Chapter 87: Truly an Ill-Fated Connection
Kakashi Hatake stared in astonishment at the old monk stepping out of the coffin, "That person is..."
"The Hidden Sand Village's previous One-Tail Jinchuriki... Shukaku!" Jiraiya nodded, his expression grave.
Back when Orochimaru was active in the southwest direction of the Land of Fire, many analyzed that he was fleeing in a panic without a clear path. No one expected that this fellow's true objective was actually the Land of Wind.
Jiraiya's first reunion with Orochimaru after his defection, he had indeed returned to his base from the direction of the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers.
It was just a pity that the Crow Sage's Tailed Beast Bomb was too fierce, directly making it impossible to repair or even rebuild the entire base.
Orochimaru's only gain was the corpse of the Hidden Sand Village's previous generation One-Tail Jinchuriki.
The old monk spoke softly, with a touch of death in his voice, "To think that even today, there are still people who can't distinguish between me and Shukaku's identities..."
"Caw!"
Kitahara was a bit stunned. The monk Bunpuku...
This should be the first perfect Jinchuriki in the entire ninja world, right? Excluding the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Kaguya Otsutsuki...
That woman is just a benchmark, stuck throughout the entire ninja world. Whenever there's any record, she holds the highest one.
Uchiha Itachi softly translated the crow's words, "Teacher Jiraiya, he's called the monk Bunpuku. Shukaku should be the name of the One-Tail."
"Little benefactor, you are more perceptive than several adults who are older than you..." Bunpuku smiled slightly, actually starting to chat with the little boy, "But 'monk' is my profession."
"But... shouldn't you be dead?"
Kakashi Hatake had been under a lot of pressure lately. He always felt this ninja world was too fake. Obito came back from the dead, Bunpuku was resurrected again, would Teacher Minato Namikaze also appear before him one day?
"I don't know either." The old monk shook his head and looked at Kakashi Hatake who had asked the question, "The last time my departed soul awoke, I found myself in the world of the living, and my will was also being controlled by someone."
The old monk was truly polite, answering everyone's questions seriously, but his purpose was also exposed.
"So, if a battle occurs between us, please do not hold the Hidden Sand Village accountable. They are innocent."
Born in a time of war, ever since learning that the ninja world was now at peace, Bunpuku's will to fight was not strong.
The problem was, he himself was not a particularly powerful ninja; it was just that he could still use the One-Tail's chakra as he did when he was alive.
"It's not your fault..."
Jiraiya shook his head, "Your resurrection is because he used the forbidden jutsu developed by the Second Hokage."
As a frequent user and contributor to the Scroll of Seals, Jiraiya had some understanding of the contents of Edo Tensei.
And Orochimaru, believing he had already successfully mastered this forbidden jutsu, wouldn't hide it.
Returning to one's hometown without showing off one's wealth is like walking at night in brocaded robes.
He, Orochimaru, as long as he obtained sufficiently powerful corpses and relied on this forbidden jutsu, would sooner or later return to Konoha with a noble status, making the Third Hokage personally welcome his return!
He swore it!
"You all need to be careful. The Reanimated will not die, and their chakra is nearly infinite." Jiraiya softly explained the details of Edo Tensei.
Edo Tensei, by using the flesh and blood of a deceased ninja and a living sacrifice, could resurrect the target.
This was a forbidden jutsu meant to be used in conjunction with suicidal ninjutsu because the Reanimated would never die or tire.
If Jiraiya hadn't been skilled in sealing jutsus, he probably would have been done for at Orochimaru's hands last time.
Bunpuku sighed, "Alas, using such a ninjutsu that can bring the dead back to life on me is too much of a waste. After all, I am just an ordinary old monk!"
Kakashi Hatake was faintly showing a delinquent trend, "Could it be that he dug up the wrong grave?"
"..."
The air instantly fell silent. Everyone's gaze involuntarily turned to Orochimaru.
Especially Kitahara. As far as it knew, Orochimaru and Kabuto were indeed a bit morally bankrupt in this aspect…
Whatever they could find, every named grave in the ninja world had been dug up by them. The class of Edo Tensei had dropped significantly.
"Teacher Jiraiya, if Bunpuku... Senior Bunpuku is the Hidden Sand Village's Jinchuriki, does he still possess the Tailed Beast's power now?"
Uchiha Itachi was more concerned about this point. He had experienced the power of a Jinchuriki, but a Reanimated Jinchuriki was clearly a cut above in strength, being immortal and all...
As for the unlimited use of chakra, that didn't matter, as a Tailed Beast that could use its own chakra also had no limits.
"Logically, he shouldn't have it."
Jiraiya nodded, "But for some reason, Orochimaru is able to let Bunpuku regain the One-Tail's chakra."
"It should be because of that teapot that contains Shukaku's chakra!" Bunpuku leaked intelligence without any mercy, "Before I died, Shukaku left a part of its chakra with me to accompany me."
Orochimaru's face turned ashen. He opened a sealing scroll and took out a teapot the size of a human head from it. Inside was an astonishing amount of chakra.
"Hmm? It wasn't used up last time?" A look of nostalgia appeared on the old monk's face, "I didn't expect the village would actually bury it with me!"
"You said that last time..."
Orochimaru opened the teapot with a gloomy face, pouring out a stream of yellow sand. The sand slowly flowed and wrapped around Bunpuku's feet, gradually merging into his body.
"..."
Kitahara couldn't help but shiver. These words sounded a bit creepy!
Kakashi continued to complain, "If it weren't for this treasure, then he really did dig up the wrong grave, right! I wonder whose grave he originally intended to find?"
"..."
Orochimaru was at a loss for words for a moment. He had been searching for the remains of the past Kazekage and other powerful individuals. Coincidentally, Bunpuku's grave was unconventional and not among the main tombs.
The grave in Konoha that wasn't placed among the heroes' tombs was Sakumo Hatake's. Orochimaru knew very well the strength of the White Fang of Konoha; he had seen it with his own eyes!
Bunpuku's solitary grave happened to be discovered by him. Orochimaru, in the spirit of a thief not leaving empty-handed, had stolen Bunpuku's remains and incidentally taken the burial gift Shukaku had given him.
After a Jinchuriki is reanimated, whether the Jinchuriki can still use the Tailed Beast's power was a subject that needed research.
Orochimaru was both a genius and very diligent. He quickly discovered that by using the Tailed Beast's chakra, the Jinchuriki could regain their power.
"This is truly an ill-fated connection!"
The old monk muttered as he watched the yellow sand in his body gradually cover his own, the Tailed Beast cloak slowly forming.
Orochimaru, with a cold face, inserted a kunai with a paper talisman into the back of Bunpuku's head, "So old yet still so long-winded!"
The astonishing presence of the One-Tail Shukaku reappeared in the world!
And the controller of the Edo Tensei simultaneously formed hand seals and shouted softly, "Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!"
Manda's body suddenly appeared, carrying Orochimaru's body as it soared into the sky. Its giant snake eyes swept over Jiraiya and the people beside him, "This small number of people isn't enough to eat! My... my apologies..."
(End of this chapter)
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