Naruto: Nawaki was already dead, how could you bring him back to life?

Chapter 85: Selecting Forbidden Techniques, Target: Hiruko?

"Hiss, it's been a long time. You've gotten a lot stronger, Chiba-kun."

Upon seeing Chiba, Orochimaru rose from the wall and walked towards Chiba with a smile.

"Damn it, what does he want with me?"

Chiba has always been extremely wary of Orochimaru, a dangerous figure who is both righteous and evil. These guys do things entirely according to their whims; they might be smiling at you one second and then ruthlessly killing you the next, making them impossible to guard against.

"Long time no see, Lord Orochimaru, you flatter me."

Chiba gave a polite smile and said, "I wonder what brings you here?"

"Then I'll be frank, Chiba-kun."

Orochimaru got straight to the point: "I've been researching some interesting things lately, but I've hit a roadblock. I think you might be able to help."

"You want my help? Help you with what? Help me prepare your experimental materials?"

Chiba was about to refuse without thinking, but Orochimaru seemed to see through his thoughts and quickly spread his arms and said.

"Chiba-kun, if you are willing to help, whether you succeed or not, I will give you a reward you cannot refuse."

"Oh?"

Chiba raised an eyebrow and gave a simple, honest smile. "Lord Orochimaru, you're too kind. I'm just helping you with a small favor; would I expect anything in return? I just don't know what kind of reward you're talking about...?"

Orochimaru smiled too, and mouthed a word to Chiba—

"Forbidden Technique!"

……

Outside Konoha Village, a hidden laboratory.

Chiba ultimately couldn't resist the allure of the forbidden technique and chose to follow Orochimaru here to see if his so-called "help" was truly legitimate.

"Chiba-kun, please take a look. This is my latest research result."

Orochimaru pointed to the experimental table in front of him and introduced it with great pride.

"This is……!"

Looking at the indescribable grayish-white object on the lab table, Chiba's expression changed drastically: "This is the Oni-Garra Technique! Did you let Hiruko go?!"

Orochimaru was taken aback at first, then seemed to understand something, and looked at Chiba with surprise, saying, "Did you write that letter?"

The two looked at each other in silence, as if they were meeting for the first time.

After a while, Orochimaru grabbed Chiba's shoulder and said with a fanatical expression.

"Chiba-kun, I wasn't wrong about you. We are both people who will stop at nothing to pursue the truth. We are the same kind of people!"

Because of Chiba's "self-destruction," the distance between Orochimaru and Chiba instantly decreased significantly.

He took Chiba's hand and led him to the lab table, pointing to something and saying, "Look, Chiba-kun, these are cells from the First Hokage, containing astonishing power."

"But once these cells are transplanted into another person's body, they will cause a severe rejection reaction, which even people of the same bloodline cannot withstand."

Orochimaru reported his research findings to Chiba without any reservations, because most of the experiments were approved by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"So I thought of using the Oni-Garra Technique to fuse with Hashirama's cells and then transplant them, but the effect was still not good. Do you have any ideas?"

As he spoke, Orochimaru looked at Chiba with anticipation.

From the moment Chiba proposed the "theory of rejection of foreign elements," Orochimaru was amazed and believed that Chiba could definitely help him improve this technique.

"You can speak freely, Chiba-kun, without worrying about anything else."

Seemingly fearing that Chiba wouldn't be willing to help, Orochimaru quickly added, "As long as your ideas can give me some inspiration, you can take away a forbidden technique when you leave."

"Alright, since Lord Orochimaru has said so, I won't hide anything from you anymore."

After a moment of contemplation, Chiba slowly nodded.

Orochimaru has given us far too much, so let's give Orochimaru a little shock with his nine years of compulsory education.

As a medical student, Chiba has never neglected biomedical studies, let alone anything else.

[Ding! You have used the High School Biology Knowledge Ball and captured the wild "Orochimaru"!]

"..."

After an unknown amount of time, Chiba stopped, while Orochimaru was still staring blankly at him, completely absorbed in the grand biological worldview that Chiba had just described.

"Chiba-kun, why did you stop talking? Keep going!"

After digesting the knowledge that Chiba had just shared, Orochimaru impatiently urged him on. This was the first time the usually composed Orochimaru had lost his composure like this.

Damn it! He had just heard the crucial part and was about to get excited when that bastard Chiba got stuck! Orochimaru was now stuck in a rut, scratching his head in frustration!

"Ahem, Lord Orochimaru, I know you're in a hurry, but please don't rush."

Facing the hungry-looking Orochimaru, Chiba coughed twice tactically, rubbed his fingers together, and gave a hint.

"What I just told you should have given you some inspiration, right...?"

Orochimaru immediately understood Chiba's meaning and, without saying a word, went to the side to retrieve the forbidden technique scroll that he had copied from the "Book of Sealing".

What Chiba just said was more than just an inspiration; it opened a door to a whole new world for him!

Even if it means selling everything he owns, he has to keep listening!

"Chiba-kun, these scrolls all contain brief introductions to the corresponding forbidden techniques. Choose one that interests you and take it with you!"

Orochimaru walked over carrying a stack of scrolls, placed them on the experimental table between the two of them, and said in a very generous manner.

Anyway, he got these forbidden techniques for free, so he wouldn't feel bad giving them away. If he wasn't worried about Chiba losing motivation, he would have given them all to Chiba for free.

The knowledge in Chiba's mind is truly a priceless treasure!

"Hmm, let me see..."

Chiba nodded in satisfaction and picked up the scrolls one by one to look at them. These scrolls were all engraved with restrictions, and without unlocking them, only the basic introductions could be seen.

After pretending to select a few techniques, Chiba locked onto three forbidden techniques:

Izuna's Pleasure Technique: "Flying Thunder God Technique"

Hinata's Joyful Technique: "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique"

Madara's Joyful Technique: "Impure World Reincarnation Technique"

The Flying Thunder God Technique can further enhance his mobility, while the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique can perfectly utilize his large chakra reserves.

As for the Impure World Reincarnation, there's no need to elaborate. If Shimura Danzo ever causes trouble again, he'll just resurrect Tobirama Senju using the Impure World Reincarnation and give Shimura Danzo a good beating.

"Then I'll choose this forbidden technique, Lord Orochimaru."

Faced with a choice of three, Chiba hesitated for a while before choosing the "Impure World Reincarnation Technique," mainly because he wanted to slap Shimura Danzo's daihito.

As for the other two forbidden techniques, he should be able to get them soon if he gives Orochimaru two more cards.

"Oh, is it the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"

Orochimaru nodded without changing his expression.

Even Chiba-kun felt that this technique had endless uses, and it seemed he would have to study this Impure World Reincarnation technique more thoroughly in the future...

"By the way, Chiba-kun."

Orochimaru stared intently at Chiba, probing, "Did you figure out all that knowledge you just shared on your own?"

Chiba shook his head and said sincerely, "No, this knowledge was taught to me by my teacher in the medical class, Hiroshi Nohara."

"Hiroshi Nohara?"

Orochimaru, unsuspecting, showed a regretful expression: "What a pity. I never expected him to possess such knowledge. I really wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with him."

Chiba glanced at Orochimaru, wondering if the other man could find Nohara and resurrect him using Edo Tensei. But at least there was something to look forward to.

Orochimaru looked at the Hashirama cells on the lab table, a sense of anticipation in his heart.

"Nawaki-kun, once I overcome the rejection reaction of Hashirama's cells, I might be able to give you power comparable to our ancestors."

In order to advance the experiment.

Orochimaru specifically consulted Hiruzen Sarutobi and openly borrowed Chiba back.

For several days in a row, Chiba spent his time in Orochimaru's laboratory.

It must be said that Orochimaru's idea was indeed very creative, using the all-encompassing Oni-Garra as a medium to reduce the rejection reaction of Hashirama's cells.

If a suitable critical point can be found to allow the two to fuse perfectly, it might be possible to successfully transplant Hashirama cells into the Senju bloodline.

In other words, this power might be useful to Chiba, so he was quite interested in the experiment.

That day, just as Chiba and Orochimaru were whispering around the experimental table, the voice of "Sunny Day" suddenly came from outside the door.

"Lord Thunder, the Hokage requests that you proceed to his office immediately; there is an urgent mission that requires your attention."

“Okay, I’ll go right away,” Chiba replied.

……

Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was grim, even darker than when the Anbu squad died in the Land of Fire.

Clearly, the situation is much worse this time.

The three of them, including Nawaki, stood in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi, not daring to even breathe loudly.

At that moment, Chiba pushed open the door and entered, saying, "Third Hokage, I heard you have an urgent mission for me?"

"Ah."

Upon seeing Chiba, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression softened somewhat, and he said coldly, "It's all because of that bastard Hiruko!"

Chapter 86 Yekura, who delivered herself to my door, Chiba reports for duty.

"Hiruko is a real genius, or is it all due to the convergence of world lines?"

Watching Hiruzen Sarutobi spewing spittle, Chiba sighed inwardly.