Konoha 61, January 1st, noon, the new Kageyama residence.
In the latter half of the previous year, Kageyama Kogetsu decided to build a new home in preparation for the future. After all, he couldn't remain unmarried forever.
The new home was not far from the Uchiha clan grounds, the edge of the Police Force headquarters, and the Konoha orphanage, located on the outskirts of Konoha village.
With Kageyama Kogetsu's status, he could have built a mansion in the center of Konoha, but there was too little vacant land in the center of the village. Even if some houses were demolished, it wouldn't be large enough, and it would be quite troublesome.
Kageyama Kogetsu simply chose to build his mansion on the outskirts of the village. Anyway, with a ninja's speed, the distance from the village center was nothing.
On the outskirts of the village, Kageyama Kogetsu went to the administration department to handle the procedures. With a single stroke of the pen, he directly circled a large piece of land.
A forest, a portion of a river, and a mountain were all included, as the private territory of the Kageyama family.
The people with a say, such as the two elders, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Danzō, had no objections and gave him a bargain price.
Kageyama Kogetsu spent a fortune, personally participated in the design, and hired the top construction company in the Land of Fire to build a seven-courtyard, 6.6-hectare garden-style mansion in the style of a Jiangnan water town!
Although he was not yet married, Kageyama Kogetsu had prepared a separate courtyard for each of his women.
If they wanted to live at home, they could. If they wanted to live here, they could. Even Pakura, who was often not in Konoha, was no exception.
In terms of seniority, Pakura was second only to Nonō.
The mansion was large and required many people. Without someone to manage it, it would be a mess.
Besides hiring a few people to be the public face, most of the work was done by servant puppets that Kageyama Kogetsu had brought down from the moon.
The more remote areas of the private territory were guarded and patrolled by combat puppets.
Today was both the New Year's festival and a housewarming celebration.
Kageyama Kogetsu had deliberately set the date for this day. First, he wanted a double happiness, and second, he wanted the gifts to arrive without the guests.
Now, Kageyama Kogetsu didn't really want to socialize anymore. He felt that it was less interesting than arduous training.
In the dining hall of the front courtyard, all of Kageyama Kogetsu's women were gathered, including Pakura.
All the women were doing well, living happily, and in a good mood.
In addition, with the beauty and anti-aging potions, the traces of time on them were very few. Some even looked younger.
Besides them, there were also the eleven-year-old Hyuga Neji, and the ten-year-old Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Uzumaki Karin.
The four of them had a small table to themselves, while the one man and eight women had a large table.
"Today is the New Year's festival and also a housewarming celebration. Let's all raise our glasses for a toast," Kageyama Kogetsu stood up and raised his glass, his face wreathed in smiles.
The women and the four youths stood up with their glasses.
Some had sake, some had wine, some had juice, and some had milk. Although they were drinking different things, everyone's face was wreathed in a brilliant smile.
"Alright, let's eat!"
With an order, everyone began to use their chopsticks and started to chat.
Kageyama Kogetsu did not consider himself a prestigious family, a scholarly family, or a noble family. He did not follow the rule of not speaking while eating.
He was a nouveau riche and felt that chatting at a leisurely pace while eating was more enjoyable.
After more than half an hour, everyone had eaten and drunk their fill. Hired servants came to clean up.
These servants were mainly from the ordinary people of the Uchiha clan. The others were also carefully selected.
The treatment for working in Kageyama Kogetsu's mansion was extremely good. Putting aside the benefits, the income alone was no less than that of a Genin who risked their life, and a diligent one at that.
"You four can go and play."
"You eight, don't go. I have something to tell you."
The four youths bowed to their elders and then left, laughing and joking.
The eight women followed Kageyama Kogetsu to the flower hall next door and took their seats on both sides.
"Nonō, Karin, go and get the tools to collect your own and everyone's personal intelligence materials."
"Alright," the two women nodded, stood up, and left.
"Kogetsu, what are the personal intelligence materials for?" Anko was the most impatient and couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, what are they for?" Kushina was not much more patient and followed up with a question.
"Calm down. You'll know in a moment. Have some tea," Kageyama Kogetsu said with a smile.
The women suppressed their curiosity and chatted while drinking tea.
They were mainly chatting with Pakura because the other women were very curious about the suddenly appearing Pakura.
Pakura was a little nervous at first, but she soon managed to handle it with ease.
Nonō and Karin returned quickly. Each was in charge of one side, and they basically finished their work at the same time, looking up at the head of the table in unison.
"Give them to me," Kageyama Kogetsu beckoned.
The two women handed over the test tubes. Kageyama Kogetsu put them away and then took out eight identical scrolls and handed them to the two women.
"One scroll for each person. After you've read and memorized it, destroy it on the spot."
"If you forget the contents or don't understand something, just come to me directly."
Seeing Kageyama Kogetsu's mysterious appearance, all the women became interested. They each opened their scrolls, and what came into view were five large black characters—Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique.
From the name alone, one could guess some of its effects, but the women never would have imagined that this was another form of the art of longevity.
Therefore, after seeing the introduction of this technique, exclamations of disbelief rose one after another, followed by a flurry of questions.
Three women make a play, and with eight women talking at once, the flower hall was like a chicken and duck farm.
"Alright, quiet. I'll explain it all at once," Kageyama Kogetsu said, raising his voice slightly.
The women quickly fell silent and all looked at Kageyama Kogetsu, their gazes mostly filled with disbelief.
"This technique was researched by Master Orochimaru. I provided some help."
"And it can really be used for reincarnation, because Master Orochimaru has already successfully reincarnated once."
"According to my estimation, this technique can be used for reincarnation indefinitely, until the soul collapses."
Upon receiving confirmation, all the women were stunned.
They never would have imagined that someone could actually research the art of immortality...
After all, it was common sense that a person's lifespan was limited. Ninja were the profession with the shortest average lifespan in this world!
And now you're suddenly telling us that we can live forever?
This made the women's worldviews collapse a little...
After the women had initially accepted the reality, Kageyama Kogetsu said in a deep voice, "This forbidden jutsu must be kept secret and is not to be passed on to outsiders, not even to your own children."
"Once it is spread, you should be able to imagine the consequences."
The women all nodded in unison.
Immortality! It was absolutely enough to make ninety-nine percent of the people in the world go completely crazy!
"What do you three want to say?"
Kushina, Karin, and Mikoto exchanged a glance, wanting to say something but hesitating.
"Are you asking if Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin can practice it in the future?" Kageyama Kogetsu said with a half-smile.
The three women nodded.
"This matter... well..."
Kageyama Kogetsu deliberately dragged out his words, making the three women very nervous.
"It will depend on the performance of you three and them."
"Your performance is the main thing. The predecessors plant the trees, and the successors enjoy the shade," Kageyama Kogetsu said with a wink.
Knowing Kageyama Kogetsu's character, the three women all rolled their eyes at him, and then their faces all flushed.
"Alright, read the scroll. If you don't understand anything, ask me now."
The women nodded and began to read seriously...
After they had memorized it and fully understood the theory, Kageyama Kogetsu took the women to play mahjong.
They set up two tables for four-player and five-player mahjong in the water pavilion.
In broad daylight, and with so many women, it was not good to play an improper game of mahjong.
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At the end of the month, Kageyama Kogetsu left a Shapeshifting clone to handle the affairs of Konoha, while his main body secretly went to the moon...
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