Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha

The slug wriggled onto Furukawa Osamu's shoulder. She had just finished examining the girl and was now adding, waving her tentacles:

"Lord Xiu is right, Rin's chakra is completely different from before."

"Not only in the brain, but also in other parts of the body, the chakra extracted has undergone significant changes."

"This also explains the amnesia. Lin has completed her 'transformation'. She has abandoned her past self and become a completely new being."

Kakashi stared blankly at the slug's soft, sweet voice, not understanding a word. He instinctively looked at Furukawa Osamu:

"Xiu, what exactly happened?"

A strange expression flashed across Furukawa Osamu's face as he looked at Kakashi and responded softly:

"Simply put, this is a completely new Rin Nohara, and she can only remain in this state unless she can accept her past self."

"Amnesia is not a bad thing. Forgetting the pain allows us to live better, and it is also a choice."

"Kakashi, I won't ask what happened, but your chakra has also changed like this."

"Now that you've gone through a transformation, don't dwell on the past; cherish the life you have now."

Is the person who is resurrected still the same person?

After several days of observation, Furukawa Osamu is still unable to provide a definitive answer.

The process of reincarnation consumes life force and the energy of one's own spiritual body, and the forbidden technique may undergo unknown changes as a result.

Having already obtained the fuzzy coordinates of the Pure Land, Furukawa Osamu will not experiment frequently, since he has no interest in fulfilling his dream of being a good person.

He will keep his promise to Sakumo-sensei. Kakashi might be a special case, as his chakra increased after his perfect resurrection. Nohara Rin, however, was not so lucky.

"Is that so? Well then, Lin shouldn't have to go through that pain."

After making up his mind, Kakashi let out a long breath, then hesitated for a moment before whispering:

"Xiu, I saw my father."

“He was waiting for me. I talked a lot with my father, and in the end he smiled and saw me off from the Pure Land.”

“I’m not crazy. I’ve thought about it carefully since I got back. There are too many coincidences in this matter, but I’m not interested in dwelling on the process anymore.”

“My father hopes I can survive. I will take good care of myself and Lin.”

Nohara Rin's face was no longer covered in stickers. She looked around the hospital room with a curious expression, and when she walked to Kakashi's side, she leaned close and whispered affectionately in his ear:

"Kakashi, is this where I used to work?"

"Konoha Hero, Furukawa Shura, are you from my year? Are we close?"

Kakashi's mask concealed his embarrassment, but looking into the girl's gentle gaze, he finally intertwined his fingers with hers and earnestly introduced them:

"Yes, Lin, Xiu has always taken very good care of us."

"Don't be nervous. If you want to work here, you'll need to trouble Xiu later."

Nohara Rin glanced at Furukawa Osamu subconsciously, seemingly infected by his gentle smile. The girl nodded, then straightened up, tilted her head, and energetically retorted:

"My family wants me to give up being a ninja!"

"But I've realized... we seem to be living together, and I've been spending Kakashi's money all this time. I feel really guilty about it."

"It's okay, Lin, I still have a lot of savings, and I will work hard in the future."

Kakashi readily agreed; for him, Rin Nohara staying at home was the best possible outcome.

When Shizune entered the room, she couldn't help but look on with envy. Even though Tsunade-sensei had created an opportunity for her, she couldn't muster the courage to confess her feelings and invite her to join her.

"Lin, how have you been feeling these past few days?"

When Nohara Rin heard Shizune's question, she smiled again and responded softly as before:

"I'm recovering well, but I've forgotten a lot of things. Fortunately, everyone is helping me, and I also have a sense of familiarity."

"Sorry, Mute, I've caused everyone trouble again. I might become a full-time housewife in the future, which seems to be a bit of a problem. I've completely forgotten how to cook."

Kakashi immediately praised his skills, especially his knife work, which made Rin Nohara blush and look very happy.

Shizune was so envious she was practically twisting in her rage. She wanted to confess her feelings immediately, but when she turned around and saw Furukawa looking at her, she forgot everything she was going to say.

"I...I still have some work to do."

When Nohara Rin heard Shizune's words and saw her leave with a flushed face, she looked at Furukawa Osamu with curiosity.

"Let's go, Lin, let's go buy some ingredients, and also some gifts and kitchenware."

"Although it's not the right time to visit, I want to put your family at ease."

"what!"

Kakashi ignored the girl's exclamation, bowed to Furukawa Shu, and then slowly walked away with Nohara Rin, explaining the past as they went.

As Furukawa Osamu watched the two figures disappear, he inexplicably thought of Obito. The traces left behind indicated that the other party had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

If Obito saw that both of his friends were still alive, he might have immediately abandoned Madara Uchiha.

-

Late at night, Osamu Furukawa, as usual, came to the underground laboratory to receive materials "delivered" from the front lines by Orochimaru.

"vomit..."

"Lord Xiu, this guy stinks! Couldn't Lord Orochimaru find some cleaner material?"

"I enjoy working alongside Master Xiu, and from now on, Qingqing only wants to serve Master Xiu!"

Its size had increased two sizes, and the green snake filled the entire laboratory space. After vomiting, it circled around Furukawa Osamu with a wronged voice, and then involuntarily drooled again.

"You are a snake! You need to maintain a fierce appearance, not always show loyalty."

Furukawa Osamu casually tossed four natural energy pills into the giant mouth. The green snake swallowed the pills and then tightly closed its mouth, revealing an obedient expression.

"Is this the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai?"

"Orochimaru-sensei is really amazing; he can even capture material like this."

Furukawa Osamu smiled and praised Orochimaru, who had volunteered for the mission to gather materials. In just one week, he had obtained the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai ninja. The enemy's intelligence work was not an exaggeration.

"Lord Xiu is still more powerful; he was able to kill the Mizukage! He had the strength of a Kage at the age of 12..."

The green snake began to flatter him again in a clear, girlish voice, until the slug slowly crawled into the room. Only then was the green snake so frightened that he immediately dispelled his spirit communication spell.

"Master Xiu, are you able to determine the coordinates of the Pure Land?"

A small, live slug split off and crawled onto his shoulder, asking curiously. Furukawa Osamu shook his head, offering a simple guess:

“Under normal circumstances, the perception of the Pure Land is very vague; the Pure Land seems to be in another dimension.”

"Unfortunately, the time was too short. Indra's chakra is still developing its bloodline limit in the brain. I can feel the increase in dynamic vision, but I cannot be sure that I will awaken the Rinnegan."

"Without these eyes, it is difficult to connect with the Pure Land, unless one is reborn several more times."

The slug shook its antennae to indicate it understood, then comforted the creature in a soft, gentle voice:

"Lord Xiu, that's already amazing, after all, it's an ability that transcends life and death."

"The wars have decreased a lot, and the clones' gains have also decreased recently. Master Xiu shouldn't have reached his limit yet, right?"

Furukawa Osamu's spiritual energy continued to increase. Even after collecting it for so long, he still didn't feel saturated. He nodded in response to the slug's question.

"It's still a bit short, but that's alright. Wuyin has gained some more, enough to make up for the losses of this operation."

Analyzing the Pure Land, if given the opportunity to reach the Six Paths level, Furukawa Osamu plans to [collect] that immortal's power, which would definitely be a "great tonic".

Even at the cost of spiritual energy depletion, as long as the harvest is successful, the power of the Sage of Six Paths will surely bring him one step closer to immortality.

As he organized the materials, Furukawa Osamu remembered Katsuyu's earlier instructions and smiled as he reminded her:

"We'll gain more from Kirigakure. Once I've completed my transformation and resolved my teacher's troubles, we can go there."

"We can contact Amegakure again then, and through war commissions, we can continuously gain energy."

After responding, the slug suddenly thought of an old friend, and with a hint of curiosity in its voice, it sighed:

"The chakra of Indra and Ashura has changed. I wonder if Gamamaru will sense it."

"I'm kind of curious to see its reaction. Perhaps it couldn't have predicted something like Lord Xiu!"

Chapter 121 "My Classmate is the 'Behind-the-Scenes Villain'?"

At the end of January, with the Hidden Mist ninja retreating to the Land of Water, small-scale battles only occurred on the front lines of the Land of Frost.

The contents of the peace agreement left by the Third Mizukage were mentioned again, and at the urging of the Konoha ninja, the small countries joined together to condemn the Kumogakure ninja who started the war.

With the Daimyo of the four great nations beginning to step forward, the Fourth Raikage, A, was forced to respond:

"Kumakushi Village will never become anyone's vassal!"

"We just want to remind you that when Konoha begins to control your requests, the end result will be annihilation."

"The Cloud Village ninjas only use the most traditional methods of negotiation. If they want to control the Land of Frost, then war is the only option."

The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and the Hidden Cloud Village maintained the same stance: the bottom line was that the Land of Frost could not become a vassal of Konoha, and Konoha ninjas were absolutely not allowed to establish a base there.

They thought Konoha would initiate negotiations, but Orochimaru was completely unreasonable and continued his attack.

Caught in the middle, the Frost Kingdom could only send envoys separately, and the smaller kingdoms were being "bleeded" in turn, and they really couldn't hold on any longer.

-

Obito Uchiha, who was in the stone cave, was not interested in these news. He was "dead" and had no concern for the hellish world he was in.

Madara Uchiha was very satisfied with the transformation of his successor. In the past half month, he began to teach Obito the Six Paths Technique and Yin-Yang Release.

As he expended more and more energy, Madara Uchiha became increasingly exhausted. He should have died long ago; he was only able to hold on until now thanks to the Gedo Mazo and his own "willpower."

Black Zetsu had been on guard ever since he discovered Obito's terrifying Mangekyou Sharingan. Space-time ninjutsu was too powerful, and he might not be able to control this power.

“My people, it’s time to show you the real world.”

"You already know the origins of the Uchiha and Senju clans, and understand the entanglement of their fates. Now, let me show you your destined rival."

"Often what you see is just the surface. Come with me!"

As soon as Madara Uchiha finished speaking, Black Zetsu, who was possessing him, forcibly absorbed chakra from the Gedo Mazo and barely managed to connect his meridians with his own body.

With the combined power of the Sharingan and the Golem, Madara Uchiha painstakingly created a spiritual world. When Obito appeared in the genjutsu, he was about to ask questions out of curiosity when he suddenly witnessed an unbelievable scene.

Madara Uchiha recreated the battle from that night. In Obito's eyes, Osamu Furukawa, wearing black armor, and the slug with purple markings were exceptionally evil!

Even within the illusion, Obito couldn't help but take a step back upon seeing Furukawa Osamu's cold gaze, and the all-dissolving acid mist made him instinctively cry out:

"What...what is this?"

"This is your classmate, the one who inherits the Will of Fire in your eyes, Osamu Furukawa."

"According to the records left by Hashirama Senju, Osamu Furukawa discovered the Ten-Tails. In order to pursue this power, he hid for many years, just to find me."

Madara Uchiha, panting, explained in a low voice. As the battle progressed, Obito Uchiha was dumbfounded; the power of the ninjutsu was simply outrageous!

"Furukawa Shoji, hiding in Konoha, is eyeing the power of the Uchiha!"

"I need you to kill our people first."

"Collect the three-tomoe Sharingan. You need this power. The Uchiha's secret technique will make you invincible."

"This is the fate of those Sharingan users who awaken their Sharingan through drugs; you just happen to be able to acquire enough eyes."

Obito Uchiha, whose temperament had drastically changed, stared wide-eyed upon hearing Madara Uchiha's instructions. The old man shook his head dismissively and continued explaining:

“Izanagi! As you can see, without this ninjutsu, I would have been killed by him in the first round of attacks.”

"Although your Mangekyou Sharingan grants you powerful space-time ninjutsu, your opponent can also use the despicable Flying Thunder God Technique."

"Celestial arts will amplify his perception of danger, making it difficult for your attacks to hit him."

"Even if he is hit by luck, Furukawa Osamu has the same recovery ability as Hashirama."

After Obito Uchiha "turned evil," his comprehension improved, but he still found the old man's words incomprehensible and subconsciously frowned, asking in return:

"Why fight this strange guy? And why kill your own people?"

Before Madara Uchiha could answer, Black Zetsu, his own "will," responded slowly and deliberately in a hoarse voice:

"Because he will compete with you for the Gedo Mazo, and in the future he will also compete with you for control of the Ten-Tails."

“You don’t understand Osamu Furukawa at all. He’s a monster who can absorb chakra.”