novelhk He died right at the start of Chapter 1.
He died right at the start of Chapter 1.
In Orochimaru's laboratory, an experiment on the Impure World Reincarnation was underway. Orochimaru licked his lips with his long, wet tongue. If this attempt succeeded, he could prepare to reincarnate the First and Second Hokage. After all, cells were scarce and needed to be used sparingly. He drew the incantation: Tiger-Snake-Dog-Dragon, and slammed his hand on the ground: "Impure World Reincarnation!"
As the technique was activated, strange array symbols spread from Orochimaru's hands, while the Sound Ninja, who was to be sacrificed, was gradually covered in dust with a look of terror on his face, until he let out a final wail... He couldn't understand why Orochimaru wanted to kill him, or why it was him, even in death.
At the same time, a long-haired man wearing clothes with the clan emblem of a fan gradually took shape in the dust, his eyes slowly opening, and three tomoe formed in his eyes.
Upon seeing this, Orochimaru's eyes lit up. He had hit the jackpot! These cells were randomly collected on the battlefield, and he never expected to collect a three-tomoe Uchiha who had died. Not only was he difficult to kill, but the Uchiha clan was also practically extinct. Obtaining enough cells for reincarnation was an unexpected bonus.
Orochimaru circled him once, and after a while, he noticed that although the reanimated body in front of him had its eyes open, it hadn't moved for a long time. His initial excitement gradually subsided. Had the technique gone wrong? Had the Reanimation Jutsu failed? No, when he reanimated the Kazekage before, he had a high degree of autonomy and even broke free from his control because his technique was immature.
With that in mind, Orochimaru temporarily ignored the impure body and carefully searched through the experimental data next to him to find out where the technique went wrong.
The reason why the Uchiha didn't make any move at this moment was...
Who am I? Where am I?! Where's that child? Forget it, I can barely take care of myself, what's the point of thinking about these things? ...Why does this person look so much like Orochimaru from the anime?
Seeing Orochimaru turn his back, he grinned and slightly relaxed, moving his fingers a little, but he didn't feel anything. However, his fingers did move right in front of him.
He saw many cracks on his body that looked like dead skin. His expression twitched slightly, a mixture of surprise, fear, and a subtle hint of delight all at once, but ultimately all of it was overshadowed by a feeling of utter annoyance and misery.
If I'm not mistaken, I've been transported to the world of Naruto and died. I'm currently in the Edo Tensei state. If my consciousness were erased, I'd be working myself to the bone for someone else for nothing.
Orochimaru, though his back was turned, had been keeping an eye on what was happening behind him. He slowly turned around, grinning, and said, "Heh heh, looks like the jutsu is working fine. But you don't seem surprised at all? Can you tell me who you are?"
"Who are you?" I repeated Orochimaru's words, "Who am I?" This is a philosophical question no matter where you are.
Orochimaru pondered, "Could it be that not all the souls have been gathered in this situation?" "Do you remember your name?"
"Name..." At this moment, a system panel appeared in his mind: "Uchiha Gen".
Orochimaru murmured, "Uchiha Gen..." Then his expression became more serious. "What do you remember?" Upon hearing this, Uchiha Gen shook his head.
"I am Orochimaru, your creator. That is to say, I created you, and I can also easily destroy you." As he said this, Orochimaru's eyes narrowed, revealing a hint of killing intent.
I don't know if the person in front of me who claims to be Uchiha Gen is really suffering from amnesia, because without sufficient authority, it would be impossible for him to know about the Impure World Reincarnation technique, let alone the Uchiha clan, which has always been on guard against. But even that slight possibility means it is beyond my control.
Undeniably, Orochimaru had become somewhat interested. After being completely overwhelmed by Itachi, the three-tomoe Uchiha before him might even be able to preserve his full strength without using any techniques, thus facilitating his experiments. Moreover, he was still considered a Jonin-level fighter. "From now on, you must unconditionally obey my orders."
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Gen paused for a moment as if he had just understood something, then lowered his head slightly and obediently replied, "Yes, sir."
Out of suspicion of Gen Uchiha, Orochimaru conducted several more experiments. Apart from Gen Uchiha, the other reincarnated beings behaved very "normally" and could not be controlled by jutsu. Some of them were even small fry who would immediately come to fight him (well, they were already dead).
This confirmed Orochimaru's suspicion about Gen Uchiha. He licked his lips with a wicked smile, thinking that once Sasuke was brought out, regardless of whether he was faking it or not, he would control him with a jutsu. As long as he wasn't resurrected by Edo Tensei, his control over him would be absolute.
At this moment, Uchiha Gen, standing inside the coffin, was secretly thinking about how to break free from Orochimaru's control. He didn't think that his previous foolish behavior had fooled Orochimaru.
It's already tragic enough that I inexplicably arrived here and was already dead; if I were to have my consciousness erased and have to work for free, that would be inhuman.
As for this system, it's more like a human skin sales shop than a system. There's only one skin available, making the character look 18 or 19 years old, very similar to their previous self, except the appearance is somewhat effeminate and gives off a more unapproachable vibe. The next line says "Skins to be unlocked..."
Currently, Uchiha Gen can only purchase this skin, which is equivalent to the initial skin, but it costs 10 ryo. There are no other instructions for use, but the precautions do state that if it is destroyed, it cannot be repaired and cannot be purchased again.
Although he didn't know what the use of human skin was, and since he didn't have any goals at the moment, there was no harm in trying. The key issue now was how he, as a reanimated body controlled by someone else, managed to get 10 ryo. At this moment, Uchiha Gen was extremely frustrated because he hadn't remembered the hand seals for the Reanimation Jutsu when he watched the anime.
System testing in progress...
The current host is under control. The hand seal sequence for releasing control through the Impure World Reincarnation is: Zi-Chou-Shen-Yin-Chen-Hai. Please collect 10 taels as soon as possible, otherwise the system will execute an erasure.
Annihilation!! Uchiha Gen frowned, not because he was afraid of the word, but because he sighed inwardly. Troublesome~ He didn't have any friendly feelings towards the system. There's no such thing as a free lunch, especially since it had just mentioned the threat of annihilation. Was it trying to teach him how to do things?
However, for now, let's stay calm and figure out the situation first...
After an unknown amount of time, the coffin lid was raised. Faced with the sudden bright light, Uchiha Gen instinctively wanted to close his eyes, but found that he felt no discomfort at all.
Then I remembered that I had already kicked the bucket, though I didn't really feel it.
"Go and test the strength of this Uchiha Gen."
Gen Uchiha looked up at Kabuto standing in front of him, tilted his head in confusion, but his face remained expressionless.
Orochimaru grinned and said, "Let's test your strength. It's just a bit of a pity that your reincarnation is a weak Sound Ninja."
Kabuto, on the other hand, felt a bit of a headache. After the previous example, Kabuto realized that his chakra scalpel was completely useless against the dead. He pushed up his glasses and looked at the seemingly emotionless reanimated body in front of him. A bead of cold sweat seemed to involuntarily trickle down Kabuto's forehead.
Uchiha Gen nodded slightly, simply standing there and casually making a gesture of "you go first."
Kabuto knew the abnormality of the Impure World Body, but he showed no anger at being looked down upon. The moment Uchiha Gen finished speaking, he threw out several kunai and stuck them around Gen. At the same time, the chakra threads connecting the kunai tightened instantly, trying to bind and restrain Uchiha Gen.
Uchiha Gen stood frozen in place, seemingly dumbfounded, completely bound. His eyes darted around slightly, and he noticed that over ten explosive tags were attached to the chakra threads. The next second, the tags detonated!
Kabuto jumped out of the blast radius, pushed up his glasses, and stared at the smoke-filled area with a serious expression. He didn't think this would eliminate the Edo Tensei body. He was only doing this to force Uchiha Gen to take action in order to obtain some information. Without Uchiha Gen taking the initiative, it would be much more difficult to collect information.
Just as Kabuto's attention was diverted, Gen Uchiha suddenly appeared behind him. Kabuto seemed completely unaware, his eyes still fixed on the explosion area, oblivious to Gen Uchiha's approach.
Uchiha Gen placed a kunai on Orochimaru's neck, about to stab him, when a crisp sound of kunai clashing rang out. Uchiha Gen looked at the kunai that had been knocked away from his hand, then at Orochimaru, and without saying anything, took a step back and stood quietly to the side.
…Illusion? Orochimaru licked his lips with his long, wet tongue and smiled meaningfully. “I think I understand, but if you kill him, where am I going to find such a good deputy?”