Naruto: The Infinite New World

Chapter 13: Orochimaru's Transformation

Time flies like water.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the dilapidated training ground.

Kim was hanging upside down on a tree, eating an apple, when Minato Namikaze suddenly appeared and poked him with a finger.

next moment.

Minato Namikaze poked a hole in the tree.

He felt a solid sensation on his back as Kim took a big bite of the apple, leaning against his back.

"Wait too long, Minato."

The two simultaneously used the Shave technique and vanished from their spot.

The rapidly moving figures collided everywhere.

In the distance, Kushina was standing under a tree when a pebble suddenly shot out from her hand and hit the tree.

In an instant, countless shuriken fell from the tree.

Her body swayed from side to side like paper, and not a single kunai or shuriken could hit her.

Seeing this scene, Hyuga Kiyoshi gritted his teeth.

We can't compete, we really can't compete.

Minato Namikaze had mastered all four techniques in just three months and could even use them with great ease.

Kushina Uzumaki also mastered paper drawing and shaving.

But he only possesses the iron block and is still practicing the shaving technique.

The Four Styles have a high barrier to entry, especially in terms of chakra requirements.

He simply couldn't believe that Minato Namikaze was such a genius.

But what we see now has confirmed that he seems... probably... unwilling to admit... that he is no match for Minato Namikaze.

But compared to these two people.

Uchiha Kin was a complete monster.

He didn't know where the other party got the four techniques from, but the other party's combat power was completely beyond what someone of this age could master.

That agile movements, that powerful reflexes, that effortless mastery of four techniques.

Even a genius like Minato Namikaze could only be toyed with.

Even if the opponent couldn't use ninjutsu, he felt that even a member of a Chunin clan might not be a match for this person.

It wasn't that he hadn't sparred with Chunin or Jonin before; Uchiha Kin gave him the feeling of facing a Jonin.

"This guy is a monster in human skin."

Hyuga Kiyoshi stared intently at the guy that Namikaze Minato was relentlessly chasing; this guy was the one more worthy of pursuit.

pity.

He can't even compare to Minato Namikaze.

Jin glanced at Hyuga Kiyoshi, who was observing, but the latter was unaware of the information about basic internal energy cultivation.

The main reason was that he wore a strip of cloth on his forehead, which blocked the power of the Bird in the Cage technique, making it impossible for the Hyuga branch family to resist the main family.

He naturally didn't trust them either.

Tilting his head to dodge Minato Namikaze's finger gun, "whoosh," a hole was instantly pierced through the tree next to him.

With a swift, sweeping motion, Minato Namikaze reacted with incredible speed, almost abnormally so. He actually placed his hand on the oncoming leg, attempting to lift his body up.

Unexpectedly, Jin suddenly unleashed a burst of speed, his sweeping leg even faster, striking Minato Namikaze in the abdomen and sending him flying.

Minato Namikaze steadied himself in mid-air, landing on a tree and standing there horizontally.

"Minato, you still need to work harder," Kim encouraged him as he finished eating the apple in his hand.

Minato Namikaze climbed down from the tree and plopped down on the ground.

"Gold, why are you so strong?" Minato Namikaze said with a bitter face.

He felt his strength improving rapidly, but he still couldn't fathom the depth of Jin's power. It was like facing a high mountain; he thought he had reached the mountainside, but the distance to the summit hadn't changed at all.

He had already mastered the four levels of basic internal skills and all four techniques, but compared to his opponent, he was still like a child compared to an adult.

"Be diligent, Minato." Kim shook his head.

He has actually made little progress in the past three months, which is due to the limitations of his growing body.

However, he had a solid foundation from before, and the understanding of basic internal energy cultivation by Minato Namikaze, Might Guy, Kushina, and Orochimaru became his nourishment.

There's also the understanding of the Four Styles by Minato Namikaze and the other two.

That's why he was able to completely overwhelm Minato Namikaze.

No matter how talented he is, Minato Namikaze is only equivalent to a Chunin at the moment.

However, speaking of Orochimaru, he has progressed the furthest in basic internal energy cultivation among all of them, and has already begun to touch upon the final level.

The final layer was essentially created by Jin in pursuit of immortality; not only is it complex, but it also requires a massive amount of chakra.

"Oh right, Inoue-sensei said you absolutely must go to school tomorrow, there's something important to announce." Minato Namikaze remembered Inoue Satoru's instructions to tell Gin.

Mainly in the last three months.

Inoue Satoru... He can't see Uchiha Kin's figure at all!!

"Okay," Jin replied dismissively.

However, if he were to use that technique, he could actually threaten a Jonin now, or he might already possess Jonin-level strength.

Although it can only be used once.

...

Orochimaru watched expressionlessly as the ninja in the glass vessel before him gradually turned into wood amidst his painful cries.

A man covered in bandages emerged from the shadows.

Under the lights, it looked gloomy.

The shadow of Konoha.

Danzo Shimura.

"Any progress?"

Orochimaru responded coldly.

"As you can see, it failed."

Danzo Shimura did not look well.

"This experiment has been going on for a month, why is there no progress at all?"

Moreover, the number of people who sacrificed their lives in this experiment was not small, and it even affected the manpower on the front lines.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, the true initiator of this mission, began to waver.

"Interstitial cells will only continue to erode the host and cannot be effectively inhibited at all."

Orochimaru shook his head. He had used almost every method he could think of, but unfortunately, he still couldn't reduce the erosion caused by Hashirama's cells.

"Continue the experiment; we must produce results."

"I am not your subordinate, Lord Danzo."

Orochimaru emphasized the adult's tone, glancing at Danzo with a knowing look. Even if Danzo was his teacher's close friend, he had no right to order him around.

Danzo gave Orochimaru a deep look.

"Hiruzen is also waiting for results. If there is no progress, this experiment will be shut down."

Such a huge sacrifice, yet no progress has been made.

That weakling Hiruzen Sarutobi would never allow this experiment to continue.

Danzo turned and walked into the shadows.

There are only two people in the entire Konoha who can study Hashirama's cells.

One is Orochimaru now, and the other is Tsunade, whom he absolutely cannot know anything about.

After all, I told her that in order to strengthen Konoha, I dug up her great-grandfather's grave.

No matter how strong the Will of Fire's brainwashing ability is, it cannot silence Tsunade, and it can even overturn the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

Orochimaru watched Danzo leave, but instead of looking at the experimental subject, he noticed a sapling slowly growing in an inconspicuous potted plant on the other side.

In his eyes, the sapling might be more tempting than the experimental subject.

"It's unbelievable, that Uchiha is simply a genius."

His attitude has changed from initial doubt to current certainty.

This potted plant has nothing to do with the interstitial cells. It was originally a dead seedling. He simply sealed the basic internal energy sealing technique inside it, and it has not been watered since.

Instead, he used chakra as water for irrigation.

This seed, which should have been dead, miraculously began to grow.

"If chakra reaches a certain level, is it truly possible to achieve immortality?"

Orochimaru fell into thought.

Basic internal strength can extend a person's life by several years.

It is fundamentally impossible to achieve immortality or eternal life.

But the key lies in the method of the third layer.

"Seal the power of nature within your body using chakra."

There is something in this world called Sage Chakra. Generally, everyone thinks of absorbing it, but no one has ever thought of using it in the form of sealing.

Following the steps above, the sealed natural power will continuously transform the body's constitution into one that can adapt to the natural forces due to the characteristics of internal energy.

"If the human body can preserve Sage Chakra, then it is indeed possible to achieve immortality."

The white snake in Ryūchi Cave is clearly a living example.

"This truly is the path to immortality."

At that moment, Orochimaru's eyes lit up.

Feeling that his lifespan was too short in his pursuit of ninjutsu, he decided to seek a path to immortality. At this moment, a true path to immortality appeared before him.

What are these "interstitial cells"? They're just a job that working people are forced to do out of necessity.

Interstitial cells are amazing, but they cannot grant immortality.

Only this basic sealing technique is the correct path.

"So sealing techniques are the future."

Uchiha Kin never expected this.

The emergence of basic internal energy caused Orochimaru to completely deviate from his original path.

Similar techniques may have appeared in the Naruto world, but unfortunately, the ninjas were a group of thugs who only pursued destructive power and only saw the temporary destruction.

Pursuing the ultimate in technique.

But they never considered the path to immortality.

Originally, only Orochimaru in this world had thought of this path.

Now there's one more.

Uchiha Kin.

...

Ninja Academy.

Jin looked around at the familiar yet unfamiliar surroundings and sighed.

"It's only been a few days since I last came here, but the classroom already feels unfamiliar."

You haven't been here for three months!

Inoue Satoru was inwardly roaring upon hearing Uchiha Kin's words, but to maintain his teacher's composure, he kept a gentle smile.

"Ew! Inoue-sensei's smile looks awful."