On the first floor of Konoha Research Institute, in a secret room, Kizaru and Orochimaru were standing inside.
At this time, three days had passed since Tsunade sent the "kiss of death", and Kizaru was temporarily safe.
Kizaru came to the Research Institute today because of Edo Tensei. He planned to reincarnate Sasori's parents in advance and persuade the couple in a friendly way.
According to the news coming from the root, the negotiations in Sunagakure are going well. Danzo and Homura are expected to lead the team back to the village in two days.
Following Danzo and the others back were the children of Sunagakure's senior officials, including Sasori.
Kizaru held a scroll in his hand, which contained the remains of Sasori's parents.
This was what Kizaru asked Shukaku to collect the seals before leaving Sand Hidden Village.
"This is tissue from the remains of that child's parents."
"You know a lot about Edo Tensei! Kizaru!"
Taking the scroll, Orochimaru looked at Kizaru curiously.
"I know a little bit!" Kizaru said modestly.
"Hehehe!"
Laughing, Orochimaru opened the scroll and unlocked the seal.
In front of the secret room, on the open space in the center, two ninjas were kneeling, blindfolded and tied with ropes.
These two ninjas were both wandering ninjas who were captured by the ninjas of Konoha because they committed crimes of robbery and murder in the Land of Fire.
After interrogation, it was confirmed that the two were not spies sent by other ninja villages, and they were thrown into Konoha Prison.
Wandering ninjas like this who commit evil deeds will be punished in two ways after they are caught.
One is those with bounties on their backs, which will be handed over to the government by the village in exchange for the bounty.
The second is to be imprisoned in prison and become consumable material for some dangerous training or experiments in the village.
The Ninja Village is a strict military organization. It will not raise people who have not contributed to the village, nor will it waste any benefits that can be extracted.
Making the best use of everything is the rule of every ninja village, and Konoha is no exception.
In front of Kizaru, Orochimaru used these two wandering ninjas as sacrifices and successfully summoned Sasori's parents through reincarnation.
"This...is here?" Sasori's father, a young man with red hair like Sasori, opened his eyes.
"Konoha, in the Land of Fire." Standing in front of the couple, Orochimaru smiled. He was satisfied with his results this time.
"Aren't we dead?" Sasori's father said doubtfully, his consciousness still lingering on the battlefield of Amegakure, still in the light of the sword wielded by Sakumo.
"You are already dead," Orochimaru said directly without giving the two of them any chance to fantasize, "I summoned you from death."
"This kind of ninjutsu is really evil!" Their expressions changed. Sasori's parents looked at Orochimaru and Kizaru behind him warily.
"What does Konoha want to use us for?" Sasori's mother spoke for the first time.
"There is a red-haired child in Sunagakure who asked me to meet his parents. As a kind person, I agreed to his request."
When he opened his mouth to speak, Kizaru came forward from behind with a smile.
"Sasori! What did you do to Sasori?" Children are the most precious treasures of parents. When Kizaru mentioned Sasori, both of them became excited.
"Due to the defeat of Amegakure, the strength of Sunagakure declined and was jointly invaded by Kumogakure and Iwagakure. In order to survive, Sunagakure asked Konoha for help and was willing to form a brotherly alliance with Konoha. Everything will be done with Konoha taking the lead.
In order to show sincerity, Sunagakure, represented by the Fourth Kazekage Chiyo, agreed to send all the descendants of the village's top officials to Konoha to study and live. "
"Mother..." Hearing Chiyo's name, Sasori's father's expression became complicated.
"How could they do this? Sasori is only four years old, they... they..." Sasori's mother was very angry and sad. She could not accept what the village did.
"Sanao, my mother must have her own reasons. This is all for the village." Feeling equally sad in his heart, Sasori's father spoke out to comfort him.
"Village? Is the village so important? For the sake of the village, Sasori was orphaned at the age of four! For the sake of the village, Sasori had to go to Konoha and become a hostage! Do you only have the village in your eyes? What does Sasori count?"
Perhaps because she had already died once, or perhaps because of her longing and worry for Sasori, Sasori's mother Sanao became excited.
"I..." Out of guilt for his wife and children, Sasori's father fell silent.
"Don't be excited, madam. The reason I asked Orochimaru-senpai to summon you is to reunite your family." Kizaru said with a smile.
"What is your purpose?" Sasori's father asked warily.
"What do you need me to do?" Sasori's mother, Sanao, asked directly.
Faced with the answers from the two attitudes, Kizaru smiled and said: "Let Sasori forget Sunagakure and become a ninja of Konoha."
"No, Sasori is Sunagakure's child."
"Can you protect Sasori? Can you promise that Sasori will have the same treatment as other children in Konoha?"
As a mother, Sanao only cares about her child's future safety and treatment.
"Of course, as a disciple of the Third Hokage and the future Fourth Hokage, I can promise that Sasori will not only enjoy the same treatment, but as long as he performs well enough, I can even accept him as a disciple."
Kizaru suppressed his smile and made his promise seriously.
"If what you say is true, I am willing to cooperate with you." Now that we have reached this point, Sanao said without any hesitation.
"Sanao, this may be Konoha's conspiracy." Sasori's father reminded anxiously.
"Yusa, we have already sacrificed our lives for the village. Now I just want to do what I can for Sasori." Sanao said coldly with a determined look on his face.
"You..." Facing his wife's cold gaze, Yusa put down his raised hand in defeat, "I understand, I am willing to do it for you and Sasori."
"That's great!" A smile appeared on his face again, and Kizaru was very satisfied with the attitude of the two people.
"As long as you cooperate with my plan, you can always stay with Sasori Sasori and take care of him as he grows up. In the future, there may be a chance for resurrection, a real resurrection."
As soon as Kizaru said these words, not only Sasori's parents, but also Orochimaru looked surprised.
Not even Orochimaru has heard of such a thing, truly resurrecting the dead, let alone accomplished it.
"That is the ninjutsu left by the Sage of Six Paths. It is a powerful ninjutsu that can truly resurrect a person. And I happen to know a little bit about it." Facing the gazes of the three people, Kizaru became humble again.
"I understand. As long as you can ensure Sasori's safety and treatment, Sanao and I will obey your arrangements." Yusa said calmly.
"Can I see Sasori now?" Sanao asked impatiently.
"They will arrive in Konoha in two days. You should get used to your current body first!" Kizaru said kindly.
"Okay!" Yusa replied.
"Thank you!" Sanao bowed down and said gratefully.
"Orochimaru-senpai, the rest will be left to you. I will explain the situation to Mr. Sarutobi." Looking at Orochimaru, Kizaru said.
Nodding and looking at Kizaru, Orochimaru hesitated to speak.
"We'll talk about the rest later." Kizaru saw Orochimaru's thirst for knowledge.
Hearing Kizaru's words, Orochimaru laughed instantly.
Cooperating with Kizaru is indeed the most correct choice I have made!
"Koff! You... you and Orochimaru actually used Edo Tensei?" In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen, who was smoking, choked and coughed due to the news brought by Kizaru.
"I asked Orochimaru-senpai to use the Edo Tensei." Kizaru corrected him.
Facing Kizaru's words, Hiruzen fell silent for a moment.
Orochimaru actually mastered this forbidden technique created by his teacher. What a terrifying talent!
As Hokage, Hiruzen couldn't help but think of more possibilities after knowing this information.
Orochimaru can resurrect Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law through Edo Tensei, but can he also resurrect other people, such as...
"Orochimaru-senpai's mastery and research on the Edo Tensei is not perfect enough. The strength of the recovered dead is far less than that of the alive ones, and they cannot control them to fight well."
Facing Hiruzen's changing expression, Kizaru said directly.
"This forbidden technique of controlling the dead is too evil. Please tell Orochimaru not to abuse it." Hiruzen said worriedly.
"Don't you think this ninjutsu is of great value? Sensei." Kizaru and Hiruzen had completely different ideas.
"What do you mean?"
"If Orochimaru-senpai can completely perfect Edo Tensei, then the village will suffer a lot less sacrifices in some dangerous missions and wars."
"This will arouse the fear of other ninja villages, as well as daimyo and nobles." Hiruzen showed a cautious expression.
"Then let's use this as a trump card for the village! If one day the village is in trouble of being besieged, maybe we can summon the ancestors to protect the village together."
Nodding, Hiruzen still agreed with this.
"Maybe then, Sarutobi-sensei, you will be summoned too."
Halfway through nodding, Hiruzen stopped stiffly.
Why do you think I will be reincarnated? I'm not dead yet!
Staring at Kizaru angrily, Hiruzen said: "Are you just looking forward to my death? Kizaru!"
"Oh ho ho! I'm just using a metaphor to help you understand the feelings of those dead ancestors." Kizaru said with a smile.
Feeling weird, Hiruzen started smoking again.
"What you say makes sense. The Edo Tensei can indeed be used as the village's trump card."
"Sarutobi-sensei, do you think it would be interesting if a ninja village launched a war against us, and we reincarnated their dead shadows in the dirt, and controlled the shadows to fight the enemies!" Kizaru's smile turned obscene, and Kizaru said in a wicked way suggested.
It's heartbreaking to kill someone!
Looking at his disciple, Hiruzen felt more and more the darkness of Kizaru.
"Kizaru, we still have to maintain due respect for the dead." Hiruzen taught him earnestly.
"Compared to the dead, I value the living more. It is more important to make the village sacrifice less and let everyone live until death." Kizaru replied.
"Maybe you are right!" Hiruzen did not refute, but admitted with a sigh.
It is also his expectation and responsibility as Hokage to let the people of the village live well and protect the growth of the village's seedlings.
"You are responsible for the affairs of Sasori's parents. I believe you can do a good job."
"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Looking at Kizaru's back as he turned away, Hiruzen hesitated for a moment and then said, "Be nice to that child."
"Oh! Don't get me wrong, Sarutobi-sensei! I like that kid very much." Kizaru put his hands in his pockets, stopped, and turned around to answer.
"I believe in you, Kizaru!" Hiruzen expressed his trust.
Regardless of the battle, Orochimaru's use of Earth Reincarnation this time was still very successful.
In appearance, Sasori's parents are completely indistinguishable from living people except for their eyes turning black, and there are almost no cracks on their bodies.
With Hiruzen's endorsement, Kizaru's arrangements for Sasori's parents became very simple.
Considering the situation of the two of them, Kizaru did not let them register as ninjas of Konoha, but registered them as civilians. He planned to choose a good location from the shops in the clan and let them run it.
After taking the two people to the clan area and handing them over to Keiko for reception arrangements, Kizaru returned to the Research Institute.
Kizaru still remembered Orochimaru's excited eyes before he left.
"As a senpai, I am full of strong curiosity for all unknown knowledge!"
"Kizaru, come in quickly!" Seeing Kizaru come back, Orochimaru stood up immediately.
"How impatient! Orochimaru-senpai!" Kizaru joked with a smile as he walked into the laboratory.
After closing the door to the laboratory and confirming that no one was around, Kizaru walked to Orochimaru and sat down.
"Can you tell me about the Six Paths and that ninjutsu?" Orochimaru asked impatiently as he sat down with Kizaru.
Nodding, Kizaru considered in his mind how much information he should reveal.
Orochimaru has a close relationship with him, and he is also the core of scientific research that he values. Kizaru still trusts him very much.
In Kizaru's view, Orochimaru is a very pure person, and his obsession is to master all ninjutsu and all the truth in the world.
This is a very ambitious and great dream!
"The name of that ninjutsu is Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique. It is a powerful ninjutsu that can bring people back from the dead, or even restore them to their youth."
"This ninjutsu was left behind by the Sage of Six Paths? Does the Sage of Six Paths really exist?"
"Yes, Sage of Six Paths really existed. He created the predecessor of ninja, the Ninshu!"
Completely excited, Orochimaru licked his lips and asked: "What is the cost of performing that ninjutsu?"
As a ninjutsu expert and scientific researcher, Orochimaru determined that such ninjutsu must come at a price.
"The Rinnegan, and the life of the caster." Kizaru did not hide this.
"Rinnegan?"
Orochimaru has heard that it is one of the three major child arts alongside Sharingan and Byakugan. Wrong information inherited from the ninja world, Jiraiya recognized Nagato's Rinnegan, and Orochimaru also recognized Pain's eyes.
"Have you found those eyes?" Orochimaru, who had only heard of the Rinnegan but had never actually seen it, asked curiously.
"Yes, but I can't tell you for the time being." Kizaru did not tell Orochimaru all the information at once, he was ready to reveal it bit by bit.
"Can you tell me? I promise not to leak it." Orochimaru couldn't help but said, feeling his heart itching.
"The water here is very deep. Knowing too much is very dangerous." Kizaru said in a meaningful tone.
"Is this secret dangerous? Or is the character in the secret dangerous?" Orochimaru asked.
Kizaru smiled and shook his head, deliberately looking enigmatic.
"There is quite a secret in Kizaru's body! Could it be that his light escape was due to the inheritance from the Sage of Six Paths?"
"In this ninja world, there may be darkness and danger that no one knows about. Kizaru was chosen by the light to eliminate these threats?"
Thinking of this, Orochimaru instinctively stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, and said with a smile: "I'm looking forward to the day when you can tell me."
"Yes, you are one of the people I trust most. When the time is right, I will tell you." Kizaru promised "seriously".
The person you trust the most?
Hearing Kizaru's words, Orochimaru's smile became even brighter.
"I'm looking forward to that day."