You Brat, You Actually Have the Face of Longevity

Following the slightly hoarse incantation of Orochimaru, a solid wood coffin broke through the soil, and a cold, eerie mist permeated the basement, bringing with it a very strange aura.

Click!

Accompanied by the sound of the coffin lid opening, a handsome young man with silver hair opened his eyes.

His pitch-black pupils, a dazed and vacant gaze, and the cracked scars across his exposed skin all served as proof of his status as a dead man.

"Welcome back to the world of the living, Dan-kun."

Orochimaru, who hadn't closed his eyes for several days, was now incredibly clear-headed. Thanks to the authority of Guo Wang, he had finally completed the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu of Dan Katō using over a dozen human lives. With this successful start, he would be able to summon more famous figures from the Shinobi World in the future, such as Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara, who had established the current world order.

It was just the Mangekyo, wasn't it? As long as he could penetrate the power of those two, he could touch the very root of Chakra.

Given Orochimaru's personality, he was naturally unwilling to submit to others. However, after Guo Wang had replaced his eyes with a complete pair of Mangekyo, his strength was so immense that Orochimaru was not confident he could break free, so he continued to play along.

His plan was to obtain all the insights of the First Hokage regarding Wood Release through Impure World Reincarnation after completing the Living Corpse Reincarnation, then possess Yamato, and if possible, replace his eyes with a pair of Mangekyo to fuse the powers of the Senju and Uchiha, exploring the mysteries of the Sage of Six Paths.

"Orochimaru-kun, what is going on?"

As contemporaries and with Tsunade being his fiancée, Orochimaru and Dan Katō had a decent relationship while the latter was alive. His memory remained at the battlefield where his flesh was torn apart and he died of severe wounds. He wanted to take a step forward, but found his legs as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

"The Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, though it is not perfect; it can only allow you to stay in reality for one night."

"Don't waste time; the technique is unstable."

Guo Wang stood at the edge of the summoning formation, the Three Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes spinning as he copied most of Orochimaru's research on this technique. This jutsu, which pulled the souls of the dead back from the underworld, opened his eyes, reminding him of the Qushen Sect, ranked second among the Eighteen Sects of the Demon Gate, which possessed the supernatural ability to command the great gods and ghosts of the underworld.

In his previous life, he had been an undercover agent in the Qimo Sect. This sect was ranked third among the Demon Gate and had been in conflict with the Qushen Sect for hundreds of years, so he was incredibly familiar with this supernatural ability.

"You are, Elder Danzo!"

At this moment, Dan Katō also noticed Guo Wang standing in the shadows, having a deep impression of this gloomy Hokage advisor. When he was alive, it was he who insisted on sending him to the most dangerous front line, indirectly causing his death.

"I am sorry, the control technique has not been completed yet. Why don't you talk to Dan-kun and see if he is willing to hand over the 'Spirit Transformation Technique'?"

Orochimaru wore a strange smile on his face and spread his hands, appearing quite troubled. He wasn't doing this to embarrass Guo Wang on purpose, but because he truly couldn't do it. The control technique of the Impure World Reincarnation was the core; he needed to create a unique seal and required more experimental data.

"Spirit Transformation Technique? I see. But to go to such lengths to resurrect a dead man like me for such a small matter is truly making a mountain out of a molehill."

"Young man, tell me everything about this technique."

Dan Katō looked at Orochimaru, then at Guo Wang, and after a moment of silence, he spoke.

"I can, but I have one condition..."

"I have never liked forcing others, but sometimes, I have no choice."

Without letting Dan state his conditions, the tomoe in Guo Wang's Sharingan spun, and a powerful genjutsu had already taken control of the resurrected dead man.

"...The hand signs are Bird-Rat-Ox-Snake-Boar-Ram-Tiger, Chakra refinement... The key point is to have a clear awareness of one's own soul; the positioning of the physical body must never be lost, otherwise, it is very easy to fail to return and become a lonely ghost..."

When the Spirit Transformation Technique was fully described, Guo Wang had already finished his hand signs. Then, his own powerful and condensed Primordial Spirit, carrying five-colored radiance, flew out from his body, revealing the vague figure of a Daoist.

Fortunately, Dan Katō was currently controlled and lacked consciousness, otherwise, he would have surely discovered that Guo Wang's appearance was completely different from Danzo's.

"A pleasant feeling; it has been a long time since I have been this free."

After a Qi Refiner cultivates their Primordial Spirit, they need to wander the spirit and control the Qi for a long time, gathering the essence of the earth to nourish their physical body. As a Primordial Spirit without a dwelling, Guo Wang had stayed within the Five-Colored Stone for far too long. After the possession, although he had broken free from his shackles, he had also fallen into the cage of this world.

Only now, having obtained the Spirit Transformation Technique, could he finally open his eyes and look at this world.

He unleashed the Qi Observation Technique he had mastered in his previous life, relying purely on the power of his Primordial Spirit to "observe" the destiny of Konoha.

It was flourishing like a raging fire, yet black clouds hung overhead.

This was a sign that a great disaster was coming!

Guo Wang was shocked. He moved his Primordial Spirit again, the five-colored figure breaking through the underground and floating into the sky, taking in the entirety of Konoha.

Inside the Hokage Building, the atmosphere was dreary, yet there was a long-lasting, vigorous aura; that old man Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't seem like he would die anytime soon.

Then, upon whose head would this dark cloud fall?

The cloud covering the top represented a catastrophe that could destroy the entire village, but the destiny of Konoha was like a towering tree; even if the thickest trunk fell, the root system remained developed, and it would not perish within the next twenty years.

"In other words, the Fourth Hokage..."

Having gained a vague realization, Guo Wang's Primordial Spirit flew over Konoha like a fleeting shadow, finishing his observation of the destiny of all the Hokage candidates.

Namikaze Minato had auspicious signs overhead, his aura covering the sky; the destiny of one person suppressed all the other candidates.

Then, Guo Wang saw a delightful scene: the Uchiha clan also had a dark cloud hanging over them. If he operated well, it could turn into a disaster of clan extermination.

In the laboratory, Orochimaru looked at Guo Wang, who had closed his eyes, his hands forming seals, and remained motionless, his expression flickering between light and shadow.

Seeing Dan Katō, whose eyes were dull and completely controlled by the Sharingan, he raised his hand to cancel the summoning.

The coffin lid closed automatically, and the solid wood coffin seemingly burrowed into the ground, but in reality, it fell into his contract scroll.

The old man has always been meticulous; it is impossible for him to perform the Spirit Transformation Technique without any precautions. This must be him testing me. No, I cannot make a move...

Although he coveted the Mangekyo, Orochimaru's reason overcame his greed.

"You fellow, judging by your physiognomy, you are a loser, but your destiny is an incredibly long-lived one."

Just then, a very strange remark reached his ears. He saw Guo Wang open his eyes, his Primordial Spirit returned, looking at the bewildered Orochimaru with an incredible gaze.