Anko left in a daze.
After Rengoku finished saying those things, he didn't consider whether Anko could handle it or not.
Nor did he consider whether Anko believed it or not.
Because if Anko couldn't even tell whether what Rengoku said was true or false, then she was truly useless.
Looking at the Anko in the original timeline, she was essentially the representative of a "slacker."
Aside from harboring some resentment toward Orochimaru when they met again, after that, every day was about eating skewers, drinking beer, and when out of money, taking on a mission to earn a little.
After the fragment of Orochimaru's soul in her body was extracted, Anko eventually became a "sweet potato" because she was too lazy.
There were plenty of such people in Rengoku's original world.
But here, Anko had the identity of Orochimaru's disciple, yet ended up a slacker. That was just unreasonable.
In this world, if one wants to become a strong person, the first thing they need is enough desire as an internal driving force.
As long as you want it, the ninja world can accomplish a lot of things. But the key is, you don't want to.
In this regard, Tsunade and Orochimaru were a very clear contrast.
Both lost loved ones, yet Tsunade only knew how to indulge in despair and travel everywhere.
While Orochimaru worked hard to develop resurrection techniques.
Even though he didn't succeed in the end, that was only due to technical bottlenecks.
All outcomes are the same: only by doing something is there a chance of success.
If you don't even have the courage to try, then naturally you'll end up with nothing.
Rengoku, from the hospital, arrived at Orochimaru's laboratory.
Orochimaru was at the table modifying the forbidden technique: Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation).
Although for Orochimaru, he would definitely be able to finish modifying it eventually, it still required repeated experimentation and was extremely time-consuming.
"How's the progress?", Rengoku didn't have Anko on his mind at all.
Anyway, Orochimaru didn't currently have time to study the Cursed Seal of Heaven.
Anko's side could be dealt with later.
The key now was still to modify Edo Tensei.
"Still needs some time. Edo Tensei isn't something that can be changed so easily," Orochimaru didn't lift his head, hands continuously drawing.
"Your sister's clone, although we've created a perfect one, but with current technology, the acceleration speed can only reach four to five times."
"Any faster and deformation is likely to occur."
Rengoku calculated the time, "So, it would take two to three months to reach the same body size?"
Orochimaru confirmed, "This is the most stable method."
"If you have enough money and are willing to invest regardless of cost, then within one month is also possible."
Rengoku raised his eyebrows, "How much would it take?"
"Four billion…", Orochimaru said the number, which shocked even Rengoku.
"Hiss… that much?"
Orochimaru chuckled lightly, "Once acceleration leads to deformation, it must be destroyed and restarted."
"This is the normal expense."
Rengoku shook his head. The cost-effectiveness was just too low.
"Forget it, two to three months isn't long. Let's spend money where it's most needed."
———
[Kurama Clan Territory]
Kurama Murakumo and his wife, along with Kurama Unkai and his two sons, were sitting together in the meeting room.
Kurama Murakumo told Kurama Unkai everything that had happened at Uchiha Hospital.
Kurama Unkai also knew how serious the matter was, and lowered his head, slowly contemplating.
He unintentionally looked up and saw the emptiness of the entire room.
Back during the Kurama clan's peak, all thirty-plus seats below would be filled, and meetings were always lively.
But now, only a few seats were occupied, the entire room was desolate and empty.
"Brother, the clan is already like this, what's left to lose?"
Kurama Unkai pointed at the empty room, "Our Kurama clan, now has only this one path left."
Seeing that his younger brother didn't object either, Kurama Murakumo let out a sigh, "Just don't know if Yakumo can succeed."
"Let's hope our decision this time is the right one."
———
[Early the Next Morning]
At the gate of Uchiha Clan territory.
"Get down, Karin, what kind of behavior is this!"
Karin had forgotten her lunchbox. Her mother brought it out and saw Karin sitting on Rengoku's shoulder.
Kasui (Karin's mother), after a period of recuperation, now looked much better.
But seeing Karin acting so casually still made her a bit anxious.
Karin giggled, held Rengoku's face and gave him a loud kiss, "It's fine, Mom. Shishou likes me the most!"
Rengoku reached out and patted Karin's head, and said to her mother, "Give me the lunchbox."
Kasui saw that Rengoku did seem to truly like Karin, and felt relieved. She placed the lunchbox in Rengoku's hands with both hands and even bowed, "Sorry to trouble you."
Rengoku saw that Kasui was a bit nervous and smiled gently, "Your health's not good, go back and rest first."
"Yes."
"Karin, don't be naughty, alright?"
"Got it, Mom, you can go back now."
Karin's personality clearly differed a lot from Kasui's.
It might be because she had seen too much of Kasui's submissiveness during their time in Grass Village, which made Karin's personality more outgoing.
At this moment, the others arrived one after another. A few had just bought new clothes yesterday, and today they all wore them.
Kimimaro and Haku both wore hakama on the bottom, jinbei tops, and their hair tied up, looking very gallant.
Since there was no sand or wind here, Gaara had taken off his usual robe and changed into short sleeves and long pants, he looked very refreshed.
He habitually carried a gourd on his back, but this one wasn't very big, short and plump, quite cute.
Hotaru wore a pale yellow dress. With her golden hair, she made people feel warmth just by looking at her.
Karin wore blue long pants and a purple T-shirt, with a huge Uchiha fan symbol on it.
This wasn't a clan uniform, but only those connected to the Uchiha were allowed to wear clothing with the Uchiha crest.
Sasuke still wore the blue crew-neck clan uniform, obviously, he really liked it.
Because Rengoku had already seen Sasuke wear the same style in four different colors.
"Everyone's here, let's set off."
Rengoku led a group of little beans, grandly heading toward the school.
And on the way, they happened to meet Kurama Murakumo holding hands with Kurama Yakumo, walking toward them.
"Elder Rengoku."
Rengoku saw the father and daughter and wasn't surprised, "Looks like you've made your decision."
Kurama Murakumo lowered his head, "Yes. From now on, I ask Elder Rengoku to take good care of us."
Rengoku nodded, "Yakumo will go to the Ninja Academy every day from now on. I'll handle her issue."
"Every evening, she can go home with the other children after school."
"Yes, I'll leave it to you."
Kurama Murakumo whispered a few words to Yakumo, then left.
Yakumo had clearly rarely left home. Her face showed a bit of nervousness.
Rengoku waved at Yakumo, "I'm Uchiha Rengoku, also the principal of the Ninja Academy."
"Your illness can be cured. You can also become a ninja, but you'll have to endure some hardship."
Yakumo's eyes lit up, "Hello, Principal! I'm Kurama Yakumo! I want to become a ninja! I'm not afraid of hardship!"
Rengoku smiled slightly. Yakumo's desire was clearly stronger than Anko's.
"Then today, come to school with me and attend a full day of class. I'll explain in detail how your illness will be dealt with."
"Yes!"
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