Konoha: Start with omniscience and omnipotence

Chapter 25 [025] Summary of Cooperation and Development

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

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

Even though the expression on his face was still flat, Aida Masaki seemed to be able to see a little puzzlement from his vertical pupils.

"Illusion?"

"At least sight, hearing and touch have changed."

"Are you still under illusion even now?"

Halfway through speaking, Orochimaru suddenly pinched his little finger, snapped it in the opposite direction with a "click", 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 acts on the soul."

"amazing."

"Can't even the pain and excitement get me out?"

To sum up here, Orochimaru looked at Aida Masaki with irrepressible admiration.

Aida Masaki looked at him calmly, and said gently: "I wonder if Master Orochimaru had a good time?"

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

"Your time is short."

Orochimaru looked at him, first subconsciously licked the corner of his lower lip again, then suppressed the impulse from the heart, and said with a hoarse voice:
"It's amazing to meet such a fine young man as you tonight, Aida-kun."

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

"It's time to talk about business."

It wasn't until he got this affirmation that Masaki Aida was truly recognized by Orochimaru, and he was qualified to stand and talk with him on the stage belonging to the 'Konoha Elite Ninja'.

The reason is also very simple, that is, the small warm-up activity just now.

Although their previous fight looked extremely fierce, it was actually just a duel of normal Jōnin-level martial arts and melee physical arts.

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

With Jonin's strength, maybe he can't deal with it as clean and beautiful as Aida Masaki, and finally ended with a perfect unknown illusion, but it is not difficult to survive.

However, for people at the level of Orochimaru, those who can stand after warming up are fundamentally different from those who can only lie on the ground.

Again.

Ninjas always speak with strength.

And a powerful ninja like Orochimaru will never hide things that don't need to be concealed.

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

"You are a very rare talent."

"Whether it's body art, sealing art, or illusion, I can open it up for you. It's the first time I've seen a young man like you who can reach the Jnin level in many aspects."

"More importantly, your brain is not bound by stereotypes."

Orochimaru smiled, opened his hands towards him, completely ignored the little conflict before, and stepped forward undefended:
"I need more and more people like you to walk with me."

"Aida-kun."

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

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

He also didn't take the conflict just now to heart.

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

If you want to get in touch with people of this class, you have to prove your abilities and qualifications.

After being quiet for a while, he 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 ordinary, like asking someone what they had for lunch yesterday, it is a simple and rational interrogative sentence.

"What I want to pursue is... all ninjutsu in this world, and the ultimate exploration of jutsu."

And Orochimaru's tone was similar to that of a neighbor answering 'I ate elbow with sauce last night', without the slightest ups and downs in his tone, and his face was still full of smiles.

He is very confident. If Aida Masaki is really a genius that shocks him, then he must also have a strong desire to explore.

As a 'genius', Orochimaru understands the psychology of similar people too well.

However, Aida Masaki's reaction made him startled.

"How can the technique be perfect?"

That natural tone, on the contrary, somewhat stopped Orochimaru from asking.

Then, I heard Aida Masaki continue to make up the knife without hesitation: "If you want to see the ultimate of ninjutsu, then what you can see in the end is probably only your own ultimate, Oshemaru-sama."

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

"It's just that if what you want me to do is such a meaningless thing, then please leave earlier."

"I don't like wasting time."

Hearing this, Orochimaru, who didn't care much even if a knife was cut on his wrist, suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone was rather displeased:
"Isn't a genius like Aida-kun not curious about those unknown arts and things?"

"What's wrong with constantly exploring what you desire?"

Aida Masaki said calmly: "The problem is not the matter, but the person."

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

Orochimaru didn't understand the purpose of his question, so he took it for granted: "Of course it is immortality!"

"And, after these years of research on soul and body, I already have a certain amount of knowledge"

In the middle of talking, Aida Masaki interrupted rudely:

"Then let's assume you can live for [-] million years."

Orochimaru twitched his tongue.

[-] million years?

Is it a bit too long?

Aida Masaki said to himself: "A year is a time unit that belongs to human beings, but a billion years is a time unit that belongs to planets. If you live for such a long time, is it considered immortal?"

"of course."

"Then Oshemaru-sama thinks, is this time unit enough for you to explore the so-called extreme?"

"."

Orochimaru stopped talking.

He just stared straight at the young man in front of him, waiting quietly.

Aida Masaki also looked at him, calmly said:
"not enough."

"Because the world is always developing, and history is always moving forward in a spiral upward trend, so as long as things like chakra and human beings still exist, then 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 a slight strangeness in his golden pupils.

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

The only constant is change.

Is this argument summed up by Aida-kun himself?

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

But the more you taste it, the more you can feel the taste.

It is obviously a simple two-sentence summary, but it can be called incisive.

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

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

"You are overrated."

At the end, Orochimaru had no choice but to say with some reluctance: "Since this is the case, it seems that our cooperation can only do it."

"No, there is still a chance!"

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

"Ok?"

Orochimaru was slightly taken aback.

Then, Aida Masaki took out two documents from the ninja bag and handed them to Orochimaru in front of him.

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

"Konoha Ryu Taiju Six-style Development Outline"

"Discussion on the Development Limit of Life Energy Strengthening to the Body"

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

It seems to be interesting.

(End of this chapter)