Naruto: Immortal Spirit

Kato Ou thought that he had completely accepted this magical world, but he did not expect that an even more surprising scene appeared in front of him.

In the evening in Konoha, the sky is slightly dark.

Nearing the forest, there were more subtle sounds of insects in the entire small courtyard. This was the training ground of the Kato family. It was once a lively place, but now only Kato Oi and the man in front of him were there.

The man in front of me is missing a leg.

However, his eyes were not focused on the middle-aged man.

The slight wind blew the wind chimes under the eaves, and the crisp sound seemed to wake up Kato Oo.

His eyes rested on the slightly fluorescent, almost transparent shadow in front of him.

"Is the soul out of body?"

He looked at the magical scene in front of him attentively, his eyes gradually brightened.

"This is the family's secret technique, the technique of spiritual transformation..."

It seems that mentioning the name "Spiritual Transformation Technique" always makes the man in front of him, his uncle, Kato Haruka, feel a little more melancholy.

No more words were said, just the translucent shadow slowly floated up.

The middle-aged man was silent, and his originally sharp eyes seemed to have lost focus due to the spiritual transformation.

Perhaps the weather was a bit cooler, and the wind in the leaf forest in the evening carried a few fallen leaves through the almost transparent shadow and scattered them all over the ground.

Kato Oo looked over where Kato Yuan's spirit body was looking.

That is the top of a mountain in a distant place - a stone statue engraved with the village's past Hokage, which is the spiritual symbol of the entire Konoha Village.

Uncle Kato Yuan always stared at the top of the mountain like this, silent.

Since the death of his last brother, Kato Dan, the only capable jounin in the Kato family, a few years ago, he has become more and more silent.

"Xu..., practice well..."

Behind Kato Yuan was a wheelchair. He withdrew his spirit body and slowly bent his legs to sit in the wheelchair. His whole body looked a bit thin and shrunk into the wheelchair.

"thread……"

Kato Yuan turned around in his wheelchair and turned his back to Kato Oo. He seemed not to know how to speak and just stared at the empty bamboo building silently.

Under the eaves, a sunny doll with a smiling face was floating in the breeze.

Kato Oo responded and slowly walked behind Kato Haruka, preparing to push him back. Kato Haruka's health had not been very good.

But Kato Yuan held his hand.

Kato Yuan's hands were rough and covered with thick calluses, but they made Kato Ou feel a special kind of warmth.

"Xu, you are only five years old..."

There was an inexplicable vibrato in his voice, which made Kato Oo feel that something was wrong. He didn't like this vibrato that seemed to be a bit sad.

"Uncle Yuan..."

"Xu, do well, stay alive..."

Kato Yuan's voice was deep, and Kato Oo responded silently.

There is almost no one in the Kato family now. Apart from him and Haruka Kato, only cousin Shizune, who is taken by Tsunade-sama, has ninja talent.

Konoha Princess Tsunade-hime was once the lover of his uncle Kato Dan, but now that Kato Dan is dead, it is the utmost kindness to bring his cousin Shizune with him.

Apart from this, there were only a few nominally ordinary families, and almost all other ninjas died on the battlefield in Konoha.

Maybe in the future, other children with ninja talents will emerge from civilian families, but now, Kato Haruka, the clan leader, has long existed in name only.

The sky gradually became gloomier, and little dim stars began to slowly dot the starry sky.

"Xu, you must live well..." The way back to the room was only a short journey, but Kato Haruka kept repeating this sentence.

"Uncle Yuan, don't worry... I will definitely try my best to survive."

"Now that we have come to such a magical world." Kato Ou said the second half of the sentence silently in his heart.

……

Perhaps it was the magic of spiritual transformation, or perhaps Kato Hara's heavy tone made him feel an inexplicable crisis. In the next few days, Kato Oo spent sleepless nights learning family secrets.

Although the training to extract chakra had been completed half a year ago, he did not expect that the difficulty of spiritual transformation and chakra extraction training were extremely different.

For most people in the Kato family, the most difficult level of spiritual transformation is 'spirit enlightenment', which has no specific operation method and is different for everyone. They can only perceive their own souls based on their talent.

It sounds like a fantasy, but for Kato Ou, it couldn't be simpler. He has died once, and it is difficult for anyone to understand what kind of existence the soul is better than him. As if instinctively, he It didn't take much time to complete the first step of cultivation, but it was also the most important step.

"Xu, you are a genius...a well-deserved genius..."

Kato Yuan's eyes were full of admiration and love, but they could not hide the deep pain in them. Watching Kato Oo's figure slowly fade out into a shadow, and then slowly return to his body, he seemed to be a little more silent.

He has explained every detail of the art of spiritual transformation to Kato Ou in detail. The experience of the ancestors of the Kato family for countless years has made Kato Ou well aware of every detail of the art of spiritual transformation. As long as Kato Ou completes it, After passing the most difficult first step, the Kato family's spiritual secret technique will definitely reappear in the ninja world - provided that Kato Oo can survive.

There were only a few small lamps lit in the small bamboo building, and the lights were a bit dim. Kato Ou also slowly calmed down from the joy of the success of 'Qiling', sat opposite Kato Yuan, raised his head and looked at the still silent Kato Haruka.

Under the dim light, he could only barely take a closer look at Kato Haruka's expression. He always felt that there seemed to be something wrong with Kato Haruka these days.

Perhaps it is the consciousness of an adult, or the fusion and superposition of two souls, that makes some of Kato Oo's perceptions seem to be sharper than ordinary people.

Kato Ou didn't know whether this was a unique perception he brought to this world, or some kind of special ability that he didn't know existed in this magical world.

He could vaguely detect some special mood swings, such as Kato Yuan's current complex mood.

His spirit and soul seemed to be constantly surging, like a volcano spewing hot magma wrapped in boundless ice falling from the sky. The madness containing violent blood was unwilling to be extinguished in the dark cold.

The man sitting opposite him, who was only in his 40s but looked as old as 70 or [-] years old, just looked at him with a tangled and confused look, even a bit of unwillingness and pity.

It is hard to imagine that a man of iron blood who has fought all his life on the battlefield would have such rich emotions. His steel-like will tempered in blood and fire seems to be constantly tortured by a certain decision, perhaps a passive one. decision.

"Xu, sometimes we have to learn to be patient. Ninjas are people who can endure. They can endure the bone-piercing pain, the torture of fate, and the loneliness of the soul. Only then can they finally achieve what they want and become a true ninja. "

"Although you have been smart since you were a child, you have never suffered much. Sometimes your ideas are very special, and sometimes your ideas are very childish. No matter where you go in the future, remember to be careful with your words and actions, think more and talk less. , No matter what you do, save your life first.”

Kato Yuan paused, as if he hadn't said so many words in a long time, and he seemed to have thousands of words to say at this moment.

His expression was inexplicable. He looked at Kato Ou who was sitting and listening to him carefully. He seemed to think that this was a bit too serious and smiled softly. However, smiling with such a rugged face made him even more miserable. .

He seemed to have thought of something and was silent for a while.

"Xu, you may not understand some truths yet, but you should keep these words in mind. You will understand them one day."

"Yes, Uncle Yuan..."

Kato Ou knew that something unusual must have happened, and it was most likely about him, his future, and his life.

In the profession of ninja, no matter what you do, you will always be in danger of your life. The only difference is between high and low.

The small bamboo building was a little dim, and the candlelight shone gracefully on Kato Yuan's face, making him look even more aged.

"Those who were born in the Warring States Period have seen the melee of the ninja clan, and have also seen the invincibility of the first Hokage Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara."

"Only then can we truly understand that whether it is the Leaf Village or the Country of Fire, or even other big countries and the Ninja Village, there is essentially no difference, no matter what kind of rhetoric they use, whether it is the 'Will of Fire'," The Will of Sand is nothing more than a means to gather people's hearts."

"The village is just a product of the ninja clan staying together for warmth, and it is just a tool to maintain their rule. You have to think about your own will.

'The Will of Fire' is the will of others. Don't easily believe in anyone else's will until you understand your own will. "

"Especially don't risk your life for someone else's will."

Kato Haruka's voice was low but powerful, and his eyes were filled with pain and confusion.

Kato Ou was a little surprised and looked at the man in front of him who had worked hard for Konoha all his life.

I know that Kato Haruka is really doing it for his own good, so she would say these "treasonous and unethical" words to him with all her heart, but there is always a sense of disobedience.

It seems that these words should not come from the mouth of such a man who came down from the battlefield, but looking at Kato Yuan's haggard face, it feels a bit natural.

Only those who have truly experienced the trials of life and death can truly begin to think about the meaning of life.

However, inexplicably, he had a little haze in his heart about the high-level officials of Konoha whom he had never met before.

"Uncle Yuan..."

Kato Ou wanted to say something, but Kato Yuan interrupted him.

"I realized it too late. When I understood these things, Jun, he had already decided to become Hokage and protect Konoha Village even if he gave his life.

This is understandable, but I probably already understand the consequences if he really gains prestige, but he will have died in battle before that..."

"Xu, I don't object to anyone's desire to become Hokage, but I hope that you really make this decision after thinking about it for yourself, instead of being completely influenced by other people's thoughts before you truly understand the world. .

Without knowing why, he set up an ambition that he didn't understand, and then lost his life in vain. "

"Keep these words in your heart, but never say them to anyone in Konoha..."

"Xu, you are sensible. You have been sensible since you were a child. You can understand what I am saying, right?" There was even a hint of pleading in Kato Yuan's eyes.

Kato Ou didn't know why, but looking at such an "old man", his eyes were full of pleading and sadness.

There seemed to be a strange and inexplicable anger in his heart, surging and surging, but with nowhere to vent it.

He couldn't help but clenched his fists and remained silent, but he just nodded dully.

"Um……"

Seeing Kato Oo nodding solemnly, there was a smile on Kato Yuan's wrinkled face. He gently touched Kato Oo's head and sighed again.

Maybe I am happy that the Kato family has such a descendant, or maybe I am regretful that there is such a descendant.

It took a long time before I spoke.

"Xu, in the village, there is a place called the Roots, which is the ANBU's... training class. Elder Danzo has decided to recruit you into the Roots for training..."

Kato Yuan took a deep breath, with a hint of reminiscence and reluctance in his tone.

"When you get to the root, you must not believe anyone's words, but you must also learn to disguise yourself. You must remember your uncle's words... You must think for yourself. The most important thing is to survive..."

Kato Yuan's nagging words made Kato Oo feel a little more uneasy. He probably understood that this was no longer something he and the Kato family could decide.

No matter how inexperienced he is in the world, he still knows that certain demands of violent organizations cannot be refused, even in peaceful times.

What's more, it was just a few years after the war.

Kato Ou raised his head and smiled at Kato Yuan.

"Well, I will remember it, Uncle Yuan..."

"We must survive..."

Lying in bed thinking about Kato Haruka's words, Kato Oo stayed awake for almost the whole night.

This was the first time Kato Oo heard the name of this department.

He knew Anbu. When he first came to this world, he was full of curiosity about the world. Kato Haruna had always been sensible and did not prevaricate him like a child.

But he has never known about the root. He probably understands that this root tissue does not seem to be a good place, and he may even die there...

A person who has died once will only be more afraid of death.

But when there is nothing you can do, you can only accept the fate.

His eyes were wide open, and his head swayed along with the two sunny dolls floating gently on the windowsill.

Kato Haruka said that the sunny doll with a smiling face hanging on the windowsill was made by his parents, but he no longer had the slightest impression of them.

I don't know what time I lay down before I fell asleep. With my blurred eyes, Kato Ou could vaguely see a slight fluorescence on the two sunny dolls with smiles, but I couldn't see clearly.

Konoha Village is not lively at night. Only a few dim lights are still on in the whole village, as if everyone is enjoying this rare comfort.

In the small bamboo building far away from the center of Konoha, the night wind passed through the hall, and there was not much coldness.It gently brushed Kato O's face, causing the smiling doll on the window eaves to float gently.