Orochimaru personally sought out Uchiha Ying Yue and brought him major news. "The plan to revive Hatake Sakumo has made critical progress." He explained that recent experiments had proven the technology for creating a Hatake Sakumo clone was completely viable.
As long as Hatake Sakumo's soul, sealed by the Soul Sealing Technique, was transferred into the cloned body, Sakumo could be revived.
Upon hearing this news, Ying Yue could not help but feel delighted.
Uchiha Ying Yue swiftly took the container sealing Hatake Sakumo's soul and headed to the laboratory with Orochimaru.
When the two arrived at Orochimaru's laboratory, Ying Yue saw the clone—Hatake Sakumo's new body—lying silently inside a sealed glass chamber.
The clone had no consciousness, evidently because it had yet to receive a soul.
Orochimaru explained, "When creating this body, I referred to White Zetsu's physical structure."
Orochimaru speculated that such a body might allow the revived Hatake Sakumo to possess rudimentary Wood Release abilities. However, he also voiced his concern. "Still, his strength after revival may be somewhat weaker than it was when he was alive. After all, the body of a Kage-level expert is extremely difficult to replicate perfectly."
Ying Yue listened carefully to Orochimaru's analysis, but he knew this was their best opportunity at present. He decisively said, "There's no time to lose. Let's revive Hatake Sakumo now."
Uchiha Ying Yue and Orochimaru began the process of transferring the soul.
Uchiha Ying Yue unsealed the container holding Hatake Sakumo's soul and slowly guided Sakumo's soul into the clone's body.
As the soul entered the body, the clone gradually began showing signs of life.
Hatake Sakumo slowly opened his eyes and regained consciousness.
However, his gaze was filled with confusion and pain. Clearly, his memories remained at the final moment before his suicide.
"Wasn't I