Naruto: The Ridiculously Talented Uzumaki
Chapter 478: Smiles Do Not Disappear, They Just Shift"Of course, it would be best if I could also have all the important research reports and data in Hidden Leaf Village’s possession, including but not limited to Ninjutsu development, Sealing Jutsu, biotechnology, energy applications, and so on."
"Add all of Orochimaru’s research materials and data to that."
"Also, the information on the most advanced medical technology and equipment currently at Konoha Hospital."
"Finally, the manufacturing technology for Scientific Ninja Tools, from principles to finished products—I want it all."
Are you making a wish here? You’re just opening your mouth and asking for things we’ve invested so much money and time into.
Even if you are the Hokage of another world, that doesn’t fly. If you’re so capable, go steal it yourself!
Adult Shikamaru flatly refused, his tone ironclad: "That is impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible."
The smile on Young Naruto’s face didn’t change in the slightest; it even grew brighter. But the words he spoke made Shikamaru and the Seventh Hokage shiver.
"I wouldn’t mind taking it myself in this world, which holds nothing worth lingering for, in my eyes."
Young Naruto’s tone was relaxed, as if he were discussing what to have for dinner.
"These things will be very helpful for the technological development of my timeline, and I need to bring back some relevant knowledge to accelerate the technological progress of that world.
With my mobility, I can go wherever I want and take whatever I want."
He tilted his head slightly, his azure eyes sweeping across Shikamaru, the Seventh Hokage, and Sasuke, whose expression was grim.
"You can’t catch me at all."
He used the brightest smile to deliver the most spine-chilling threat.
Shikamaru was stunned; he thought to himself, ’I was just complaining internally, are you actually going to rob us?’
This Young Naruto’s personality was too different from the Naruto he knew; he didn’t seem like the same person at all.
The air in the office dropped to freezing point instantly.
The Seventh Hokage’s brows furrowed deeply, Adult Sasuke’s hand was already pressed against the hilt of his Kusanagi sword, and cold sweat beaded on Shikamaru’s forehead as his brain raced, thinking of a countermeasure.
The opponent could defeat Otsutsuki Isshiki, while their own Naruto and Sasuke were clearly not in top form. Moreover, they were inside Konoha Village; if a fight broke out, their side would definitely suffer a huge loss.
What should I do? Come on, brain, think faster!
Boruto looked left and right; he was somewhat afraid of the two sides fighting. Regardless of who won, he would feel bad for the other side.
Meanwhile, Young Naruto just stood there calmly, and after waiting for a while, he offered what he could.
"I can give you some intelligence you currently need, as well as the cultivation methods for at least five Kekkei Genkais, the cultivation method for Sage Mode suitable for humans, the cultivation method for Dust Release, the cultivation method for Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and the research results of the Orochimaru from my world.
I can even bring the Jiraiya of this world back from the point of his death in the past."
The cultivation method for Sage Mode suitable for humans, Dust Release, and Lightning Release Chakra Mode?
That’s right, this youth in front of them had just said he had almost unified the Ninja World, which meant Dust Release and Lightning Release Chakra Mode were his spoils of war.
So what about the Sage Mode suitable for humans? Did he figure it out himself?
If it could be popularized, it would undoubtedly be a huge boost to Hidden Leaf Village’s strength.
The Seventh Hokage’s eyes flickered. He could bring the Pervy Sage back from the point of his death in the past—meaning the other party could rewrite the outcome of the Pervy Sage’s death?
Shikamaru immediately glanced at the Seventh Hokage and Sasuke, then, fearing that Young Naruto might change his mind, stepped forward to shake his hand.
"Pleasure doing business with you."
"Pleasure doing business with you."
"This young face, there is no doubt.
If I wasn’t absolutely certain that I had neither the ability nor the interest to clone the Seventh Hokage, I would almost think you were some unknown clone of the Seventh Hokage."
In a highly modernized underground laboratory in Konoha Village, Orochimaru, wearing his iconic loose white lab coat, with pale skin and golden vertical pupils, was examining the visitor in front of him, Young Naruto, with keen interest.
His voice was hoarse and magnetic, carrying a sense of inquiry and playfulness.
Of course, besides Young Naruto and Orochimaru, Adult Sasuke, Boruto, and Otohime, who looked bored, were also present.
The Seventh Hokage had far too many post-war matters to handle and really couldn’t spare the time to come personally, so he entrusted Sasuke and Boruto to accompany him.
"I heard your pair of Sharingan was handled by the me of that world?"
Orochimaru shifted his gaze from Young Naruto’s face to his eyes, which had now returned to azure, his tone carrying a hint of curiosity.
After all, he had pursued the Sharingan for many years and had stumbled more than once because of it.
He hadn’t expected that his counterpart in that world could already manufacture Sharingan independently.
"So, the me of that world chose to stay in Hidden Leaf Village after the Chunin Exams?"
Orochimaru continued to ask, his golden snake pupils narrowing slightly.
He was very interested in the choices of this "self" from a parallel space-time.
In his own world, he had defected from Hidden Leaf Village and embarked on a completely different path.
"Yeah."
Young Naruto nodded, his tone flat. While casually examining the strange instruments and specimens soaking in solution in the laboratory, he replied nonchalantly, "If nothing unexpected happens, I guess he will marry the Fifth Hokage in the near future."
When he said this, his gaze swept across Orochimaru’s face seemingly casually, as if wanting to catch something from the other’s expression.
Undoubtedly, the "Orochimaru" in front of him, although his facial features were much softer than in Young Naruto’s memory, with less gloom and more calmness and gentleness, was clearly still a man, judging by his Adam’s apple, body silhouette, and overall temperament.
Meanwhile, the Orochimaru of his own world had continued to choose to use a female body after the Chunin Exams for unknown reasons.
This difference made a subtle feeling arise in Young Naruto’s heart.
Marriage? With the Fifth Hokage?
Adult Sasuke and Boruto showed expressions of shock simultaneously upon hearing Young Naruto’s words, the master and apprentice looking at each other.
They clearly remembered that the Fifth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village in Young Naruto’s timeline seemed to be Jiraiya!
Orochimaru and Jiraiya getting married?
The image was too beautiful; they dared not imagine it.
As for Orochimaru himself, when he heard the sentence "will marry the Fifth Hokage," he was clearly stunned at first, as if he hadn’t reacted in time or felt he had heard some absurd joke.
But immediately after, the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, revealing a somewhat strange and seemingly interesting smile, and he gave a hoarse "Heh."
"I’d actually like to hear about that."
Orochimaru crossed his arms with great interest. "Is the Jiraiya of your world dead?"
He clearly assumed that the "Fifth Hokage" was Tsunade. After all, in his understanding, after the Third Hokage died, the successor should have been Tsunade.
Moreover, he didn’t think he would marry someone of the same sex; neither his will nor his body would agree to it.
As a childhood friend and companion of Jiraiya and Tsunade, Orochimaru actually felt deep down that these two, Tsunade and Jiraiya, if you didn’t consider having children and ruining them, were simply a perfect match in terms of personality and certain aspects.
Unfortunately, the two never ended up together.
Come to think of it, the young, proud, beautiful, and powerful Tsunade, how could she fancy a careless pervert who liked to peek at women’s bathhouses all day, write erotic novels, and appeared to be a laughingstock with no sense of seriousness?
That guy Jiraiya only barely looked like a decent person when he occasionally pretended to be deep.
Fragments of the past flashed through Orochimaru’s mind—those emotions and memories that had long been worn away by the long years and countless "reincarnations" were now quietly stirred up by Young Naruto’s casual remark.
He couldn’t help but smile self-deprecatingly.
Heh, he was only seventy years old this year, and was he already so prone to falling into nostalgia?
This wouldn’t do; his goal was eternal life!
However, Young Naruto’s next words instantly shattered all his sentimental feelings.
"Jiraiya is not dead."
Young Naruto’s tone remained flat.
"In my world, he is the Fifth Hokage."
Boom!
This sentence was like a thunderbolt, striking deep into Orochimaru’s mind.
The smile that had originally carried a touch of nostalgia and playfulness on Orochimaru’s face instantly froze.
His golden vertical pupils contracted violently the moment he heard "Jiraiya is the Fifth Hokage."
His whole person stood still as if a pause button had been pressed, eyes slowly widening, mouth unconsciously slightly agape, his face filled with disbelief, absurdity, shock, and a kind of blankness and confusion after his worldview was violently impacted.
Jiraiya... is the Fifth Hokage?
Is that for real!
Then what about Tsunade?
What about me?
What exactly happened to the Hidden Leaf Village of that world?
Konoha Village should just be done for sooner!
Countless questions and chaotic thoughts exploded in Orochimaru’s mind like fireworks.
He even temporarily forgot about the more explosive topic of "marriage," as his entire mind was occupied by the subversive information that "Jiraiya is the Fifth Hokage."
Adult Sasuke and Boruto felt speechless watching Orochimaru’s shocked expression, which looked as if he had seen a ghost or as if his faith had collapsed.
They could understand Orochimaru’s shock; after all, in Sasuke’s impression, Jiraiya being Hokage didn’t seem very appropriate.
Even Naruto was about the same; Naruto shouldn’t be the Seventh Hokage but should be traveling the Ninja World like Jiraiya. He was like a golden eagle that should soar in the Nine Heavens rather than be trapped in a cage.
However, Hokage was his dream...
The laboratory fell into an eerie silence for a moment.
There was only the faint buzzing of instruments and the slight squirming sound of Otohime, who was uncomfortable from being carried for too long.
According to the law of conservation of energy, smiles do not disappear; they just shift from Orochimaru’s face to the faces of Young Naruto, Sasuke, and Boruto.
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