not the case now."

Xuan Yi shook his head inwardly under the tree.

The Senju clan has dispersed, and only a few members of the Uzumaki clan remain.

The Uchiha clan is quite intact, though.

Genichi Shushita then chuckled, "I've lost my mind. Once Sasuke Uchiha is born, we can obtain his cells, and with Hashirama's cells, we might be able to unravel the secrets of the Rinnegan."

He hasn't considered cell transplantation yet.

Moreover, simply transplanting cells has a very low chance of awakening the Rinnegan, and it takes a very long time.

Of course, you can use cheat codes.

However, Genichi Shushita still prefers to cultivate his own bloodline limit.

His intuition told him that although this path would be very difficult, it also held more possibilities.

However, in the ninja world, and even in the entire Naruto universe, the Rinnegan and Rinne Sharingan do indeed have an unparalleled allure.

So, whether or not to transplant is another matter, but research is definitely necessary.

"Let's figure out the secrets of the Sharingan first..."

Genichi Shushita returned to the lab and continued working.

However, he hasn't taken out the half of the White Zetsu's body that he obtained earlier to study yet; he'll have to wait.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Konoha's 47th year will have passed completely.

Tsunade, Ina, and Shizune also returned from the battlefield one after another.

With only a few hours left until the New Year, Uzumaki Ina and Shizune went out to play, but Kinoshita Genichi dragged Tsunade to the laboratory.

Then, he unsealed half of White Zetsu's body from within the sealing scroll.

"Where did this come from? It's so strange."

Tsunade looked at it with obvious disdain.

With the New Year approaching, she was planning to relax with a drink, but Genichi Kinoshita forcibly dragged her to work, which made her quite annoyed.

She doesn't possess the same spirit of a king as Genichi Shuxia.

"Don't be impatient."

Genichi Shushita spoke with a very serious expression.

Upon seeing this, Tsunade frowned, calmed down, crossed her arms, and nodded to indicate that they could continue.

Genichi under the tree asked, "Has Lady Tsunade ever seen the Rinnegan?"

Tsunade shook her head: "No, this eye technique only exists in legends, right? It is known as one of the three great eye techniques along with the Sharingan and Byakugan. It is said to be a powerful eye technique possessed by the Sage of Six Paths, the progenitor of ninjas."

Genichi Shushita said, "I've seen it before, and Jiraiya-sensei has seen it too."

Tsunade was surprised: "Jiraiya, that guy, he didn't even mention this."

Genichi Kishita continued, "In the Land of Rain, there is a ninja organization called Akatsuki, and three of its members were once taught by Jiraiya."

Tsunade frowned: "Is it one of them?"

"Back in the Land of Rain, that idiot Jiraiya did indeed help those three brats."

Genichiro nodded: "The person with the Rinnegan is called Nagato. When I was on a mission, I happened to witness Danzo and Hanzo joining forces to kill the Akatsuki. The core of the three died as a result. Nagato and another person, Konan, were recruited by someone who looked like Madara Uchiha."

"Uchiha Madara!"

Tsunade exclaimed in surprise, lowering her hand from her chest: "Uchiha Madara? Is he impersonating this person?"

Genichi Shushita shook his head: "My personal analysis is that there is a high probability that it is really Uchiha Madara."

“I have fought him. He has Sharingan and can use Susanoo, which is only available with Mangekyou Sharingan. He is very powerful and I am no match for him.”

Tsunade's expression was grave: "The Mangekyou Sharingan is indeed very rare in the Uchiha clan. Does the old man know this?"

Shuxia Xuan nodded: "I've already reported it, and there's no way to investigate for the time being."

Tsunade pondered: "In that battle back then, Madara Uchiha did indeed die. I heard that Madara Uchiha's body was also brought back by my second grandfather."

"If it really is him, how did he come back to life?"

"Could it be that some Uchiha bloodline has been passed down outside the region, and that person happened to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Genichiro nodded: "That is indeed a possibility, but I know of a forbidden technique of the Uchiha clan called Izanagi, which Danzo used."

"At the cost of losing one of the three-tomoe Sharingan eyes completely, this forbidden technique can be used to turn all factors that are detrimental to oneself, including death, into illusion. There is also the Transfer Seal, which is a sealing-type eye technique unique to the Uchiha clan."

Tsunade was shaken.

Genichi Shushita then pointed to the half-body of White Zetsu: "This is a spoil of war obtained during that battle. It's a very interesting creation, containing cells from the First Generation."

Tsunade's gaze fell on the half-body of the White Zetsu: "That Uchiha Madara?"

Xuan Yi said from under the tree: "His subordinates."

"Then let's see!"

Tsunade turned to get her gloves.

When she returned, Genichi Shushita had already removed the seal placed on White Zetsu's body. Tsunade was then surprised to see that the half-corpse was still wriggling, as if trying to grow the other half of its body back.

But that's clearly not possible.

After all, even Hashirama Senju couldn't do it, let alone this defective product.

Despite being assimilated by the Ten-Tails and reshaped by the Yin-Yang Release technique, the Aloe White Zetsu possesses different characteristics compared to Hashirama Senju.

Genichi Kinoshita and Tsunade had developed a very good working relationship, working together to dissect and observe cells.

"This guy has no human organs at all; he's completely in a vegetative state."

"But it was indeed constructed using my grandfather's cells."

Tsunade asked in confusion, "How did this thing come to be?"

Genichi under the tree certainly knew the true origin of White Zetsu.

He was originally a person whose physical strength was drained by the Divine Tree, and then gradually transformed into a vegetable White Zetsu by the Divine Tree, and then repurposed by Uchiha Madara using Hashirama cells.

However, some information could not be revealed yet, so Genichi Shushita laughed and said, "It doesn't matter how it was formed, the key is the uniqueness of this cell."

Tsunade thought for a moment and nodded, then asked, "It is indeed very unique and highly adaptable."

"What do you want to do?"

"Are you planning to transplant these cells into your body to obtain Wood Release?"

Genichi Shushita shook his head: "There is no such plan at the moment. My idea is to cultivate organs and limbs in a targeted manner, and clone and cultivate the same vegetative state for use in Wood Release chakra research."

Studying Hashirama's cells is still a step behind; if Genichi Kishita had Wood Release chakra, it would be much easier for him to analyze them.

Also.

Genichi looked at Tsunade and asked, "Do you have any plans to perform cell transplantation?"

"By fusing and adjusting these plant cells with primary cells, transplantation should not be a problem."

Tsunade hesitated upon hearing this: "This..."

(End of this chapter)