Kenichi Amamiya's Research

"Hey, little Amamiya, I suddenly realized I forgot to bring something. Could you take Kakashi home for me?" Watching Kushina Uzumaki's exaggerated acting, Kenichi Amamiya took a deep breath.

Why was he regretting his decision more and more?

"Of course, Kushina—Older Sister." Kenichi Amamiya was helpless, but he could only agree.

Just as he was about to call her "Auntie," he noticed the killing intent radiating from Kushina Uzumaki, as well as Minato Namikaze behind her shaking his head with a grave expression.

So he decisively chose to call her Older Sister.

Kenichi Amamiya suddenly felt sorry for Minato Namikaze. He wondered what the future Fourth Hokage's standing was like at home.

"Then I'll leave him to you~" Kushina Uzumaki still wore that smiling, narrowed-eyed expression as she pulled Minato Namikaze away. Before leaving, Minato Namikaze turned back, winked at Kenichi Amamiya, and gave him a thumbs-up.

"..." Kenichi Amamiya did not want to speak.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki's intentions were far too obvious. To put it plainly, they wanted him and Kakashi to get along and become friends.

He glanced at the expressionless Kakashi beside him. After Minato Namikaze left, Kakashi simply turned and walked away without even offering a perfunctory word.

Tch, kids were such a pain.

Kenichi Amamiya curled his lip, but still followed behind Kakashi.

After all, he had promised Kushina Uzumaki. For the sake of his future plans, he still needed to take this seriously.

Kenichi Amamiya had no designs on Kakashi. Kakashi was a naturally gifted ninja, and anything Kakashi possessed could be replaced with something better. If there was anything worth mentioning, it was probably swordsmanship.

Kakashi Hatake's father had been immensely powerful. Rumor had it that he had even surpassed Konoha's Sannin, so the Hatake Clan's inherited swordsmanship should have been formidable. Yet Kakashi never displayed any talent in that area later on.

But Kenichi Amamiya knew well that trying to master everything meant mastering nothing. Besides, he was not some exceptionally gifted ninja himself.

Other than having Orochimaru as his teacher, Kenichi Amamiya was the most ordinary kind of Genin in the Hidden Leaf Village—the kind destined to be Cannon Fodder.

Research Progress: 99.99%

Kenichi Amamiya's mood brightened. He might be Cannon Fodder now, but once that progress bar reached the end, he would gain the key to becoming strong.

"Hey, Kakashi, I heard you're already a Jonin?" Kenichi Amamiya broke the silence along the way.

Kakashi heard him, but he neither turned around nor stopped, much less answered. He simply kept walking at an unhurried pace.

Kenichi Amamiya curled his lip. The current Kakashi was nothing like the future Icha Icha Paradise Kakashi. He was more like a corpse.

A corpse without a soul.

"Do you have nightmares?" Kenichi Amamiya raised the corner of his mouth teasingly. At that, Kakashi finally paused for a moment, but he still did not turn around and continued walking in silence.

Kenichi Amamiya smiled. Kakashi had suffered devastating blows from Obito and Rin Nohara's deaths. It was practically impossible for him not to have nightmares.

This was a psychological illness. In his previous life, he would have needed to see a Doctor for treatment. Kenichi Amamiya did not know much about that, but he did know something about genjutsu.

And why would Kenichi Amamiya, as Orochimaru's disciple, learn and master genjutsu?

Naturally, it was for self-preservation.

Although Orochimaru currently had no intention of using Kenichi Amamiya as a vessel for reincarnation—his research was still far from complete—Kenichi Amamiya had still worked hard to master some genjutsu in order to protect himself from Orochimaru.

To Kenichi Amamiya, genjutsu was like hypnosis from his previous life, except the hypnotic effects here were extremely pronounced. If used properly, it could also serve as a form of psychological treatment.

Unfortunately, Kenichi Amamiya was still only a Genin, and Kakashi also had the Sharingan. Using genjutsu on him would not be convenient.

So Kenichi Amamiya gave up on the idea of using genjutsu to influence Kakashi and create some Black History, then blackmailing him once he grew up.

After escorting Kakashi home, Kenichi Amamiya left without speaking much to him.

The current Kakashi was like a block of wood, and Kenichi Amamiya had no habit of talking to wood. Better to wait until Kakashi entered the Anbu in the future and let time wash away his pain.

After returning home, Kenichi Amamiya lay down on his bed. His home was not large; it was a small house Orochimaru had given him.

Still, though small, it had everything it needed. It even had a Refrigerator.

Who knew why the ninja world had Refrigerators? Science in this world had always been a mystery anyway.

Kenichi Amamiya was in no hurry to sleep. The progress could reach one hundred percent at any moment, and he could not sleep anyway, so he simply sat in a chair and played with his collectibles.

Orochimaru was a very capable leader. This was evident in the fact that he paid Kenichi Amamiya a salary, and a generous one at that. He was far better than those Bosses who only made empty promises.

Because of his Cheat System, Kenichi Amamiya had also begun consciously collecting strange things. Once he finished analyzing First's Cells, he could use it to analyze other things.

"This piece of amber is rather interesting." Kenichi Amamiya played with the amber in his hand.

Inside was a Bug Kenichi Amamiya had never seen before. He had even consulted the Aburame Clan, Konoha's experts in insects, but they did not know what kind of Bug it was either.

That piqued Kenichi Amamiya's interest, so he readily bought it and added it to his collection.

However, the item he valued most among his collections was something else.

"I wonder how long this stuff can be preserved." Kenichi Amamiya opened the Refrigerator and looked at the rows of Test Tubes inside, revealing an excited smile.

These were things Kenichi Amamiya had asked his teacher to collect: the blood of Mount Myōboku's toads, the blood of Manda from Ryūchi Cave, and Katsuyu's secretions.

These Things were quite important to Kenichi Amamiya, but Orochimaru did not think much of them. He had researched them before and found nothing, so he had readily handed them over to Kenichi Amamiya.

After receiving them, Kenichi Amamiya put on a show of researching them for a while before giving up, though he still kept the three samples.

He wanted to see what kind of powers the Sages of the Three Great Sage Regions possessed. Unfortunately, Teacher Orochimaru could not obtain the body tissues of the other two besides the Katsuyu Sage.

Current research progress complete

You have obtained Hashirama Senju's Sage Body