Chapter 252 - 251: Information Exchange Between Kano and Kano

Chapter 252: Chapter 251: Information Exchange Between Kano and Kano

Edo Kano also felt that everyone was being too enthusiastic, so she quickly pushed through the crowd to reach Kano’s side and grabbed her arm.

Standing together, the two Kanos were indistinguishable in both appearance and temperament, except for the marks of Edo Tensei and their different clothing.

Karin pounced on them again, wishing she could grow onto both of them, constantly muttering, "This is great, both big sisters are here, I’m so happy!" Her eyes hadn’t been dry for a moment.

However, Kano summoned a Shadow Ninja to block her.

The others were much more restrained.

Shikaku and Shikamaru, father and son, were calmer, though the smiles in their eyes couldn’t be hidden. Shikamaru secretly handed the two Kanos two cigarettes, muttering, "Finally don’t have to keep worrying about this, I can relax a bit." Despite complaining about the trouble, his hands didn’t hesitate. One hand handed over the cigarettes, while the other lit one for himself and took a deep drag.

Edo Kano was full of questions. When did her brother learn to smoke? Asuma must have corrupted him!

Kano, on the other hand, directly snatched the cigarette pack, threw it on the ground, and crushed it, then punched Shikamaru in the stomach and knocked the one out of his mouth.

"Didn’t I tell you to quit smoking!"

"Cough, cough, cough! Isn’t it because I’m happy?"

"If you’re happy, I wouldn’t say anything if you smoked a couple on the sly, but handing us cigarettes? Are you looking for death?"

"Habit, habit."

Orochimaru squatted to the side, staring at Edo Kano’s body and rubbing his chin while muttering, "A living person’s Edo Tensei actually worked. This constitution is too interesting. If I could study it..." Before he could finish, both Kanos glared at him simultaneously. Frightened, he waved his hands and shut up—dealing with one Kano was headache enough, he couldn’t handle two together.

Naruko and Naruto, the two blondes, competed for favor, occasionally bickering over who knew Kano better, only to be stopped by the two Kanos hitting them on the head together.

Kushina watched the lively scene, holding Minato’s hand and sighing, "It’s so good that the children can all get together." Minato nodded with a smile, also deeply moved. However, he spoke up to interrupt the emotional moment.

"Since Kano has been resurrected, shouldn’t we head back to Konoha Village? How about we all go back and celebrate properly?"

"That’s right! Both our families should celebrate together! Welcome the children back!"

Kushina was very happy; today she had both a son and a daughter! And her daughter had found such a powerful and cute girlfriend! Surely her son wouldn’t be bad and could find an identical girlfriend!

"Yeah. Once we’re back, Shikamaru, go home and get your mom. Let’s all go to the BBQ restaurant to celebrate."

Even the trouble-averse Shikamaru didn’t refuse this time, readily accepting the task.

The two Kanos looked at each other and laughed helplessly together, the warmth around them deepening.

"Then everyone go ahead. I have some private matters to discuss with my other self." Kano summoned the Shadow Dragon and let it slip into Shikamaru’s shadow. "Brother, I’ll lend you the Shadow Dragon to play with. Remember to take everyone back to the village. We’ll be back later."

"Yahoo! I’m going to be a Dragon Rider!"

Shikamaru immediately jumped out happily, pulling towards the sunlight outside the base. He looked back at Naruto and Naruko with a provocative expression, drawing them both away.

Minato and Kushina also intended to leave the two Kanos some time alone, so they said their goodbyes and went outside.

Shikaku looked at Kano and just sighed.

"What, does Dad want to hear our girls’ little secrets?"

"Hehe, although I can’t guess what you’re going to do, stay safe. We’ll wait for you in the village."

Although neither Kano nor Edo Kano had said anything yet, Shikaku, as a father, had already guessed—or rather, had a premonition.

Both Kanos were stunned for a moment, then Kano said with a smile:

"Got it, we’ll be back by the afternoon."

Then Shikaku also left, leaving only the two Kanos in Orochimaru’s base.

They found a room where no one could eavesdrop, with only a bed and a chandelier. The soundproofing was good, and the walls were thick.

It seemed to be a room for unstable experimental subjects, but now Kano temporarily requisitioned it as a place for information exchange.

The two Kanos originally entered the room with serious faces, but after the door closed, the atmosphere seemed to change subtly.

The two sat on the edge of the bed, very close to each other.

"Hey, say something."

"You’re not asking me anything, and why are you blushing?"

"Nonsense, I’m not blushing. It’s clearly you who’s blushing!"

Kano felt that being with herself was quite embarrassing. After all, both knew each other inside out; any sordid thoughts in their hearts were known to the other, and the other felt the same way.

In the end, the more mature Kano spoke first.

"If you won’t ask, I will."

"Mhm, go ahead."

"How did you die?"

"When I heard ōnoki put a bounty on me, I decided to strike first."

"Mhm, I know all that. Then you teamed up with Kakuzu to ambush ōnoki."

"Yeah, we had already ambushed and killed ōnoki, but it was actually an Earth Clone. I realized it at the last second, but before I could dodge, I was pierced by Dust Release and died on the spot."

Hearing Edo Kano’s description, it was pretty much as Kano had guessed. Except for one point she still didn’t understand.

"Emmm, in my case, the moment I’m injured, I should be able to use Shadow Exchange to leave immediately. That is to say, as long as I wasn’t deliberately tanking the damage, I should have been able to escape? Why couldn’t you run?"

"I don’t know. I wanted to escape too, but for some reason, Shadow Exchange wouldn’t activate at that moment. From what you’re saying, you and I faced the same situation back then, so did you succeed in the exchange?"

"No, I just dodged it directly. Then I turned around and killed ōnoki."

Kano detailed that battle and many subsequent events to Edo Kano.

"Huh?"

A massive amount of information flooded into Edo Kano’s mind. Some she understood, some she didn’t. Then Kano said something that shattered Edo Kano’s worldview.

"This world of yours is actually a genjutsu world, and it’s Obito’s genjutsu world."

"The genjutsu world of the fifth hokage Uchiha Obito?"

"On my side, she isn’t the Fifth. The Fifth is my master, Tsunade. It seems there’s a difference between us in that regard. Your memories have also been influenced by this world."

Edo Kano accepted it instantly but raised her own doubt.

"I see. No wonder I always felt some memories were distorted and illogical. That’s the reason. But what does that have to do with me getting killed?"

"This is the genjutsu world belonging to Obito that was formed when I used Gentle Land of Falling on her, so this world changes according to her subconscious."

"So what exactly did you do to make her want me dead so badly?"

"Because Obito looked down on me, I cut off her junk and turned her into a little girl."

"Then you really deserve to die. If I were Obito, I’d want to kill you too."

"Too bad she can’t beat me in reality, she can’t kill me."

"So I suffered in your place."

"Never mind that for now. Is your idol system still there?"

Edo Kano called out in her mind, and the idol system immediately appeared.

[host, it’s so good that you’ve been resurrected (?˙▽˙?) Luckily you just died and weren’t banned ? ?)?*??]

"I’m so lucky to have just died."

"Are you chatting with the system?"

Kano saw Edo Kano talking to herself and immediately guessed.

[Wow Σ( ° △ °|||)︴ Is this another host? Hello! (=^▽^=)]

"You idiot system, she can’t hear you talking in my head."

[I am the idol system, not an idiot system (?｀⊿′)?]

"idiot, idiot, idiot! I’ve been dead for two years, and you didn’t even know to come save me."

[I’m just an idol system, how could I have the power to resurrect you? o(′^｀)o It’s more likely I could perform a show for you ( ’-’ )ノ)`-’ )]

Edo Kano chatted with the system for a while before answering Kano’s question.

"I’m communicating with the system. Where’s your system?"

Kano said helplessly:

"I’m not sure. One day two years ago, the system stopped responding. It never issued any more tasks, and even when tasks were completed, it didn’t settle the rewards. Can you help me ask your system what’s going on?"

[Why is the me over there unresponsive (●???● |?||)? I don’t know either. Wait a moment, I’ll go ask a senior "(o Д o*)]

The system soon came back.

[I asked around, and only the Ultimate Hacker System senior has a clue. I’ve called him over (?＞?＜?)]

Edo Kano communicated continuously with the system, discussed many things, and then asked Kano.

"What was the last task you took?"

Kano answered honestly.

"My last task was traded for, and the reward was Brainwashing Technique. I remember it telling me that it was a task exchanged with Senior Fengling Yueying."

Then Edo Kano covered her forehead and sighed like an old man.

"Just as I thought. Your system must have been banned."

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