Naruto: Modern Science in Naruto

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After a cursory study, Haori realized that getting along with Orochimaru was actually very simple.

Just be willing to dedicate yourself.

Orochimaru was actually a very easygoing person under normal circumstances. He was polite, didn't lord his status over others, and was eccentric but not arrogant.

In Haori's case, as long as he obediently let Orochimaru study him inside and out, from head to toe, they would definitely develop a super-friendly relationship.

For sure.

But could Haori do that? Of course not.

He felt that Orochimaru was no different from a kid who likes to take apart household appliances like televisions and radios… It's one thing to like taking things apart, but it's another thing to be able to put them back together again.

What if Haori turned into a pile of irreparable parts? Who would he complain to? So, he would definitely not participate in any of Orochimaru's projects that aimed to study him.

Haori and Orochimaru both liked big, powerful jutsu, which gave them a common topic. But ultimately, their attitudes towards jutsu differed.

Haori would learn certain jutsu if he could, but he wouldn't feel regret if he couldn't. He had never thought about adding external components to himself.

But Orochimaru was different. He had a great idea: to research and learn all jutsu and continuously develop new jutsu…

He was willing to change his gender for this, let alone become perverted. That's why he eventually took the extreme path.

This is like Jiraiya being lustful. Orochimaru just likes to cut people open and look inside. What can you do?

It's a disease, and it can't be cured.

In short, Haori would use a famous saying from a certain well-known "person from the future," "This is forbidden," to respond to all of Orochimaru's various questions.

Well, ninjas have many secrets that they wouldn't even tell their mothers. From any standpoint, Haori had no obligation to satisfy Orochimaru's curiosity.

Moreover, Haori's most powerful and aggressive techniques weren't jutsu at all, but superpowers. In a way, this was equivalent to a special "Kekkei Genkai." Orochimaru would never be able to figure out the things he was interested in.

Orochimaru didn't care about Haori's statement. After all, even without the cooperation of the person involved, he would still continue the research he needed to do. It would just be a bit more troublesome.

A scientist's thirst for knowledge can be very frightening when it erupts.

So, if you asked Haori what he thought about working with Orochimaru… the process was smooth. After all, Orochimaru's technical skills couldn't be doubted. But it was mentally stressful. So, overall, it wasn't a very pleasant experience. If someone was constantly staring at you with a burning, dark, and damp gaze, anyone would feel uncomfortable.

Let's put it this way, Haori was particularly afraid that Orochimaru would suddenly lick him… He would rather bathe in the Splitting Dog's saliva than experience this.

Fortunately, the mission period was limited after all. The research on the Raikage wasn't something that required Haori's presence all the time.

Cherish life, stay away from Orochimaru. When he wasn't working, Haori would choose to take a break. He gave up his original idea of watching Orochimaru's skills the whole time.

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"So, for my important 14th birthday, your combined gift is to take me to eat ramen?"

Haori's eyes were dead. He had completely lost hope in his teammates.

"The key is that we have to wait in such a long line. We came out to eat lunch. But I think it'll be dinner time by the time it's our turn?"

Haori was quite tired of this long, pointless wait.

"Captain Haori, don't forget that ninjas need patience." Sarutobi Asma said, a very educational statement.

Haori glanced at him with a sideways look and didn't say anything.

Does your dad know you're using ninja patience for this?

The current situation could be explained like this: a legendary ramen shop called Ichiraku has recently opened, and the four members of Haori's team are in line.

Haori didn't know, of course, that this man named Ichiraku was once a member of the "Miracle Generation." But what he did was truly miraculous: Ichiraku Ramen has been a bestseller for 30 years. Its sales far outpace its competitors. In the future, he will be able to sell 300,000 bowls of ramen a year. If you put the bowls together, they could go around the Hokage Monument five times… Unfortunately, Haori never paid much attention to food news.

At this time, Konoha ninjas had indeed begun a large-scale rest period. Not only his teammates, but Haori often saw ninjas from his generation in the village.

"This newly opened ramen shop is really delicious. You can tell by the length of this line, right? Haori should understand this." Yūhi Kurenai said. "And for us, ordering ramen is already a huge expense. We don't have as much mission money as you."

Yamamoto Rōshi behind her actually nodded in agreement.

Yūhi Kurenai seemed to be hinting at something, but Haori pretended not to hear it. He only discovered today that his teammates were all cheapskates.

Thinking about it, Kushina was his real teacher. She was very generous. She gave him an A-rank sealing jutsu as a birthday gift – Five Elements Seal.

But this jutsu, because it requires complete five-element chakra nature transformation ability (second setting), has very strict learning conditions. With Haori's current Lightning, Fire, and Water, he could only look at this jutsu but couldn't learn it, let alone use it.

There was another reason why Haori's team was gathered together… This team would soon be disbanded.

Taking advantage of the rest period, Konoha would restructure the ninja teams. For some reasons, Haori probably wouldn't stay on this team anymore. So, "Haori's Team" would be disbanded.

This was a bit of a pity. After a year of training, the team had just begun to perform at its best. But they were about to cease to exist.

Fortunately, this kind of thing happened often during wartime. Everyone was already used to it.

"By the way, Haori, I have something interesting to show you."

Asma said, taking a strangely shaped weapon out of his ninja tool pouch.

It looked a bit like a thug's close-combat weapon, a knuckle duster. But Asma's was bladed.

"This is a chakra-conducting weapon I just got. I call it the Swift Swallow. As long as you input my chakra, like this… it forms a sharp Wind Release chakra blade."

This weapon was definitely new, but Haori lost interest after one look.

"Chakra blade… I'm so envious." Haori said, extending his palm and bringing two fingers together. A mini Chidori Sharp Spear appeared on his fingertip.

Asma swallowed back a mouthful of blood. At that moment, he felt a negative emotion called "friendship over" rushing towards him.

Don't be so condescending. You're so cool, it's not fair.

Fortunately, two idiots came over at this time, which cured Asma's embarrassment.

It was Kakashi and Gai's duo.

"Haori, the legendary Raikage…" As soon as they walked up to him, Gai saw Haori and immediately asked the question he had been holding back for several days.

Haori immediately covered his mouth. Could you be a little more discreet? Can you just blab about this?

Ignoring Gai's gaze, Haori said very seriously, "No, how could that be? I'm just a Chūnin…"

In fact, the notification of his promotion to Jōnin had arrived on his birthday. But until all the procedures were complete, he was still a Chūnin.

"Idiot!" The cunning Kakashi silently muttered in his heart.

Haori let go of Gai. He and Kakashi lined up behind Haori's four people… This shows the greatness of ninjas. They're willing to wait in line for half a day just to eat ramen.

"But I heard that you're Kushina-sensei's disciple. Isn't that you?"

"No, the information is wrong. It's Iwagakure's frame-up of Konoha. They wanted to shift Kumogakure's hatred."

". Oh? Is that how it is?" Gai's eyes widened again.

Thinking about it carefully, the way they heard about it, which sounds nice when it's called "like a deer in the forest" and less nice when it's called "completely confusing," is indeed very similar to Haori's way of doing things.

It's just that no one believed Haori could kill the Raikage. They were all from the same generation. You can be cool, but you can't be too cool, right?

But no matter what the truth was, smart people wouldn't ask too many questions. And the stupid ones had already been fooled by Haori. So, the topic quickly changed.

As everyone chatted and the line moved forward step by step, Haori suddenly saw Minato arrive.

Haori thought that he was looking for him. He waved immediately.

But he was mistaken. Minato was looking for Kakashi.

Minato nodded to Haori and then said to Kakashi, "Kakashi, you have a mission."

"Yes, Sensei Minato."

Then, Minato said to Haori, "Haori, I was going to bring you along, but considering that you're currently assisting Orochimaru-sama, I replaced you with other members of his team."

Haori shrugged and didn't say anything. He actually preferred to carry out new missions.

Ninjas should avoid asking about each other's missions. So, Haori didn't ask any more questions. – Just kidding. He could ask Kushina later.

But considering the current situation on the front lines, that Konoha is in a large-scale rest period, and Minato's optimistic attitude, the mission shouldn't be too difficult. It was probably a B-rank or C-rank mission for Minato, a leisure mission?

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