Naruto: Talent entry, starting with Otsutsuki bloodline

Chapter 187 Reanimation Failure, Konoha Purge
"The art of reincarnation from dirty soil!"

It was still in the same hall as before.

Kabuto Yakushi brought in another prisoner, and Orochimaru skillfully used the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Tadpole-shaped incantations spread out and quickly climbed onto the prisoner whose hands and feet were bound and whose mouth was sealed.

The prisoner's eyes were filled with terror, and he made muffled noises.

Then a large amount of white dust, freed from the constraints of gravity, floated up and enveloped the prisoner's entire body, turning him into a white mummy.

However, the mummy did not change, unlike the previous Edo Tensei resurrections of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, which summoned their souls back from the Pure Land, then revealed their outlines and slowly added colors.

The mummy trembled violently before collapsing on its own, with countless white dust particles falling off.

Seeing this, Orochimaru, Sasuke Uchiha, and the others were all slightly taken aback.

"What's going on?" Uchiha Sasuke frowned as he looked at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru didn't answer, but instead frowned as well.

He then turned to Sasuke Uchiha and asked, "Are you sure you killed Obito Uchiha?"

"What do you mean?"

“The Impure World Reincarnation Technique is impossible to fail unless someone can seal the gates of the Pure Land,” Orochimaru explained. “Even the God of Shinobi can have his soul summoned back by the Impure World Reincarnation Technique. Obito Uchiha is no match for the Impure World Reincarnation Technique.”

"Now that the Impure World Reincarnation technique has failed, there are only three explanations."

"First, he is not yet dead, and his soul has not yet entered the Pure Land."

"Secondly, this head doesn't belong to Obito Uchiha, so without a medium, it's impossible to summon a soul."

"The third one is..."

Orochimaru paused slightly, his eyes narrowing as he said, "Someone else who also possesses the Impure World Reincarnation technique has managed to summon Obito Uchiha's soul back before you could."

"The leader of Akatsuki?" Sasuke Uchiha uttered the name.

The final battle between the puppet army and the reanimated army shook the entire ninja world.

Whether they are ninjas or ordinary people, everyone knows that besides Orochimaru, there is another person in this era who has mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Sasuke Uchiha, unaware that Madara Uchiha also possessed the Impure World Reincarnation technique, subconsciously assumed that Nagato had used Impure World Reincarnation on Obito Uchiha beforehand.

After all, no one knew better than Sasuke Uchiha whether Obito Uchiha was completely extinct.

The opponent even used Izanagi, and his soul was controlled by his own spiritualization technique, which gave the wood clone an opportunity to take advantage.

He had been completely dead, but now he has come back to life.

Thinking of this, Sasuke Uchiha looked very displeased.

Then, without saying a word, he created a black hole and walked into it.

Kakashi Hatake snapped out of his daze and quickly followed.

Looking at the spot where the black hole disappeared, Kabuto Yakushi couldn't help but mutter, "What an arrogant fellow."

“The Uchiha clan is all like this.” Orochimaru didn’t seem to care at all, and he smiled incisively. “They are an arrogant and power-hungry clan. They look down on those who are weaker than themselves, but worship those who are stronger than themselves. After they awaken their Sharingan, this personality will become even more obvious.”

"Extreme arrogance makes the Uchiha clan disdain lying, revealing all their thoughts on their faces, and they are extremely naive."

"Being around such simple people can be very frustrating at times, but it can also be very comfortable at others, as there's no need for scheming or backstabbing."

"As long as Izayoi-kun is here, Sasuke-kun will be Konoha's strongest fighter and a partner we can trust."

Kabuto suddenly realized something.

"Keep packing, Dou."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

……

It was as if Obito Uchiha had just fallen asleep and was dreaming of his childhood goddess, but before he could say a word, he was shaken awake.

With a blink of an eye, he appeared in the mountainous region of the Land of Rivers from the Divine Might Dimension.

The person standing before him was not the cold-blooded Sasuke Uchiha, but Madara Uchiha, who looked at him with a look of utter disappointment.

"I...I've been resurrected?" Obito Uchiha said in a daze.

"You're overthinking it. You were just resurrected by me using the Impure World Reincarnation technique," Madara Uchiha retorted mercilessly.

"Reincarnation in the dirt?"

Obito Uchiha looked down at his hands, recalling his battle with Sasuke Uchiha, and murmured, "So, I really did die at Sasuke's hands?"

"To die at the hands of someone two generations younger than yourself, you're truly a piece of trash." Madara Uchiha reprimanded him with displeasure. "Even Itachi Uchiha, that junior who didn't receive Hashirama's cells, was stronger than you, a senior with near-infinite eye power. You didn't think your Kamui was invincible, did you? Now look what happened, you encountered an ability similar to Kamui that could also counter it. You didn't even have the ability to last until I got back; you were killed instantly."

Ignoring Madara's reprimand, Obito Uchiha asked instead, "Is this my body, or a White Zetsu clone?"

“This is a White Zetsu clone; your body should be gone,” Madara Uchiha said. “If it weren’t for the remnants of your flesh and blood from the cursed seal, I might not have been able to resurrect you using the Impure World Reincarnation.”

Obito Uchiha was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Thanks."

"You can say thank you too?" Madara Uchiha was slightly surprised, then as if he had thought of something, he raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems you met someone in the Pure Land."

Obito Uchiha remained silent, because Madara Uchiha had indeed been right.

He hadn't expected that Lin would be waiting for him in the Pure Land.

Although he begged Sasuke Uchiha not to kill his soul, because he still wanted to see Rin.

However, Obito Uchiha dared not go to see Rin Nohara.

If Obito Uchiha hadn't known the truth about the Infinite Tsukuyomi, he might still have dared to meet Rin Nohara.

But after learning the truth about the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Obito Uchiha wanted to see Rin Nohara, his teacher, and his teacher's wife, but he dared not meet them.

He wanted to apologize to them, but he was worried that they wouldn't forgive him.

Just as awakening Kamui was a desire to escape the world, Obito Uchiha still harbors the same mentality of escapism.

"Now that you're alive, let's get back to work." Madara Uchiha continued to paint a rosy picture. "The Impure World Reincarnation technique has one advantage: it grants you unlimited chakra and ocular power. You no longer need my Yang power to assist you, so you can keep searching for different dimensions. Once we defeat Isshiki Otsutsuki and I become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, I'll revive you and everyone you cherish all at once."

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha's black eyes, unique to Edo Tensei, finally lit up slightly.

Then the black hole appeared, and the two disappeared into the mountainous region of the River Country, continuing their search for the alternate dimension hidden behind the real world.

……

For both Izayoi and Madara Uchiha, this incident was merely a minor episode.

Once you reach their level of strength, the ninja world is just a playground.

The battles between the Five Great Ninja Villages and Kage-level opponents are nothing more than children playing house.

If Madara Uchiha hadn't been concerned about the world and wanted to create a world of lasting peace...

With his power, he could easily become a demon king who rules the world.

Unfortunately, he was too kind; his vision extended beyond temporary peace, and he desired lasting peace.

Although the truth about Infinite Tsukuyomi shattered his dreams.

However, after defeating Isshiki Otsutsuki, he only needs to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki to conduct other peaceful experiments.

So no matter how much commotion there was in the ninja world, Madara Uchiha's target remained only Isshiki Otsutsuki and Toneri Otsutsuki, and even Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was sealed inside the moon.

Apart from Izayoi, all members of the Otsutsuki clan were enemies of Madara Uchiha.

His actions were exactly what Izayoi wanted.

Since the Sage of Six Paths didn't appear to explain everything to Madara Uchiha, Izayoi decided to play along and make Madara Uchiha her pawn to help him search for Isshiki Otsutsuki's whereabouts.

Aside from the shrunken Otsutsuki Isshiki, only the Sage of Six Paths, that old schemer, could make Izayoi feel a little wary.

So after Sasuke Uchiha went to work, Izayoi also started getting busy.

He attached Obito Uchiha's right eye to Danzo Shimura's eye, thus giving him both Kamui abilities.

Then, he transformed his wooden clone into the likeness of Toneri Otsutsuki, using the Nine-Tails as a power source, and, with Danzo Shimura by his side, unleashed Kamui to search for the locations of various alternate dimensions.

Aside from when he felt like it, Izayoi rarely went to the Hokage's office anymore, preferring to stay home and cultivate his Sage Body. Only after his aptitude reached the level of Transcendent Aptitude (Colorful) did Izayoi truly understand how important the upper limit of talent really is.

Even when Izayoi's aptitude was still at the Six Paths level (red), and he had obtained the complete Yin-Yang Release and chakra beads, his progress in transforming his cells into entities containing physical energy, spiritual energy, and natural energy was extremely slow.

After all, there are 130 trillion cells. Even if one trillion cells can be modified every day, it would still take 130 days.

One trillion is a trillion, which is impossible to transform in a single day.

Therefore, even powerful beings like Izayoi and Hagoromo Otsutsuki would need a long time to cultivate a colored-level sage body.

But now, Izayoi could feel that modifying cells was so easy, and the number was many times greater than before.

If digging was done manually before, now it's like operating an excavator—extremely easy.

It wasn't until the third official match of the Chunin Exams in August that Izayoi's true form finally got a break.

Because the leaders of the ninja villages, led by Nagato, have all arrived in Konoha.

Izayoi's invitation was no different from initiating the Five Kage Summit.

It's just that the older generation, led by Onoki, couldn't bring themselves to come.

Older gingers are more spicy.

It's fortunate that they didn't come; otherwise, we would have to watch not only Izayoi's expression but also Nagato's.

Kurotsuchi, Darui, and Gaara, who replaced them, were like minor supporting characters; although they had a place, they didn't have much presence at all.

Even Mei Terumi wasn't much better than them.

What's even more frustrating is that they dare not utter the slightest complaint.

Because Izayoi and Nagato, who were sitting in the center, both had the ability to easily defeat them.

The ninja army of Konoha, as well as Nagato's reanimated army, also possess the strength to defeat them.

The three who haven't yet taken over the position of Kage have no choice but to endure it.

"Uchiha Obito, were you resurrected using Edo Tensei?"

When the third official match began, Sasuke Uchiha appeared as Izayoi's personal bodyguard and asked Nagato a question.

“No, I don’t care about these things anymore.” Nagato smiled gently and said without any concealment, “My Edo Tensei army has been handed over to Uchiha Madara, who also knows the Edo Tensei technique.”

After saying that, Nagato added, "By the way, Itachi Uchiha has left the Akatsuki. When he came to see me, his hair had turned mostly white and he was very weak."

Uchiha Sasuke remained silent, his expression unchanged.

"Let's continue watching the game," Izayoi said with a smile.

With two exceptionally powerful combatants in command, no outsider would dare to cause trouble.

The third official exam started and ended very smoothly.

The ultimate winner, of course, is Hanabi.

Every day, she bites Izayoi, absorbing not only his chakra but also the life energy of the Grell Stone. Hanabi's current chakra reserves and strength far surpass Hinata's, who is the same age, and even Hinata, who just graduated two years ago, is slightly inferior to her.

With the guidance of Izayoi, Hanabi has already mastered the art of combining softness and strength, switching between gentle and forceful techniques whether using fists, palms, or chakra bursts.

What appears to be a pressure point strike is actually a terrifying burst of chakra.

Even though Hanabi hasn't mastered the Gentle Step Double Lion Fist, which is a sure-kill move, every single one of her moves is still extremely deadly.

Furthermore, Izayoi taught Hanabi the Super Hurricane Link Ball, which Hanabi has already mastered.

Her opponent in the finals, Ziyanghua, was defeated after only a few rounds.

The name Hyuga Hanabi has not only spread throughout Konoha, but it is believed that it will spread throughout the entire ninja world in the next few days.

Many years later, Konoha once again produced a genius who graduated early and was promoted to Chunin in the same year.

More importantly, the other party was the only disciple of the Sixth Hokage.

All the ninja villages included it on their list of things not to be trifled with.

Hanabi can now roam freely throughout the ninja world.

After the Chunin Exams ended, Gaara, the three candidates for the Five Kage, and Mei Terumi left immediately that same day.

Only Nagato remained in Konoha, wanting to reunite with Jiraiya.

Izayoi naturally did not refuse.

A few days later, a piece of news shocked Konoha and quickly spread throughout the ninja world.

Because... Izayoi pardoned Orochimaru's crimes, removed him from the S-rank rogue ninja wanted list, and even recalled him to Konoha to serve as the head of the science and technology department.

Summoning the mastermind behind the Konoha Collapse Plan and the murderer of the Third Hokage back to Konoha would cause immense public outrage, even if Konoha was ruled by Izayoi, and could even damage his own reputation.

So, Izayoi pulled out Danzo, the Konoha hero who had been dead for many years and whose image was engraved on a monument.

Then, all of Orochimaru's crimes were pinned on Danzo Shimura.

After the Wood Release experiment ended, the other side forced Orochimaru to continue the experiment, and even placed cursed seals on the members of Root, ordering their subordinates to capture children for Orochimaru to experiment on.

After being discovered by the Anbu, they turned the tables and shifted the blame to Orochimaru, turning Orochimaru, who was a potential Fifth Hokage, into a rogue ninja.

Not only that, he continued to use Orochimaru's disciple, Mitarashi Anko, to blackmail Orochimaru into making deals with him, and even used Hashirama's cells and Sharingan to create a special arm, etc...

Orochimaru was furious, so he cooperated with Toneri Otsutsuki, who was disguised as an Akatsuki member, to return and take revenge on Danzo Shimura, and also to demand an explanation from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

As a result, his mentor was misled by his close friend and, without a word, chose to use the Reaper Death Seal to sacrifice himself, wanting to perish together with Orochimaru.

From beginning to end, Orochimaru never intended to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Now that Orochimaru has redeemed himself through meritorious service, the Sixth Hokage has chosen to pardon his crimes.

As for what merits he made, that's a secret.

Almost on the same day the news spread, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, whose bodies had been marked with cursed seals, came out to support Orochimaru and affirmed the explanation given by the higher-ups.

They are members of the elders' council, and also companions of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura. They were once high-ranking officials in Konoha, so their endorsement carries significant weight.

As a result, public anger descended upon the already deceased Danzo Shimura. After the list of missing children was released, the children's 'parents' coincidentally came to the Hokage Building to mourn.

Sasuke Uchiha, who was appointed as the head of the Anbu, was ordered to lead the Anbu to investigate the Shimura clan.

A massive purge, applauded by all the major ninja clans, began to sweep through Konoha.

As various crimes and evidence, both real and fabricated, were revealed, everyone's attention shifted from Orochimaru's return to the deeds of Shimura Danzo.

It's not just about planting curse marks on subordinates and establishing a root organization that only obeys your orders.

The other party's shadow is also present in the Wood Release experiments, the assassination of the Third Hokage, the Nine-Tails' rampage, and the night of the Uchiha clan's massacre.

Once the 'evidence' was revealed, Danzo Shimura's name was immediately crossed off the monument, stripping him of his title as a hero of Konoha.

Even graves without bodies were dug up by others, and the tombstones were shattered.

The Shimura clan became the target of everyone's hatred and was expelled from the central town of Konoha by Uchiha Sasuke.

Many elders of the Shimura clan were even captured by Sasuke Uchiha, taken to the Anbu's private cell, and severely tortured, revealing even more of Danzo Shimura's crimes.

When this news spread, the villagers immediately applauded.

Although the ninjas were clapping and cheering, they were also secretly wiping away sweat.

Who says the Sixth Hokage isn't good at politics?
He even managed to exonerate Orochimaru, who killed the Third Hokage.

He plays politics better than anyone else.

The Sarutobi clan, the Mitomon clan, and the Utatane clan were all trembling with fear.

They were terrified that the fire would spread to them!

For this reason, Xi Ri Hong even made a special trip to his home to play the master-disciple card.

The cleanup lasted until the end of August.

When Orochimaru and Kabuto returned to Konoha, they both looked dazed.

(End of this chapter)