Naruto: Nawaki was already dead, how could you bring him back to life?

Mitokado Homura glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen without saying a word, thinking to himself, "Whatever makes you happy, old man."

"By the way, Yan."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly spoke thoughtfully, "Do you think this powerful forbidden technique developed by Hiruko could be used by Konoha?"

Mitokado Yan felt a chill run down his spine. After a moment of contemplation, he slowly nodded and said, "Yes."

Chapter 93 Chiba, Lord Sakumo...

"Um~ are you... are you even capable?"

"You forced me to do this, the Multiply Technique!"

Three days later, Yekura returned to Sunagakure with Konoha's sincere goodwill, thus averting a potential conflict.

As Mitokado Homura had predicted, the enraged Onoki indeed dispatched nearly a hundred elite Iwagakure soldiers to launch a retaliatory attack on Konoha.

Chiba originally thought he would be sent to the front line to serve as a trauma team to "heal the wounded," but to his surprise, Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered him to temporarily put aside his ANBU affairs and fully assist Orochimaru in completing his research.

Outside Konoha Village, Orochimaru's experiment.

"Our Hokage is quite interesting. He previously thought Hiruko's research was too evil, but now he's hinting that you should secretly research this forbidden technique."

Chiba teased Orochimaru while culturing the tissue cells.

"Hiss, in the eyes of such great figures, power has no distinction between good and evil, only between whether it can be used by them."

After working diligently for a while, Orochimaru seemed to remember something and looked up, saying, "By the way, Chiba-kun, there's something I need to remind you of."

"Because of the need to deal with Iwagakure, Danzo Shimura has regained power once again. Be careful, he might take the opportunity to eliminate some uncontrollable individuals like you."

Chiba raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Lord Orochimaru, I heard you've been getting quite close to Lord Danzo lately. Why are you reminding me?"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru put down his experiment and said seriously, "Chiba-kun, Shimura Danzo and I are just using each other. You and I are the true friends who can support each other."

"Lord Orochimaru, I've gone to so much trouble to help you for so long, when would you like to share two more forbidden techniques with me?"

"Hey, Chiba-kun, you're mistaken. You came to help on the Hokage's orders. If you want a reward, you should go to the Hokage."

"What a load of 'close friends who support each other,' it's all a lie... Men's words are deceitful!"

Chiba rolled his eyes. Orochimaru was the type who wouldn't act until he saw the benefit, but he was already prepared. He took out a scroll from his pocket and handed it to Orochimaru.

"Lord Orochimaru, I have something here that you would definitely be interested in. How about we exchange it?"

"Oh?"

Orochimaru showed an amused expression. He took the sealing scroll and, at Chiba's signal, released the spell.

Bang!

Amidst a cloud of white smoke, a gigantic octopus tentacle suddenly appeared, and Orochimaru's expression instantly turned to horror.

"This, this is the tail of the Eight-Tails?!"

"That's right, Lord Orochimaru has good taste. Considering we're friends, just give me a few forbidden technique scrolls as a token."

Chiba patted the dumbfounded Orochimaru and said with a smile.

After acquiring the five tails, the other two tails became idle. One was kept to save their lives, while the other naturally had to be used to create value.

"Chiba-kun, I am indeed somewhat interested in this, but there are too many Five Forbidden Technique Scrolls."

Orochimaru suppressed his surprise, shook his head and said, "How about this, I just recorded some new forbidden techniques, you can choose any one."

"Three!"

"Two paths."

"...Fine." Chiba reluctantly accepted the price of two. Just you wait, Orochimaru, you'll see if I get writer's block next time.

"Chiba-kun, take a look, which two forbidden techniques do you want?"

Soon, Orochimaru brought over a bunch of forbidden technique scrolls, gesturing for Chiba to choose any he wanted.

"These two will do." After casually flipping through them for a while, Chiba took out two scrolls.

Chiba did not choose Hinata's Pleasure Technique because Hinata was not yet born. He chose Izuna's Pleasure Technique (Flying Thunder God Technique) and Konan's Pleasure Technique (Mutual Multiplication Explosion Tags).

Both of these forbidden techniques are well-suited to his own situation and can be quickly transformed into tangible combat power.

……

For more than half a month, Chiba spent his time in Orochimaru's laboratory, mainly because the research was quite promising.

In the original storyline, Orochimaru successfully replaced Danzo Shimura's arm with one covered in red Submariner watches about a decade or so later.

If the rejection force of Hashirama's cells can be reduced using the Oni-Garara technique, and the recipient is of the Senju bloodline, the time required will be greatly shortened.

"Something terrible has happened, Chiba!"

That day, just as Chiba was observing the morphology of the newly cultivated cells, Nawaki's anxious voice suddenly came from outside the laboratory.

"What's wrong, Rope Tree?"

Chiba immediately put down his experiment, left a clone behind, and went straight to his brother.

"Didn't you tell me to keep an eye on Lord Sakumo before you left?"

Upon meeting, Nawaki grabbed Chiba and urged her to return: "These past two days, rumors have suddenly spread in the village targeting Lord Sakumo, saying that because he casually abandoned his mission, Konoha has suffered huge losses."

“Even his companions stood up and openly criticized him. I felt something was wrong, so I came to find you as soon as possible,” Nawaki explained worriedly.

"what?!"

Chiba's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. He had specifically mentioned to Sakumo that perhaps they could avoid trouble by taking on fewer missions and keeping a low profile. He never expected this...

Swish!

Chiba, fully aware of the seriousness of the situation, immediately picked up Nawaki and launched the Paper Dance back to Konoha.

"Lord Sakumo, you absolutely mustn't do anything rash!"

Back in Konoha, Chiba could no longer fly freely, so she could only carry Nawaki and rush towards Sakumo's house, her heart filled with anxiety.

……

"Father, I'm back."

It was time for school to let out, and Kakashi Hatake returned home, but after waiting in the living room for a long time, he still didn't receive a gentle response from his father.

"Father? Father...Father!!"

Kakashi pushed open Sakumo's door with some doubt, and the next moment, his pupils trembled instantly, and he let out a low growl of disbelief.

boom!

A thunderclap seemed to explode outside, illuminating the dimly lit room. There, Sakumo lay curled up in a pool of blood, looking so helpless and alone.

"Why, why...why did you abandon me?!"

The world in Kakashi's eyes lost its color and turned into a blood-red mess. He rushed to Sakumo's side, his small body trembling like a leaf.

The father who never forgot to bring him a gift no matter where he went on missions, the father who would always gently stroke his head no matter what mistakes he made...

My father, who would always leave the light on for me no matter how late I came home… why did he leave me?!

"Why? Why did you leave me alone in this cold world?"

Kakashi felt as if his heart was being torn apart, and tears streamed down his cheeks, splashing into Sakumo's pool of blood and creating ripples.

This was the first time he had ever cried in his life, and the first time he had ever felt despair, because the person who had sheltered him from the wind and rain was no longer there.

No one will ever give him gifts again, no one will ever pat his head again, and no one will ever wait for him to come home...

Bang!

Just as Kakashi was overwhelmed with grief and unable to accept reality, his front door was suddenly kicked open.

Before Kakashi could react, two young men, each a head taller than him, barged in. Kakashi recognized one of them; he seemed to be his father's subordinate and friend.

"How could this happen? Lord Sakumo, he...!"

The two were Chiba and Nawaki who rushed over. When Nawaki saw the terrible state of the house, he was furious. Sakumo was also his savior!

He couldn't understand how the resolute and iron-willed White Fang of Konoha could choose to end his own life because of some rumors.

Under Kakashi's indifferent gaze, the two knelt down simultaneously in front of Sakumo.

After tentatively reaching out to touch Sakumo's body, Nawaki withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted, his face filled with anger and regret.

"Chiba, Lord Sakumo's health is already..."

Nawaki glanced at Kakashi, swallowed the words "He's done for," and said in a low voice, "Let's collect Lord Sakumo's body; it'll be a final farewell."

Chapter 94 Resurrection? Believe in Science!

Clang!

Just as Nawaki was about to move Sakumo's body, a flash of cold light appeared, and Kakashi, who was standing to the side, pulled out a short sword from somewhere and swung it to force Nawaki back.

"You are not allowed to touch my father, he is not dead!"

Kakashi, like a frightened little beast, desperately bared his fangs, trying to drive away the two men who were hostile to his father.

"well--!"

Rope Tree sighed heavily, but he wasn't angry.

He knew that the child in front of him must be filled with anger, but didn't know how to vent it, so he could only use this method to release his suppressed emotions.

"Chiba, let's get Lord Sakumo as soon as possible..."

"No, Nawaki, Kakashi is right. Lord Sakumo is not dead. He can still be saved."

Just as Nawaki was about to have Chiba take down Kakashi so that he could collect Sakumo Hatake's body, Chiba suddenly spoke up.

"Napaki, go and watch the door. Don't let anyone near. I need to treat Lord Sakumo."

"Chiba, what did you say?!"

Hearing Chiba's words, Nawaki was stunned. He stared intently at Chiba's face, trying to discern something from it.

Nawaki initially thought Chiba was saying this to comfort Kakashi and make the boy feel better, but Chiba's serious expression told him that Chiba seemed to genuinely believe that Sakumo could still be saved.