Rinne Rebirth, Part Two

Although he was delighted to open his eyes and see the grown-up Naruto,

turning around and seeing Tsunade and Dan tightly embracing made Jiraiya feel a little downcast.

If Dan Katō had not been around, he might have had a one percent chance of ending up with Tsunade.

But with Dan Katō around, that chance was zero.

All he could do was hide his sadness. "Ah, Naruto, you've grown up."

Naruto had known for a long time that Jiraiya would be revived. He had even imagined countless times how he should welcome the pervy sage back to life.

His emotional intelligence was naturally no longer what it had been more than ten years ago.

After thinking it over so many times, he had even bought popsicles in advance.

Shamu had prepared Naruto beforehand, so Naruto caught the emotions Jiraiya tried to hide when he looked at Tsunade and Dan embracing.

He hurriedly tore open the wrapper and broke the popsicle in half.

"Sensei, welcome back."

Jiraiya took the popsicle and froze for a moment, then tapped it against Naruto's.

"I'm back."

The reason the Fourth Hokage was not with Jiraiya

was because he was standing beside Nonō.

After Nonō was revived, the first person she saw was Yakushi Kabuto, who had already taken on the form of a teenager.

"You are... Kabuto..."

Watching Nonō return to life, Kabuto's mind flashed back to the time of the Fourth Shinobi World War.

From the very beginning, I was nobody...

From the very beginning, I had nothing...

Within Izanami, Kabuto had come to understand himself. What he wanted was a home.

And now, the most important missing piece of that home had finally been restored.

The emptiness he had hidden away for so many years was suddenly filled.

Now in the form of