Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 341 A Special Spirit!

"resurrection?!"

Minato was stunned by what he heard, somewhat incredulous.

Is it the "resurrection" he was thinking of?

To break down the boundaries between life and death and truly return to the human world?

Orochimaru, who had been quietly watching the show from the sidelines, spoke up at the opportune moment.

"Hehehe—Minato, don't be so surprised. Before you, Kato Dan had already been successfully resurrected."

Kato Dan? !

Minato immediately recalled the person who had forcefully controlled the Nine-Tails during the Nine-Tails Night. He hadn't thought about it in detail at the time due to the urgency, but now that he thought about it, that person must have been Kato Dan.

So that explains why Tsunade-senpai suddenly returned to the village.

But is resurrection really possible?

Although Orochimaru was there to verify it, this completely overturned his understanding of life and death!

Seeing Minato's shocked expression, Aoba casually waved his hand, "Don't be so surprised. It's just a simple resurrection. I have at least two methods like that."

"However, resurrection is not so simple. We need to make some preparations and avoid some troubles."

Aoba said in a serious tone, "It's too wasteful to just revive one person, it's not worth it."

"I'll revive you all once I've gathered a group of people; that way it'll be more cost-effective."

Water gate:

He suddenly didn't know what to say.

The Fourth Hokage, a figure of great stature, needs to wait for a group purchase to be added to his inventory before he can be resurrected?

And this almost "miraculous" ability to revive—how come Aoba described it like a supermarket discount promotion?

We still need to reach the minimum order amount —

Seeing Minato's somewhat delighted yet speechless expression, Aoba chuckled inwardly.

His original plan was to take this opportunity to resurrect both Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.

But after careful consideration, Aoba gave up on the idea.

The first generation is alright; he's a natural optimist, and with proper communication, things should work out.

But Tobirama Senju, the second generation, was different!

That guy is an extremely rational politician, with a deep mind and ruthless methods.

He also has his own ideas and a deep-seated prejudice against the Uchiha clan.

If he doesn't intend to personally take the Hokage position, it won't be easy to restrain the Second Hokage.

Do not underestimate the power of righteousness.

Never underestimate the political wisdom of our ancestors.

The current situation is just right; there's no need to make things difficult for yourself.

If I ever feel like becoming Hokage someday, I can always bring those two out to save face.

"Alright, now that Minato's out, shouldn't we head back?"

Orochimaru urged from the side.

He kept thinking about the blood sample from the Otsutsuki clan that Aoba had in his hands.

What could be more exciting than studying extraterrestrials?

Aoba found Orochimaru's impatient manner somewhat amusing.

"Relax, relax, it's not like I'm not going to give it to you."

Aoba rolled her eyes and tossed the test tube to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru snatched the test tube, his eyes gleaming.

Aoba ignored Orochimaru, who was caught up in a frenzy, and turned to look at Minato.

"Yongdai, the death aura of your impure body is too strong. It's too conspicuous to walk outside. We need to deal with it first."

Minato looked at his hands, which were covered in cracks. If you looked closely, you could see dust falling out of the cracks.

The impure body cannot exist in the mortal world for long; even if a talisman is implanted to repair the cracks, it only prolongs the time.

"Does Aoba-kun have any ideas?"

"Um."

"I recently came up with an interesting technique, and I'll use you to test it out."

As he spoke, Qingye raised one hand to his chest and formed a hand seal.

"open!"

Under Minato's astonished gaze, Aoba's pupils began to undergo a strange change.

The original black eyes lost their color and instantly turned white.

"Eye roll?!"

Minato was quite surprised, but then he immediately realized that this was fundamentally different from the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan.

Is this some kind of "technique"?

Did you find out so quickly?

As expected of Yongdaimei!

"Yes, you guessed right."

"This is a secret eye technique I developed. If you want to learn it after you are truly resurrected, I can teach you."

"Then it's settled."

Minato was also very interested.

I never expected Aoba to develop such a secret technique. He really is a genius.

Aoba took out a specially made scroll from his pocket, placed it between his fingers, and began to form hand seals.

Orochimaru put away the sample, turned his head, and watched Aoba's movements with great interest.

If anyone truly understands Aoba's strength, it's undoubtedly him.

With Aoba's current strength, regardless of whether he has surpassed the First Hokage, he is at the very top of the ninja world's pyramid.

A technique that requires Aoba to form so many hand seals is definitely not simple!

Furthermore, Minato discovered that Aoba's Byakugan was glowing with blue light.

"drink!"

After completing the last hand seal, Aoba slammed the scroll in his hand onto the ground.

Dense black runes spread out from the scroll.

Soon, an extremely complex necromancy array took shape on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a passage resembling a psychic space slowly opened.

Under the watchful eyes of Minato and Orochimaru.

An enormous head slowly rose from the passage.

It was an extremely strange head, with a hat-like object on its forehead bearing a large "王" (king) character.

It is the spirit medium of the Rinnegan—King Yama!

"What is this thing?!"

Minato's expression changed, and he immediately entered battle mode.

The moment this thing appeared, he felt his soul tremble, like a mouse encountering a cat.

"Spalashi!"

Orochimaru's eyes widened because he recognized the thing, and he immediately stuck his tongue out and washed his face.

Compared to the puppet Yama summoned using the Rinnegan.

The Yama that Aoba summoned at this moment, although his eyes still had the circular pattern of the Rinnegan, had an unusually lively expression.

Those enormous eyes swept over Aoba and Orochimaru, but their final gaze locked onto Minato.

Minato, who was targeted by Yama, was horrified to discover that his impure body was completely out of control, as if it were being suppressed by some higher-dimensional rule.

At this moment, Yama opened his mouth wide, and a tongue like an arm stretched out from his mouth, slowly reaching towards the water gate.

Aoba also noticed Minato's unusual situation, formed a hand seal with one hand, and shouted.

Stop.

The runes on the ground lit up, and Yama's eyes dimmed at the same time.

The tongue that had been sticking out was retracted, and the mouth was closed.

Without the watchful eye of the King of Hell, Minato's body regained its mobility.

"Aoba-kun, what exactly is this thing?!"

"I'm still shaken," Minato asked.

"A special spiritual entity, presumably related to the Pure Land."

"This thing has absolute suppressive power over the dead; simply being watched by it renders one completely immobile!"

So that explains why Minato didn't resist earlier.

Aoba fell into thought, then looked at Minato.

"Yongdai Mei, do you believe me?"

Minato paused for a moment.

Although he didn't know what Aoba was going to do, he nodded without hesitation.

"I trust you."

"Okay, Yongdai, stay still."

Aoba controlled Yama to open his mouth, and his tongue stretched out again, reaching for Minato.

Seeing that tongue sticking out again, Minato was still a little scared.

But remembering what Aoba had just said, he still chose to trust his companion.

The tongue coiled around the water gate and pulled him into its mouth.

The King of Hell closed his mouth and began to chew with a crunching sound.

"this----"

Orochimaru watched this scene with a strange light in his eyes.

About ten seconds passed.

Yama opened his mouth again and spat out the water gate.

The water gate landed steadily on the ground.

When he looked down at his body again, his eyes were filled with disbelief.

The body, which was originally like clay, has now undergone a tremendous transformation!

All the cracks disappeared, and the ashen skin turned rosy, except that the eyes still bore the mark of the filthy earth.

Now, he looks no different from a living, breathing person!

"This...it's simply unbelievable!"

Minato clenched his fist, his eyes filled with shock.

If it weren't for the lack of a heartbeat, he would have truly believed he had been resurrected.

Just as he had predicted, if Yama could repair the corpses of the Six Paths of Pain, then the Impure World Body could do the same.

After confirming that Minato was in good condition, Aoba began to dispel the spell.

Rumble!

The ground trembled slightly, and Yama's enormous head slowly sank into the spirit passage and disappeared.

Compared to Minato's shock, Orochimaru clearly saw more of the underlying issues.

"Hehehe, that's truly amazing. I didn't expect you to break through the Rinnegan's techniques so quickly."

"It's still a long way off."

"During the previous experiment, we obtained a spatial marker and reversed the summoning array to pull it over."

Aoba smiled and shook his head, the white in his eyes fading back to their original black.

"However, because it lacks a true Rinnegan as its core control hub, that thing seems to retain a strong sense of self. Fortunately, I had prepared a technique to forcibly control it, otherwise it would have been in trouble just now!"

"It seems you've noticed too, Aoba-kun."

Orochimaru looked at Qingyuan with a strange expression. "That so-called Grim Reaper" and that thing from before seem to have some kind of extremely similar connection."

"It seems we share the same view."

The so-called Grim Reaper, in their eyes, was more like a clumsy imitation.

It was just a guess before, but when Aoba summoned Yama, it became a certainty.

"It seems that the Uzumaki clan ancestor who developed the Reaper Death Seal back then had similar ideas and was trying to reach that realm."

That person had obviously seen Yama, the King of Hell, which is why he created the spirit of Death.

Orochimaru chuckled hoarsely, "The ninja world is getting more and more interesting. The ultimate eye technique that controls life and death hides an even deeper secret."

Minato, listening from the side, was completely bewildered, having no idea what kind of riddle the two were playing.

However, his attention was now entirely focused on his new body.

Although his original impure body could move, it always felt like he was controlling a puppet, with an invisible membrane separating him from the real world.

But now, that barrier has completely disappeared!

Apart from still not feeling pain, breathing, or having a heartbeat, he felt no different from a living person.

"What an amazing ability."

Minato took out a kunai and slashed his arm.

A cut appeared, but no blood flowed out.

Countless tiny dust particles and scraps of paper immediately emerged from the wound, quickly repairing it completely.

However, the repaired area lost its original rosy color and reverted to its dull, lifeless grayness.

Aoba stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

"It seems that this disguise is not permanent. Once it is damaged, it will be reduced to its original form as an impure body."

Minato, however, took it all in stride and smiled gently.

"It's okay, I'm already very satisfied with this. At least I won't scare people when I walk on the street."

"7

Aoba asked curiously, "Nagata-chan, what did it feel like in that guy's mouth just now?"

"Feel?"

Minato thought for a moment, "Actually, there wasn't anything special about it. It was dark inside, and since I'm a reanimated body, I don't feel pain. I just felt like I was spinning around inside, like I was being rubbed by something, and then I was vomited out."

Aoba and Orochimaru exchanged a glance, seemingly realizing something, but neither of them spoke.

Afterwards, Aoba, along with Orochimaru and Minato, returned to the Island of Oblivion using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"You've become so skilled at Flying Thunder God Technique."

"It's a bit worse than yours; you can't use it freely in battle."

Aoba was telling the truth about this. To be able to fly so fast on the battlefield like Minato requires extremely fast nerve reaction speed.

Aoba led Minato on a tour of the island, giving him a brief introduction to its basic features.

After all, there will be many more after the water gate incident.

Minato wasn't too surprised that Aoba had such an experimental base.

I never expected that this base would be an island.

What truly surprised Minato was the sheer number of Uzumaki clan members on the island.

"Aoba-kun, you've actually taken in so many members of the Uzumaki clan?"

"Well, after all, they are Kushina's clansmen, so we should save as many as we can."

Minato watched the red-haired children running and playing in the sunlight, feeling both gratified and ashamed.

As expected, Aoba-kun is more suited to be Hokage than I am.

He not only possesses extraordinary vision and ability, but also a rare sense of responsibility.

After having Minato leave the Flying Thunder God mark on the island, the two returned to Konoha.

Of course, in order to avoid causing unnecessary panic and trouble, Watergate had to be disguised.

Otherwise, if Minato appeared on the streets of Konoha wearing his iconic divine robes, the entire village would probably be in an uproar.

Minato changed into a standard ANBU uniform, put on a fox mask, and hid his dazzling blond hair in the hood.

Konoha, Hokage's office.

boom!

Tsunade slammed her hand on the desk and pointed at Aoba's nose, unleashing a torrent of abuse.

"Yamashiro Aoba! You actually came back?!"

"You're getting more and more arrogant, aren't you, consultant?"

"You're never around, and there's a ton of stuff to do in the village that needs your help. And you, on the other hand, are out having a good time! You think you're living a more comfortable life than I am, the Hokage?!"

Faced with Tsunade's roar, Aoba skillfully lowered his head, his attitude extremely upright.

The main principle is to admit mistakes and dare to do it again next time.