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Chapter 145 I Want the Book of Sealing

As the saying goes, the layman sees the spectacle, while the expert sees the details.

Without truly understanding the nature of the soul, one cannot comprehend how incredibly difficult it is to create one.

No.

Orochimaru didn't even understand the essence of the soul; he only had a glimpse of it, and through analogy, he came to understand how complex the soul's composition is.

In his mind, unless it was a myth or legend, it was impossible for any human being to be able to reach this realm.

But now, Ryuji tells him that he can create souls.

How could he possibly believe that?

"Is it really about creating a soul, or transferring a soul?" Orochimaru asked again to confirm. This time, not only was his voice trembling, but his entire body was also trembling slightly.

"You heard me right, it's creating souls, creating souls, creating souls! You can absolutely believe your ears." Ryuji repeated it three times, even writing the words "creating souls" on the table with tea. Orochimaru finally accepted the fact that he hadn't misheard.

"How is this possible!?"

Orochimaru lost his usual composure and looked at Ryuji with a look of horror. "Not to mention the complex structure that makes up a soul, the particles that make up a soul are also non-material. There is no such thing in the world. So how are you going to create a soul?"

Do you consider erasing other people's soul memories as creating a soul?

"You assume something doesn't exist just because you don't know it..." Long Er's lips curled into a slight sneer. "You're supposed to be a researcher, don't you even have this basic common sense?"

"this……"

Orochimaru was speechless.

He always felt that Long Er was fooling him, but as a researcher, he was also very clear about the correctness of what the other party said.

Just because you don't know something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

When conducting research, you should never deny the results, but rather experiment and eliminate possibilities one by one until you arrive at a conclusion.

Orochimaru was diligent and studious from a young age. He not only completed the knowledge of the Ninja Academy early on, but also spent a lot of time in the library, reading all the science books in the Konoha Library when he was young.

Later, he continued to learn from the Third Hokage's teachings and his secret archives, constantly supplementing his knowledge.

While Orochimaru wasn't arrogant enough to believe he was the most knowledgeable person, he was certainly well-read and highly talented. He might not be the strongest ninja in the world, but he was definitely the most learned (in terms of scientific research).

Does something that you don't even know about really exist?

"You're not lying to me?" Orochimaru asked cautiously once more, "Does a substance that constitutes a soul truly exist in this world?"

He was not obedient and cautious, because his values ​​had been shattered by the shock.

He had always believed that what he considered right was being pointed out as wrong, which was an unbearable blow for a proud person, especially when his area of ​​expertise was being denied.

"Of course it doesn't exist. If it did, it would have been discovered long ago."

"and you……"

"Although it does not exist, it can be created by human hands."

Seeing Orochimaru's exasperated expression, Ryuji quickly spoke up to explain, "Even if you're not a researcher, you should know that many materials in this world don't exist in nature, but humans have created them through various means."

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Orochimaru's eyes widened, and he instinctively thought: Impossible, this is impossible.

But thinking about the possibility of being proven wrong, he stopped himself in time.

He took a deep breath, calmed himself, and asked softly, "Is something like this even possible?"

"Of course it is possible. People have done it countless years ago."

"Someone did it back then!?" Orochimaru's emotions, which had finally calmed down, surged violently once again.

His eyes widened, and he asked, "Who is it?"

"The Sage of Six Paths!"

"you……"

Orochimaru opened his mouth, wanting to curse. But remembering the purpose of his visit, he forcibly swallowed it back.

He took another deep breath, calmed himself down, and then looked at Ryuji again. "Is Ayaki-kun washing me up?"

"Am I bored out of my mind?" Ryuji sneered. "I'm not referring to the myth of the Sage of Six Paths creating all things in the world, but to the real history that evolved into mythology."

"Are you saying the Sage of Six Paths really exists?"

"No way, no way, you're a Konoha ninja and you don't even know the Sage of Six Paths really exists?"

After being questioned time and again, Ryuji couldn't help but resort to sarcastic remarks.

This made Orochimaru's face burn instantly.

He didn't know what the relationship was between Konoha and the Sage of Six Paths, but judging from Ryuji's tone and appearance, it seemed that as a Konoha ninja, not knowing the true existence of the Sage of Six Paths was a very shameful thing.

This immediately dispelled his doubts about the Sage of Six Paths' real existence, and instead made him wonder if Konoha still had secrets he didn't know about.

"The Sage of Six Paths once created nine life forms using a huge amount of chakra. They still exist in the ninja world today and are closely related to the existence of ninjas. Basically, everyone knows about their existence."

Ryuji's words brought Orochimaru back to his senses, and after a brief analysis, he discovered the key words.

Nine lives created from immense chakra have survived from countless ancient times to the present, and are inextricably linked to the existence of ninjas…

"You mean the tailed beasts?"

"Congratulations, you got it right!" Ryuji snapped his fingers and continued, "The nine tailed beasts were created by the Sage of Six Paths using chakra. If you have a good relationship with the tailed beasts, you can confirm their authenticity from their mouths."

Ryuji didn't mention the Ten-Tails; explaining it would be too complicated and wouldn't benefit him.

Orochimaru was stunned.

The Sage of Six Paths from mythology actually existed, and the nine tailed beasts were creatures created by him.

Hearing such ancient secrets suddenly made Orochimaru feel unreal, but at the same time he felt refreshed, as if he had discovered a new world.

This wasn't the first time I'd experienced this feeling.

He felt the same way when he first encountered ninjutsu.

That sense of novelty towards new things led him to devote all his energy and effort to exploring them.

And now, he is the same.

"This is fantastic!"

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked around his mouth, his expression excited and uncontrollable.

"If the Tailed Beasts are this powerful, then what level must the Sage of Six Paths who created them be at? People today, even the Five Kage, cannot compare to them. Even the First Hokage, who is hailed as the God of Shinobi, probably did not reach that level."

The road ahead stretches far into the distance, with no end in sight.

Orochimaru did not doubt Ryuji's words this time.

For him, verifying the authenticity of this matter was very simple.

All you need to do is tell Kushina that you need to check with Kurama (the Nine-Tails) to confirm the situation.

As for whether Kurama will tell him the answer...

This is not a problem at all.

Even if he didn't know the Nine-Tails at all, and even if the Nine-Tails hated humans, he had many ways to get the Nine-Tails to give him the answer he wanted.

You don't even need to use any special methods; just the right words will suffice.

"So, Ayaki-kun..." Orochimaru stared at Ryuji with fanatical eyes, "You specifically told me this kind of thing, not to satisfy your own vanity, right?"

"Of course not, I want to make a trade with you."

"oh!"

Orochimaru's eyes lit up with excitement, but he quickly calmed down. "I probably don't have any bargaining chips to exchange for the technology to create souls."

His most prized possessions were Hashirama cells, followed by a three-tomoe Sharingan. He also had some rare and unique corpse samples obtained from the battlefield.

However, the other party doesn't even consider the Hashira cells, and the rest are even inferior to the Hashira cells.

He didn't know what else he had that could be exchanged for the technology to create souls.

"You don't have it on you, but you can find it."

"What is it?"

Long Er's lips curled slightly upward as he said, enunciating each word clearly: "The Book of Sealing!"

"What!?"

Orochimaru's expression changed drastically, becoming extremely ugly. "How do you know about the Scroll of Seals!?"

The Book of Seals is not a secret in Konoha Village; even many Chunin know about it.

But as ninjas, they wouldn't go around talking about this stuff.

Since the Outer Ninja Village was unaware of the existence of the Book of Sealing, it naturally wouldn't have the idea of ​​trying to find out information about it.

But the truth is that Ryuji did know about the existence of the Book of Seals and traded it for something of considerable value.

This shows that he knew the importance of the Book of Seals.

"I naturally have my own intelligence channels," Ryuji said with a smile. "Alright, stop testing me. I won't reveal a single thing about this. You should really think carefully about whether you want to agree to this deal!"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru hesitated.

If it were anyone else from Konoha, they would definitely refuse without hesitation.

Because they don't know the difficulty of creating souls, let alone how much value mastering such a technique would generate.

But they knew the value of the Book of Seals.

That was written ten years after the founding of Konoha, by the First Hokage, recording and sealing all ninjutsu in the village that caused great harm or even death to the caster or others.

That is, forbidden techniques.

The Book of Seals records all the forbidden techniques developed by ninjas since the founding of Konoha Village.

If one person were to master the techniques within, they would become an extremely terrifying being.

Therefore, under no circumstances would the people of Konoha use the Book of Seals as a bargaining chip.

But Orochimaru knew the value of creating soul technology.

When science reaches a very high level, a single technology is composed of a combination of countless other technologies.

The same is true for the technology that creates souls.

If one can master the technology of creating souls, then one can also master many other technologies and develop many more related products.

Developing the art of immortality is just one of the many unknown benefits that are simply unimaginable.

The technological value of creating souls is absolutely no less than that of the Book of Seals, and may even surpass it.

but.

Is this really a good idea?

I read the novel all night, and I was worried that I would sleep until the afternoon and not have time to finish the last two chapters, so I updated the second chapter first.

I'll correct the typos after I wake up tonight.

(End of this chapter)