You just wait!

The dead were free of all burdens; the living bore everything.

Theoretically, that would indeed be true if this were not the world of Naruto.

Unfortunately...

This truly was the world of Naruto...

Yuya had originally thought death was the end.

Yet when he came to his senses, his body had returned to its youth, and he found himself in a dense forest.

He weirdly patted himself all over, even starting to wonder...

Had he...

Transmigrated again?!

Come on! If nothing else, at least let me go back!

I already lived out my entire life in the Naruto world. Rather than sending me to another world, wouldn't it be better to send me back?!

That was what Yuya thought.

Until he saw several figures emerge from the forest.

Senju Hashirama, Uzumaki Mito, and Senju Tobirama.

Yuya stood there blankly, staring at the three people who had emerged from the woods.

The three of them smiled and quickly came forward to meet him.

Yuya instantly assumed a defensive stance. "Who are you people?! Is this... a genjutsu?!"

Senju Hashirama froze for a moment before bursting into hearty laughter.

Uzumaki Mito smiled and began explaining things to Yuya.

It turned out this place was where the underworld intersected with the world of the living.

At this intersection was a transitional point where the deceased guided the dead onward to the underworld.

Of course, it was not impossible to remain here for a long time. It simply depended on how deep one's lingering attachment was.

For example, when Kakashi Hatake met his father, Hatake Sakumo, at this boundary after dying in the original manga, Hatake Sakumo had already been dead for decades.

"You brat, you did an absolutely incredible job!" Senju Hashirama laughed as he slapped Yuya on the shoulder.

Yuya looked utterly