Promising the future ahead of time, starting with Naruto

Chapter 260 How Did I Die Again? (Bonus Chapter)
Genichi Shushita was unaware that the seed he had sown had finally borne fruit. At this moment, he was in the experimental base with Orochimaru and Kabuto, conducting various examinations on the newly cultivated Otsutsuki clone.

"Lord Genichi, Lord Orochimaru, according to the current test results, this clone's lifespan can reach about five years."

"If you include the time spent inside the White Zetsu mother's body, that's six years."

Dou reported after the test results came out.

Genichi Shushita, however, was quite satisfied: "That's already a good improvement."

Kabuto said helplessly, "Genes are indeed very complex things, and editing genes is extremely difficult, even more difficult than developing a bloodline limit."

"At present, it seems unlikely that the technology can be perfected within ten years."

Orochimaru laughed and said, "But once it's done, it won't be much different from being a creator."

In fact, there have been no significant achievements in gene technology research over the past two years.

However, extending the lifespan of the Otsutsuki clones has yielded many side benefits.

For example, medications that can delay the physical damage caused by hematopoietic disorders are one such example.

Genichi Shushita took the test data from the pocket, scanned it, and then smiled, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. It's already quite good that you've made some progress."

After giving the test data to Orochimaru, Genichi Kinoshita asked, "Senior, what do you think of my idea of ​​combining the Reanimation Jutsu and the Cursed Seal?"

Orochimaru didn't look at the test results, stuck out his tongue and said, "A very amazing idea, and it doesn't seem that difficult to implement."

Shuxia Xuan nodded, then asked in return, "So, what does Senior think we should do if we want to counter it?"

Orochimaru asked in surprise, "A countermeasure?"

Genichiro nodded: "If the Red Bean Tree or the Rope Tree were invaded by such a being, how do you think the problem could be solved, senior?"

Orochimaru fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

Dou pushed up his glasses and said, "Master Xuan always likes to pose some difficult questions."

Orochimaru laughed and said, "This is a very interesting problem."

"However, I need to develop the kind of curse seal you mentioned first, Xuan Yi Jun."

Shuxia Xuan nodded: "Then I'll wait and see."

Orochimaru asked, "So, Genichi-kun, how is your bloodline limit set?"

Do you think this path leads to immortality?

Genichi under the tree spread his hands: "At least not for now."

"But it must be said that lifespan will indeed be extended as a result."

"From the current perspective, becoming a sage is a more feasible path. Senior, you have also met the White Snake Sage of Ryuchi Cave. He has probably lived for as long as the history of the ninja world!"

Immortal Transformation...

Orochimaru remained silent, something he was least adept at.

Even if Jugo was used to develop the curse seal, it was not enough to complete the Sage Transformation that Genichi Jushita had mentioned.

It seems we still have to go back to the original path!

……

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. On April 1, 57th year of Konoha, the third academic year of the first experimental class officially began.

In the training ground exclusive to the Root Experimental Class, when students such as Nawaki and Itachi Uchiha, as well as instructors such as Kurenai Yuhi and Shisui Uchiha, gathered here, Genichi Kishita suddenly appeared silently.

"Lord Xuanyi!"

Whether it was the instructors like Kurenai Yuhi or the students like Nawaki, they all greeted them respectfully.

Shuxia Xuanyi nodded slightly, then said, "Although I have rarely appeared in the past two years, I have been keeping track of your cultivation progress."

"This is your last year in Root. After a year, you will become true ninjas. I am absolutely certain of that."

"So, before you become ninjas, I will teach you some things that a true ninja should possess."

"However, how much you can learn depends on yourselves."

"So today's first lesson is a live-fire simulation, which is different from any live-fire training you have experienced before, because it is a real life-or-death battle."

As soon as he finished speaking, the earth shook. Then, Kurenai Yuhi, Itachi Uchiha and the others saw a towering tree rise from the ground behind Genichi under the tree, blocking out the sky and almost covering the entire huge training ground.

"Amazing!"

"Is this the Wood Release?"

"It's amazing!"

Exclamations sounded one after another.

After the towering trees grew, Kurenai saw that huge red flower buds bloomed on each branch.

Xuan Yi said from under the tree, "Everyone, choose a flower bud to sit on."

At the command, instructors such as Kurenai Yuhi and Shisui Uchiha took the lead, leaping into the flower buds one by one.

Immediately afterwards, students such as Nawaki, Itachi Uchiha, and Mangetsu Hozuki also jumped up.

"What is my brother-in-law doing?"

"How can we conduct a real-world combat simulation like this?"

Sitting inside the flower bud, Rope Tree looked around, unable to imagine what Genichi under the tree would do next.

Kurenai Yuhi was pondering, "Could it be that Genichi is going to use the Wood Release technique to connect everyone's thoughts and consciousness, and unify them into the same illusion?"

Seeing that everyone was in place, Xuan Yi flew down to the flower bud at the top of the tree and sat down.

Immediately afterwards, all the flower buds of everyone except him released poisonous gas.

Caught off guard, Kurenai Yuhi, Shisui Uchiha, and the others suddenly felt dizzy and disoriented.

The flower buds began to close rapidly, enveloping everyone.

At the top of the tree, Xuan Yi below had already opened his Mangekyou Sharingan and revealed the blue six-tomoe Rinnegan on his forehead.

Eye Technique - Ōya Bikokai!
Five senses control!

Mind manipulation!

Brain in a vat!

Memory Seal!

In an instant, apart from instructors like Kurenai Yuhi, all the students—including Nawaki, Itachi Uchiha, and Mangetsu Hozuki—had all their memories sealed and appeared in the illusionary world created by Genichi Koushi using the Mirror Eye technique, Oya Bikokai. This illusionary world was exactly the same as the Shinobi World, but the era was on the eve of the Third Shinobi World War.

Nawaki, Itachi Uchiha, and others became newly graduated genin from Konoha and were about to be led by their instructors.

In another illusory world beyond this first illusion, Genichi Shushita, Kurenai Yuhi, Shisui Uchiha, and others are present.

They are like gods, able to see Itachi Uchiha and others in another illusion.

At this moment, not only were the instructors like Ryoma Aburame shocked, but even Kurenai Yuhi was deeply moved.

Genichi Shushita explained, "This is an illusionary world I created. The students' original memories have been sealed by me, and all their current memories are fabricated."

"Next, you will enter as the team leaders."

"And what you are about to face is the Third Shinobi World War."

The instructor from the mountain tribe hurriedly asked, "Lord Xuan, do our memories also need to be sealed?"

Genichi Shushita smiled and said, "Of course not. You need to guide them and lead them to participate in the Third Shinobi World War."

"This is a real combat simulation!"

"Go."

After Genichi Shushita finished speaking, Kurenai Yuhi and the others transformed into streams of light and entered the illusionary world where Itachi Uchiha and the others were.

Her appearance and name remain unchanged.

But now they have all become Jonin or Special Jonin of Konoha.

He was then assigned by Hiruzen Sarutobi to be the mentor of Nawaki, Itachi Uchiha, and others.

Genichi Kishita directly replicated the Third Shinobi World War that he had participated in within the illusion.

All the classic battles are presented, and students like Itachi Uchiha participate directly or indirectly.

For example, Itachi Uchiha replaced Obito Uchiha and focused on participating in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.

Of course, his mentor was Uchiha Shisui, not Namikaze Minato.

There's also the Battle of Kikyo Mountain, the death of the Third Raikage, and so on.

Not to mention the students like Itachi Uchiha whose memories were sealed, even Kurenai Yuhi and the others gradually became immersed in this combat simulation that slightly conflicted with their memories because the illusion was too realistic.

Genichi Shushita did not participate directly, but rather acted as an observer.

Because he wants to control the entire illusion.

Of course, he wasn't even in the illusion.

He used the original timeline.

It can be said that Itachi Uchiha and others basically replaced Kakashi Uchiha and Obito Uchiha in the Third Shinobi World War.

The youngest member of the entire experimental class, Uchiha Itachi, is now 11 years old.

If we follow the original timeline, Itachi Uchiha should have awakened his Kaleidoscope Sharingan around this year due to Shisui Uchiha's suicide.

But right now, Itachi Uchiha, who hasn't even graduated yet, hasn't even awakened a single tomoe.

However, the technology that Gen is currently using is the same technology that he used to awaken the Sharingan and Rinnegan in the clones.

In other words.

If Itachi Uchiha activates his Sharingan in a genjutsu (illusionary world), he can do so in reality as well.

This is the most special one.

However, similarly, if someone can cultivate a bloodline limit within an illusion.

That can't be fake either.

This is similar to using shadow clones for cultivation; experience can be accumulated.

Of course, just like with shadow clones, physical training and similar activities cannot provide feedback simultaneously.

Even Genichi Kishita couldn't do that.

Time passes little by little.

Three hours passed in the real world, but three years passed in the illusion, which was also the most intense three years of the Third Shinobi World War.

In the illusionary space where Genichi Kishita was, Kurenai Yuhi, Shisui Uchiha, Ryoma Aburame, and other Root instructors reappeared.

However, even Kurenai Yuhi couldn't help but appear somewhat dazed.

Because... all their students are dead!

"Lord Xuan Yi, the Third Shinobi World War didn't seem to be this brutal, did it?"

Coming to his senses, Aburame Ryoma couldn't help but say.

Others nodded.

Kurenai Yuhi also felt that Genichi Kishita's plot design was too difficult.

Their generation also experienced a very brutal war, and many of their contemporaries died.

But many people survived.

But in this simulation, even Nawaki, Itachi Uchiha, and Mangetsu Hozuki, whom they had high hopes for, all died.

Moreover, many of these instructors also died in battle.

Even now, that feeling of death remains etched in my memory.

That feeling of death didn't seem like a hallucination.

"War is that cruel."

"Moreover, although it simulates the Third Shinobi World War, there are still many differences."

Genichi Kishita offered a brief explanation, then said, "Alright, this lesson is over. Let's get back to normal!"

The illusions were dispelled one by one, and everyone awoke.

The memories of Itachi Uchiha and the other students have all been restored, but having just woken up, they all sat on the flower buds in a daze.

Rope Tree was particularly disillusioned with life: "How did I die again?"

On the other side, Itachi Uchiha felt something was wrong with his eyes: "This feeling, could it be... the Sharingan?"

(End of this chapter)