"After living for over a thousand years, he'd only grown younger..."
Isshiki had reincarnated into six-year-old Ananda, and after reincarnating, he too had taken on the appearance of a six-year-old.
Whoosh! Chakra transformed into white robes and black trousers. The mark of Sukunahikona appeared in his right eye, while his left eye... had also been engraved with a brand-new secret technique.
He carried a black metal staff over his shoulder and walked out the door.
In the hall, Kashin Koji and Amado knelt on one knee. "Congratulations on your rebirth, Chief!"
In a childlike yet mature voice, Isshiki said, "Adversity reveals true loyalty. You didn't betray me at my most miserable moment, so you are qualified to share in my prosperity."
"What comes next will be a fierce battle. Amado, my Sukunahikona possesses the Daikokuten dimension. Any object shrunk down can be stored within it. Unlike ordinary dimensions, time does not pass within Daikokuten, so no matter how long something is stored there, it will never expire~"
Whoosh! As he spoke, a glass of fresh wine appeared in Isshiki's hand. He swirled the glass and slowly drained it, saying meaningfully, "But there is one point: living creatures cannot be stored there~."
Sweat trickled down Amado's face. "I... don't quite understand what you mean."
Isshiki said lightly, "It's simple. I'll kill you temporarily, use the Rinnegan's Naraka Path Pain to safeguard your soul, place your body inside Daikokuten, and revive you after the war ends..."
Amado said, "But..."
Isshiki cut him off. "Once war breaks out, nowhere in the world will be safe, not even here. You are an important subordinate of mine. If you are taken away and used as a hostage, I'll be in quite a bind. So this is necessary. Do you understand?"
Amado's sweaty old hand clenched