"Wuye... is back..."
Ahead of the woods, Kaguya raised her eyes. At that moment, they seemed to suddenly light up.
Her hand was still pressed against Kushina, the soft green glow having continued for a long time.
Seeing the enormous Nine-Tails approach, Mikoto hurriedly rose to her feet, only to stagger from having stood too long.
Konan, Terumi Mei, and Pakura looked up as well.
Bang!
The Nine-Tails naturally would not lower its proud head, so Wuye jumped directly down from several hundred meters in the air—from atop its head.
"Wuye... hurry and save Kushina... save Sister..."
Mikoto stumbled toward him.
This was her last hope. She did not want to see anyone come to harm.
Otherwise, as a member of the Uchiha Clan—the true culprits—she would never be able to face Wuye again.
"Sister! Kushina!"
Wuye rushed to their side, then shuddered all over. "This is..."
"It's One's Own Life Reincarnation..."
Kaguya's gaze settled on his face, filled with longing and reluctance.
"How... how could this be..."
Wuye dropped to his knees with a thud, his eyes wide as his head buzzed.
"Do you remember when we intercepted the Sand Village shinobi together during the Second Shinobi World War?"
Kaguya looked at him and spoke softly. "Back then, Sand Village's Chiyo used this incomplete ninjutsu. I saw it, and that was how I came to understand a way to exchange souls with the Pure Land..."
Wuye went completely rigid. Even his thoughts seemed frozen.
He could not imagine what it would be like if Kaguya disappeared...
"To save Kushina, this is the only way. As long as the Nine-Tails returns to her body, her vitality and soul will revive together."
Kaguya gazed quietly at Wuye, without the slightest fear of death.
She was merely making use of her final