Naruto: Immortal Spirit

War never seems to make people think of peace, but it was on days like this that Kato Ou felt a kind of inner peace and tranquility.

In a laboratory far away from the Kirigakure battlefield, he slowly took off the medical gloves that were stained with blood on his hands, and carefully picked up the bento placed aside - fish rice balls with a deep sea atmosphere.

Looking around the research room where he had been for more than half a month, he gently closed the lunch box and frowned slightly.

I always feel like I've forgotten something.

"The experiment of separating the soul from the body is almost over..."

"The curse seal serves as a directional anchor while preserving the core's will..."

"Reincarnation from a dead body..."

"There are no more technical problems..."

Kato Ou no longer remembers the time when he first conducted the experiment. It was a long, long time ago, but now, all his hard work is gathered into the small scroll in his hand.

In this scroll, there is a temptation that all living things cannot refuse-immortality!

"It's a pity that the soul suffers a certain degree of irreversible loss during the reincarnation process..."

Kato Ou is now helpless to deal with this kind of soul loss, and the systematic loss cannot be eliminated unless the experimental results are completely overturned and another method is used to achieve it.

Or there may be other ways, but Kato Oo doesn't understand yet.

"According to such irreversible loss, theoretically the soul can exist for much longer than the body, but it is not eternal without end..."

"It may even lead to the loss of one's own consciousness due to the loss of the soul..."

"but no matter……"

"This is a method of immortality..."

Gently stroking the scroll in his hand, Kato Oo woke up from deep thought until the sound of the laboratory door.

Slowly putting the scroll into his arms, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Orochimaru, who had just returned from the Kirigakure battlefield with a somewhat inexplicable expression.

"Xujun looks a little different today..."

Since Kato Oo's arrival, Orochimaru's deep bags under his eyes seemed to have gradually healed. He just squinted his eyes slightly and stared at Kato Oo, as if he could already guess the outcome of the matter.

Although he didn't show it on his face, Orochimaru's heart seemed to be turbulent like never before.

"Teacher Orochimaru..."

"You know me, I'm not a sentimental person. I didn't come to Kirigakure out of desperation, or something else. I just need something..."

Kato Ou gently raised the scroll in his hand and just looked at Orochimaru with a smile. Although most of the ideas were proposed by Orochimaru, without Kato Oo, this secret technique would never have been born so smoothly.

"You really didn't disappoint me, Xu..."

Looking at the scroll in Kato Oo's hand, Orochimaru was not as excited as Kato Oo imagined. Instead, he chuckled and looked at Kato Oo. His eyes showed appreciation and love that he had never seen before. They had never been so strong before. .

"Perhaps, getting Xu-kun from Danzo was the most amazing thing I have ever done..."

"It would be an honor for me to be Master Orochimaru's disciple..."

The light in the laboratory was not dim and enveloped the two of them. There was no breeze and bright moon, no drinking and talking.

But in this seemingly calm atmosphere, Kato Oo and Orochimaru looked at each other with smiles on their faces.

……

No one in the world is omniscient and omnipotent. Just like what Kato Ou and Orochimaru are studying, Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't know. What he knows is that the Kirigakure battlefield where Orochimaru is located has yet to achieve results.

Similarly, even if they are just across the sea, Orochimaru cannot know what kind of major events are happening in Kirigakure Village...

"Next..., Momochi Zabuza!"

Of the seven Kirigakure Ninja Swordsmen, there is now only one left. In addition to bringing an indelible shame to the Kirigakure people, it also made Kirigakure become excited again during the break between the wars.

It seems that all the young Kirigakure people who have some ideas have set their sights on the remaining six ninja swords.

"Momochi Zabuza..."

Akihabara just squinted his eyes slightly, looking at Momochi Zabuza walking step by step, and his heart became slightly solemn.

Here, there are no other rules, only the most primitive and simple way - fighting. As long as you are strong enough, you can be recognized by everyone in Kirigakure.

Kirigakure Kijin—Momochi Zabuza, seems to be one of the very few people who can be called strong among Kirigakure.

Akihamaru pulled out the long sword in his hand from the chest of the defeated man, but with a bit of the usual arrogance on the face of Kirigakure, he focused his disdainful eyes on Zabuza.

It's not common to see a guy wearing a bandage and still strutting around Kirigakure, but for Kirigakure people who are used to all kinds of weird guys in the village, it's not that special.

Here, even a fish can be recognized by the people of Kirigakure as long as it has enough strength.

Zabuza, who only showed a pair of eyes, did not speak, but gently pulled out the long knife in his hand, and stabbed the ground with the long knife in one hand.

"Kirigakure Kiren, it seems more interesting to kill such a guy..."

"It's really powerful..., he killed a lot of people..."

Zabuza was silent for a moment, looking at Akihamaru with a bit of cruelty in his eyes, but did not take action immediately.

"I'm going to die myself. I'm just sending them a ride in advance, not as good as the famous Kirigakure Ghost..."

"Kill all the classmates with your own hands. I wonder if the long knife in your hand is still cold..."

Facing Zabuza's piercing gaze, Akihamaru stopped talking. While lightly forming a seal in his hand, the thin knife like a willow leaf was instantly unsheathed.

A silver arc flashed through the air, and was easily blocked by Zabuza. However, the sword and the people seemed to disappear, while the mist slowly gathered in the sky, covering the entire training ground in an instant.

"Is this... a silent killing technique?"

There were not many spectators, just three or two jounin standing on the high platform carefully observing every move on the battlefield. No one in the ninja would not value the role of intelligence, and during the war, any leakage of intelligence would be a violation of the law. Kirigakure's weakening.

If Goju Yagura hadn't been a fool, he wouldn't have allowed such a selection to be held as a 'grand event' during the war...

"He actually used Mochi Zabuza's moves to attack Zabuza?"

No one can see Zabuza's expression clearly, and no one knows what he is thinking right now. They just squint his eyes slightly and look at the hazy fog, and there seems to be endless light bursting out of his eyes.

"Fog Hidden Technique!"

With a soft drink, Zabuza also released Kirigakure's signature ninjutsu. The two people who escaped into the mist completely disappeared. The entire training ground also turned into a gray world, and no one could see clearly what was going on. things.

"It seems that we can no longer see the good show..."

Gently closing the record book in his hand, the Jonin standing on the high platform seemed a little bored, but his eyes were not far away from the fog.