They bid farewell to the Six Paths brothers.
After repeatedly promising to spare no effort in searching for Princess Kaguya once they returned,
Gentō ultimately left with only Uchiha Hikari, without bringing back the parents he had originally intended to resurrect for her.
Things had turned out differently from their plan.
Hikari's Father said, "Hikari, seeing you again after several hundred years truly makes me happy. But your mother and I have long since grown used to the Pure Land. We don't want to return to the Ninja World, nor do we need a second life."
Hikari's Mother said, "That's right, little Hikari. There's no war, no hunger, and no hardship in the Pure Land. Everything is wonderful."
Hikari's Mother said, "...Your father and I are doing very well here. You need to take good care of yourself in the Ninja World. Eat your meals on time every day, and stay healthy..."
Hikari's Mother said, "If you miss us, you can come to the Pure Land to see us, just as you did today."
Having grown accustomed to the Pure Land over hundreds of years, Hikari's Father and Hikari's Mother chose to stay of their own accord.
They showed none of the eagerness for resurrection that Gentō and Uchiha Hikari had imagined.
And with the Sage of Six Paths promising to give them special attention,
Uchiha Hikari no longer had the decisiveness she had shown when choosing to turn her enemies' ashes into fireworks. She bade her parents farewell and followed Gentō back, gloomy the entire way.
Whenever she thought about the deal she had made with Uchiha Gentō to resurrect her parents,
Uchiha Hikari felt as sick as if she had eaten a fish head from a Stargazy Pie.
It wasn't really a loss. In fact, it could even