Chapter 45 - 45 (2/2)
”Orochimaru san, I feel life's too vulnerable, especially that of a Ninja. Poison can kill a ninja, another ninja can kill him, even a piece of paper like an explosive tag can do it.”
Hearing Ryo's words made Orochimaru's eyes shine slightly. This was the 1st kid he ever heard with ideas so close to his.
”Although life is short and fragile, some things it brings are priceless and eternal. Ninjutsu inherited over generation, inheritance of blood limited skills, and the love of parents to their children.”
The Ryo's words silenced Orochimaru. These few words weren't changing his beliefs, but they did remind him of his parents.
”Ryo kun, you think people can find a way to get eternal life?” Obviously, Ryo's answer is what made Orochimaru ask such a question.
In his last life, he heard many fans of Naruto say that if one was fortunate enough to live in Konoha, he should go and learn Orochimaru's secret. Their dream now is not that far from Ryo's reach.
In this world, the only character that truly reached immortality was Kaguya, who ate the Chakra fruit of the God Tree.
Her eternal life was close to a magical thing that's far out of reach. Orochimaru's technique on the other hand was based on sacrificing a life for the sake of a few more years.
Before now, Ryo had little interest in eternal life. In his view, a few decades are enough to get what the world has to give.
Now that he fell in love, his views changed a bit. It would be wonderful to live with the one you love forever.
”Orochimaru san, I think that it's possible in a certain sense.” After careful consideration, Ryo still had this answer to give.
The reason why people die of old age is because they acc_u_mulate mistakes in the process of meiosis. Their cells are not perfectly reproduced and over time, they acc_u_mulate in his body creating a sort of a bug that crashes his whole system. Their bodies can no longer function as they should, and they die. (Author's note: this was taken from the lecture of a professor in college.)
If one takes the genes of a human in the peak of his life, and then replicate them to form a new human body. And then, if the human consciousness is transferred there, a new life shall begin.
In his past life, such a thing was impossible. No one knew how to transfer a soul. But this has happened in Naruto's world with success.
[Reapers Death Seal], [Edo Tensei] and [Living Corpse Reincarnation] are all obvious examples of manipulating souls in this world.
The method that Ryo is thinking about is close to Orochimaru's [Living Corpse Reincarnation], but it actually manages to avoid damaging the soul of the user or of anyone.
He has no plans of telling Orochimaru about it. And of course, he will not be using it himself. On one hand, the current tech in this world does not meet his vision. And on another, this world has the magical power of Chakra!
Using the knowledge he has from his past world to achieve eternal life doesn't fit the image that Ryo d_e_s_i_r_es. Even if he feels the urge to live forever one day, he'll try to make it happen in Kaguya's way!
Now he has little interest in things such as eternal life. Ryo's goal remains being the strongest in the world.
Orochimaru was very satisfied with Ryo's answer. He chatted more with him and made him feel like he had found a friend.
While they were absorbed in their in-depth discussions, an Anbu came in with an order from the 3rd : He was summoning Orochimaru to his office.
”Ryo Kun, I hope we can have the opportunity to chat some more next time!” After they said goodbye to each other, they both left the place.