Naruto: I Am Crazy with the Simulation System!

You followed behind Orochimaru and discovered that his purpose for coming to this area seemed to be in search of a certain kind of ninjutsu.

At the same time, his frequent visits to noble estates and merchants' residences caught your attention.

After tailing him inside, you realized Orochimaru was trying to secure funding for his lab!As everyone knows, scientific research burns through money like fire through paper.

Whether it's purchasing rare materials or bulk consumables, the costs are massive. To produce results, you have to pour money into it. Otherwise, even a scientific genius like Orochimaru—someone the world only sees once in a century—couldn't succeed in his experiments just by thinking really hard…

Although Orochimaru was once one of the legendary Sannin and still a Kage-level powerhouse, at the end of the day, he's still just a ninja. And for ninjas, the only real way to make money is to take on missions and collect bounties.

Sure, that might seem like a lot—if you're comparing it to other ninjas or ordinary people. But in front of truly wealthy tycoons, it's barely a drop in the ocean.

Otherwise, would Gato—known as the richest man in the Shinobi World—really offer Kakuzu billions in paper money for each mission?

It's all worthless scrap, backed by nothing more than the fragile credit of the Daimyō, used to exploit everyone—including the ninja.

Now, within the "Mask Organization," all rewards and merits are measured in ninjutsu, precious metals, and food supplies. They never issue paper currency. That's exactly why the organization has been able to grow so rapidly.

...

Why not take this opportunity to recruit Orochimaru?

The thought suddenly crossed your mind.

You've never really liked the idea of involving Amado, that constantly secretive man.

So this works just as well. Secure Orochimaru first!

You know everything there is to know about Orochimaru. As long as you can overpower him, you can trust that he'll fall in line.

So, when Orochimaru once again found himself rejected—thrown out of a noble's estate like some lunatic—and had just left the town...

He ran right into you.

You pulled out a gold mask from beneath your black cloak, blocking his path, and asked if he was interested in joining forces.

As a scientist and a ninja in pursuit of immortality, Orochimaru doesn't like being constrained.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have joined—then left—the Akatsuki.

Without hesitation, he lashed out at you with his snake hand technique.

But with a simple flick of your hand, a storm of razor-sharp ice blades whipped up out of thin air, effortlessly breaking through his attack.

You exchanged a few more moves.

During the fight, you showcased Ice Release, Scorch Release, Lava Release, and Transparent Escape—four Kekkei Genkai in succession.

Not only did you completely neutralize Orochimaru's offense with ease, you also subtly used Ice and Lava Release to create a barrier, sealing off all of Orochimaru's escape routes.

Eventually, Orochimaru voluntarily stopped resisting.

He had never seen anyone wield so many Kekkei Genkai at once. His curiosity about the source of your power overwhelmed his will to fight.

And when he heard that you had taken over Gato's company?

He immediately agreed to work with you—on one condition:

You don't interfere with his own research activities!

You were willing to accept this slightly excessive request.

In the Mask Organization, ability comes with privilege. But even so, that freedom has its limits. You believe someone as sharp as Orochimaru can sense where your bottom line lies.

You gave Orochimaru his first assignment:

Train the disorganized bunch of researchers recruited by Gato Pharmaceuticals. Fire the useless ones, draft foundational textbooks, and standardize the group's professional terminology.

During your following conversations, you revealed that you had done some research into ninja bloodlines and bloodline illnesses—but you had questions about cellular control. That sparked a shared interest between you and Orochimaru, and the two of you quickly found yourselves deep in animated discussion.

From Orochimaru, you learned the other reason he came to this place: he was looking for bloodline ninjutsu suitable for his disciple Kimimaro, in order to develop the Kaguya clan's bloodline potential.

Unfortunately, he had already scoured the Kaguya clan's former territory, only to find it completely cleaned out—someone had beaten him to it.

But at that moment, you pulled out a scroll containing the Kaguya clan's ninjutsu.

Along with it, a very abstract scroll titled

〖Fission Technique〗.

Public is public, private is private.

Even if the fictional Mask leader and your current self are both you, the context of the interaction changes everything.

If you, as the Mask leader, had forcibly assigned such a task to Orochimaru, it would likely create a sense of distance—like the one between humans and gods, similar to how Pain treated people. It would lower your presence and risk inciting Orochimaru's resentment or even defection.

But when the request comes from you—flesh and blood, powerful but still human—it's entirely different. There's an ease to the communication. You're a strong ninja with human desires. Conversations feel far more natural.

And so, in exchange for the Kaguya clan's ninjutsu, you had Orochimaru decipher and reformat the Fission Technique into a version that could be understood and studied.

...

After sending Orochimaru on his way,

Another thought crossed your mind: the Gentle Fist of the Hyuga clan was also a type of ninja Taijutsu.

Gentle Fist isn't weak—Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack is a Gentle Fist technique!

The problem lies with the Hyuga clan not finding the right way to develop it.

Besides, Gentle Fist is one of the rare internal-focused Taijutsu styles in the Shinobi World, unlike the external-focused Lightning Release Chakra Mode. If trained properly, it might even solve the problem of ninja "glass cannon" physiques.

With that thought, you pulled out the Hyuga clan ruins map you had acquired from the Kaguya clan, preparing to explore.

Following the map, you arrived at the site of the former Hyuga territory.

Far from Kirigakure, it had long since been abandoned. With the fall of the Kaguya clan—the caretakers of the ruins—the place had become nothing more than a desolate wasteland.

The ninjutsu and texts once stored here had already been moved out back during the founding days of Konoha. All that remained were broken ninja tools scattered across rotting shelves.

Collapsed buildings and spiderwebs filled the area, with only a few barriers still barely functioning.

Perhaps because of the Byakugan's exceptional sensory capabilities, the Hyuga clan was especially sensitive about privacy. Some of the barriers here were strong enough to block even your perception, forcing you to search each one manually.

Hoping to find a teleportation array leading to the moon—or maybe even a massive Tenseigan—

You used a sealing technique to undo one of the barriers, memorizing its operation method to improve your sealing knowledge, then stepped inside to explore.

Unfortunately, it turned out to be a mere shrine for ancestral tablets. Aside from a Hyuga clan history book half-eaten by bugs, there was nothing of value.

You moved on to a different barrier. This one was hidden underground.

You silently repeated: Tenseigan, Tenseigan, and quickly broke it open.

Well... no Tenseigan.

But you did find several well-preserved ancient scrolls. One described the seal pattern and activation hand signs for the Caged Bird Seal.

This room was clearly a hidden chamber intended to teach the Hyuga main family's descendants how to apply and use the Caged Bird technique.

The reason it hadn't been cleared out was obvious—only main family members could enter here, and grunt work like moving materials was left to the branch family. It made perfect sense that the place had been "accidentally" forgotten…

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