Kushina's Ruthless Resolve

"Is that so?"

Kushina's voice came from behind Orochimaru.

Yomotsu Hirasaka again!

But Orochimaru showed no fear.

Much like his counterpart in the Real Shinobi World, Orochimaru had researched the Cursed Seal.

As long as his Cursed Seal remained, he had countless ways to revive himself.

The All-Killing Ash Bones were formidable, but they could not erase a soul.

In the original story, Obito had been killed by that move and still returned to give Kakashi his account password.

There were ways to deal with souls, though: the Rinnegan abilities Nagato had used.

Strangely, Nagato had only used the Rinnegan's basic abilities. Yet aside from Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten'in, hardly anyone else ever seemed to use the rest.

Kushina did not kill Orochimaru. Her intelligence network, built over many years, had long since told her about his situation, so she merely restrained him by draining his Chakra.

Then...

Another Yomotsu Hirasaka Portal opened. Kushina grabbed Madara with her left hand and Orochimaru with her right, then stepped through.

The Portal stayed open. Seeing his beloved wife taken away, Jiraiya followed without hesitation. The others paused briefly, but curiosity about what Kushina intended to do won out, and they entered one after another.

Meanwhile, Obito, who had been completely sealed, and Naruto, who had been killed, received the verdicts on their defeats.

Like wisps of souls, they drifted above the Shinobi World, watching what the people left in the Engraved Tsukuyomi World were doing.

Amegakure.

Kushina found what remained of the Akatsuki Organization. She found Konan.

Konan recognized Madara Uchiha at once: the old man who had killed Nagato.

"This is Madara Uchiha. If you want to avenge your friend, do as I say. Otherwise, he'll keep coming back."

Borrowing Kaguya's power, Kushina summoned the empty Demonic Statue of the