Chapter 66: You Think I’m Minato? I’m Kotoamatsukami!

Years ago, someone had used the Flying Thunder God Technique to assassinate a Cloud shinobi envoy.

That incident had completely shattered the peace treaty between the Cloud Village and Konoha.

Even to this day, neither Konoha nor the Cloud Village had managed to uncover the culprit.

And now, Uchiha Izumi was holding one of Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God kunai while claiming that someone wanted to see him.

As Orochimaru connected the two incidents in his mind, he became extremely interested.

Having once studied the Flying Thunder God Technique himself, Orochimaru understood the principle behind its markings.

Put simply, the user created a coordinate point using their own chakra.

They could then use that coordinate to teleport.

However, the marking had to be created with their own chakra.

It was like a key.

A key to your own house could only open your own door.

It was impossible for it to open someone else’s!

Thinking of this, Orochimaru licked his lips and extended his hand.

"Izumi, may I take a look at that kunai?"

Great skill bred great courage.

Orochimaru could hardly wait. He desperately wanted to confirm whether the marking on it was really Minato’s Flying Thunder God mark!

"Oh? You want to see it? I have to say, you really live up to your reputation, Lord Orochimaru."

Uchiha Izumi was astonished.

He knew this was a Flying Thunder God kunai, yet he still dared to reach out and ask for it!

She had to admit that she was impressed.

Without hesitation, she tossed the Flying Thunder God kunai over.

A flash of cold steel!

Orochimaru caught the kunai dozens of meters away, only to feel a powerful force travel through his hand.

Not bad wrist strength.

He gave Uchiha Izumi a meaningful glance before shifting his attention to the kunai in his hand.

The Sword of Ninja Love!

Orochimaru turned the kunai over several times and carefully sensed the chakra within its marking.

His expression gradually became excited.

"I didn’t expect this. I really didn’t expect this! It truly is the Flying Thunder God mark Minato created recently!"

After Minato Namikaze had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, all three of the Legendary Sannin had asked him for a Flying Thunder God kunai to study.

Therefore, Orochimaru was absolutely certain.

This was unmistakably Minato’s Flying Thunder God marking.

It contained Minato Namikaze’s chakra!

At the same time, the manufacturing process of kunai had changed somewhat compared to Minato’s era.

The kunai in Orochimaru’s hand had clearly been manufactured using the current method.

Orochimaru subconsciously licked his lips and turned his gaze toward Uchiha Izumi.

He really hadn’t expected this.

The snakes he had sent to Konoha had all been killed, and he had only come here on a whim.

Yet he never imagined that this Uchiha would give him such a tremendous surprise!

An extraordinary thought began to form in Orochimaru’s mind.

Resurrection!

Orochimaru had personally examined Minato Namikaze’s corpse.

He was dead.

Completely and utterly dead.

Therefore, the only possibility was—

Resurrection!

At this moment, Orochimaru was filled with anticipation.

What Uchiha?

Forget all of that!

Right now, he only wanted to know whether Minato Namikaze had truly come back to life!

Orochimaru was already impatient to have a proper conversation with Minato Namikaze.

What was the Pure Land like?

How had he been resurrected?

And what did it feel like to return from the dead?

Suddenly, Orochimaru felt that holding the Flying Thunder God kunai was no longer safe.

"Izumi, take it!"

Of course, Orochimaru couldn’t possibly admit that he was afraid.

He was merely returning the kunai to its rightful owner!

After politely thanking her, he swiftly tossed the kunai back.

The kunai flashed through the air with a razor-sharp glint.

Suddenly!

Space rippled beside the flying kunai.

"He’s here!"

Orochimaru’s pupils contracted.

He stared fixedly at the kunai he had just thrown.

A figure suddenly appeared and caught the flying kunai with one hand!

Orochimaru’s face lit up with excitement.

He hadn’t sensed it wrong.

The person had indeed teleported using Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God marking.

But was he really Minato Namikaze?

That still couldn’t be confirmed.

Orochimaru instinctively looked toward the newcomer’s face.

The next moment—

Their eyes met.

No!

Orochimaru’s heart tightened.

The newcomer’s eyes contained a pair of scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan!

Naruto immediately activated the ocular technique in his left eye.

Kotoamatsukami!

Orochimaru’s eyes transformed into Mangekyō patterns, and he fell into a brief daze.

A short while later, the Mangekyō pattern disappeared, and his eyes returned to normal.

Orochimaru licked his lips and said with some surprise,

"I never expected you to be Minato’s son."

Although a single use of Kotoamatsukami had turned him into Naruto’s subordinate, Orochimaru’s personality itself had not changed.

He would obey Naruto’s orders, but he wouldn’t suddenly become servile or excessively respectful.

Nor would he find it strange that just a moment ago he had been wondering about Naruto’s identity, only to become his subordinate the next.

His mind would automatically avoid questioning the contradiction.

As time passed, it would naturally fill in the gap and create a perfectly reasonable explanation for itself.

That was the terrifying aspect of Kotoamatsukami.

It was just like Naruto in the original story.

No matter how the villagers treated him, he would always find an excuse for them and continue to love Konoha without hesitation.

Nearby, Uchiha Izumi, who had already sensed the sudden burst of ocular power, came over to Naruto’s side.

She curiously examined Orochimaru.

Uchiha Izumi couldn’t figure out what special quality Orochimaru possessed that was worth Naruto using Kotoamatsukami on him.

But she knew Naruto must have his reasons.

Naruto curled the corner of his mouth upward.

"Orochimaru, who do you think I am?"

"Your father, Minato Namikaze."

After saying this, Orochimaru glanced at the Flying Thunder God kunai in Naruto’s hand and asked in confusion,

"Did you create the marking on this Flying Thunder God kunai?"

The Flying Thunder God Technique could only teleport through the user’s own markings.

That was an established fact.

Moreover, the Flying Thunder God kunai contained Minato Namikaze’s chakra.

In the shinobi world, chakra was like a fingerprint. It could be used to determine someone’s identity.

That was why Orochimaru had previously been absolutely convinced that the person standing before him was Minato Namikaze.

Yet now, he couldn’t believe that he had been wrong.

"Yes."

Naruto nodded.

Interest appeared on Orochimaru’s face.

"Can you demonstrate it?"

"You mean this?"

As he spoke, blue chakra began to glow in Naruto’s hand.

The entire purpose of using Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God kunai was to guide Orochimaru’s thoughts.

To make him believe Naruto was Minato, arouse his curiosity, and have him obediently remain here waiting to receive Kotoamatsukami.

Seeing this, Orochimaru stared at the chakra in Naruto’s hand with intense interest.

He could sense it.

The chakra Naruto was releasing was indeed Minato Namikaze’s chakra!

Then the chakra in Naruto’s hand suddenly changed.

Orochimaru looked slightly puzzled.

He couldn’t recognize whose chakra it was.

Uchiha Izumi, however, froze.

She instinctively raised her hand and released blue chakra of her own.

Then she merged it with the chakra in Naruto’s hand.

"How did you do that?"

Orochimaru’s eyes immediately lit up.

First Minato Namikaze’s chakra.

Then Uchiha Izumi’s chakra.

He could actually imitate both of them perfectly!

"Just a personal ability."

Naruto dispersed the chakra in his hand.

As long as he had analyzed someone, he could imitate their chakra.

Wasn’t his system ability also just a personal ability?

Orochimaru licked his lips, his eyes burning as he stared at Naruto.

"What an incredible ability."

Naruto instinctively shuddered.

He immediately warned him,

"You are not allowed to research anything that belongs to me."

"What a pity."

Hearing this, Orochimaru’s face fell with disappointment.

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