Chapter 252: Swearing to Follow Hokage-sama to the Death
"Is this world's Orochimaru actually this… normal?"
Shiromo sounded genuinely surprised.
According to what Uchiha Hikari had relayed, the Orochimaru of the Limited Tsukuyomi first researched cell cultivation and cloning techniques, then moved on to Impure World Reincarnation.
The order was simply reversed compared to the real world.
And then the Konoha Crush Plan became the Konoha Restoration Plan.
That was it?
Because this Limited Tsukuyomi world prioritized cloning research, and didn't have the restrictions seen in Boruto, [Orochimaru] had directly developed a resurrection mechanism?
"Could it be that since the real-world Orochimaru is already perverse enough, the Limited Tsukuyomi version doesn't need to be?"
Shiromo speculated.
"Not exactly."
Uchiha Hikari continued receiving messages from Orochimaru and gave her reply.
Orochimaru clearly understood priorities. He first explained the most important part, the resurrection mechanism, and only afterward went into the less critical background.
And once the background was revealed, Uchiha Hikari immediately felt relieved.
The explanation was, "Orochimaru says that in this world, Senju Tobirama developed the Impure World Reincarnation earlier than in reality. He created it during the late Warring States period."
"What?"
Senju Tobirama, seated in the audience, was instantly startled.
Not long ago, he had been lamenting that if he had already developed Impure World Reincarnation by the time of his battle with Izuna, he definitely would have collected Izuna's cells.
He had even spent some time regretting the missed opportunity.
And now, the Limited Tsukuyomi version of himself had apparently made up for that regret?
What exactly had he done to Izuna?
Senju Tobirama found himself unexpectedly curious.
"That inherently self-entitled Senju old man, in order to humiliate Uchiha Madara. During his battle with Uchiha Izuna, he used Flying Thunder God Slash to cut off Izuna's…"
"After Izuna was rescued by Madara, he suffered devastating physical and psychological trauma, eventually dying in despair."
"Later, during a meeting, Senju Tobirama asked Uchiha Madara, 'How is Izuna?'"
"After confirming Izuna's death, that Senju old man used Impure World Reincarnation to revive him."
"He then used the Impure World Reincarnation control talismans to bind Izuna, rendering him completely unable to resist."
"Then, the old man transplanted…"
"…"
As an innocent young girl, Uchiha Hikari naturally couldn't bring herself to say anything vulgar. She could only replace certain unspeakable details with silent pauses and ellipses.
"Oh?"
Senju Tobirama in the audience grew even more intrigued.
Could it be that in the Limited Tsukuyomi world, he had really transplanted that thing onto Izuna, then sent Izuna off to work in the pleasure districts?
And afterward, he personally brought the pregnant Izuna before Uchiha Madara, declaring, "I killed your brother. Now I'm giving you two back."
Madara, humiliated and enraged, which then led to a clash with his Hashirama at the Valley of the End.
"And then, that Senju old man had Uchiha Izuna use his improved Transformation Technique, the kind that could withstand attacks and pain without dispelling."
"He turned Uchiha Izuna into a woman, who then returned to the Uchiha clan and became the wife of successive clan heads, once using the alias—Uchiha Mikoto."
"In this world, Orochimaru uncovered the truth from leftover Impure World Reincarnation research materials."
"He thought, if transplanting that was possible, then what about transplanting even more?"
"If additional organs and cellular tissues could be transplanted, then what if the entire Impure World Reincarnation body were gradually replaced?"
"Wouldn't that essentially amount to resurrection?"
[Orochimaru]'s source of inspiration was thus revealed.
Clearly, this resurrection mechanism could also function in the real world.
No wonder Orochimaru had thrown himself into studying it without saying a word.
Every additional detail he observed from this world's [Orochimaru] significantly accelerated his research progress back in reality.
Between the two worlds, Orochimaru had effectively created a system of mutual optimization.
While this exchange concluded, the argument on the opposing side had also come to an end.
"We can accept your ideology of creating a world without furry fetishists. However, you must also agree to one condition. If you do, we will cooperate unconditionally and hand over the remaining Tailed Beasts."
After the dispute, [Tsunade], acting as the Allied Forces' representative, began negotiations with Shiromo's group.
Villains being redeemed in the real shinobi world was commonplace. The Limited Tsukuyomi Allied Forces defecting voluntarily was… somehow reasonable…
Reasonable how?
Shiromo hadn't even used Talk-no-Jutsu.
"What condition?"
After a brief pause, Shiromo decided not to dwell on the inconsistencies.
"The new Tsuchikage already mentioned it earlier, though she wasn't very clear. You need to X with all of us."
[Tsunade] stated the condition with complete seriousness.
"?"
Shiromo slowly produced a question mark.
Uchiha Hikari was equally stunned. She glanced at the Allied Shinobi Forces behind the Five Kage. Thanks to the Sharingan's extraordinary perception, she quickly realized, they were all female shinobi.
"Don't tell me that by 'all of us,' you also mean everyone standing behind you."
Uchiha Hikari pointed toward the Allied Forces.
"That's right!"
"..."
What was this supposed to mean?
Was Shiromo about to become a morale-boosting reward for the entire army?
"As long as you accept this condition, I can represent the Allied Shinobi Forces and make any promises necessary."
[Tsunade] turned to face the army behind her.
"We swear to follow Hokage-sama to the death!"
"Hokage-sama, I'm a clean freak. Can I go first?"
"Get lost. You think you can go first? Careful or Hokage-sama might toss you aside and form a separate unit just for you."
The Allied Forces erupted into lively chatter.
"So… why?"
Shiromo didn't bother arguing over how outrageous this sounded. Compared to the earlier furry-obsessed jinchūriki, the Allied Forces' situation was almost tolerable.
Wasn't this just General Yuwen 2.0?
What truly puzzled him was the logic behind it.
Why did this suddenly turn into him being used to "reward the troops"?
"Why? Isn't your ideology about creating a new world?"
"Capturing Tailed Beasts, killing Tailed Beasts, eliminating furry fetishists, that only destroys the old world."
"If you want to create a new one, you have to start over…"
While [Tsunade] continued explaining, Shiromo still hadn't quite grasped it.
But someone else had.
"I understand now."
[Konan] stepped forward, walked up to Shiromo, and firmly took his hand.
"With that in mind… Please have children with me as well."
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"Don't be alarmed. The situation is like this…"
[Konan] began explaining.
Just as [Tsunade] had said, people in this world were incapable of resisting the Tailed Beasts' alluring forms. It was simply human nature.
Among them, men were especially vulnerable.
The most direct reason was that the Tailed Beasts lacked refinement.
For women, Tailed Beasts were like rootless attractions, there was at least some degree of resistance.
But men were different.
Even the male members of the Akatsuki were acting in constant defiance of their instincts.
Any descendants born from such genetics would inevitably remain obsessed with furry tendencies.
Only someone like Shiromo, completely unaffected, could create a truly new shinobi world.
"…Maybe you should just pretend to agree for now."
Uchiha Hikari quietly pulled Shiromo aside and whispered her suggestion.
(End of this chapter)