Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 403 Failure is Not Allowed

By the time the two Orochimarus were brought back by Sakumo Hatake and Might Guy with their men, Yua's health had improved.

When I fainted before, I was still breathing and looked almost like a dead person.

But now, it looks almost like a normal body.

This is really frustrating.

Tsunade was also helpless about her husband's behavior.

It was only then that she realized that medicine is not a panacea.

In this world, ninjutsu is the fundamental logic behind everything.

For example, right now...

"So that's why your older brother suddenly fell ill! It turns out you were the one pulling the strings behind the scenes!" Tsunade was furious, and of course, she had every right to be angry.

She was extremely worried after Youya fell into a coma.

After a brief period of regaining consciousness, Yuya immediately told her a name.

It was Orochimaru.

The thought of Yua waking up from his coma and immediately grabbing her and saying "Orochimaru" made Tsunade tremble with rage.

Orochimaru of this world sighed, then shook his head, admitting he had indeed gone too far: "This time, it was just a sudden whim of ours that led us to think about whether we could use the Reverse Summoning Technique to summon a bit of my brother's soul, and I didn't expect it to go so smoothly..."

Tsunade flew into a rage and threw a book directly at Orochimaru: "A sudden idea?! Do you know that because of your sudden idea, your older brother almost got trapped inside that clone's body and couldn't get out?!"

Orochimaru raised his hand and quickly indicated that he would never do that again.

The incident itself is actually quite simple.

What good can come from two Orochimarus getting together?

After creating the clone of Youya, these two had a sudden inspiration and wondered if they could reverse the process of spirit communication, and only communicate with a tiny bit of Youya's soul so that Youya could appear in this clone.

If they could achieve this, then they would have achieved a form of immortality!

If a body is nearing its end, and the soul is transferred to a clone, wouldn't immortality be easily achieved?!

That is indeed the case in theory.

However, in reality, the idea of ​​soul transfer is highly unreliable.

Youya almost had his soul torn apart this time. The consequences of a torn soul are very serious.

Even if you succeed, your soul strength will weaken, and your body will naturally become extremely weak.

Of course, some people who only care about immortality don't care about all that; they only care about whether you can let them live longer.

Tsunade was probably the most furious about Orochimaru's achievements this time.

She's dedicated her life to medical research, and now Orochimaru's actions mean that in the future, if someone has an incurable disease, they can simply have a new body!

Then what's the point of having medical skills?!

Tsunade's thinking wasn't wrong; in fact, it could be said that if Orochimaru's research continued, such a choice might actually happen.

Okay, it's bound to happen.

Escaping death is too attractive to some rich and powerful people.

Orochimaru sighed and lowered his head.

Although he appeared to be admitting his mistake, this person is none other than Orochimaru!

Orochimaru, do you think he'd admit his mistake so easily?!

Tsunade didn't think that much about it. Seeing Orochimaru with his head down, Tsunade sighed and said to Orochimaru, "How many times has your older brother invited you to help him over the years? If you don't want to help, then don't. After all, you have your own goals."

But isn't it a bit too far-fetched of you to target your older brother this time?!

Hearing this, Orochimaru quickly raised his head, looking "urgent," and said, "Listen to me, Tsunade, this whole thing actually has nothing to do with me!"

Tsunade frowned: "What are you talking about? You're the highest-ranking person in your research institute. You mean there are others who can take orders from you?"

"No, no, no, it's like this. You know there's another world, right? The me from that other world couldn't survive there, so he found me and offered to be my assistant. I thought he was quite capable, so I agreed."

He's the one who encouraged me to do this!

That's a lot...

Basically, Yuya knew immediately that Orochimaru from this world was shifting the blame.

And you're even encouraging me? Who can force you to do something you, Orochimaru, don't want to do?

Okay, aside from myself, after all, I'm the one who approves all the funding for your entire research institute.

Yuya knows Orochimaru very well, perhaps even better than he knows himself.

Of course, Orochimaru knew that he probably couldn't fool Yua this time.

but……

He wasn't planning on deceiving Youya either.

……

Three days later:

Orochimaru from another world, dressed in a white lab coat, arrives at the Konoha Research Institute looking completely bewildered.

You Ya patted the other person on the shoulder and said, "The equipment here is very complete. If you want to do your related experiments, that's not impossible. If you need materials for human experiments, you can apply to me. Of course, you can only do your own things after you have completed your job duties."

Orochimaru from the other world looked at the many researchers busily working in front of him, took a deep breath, and then looked at Yua with shining eyes.

He smiled.

Of course, because of his own personality, that smile looks creepy no matter how you look at it.

"No problem, I really didn't expect the conditions here to be so good."

Clearly, this guy still hasn't realized that he's been betrayed by Orochimaru of this world.

This is quite normal, of course.

Theoretically speaking, that research institute belongs to Orochimaru of this world; the Orochimaru of the other world does not own it.

However, at this research institute, You Ya said that if he needed any equipment, he could get it to him in no time.

How could Orochimaru not be excited?

Yes, at this moment, he was just like Orochimaru, who was visiting the research institute for the first time—excited and thrilled.

But at most a year, Orochimaru should collapse...

After all, Yuya...

They've always treated Orochimaru like Doraemon.

……

Having settled Orochimaru's work arrangements in the other world, Yua's life returned to normal.

It seems that this incident has come to an end.

However, this incident also served as a wake-up call for everyone.

That means Youya is indeed getting old.

Yuya should be able to remain Hokage for at least another ten years, that's for sure.

But after that?

The question of who will succeed as Hokage is now out in the open.

As for Orochimaru...

He's already gone.

Youya wasn't going to let him give up on the experiment just like that.

He knew Orochimaru wouldn't give up, so he figured he might as well let Orochimaru continue his research.

In fact, when Yuya sensed that he was being reverse-sentenced, he could have refused.

However...

Since it was his first time and he had no experience, Youya agreed.

He'll definitely refuse his grandma's next time!

Therefore, from a ninja's perspective, the decision-making power for Orochimaru's so-called experiment actually rested with the test subjects.

So the problem is actually quite simple.

If Orochimaru can develop a method that allows a person to transfer their soul into different bodies without any loss of soul energy, then that person can live indefinitely.

But...

You Ya neither confirmed nor denied the experiment.

Leaving aside the uniqueness of the soul, let's talk about the simplest thing.

If Youya really wants to live forever, wouldn't it be better to suffer physical pain and mechanical ascension?

It's not like he can't do it.

only……

He was indeed not afraid of death.

……

A month later, news came from Orochimaru's side that the experiment had failed.

It failed from the very most basic experimental logic.

The soul will inevitably be consumed during the transfer process. In other words, a part of the soul will disappear with each transfer. This may result in a normal person becoming disabled after the soul is transferred.

That basically means it has no advantages.

To be honest, the Impure World Reincarnation technique can also revive the dead.

Although it can't compare to a living person's body, that's the reality.

Yua was not surprised by the failure of Orochimaru's experiment.

He is now...

I'm more concerned about something else.

That means the manned lunar landing originally scheduled for this year is about to begin.

Moreover, this time, Yuya invited the Kage from other ninja villages.

He cannot allow himself to fail.

(End of this chapter)