Naruto: The Otherworldly Cultivator

Chapter 180: The Forbidden Jutsus

Chapter 180: The Forbidden Jutsus

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"Dialogue"

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Chapter 180: The Forbidden Jutsus

"That one..." Shizune moved closer. "It's the Forbidden Scroll of Seals. It contains a collection of very dangerous jutsus, most of which were created during the era of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Naruto picked up the scroll. The moment his fingers touched its surface, a strange sensation washed over him.

'Why does this feel so familiar?' Naruto couldn't find a logical explanation. This scroll was hidden in the most secure location in the village. There was no way he could have encountered it before.

"Shizune," Naruto called.

"Yes?" she replied, locking the previous scroll back in its container.

"Has this scroll always been here?"

"Eh?... Hmm." Shizune paused to think. "Now that you mention it, I believe it used to be stored inside the Hokage's private manor. Several of the documents here were moved when Lady Tsunade became Hokage. Since she doesn't use the Senju Compound, they wouldn't have been safe there." She glanced at Naruto curiously. "Why do you ask? You seem particularly interested in that scroll."

"No... It's probably nothing," Naruto said, deciding to open the scroll. There was no use dwelling on the odd familiarity.

For almost three years, he had regained no new memories of the past 'him.' This feeling might be tied to something in the boy's history, but reflecting on it wouldn't help.

"Oh..." Naruto's eyes landed on the first jutsu in the scroll.

"Found something interesting?" Shizune asked. She had never read the scroll but had a general idea of its dangerous contents.

The common theme of the scroll was clear: jutsus that could kill you.

"This is the Flying Thunder God... the original version, written by Tobirama," Naruto remarked.

He should have guessed that the version his father used as a basis would also be in this archive.

"Ah, of course. As I mentioned earlier, many of the jutsus here were created by the Second Hokage," Shizune confirmed. "That one is one of his most famous ones."

"Clones can sometimes transfer their gained memories to the user. Not tested... possible tool for espionage?"

'Interesting,' Naruto thought. If this were true, he could see many potential applications.

After engraving the technique into his mind, he resumed reading.

He paused at a jutsu called Impure World Reincarnation, another of Tobirama Senju's creations.

"A jutsu capable of bringing back the dead..." Shizune whispered.

"Did Orochimaru read this scroll too?" Naruto asked.

Shizune gasped. "Oh no... Do you think this is what he planned to use back then?" She recalled Orochimaru's offer to resurrect Tsunade's brother and lover.

"It forces the souls of the dead into lifeless vessels... Did the Second Hokage really create this? It's distasteful." Naruto frowned. He disapproved of techniques like this.

Meddling with the dead was something only demonic cultivators would do.

"Well... I don't know much about Tobirama Senju...he was before my time," Shizune said. "But Lady Tsunade has told stories about him. He was a genius who created many wonderful things... but occasionally, he came up with some....more questionable ones. That's why many of his creations ended up in here."

Shizune looked directly at Naruto, her worry evident. "You're not planning to learn that, right?"

"Don't underestimate me," Naruto replied. "I'd never lower myself to using something like this."

Still, as he moved to the next section of the scroll, Naruto thought, 'But I'd be a fool not to memorize it.'

One day, he might face Orochimaru again. Understanding this technique could be crucial.

Shizune didn't notice his lingering thoughts as he continued reading.

Finally, Naruto stopped, his eyes lighting up.

"Ah..." He had found it...the jutsu he had been searching for.

Shizune's face turned pale as she read the title over his shoulder.

"Dead Demon Consuming Seal."

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