Chapter 187: The Art of Survival

Orochimaru looked at the Uchiha clan member near him and then at the Uchiha clan members around him, feeling embarrassed.

At that moment, four members of the Uchiha clan stepped forward to free the bound prisoner. As they did so, they stared coldly at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru suddenly felt a huge pressure.

"Orochimaru-san, you have injured one of my clan members and captured another. Tell me, what do we do with you?"

Funan personally took back the three-tomoe Sharingan and asked lazily.

Orochimaru, facing Funan's menacing smile, replied stiffly: "This has nothing to do with me, it was Akatsuki's doing."

"I don't care about this!"

Funan smiled and said: "I only see you here. And since I don't see anyone else, if you say it was Akatsuki, then bring them here so we can discuss it face to face."

Orochimaru glanced at the ring on Funan's hand and said slowly: "Funan-kun, just say it directly, what do you want?"

Funan said slowly: "I want all the research materials on Impure World Reincarnation in your hands, and your understanding of it!"

"Impossible!"

Orochimaru refused without hesitation without thinking.

Imperial World Reincarnation is his strongest trump card, how could he hand it over to Funan, his enemy.

"Funan-kun, you are also the Hokage now. The Scroll of Seals is in your hand. You can also learn the Impure World Reincarnation. Why do you need to look for me?"

There was a provocative tone in Orochimaru's words.

Imperial World Reincarnation, this thing is not something that anyone who wants to learn can learn.

Funan had thought about Impure World Reincarnation a long time ago.

Unfortunately, if the God Tree wants to bear the respective fruit for a certain technique, the prerequisite is that he has to know that technique.

It was like the case of Sage Mode. Funan had to have a basic mastery over the technique before the God Tree could produce a fruit.

Orochimaru also understands that once he gives her the research materials and understanding of Impure World Reincarnation, Funan will be able to learn the technique.

So, it must not be handed over.

Funan cracked his knuckles as he continued to smile. "Orochimaru-san, it seems like your snake skin is a little tight. How about I give you a massage?"

Seeing this, Orochimaru suddenly started laughing.

"Funan-kun, you've been wanting the Impure World Reincarnation for a long time. But why?"

"This ninjutsu is so powerful. Is it strange that I want it?"

"No, it's very strange." Orochimaru looked at Funan and said slowly: "I feel that you don't care about this ninjutsu. You just want to revive someone."

"Orochimaru-san, you have a very active imagination. The Impure World Reincarnation only brings back the person's soul. And does that really make sense? From my point of view, it's more like a form of torture."

Orochimaru looked at Funan meaningfully and said: "Maybe, you just want to torture someone."

Funan said aggrievedly: "Orochimaru-san, am I such a person in your eyes?"

"Funan-kun, don't doubt yourself. You are definitely such a person."

Orochimaru's answer was very serious.

Funan sighed and said: "It seems we can't come to an agreement."

Suddenly, his expression gradually turned cold. "Orochimaru-san, I don't understand... in this situation, do you have any other choice?"

"Of course!"

Orochimaru clasped his hands together, his eyes filled with fervor. "Funan-kun, haven't you always wanted this ninjutsu? I will grant your wish! Allow me to show you what the Impure World Reincarnation is."

A coffin rose from the ground.

Funan frowned slightly, especially when he saw the words on the coffin.

First.

Then, the second coffin appeared.

Second.

'What's going on here?' Funan mused as he reviewed the timeline in his mind. 'By my calculations, Naruto is barely eight years old. Orochimaru shouldn't be able to use this ninjutsu until much later, when Naruto was already twelve or thirteen and taking the chunin exams. How has he advanced so much?'

He frowned. 'Perhaps it wasn't so impossible. Besides, with my intervention in this timeline, many things have happened sooner than anticipated. Look at Akatsuki: they originally didn't begin their actions until Naruto was fifteen, but now they're already in motion.'

"What a pain!" Funan muttered. 'Well, I guess this is a good time to see how much power these resurrected versions have.'

[Crack! Crack!]

The coffins opened with a creak, and two staggering figures emerged. Their bodies were riddled with cracks, and their gazes were empty.

"What... what is this?"

The Uchiha clan members exclaimed, their eyes wide. They immediately recognized those faces.

"What's going on?" Funan asked in surprise: "Orochimaru-san, did you erase their consciousness?"

"Hehe!" Orochimaru chuckled and said: "Funan-kun, you really know this ninjutsu very well. Yes, they have no consciousness, they are just puppets in my hands."

"It seems that your development of this ninjutsu is not perfect."

"Come in!" Orochimaru ordered, clasping his hands together again.

The two former Hokage began walking towards Funan, but soon their speed increased until they ended up running towards him.

Funan raised his eyes, and his black pupils had already transformed into a Mangekyo.

"Hokage-sama!" The Uchiha shouted.

"All of you retreat!" Funan waved his hands and said: "Don't worry, I'd rather face them personally."

At that moment, Hashirama threw a punch at Funan. He quickly intercepted it, grabbing the First Hokage's arm and throwing him into the air. Hashirama landed on his feet, with the same blank stare, staring at Funan.

Tobirama then attacked with a high kick, but Funan blocked it and kicked him down.

Both Hokages regrouped and prepared for the next assault.

Funan made a hand seal. "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

A torrent of flames, like a fire dragon, rushed towards the two Hokages, enveloping them.

"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!" Tobirama raised a wall of water to block the fire.

The next moment the blood flames began to consume the two Hokages.

Hashirama, despite the flames, managed to bring his hands together. "Wood Release..."

Big trees drilled out from the ground.

However, the moment it came into contact with the blood flame, it melted directly.

"Damn it!"

This scene changed Orochimaru's expression.

Finally, in a great explosion, the two Hokages disintegrated.

Orochimaru was flung away because he was too close and hit the wall heavily.

"So that's it! So that's it!"

Orochimaru lay on the ground, laughing crazily.

"It's not because the blood flame restrains Wood Release, but because I didn't give Senju Hashirama too much power."

He struggled to get up.

"If I give Senju Hashirama stronger power, Funan-kun, can your blood flame still melt them? Can you still burn Wood Release?"

Funan looked at Orochimaru coldly.

At the same time the Hokages' bodies began to slowly regenerate.

"Orochimaru-san, your technique isn't that impressive. The regeneration speed is ridiculously slow." Funan commented, mockingly.

Orochimaru grinned and said: "Yes, there are many imperfections. But next time, Funan-kun, I'm sure I'll surprise you."

"Do you really think you can leave?" The Uchiha shouted, charging towards him.

Funan shook his head, not intending to intervene.

Orochimaru's expression did not change, and he said: "Goodbye, Funan-kun!"

[Bang!]

He disappeared.

"Shadow clone?"

"When did it happen?"

Funan said lightly: "He ran away the moment I faced the Hokages."

"Then you..."

"It doesn't make sense, because Orochimaru has other means."

Sometimes, Funan thinks that the real protagonist of Naruto is Orochimaru.

Although he didn't become the Hokage, he is always the one who lives the most freely.

Look at other Hokage, did they have a good ending?

Also, how have Orochimaru's companions ended up? They've all aged terribly. But he's still full of energy.

Living longer is the real victory.

And it's not that Orochimaru lacks respect.

Does he lack loyal followers?

All those excellent people gathered under Orochimaru, is it really just brainwashing?

Like Kabuto... Funan tried to recruit him, but she didn't even succeed. He ended up leaving with Orochimaru anyway.

And what about Danzo and Hiruzen? Didn't they also do the same with their subordinates?

And how did it go in the end?

This time, the same thing happened.

Why couldn't Funan finish off Orochimaru? It wasn't that he didn't want to, it was that he simply couldn't.

The first moment he could, Orochimaru used a clone to replace himself and disappeared without hesitation.

When Funan realized, he was already gone.

At this moment, the bodies of the two Impure World Reincarnations slowly decomposed in the air.

"Okay, let's go!"

Funan shrugged, didn't care, and left first.

Orochimaru ran away again.

"What do you think?"

Funan suddenly asked in a low voice.

[Swish!]

A person appeared in front of Funan.

Uchiha Itachi!

"Is the Impure World Reincarnation really that powerful?" He looked at Funan in disbelief and said: "He can even summon the First and Second Hokage?"

"Yes, this ninjutsu is quite powerful to a certain extent. Just think about how many famous and powerful shinobi have died in the shinobi world. If they were all summoned..."

Funan smiled and said: "That's why I wanted you to get the sword of Totsuka."

After Funan became Hokage, the first thing he did was to send Itachi out to find the sword.

Itachi lived up to his expectations and brought the sword back in the third year.

In case he fails to evolve his eyes before the Eye of the Moon Plan begins, with this sword, he no longer needs to worry about reincarnated shinobi. Even Senju Hashira and Uchiha Madara, can be sealed.

Seeing this sword, Itachi couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

He wanted to curse at this moment.

He had gone through countless hardships to find that sword, and all because Funan had forced him to imagine betraying Konoha.

When Itachi heard this, he was completely dumbfounded.

Especially when Funan added: After you killed your parents and your entire clan, what would you do?

Throughout the mission, Itachi kept a gloomy face.

Funan pushed him to the very end, describing in detail what that future would be like. To the point that Itachi almost believed he had actually done it.

Finally, after several attempts, he managed to find the sword, which left him confused.

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