Orochimaru had seen Nawaki get blown to death by explosive tags with his own eyes.
And Orochimaru clearly remembered that Nawaki's body had been blown to pieces, a gruesome sight.
Nawaki cheerfully came before Orochimaru.
"Master, you came too."
"Jiraiya, it's been a long time."
Orochimaru stood there with his mouth open, too stunned to speak.
Jiraiya frowned.
"Nawaki, how did you come back to life?"
"I remember... you died..."
"Did Tsunade bring you back?"
Tsunade gently shook her head.
"Ha! I don't have that kind of ability."
Nawaki beamed.
"Karmic Fire brought me back to life."
Orochimaru and Jiraiya were utterly astonished, their faces full of disbelief.
"Uchiha Gōka brought the dead Nawaki back to life?"
"Nawaki's corpse had been blown up that badly back then."
"How could that be possible?"
Just then, Uchiha Gōka walked out of the living room.
Orochimaru and Jiraiya stared intensely at Uchiha Gōka...
What a mysterious man.
Orochimaru was not merely shocked by Nawaki's resurrection.
He was even more curious about exactly how Uchiha Gōka had revived Nawaki.
Orochimaru asked urgently:
"Nawaki, what method did Karmic Fire use to revive you?"
"The Yomi Rebirth Technique!"
"When were you revived?"
"Last night."
Orochimaru's eyes widened in shock.
At that moment, Orochimaru suddenly recalled the golden beam of light that had shot into the sky from Tsunade's home last night.
"Could it be..."
Orochimaru was eager to step forward and get an answer from Uchiha Gōka.
Just as Orochimaru was about to take a step forward—
Tsunade suddenly snapped:
"What time do you think it is?"
"Hanzō of the Salamander is attacking Konoha."
"The three of us need to get to the battlefield as soon as possible!"
"Move!"
With that, Tsunade grabbed Orochimaru and Jiraiya and hurried away...
Uchiha Gōka told the clan members,