Hinata's Whole Body Turned Cold

When Hinata returned to the cave, the battle there had already ended.

Sasori of the Red Sands lay to one side, a sharp blade embedded in his left breast, the Perpetual Motion Heart. Chiyo slumped down beside Sasori of the Red Sands's corpse, her eyes glazed over, as if she had aged ten years in an instant.

Hinata felt a little sad.

This old woman has lost all will to live; she has no relatives left in this world.

For the sake of her village, she personally killed her beloved grandson. Next, she will use the forbidden technique 'Life-Reincarnation Jutsu' to revive Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage of Sunagakure.

From the village's perspective, Chiyo was undoubtedly great.

But this was far too cruel for Chiyo and Sasori.

The technique 'Life-Reincarnation Jutsu' was originally Ninjutsu by Chiyo to allow Sasori's parents to be reborn, but it can no longer be used now.

Looking at Chiyo, Hinata felt that her soul had also grown at that moment.

Despite their differing stances and past enmity, Hinata was still moved by Chiyo's choice.

She could have taken Sasori with her and left Sunagakure, choosing a secluded paradise to live in seclusion...

Naruto and Kakashi stood beside Gaara. Naruto was holding Gaara, his voice hoarse from shouting, his eyes bloodshot, and he was crying silently.

When Akatsuki's conspiracy unfolds, perhaps this is the fate of the Jinchuriki!

Hinata stood awkwardly to one side, feeling both the sadness of the crowd and a sense of alienation from the moment.

Kakashi walked over to Hinata, patted Hinata shoulder reassuringly, and said nothing.

"Teacher Kakashi..."

After a long while, Hinata turned to Kakashi and asked softly, "Tell me... what is the most precious thing in this world?"

"Perhaps everyone's understanding is different!"

Hinata asked herself and answered, "I also have something that is most precious to me..."

Chiyo slowly rose and walked forlornly to Gaara's side.

"Why Gaara...?"

Naruto lowered his head and sobbed, "He was the Kazekage! How could he die like this..."

"He's only just become the Kazekage..."

Chiyo lamented, "Calm down, Naruto Uzumaki!"

"Enough with the nonsense!"

Naruto roared, "If you Sand Ninja hadn't put that monster inside him, this wouldn't have happened!"

Do you even understand Gaara's thoughts?

"What 'Jinchuriki'? They created that term and keep using it all the time. Does that make them so great?"

"Waaaaah..."

As he roared, Naruto finally couldn't hold back his tears and burst into sobs.

"I can't save Sasuke, and Gaara. I've trained hard for the past three years, but the result is still the same as three years ago."

Chiyo slowly squatted down beside Gaara, then suddenly pressed her hands against Gaara's chest.

Naruto asked, bewildered, "What are you going to do?"

Chiyo paused for a moment, then slowly said, "I want to... revive Gaara!"

"Let him rise again..."

Naruto's expression softened slightly, and he asked weakly, "Is something like this really possible?"

Hinata her Byakugan, her expression focused on the flow of Chakra around Chiyo and Gaara.

As expected, 'Life-Reincarnation Jutsu' is not Ninjutsu that relies solely on Chakra, but rather borrows Chakra to guide one's own life force into another's body.

That is the energy source for creating Chakra.

Chakra can be regenerated after it is used up, but once the life force for generating Chakra is exhausted, a person dies.

Kakashi stood beside Hinata and said in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them, "Naruto's dream is to become Hokage. When he learned that Gaara had become Kazekage, he was very upset."

"He was genuinely happy for Gaara and wished him well!"

"Naruto possesses an incredible power; he can instantly become friends with anyone, even without exchanging more than a few words with them."

Upon hearing Kakashi's words, Hinata felt a chill run down her spine.

Yes! That incredible power within Naruto...

Hinata was unsure whether all the emotions she had felt were influenced by Naruto or came from her own heart.

From any perspective, Hinata believed that it was her own genuine feeling, and that she was absolutely not influenced by anyone.

Furthermore, Hinata did not believe that Asura's Chakra could affect her.

Kakashi looked at Hinata and said calmly, "I'm glad... maybe it's not the best way to put it, but I'm glad you realize that."

Hinata: "..."

As Chiyo revived Gaara, she looked at Naruto and said, "I'm really happy that someone like you can appear in the Ninja World created by us boring old folks."

"In the past, I did the wrong things... but in the end, I finally had the opportunity to do the right things."

"Sunagakure and Konohagakure... in the future, they may be different from our time..."

"..."

Hearing Chiyo's dying words, Hinata unconsciously took two steps back.

Before today, Hinata had heard some rumors about Chiyo. Hinata had even met her during the Sand Village Collapse Plan ten months ago.

Although none of this was enough for Hinata to truly understand Chiyo had indeed done many heinous things using Puppet Technique.

Not just in war...

Such a tough old man's repentance and epiphany before his death made Hinata feel like she had a thorn in her side.

Hinata suddenly became interested in studying Orochimaru's earlier suggestion—the power that humans generate from their emotions.

In the emotional resonance of humanity, the power of Asura Chakra is almost brought to its limit. Everyone will be attracted to it in the emotional resonance and then gradually be influenced by it.

Simply put, a completely cold-blooded person would not be affected by Asura Chakra.

When emotions resonate, it means that a vulnerability has appeared in the heart. Asura's Chakra will gradually amplify that part of the emotion, eventually drawing it completely in.

Even though Hinata is powerful, when Hinata genuinely feels sorrow for Chiyo, she is influenced by Asura and amplifies that emotion.

Ninjas are surrounded by killing and intrigue from a young age, and every ninja possesses an iron will.

Many ninjas, even after enduring torture, would not easily change their stance or betray their own hearts.

However, ninjas are also human beings. As long as they are human, they will have emotions, even if some people bury these emotions very, very deep.

After calming herself down, Hinata closed her eyes briefly and then opened them again.

When Hinata broke free from Asura's influence and allowed reason to control her emotions, the world before her changed once again.