Izuna resurrected

Izuna Uchiha took it and casually placed it on the table.

"Knew."

Ban turned around, took two steps towards the lab door, stopped, and said without looking back, "Then I'm leaving."

"Um."

He continued walking forward, and as he reached the door, Izuna Uchiha's voice rang out behind him.

"Spot."

Ban stopped and tilted his head.

Thanks.

Ban didn't look back.

He raised his hand, waved it with his back to Izuna Uchiha, then pushed open the door and walked out.

The door closed behind him, and the laboratory fell silent again.

Izuna Uchiha stood there, staring at the closed door for a while.

He looked down and examined his hands. His palms were warm, with lines, warmth, and sweat.

He clenched his fist, then relaxed it, walked to the table, sat down, unsealed the scroll, laid it on the table, and began to read its contents.

After Madara left the lab, Izuna Uchiha sat at the table for a while.

He unfurled the scroll and looked down at the words on it, but after a few lines, he found he couldn't concentrate. Something inside him was moving.

The sensation was very light, like something slowly seeping under the skin, spreading from the chest to the limbs, gradually unfolding.

He put down the scroll, raised his hand, and looked at his palm. The palm lines were still the same, but what lay beneath them had changed.

The entry is receiving blessings.

Izuna Uchiha was no stranger to the system entries.

During the time he spent in the body of the Impure World Reincarnation, Natsu explained to him in detail how the system worked, which entries were for the entire clan, and which entries provided additional bonuses to specific individuals.

He simply nodded after hearing this, not taking it too seriously, since his Reanimated Body couldn't sense these things.

But now that he has a living body, entries are being poured in one after another.

The Time Traveler arrived first. Izuna Uchiha felt his body adapting.

That kind of adaptation wasn't something he actively adjusted; it was his body doing it on its own.

It was as if someone had recalibrated the density of his bones, the tension of his muscles, and the direction of his meridians within his body, aligning this newly resurrected body with the rules of this vast ocean.

He clenched his fist, the force was heavier than expected, and the touch in his palm was more solid than anticipated.

People in the One Piece World are physically stronger than those in the Ninja World —this was something Natsu had said long ago. Now he truly felt it for himself.

Then there's the Diligence Overcomes Weakness.

When this term appeared, Izuna Uchiha's mind went blank.

All the Ninjutsu techniques he had studied before, the Chakra circulation routes he had improved, and the sealing structures he had dismantled, all surfaced from the depths of his memory in that instant.

He used to only know these things, but now he understands them thoroughly.

All those technique diagrams that he had drawn hundreds of times in his Reanimated Body, all those improvement plans that he had pondered repeatedly but were always just one step short, all those Chakra circulation paths that he had thought about countless times but could never quite make sense of—all of them suddenly became clear.

He sat in his chair, his fingers unconsciously tracing a few lines on the table, sketching a surgical technique improvement plan that had been stuck on for a long time.

He stopped on the third attempt, looked down at the lines he had drawn.

It's connected.

The thing that had been holding him back for two months was finally working.

The Long-Lived Species arrives more slowly.

It doesn't offer a tangible experience like Time Traveler, nor does it provide immediate results like Diligence Overcomes Weakness make up for shortcomings.

It's more like a foundation, laid deep within the body, slowing down the aging process of cells and improving the efficiency of Chakra recovery.

After observing it for a while, Izuna Uchiha roughly figured out how it worked.

nice one.

I just don't know how long it will take to see the results.

Return to Origin is the final destination.

As soon as this term appeared, Izuna Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan started spinning uncontrollably.

The power of the pupil surged within the meridians, then settled, sinking into the deepest part of the eye.

He closed his eyes, then opened them again. The Mangekyo Sharingan patterns shone quietly in his pupils, slightly brighter than before. The concentration of his pupil energy had changed.

If his pupil power was like a river before, now that river has become wider, deeper, and the current is faster.

He didn't try to Susanoo, but he estimated that the Susanoo he activated now was probably more than one size larger than before.

Half an hour later, Izuna Uchiha stood up from his chair and stretched his shoulders.

He assessed his current condition.

It's more than five times stronger than its peak.

This doesn't even include Gene Serum.

He had heard Natsu mention the potion developed by Vallen and Caesar Clown's group; it provided an additional enhancement after injection.

Five times is just the starting point.

Izuna Uchiha curled the corners of his lips into a slight smile.

He didn't make a sound, but simply put the scroll on the table into the drawer, closed the cabinet door, and then walked out.

There were hardly any people in the corridors of the research institute.

At this time, most researchers were stuck in their respective laboratories, and only a few young people carrying folders hurriedly walked by in the corridor.

A young man carrying a folder came out from around the corner, looking down as he flipped through the documents, and almost bumped into Izuna Uchiha.

He looked up, about to apologize, but the words caught in his throat.

"Izuna Uchiha?!"

Izuna Uchiha nodded.

Watch where you're going.

The young man did not move.

He stared at Izuna Uchiha's face for several breaths, the folder slipped from his hand, scattering papers all over the floor, but he didn't bother to pick them up.

His mouth was agape, and his jaw was practically dropping to his chest.

"Izuna Uchiha, your... your body..."

"It's back to life," Izuna Uchiha said. "Just finished."

The young man's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

He hurriedly bent down to pick up the documents on the ground, picked up two pages, then stood up again, flustered and unsure whether to pick up the documents first or speak first.

"I... I'll go tell everyone--"

"There's no need to mention it," Izuna Uchiha waved his hand. "Those who need to know will know."

But the young man had already run away.

He ran very fast, his footsteps and shouts echoing down the corridor, "Izuna Uchiha has been resurrected! Izuna Uchiha's body has been resurrected!"

Izuna Uchiha watched his retreating figure, shook her head, and continued walking forward.

When he arrived at the research institute's lobby, there were already more than a dozen people gathered there.

They were all researchers from the research institute, and some of them were still clutching pens, clearly having been dragged out of the laboratory.

When they saw Izuna Uchiha walk in, they were stunned for a moment, and then they surrounded him one after another.

"Izuna Uchiha! He's really back to life!"

How are you feeling? Is there anything bothering you?

"I was wondering why there was such a powerful Chakra fluctuation coming from the research institute this morning; it turns out it was Izuna Uchiha-- "

Surrounded in the middle, Izuna Uchiha raised his hand and pressed it down.

"Speak one at a time. Don't push."

An older researcher squeezed to the front, his eyes a little red, but he was trying hard to keep his composure, and his voice was a little strained when he spoke.

"Izuna Uchiha, we've revised the Wind Release technique formula you annotated three times. The third version reduced Chakra consumption by 20%, but its stability is still not quite there. Would you like to take a look?"

"Put it on my desk. I'll look at it in a bit."

"And my Lightning Release— " someone else chimed in from behind.

"Line up. One at a time," Izuna Uchiha said, but he wasn't impatient, his tone wasn't harsh, and there was even a hint of a smile. "I just got back to normal, I can't run away. What's the rush?"

Another group of people poured into the lobby, many more than before, filling the corridor.

Some came from other areas after hearing the news; some were still holding ninja tools and scrolls they hadn't had time to put down; and some were followed by their students.

Several young female researchers stood at the back of the crowd, pushing and shoving each other, none of them too shy to step forward first, but all of them had smiles on their faces.

"Izuna Uchiha- senpai!" A young girl was finally pushed forward, her face flushed red, and she stammered as she spoke.

"I... I'm from the seventh graduating class of the Clan Academy. I'm currently researching Chakra conduction materials at the Research Institute. Um... it's so wonderful that you've been resurrected!"

Izuna Uchiha glanced at her and nodded. "The seventh cohort. Who's your mentor?"

"Yes, they were seconded from Elder 'Yaoyu side--"

"The person who Yaoyu," Izuna Uchiha said. "I'll talk to him later and see if I can officially transfer you over."

The girl's eyes lit up immediately, and her companions grabbed her sleeves and screamed in hushed tones.

The hall was bustling with activity.

Some people came up to report on the research progress, some asked about Izuna Uchiha's health, and some simply came to congratulate him, standing aside and smiling.

Izuna Uchiha stood in the middle of the crowd, his height was still the same, but his complexion was much better than when Impure World Reincarnation.

His cheeks regained color, his eyes brightened, and even his voice sounded clearer than before.

He dealt with everyone who approached him, occasionally glancing down at the diagrams of spells handed to him, offering a few casual remarks. Those whose names were mentioned would be taken aback at first, then quickly pull out a pen to take notes.

On the periphery of the crowd, a researcher of considerable age stood at the corner of the corridor, unable to squeeze in.

He watched for a while, then turned to the person next to him and said, "Izuna Uchiha is back. Dawn is breaking again at the research institute."

The person next to him nodded without saying anything, but the corners of their mouth were turned up.

Morgans' legs were still shaking when he arrived in Mary Geoise.

He flew for three days, changing airships twice along the way, without even getting any sleep.

He flew from the headquarters of the World Economy News Paper to the Holy Land in less than two and a half days, arriving half a day early.

It wasn't that he wanted to move it up; he just couldn't sit still any longer.

For every extra hour he spent on the airship, the image of that figure in the gray-white uniform circled in his mind one more time.

Those scarlet eyes were etched into his mind, whether his eyes were closed or open.

He disembarked from the airship at the gate of Mary Geoise. When his feet touched the stone ground, his knees buckled, and he had to hold onto the airship's railing to steady himself.

Two Night Owl Guard stood at the door, their greyish-white uniforms and crimson Sharingan sweeping over him.

One of them tilted his head, gesturing for him to follow.