Konoha: Start with omniscience and omnipotence

Chapter 25 【025】Outline of Cooperation and Development

Almost at the same moment when he saw the direction of the corpse's fingers, Orochimaru's whole body movements stopped, like a machine tightening screws.

He first let go of his hand and dropped the body that felt extremely real to the touch, and then clenched his fist.

Even though the expression on his face was still dull, Aida Masaki seemed to be able to see some confusion in his vertical pupils.

"Illusion?"

"At least it changes vision, hearing and touch."

"Are you still in an illusion even now?"

Halfway through the words, Orochimaru suddenly pinched his little finger and snapped it in the opposite direction with a 'click' sound. He felt it carefully, then raised his head and glanced in the direction of Aida Masaki.

"The chakra sign when activated is very weak, but it can directly invade the brain and distort the five senses. It seems to be a technique that affects the soul."

"amazing."

"Even the pain and excitement can't get me out?"

Summarizing this, Orochimaru looked at Aida Masaki with an uncontrollable admiration in his eyes.

Aida Masaki looked at him calmly and said gently: "I wonder if Orochimaru-sama is having fun?"

"Although this statement is a bit disappointing, the huge chakra fluctuation just now cannot be completely covered by this simple barrier."

"You don't have much time."

Orochimaru looked at him, first subconsciously licked the corners of his lips again, then suppressed the impulse from his heart, and chuckled in a hoarse voice:

"It's amazing to meet an outstanding young man like you tonight, Aida-kun."

"But you're right. Let's end the game here."

"It's time to get down to business."

It was not until he received this affirmation that Aida Masaki was truly recognized by Orochimaru and qualified to stand on the stage of the 'Konoha Elite Ninja' to have a conversation with him.

The reason is also very simple, it is the little warm-up activity just now.

Although their previous fight looked extremely fierce, it was actually just a duel between normal jounin-level jutsu and close combat taijutsu.

For Orochimaru, it really only belongs to the category of 'warm-up' or 'game'.

With the strength of a Jonin, it may not be possible to deal with it as neatly and beautifully as Aida Masaki, and it ends with a perfect unknown illusion, but it is not difficult to survive.

However, for people at Orochimaru's level, there is a fundamental difference between those who can stand after warming up and those who can only lie on the ground.

Again.

Ninja, always speak with strength.

And a powerful ninja like Orochimaru would never hide something that didn't need to be covered up.

"Aida-kun, are you interested in joining my research team?"

"You are a very rare talent."

"Whether it's physical arts, sealing arts, or genjutsu, I can open it up to you. This is the first time I've seen a young man like you who can reach the level of jounin in many aspects."

"More importantly, your brain is not bound by fixed ideas."

Orochimaru smiled and opened his hands towards him. He didn't care about the little conflict before and stepped forward without warning:

"I need more and more people like you to go forward with me."

"Aida-kun."

Although the voice is hoarse, it can give people a pure sense of sincerity.

However, Aida Masaki did not rush to agree or refuse, but thought carefully for a few seconds.

He also didn't take the recent conflict to heart.

Just like entering a membership-only high-end club, most of them require proof of assets.

If you want to contact people of this class, you have to prove your abilities and qualifications.

After being quiet for a while, I heard him calmly say: "Master Orochimaru just said 'your team'? Right?"

"What do you want to do?"

There is no questioning or doubting tone in this sentence. It is just an ordinary question, like asking someone what they had for lunch yesterday. It is a simple and rational question.

"What I want to pursue is all the ninjutsu in this world and the ultimate in exploring techniques."

And Orochimaru's tone was also like a neighbor who replied, "I ate pickled pork elbow last night." There was no fluctuation in his tone, and his face was even full of smiles.

He was very confident that if Aida Masaki was really a genius that shocked him, then he must also have a strong desire to explore.

As a 'genius', Orochimaru understands the psychology of his kind very well.

However, Aida Masaki's reaction made him stunned.

"How can there be perfection in technique?"

That matter-of-fact tone actually confused Orochimaru.

Then, I heard Aida Masaki continue to hit the target without hesitation: "If you want to see the ultimate in ninjutsu, then what you can see in the end is probably your own ultimate, Orochimaru-sama."

"I don't know how you came up with this idea."

"But if you want me to do such a meaningless thing, then please leave early."

"I don't like wasting time."

Hearing this, Orochimaru, who didn't pay much attention even if his wrist was slashed, suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a rather unhappy tone:

"Isn't it possible that a genius like Aida-kun would not be curious about unknown techniques and unknown things?"

“What’s the problem with continuing to explore what you desire?”

Aida Masaki said calmly: "The problem is not about things, but about people."

"It will take a long time to explore the ultimate in art, so how long do you plan to live?"

Orochimaru didn't understand the purpose of his question, so he said matter-of-factly: "Of course he is immortal!"

"Moreover, after these years of research on the soul and body, I already have a certain understanding of it."

Halfway through, I heard Aida Masaki interrupting rudely:

"Then let's assume you can live a hundred million years."

Orochimaru's tongue twitched.

One hundred million years?

Is it a bit too long?

Aida Masaki thought to himself: "A year is a time unit that belongs to humans, but a billion years is a time unit that belongs to the planet. If you live for such a long time, can you be considered immortal?"

"certainly."

"Then Orochimaru-sama, do you think this unit of time is enough for you to explore the so-called extreme?"

"."

Orochimaru stopped talking.

He just stared straight at the young man in front of him and waited quietly.

Aida Masaki also looked at him and said calmly:

"not enough."

"Because the world is always developing and history is always advancing in an upward spiral, so as long as things like chakra still exist and humans still exist, the art will definitely move forward."

"In this world, the only constant thing is change."

"It's just that it may have changed to another name by then."

When Orochimaru heard Aida Masaki's words, the expression on his face froze slightly, and there was something strange in his golden pupils.

The world is always developing, and history is always advancing in an upward spiral.

The only constant is change.

Was this argument summed up by Aida-kun himself?

As a senior researcher, Orochimaru didn't have much emotion when he first heard this sentence.

But the more carefully you taste it, the more you can feel its flavor.

It is obviously a simple two-sentence summary, but it is extremely insightful.

Orochimaru savored these two sentences carefully, and his interest in the young man in front of him became more and more intense.

"It seems that Mr. Aida is even better than I thought."

"You are overly flattering."

In the end, Orochimaru could only say with some reluctance: "In this case, it seems that our cooperation can only be limited."

"No, there is still a chance!"

Hearing that he seemed to be planning to give up, Aida Masaki said decisively: "I have two documents here, please take a look."

"Um?"

Orochimaru was slightly startled.

Then, I saw Shohui Aida taking out two documents from his ninja tool bag and handing them to Orochimaru in front of him.

He lowered his head and saw the titles written on the two documents.

"Outline of the Development of Konoha Ryu·Taijutsu Six Styles"

"Discussion on the Limits of Development of the Body by Strengthening Life Energy"

Orochimaru's expression was a little subtle at first, and then gradually showed some interest.

It seems a bit interesting.

(End of chapter)