Kushina's Resurrection

The beautiful woman in the crystal coffin is about to be reborn. After several improvements by Kabuto, a near-perfect clone has finally been completed.

Even without using the Revitalized Facial Copy Technique, the clone, which fused with White Zetsu Cells and inherited some of Kushina Uzumaki's genes, already bore a striking resemblance to her. However, it seemed as if Uzumaki's bloodline had been diluted, as her originally bright red hair had now turned dark red.

After being nurtured and accelerated, in just a few months, its skeletal age has reached that of a seven-year-old, and its brain has fully developed. It can now use the forbidden technique, Soul Fusion Technique, to fuse its soul and body for reincarnation.

In the underground laboratory of the Land of Rice Fields, Kato Osamu and Mei Terumi stood side by side. Kabuto Yakushi operated the experimental table, making final preparations. Orochimaru leaned against the wall, his eyes slightly playful as he quietly watched the familiar woman on the experimental table, seemingly anticipating her reaction upon waking.

"Teacher Xu, everything is ready..."

Kabuto Yakushi checked the clone's physical condition repeatedly, then slowly raised his head and nodded slightly to Kato Osamu. However, when his gaze swept over Mei Terumi beside him, a hint of hostility was subtly revealed.

A strange look flashed in Kato Osamu's eyes, Kabuto Yakushi quickly lowered his head and pursed his lips.

"Xu-kun, the Shinigami Mask from the Uzumaki Shrine has been retrieved. Now, persuading this woman won't be an easy task..."

Orochimaru had somehow acquired a hideous demon mask in his hand. During the months that Kabuto Yakushi had been cultivating the clone, all other preparations had been completed.

Orochimaru went to the Uzumaki Shrine to retrieve the Shinigami Mask, while Kato Osamu made several trips to Ryūchi Cave to inquire about ancient events from the White Snake Sage's memories. At the same time, he and Mei Terumi perfunctorily completed several money-making missions for the Akatsuki.

"As long as we can communicate, there's always a way..."

"I'm planning to send Kushina Uzumaki to Konoha. What do you all think?"

Orochimaru's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something interesting. Mei Terumi smiled; she vaguely understood what Kato Osamu meant.

A deep blue light suddenly rose from Kato Osamu's hands. With one hand lightly grasping at the air, Kushina Uzumaki's body, lying on the experimental table, suddenly showed a few double images. A phantom soul gradually separated from her body and slowly gathered into a ball of deep blue light in Kato Osamu's hand.

A bright, eerie light shone on Kato Osamu's face. As the blue light flickered, jet-black rune chains swiftly emerged, completely imprisoning the entire ball of soul light.

"So dazzling..."

Orochimaru's eyes gleamed, his long tongue pursed at the corner of his mouth as he quietly watched Kato Osamu press the soul orb into the clone's mind.

"Forbidden Technique: Soul Fusion Technique!"

The runic chains traveled along the clone's entire body, carrying wisps of eerie blue light that quickly spread throughout the body. The light gradually dissolved into the clone's body, and all the runic chains formed a complete cycle. With a flash of black light, they gradually disappeared from the clone's body.

"Kabuto, observe the experimental subject's data..."

After waiting quietly for a quarter of an hour, Kato Osamu sensed almost no rejection, and his gaze involuntarily drifted towards Kabuto.

"Everything is normal!"

"Hmm... then, she can wake up now..."

With a light snap of her fingers, the experimental subject, who could now perhaps be called Little Kushina, slowly moved her eyebrows, then suddenly opened them, a hint of confusion and hesitation appearing in her eyes.

"What am I doing...?"

"Nine-Tails!!!"

Her memories seemed to be stuck in the time of the Nine-Tails Rebellion, and her body couldn't help but stir. However, the clone's body didn't seem to have the power she had imagined she should have, and she was firmly imprisoned on the experimental table.

"It seems there shouldn't be any problems..." Seeing Kushina Uzumaki still full of energy, Kato Osamu smiled gently, then released Kushina Uzumaki's restraints, gently tugged at her collar, and lifted the still bewildered Kushina Uzumaki off the lab table.

Kushina Uzumaki seemed to slowly understand something as well. Although she hadn't been a ninja for a long time and had almost never left the village to carry out any missions, she still had the basic ninja knowledge. She frowned and looked around at everything.

"And then there's Orochimaru..."

"Can anyone tell me what's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru chuckled softly and gestured somewhat strangely toward the direction behind him towards Kushina Uzumaki. Kushina Uzumaki slowly turned her head, her eyes widening suddenly as if she had seen something unbelievable.

The other woman lay quietly on the experimental table behind him, her body still vibrant, but utterly devoid of life.

This strange feeling of observing herself from another perspective seemed to make her realize something. She touched her cheek, looked at her body that had shrunk so much, her brows furrowed, and couldn't help but pat her forehead.

"A special forbidden technique that can transfer your soul to another body, thus bringing someone back to life..."

Mei Terumi slowly walked behind Kushina Uzumaki, gently placing her hands on her shoulders. She seemed to sense a slight tremor in Kushina's body and Mei Terumi stroked her hair.

Kushina Uzumaki remained silent, lost in thought, her gaze lingering on Kato Osamu's body for a long time before she seemed to accept that this was not a dream. She slowly turned around, seemingly overwhelmed by an indescribable emotion, but she simply stared intently at Kato Osamu without uttering a word.

"So, it seems you've already guessed something. The Nine-Tails Rebellion, huh? Yes, I did intervene..."

"Your body was brought back by me around that time..."

"So, Kushina Uzumaki, do you want revenge on me?"

Kato Osamu stood quietly by the lab table, arms crossed, watching the anger welling up in Kushina Uzumaki's eyes. His expression remained unchanged, and there was even a slight smile on his lips.

"You bastard! I just want to punch you right in the face!"

"Go to hell!!!"

Having just switched bodies, Kushina Uzumaki couldn't muster any power. Without the boost of Chakra, her thin arms were utterly powerless, yet she still kept waving them at Kato Osamu. Kato Osamu simply grabbed Kushina Uzumaki's face, and her waving arms became meaningless, swinging limply in the air.

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"Alright, so as expected of Kushina Uzumaki, even in this situation, she still has such energy..."

Kushina Uzumaki seemed to be exhausted as well, panting heavily, but she still stared intently at Kato Osamu, her eyes still burning with anger.

"No matter what you want me to do, I won't do it!!!"

The way he wrote each word clearly and deliberately made it seem quite imposing.

"It seems you've realized your situation..."

"But sometimes, perhaps we need to look forward, don't we?"

Kato Osamu smiled. Kushina Uzumaki was never a fool; she simply had reasons for being manipulated. After a moment's thought, she understood her situation. If she had no use, Kato Osamu and Orochimaru would never have resurrected her out of kindness...

Kushina Uzumaki slowly shook her head and took the Shinigami Mask from Orochimaru's hand. The moment she saw the Shinigami Mask, she seemed to understand something, and a struggle flashed in her eyes.

"Minato Namikaze's soul should be sealed within his body by the Dead Demon Consuming Seal the Shinigami. If you can release his soul from it, perhaps I can bring him back to life."

"Besides, it's already the 53rd year of Konoha, right? That little guy, your child, Naruto Uzumaki? He should be about five years old by now..."

"A child who has lost their parents at a young age, burdened with the identity of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, could very well grow into an extremely evil being under the influence of the Nine-Tails..."

"Kushina Uzumaki, this is a deal..."

"Perhaps you should redefine the value of Konoha..."

Kushina Uzumaki's expression changed constantly as Kato Osamu spoke. When she heard about the Minato Namikaze of Minato Namikaze, she seemed to want to say something, but upon hearing the news of Naruto, an overwhelming emotion instantly overwhelmed all her anger, and her eyes were filled with urgency and heartache.

"Minato Namikaze..."

"Naruto, is Naruto five years old...?"

"I..."

It seems that just thinking about her child brought an inexplicable pang of sadness to her heart, and a deep longing filled her soul. Perhaps for Kushina Uzumaki, Konoha was never her home; only where Minato Namikaze and Naruto were could she find solace in life.

All she ever longed for was a warm family.

After a long silence, Kushina Uzumaki suddenly raised her head, as if she had made up her mind. Perhaps, even knowing that something bad might happen, what could be more important than her family?

"Keep your promise, revive Minato Namikaze, and send us to Konoha!"

Kushina Uzumaki gave in, but she still stared intently into Kato Osamu's eyes. She still couldn't understand why Kato Osamu had become like this...

They were once close disciples who grilled meat together...

Perhaps she hadn't yet encountered the even more insane Obito Uchiha...

"Kushina Uzumaki, this is a deal, you know I'm a man of integrity..."

"Clap clap..." Orochimaru, who had been quietly leaning against the wall watching the show, suddenly clapped his hands lightly, looking at Kushina Uzumaki with a mocking expression.

"The most interesting thing about people is when they are struggling, especially their inner struggles. It's quite amazing that it can make the usually rough Kushina Uzumaki show such a complex expression..."

As he spoke, Orochimaru took out a scroll from his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips. A certain wicked sense of humor seemed to have rekindled his interest as he slowly looked at Kushina Uzumaki.

"Little Kushina, here's some information that might interest you..."

"About that brat who's a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki..."

The Konoha High Command is currently focusing most of their attention on the Uchiha Clan. Moreover, for Konoha at this point, unless Hiruzen Sarutobi personally intervenes, Orochimaru could easily enter Konoha's Uzumaki Shrine to retrieve the Shinigami Mask as if it were empty.

With the Vanishing Facial Copy Technique Revitalized Facial Copy Technique by Kato Osamu, Orochimaru revealed no flaws. He even disguised himself as a passerby and passed by Naruto Uzumaki several times without anyone noticing.

Quietly, Orochimaru placed the scroll beside Kushina Uzumaki. Kushina Uzumaki looked at Orochimaru, hesitant to speak. Perhaps life is just like this, full of helplessness. Those wonderful times of drinking and laughing together seemed to have never happened...

"Little Kushina, don't be too disappointed..."

After saying that, Orochimaru, with a strange smile on his face, slowly disappeared into the laboratory. Kato Osamu and Mei Terumi also disappeared into the laboratory one after the other, leaving only Kabuto Yakushi, whose glasses flashed with a light, slowly breaking the silence.

"Kushina Uzumaki, is it...? Come with me..."

"This body of yours was meticulously crafted by me. How is it? A perfect match with your soul, isn't it...?"

"Lord Orochimaru and Osamu-sensei are truly the greatest ninjas in the world..."

A faint candlelight flickered in the dimly lit passage. Kushina Uzumaki clutched the scroll tightly in her hand, following behind Kabuto Yakushi. The passage seemed incredibly deep, with only utter darkness at its endless end, and Kushina Uzumaki's heart sank heavier and heavier.

"Where is this damn perverted kid taking me?"

The sight of her meticulously sculpted body made Kushina Uzumaki's expression even worse. If she weren't currently powerless, she would have definitely given Kabuto Yakushi a few good whacks on the head to teach him a lesson.

"Kushina Uzumaki, get some rest..."

Sweet dreams...

Near the end of the underground passage, the door of a stone chamber slowly opened. Although it looked rather simple from the outside, the facilities inside were quite complete. Kabuto watched Kushina Uzumaki enter the stone chamber, and then, meeting Kushina Uzumaki's fierce glare, he slowly closed the door, the smile on his face gradually fading away.

'That woman named Mei Terumi, she actually stole Mother's place and is now by Lord Osamu's side...'

'How awful!'