The blue-white sea of Reishi flames in the crater gradually died out, without even a wisp of smoke rising.
Along with the last flicker of firelight, Kaguya's resurrection was completely snuffed out by Hyuga Seisen before it could begin.
Although fighting Kaguya was no longer a problem for him, it was naturally better to cut off her resurrection directly.
The entire battlefield in the Land of Wind was deathly silent, save for the mournful howl of wind sweeping yellow sand.
Hyuga Seisen slowly turned around, and the suffocating dark-blue radiance around his body gradually receded beneath his skin.
He stepped forward, crossing the scorched earth that was dry and cracked, walking toward the distant dunes one step at a time.
Seisen's voice was flat, without the slightest fluctuation.
"The farce should be over."
He pointed at the four cracked figures behind Orochimaru.
"Release it."
"The dead should stay obediently in the Pure Land!"
"As you wish, Seisen-kun."
Orochimaru forced a stiff, false smile.
He raised his bloodstained hands and formed seals without hesitation.
Rat, Ox, Monkey, Tiger, Dragon, Boar.
"Impure World Reincarnation: Release!"
The instant the command was given, the four figures behind him stiffened simultaneously.
Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Third Raikage A, and the Fourth Kazekage.
The false shells made of dust and talismans covering their bodies began to emit a soft gray-white glow.
They peeled away and crumbled.
Dust returned to dust, earth to earth.
A hearty laugh shattered the oppressive silence.
"Hahaha!"
Hashirama Senju lowered his head and glanced at his hands, which were gradually turning to ash.
There was not the slightest attachment to the mortal world on his rugged, cracked face.
Instead, he radiated a sense of carefree relief.
He raised his head, his gaze passing over the ruins as he looked deeply at Hyuga