"Teacher, does the Pure Land really exist?"
Fugaku was somewhat surprised that Minato had asked, though it was a reasonable question.
Death was a barrier no one could cross. Even someone as powerful as Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha would die one day.
Even the Sage of Six Paths had seen his body slowly decay. He could only rely on his soul to wander the Shinobi World and prevent Kaguya Ōtsutsuki from breaking the seal.
"Only the dead have been to the Pure Land, but it does exist."
Curiosity appeared on Minato's face. Kushina and Mikoto stopped talking and looked over, waiting for Fugaku to explain.
"It was never a secret. It's just that so much time has passed that people have gradually forgotten.
"The Second Hokage's talent was unmatched in the Shinobi World. He created most of Konoha's Forbidden Techniques.
"There's one Ninjutsu you may not know. As soon as it was created, the First Hokage classified it as a Forbidden Technique and forbade anyone from ever learning it.
"It's called Impure World Reincarnation. Through a specific ritual, it brings dead Ninja back to the living world to fight.
"Even the souls of Ninja who died years ago can be brought back to fight. The First Hokage believed that matters in the world of the living should be settled by the living.
"There was no need to trouble the dead. Most Ninja in the Shinobi World live with hatred, but that hatred shouldn't be carried into the world of the dead. All hatred should end at death. That's why the First Hokage forbade anyone from learning the technique."
The others nodded.
"The First Hokage really was remarkable. The hatred between Ninja shouldn't be carried into the world of the dead," Mikoto said in agreement.
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