Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 260 Sincerity is the ultimate weapon!

Looking at Orochimaru's appearance, Aoba suddenly recalled Orochimaru's appearance after the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original work.

The once fearsome Orochimaru, after being resurrected by Sasuke, actually surrendered and became Sasuke's henchman.

Many people are complaining that "Sasuke is Orochimaru's father." After the four battles, Orochimaru's style even changed 180 degrees when he returned to Konoha, and he became a complete goofball!

Thinking of this, Aoba couldn't help but chuckle and nod: "It has indeed changed quite absurdly, even somewhat—amusing."

Orochimaru keenly noticed the change in Aoba's expression, and his face immediately darkened.

Facing his true self in the spiritual realm, the twisted feeling deep within his soul made him extremely uncomfortable.

"so----"

Orochimaru took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in his heart. "You asked me before if I had already tried the Cursed Seal. That so-called source is the Cursed Seal, right?"

The curse seal is a technique he developed by combining the power of immortal arts.

In pursuit of greater power and the continuation of life, he has already conducted preliminary experiments on some test subjects.

"right."

Aoba nodded. "Natural energy is inherently violent. You're trying to contain it with a curse seal, even splitting off fragments of your own soul to reside within those curse seals. This behavior itself is tearing apart the integrity of your own soul."

"The integrity of the soul, huh? — So that's how it is!"

Orochimaru took a deep breath, as if he had figured something out.

Snapped!

Qingye snapped her fingers, dispelling the spiritification technique.

The dark red space before them shattered instantly, like glass.

hum!

Consciousness instantly returned to the body.

Inside the tent, the flickering candlelight remained dim.

Orochimaru suddenly opened his eyes, his body swayed slightly, and a fine layer of cold sweat had already seeped out of his forehead.

"I never expected that you would have mastered the art of spiritual transformation to end things."

Orochimaru's voice was a little hoarse, but his tone revealed an undisguised excitement, "And your spirit body, it's so special, almost like a physical being, it's simply unbelievable!"

He knew how high the learning threshold was for the Spirit Transformation Technique; some ninjutsu were indeed "selective".

Although Orochimaru failed to learn the Spirit Transformation Technique, he never stopped researching it.

"Yes, the art of spiritification is indeed quite difficult. I tried many methods before I finally mastered it!"

Aoba said calmly, "Speaking of which, the 'Reincarnation of the Undead' technique you'll be developing in the future should also have been inspired by some aspects of the Spirit Transformation technique."

Upon hearing the words "Reanimation Jutsu," Orochimaru was taken aback for a moment, then a wicked smile slowly crept onto his lips.

He stuck out his long tongue and washed his face.

"Reincarnation? Hehehe—it seems my future self has indeed succeeded." Orochimaru's laughter was tinged with fanaticism.

"Um.

Aoba nodded: "He changes bodies every three years, forcibly prolongs his life by invading other people's bodies and devouring their souls, and successfully turns himself into a monster. In the end, he loses himself and becomes another personality. If you also think this counts as immortality, then he has indeed succeeded."

Orochimaru's smile froze slightly, and his eyes turned gloomy.

He can accept becoming a monster, but if even his "personality" changes, he definitely cannot accept it.

In fact, this is also why Aoba did not choose to use Kotoamatsukami to directly control Orochimaru.

Orochimaru, like him, is someone who has a "memory backup".

Orochimaru split his soul into various cursed seals, which is equivalent to a series of portable hard drives.

The more memories are modified, the greater the logical loopholes become.

When Orochimaru retrieves the original soul fragments, he will immediately discover that his memories have been tampered with if a conflict arises.

Given Orochimaru's personality, he would definitely stand completely against Aoba, to the point of no return.

Of course, some people will say that as long as Orochimaru is completely controlled and he can never find the soul fragment, wouldn't that solve the problem?

This idea completely mythologizes "Kotoamatsukami".

This is just like the original concept of "Amaterasu".

When Amaterasu first appeared, it was defined as "the strongest physical attack" and "an attack that could never be escaped," but later it became a pile of garbage.

To put it simply, Kotoamatsukami is just one of the eye techniques in the ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan, not a "divine technique".

This thing can probably be controlled almost uncontrollably by ordinary ninjas, even Kage-level ones.

But if it's used on someone like Madara Uchiha or Hashirama Senju, trying to turn them into obedient puppets?

Aoba was 100% certain that this technique would definitely fail.

Even if someone were to use Kotoamatsukami on him, Aoba could forcefully break through that mental control with his current soul strength alone, without using the memory backup in the chip.

This is similar to Orochimaru's creation of the Four Hokage through Edo Tensei during the Fourth Shinobi World War. Even though Orochimaru had tampered with the sacrifices, he still couldn't completely control the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. This shows that if Hashirama wanted to break free from the control of Edo Tensei at any time, it's the same principle.

Previously, Aoba had obtained a number of scrolls containing secret techniques of the Uchiha clan from Fugaku Uchiha, including forbidden techniques such as the Transcription Seal, Izanami, and Izanagi.

Through comparative research on Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan Kotoamatsukami and Izanami, Aoba came to a startling conclusion: these so-called forbidden and secret techniques were actually all originally Mangekyou Sharingan eye techniques!

However, later members of the Uchiha clan optimized and "downgraded" it, allowing even ordinary three-tomoe Sharingan to be used.

But the cost has also become more severe.

Using the Mangekyou Sharingan beyond its level to forcefully employ a higher-level eye technique would result in direct blindness.

When an ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan uses its own eye techniques, it only depletes its eye power, and it can be used at least several more times before it goes completely blind.

This shows that the Uchiha clan must have researched ways to keep the Mangekyou Sharingan permanently lit over the long course of history.

Following this line of reasoning, it was definitely not a coincidence that Madara Uchiha transplanted his younger brother Izuna's eyes to awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan (the Straight Tomoe Sharingan). It was one of countless experiments conducted with blood and tears.

That time, he succeeded, granting Madara Uchiha the Mangekyou Sharingan that would never go blind. He could use the Mangekyou Sharingan without restraint and even activate the complete Susanoo. However, his opponent was also greatly enhanced, so he still couldn't defeat him.

This is also why Aoba didn't directly control Orochimaru. Unless all his memories were erased and he was completely controlled, Orochimaru would be of no use to Aoba.

What he needs is Orochimaru's wisdom and pursuit of truth in order to develop and create more ninjutsu.

In the process of pursuing "truth", Orochimaru's strength will definitely become stronger and stronger, and even without recovering the "soul fragments", Kotoamatsukami's control will fail.

Therefore, Aoba was completely honest from the beginning, and he did not hide anything even when he used Kotoamatsukami on Orochimaru to imply "no harm to each other".

Sincerity is the ultimate weapon!

As research progresses, it becomes increasingly necessary to collaborate as a team and even engage in the exchange of ideas from different fields to find inspiration and direction.

One cannot go far by conducting research alone; otherwise, Orochimaru would not have trained Kabuto Yakushi as his assistant.

"So, the [Reincarnation of the Corpse] also failed?"

From Aoba's words, Orochimaru knew that the Reanimation Jutsu must have also encountered a problem.

"It's not exactly a failure; the theory of [Reincarnation] is indeed excellent."

Aoba looked at Orochimaru and continued, "But you missed the most crucial thing."

"What's missing?"

"Lord Orochimaru, you have conducted so many human experiments, you should know very well that even when identical twins transplant organs into each other, there is a very high probability of rejection."

"If the physical body is like this, what about the even more mysterious soul?"

Orochimaru suddenly raised his head, his pupils contracting slightly.

"Everyone's soul has a unique color."

Aoba's voice was calm, "Your original soul was already incomplete due to the Split Curse, and you keep devouring..."

To merge into someone else's soul is like constantly mixing their messy paints into your original canvas.

"You might not notice it once or twice, but what about after ten or a hundred times? In the end, within that chaotic soul, will you, Orochimaru—still be you, Orochimaru?"

boom!

Aoba's words were like a wake-up call, causing a storm to rage in Orochimaru's mind.

As one of the top researchers in the ninja world, Orochimaru's thinking is extremely rigorous. After Aoba's explanation, he instantly realized the fatal flaw in the "Reanimation Jutsu"!

Compared to the physical body, which can be touched and dissected, the soul is obviously much more mysterious and complex.

If it's really as Aoba said, constantly changing bodies and devouring souls, then I'll definitely run into problems in the future.

No wonder Aoba said that the "self" of the future will no longer be the "self".

So this is how the soul is rejected and polluted!

"I've learned a lot, Aoba-kun."

Orochimaru's voice became more solemn than ever before.

Even though he knew that Aoba had learned the answer from the "future," it didn't stop Orochimaru from expressing his gratitude to him.

This can be considered a way of saving him.

Thanks to Aoba's reminder last time, he has recently started to pay attention to the subtle changes in his emotions.

He recalled his decision to defect from Konoha, and besides his disappointment with the Third Hokage, there seemed to be some inexplicable selfish motive at play.

It was like he was throwing a tantrum, acting out, and even had a childish impulse to prove to Hiruzen Sarutobi that "you guys were wrong."

This is nothing like the absolutely rational and cold-blooded Orochimaru of the past!

However, since the deed was already done, Orochimaru was not the kind of person who would regret it. He composed himself and looked intently at Aoba.

"Since you anticipated I would come looking for you, you must have already made arrangements for where I'll go next, right?"

Aoba immediately smiled and said, "Of course, come with me, I'll take you to a nice place."