He had yet to experience all the sights of Konoha, let alone try its food. How could he possibly return to the Pure Land in peace?
"That works too! Your son can take you around everywhere, and we won't have to worry about time."
Huiyao was clearly genuinely happy. Anyone would have been overjoyed in his place.
After all, his father, who had been dead for many years, had suddenly come back to life. If Huiyao had not seen a thing or two, he might have fainted from shock.
He had seen Impure World Reincarnation a few times before, all on the battlefield.
"All right, then make the arrangements. This old bag of bones will follow you around for a while. Once I'm tired of looking around, I'll leave quietly and won't disturb you."
"Just treat it as having had a very long dream. Don't think about anything else."
Chisato's heart tightened slightly upon hearing that, but she said nothing.
Huiyao smacked his lips. "Father, can't you stay?"
Shintaro waved a hand. "What would a dead man stay here for? To forcibly disrupt the world's order? Then I'm afraid I might not even have the chance to reincarnate in the future."
Shintaro could feel the world's constant rejection. It did not want a being like him to remain for too long.
It would disrupt the world's order, so he had no intention of staying forever.
His previous life had already passed. Being able to return now and see his children and grandchildren was already a wonderful thing.
After that, he would begin his next life.
Though that would no longer be him, the natural cycle was not something anyone could easily shake.
Even the Sage of Six Paths would die. How could he alone remain untouched?
"All right, stop saying