Hokage: I Confronted the Five Kage Before the System Arrived

Chapter 105: Developing Forbidden Techniques

"Forbidden Technique: Reanimation Jutsu!"

Hagoromo Gengetsu clapped his hands together, and a coffin emerged from the ground. The lid opened, revealing a familiar figure with whom he had interacted previously.

"Hello again, Danzo."

Hagoromo Gengetsu approached, smiling as he greeted the cracked and deteriorating Reanimation version of Shimura Danzo.

Despite being completely devoured by the underworld in the final battle, Hagoromo Gengetsu had managed to retrieve a significant amount of Danzo's flesh and blood right before his death, making this summoning possible.

As for the sacrifice, the area was never short of bandits and thieves. Although their quality was low, they were sufficient for Hagoromo Gengetsu to practice the Reanimation technique obtained from Konoha's Scroll of Seals.

However, the technique, though successful, was incomplete.

When greeted, the current Shimura Danzo did not furiously curse “the inherently evil Hagoromo Gengetsu.” Instead, he stood silently, like a soulless puppet, staring blankly.

Hagoromo Gengetsu was not surprised.

This was the form that Tobirama Senju’s version of the Reanimation technique should take.

Originally, Tobirama developed this forbidden technique primarily to complement the Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags technique.

After obtaining the Reanimation technique, Orochimaru spent many years further developing and refining it, resulting in the perfected version seen during the Chunin Exams.

Fortunately, although Hagoromo Gengetsu did not possess the final version, Tobirama’s version was sufficient for his current needs.

After allowing Shimura Danzo to disperse on his own, Hagoromo Gengetsu summoned another coffin. This time, it was himself who emerged from within.

More precisely, a fragment of his own soul from the underworld responded to the Reanimation summoning, appearing in the real world.

Looking at the Reanimation version of himself, which was identical except for the surface cracks and vacant eyes, Hagoromo Gengetsu stroked his chin in thought.

Due to the nature of the Reanimation technique, his soul fragment could easily transition from the underworld to the present world. However, fully extracting it to completely restore his soul without any consequences was not an easy task.

To some extent, the soul fragment in the underworld had already become an independent entity, beyond his control.

Hagoromo Gengetsu thought of another technique he had learned from the Scroll of Seals: the Reaper Death Seal.

This was the only technique specifically designed to forcibly extract an enemy’s soul from their body.

Hagoromo Gengetsu had considered the possibility of using the Reaper to withstand the pressures of the underworld and extract the soul from the Reanimation body before heading to Konoha.

After all, it wasn’t the first time the Reaper had stolen souls from the underworld.

Not to mention, even the recent cases of Hashirama and Tobirama Senju—who had been resting peacefully in the underworld—were summoned back to the living world to fight and then devoured by the Reaper, leaving them restless even after death.

Currently, if he used the Reaper Death Seal, he could undoubtedly extract the soul from the Reanimation body in front of him.

However, the problem was that the Reaper was a greedy entity. Not only would it firmly grasp the extracted soul, but it would also consume the life and soul of the caster.

Hagoromo Gengetsu certainly wasn’t going to commit suicide by directly performing the Reaper Death Seal.

"I need to spend more time improving it to achieve the goal of snatching from the jaws of death," Hagoromo Gengetsu decided.

Further developing the Reanimation technique wasn’t crucial at the moment.

Although he would love to chat with old friends, his current focus needed to be on the Reaper Death Seal.

"However, before that, I need to deal with another small matter first."

Hagoromo Gengetsu glanced towards Lock Front Village, his figure disappearing in an instant.

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At the training ground in Lock Front Village.

The piercing sound of chirping birds echoed continuously.

Uchiha Sasuke, dressed in traditional Uchiha attire, was training diligently as always.

Not far away, Uchiha Izumi watched in surprise as Sasuke surrounded himself with a blue electrical grid, covering his entire body.

"Has his development of lightning chakra reached such a level? Sasuke is progressing really fast."

"It's rare to hear you praise someone."

Uchiha Jōn came over, his eyes brightening as he watched Sasuke practicing his Chidori stream.

"I’ll spar with Sasuke later to test his combat effectiveness."

The Uchiha clan were battle enthusiasts.

Uchiha Izumi wasn’t surprised by Jōn's thoughts, only smiling slightly. "Hope you don’t embarrass yourself."

"How could I?" Uchiha Kei crossed his arms and snorted.

Among the Uchiha descendants in Lock Front Village, he and Uchiha Izumi were the strongest.

As a three-tomoe Uchiha Jōnin, even the elite Jōnin of the five great ninja villages would struggle to match him one-on-one.

As for why none of the Uchiha who survived the massacre night had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, the answer was simple. Even experiencing the massacre night, the reincarnation of Indra only awakened a single tomoe out of anger, let alone them.

Awakening the Mangekyō required not only strong emotional stimulation but also a certain talent.

Otherwise, during the Warring States Period, when countless close friends and relatives died, the Uchiha did not all awaken the Mangekyō.

If that were the case, the Senju clan would have been wiped out, and Konoha would never have been established.

"I’m going."

After waiting for a while, seeing Sasuke finish his training, Uchiha Kei greeted Uchiha Izumi and was about to step onto the field.

Suddenly!

A suppressed scream of pain echoed in the training ground.

Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Kei’s expressions changed as they quickly looked over.

They saw Sasuke kneeling on the ground, his body curled up in pain.

"What is that?" Uchiha Kei noticed the strange black markings rapidly covering Sasuke's body.

As Sasuke’s mentor, Uchiha Izumi, knowing much about him, frowned and said, "That’s a cursed seal. Orochimaru specifically placed it on Sasuke."

"The same Orochimaru who covets Uchiha power?"

With the information from Lock Front Village, Uchiha Kei, knowing that Orochimaru had previously invited Sasuke, snorted. If it weren’t for Hagoromo Gengetsu, Sasuke would likely have gone to Orochimaru.

Uchiha Izumi didn’t respond further.

At this moment, she had already quickly arrived beside Sasuke, immediately examining the cursed seal on his neck and the increasingly weak seal around it, her brow furrowing.

"Is the Evil Sealing Method losing its effectiveness?"

"Kei, let’s restrain Sasuke first."

Seeing Sasuke losing control under the influence of the cursed seal, Uchiha Izumi prepared to act, her face serious.

Uchiha Kei, arriving shortly after, nodded in agreement.

"No need, I’ll handle this."

Hagoromo Gengetsu suddenly appeared, looking at Sasuke, who was exuding an ominous aura, and spoke calmly.