Discussing Eternal Life with Orochimaru

"Tohru, what are you off to do? Didn't Teacher Hiruzen ask you to make Healing Talismans?" Orochimaru asked.

"I've been making Healing Talismans for almost three months straight now; surely the village's reserves are enough by now!" Yamanaka Tohru replied with a helpless expression.

"But you can never have too many Healing Talismans. You still haven't answered my question, what are you going to do?"

"Lord Orochimaru, I'm going to the Konoha library to look at Wind Style Ninjutsu." Yamanaka Tohru had no choice but to tell the truth after Orochimaru pressed him repeatedly.

"Wind Style Ninjutsu?" Orochimaru looked at Yamanaka Tohru thoughtfully.

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru, the war is about to begin, and I want to enrich myself as much as possible before it starts."

"Why would the Konoha library have Wind Style Ninjutsu?"

"Brother Minato is doing special training with the newly graduated Genin, and Uncle Jiraiya is out on a mission. I can only go to the library to look at basic Wind Style Ninjutsu," Yamanaka Tohru explained.

"Wind Style, I happen to know it. Would you like me to demonstrate Wind Style for you?" The probing just now filled Orochimaru with interest in Yamanaka Tohru.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Orochimaru." Yamanaka Tohru pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement.

As one of the Sannin, Orochimaru's strength is definitely at the Kage level. Moreover, Orochimaru at this time has not used Living Corpse Reincarnation to transfer bodies, his soul has no flaws, and he is not afraid of Genjutsu.

At the Third Training Ground, Orochimaru demonstrated various Wind Style Ninjutsu for Yamanaka Tohru, from C-rank to A-rank, leaving Yamanaka Tohru in awe.

And not only did he demonstrate, but Orochimaru even explained the characteristics and weaknesses of common Wind Style Ninjutsu to Yamanaka Tohru one by one. Yamanaka Tohru had to admit that Orochimaru was more knowledgeable than Jiraiya when it came to Ninjutsu.

After the Wind Style Ninjutsu demonstration, Orochimaru and Yamanaka Tohru chatted.

"Tohru, you're also a Medical Ninja, what is life to you?"

Orochimaru's question made Yamanaka Tohru recall him from the original story. Orochimaru began to seek the meaning of life after the death of his parents in his childhood. In the process of exploration, Orochimaru felt the fragility of life and the brevity of life.

Orochimaru was originally a genius in Ninjutsu. After understanding the fragility and brevity of life, he began to work on the research of immortal Ninjutsu.

In the research of techniques, Orochimaru became more and more indifferent to the existence of life, and became more and more unscrupulous. Later, he even used Ninja and children from the same village for experiments, until he was betrayed by Danzo and defected from Konoha.

When Yamanaka Tohru started watching anime in his previous life, his first impression of Orochimaru was not good. The reason was simple: few people would like a villain who killed their teacher.

Yamanaka Tohru began to change his opinion of Orochimaru after Orochimaru Kabuto appeared. Someone who imitated Orochimaru's way of survival, and even knew more than Orochimaru. It was the appearance of this character that made Yamanaka Tohru think that Orochimaru's life was also very interesting.

Later, Orochimaru's words when he went to rescue Tsunade made Yamanaka Tohru change from a hater to a neutral party for this early-stage BOSS of the anime.

Coming to the Naruto world, Yamanaka Tohru in his previous life was a new youth who grew up under the red flag, received a materialist education, and was also a medical worker. He was also increasingly interested in Snake Uncle, the only one in Naruto who believed in science, after all, they were both scientific workers.

Among the many evaluations of Orochimaru in his previous life, Yamanaka Tohru liked one very much: "In Naruto, some people believe in bloodlines, some people believe in will, some people believe in the body, some people believe in the eyes, some people believe in innate inheritance, and some people believe in acquired efforts. Only Orochimaru, he believes in science!"

"Snake Uncle, I think life is the most fragile thing, especially the life of a Ninja. A kunai can kill a Ninja, a Ninjutsu can kill a Ninja, and an explosive tag can also kill a Ninja."

Yamanaka Tohru's words made Orochimaru's eyes light up slightly. It was the first time he had heard such words, words that were so close to his own philosophy.

"Although life is both fragile and short, some things that life brings are priceless and eternal. The passing down of Ninjutsu from generation to generation, the inheritance of Kekkei Genkai, the love of parents for their children."

Yamanaka Tohru's words made Orochimaru silent. Of course, Yamanaka Tohru's few words alone could not shake Orochimaru's beliefs, but Yamanaka Tohru's answer reminded him of his parents.

"Then Tohru, do you think it is possible for people to achieve immortality?" Obviously, Orochimaru resonated with Yamanaka Tohru's words just now, otherwise he would not have asked such a question.

Naruto fans in his previous life often said that if they were lucky enough to be born in Konoha, they would definitely have a long talk about immortality with Snake Uncle over wine. Yamanaka Tohru fulfilled this wish for the vast number of Naruto fans.

In the Naruto world, only Kaguya Otsutsuki truly achieved immortality. She who ate the Chakra fruit of the God Tree is an immortal existence.

Kakuzu and Hidan's immortality is a kind of evil technique, and Orochimaru's Living Corpse Reincarnation is at the cost of sacrificing part of the soul.

Before, Yamanaka Tohru was not very interested in immortality, because in his opinion, it was enough to see the prosperity of the world in a few decades of his life.

But now that he has someone he likes, Yamanaka Tohru's thoughts have also changed a bit. It would be a wonderful thing to be with his lover forever.

"Snake Uncle, I think immortality is possible in a sense." After careful consideration, Yamanaka Tohru still gave this answer.

The reason why people grow old and die is because genes make mistakes during mutation and replication. Perfect replication of 100% will not be achieved, and the human body has no way to correct these small errors.

As time goes by, more and more errors in gene replication accumulate, eventually becoming an uncorrectable big bug. This bug paralyzes the entire system and makes it difficult to operate smoothly. (ps: This paragraph was said by a teacher in college.)

If genes are left at the peak of the human body, and these genes are perfectly replicated to form a new human body, and then the person's consciousness is transferred to the new body, a new life will begin.

Such a thing was naturally impossible in his previous life. A person's consciousness or soul could not be transferred at all, but the research on souls in the Naruto world has been successfully applied in Ninjutsu.

Spirit Transformation Technique, Reaper Death Seal, and Living Corpse Reincarnation are all techniques related to the soul.

The method Yamanaka Tohru thought of is actually a way similar to Orochimaru's Living Corpse Reincarnation, but Yamanaka Tohru's method can effectively avoid damage to the soul.

Yamanaka Tohru did not tell Orochimaru this method, and of course he would not use this method himself. On the one hand, the current technical requirements of the Naruto world cannot meet this idea, and on the other hand, this world has Chakra, a magical power.

Using the immortality achieved by the science of his previous life in the Naruto world is not the result Yamanaka Tohru wants. Even if he really wants immortality one day, Yamanaka will be truly immortal like Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Moreover, he is not very interested in immortality now. Yamanaka Tohru's goal is still to be the strongest in the Ninja world.

Orochimaru was very satisfied after getting Yamanaka Tohru's answer. Chatting with Yamanaka Tohru made him feel like he had found a confidant.

While Orochimaru was preparing to have an in-depth discussion with Yamanaka Tohru, an Anbu Ninja brought him the Hokage's order. The Third Hokage asked Orochimaru to go to the Hokage's office immediately.

"Tohru, I hope we can have a chance to chat together next time." Orochimaru said goodbye to Yamanaka Tohru and then turned and left.

The topic of immortality is too tiring to write, and even the university teacher's class was used.