After Uchiha Yato finished using version 2.0 of One's Own Life Reincarnation, an astonishing sight unfolded.
Pakura's body was visibly undergoing earth-shaking changes.
After Impure World Reincarnation, her body had originally been covered in ceramic-like cracks, as though it could shatter at any moment.
Yet in that instant, an immense surge of life force poured into Pakura's body like raging waves. The cracks seemed to be gently smoothed away by an invisible hand, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
More than that, Pakura's skin underwent a startling transformation.
The gray, night-veil-like layer covering it silently dissipated like mist scattered by the morning breeze.
Her skin became like that of a living person—smooth, delicate, and seemingly tender enough to break with a touch, as if she had been reborn.
Even more delightfully, the color of Pakura's body gradually returned to normal.
No longer was she pale and lifeless. Instead, she radiated a healthy glow, no different from an ordinary person.
Of everyone present, Pakura herself was undoubtedly the happiest about these changes.
From her initial state as a corpse to her later existence as one of the living dead, she had remained trapped in a strange and painful state.
But now, she could finally truly feel her heart beating. It was a long-lost feeling, brimming with life, and it filled Pakura with ecstatic joy.
"Then I suppose we've had a pleasant time these past two days."
"We'll meet again if fate allows."
After saying that, Uchiha Yato turned and prepared to leave.
After all, the deal was done, and he had accomplished what he came to do. There was no reason for him to remain.
Only after she could no longer sense Uchiha Yato's presence did Chiyo speak to Pakura.
"It's understandable that Gaara couldn't be kept,