Reborn into Naruto World with Tenseigan

A few days later at the Hokage Office, Konohagakure, the Land of Fire

“Hokage-sama… here’s the mission report for the mission at the Land of Waves…” said Shisui as he handed over the scroll of mission report to Kuroto.

“Were there any abnormalities?” asked Kuroto as he took the scroll from Shisui and started to read the report.

Shisui shook his head, “There was nothing over the top, everything went well with the information you had prepared in advance… although…” he paused and looked at the three Genins behind him. Neither Shion-hime, nor Hyuga Hinata, or Kurama Yakumo had good expressions on their faces. There was hesitation, shock, and disgust on their faces.

Understanding Shisui’s meaning, Kuroto nodded, “Well, this is to be expected since it was their first time taking a person’s life… rest and train for the next few days, there is no need to carry out any dangerous mission.”

The three girls nodded with a solemn expression, “As you command Hokage-sama.”

“Alright, then we will take our leave…” Shisui bowed lightly and began to leave the Hokage Office.

Watching them walk away, Kuroto pondered for a moment, and said, “Shisui, do tell them about the Joint Chunin Promotion Exam… if they are interested, they can participate in it.”

Shisui nodded, “As you wish, Hokage-sama,” then disappeared from the Hokage Office along with the three Genins of Team 6.

“Well, they were one of the last teams to return… now, almost everyone is back, and they have experienced Killing, so there shouldn’t be any problem from here on…” mumbled Kuroto as he got up and looked at the village through the window in his office.

Whoosh!

At this time, an Anbu appeared beside Kuroto, and while kneeling on the ground, the Anbu presented a scroll to him, “Hokage-sama, here’s the mission report… everything including the resources we obtained after eliminating Gatō is sealed inside it.”

“Were all the threads tied?” questioned Kuroto as he took the scroll from the Anbu.

The Anbu nodded, “Indeed, nothing would tie down the disappearance of Gatō’s raw wealth to Konoha.” Naturally, the Land of Waves mission had two sides to it. The bright side which included the elimination of the ninjas and thugs hired by Gatō as well as the protection of the bridge until its completion was handled by Team 6, while the dark side which included the assassination of Gatō, and collection of his raw wealth was handled by Shisui and the two Anbu.

Gatō was a billionaire, so he had a lot of wealth including raw cash as well as hard goods. Naturally, Konoha couldn’t take away everything since they would have to sell the hard goods and properties in order to cash them, and that could be troublesome, but the raw cash could be taken away and that alone is several hundred million Ryō. A large part of these funds would go to the village’s treasury, while Kuroto would be able to keep the rest for his Project Godhood, so he is satisfied.

Of course, those hard goods wouldn’t be left alone either, they would be acquired by the Daimyō of the Land Waves such that the country could use them and return to prosperity. If that country returns to prosperity, they will issue more missions to Konohagakure, which will increase the missions the village gets, so it’s a win-win for both the Land of Waves and Konoha.

Satisfied with the results, Kuroto praised Anbu, “Good work Naomi.”

The Kunoichi bowed lightly, then disappeared from the Hokage Office.

Left alone in the Hokage Office, Kuroto once again looked at the bustling village with a smile, and muttered to himself with a smile, “Now then… next up is the Joint Chunin Promotion Exam… let’s see how things go in that.”

…

Orochimaru’s Laboratory, Otogakure, the Land of Sound

As Kuroto was receiving the mission reports from different teams and encouraging them to participate in the Joint Chunin Promotion Exam, Orochimaru summoned Kimimaro who was ready to set off to Konoha for the Exam.

“Orochimaru-sama is there any other order?” asked Kimimaro respectfully.

Compared to last time, the boy with white hair has grown taller, however, his face is still as pale and sick as ever, and he coughs once or twice every now and then.

Orochimaru glanced at Kimimaro thoughtfully, then questioned, “The objective of sending your team for the Joint Chunin Promotion exam, are you aware of that?”

Kimimaro shook his head. In fact, when he received the order that he would be leading teams to Konoha to participate in the Chunin Promotion Exam, he was surprised and confused, but since it was an order from Orochimaru, he did not question it, and now that Orochimaru suddenly asked… he really had no answer.

Orochimaru asked another question, “Do you recall the boy named Uchiha Sasuke?”

“Yes,” nodded Kimimaro. Although that Uchiha boy did not leave any strong impression on him, he does recall Uchiha Sasuke.

Orochimaru licked his lips as his voice turned cold, “Use this Joint Chunin Promotion Exam as a cover to assassinate Uchiha Sasuke. Killing that boy is your mission.”

Kimimaro was takenaback by the mission he was given, but he quickly recovered and nodded without any hesitation, “I understand, I will definitely kill him… Cough!” As soon as he finished speaking, Kimimaro started coughing rapidly.

Noting Kimimaro’s state, Orochimaru frowned, and questioned, “The last painkiller has no effect?”

After a while, the Kaguya boy recovered and wiped the blood, “It stopped being effective after the third dose…”

“I see…” mumbled Orochimaru. After a moment of silence, he said lightly, “I will develop a better painkiller as soon as possible.”

“I am sorry for causing all the trouble,” apologized Kimimaro with a depressed tone.

Orochimaru shook his head, and said, “Now go…”

Kimimaro bowed lightly, “Yes,” and then left the laboratory.

Left alone in the laboratory, Orochimaru looked thoughtfully at the drop of blood on the floor.

Unlike Orochimaru from canon who was busy escaping Akatsuki’s pursuit, planning Konoha’s destruction, and researching the forbidden Jutsu, this version of Orochimaru is quite different, especially after he experienced working with Homusubi on the Chimera Jutsu and got killed by Shimura Danzō. This version of Orochimaru has shifted his attention to Cloning and studying the secrets of different Kekkei Genkai from a genetic point of view, and therefore, has a deeper understanding of Kimimaro’s condition compared to his canonical counterpart.

While studying the secrets of Shikotsumyaku using Kimimaro’s cell tissues, he discovered that the ‘thing’ responsible for his terribly physical condition is present in his blood and bone marrow, which means that the cause of Kimimaro’s illness is his Kekkei Genkai, and the illness doesn’t just plague him but plagued the entire Kaguya Clan!

Additionally, based on the information about the ‘blood exchange ritual’ given by Kaguya Takashi of the Akatsuki Organization, Orochimaru was more certain of his guess and understood that the stronger someone’s Kekkei Genkai, the terrible their condition.

“If I can somehow solve this problem completely, perhaps I can completely unravel the secret of Shikotsumyaku,” muttered Orochimaru as the image of another user of Shikotsumyaku appeared in his mind.

In the current Shinobi World, there are only three people who still hold the Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai. Kaguya Kimimaro from Otogakure, Kaguya Takashi from Akatsuki (Orochimaru doesn’t know that person has been dead for several months), and Fujin of Amatsukami.

In terms of the raw power of Shikotsumyaku, neither Kimimaro nor Takashi is as strong as Fujin. There are even rumors that a single-bone blade of Fujin is strong enough to easily cut through the Complete Body Susano’o of the mysterious Uchiha of the Akatsuki Organization.

The fact that a single bone blade can cut through the incomparably strong Susano’o, if not for the fact that that scene was witnessed by many parties, Orochimaru wouldn’t have believed it. This made Orochimaru reevaluate the true potential of Shikotsumyaku. He realized that the upper limit of the true potential of Shikotsumyaku was far higher than he had imagined.

This is why he is deeply concerned about Kimimaro’s health condition. He has a feeling that as long as he can figure out the true cause of Kimimaro’s deteriorating health, he will be able to unravel the hidden secrets of Shikotsumyaku and make it as strong as that of Fujin’s Shikotsumyaku.

“I am really curious, how does Fujin deal with the deteriorating health caused by Shikotsumyaku?” mumbled Orochimaru with a doubtful expression.

…

On Kimimaro’s side

After coming out of Orochimaru’s laboratory, Kimimaro met with Haku and Guren.

Guren looked at Kimimaro walked out with a pale face, and asked worriedly, “Are you alright?”

Haku also looked at Kimimaro with a worried expression.

Kimimaro nodded lightly, “I am fine…”

Both Guren and Haku knew that Kimimaro was not fine, but they also understood his character and knew that it was pointless to talk about his health. So, Guren changed the topic and asked another question, “What did Orochimaru-sama say?”

“I will talk about it on the way… for now, let’s go to Konoha for the Joint Chunin Promotion Exam,” leaving these words, Kimimaro started making his way toward the Land of Fire.

Neither Guren nor Haku asked anything and chose to silently follow him.

On their way, they met up with the other teams who would be partaking in the Joint Chunin Promotion Exam from Otogakure such as Jūgo, Hebihime, the members of Sound Four as well as others, and together made their way to the Land of Fire.

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