From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 381 Among all the heroes under heaven, only Snake and I are worthy of mention.

The border battlefield is located at the foot of a hill about ten kilometers from the Konoha camp.

"Orochimaru-senpai is really hardworking. He managed to set up a laboratory like this even in a place like the front lines."

This is one of Orochimaru's secret laboratories. Asuma looked around with great interest, secretly admiring that this guy truly lived up to his reputation as a contractor of Ryuchi Cave, as if his ability to dig tunnels was innate.

Orochimaru ignored him, his narrow eyes shining as he stared at the lizard before him. This was not a behemoth like Zaemon, but a brown lizard about a meter long. The lizard lay lazily on the ground, looking sleep-deprived. In front of it was a phantom figure, looking dazed and confused. It was one of the two Root ninjas from before, but now, he was in a spirit state.

"Interesting. Once the restraints are broken, the soul vanishes swiftly, leaving no trace whatsoever..."

The souls of the two Root ninjas were bound at the same time. After one of them was freed, he disappeared without a trace. Even though Orochimaru had used all his senses, he could not detect even a trace of where he had disappeared to.

“There have long been many rumors about this Pure Land, but unfortunately, no one has ever seen it except for the souls of the dead. And the souls of the dead…” Asma shook his head with a bitter smile and said, “That is not a realm that mortals should be able to explore.”

"Is that so?!" Orochimaru narrowed his eyes. He thought of a forbidden technique that could capture souls: the Impure World Reincarnation...

"The soul is such a mysterious thing that it's very difficult to study without preparation," Asma said with a smile.

“That makes sense.” Orochimaru nodded, and Asuma released the summoning.

With a bang, the lizard vanished, and the illusory soul disappeared without a trace as well.

"Alright, now tell me your real purpose. Chakra source and soul, not bad, you've successfully piqued my interest."

"I want to cooperate with Orochimaru-senpai to jointly unravel the secrets of the gods." Asuma's words were once again incredibly ambitious.

Are you kidding me?
Orochimaru stared at Asuma, a dangerous glint in his eyes.

It was as if he would turn hostile on the spot if Asma didn't give him a reasonable explanation.

Asuma calmly replied, "This matter has to start with the origin of chakra. I found some information in the Tuilin River..."

When he arrived, he recounted in detail the process of Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki planting the Divine Tree, eating its fruit, having a son, the son's rebellion, and her eventual sealing away.

"The Divine Tree was originally the Ten-Tailed Beast. Later, the Sage of Six Paths divided the Ten-Tailed Beast into the Nine Tailed Beasts we know today, and the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths and his brother went their separate ways..."

It took more than an hour to finish telling the whole story, while Orochimaru fell into complete silence.

After a long while, he finally raised his head, his voice tinged with a hint of bitterness, "Are you... sure what you're saying is true?"

"You can verify this at Ryuchi-dong."

"Then why did you come to me? You just blurted out such a big secret so easily?"

“Because there’s no one!” Asuma rubbed his temples in frustration. “Looking at the entire ninja world, they’re all a bunch of idiots. Take Konoha for example, those four old geezers are hopelessly addicted to power struggles. What good would it do if I talked to them? What ability do they have to help? As for the other ninja villages, needless to say, how many talented people do they have? Tsunade-senpai’s medical skills are decent, but that’s all. Only Orochimaru-senpai, who is not only a genius but also dedicated to researching various ninjutsu and possesses an exploratory spirit and a strong curiosity that others don’t have, is qualified to cooperate with me.”

Orochimaru's lips curled slightly. "You're qualified to cooperate with me? Then what qualifications do you have to cooperate with me? Besides these records you saw at the Tuilin River, what can you do to help me?"

“Because I’m a genius too,” Asuma smiled. “I hope you can keep up with my research in the future.” Orochimaru finally laughed. “Alright then, you said you want to unravel the secrets of the gods, so where shall we begin? The Uchiha clan, the Hyuga clan, or perhaps the Senju clan…”

"All."

Asma shook his head and said, "We don't need their individual abilities because these are just products of bloodline. In essence, they are not the same race as us. They have only gradually merged with the bloodlines of ordinary people over time. Therefore, the first step is to obtain enough gene samples to find the commonalities in their genes that are different from those of ordinary people."

"It is a path."

“This is the only path we have the means to take right now,” Asma said. “Of course, I know this requires a lot of comparison and calculation, and it will take a lot of effort. It would be very difficult for just the two of us to figure it out in a short time. So, I have brought you a gift.”

"Gift?"

"This is a computer I built myself, and I believe it will greatly reduce your research workload."

Asuma took out a sealing scroll, broke the seal, and with a flash of white mist, a brand new computer appeared in front of Orochimaru.

This was certainly not an artificial intelligence he created, but it did possess some of the computational and analytical capabilities of artificial intelligence. After demonstrating how to operate it to Orochimaru, Orochimaru's eyes finally lit up, and his gaze towards Asuma was different.

He didn't really believe Asuma's previous boasts about being a genius. In his eyes, Asuma was just a kid who had been shocked by the information from the Scale River and started to have wild ideas. But when Asuma put the computer in front of him and personally demonstrated its functions, his opinion changed.

Is this really something a six-year-old could make?
No?
So, besides him, who else in Konoha could create such a convenient research tool?

The answer is no.

Therefore, it is very likely that Asuma really did it.

For a six-year-old child to be able to research something like this, it's beyond genius; the only word to describe it is monster.

If it's true, then what he's facing is a monster!
"Also, there's something else I'd like to ask for your help with, senior."

"what's up?"

"There are two forbidden techniques in the Book of Seals, one is called Flying Thunder God, and the other is called Spirit Transformation Technique. I would like to ask you to help me copy them."

"Are you interested in these two techniques?"

"Of course, the Spirit Transformation Technique allows the soul to leave the body autonomously, freeing it from the influence of the Pure Land. This is very helpful for studying the soul. As for the Flying Thunder God Technique, it's the only space-related ninjutsu I can currently obtain besides the Summoning Technique. Orochimaru-senpai, don't you think space-time abilities are a very useful ability?!"

“I know about the Spirit Transformation Technique and have studied it, so I have some insights.” Orochimaru took out a scroll and handed it to Asuma. “However, the conditions required for this technique are very demanding, and it is almost impossible for anyone to master it. As for the Flying Thunder God Technique, I will copy it for you after I return to the village. However, this technique also requires a high level of spatial awareness, so it is not easy to learn.”

"What are the conditions for the Spirit Transformation Technique?"

"The Spirit Transformation Technique is a secret art passed down through the Kato clan. To cultivate this technique, one needs to take a drug from a young age. This drug is actually a hallucinogenic drug that gives one the feeling of their soul leaving their body. Only by combining this drug with the cultivation of the Spirit Transformation Technique can one have a chance of success. Moreover, this hallucinogenic drug is highly addictive and bad for the body."

"I'm not going to practice this thing; I'm just using it as a reference, like the Flying Thunder God Technique!" Asuma laughed.

(End of this chapter)