19 Chapter 19: Becoming a Necromancer

Chapter 19: Becoming a Necromancer

Kenichi thought of a dark joke about a hero whose brother died, and at that time, both the archer and the magician said they would help the hero avenge his death.

Then the team's necromancer added, "And your dead brother too!"

It was a very hellish joke.

Now, Kenichi has also become a necromancer, having been officially taught the forbidden jutsu of Impure World Reincarnation by Orochimaru. However, he cannot use it in the village for the time being.

Moreover, Orochimaru, his teacher, also mentioned that this forbidden jutsu is still being refined and should be more practical once the improvements are made.

"Teacher, if this world has souls and pure lands, then what energy do souls and pure lands rely on?" Kenichi asked curiously.

What energy do souls rely on? Surely it can't be antimatter energy?

"I don't know. While the existence of souls is certain, what they rely on is still an unknown," Orochimaru shook his head, truly unaware of this aspect.

"Do you plan to research this?" Orochimaru glanced at his disciple, wondering if the young man was already ambitious enough to study souls.

"No, no, I'm just curious. I'm not able to research it now," Kenichi quickly waved his hands, joking about researching souls now? He feared that would attract the attention of the Sage of the Six Paths.

Although Kenichi skipped many of the memory parts in Naruto, he remembered that the Sage of the Six Paths seemed to be in the pure land, which also housed many ninja souls.

But according to the law of conservation of energy, the existence of souls should also require energy consumption. So, what do they consume?

This was very interesting.

"It's good that you know. For now, you can research the things you're interested in and always be ready," Orochimaru nodded. The matter of souls was too mysterious, and it was not the time to study it.

Kenichi also nodded. Although Orochimaru did not specify what to be ready for, he guessed it was something to do with his teacher's plan to defect from the village.

"Teacher, why is there another person in this photo of you?" Kenichi couldn't help but ask, having been curious about the extra person in the photo he had seen.

It was a group photo of four people. Kenichi knew three of them, the Sannin, but he did not recognize the other man.

However, he looked quite handsome.

"Oh, that? That's Biwako, a person who was ruthlessly abandoned by the village for violating taboos," Orochimaru glanced at the photo and let out a cold sneer.

Kenichi pondered. Biwako? He seemed to have heard the name before, recalling that it was associated with the development of a jutsu that could merge various Kekkei Genkai.

It was a pity, not knowing where he was. Otherwise, it would be worth trying to intercept him or even use his body for research.

After leaving the laboratory, Kenichi returned to his home, surrounded by a quiet forest, but he knew that many Root ninjas were hidden there.

Danzo's cooperation with Orochimaru was always like this, with Danzo arranging for protection, which in Kenichi's view was more like surveillance, but Orochimaru had no objections.

When Kenichi went to buy vegetables to cook for himself, he ran into Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki.

"Hey, little Amagumo, are you also here to buy vegetables?" Kushina looked very happy these days, her smile even sweeter.

"Yes, Sister Kushina, I plan to go home and cook sukiyaki," Kenichi said with a sweet smile, having already taken Kushina's hair to the laboratory.

Extracting the abnormal gene chain was relatively simple, as Orochimaru had previously done similar work with the First Hokage's cells, so theoretically, this task could be completed in a few days.

So now, Kenichi no longer felt the same closeness to Kushina as before, since he planned to leave the village with his teacher, there was no need to be too affectionate.

Of course, necessary contact was still needed, after all, who knows what the future holds? It's hard to say whether Orochimaru would still plan to defect due to the butterfly effect, or if Kenichi himself would be recruited by the Third Hokage as an undercover agent.

"Amagumo, you can cook too? That's really impressive," Minato said with a smile, his sunny disposition being how many people viewed him.

Who knows if Minato would still love the village of Konoha so much if he knew that in the future, his son would not only miss out on the treatment of a hero's son but would also be cursed as a demon fox and ostracized.

Perhaps he would have his grievances, otherwise, he wouldn't have said so many apologies to Naruto.

"Hehe," Kenichi smiled shyly.

He had originally planned to casually take some things from Minato and Kushina to use for Impure World Reincarnation materials later on.

But after considering that Minato used the Reaper Death Seal, he lost interest, as he remembered that souls in the Reaper's stomach could not be brought back by Impure World Reincarnation.

As for Kushina, while not very strong, her sealing jutsu as a member of the Uzumaki clan was powerful, so Kenichi decided to collect some materials later on.

After finally sending off the enthusiastic couple, Kenichi went to buy some ingredients and then went home to cook.

The next day, a big event happened in the village: the announcement of the Fourth Hokage's inauguration.

It was a bit early, but also expected, as the higher-ups of Konoha had already decided on the Fourth Hokage, and now it was just a matter of making it public for all the villagers to know.

The inauguration of the Fourth Hokage filled the village with a festive atmosphere, and Orochimaru, who had been hotly discussed before, suddenly became just another bystander.

Everyone was talking about Minato's great achievements and his illustrious battle record.

"Kenichi, do you know what I saw?" Orochimaru held his hands and looked at the jubilant crowd with a smile on his face.

Kenichi shook his head.

"I saw a decaying village and the ambition of those unwilling to step down, as well as the ignorant people being manipulated without realizing it," Orochimaru's eyes were cold, his tone filled with hatred.

Kenichi watched silently. The death of the White Fang of Konoha had been influenced by Danzo, among other reasons.

(End of Chapter)