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Chapter 183 Shimura Danzo: It's finally my turn to scam investors!

"Proceed to the Daimyo Prefecture within three days to present the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"

"Should Orochimaru oversee the optimization and improvement of the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"

Faced with the daimyo's order relayed by the daimyo's envoy, the Konoha high-ranking officials present were completely dumbfounded.

No, why would a perfectly good daimyo ask them to offer up this Impure World Reincarnation technique?

If I offer it to you, will you use it?

Moreover, how did the Daimyo know that the Impure World Reincarnation technique had flaws, and why did he specifically appoint Orochimaru to oversee the research and development?

Orochimaru's name shouldn't be known to Himi Saki, right?

Just as this series of doubts surfaced in their minds, for some reason, the image of a person suddenly appeared in Shimura Danzo's mind.

"That inherently evil Hozuki clan brat..."

Perhaps it was because he had not gained the upper hand in previous encounters with Hozuki Shingetsu, or perhaps Hozuki Shingetsu had left too deep an impression on him with his scheming and intrigue.

Although there was no clear evidence, Shimura Danzo had a strange feeling that Hozuki Shingetsu was behind all of this.

"Why does Your Excellency need this Impure World Reincarnation technique? And why are you in such a hurry?"

At Hiruzen Sarutobi's signal, Koharu Utatane used illusion magic directly on the messenger, attempting to learn some background information from him.

Although it is impossible to use illusion magic on a daimyo due to hierarchical differences and other special reasons, it is not a problem to use it on this lowly messenger.

Soon, under Koharu Utatane's control, the messenger revealed everything he knew.

"Immortality..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, suddenly finding the matter troublesome.

As a fellow leader of a power, and having dealt with Hijimi Saki for many years, how could Hiruzen Sarutobi not know the nature of such a person?

For them, worldly fame, fortune, pleasure, and enjoyment had reached their peak, and the more they had achieved this, the less they could accept the inability to continue enjoying themselves due to physical reasons.

Moreover, once an emperor has tasted the power, how could he possibly let it go?

Previously, they simply didn't have a way to achieve it, so they all remained calm and didn't take it seriously.

After all, even powerful figures like the Sage of Six Paths and Hashirama Senju could not withstand the test of time and disappeared into the long river of history, so their efforts would not have been in vain.

However, the current Impure World Reincarnation technique is a genuine ninjutsu that can return a person's soul to the present world. Faced with such temptation, they certainly wouldn't give it up.

Facing their biggest benefactor, Konoha certainly couldn't refuse their demands, so the focus of the discussion now was how to give and how much to give.

"The Impure World Reincarnation Technique... Since the Daimyo wants his soul to remain in the world after death, how about giving him another ninjutsu that can achieve the same effect? ​​For example, Earth Release: Ultimate Creation Technique: Soil of the Dead?"

There are actually many ninjutsu in the ninja world that can bring the dead back to life. The top one is the "Rinne Rebirth Technique" of the Rinnegan, the next best one is the "Self-Rebirth Technique" developed by Chiyo later, and the "Dragon Life Rebirth" bloodline limit of the Grass Village.

However, the above reincarnation techniques cannot increase a person's lifespan; they can only bring back those who have died violently, and they still consume the original lifespan. For the daimyo of the Land of Fire who wants to achieve immortality, this is definitely not suitable.

Earth Release: Ultimate Creation Technique: Soil of the Dead is the ultimate reincarnation technique of Earth Release. Its manifestation is largely similar to the Impure World Reincarnation Technique. It can also bring the soul of the dead back to the present world from the Pure Land. However, its effect is far inferior to the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, and there are more restrictions required to release this Soil of the Dead ninjutsu.

First and foremost, the deceased must have been killed by the person themselves;

Secondly, the deceased needs to be placed in a piece of soil filled with the strong scent of the dead;

Finally, the summoned dead were mainly composed of earth, and after being "resurrected," they only had one chance to die, unlike the impure world body which had unlimited chakra and unlimited resurrections.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was tempted by Danzo Shimura's suggestion, but after much deliberation, he ultimately gave up on the idea.

"From what that messenger just said, we know that the Daimyo knows the effects of this Impure World Reincarnation Technique very well, and even knows its shortcomings. Perhaps he has already investigated similar ninjutsu in the ninja world. It is hard to say that he does not know the shortcomings of Earth Release: Ultimate Creation Technique: Soil of the Dead."

"Since we're going to give it to him anyway, it's better not to try to fool him too easily under these circumstances. If we provoke him into having some new ideas, that would be bad..."

"In that case, let's give the daimyo a castrated version of the Impure World Reincarnation technique! For example, we can only provide the method for the souls of the dead to return, without providing the subsequent control methods, and we can't provide them with that most crucial step either."

When one plan failed, Shimura Danzo came up with another and suggested it to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Since you can't refuse, you might as well take the initiative and decide how much to give back.

"That's feasible. That way, we'll have countermeasures in case it gets leaked."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in agreement with his suggestion.

As the custodian of the Book of Seals, he naturally knew what the "key step" in Shimura Danzo's words referred to—the crucial step that allowed the deceased to release themselves from the control relationship with the caster.

"That way, we won't have to worry about the village being affected by the leak from the daimyo..."

Danzo Shimura breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Hiruzen Sarutobi agree.

Ever since he realized that Hozuki Shingetsu might be behind this, he had been pondering Hozuki Shingetsu's purpose.

After putting himself in Hozuki Shingetsu's shoes and putting himself in his shoes, he finally settled on one possibility.

That is, Hozuki Shingetsu wanted to take this opportunity to start with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and plot against the Impure World Reincarnation technique!

As a ninjutsu invented by the forbidden technique master Tobirama Senju, even disregarding its effect of returning the soul of the dead to the world of the living, it would be worthwhile to devise a plan based solely on Tobirama Senju's reputation.

Not to mention that Kirigakure is currently in a period of recuperation, and the allure of such a ninjutsu that can revive past powerhouses is unimaginable.

Having "guessed" Hozuki Shingetsu's scheme, Shimura Danzo decided to play along, releasing only the part of the deceased's soul that had been reincarnated while concealing the technique of control, and then deliberately creating an opportunity for Kirigakure to obtain this ninjutsu.

Judging by the timeline, by the time Kirigakure used this ninjutsu on a large scale against Konoha, he would have become Hokage.

He was really looking forward to seeing what Hozuki Shingetsu's expression would be when he saw the resurrected army of Edo Tensei, which he had painstakingly planned, being easily taken over by him.

"Heh, I'll definitely have Hozuki Gengetsu deal with you then, and let you taste what it means to try to steal a chicken and lose the rice instead..."

As Shimura Danzo faced the scenes he had imagined in his mind, he couldn't help but indulge in daydreams.

There was no way around it; he had never gained any advantage in his several encounters with Hozuki Shingetsu. Even the grand plan to become Hokage was accomplished under Hozuki Shingetsu's planning. How could this not make the proud and arrogant Hozuki Shingetsu feel humiliated?

Now that he has finally "seen through" Hozuki Shingetsu's scheme, and even used it as a basis to plant a huge bomb for the other side, how could he not be extremely excited?

However, he would not say this in public. He was hoping to establish his prestige by using this incident after he became Hokage. How could he let Hiruzen Sarutobi share the credit for nothing?

However, speaking of Hozuki Shingetsu, he suddenly remembered something and quickly reminded Hiruzen Sarutobi:

"We can agree to the optimization and improvement of Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation technique, but the Daimyo must provide the funding!"

"You mean...?"

Upon hearing Shimura Danzo's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been troubled by the funds needed for Konoha's recuperation recently, immediately brightened up.

Since your daimyo is so interested in immortality and so eager for this improved Impure World Reincarnation technique, then don't blame them for making exorbitant demands.

As we all know, the worst thing you can do in a negotiation is to let others see through the urgency of your needs.

Having realized this, from now on, Konoha has taken the initiative.

"This kind of powerful ninjutsu, which involves immortality and transcends the boundaries of life and death, would require at least several hundred billion ryo for research and development to improve, right?"

Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and the others exchanged glances, their faces showing excitement.

With this sum of money in hand, the reconstruction and restoration work in Konoha will be much easier to carry out.

Moreover, this is equivalent to exchanging a flawed version of the Impure World Reincarnation technique for a large sum of money. This deal is worth doing!

Danzo Shimura nodded in satisfaction when he saw that Hiruzen Sarutobi had grasped his meaning.

He learned this trick from Hozuki Shingetsu.

As the saying goes, the one who knows you best is often your enemy. Since he had suffered so many losses at the hands of Hozuki Shingetsu, Shimura Danzo naturally conducted a detailed study of Hozuki Shingetsu's relevant information.

He was naturally aware that Hozuki Shingetsu had swindled the daimyo of the Land of Water, Sui Keita, out of 1 billion yen with a fake movie project.

"After all this time, it's finally my turn to fleece you, Hozuki Shingetsu."

Danzo Shimura was thrilled at the thought that he had managed to fleece Shingetsu Hozuki twice in a row today.

Moreover, with the massive investment of funds, Konoha's strength has recovered rapidly, and according to the plan, it is the perfect opportunity for him to take the stage and show his skills.

Upon realizing this, his brain couldn't help but go numb, and he was plunged into a state of mental ecstasy.

However, just as everyone in the office was about to embark on a celebration in front of the daimyo's envoy, a panicked voice accompanied by urgent knocking echoed in their ears.

"Lord Hokage, envoys from the four daimyo of the four provinces of Wind, Earth, Lightning, and Water jointly request an audience!"

(End of this chapter)