Infiltrating Mount Myōboku

The inner demon scoffed. "If comrades are important, then why did you die?"

Sakumo explained, "Because in reality, the mission was what mattered. A ninja is a tool that carries out missions. I abandoned the mission, so I died!"

"No, Sakumo, you judged wrongly. The comrade you saved was not truly your comrade. A real comrade should be someone worthy of your trust."

"The one you saved was merely a white eyed wolf."

Sakumo fell silent.

The inner demon spoke again. "What about Kakashi? You can hide from all this through avoidance, but can you avoid Kakashi too?"

"..."

Sakumo remained silent. It was precisely because he could not let go of his concern for Kakashi that his soul had wandered the world, unable to enter the Pure Land and rest.

"Kakashi is here. Go find a way to earn his forgiveness!"

Outside.

Kakashi stared at his father excitedly. He had never imagined he would have another chance to see Father.

He had so much he wanted to say to Sakumo.

Sakumo slowly woke up. Seeing Kakashi, who had already grown into a youth, he was filled with emotion. "Kakashi, you've grown up!"

"Father—"

Sakumo then spotted a book in Kakashi's Ninja Tool Pouch. Just from the illustrations, he could tell it was not a proper book.

Sakumo sighed. "Kakashi, find yourself a girlfriend!"

Orochimaru, together with Tagorihime and Tagitsuhime, summoned several previous Kage.

The Second Tsuchikage Mu, the Second Mizukage Hozuki Gengetsu, and the Third Raikage.

After they woke up, the descendants from their respective villages excitedly stepped forward, apologizing for their unfilial conduct in disturbing the peace of the previous Kage.

In the end, everyone explained to the three Kage why they had been summoned through Impure World Reincarnation: to deal with Madara Uchiha.

Mu looked at