[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch":3,"chapter-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-406":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Naruto: Strongest Shinobi System With a Glitch",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1819263,2309,"Chapter 406 - Two Orochimarus?? I can’t handle!!","naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-406",406,"\u003Cp>\"Kitazawa-sensei told me to find you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uzumaki Naruto stepped closer, grinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyuubi’s interest stirred. \"Don’t tell me—another secret tale about Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto relayed Kitazawa’s instructions word for word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Duel Monsters?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyuubi tilted its massive head. \"Is it actually fun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... don’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto scratched his cheek, laughing awkwardly. \"I forgot to ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph. Sounds arrogant already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyuubi snorted. \"Fine. I’ll lend you my chakra—but if it’s boring, I’m taking it back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks, Kyuubi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Naruto could say anything else, Kyuubi exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent gale erupted as a torrent of dark-red chakra surged straight into Naruto’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness was forcibly expelled from the seal space. When he snapped back to reality, chakra exploded skyward around him, rattling the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby trees shook violently, leaves scattering in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa stared at Naruto—now cloaked in roaring chakra—and fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this is what it looks like when someone hastoo muchchakra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kyuubi clearly hadn’t even tried—this was casual, effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a shame Sasuke wasn’t here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he’d seen this, his Mangekyō might’ve awakened on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto stared at himself in awe. \"That’s... a LOT of chakra!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not the point,\" Kitazawa said calmly. \"What matters is whether you can control it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The excitement slowly faded from Naruto’s face as he focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll train chakra control the same way as before—tree climbing,\" Kitazawa said, forming seals with one hand. \"But this time, you’ll use Kyuubi’s chakra.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Wood Dragon erupted from the ground, stretching upward like a towering blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Tailed Beast’s chakra is far wilder than ours,\" Kitazawa continued. \"It’s stronger—but far harder to rein in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kitazawa-sensei!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto’s eyes shone. \"I climbthat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa nodded. \"Reach the top, and your training is complete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another reason for the setup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Kyuubi’s chakra ran out of control, the Wood Dragon could suppress it instantly—protecting both Naruto and Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa still remembered how, in the original timeline, Jiraiya had nearly died during Naruto’s chakra-control training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto pumped his fist. \"The training of youth begins now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa gave a faint nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t leave. Instead, he practiced the Flying Thunder God nearby, occasionally offering guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full day passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto made no real progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t even coat the soles of his feet with Kyuubi’s chakra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa hadn’t planned for quick results—he only needed Naruto to borrow chakra reliably by the mid-term exam two months away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partial transformation could wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even borrowing Kyuubi’s chakra alone, Naruto could already bulldoze the genius class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when that happened... Sasuke’s reaction would be interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ifthatstill didn’t awaken his Mangekyō, Kitazawa might have to get creative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time flowed quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another month passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After prolonged negotiations, Konoha and the Hidden Mist finally reached a mutually acceptable agreement over the Six-Tails Jinchūriki, Utakata.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Acceptable—but only because the Mist had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine o’clock in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a casual walk through the Academy, Kitazawa arrived at the Hokage Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right on time,\" Tsunade remarked, glancing at the wall clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being early wouldn’t help,\" Kitazawa replied lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How wouldn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed at the mountain of documents. \"You could’ve helped me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsunade-sensei,\" Kitazawa said patiently, \"you’re the Hokage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if I don’t seize every chance to slack off, I’ll regret it,\" Tsunade replied shamelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa’s mouth twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly, shamelessness was invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time’s up,\" Tsunade said, standing. \"Let’s head to the conference room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa didn’t move—he simply held out a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade blinked, rolled her eyes, then stepped forward and hugged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wrapped an arm around her, leaned down, and pressed a light kiss to her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief moment, he let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re impossible,\" Tsunade muttered, though the smile at her lips betrayed her as she walked ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conference room was already full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Konoha and Hidden Mist representative involved in the negotiations had arrived, waiting only for Tsunade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Kitazawa—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just there to occupy a chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hokage-sama.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao rose and bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough pleasantries—let’s sign,\" Tsunade said briskly, already reaching for the documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hokage-sama.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shikaku stepped forward and handed her two scrolls. \"These are the finalized terms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade skimmed them once, picked up her pen, and signed without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei had not come in person, so Ao signed on behalf of the Hidden Mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the final signatures in place, the negotiations ended. What remained was execution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Per the agreement, Konoha would retain custody of the Six-Tails Jinchūriki, Utakata, until all conditions were fulfilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao wasted no time. He gathered the Mist delegation and left immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything went wrong now, the loss wouldn’t just be political—it would be catastrophic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they walked back, Tsunade spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How’s Naruto doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Smoothly,\" Kitazawa replied with a chuckle. \"You know him—he even managed to befriend Kyuubi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For a Jinchūriki, that’s a blessing,\" Tsunade said, nodding. Then her expression grew serious. \"But don’t forget—Kyuubi could still run wild.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how close their bond, Kyuubi had been stripped of freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And nothing bred resentment like captivity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet releasing the Kyuubi was unthinkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless Konoha produced another God of Shinobi capable of suppressing all nine Tailed Beasts at once, keeping or freeing the Kyuubi made little difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa pushed open the Hokage office door. \"If Kyuubi ever runs wild, I’ll make sure no one gets hurt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade believed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen his Wood Release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsunade-sensei,\" Kitazawa paused. \"When Ao and the others return, let me know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew exactly what he was after—the method that allowed a Jinchūriki to survive Tailed Beast extraction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truth be told, she wanted it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go train,\" she said. \"We’ll talk later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade handed him a scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think?\" Kitazawa asked as he accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feasible,\" she replied after a moment’s thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa unrolled the scroll and read carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It detailed a method developed in the Hidden Mist: how a Jinchūriki might survive the extraction of a Tailed Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once sealed, a Beast’s chakra intertwines with the host’s life force. Remove it entirely, and the body collapses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The solution was deceptively simple—leave behind a fragment of the Tailed Beast’s chakra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, the host’s body would stabilize, recover its independence, and return to being an ordinary ninja.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa rolled the scroll shut, thinking of Killer B.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original timeline, B survived extraction because Gyūki left behind a severed tentacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By that logic, Utakata’s teacher had been right—just maddeningly abstract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even explained it properly to his student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shinobi world was full of geniuses like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rasa came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had taken a child who could have grown into a hero and instead forged Gaara into a weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—later, Gaara lived just fine without Shukaku.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This method will work,\" Kitazawa said quietly. \"And it can be improved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How?\" Tsunade asked, intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In theory,\" Kitazawa replied, \"you don’t need a fragment of the Tailed Beast at all. Enough Yang Release chakra should suffice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very few shinobi possess chakra on that scale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a fragment of a tailed beast dwarfed most ninja’s reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still—he wasn’t wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang ckakra governed vitality itself. With enough of it, even the freshly dead could be revived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost limbs. Mortal wounds. All reversible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You might actually pull it off,\" Tsunade said, studying him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I’ll just have to work harder,\" Kitazawa replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chakra was indeed immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, with the Dragon Vein and an improved Life Reincarnation Technique, restoring a Jinchūriki post-extraction would take minutes, not miracles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put it away,\" Tsunade said, stretching. \"Let’s hope we never need it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have another idea,\" Kitazawa said, rolling the scroll shut. \"Free the other half of Kyuubi—from the Shinigami’s stomach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think I haven’t thought of that? It’s impossible. That’s the Reaper Death Seal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa smiled faintly. \"Using it costs the caster their life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shinigami didn’t bargain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took the target’s soul—and the user’s, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Kyuubi’s Yin half remained trapped forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you know that, why bring it up?\" Tsunade asked, rolling her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Orochimaru created a forbidden technique,\" Kitazawa said evenly. \"Living Corpse Reincarnation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I’ve never heard of it because...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was his deepest secret,\" Kitazawa lied smoothly. \"I found traces of it by accident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what does it do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It allows the user’s soul to possess another body,\" he said. \"True immortality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade’s breath hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinobi were lucky to reach fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had dismissed Orochimaru’s ravings before—but now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...A truly forbidden technique,\" she murmured, steadying herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living Corpse Reincarnation blatantly defied the natural order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It required abandoning one’s own body entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shedding body after body... would the soul that remained still be the same person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s forbidden,\" Kitazawa reminded her calmly, \"but it can retrieve the other half of Kyuubi’s chakra.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade drew a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brilliant as she was, she immediately grasped the implication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If—before the Shinigami finished claiming the soul—the user transferred themselves into another body through Living Corpse Reincarnation, death itself could be cheated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost would be nothing more than flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Orochimaru won’t part with his original body so easily,\" Tsunade said, doubt flickering in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you offer him a superior vessel,\" Kitazawa replied after a pause, \"he won’t hesitate for a second.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued evenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why Otogakure hoards prodigies. He’s searching for the perfect container.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding struck her like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Orochimaru obsessively gathered talent—children, geniuses, anomalies—was never loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were candidates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I won’t provide him one,\" Tsunade said firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn’t ask you to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa was unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Orochimaru already has another solution.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Clones?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa nodded. \"Let him grow one himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was... disturbingly practical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had long restricted cloning to organs for injured ninja—but a single artificial body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That can be monitored,\" Kitazawa added, reading her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the Shinigami holds more than Kyuubi’s other half.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade’s expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Shinigami also lay Minato Namikaze’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinarily, souls passed on to the Pure Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those devoured by the Shinigami were trapped forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cruel, twisted exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kushina Uzumaki rested in the Pure Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato remained sealed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in death, husband and wife were kept apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Do it,\" Tsunade said quietly. \"I’ll approve it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll have Itachi keep watch,\" Kitazawa added thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since returning to Konoha, Orochimaru had been unusually compliant—but forbidden jutsu and cloning could easily awaken old ambitions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go speak with Orochimaru now,\" Kitazawa said, turning to leave the Hokage Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artificial bodies wouldn’t be completed overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let Orochimaru work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the time came, they would reclaim Kyuubi’s other half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, doing it now would be foolish anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto was still too young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Handling half of Kyuubi already pushed him to his limits—adding more would be reckless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa soon arrived at Orochimaru’s laboratory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yakushi Kabuto straightened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kitazawa-sensei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kabuto,\" Kitazawa said calmly, \"step outside. I need a private word with Lord Orochimaru.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kabuto bowed and withdrew without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru watched him go, golden eyes cold and unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Orochimaru,\" Kitazawa smiled faintly, \"would you like aperfectvessel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What are you implying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru’s pupils narrowed, predatory and sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was certain he’d never spoken to Kitazawa about Living Corpse Reincarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t it obvious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa shrugged lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otogakure has gathered far too many prodigies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Orochimaru spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m a prisoner,\" he said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why help me now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because this is a transaction,\" Kitazawa replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru’s interest sparked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what doyouwant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you familiar with the Reaper Death Seal?\" Kitazawa asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru smiled thinly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you to use it,\" Kitazawa said, \"to release the Fourth Hokage’s soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru blinked—then laughed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...How fascinating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding dawned almost immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My payment,\" Kitazawa continued casually, \"is the Chimera Technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiruko’s forbidden jutsu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That technique is incomplete. It can’t succeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You underestimate him,\" Kitazawa shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s closer than you think.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Orochimaru frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Konoha will also permit you,\" Kitazawa added, \"to createoneartificial human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more. No less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AN: Check out my P@treon For +80 extra Chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank You For your Support!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[email protected]\u002Fnoviceauthor777\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To keep the Chapters coming - Support with POWER STONES.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Every 100 power stones - 1 BONUS Chapter.\u003C\u002Fp>",2077,"2026-06-09T05:35:56.025Z",1,"novelbin.me","bcc974e14114043fbad1c2b700627351823ec4986995567173d77ea0b64d0d20","naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-407","naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-405",444,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnaruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-cover.jpg"]