In the blink of an eye, another month passed quietly, and heavy snow fell on Konoha.
Orochimaru successfully took over the work of Root and invited Minato to the Root base.
"This is Minato Namikaze, my assistant. There is no need to stop him when he comes here in the future." Orochimaru said lightly to a group of subordinates in front of him.
This kid looks only five or six years old...
The subordinates were curious, but no one questioned Orochimaru's order.
Anbu was such a place. You only needed to execute orders. It was best not to know what you shouldn't know, otherwise you might be silenced.
The things handled by Root were even more shady, which could be said to be the Anbu within the Anbu.
Especially after Danzo's death exposed a lot of dirty things, those who could be selected into Root at this time were people who knew propriety.
"Excuse me for asking, Captain."
The leading ninja hesitated. "How do we confirm this person's identity?"
Without Orochimaru speaking, a dazzling light bloomed from Minato's fingertips.
"I thought you would use the other one." Orochimaru smiled.
Minato shook his head. Wood Style wasn't secure. Maybe an experimental subject who successfully transplanted the First Hokage's cells would pop up, but the ability of the Glint-Glint Fruit was unique to him.
"Let's go. Let me take you to see the possibilities of more choices."
The two walked towards the depths of the base.
Although the personnel of the current Root had changed, the location of the base had not changed because Minato only destroyed the external entrance area, and the deeper areas were not affected.
After clearing the Wood Style left by Minato, the little fortune that Danzo worked hard to save fell entirely into Orochimaru's hands.
The two came to a quiet room. The environment in the room was a bit dim and the temperature was a bit low. The flames in the oil lamps on the wall flickered uncertainly.
"No electric lights?" Minato asked.
Click!
As soon as he finished speaking, Orochimaru turned on the electric light and sat on the low heated platform (Kang). "This was originally Danzo's lounge. I said he had a problem with his brain, not without reason."
Saying that, he casually turned on the air conditioner.
Minato glanced at the air conditioner, then seemingly feeling something was wrong, glanced again.
Air conditioner?!
So the ninja world has this kind of heating equipment!
Then what was the cold I suffered during this time for?
In his previous life, people on the internet often complained about the technology of the ninja world. However, after transmigrating, Minato found that the technological development of the ninja world was actually not as distorted as the internet said, and still had its development laws.
The technological level during the Warring States period was indeed very backward.
With the establishment of the ninja village system, the war mode also changed from continuous small-scale wars fought independently to large-scale wars requiring long-term stable development and arms races.
Although the wars became more tragic, in fact, whether it was the economy, people's livelihood, or technology, the development of the ninja world in the past thirty years was greater than the changes in the past few hundred years.
Among them, the fastest development belonged to the capitals of various countries and ninja villages.
If you left Konoha and went to other villages and towns, you would find that even in the most affluent Land of Fire, many places didn't even have electric lights.
"This is the information I collected using Root's channels during this period. Minato-kun, take a look first."
Orochimaru took out a scroll. Minato reached out to take it, opened it, and glanced at it.
The scroll recorded many rumors of the ninja world, some about the Sage of Six Paths, and some researches directly or indirectly pointing to clues of longevity.
Earth Grudge Fear (Jiongu) of the Hidden Waterfall Village, rumors of the evil god (Jashin) in the Land of Hot Water, the Box of Ultimate Bliss (Gokuraku no Hakō) in the Hidden Grass Village, Impure World Reincarnation (Edo Tensei), Spirit Transformation Technique, research on Hashirama cells, possibility of cell activation research, legends of the Sage of Six Paths, and traces and intelligence of the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths...
After looking around, Minato tapped his finger lightly on Impure World Reincarnation. "This jutsu can summon the soul of the deceased from a place called the Pure Land?"
"Yes, but sacrifices are needed."
Orochimaru chuckled. "Does Minato-kun want to see someone?"
Minato shook his head and pointed to the Spirit Transformation Technique. "This jutsu can make the soul leave the body?"
"That's right." Orochimaru nodded.
"So, the soul really exists?" Minato asked.
"Of course. Does Minato-kun want to see it?"
Orochimaru said happily, "Impure World Reincarnation is a ninjutsu invented by the Second Hokage. Danzo inherited the Second's research legacy, which includes the Impure World Reincarnation technique."
"No rush for this..."
Minato tapped his index finger lightly on the table. "I was thinking, since a person's soul can be summoned, is it possible through some form..."
"To forcefully keep the soul and prevent it from going to the Pure Land?"
Orochimaru let out a burst of strange laughter, licking his lips excitedly. "We really speak the same language, Minato-kun."
"So Senior thinks this method is feasible?"
Minato asked, but already knew the answer in his heart.
"Theoretically, there is a certain feasibility, but this requires a large number of experiments. First, the connection between the soul and the body must be clarified. Second... is the choice of the vessel to carry the soul."
Orochimaru glanced at Minato. "Besides soul transfer, can Minato-kun find other possibilities?"
"This Earth Grudge Fear can keep the body young by plundering hearts?"
"The user will turn into a monster covered in black threads. I personally find it difficult to accept. Moreover, this jutsu is only outstanding in cell activation."
Actually, you aren't much better than Kakuzu...
Minato thought of Orochimaru's White Snake form in the original work and laughed awkwardly.
"Rumor has it that the evil god can make people immortal?"
Orochimaru shook his head. "Burning to ashes will still kill them. It's just a technique that enhances the body's self-healing ability and forcefully binds the soul to the body."
"However, there are certain merits. This technique is somewhat similar to the methods of the Uzumaki clan. The Land of Hot Water is not far from the Village of Eddie (Uzushiogakure), so there might be some connection."
Minato nodded thoughtfully. Orochimaru even dared to exploit the bug of the Death God (Shinigami). If Hidan's immortal body was really related to an evil god, with Orochimaru's personality as a research maniac, he wouldn't let that guy go.
The gods in the Naruto world that clearly exist and have appeared, there is only one Death God, and he cannot actively interfere in the world of the living.
So even if there really was an evil god, it would most likely be an existence like the Death God.
"Actually... when I saw Minato-kun possessing two Bloodline Limits, I was thinking, if all the Bloodline Limits in this world could be gathered in one body, what effect would it have?"
A trace of fanaticism flashed in Orochimaru's eyes as he proposed another research direction.
Minato thought this was a good research direction. Although not very realistic, if the bloodlines of the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths were gathered, plus the genes of the lineage on the moon, maybe an Otsutsuki could really be artificially created?
Although longevity couldn't be obtained directly, it would be closer to this possibility.
Look at those pure-blooded Otsutsuki; they have a lifespan of at least several thousand years. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to spend thousands of years traversing the universe.