Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 408 Using Kotoamatsukami on the Hokage's Son

The room was filled with all sorts of the most advanced instruments available at the time.

Under the spotlight, a humanoid white body lay upright on the operating table.

Orochimaru only gave the corpse a quick examination, and his face soon became filled with surprise.

He had considered what surprises the corpse might bring him, but he never imagined that the surprise it would bring would far exceed his expectations.

The White Zetsu's corpse was filled with Hashirama cells, and these cells were so stable that they could be used as prosthetic limbs without much side effect.

When Orochimaru was still in Konoha, he was assigned by his superiors to conduct serious and detailed research on Hashirama's cells, which is why he was able to draw conclusions so early.

Seeing Orochimaru's astonished expression, Aokiji's lips curled into a smile, and he deliberately asked for his thoughts: "How was it? Scared, weren't you?"

Orochimaru couldn't suppress his excitement, and his hoarse voice became even more high-pitched: "This is really too interesting."

"Can cells be extracted from it and injected into my body?"

Obito had half of his body transplanted when he was twelve or thirteen and nothing happened to him. Aokiji's Sage Body is many times stronger than his, so there's no need to worry about injecting White Zetsu cells.

"That's possible..." Orochimaru looked at Aokiji, waiting for an explanation.

"I told you this guy is the key."

"key?"

"When two opposing forces interact, the myriad phenomena of the universe can be obtained."

"What do you mean?"

"The power corresponding to the Uchiha clan is the Senju clan."

Orochimaru nodded. That was true. The Uchiha Sharingan represented Yin, while the Senju body represented Yang. What he didn't understand was why these two powers, when combined, would create the myriad phenomena of the universe.

Aokiji continued, "At the Naka Shrine, there's a stone tablet with the legend of the Uchiha clan. It records something interesting: the Sage of Six Paths had two sons. The elder son became the Uchiha clan, and the younger son became the Senju clan. Do you understand what I mean?"

Orochimaru's eyes widened, as if a new door had suddenly opened for him. He licked his lips, his voice excited: "So, you want to reach the level of the legendary Sage of Six Paths?"

Aokiji laughed and said, "You could say that."

Orochimaru suddenly realized something.

The Sage of Six Paths: Rinnegan, two sons

Uchiha: Son of the Sage of Six Paths, Sharingan, Mangekyou Sharingan

"Wait, if the Uchiha are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, and the Sharingan can evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan, does that mean the Mangekyou Sharingan has an even higher level of evolution?"

"You're quite perceptive; you figured it out right away."

"Rinnegan..."

"That's possible."

Upon learning this truth, Orochimaru felt immense satisfaction: "So this is the truth of the world you were talking about?"

Aokiji shook his head: "This is only part of it."

The giant snake's expression froze for a moment: "A part?"

"The inscriptions on the stone tablet can only be seen by increasing one's pupil strength."

Orochimaru immediately understood: "So, the following content requires you to evolve your eyes to the Rinnegan to make this possible?"

"That's right."

For a scientist like Orochimaru, the desire for knowledge outweighs everything else. Upon learning all this, he immediately expressed his excitement and said that he would definitely help Aokiji awaken the Rinnegan.

As if struck by a connection, Orochimaru remained silent for a long while before asking, "If the Rinnegan evolved in this way, then where did the Akatsuki's Rinnegan come from?"

Aokiji replied, "I've been investigating this matter, but I'm pretty sure that these eyes couldn't have been natural."

"You mean someone combined the power of the Uchiha and Senju clans to create these eyes?"

"Yes, I have a guess about this person."

"Who?"

Aokiji said in a deep voice, "Uchiha Madara..."

Orochimaru exclaimed in surprise, "Wh-what?"

"Do you still remember the battle between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju?"

When Aokiji mentioned this, Orochimaru naturally remembered it.

"Don't you find it suspicious? Why would Madara Uchiha suddenly attack the village?"

Combining the preceding information, Orochimaru suddenly realized: "Who are you, Madara Uchiha? Is your goal to obtain Hashirama Senju's cells?"

"That's right."

Orochimaru analyzed, "But this explanation raises two questions. First, given the relationship between these two, it wouldn't be difficult for Madara Uchiha to obtain this cell. Besides, wasn't he dead?"

Aokiji laughed, "Who told you Madara Uchiha is dead?"

"How so?"

"Some things we can see are just what others want me to see."

"You mean the higher-ups concealed information about Madara Uchiha's death?"

Aokiji shook his head: "Yes and no."

Orochimaru was confused.

"Among the Uchiha, there is another forbidden technique called Izanagi. It is a forbidden technique that requires sacrificing the sight of one eye to activate, and it can reverse reality," Aokiji explained. "And if you use the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, you can even delay the forbidden technique. Madara Uchiha's corpse is a treasure. He probably anticipated that the Second Hokage would not dispose of his own corpse, so he set up a delayed forbidden technique for himself in advance."

"Even if Konoha found out afterward, they would only guess that the body had been stolen. They wouldn't even make a fuss, thinking they could secretly retrieve the body. Little did they know that Uchiha Madara had faked his death. In this way, Uchiha Madara could deceive everyone and make the world think he was dead, while secretly plotting some kind of plan."

Listening to Aokiji's reasoned analysis, even Orochimaru, an arrogant man, was filled with admiration. He was amazed that Aokiji could analyze so much with just a few words: "That makes sense. Yahiko was just a child in the past with ordinary eyes, but when I saw him again, he had the Rinnegan."

Aokiji held up two fingers: "First, the Akatsuki leader's eyes were given to him by Madara Uchiha, possibly for his own ulterior motives. Second, the Rinnegan is still within Madara Uchiha himself; the Akatsuki leader is likely just a puppet. After all, we don't even know the full extent of the Rinnegan's abilities, do we?"

Orochimaru concluded: "In other words, the Akatsuki's nominal leader is merely a puppet; the true and actual controller is Uchiha Madara."

Aokiji chimed in, "That's possible."

Orochimaru laughed excitedly, "This is getting more and more interesting."

"Although we don't know what kind of conspiracy this old guy is plotting, we should deal with whatever comes our way. Strength is the best way to prevent conspiracies."

"Okay, I understand. I'll extract the cells from your body immediately and inject them into you to help you awaken your Rinnegan as soon as possible."

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

Orochimaru acted swiftly, extracting White Zetsu cells in less than an afternoon. This process included testing to confirm the cells were correct before injecting them into Aokiji's body through a syringe.

"How do you feel?" Orochimaru asked.

Aokiji clenched his fist: "It feels pretty good."

After injecting the reagent containing Hashirama cells, Aokiji felt his chakra increase, and as he expected, the side effects of the Mangekyou Sharingan seemed to have decreased even further.

However, he cannot use Wood Release, since he doesn't use half of a White Zetsu as his body like Obito.

Orochimaru was not satisfied with this, and frowned slightly: "Did something go wrong? Your eyes don't seem to have changed."

Aokiji wasn't in a hurry: "There should still be some conditions to meet."

"What are the conditions?"

"I don't know. It could be time, or something else. In any case, let's take it slow. Haste makes waste."

Orochimaru nodded.

At that moment, Aokiji suddenly suggested, "Orochimaru, can you modify the corpses resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"

In the original work, Kabuto Yakushi was able to achieve this skill. A typical example is Madara Uchiha, who summoned various Wood Release techniques and used them indiscriminately. The power of these techniques was comparable to that of Hashirama himself.

"What do you mean?"

Aokiji told the other party about his idea.

"Theoretically, it's possible, but that would consume a lot of Hashirama's cells." Orochimaru had some concerns: "But is it really necessary? The strength of the reanimated body would be greatly reduced, and even if it could use Wood Release, it wouldn't be much stronger."

Aokiji shook his head: "This is just the first step."

Orochimaru was taken aback. Could there be more to this story?

In the original story, Madara Uchiha was resurrected, and he still had Hashirama Senju's face on his chest. Judging from the situation, he should still be able to use Wood Release.

That's exactly the effect Aokiji wanted, but of course, the mask had to be removed, as it would be too unsightly.

First, enable the reanimated Tsunade to use Wood Release, and then revive her using the Dragon Blood Reincarnation Technique.

In that case, Tsunade, after being resurrected, should theoretically be able to use Wood Release.

Orochimaru was astonished by Aokiji's bold innovation: "Aokiji-kun, you always surprise me."

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Itachi walked to the edge of the cliff, and it must be said that the person had chosen a good spot.

This is the place where his dear friend entrusted his eyes to him, and now he is doing almost the same thing, which in a sense carries great significance in passing on his legacy.

Aokiji, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Itachi arrive and cut to the chase: "Now, tell me your answer."

Itachi took a breath, stepped forward, and took out a container that he had prepared beforehand, containing the Shisui eyes. The container was filled with a special liquid that could perfectly store the eyes.

Aokiji narrowed his eyes, waiting for Itachi to give a further reply.

"These are Shisui's eyes."

After Itachi finished speaking, he handed over the container.

Aokiji smiled and took Shisui's eyes.

The tools are ready. The next step is to find Sarutobi Asuma, who is serving as one of the twelve guardian ninjas for the daimyo in the Land of Fire, and use Kotoamatsukami on him to make him kill the entire Sarutobi clan.

Oh, right, he'll leave behind Konohamaru, who doesn't understand anything.

That's right, just like the order the higher-ups gave to Itachi back then.

In a way, it's also a tribute.

hum...

There could be no more perfect means of revenge.

(End of this chapter)