Mother

After completing this series of operations, Senyo let out a long breath and slowly withdrew his hands.

Although he had successfully revived Reiko this time, he was still utterly baffled as to how souls could be transported with such speed and precision.

Though he had revived someone, Senyo had not expended much.

After all, with preparations made beforehand, both the Rinne Rebirth Technique and the Dragon Life Reincarnation Technique consumed less energy.

Karin had stood quietly beside Senyo all this time, closely watching his every move.

When she saw that Senyo looked somewhat fatigued, she stepped forward to support him and thoughtfully extended her arm to his mouth.

Senyo gently shook his head. Then, taking Karin's hand, he examined it carefully before choosing to lightly bite the side of her palm, where it would be better concealed.

Since that spot was relatively far from the center of Karin's body, its healing effect was slightly weaker.

But Senyo felt that leaving obvious bite marks on Karin's fair, tender arm would be rather unsightly, so he chose a place that would not easily be noticed.

At this moment, Karin's vitality was exceptionally abundant.

In barely over ten seconds, Senyo's depleted life force was swiftly replenished, brimming with vigor once more.

During those brief moments, Reiko, who had remained unconscious, began to stir.

She slowly and groggily opened her eyes, as though waking from a long sleep.

Her mind was still shrouded in dense confusion, and her consciousness had yet to fully clear.

Even so, she vaguely made out Sasori and Chiyo standing at her side.

Reiko murmured in a dazed, bewildered voice:

"Mother, why have you gotten old..."

Then her gaze shifted to Sasori, and she continued to murmur softly:

"Sasori has grown up too..."

Clearly, because she had been dead for