novelraw Chapter 59 Two and a Half Years
Chapter 59 Two and a Half Years
On New Year's Day, a riot broke out in Konoha Prison.
The group of fugitives, led by Uchiha Setsuna, were arrested by the Root squad that arrived just in time after severely injuring several members of the guard team.
After interrogation by Root, it was determined that the incident was the work of a spy from Kumogakure and had nothing to do with the Uchiha clan.
This also made the clan leader, Uchiha Ken, breathe a sigh of relief, exclaiming that Orochimaru had arrived, Konoha was at peace, and with Orochimaru's arrival, the sky was clear!
Minato and Orochimaru officially began their exploration of the path of life's evolution.
Minato used Wood Release as a cover to tell Orochimaru a story about peas.
Orochimaru exclaimed that he was a genius!
Minato didn't quite understand: "Can this really be considered genius?"
"How should I put it? It's like what you said before, Minato-kun: children usually have a hard time perfectly inheriting their parents' talents. That's why people are increasingly trying to unravel the mystery. However, with the current level of technology in the ninja world, we still can't fully explain the principles of heredity and mutation."
Orochimaru made an analogy: "If biology is like building a house, then researchers' current understanding of it doesn't even cover the foundation, while Minato-kun, you're building it from the roof up."
"I never imagined that Wood Release could be used for scientific creation. Heh... Maybe that's the difference between a genius and an ordinary person?"
"You flatter me, senior. It was just an accidental discovery."
Minato blushed as Orochimaru praised him.
After all, this was entirely Mendel's achievement, and he had nothing to do with it; he was merely a conveyor of knowledge.
Fortunately, he did conduct experiments in this area, so it's somewhat plausible.
"Mr. Minato, there's no need to belittle yourself."
Orochimaru laughed and said, "This experiment means that as long as we have enough test subjects, we can extract the genetic information belonging to the bloodline limit, thereby completely deciphering the mystery of the bloodline limit."
"Of course, under the current conditions, there is still a long way to go to achieve this goal, and the equipment at the root level does not yet meet the needs in this regard."
Orochimaru's tone was somewhat helpless. Scientists' wisdom can transcend the times, but technological conditions cannot. Therefore, this will be a long process, and it is even possible that he will not get the result he wants in his lifetime.
However, despite his helplessness, he was not discouraged in the slightest.
On the one hand, it's about having confidence in yourself, and on the other hand, it's about having a firm enough belief.
Minato didn't react much either. In the original story, Orochimaru was being chased by Konoha and Akatsuki at the same time, and he had also offended Sunagakure and Kumogakure.
As a result, he was able to establish the Sound Village, create the Reanimation Jutsu, and incidentally build laboratories all over the ninja world.
Now that these constraints are gone, and with the official status and funding from the Root organization, his research progress will only be faster.
Without dwelling on that issue, Minato inquired about the progress of the experiment: "Speaking of which, how are those Uchiha test subjects doing?"
"Two two-tomoe cells died, and the remaining three-tomoe cells all survived. However, they are still unable to completely suppress the corrosiveness of the first generation cells. Their deaths are only a matter of time, but at least it proves that our direction is correct."
Orochimaru laughed, feeling that Minato was truly his lucky star.
It now appears that the powers of the Senju and Uchiha do indeed have complementary characteristics.
However, this research will take a long time, and for now he still needs to focus his research on the art of reincarnation. Otherwise, before he can explore the secret of bloodline inheritance, he will have to move to the Pure Land due to the limitation of lifespan.
For researchers, nothing is more exciting than finding the right research direction.
In the days that followed, Orochimaru devoted almost all his energy to these two studies.
However, he did not forget his primary job.
Unlike Danzo, who was a troublemaker, Orochimaru monitored the movements of various forces in the ninja world more from an observer's perspective.
For emerging forces that possess a certain level of technology or size but pose little threat, he would first try to contact and cooperate with them, rather than resorting to indiscriminate annihilation and plunder like Danzo did.
Although there is no direct evidence of the bad things Danzo did in the past, the ninja world is only so big, and everyone knows who did what.
In addition, the huge difference in the attitudes of the Third Hokage and Danzo towards the outside world led to Konoha being seen by other forces in the ninja world as a hypocrite who said one thing in public and another in private.
Therefore, Orochimaru's change in attitude has not only brought him many new technologies, but has also greatly improved Konoha's reputation.
Minato's life continued as usual, going back and forth between school and home every day, occasionally visiting Mito with Tsunade and her brother, or going to Orochimaru's place for a stroll.
This went on for two and a half years.
A single year is enough for many things to happen.
For example, Tsunade successfully mastered the Yin Seal and also developed the Hundred Healings Technique.
Jiraiya returned from his training at Mount Myōboku, and he became much more serious.
Unlike before, when he would look like a lecherous pervert whenever he saw a women's bathhouse, he now had a more righteous air about him.
The orphanage opened a small ranch, raising many livestock and a small fishpond. Now the children can eat meat every day and no longer need Shuimen's help.
At school, Nono and Kushina became inseparable best friends, and before they knew it, Nono, Minato, and Kushina had become a trio.
Of course, the biggest change is in Minato's strength.
He has mastered all five chakra nature transformations, successfully developed the Rasengan, and also learned many medical ninjutsu and the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques.
Minato is currently training his signature ninjutsu – the Flying Thunder God Technique.
He got this technique from Orochimaru.
The roots are definitely the best!
Who said the roots are bad?
The roots are fantastic!
In two and a half years, Minato learned almost all of the Book of Sealing Techniques, in addition to a number of other village ninjutsu techniques obtained through Root channels.
Even his chakra reserves surpassed those of most Jonin.
Unfortunately, Kakashi is still in his mother's womb, and Minato can't be sure how many calories he has.
It's worth mentioning that his body has also undergone some remarkable changes recently.
For example, his appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and his strength is getting stronger and stronger, showing a tendency to develop into a pirate tank.
With the added power of the myriad phenomena and the immense restorative and spiritual energy, Minato was certain that, without considering the Otsutsuki clan, no one in the ninja world could rival him.
The only threat, Uchiha Madara, is too old to be a threat!
Of course, that's how much he brags, but if he actually encountered Madara Uchiha, he would definitely turn around and run away without saying a word.
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(P.S.: I'm not very good at writing time transitions, I'm having writer's block and completely lost, so I might not be able to finish the second update, but I'll do it as soon as possible!)