Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 7: The Art of the Dead Souls; I used the Art of the Dead Souls.

And that was indeed the case. Minato Namikaze comforted Takuno Kazamatsuri and Tobitake Tōtō, saying heartwarming words in front of the ninjas who were there to help. He even gave them a convincing smile, as if a large warm light was hanging above their heads, the powerful yellow light irresistible.

After completing the handover, Minato Namikaze quickly set off again, never once glancing at Tsukasa Kaede in the crowd, nor giving Kaede a chance to speak to him.

This is the treatment a super genius, the focus of the entire village, deserves. The most basic point is that it's not someone like Kaede Tsukasa, a nobody, who would have the opportunity to curry favor with him.

Kaede Tsukasa was completely calm, without any ripples in his heart. In fact, if you look closely at Minato and Naruto, you will find that Minato is far more "cold-blooded" than Naruto. He never gets carried away with his emotions, he is always calm, always rational, and he will always choose the option that is most likely to be the correct answer under limited objective conditions.

Dealing with someone like Minato Namikaze, who is both highly regarded and extremely calm, is not easy for Tsukasa Kaede, given his current status.

Everyone was admiring Minato Namikaze, excitedly discussing the young man's affability and his immense, readily apparent talent.

But Kazamatsuri Takuno did not do that.

"Tsukasa, that thing, could it be the one you mentioned—" Kazamatsuri Takuno lay on the stretcher, turning his head and looking at Kaedama Tsukasa with one eye open, revealing his inquiry.

Kaede Tsukasa nodded frankly: "That's right, the technique I've been diligently practicing is the Death Soul Technique. You're also a veteran medical ninja, so you must have heard of it... Although I don't have much talent, I've always been working hard to practice techniques that suit me."

"...But the Death Soul Technique..."

Kazamatsuri Takuno sighed, unsure of what to say, a worried look on his face.

The art of the dead soul was originally Kabuto Yakushi's specialty. It can disguise a corpse as someone else and control it for a short period of time. Although the corpse's combat ability is extremely weak, its actions and speech are no different from those of an ordinary person, serving the purpose of ambushing enemies or covering one's own escape.

In the original story, Kabuto Yakushi transformed the corpse of an ANBU into his own appearance, controlled it to approach the unconscious Sasuke, and then clashed with Kakashi, who was protecting Sasuke. He then disguised himself as a fallen ANBU ninja and unexpectedly broke through a window to escape.

Kazamatsuri Takuno was also a medical ninja and knew about the village's training methods for war orphans, but he really didn't expect that Kaedeji would learn such a controversial technique.

During wartime, it's alright, but once peacetime arrives, if Kaedeji's fame grows, his ability to manipulate corpses and manipulate souls will become a weakness that allows him to be attacked by public opinion.

Kazamatsuri Takuno whispered, "Even Yakushi Nonou herself doesn't use this technique, so you'd better use it sparingly as well. If the village asks me about it, I'll try my best to explain. In any case, you saved our lives, which is a real achievement. Without your Death Soul Technique, none of us would have survived."

In fact, he still had many questions he hadn't asked. For example, why was the Hidden Mist ninja controlled by the Soul Reaper technique in such a strange state? Why was he still able to maintain his aggressiveness even after suffering so many attacks from Ao, even with his arms and legs severed?
Most importantly, the Death Soul Technique used by Kaede Tsukasa lasted for an excessively long time and could withstand high-intensity physical combat.

There are too many questions. A normal Soul Reaper's Technique would never involve controlling a body to launch endless attacks.

However, Kazamatsuri Takuno didn't ask the question. Hearing Kaedeji's answer of "Death Soul Technique" was actually helping Kaedeji cover up for him.

A person who is willing to risk their life to save their comrades is trustworthy no matter what, and it is perfectly understandable that they would suddenly use some special ninjutsu. Kazamatsuri Takuno felt that he needed to mitigate some risks for Kaede Tsukasa.

Anyway, everyone who knew what happened at the scene, except for Qing and him, was dead.

Kaedeji watched as Kazamatsuri Takuno was carried away, and the two of them understood each other without saying a word.

As for Flying Bamboo Dragonfly? He's already unconscious. If Minato Namikaze hadn't arrived in time, he would have been killed long ago. Normally, he would be one of the proctors for the written exam when Naruto and Sasuke take the Chunin Exams. Of course, because of Kaede Tsukasa's arrival in this world, the concept of "death" might change in the future; perhaps death will become another form of "living."

Two hours later.

After regaining some strength, Kaede Tsukasa rushed to the mission site to hand over the mission details, and unsurprisingly, the mission was rated as a "failure".

The reason is that although the enemy was killed, the order to go to the northern border was not strictly followed by Aburame Ryoma.

Failure to complete the mission is a major failure. As for what happened during the process of completing the mission... unless it was a great achievement, it cannot cover up the result of failure.

"As expected, I've gotten another failure. My genin record must be terrible. When Naruto and Sasuke's era comes, those kids will probably be laughing at me with my stats."

Kaede Tsukasa didn't care at all.

In this era, the idea of ​​prioritizing missions is the most prevalent. Unhealthy trends like "prioritizing the protection of comrades" will only become mainstream in the Naruto and Sasuke era. This requires many people to make efforts in many wars to gradually change people's thinking.

He was about to leave when a masked man blocked his way.

"Genin Kaedejima, Lord Ryoma requests your presence."

"Lord Ryoma... I understand."

Kaedeji nodded solemnly and agreed.

The other ninjas, who were hurrying along, all turned their attention to this scene, watching in surprise.

“That’s someone wearing a mask…is it the Anbu? But the shape and pattern of the mask seem a little different.”

Why would someone from the Anbu (Anbu unit) give orders to a low-ranking ninja?

Soon, people stopped paying attention and hurriedly went about their own tasks, rushing to the front lines as soon as they finished.

……

The root is nominally part of the dark part, but it actually has its own independent system.

Ryoma Aburame summoned Tsukasa Kaede not in his capacity as the Vice-Chief of Root, but in his capacity as the Vice-Commander of the Medical Corps.

“I obtained Kazamatsuri Takuno’s oral account, and he said that you used the Death Soul Technique to kill the enemy unexpectedly.”

Ryoma Aburame, completely shrouded in a large robe, fixed his cold gaze on Tsukasa Kaede through his sunglasses: "That 'walking shrine maiden' actually taught you this kind of technique... You're just a mediocre person I screened out back then, why would she be willing to teach you this kind of ninjutsu?"

(End of this chapter)