Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha.

Chapter 122 A Reality That Cannot Be Acknowledged

In mid-January, war broke out again, and only a portion of the peace agreement reached at the Five Shadows Summit took effect.

After the Iwagakure ninjas launched a surprise attack and withdrew from the Land of Grass, the Kumogakure ninjas, in alliance with the Kirigakure, launched an attack on the eastern defense line of the Land of Fire that winter.

The Konoha ninja, having successfully suppressed their enemy, paid no heed to the Kirigakure's "tickling" behavior. Since the Third Hokage's return, the only thing everyone was discussing was: "Konoha's hero, Osamu Furukawa, killed the evil Third Mizukage!"

This news has been confirmed by the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki. The death of the third Kage since the start of the war has shocked everyone.

Although the Third Mizukage was older, the fact that he was killed by a 12-year-old boy alone was still an exaggerated achievement.

After confirming the relevant information, Kirigakure demanded an explanation, but Konoha ignored them. The Third Hokage unusually showed an extremely tough attitude: "You can try to kill me! I welcome you to end this feud anytime."

The voice of the Hidden Mist lasted only a week before it descended into internal strife.

In the struggle for the position of Mizukage, several ninjas clashed, and even the elders of the council became numb at this moment. This was the consequence of the Blood Mist policy.

In Konoha Hospital, after returning to the village, Furukawa Osamu was not assigned to the front lines. To prevent assassination attempts by Kirigakure, the Third Hokage simply kept him in the village.

Having killed the leader of one of the Five Great Ninja Villages at the age of 12, Osamu Furukawa no longer needs prestige. As long as he grows up safely into adulthood, the other four great nations will have no choice but to continue bowing to Konoha for the next 20 years.

In the intensive care unit, Kakashi looked at the report in Furukawa Osamu's hand with a tense expression: "A strange chakra reaction! Completely different from the Rin I remember."

"Kakashi, you guys are probably facing a life-or-death crisis, aren't you?"

"I can't think of any kind of experience that could have caused Rin's chakra and body to change like this. It's like she's become a completely different person."

The slug wriggled onto Furukawa Osamu's shoulder. She had just finished examining the girl and was now waving her tentacles as she added, "Lord Osamu is right, Rin's chakra is completely different from before."

"Not only in the brain, but also in other parts of the body, the chakra extracted has shown significant changes."

"This also explains her amnesia; Lin has undergone a transformation," she said, having abandoned her past self and become a completely new being.

Kakashi stared blankly at the slug's soft, sweet voice, completely bewildered. He instinctively looked at Furukawa Osamu, "Osamu, what's going on?"

A strange look flashed across Furukawa Osamu's face as he looked at Kakashi and replied softly, "Simply put, this is a completely new Nohara Rin. Unless she can accept her past self, she can only remain in this state."

"Amnesia is not necessarily a bad thing. Forgetting the pain allows us to live better, and it is also a choice."

"Kakashi, I won't ask what happened, but your chakra has also changed like this."

"Now that you've gone through a transformation, don't dwell on the past; cherish the life you have now."

Is the person who is resurrected still the same person?

After several days of observation, Furukawa Osamu is still unable to give a definitive answer.

The process of reincarnation consumes life force and the energy of one's own spiritual body, and the forbidden technique may undergo unknown changes as a result.

Having already obtained the fuzzy coordinates of the Pure Land, Furukawa Osamu will not experiment frequently, since he has no interest in fulfilling his dream of being a good person.

He will keep his promise to Sakumo-sensei. Kakashi might be a special case; after his perfect resurrection, his chakra even increased. Nohara Rin, however, was not so lucky.

"Is that so? Well then, Lin shouldn't have to go through that pain."

After making up his mind, Kakashi let out a long breath, then hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Shu, I saw Father."

"He was waiting for me. I talked a lot with my father, and in the end, he smiled as he saw me off from the Pure Land."

"I'm not crazy. I've thought about it carefully since I got back. There are too many coincidences in this matter, but I'm not interested in dwelling on the process anymore."

"My father hopes I can survive. I will take good care of myself and Lin."

Nohara Rin's face was no longer covered in stickers. She looked around the hospital room with a curious gaze, then walked over to Kakashi and whispered affectionately in his ear, "Kakashi, is this where I used to work?"

"Is Konoha's hero, Furukawa Shura, my classmate? Are we close?"

Kakashi's mask concealed his embarrassment, but looking into the girl's gentle gaze, he finally intertwined his fingers with hers and earnestly introduced her: "Yes, Rin, Xiu has always taken very good care of us."

"Don't be nervous. If you want to work here, you'll need to trouble Xiu later."

Nohara Rin glanced at Furukawa Osamu subconsciously, seemingly infected by his gentle smile. The girl nodded, then straightened up, tilted her head, and cheerfully complained, "My family wants me to quit being a ninja!"

"But I've realized... we seem to be living together, and I've been spending Kakashi's money all this time. I feel really guilty about it."

"It's okay, Lin, I still have a lot of savings, and I will work hard in the future."

Kakashi readily agreed; for him, Rin Nohara staying at home was the best possible outcome.

When Shizune entered the room, she couldn't help but look on with envy. Even though Tsunade-sensei had created an opportunity for her, she couldn't muster the courage to confess her feelings and invite her to join her.

"Lin, how have you been feeling these past few days?"

When Nohara Rin heard Shizune's question, she smiled again and replied softly as before, "I'm recovering very well, but I've forgotten a lot of things. Fortunately, everyone is helping me, and I also have a sense of familiarity."

"Sorry, Mute, I've caused everyone trouble again. I might become a full-time housewife in the future, which seems to be a bit of a problem. I've completely forgotten how to cook."

Kakashi immediately praised his skills, especially his knife work, which made Rin Nohara blush and look very happy.

Shizune was so envious she was practically twisting in her rage. She wanted to confess her feelings immediately, but when she turned around and saw Furukawa looking at her, she forgot everything she was going to say.

"I...I still have some work to do."

When Nohara Rin heard Shizune's words and saw her leave with a flushed face, she looked at Furukawa Osamu with curiosity.

"Let's go, Lin, let's go buy some ingredients, and also some gifts and kitchenware."

"Although it's not the right time to visit, I want to put your family at ease."

"what!"

Kakashi ignored the girl's exclamation, bowed to Furukawa Shu, and then slowly walked away with Nohara Rin, explaining the past as they went.

As Furukawa Osamu watched the two figures disappear, he inexplicably thought of Obito. The traces left behind indicated that the other party had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

If Obito saw that both of his friends were still alive, he might have immediately abandoned Madara Uchiha.

Late at night, Osamu Furukawa, as usual, came to the underground laboratory to receive materials "delivered" from the front lines by Orochimaru.

"vomit..."

"Lord Shu, this guy stinks! Couldn't Lord Orochimaru find some cleaner material?"

"I enjoy working alongside Master Xiu, and from now on, Qingqing only wants to serve Master Xiu!"

Its size had increased two sizes, and the green snake filled the entire laboratory space. After vomiting, it circled around Furukawa Osamu with a wronged voice, and then involuntarily drooled again.

"You are a snake! You need to maintain a fierce appearance, not always show loyalty."

Furukawa Osamu casually tossed four natural energy pills into the giant mouth. The green snake swallowed the pills and then tightly closed its mouth, revealing an obedient expression.

"Is this the Storm Release bloodline limit?"

"Orochimaru-sensei is really amazing; he can even capture material like this."

Furukawa Osamu smiled and praised Orochimaru, who had volunteered for the mission to gather materials. In just one week, he had obtained the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai ninja. The enemy's intelligence work was not an exaggeration.

"Lord Shu is still more powerful; he was able to kill the Mizukage! He had the strength of a Kage at the age of 12..."

The green snake began to flatter him again in a clear, girlish voice, until the slug slowly crawled into the room. Only then was the green snake so frightened that he immediately dispelled his spirit communication spell.

"Master Xiu, are you able to determine the coordinates of the Pure Land?"

A small, lively slug split off and crawled onto his shoulder, asking curiously. Furukawa Osamu shook his head and simply speculated, "Under normal circumstances, the perception of the Pure Land is very vague. The Pure Land seems to be in another dimension."

"Unfortunately, the time was too short. Indra's chakra is still developing its bloodline limit in my brain. I can feel the increase in dynamic vision, but I cannot be sure that I will awaken the Rinnegan."

"Without these eyes, it's difficult to connect with the Pure Land, unless one undergoes several more rebirths."

The slug shook its antennae to indicate that it understood, and then comforted the man in a soft, gentle voice, "Lord Xiu, that's already very impressive, after all, it's an ability that transcends life and death."

"The wars have decreased significantly, and the clones' gains have also been declining recently. Perhaps Master Xiu hasn't reached his limit yet?"

Furukawa Osamu's spiritual energy continued to increase. Even after collecting it for so long, he still didn't feel saturated. Hearing the live slug's question, he nodded: "It's still a little short, but it's okay. Kirigakure still has some gains, enough to make up for the losses of this operation."

Analyzing the Pure Land, if given the opportunity to reach the Six Paths level, Furukawa Osamu plans to "collect" that immortal's power, which would definitely be a "great tonic".

Even at the cost of spiritual energy depletion, as long as the harvest is successful, the power of the Sage of Six Paths will surely bring him one step closer to immortality.

While organizing the materials, Furukawa Osamu remembered the slug's previous instructions and reminded her with a smile, "We'll gain even more from Kirigakure. Once I've completed my transformation and resolved the teacher's troubles, we can go there."

"We can contact Amegakure again then and continue to gain energy through war commissions."

After responding, the slug suddenly thought of an old friend and sighed with curiosity, "Indra and Ashura's chakra have changed. I wonder if Gamamaru will sense it."

"I'm kind of curious to see its reaction. Perhaps it couldn't have predicted someone like Master Xiu!"