Sure Enough, the End of the Universe Is a Government Job

"Summoning Beasts need medical checkups too?" Kenichi Amamiya was somewhat shocked. It was the first time he had heard that Summoning Beasts needed physical examinations.

And speaking of his teacher's teacher, wasn't that Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi? Hiruzen Sarutobi's Summoning Beast should have been Enma. Kenichi remembered that it could transform into a weapon too, which was quite practical.

However, that Summoning Beast called Enma seemed to appear rather rarely. Later on, the Summoning Beasts that appeared most often were those from the Three Great Sage Regions.

"Why wouldn't they? Hiruzen Teacher's Summoning Beast enjoyed the benefits of a Jonin, including two physical examinations every year." Orochimaru sneered. A Summoning Beast receiving Jonin benefits—when it came to lining his pockets, Hiruzen Teacher truly lived up to expectations.

Hiruzen Teacher.

Kenichi Amamiya's mouth twitched. Honestly, he had never imagined that Summoning Beasts could enjoy Jonin benefits these days. In his previous life, that would have been a guaranteed government job.

And not just any government job, but one with a certain rank. So the end of the universe really was a government job? Was it too late for him to take the civil service exam now?

"Still, if it's Former Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's Summoning Beast, then the chances of it getting cancer are pretty high." Kenichi Amamiya stroked his chin.

"Oh? Didn't you say that smoking was what caused lung cancer?" Orochimaru looked at his disciple with great interest.

When faced with this newly emerged disease, his understanding was not as profound as his disciple's.

Orochimaru even felt that Tsunade might not know more about it than his disciple did.

"That's right, but if the Former Hokage often smoked around others and spent a long time with them, then they would be even more likely to get lung cancer." Kenichi Amamiya shrugged. Secondhand Smoke was far more harmful than firsthand smoke.

That was why, in his previous life, some families discovered that their children had lung cancer. The root cause was that family members smoked around the children, leading to this problem.

If the child was older, one could say they had picked up bad habits. But what about younger children? There was no reason for that, was there? Their parents watched them constantly.

"There's such a theory?" Orochimaru grew even more excited. If what his disciple said was true, then wouldn't those old fossils in the Konoha Elder Council, along with Danzo, all be highly susceptible to cancer?

That would be wonderful.

"Yes. To some extent, cigarette filters can block some harmful substances. After those substances pass through the lungs, one portion is absorbed by the body, while another becomes smoke..." Kenichi Amamiya gestured with his hand.

"...Then the harmful substances carried in that smoke are inhaled by other people, which can also cause cancer." There was no real need to explain this point. It had been proven countless times in his previous life.

That was also why so many public places banned smoking. It certainly inconvenienced smokers, but it was also for the sake of everyone else's health.

"I discovered it while conducting experiments." The dangers of Secondhand Smoke were clear, but that was in his previous life. To make it sound reasonable in this world as well, he added that explanation.

Of course, if his teacher truly wanted to conduct experiments to verify it, Kenichi Amamiya did not mind. He had already performed similar experiments before, originally as a precaution. He had not expected them to come in handy now.

Orochimaru was not particularly concerned about that issue. He remembered that Kenichi Amamiya's earlier experimental report had indeed mentioned This Matter.

So Orochimaru still had some impression of it.

What Orochimaru cared more about were those hypocritical old geezers who constantly gathered around his teacher. His teacher loved smoking, and their meetings lasted so long—wouldn't it be perfectly normal for them to develop lung cancer someday?

Although they also underwent regular physical examinations, there would still be intervals between them. As long as he could continuously inject Yang Release Chakra into them...

Even if it did not succeed, it would not matter. Orochimaru merely intended to plant a seed and then leave it alone. Whether it would bloom and bear fruit would be another matter.

That was how he had always operated. He casually scattered a few seeds. If they bloomed and bore fruit, naturally that would be best. If they did not, it did not matter. Either way, he lost nothing.

And this time, Orochimaru intended to give it a try. If it succeeded, whatever he wanted to do in the future would become much easier. If it failed, that was fine too.

"Come on. We're not going to the usual place today. I'll teach you a thing or two. You're still far too weak!" Orochimaru was in a much better mood as he spoke to his disciple.

Kenichi Amamiya's scalp tingled. His teacher never held back much. He often beat him until he was covered in injuries, though they were all superficial wounds.

According to his teacher, it was to make him remember the lesson. When he went out and fought others in the future, the wounds he received might be fatal.

"Yes, Teacher." However, Kenichi Amamiya had no objections. He knew his teacher was right. His strength really was still quite weak.

Only after becoming a Jonin could one be considered to possess a certain degree of Combat Power in the shinobi world.

During combat training, Kenichi Amamiya also took the opportunity to test the practicality of the ninjutsu he had developed with Orochimaru. He had not wanted to do so at first, since if Orochimaru had an accident, wouldn't he have to take the blame?

However, Orochimaru said there was no need to worry, as he had his own solution. Kenichi Amamiya was then relieved enough to proceed.

Teacher's Living Corpse Reincarnation should be nearly complete by now, right? I wonder whose body he has prepared. If it's a cute girl's... Kenichi Amamiya was somewhat dazed.

He remembered that his teacher really did use a girl's body in the future, and she seemed rather attractive.

What if his filial devotion took a turn for the inappropriate then?

Kenichi Amamiya abruptly shook his head. Impossible, absolutely impossible. Looking at Orochimaru Teacher now, even if he changed bodies, he would still be Orochimaru Teacher. His soul would not change.

"You dare to space out during a battle?!" Orochimaru's cold voice rang out. Then Kenichi Amamiya felt himself get fiercely stabbed, and a piercing pain shot through his Ribs.

Kenichi Amamiya sucked in a breath of cold air and forced himself to focus. If he got distracted again, he would have to suffer some more.

"Teacher, then please enlighten me!" Kenichi Amamiya charged forward, simultaneously drawing upon a thread of converted Wind Style Chakra to blow the specially prepared nicotine mist toward Orochimaru.

Orochimaru said nothing. Instead, he immediately retreated and opened his mouth to unleash a Great Fireball at Kenichi Amamiya.

Kenichi Amamiya narrowed his eyes. This ninjutsu truly needed further refinement. If the opponent did not come into close contact, its efficiency was indeed very poor. The mist from earlier had all been evaporated by the Great Fireball.