Standing on the platform, Shin Uchiha watched the four White Zetsu still flailing wildly before him. He took a deep breath, gathered the chakra within his body, and formed hand seals: tiger, snake, dog, dragon. He pressed his hands together, then planted his palm on the platform.
"Summoning Technique-Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu!"
As Shin Uchiha moved, an array composed of assorted seals rapidly spread out from his palm, ending at the four bound White Zetsu.
As the array took shape, four deep-blue souls, invisible to ordinary people and resembling burning flames, were summoned from the Pure Land and appeared directly above the four sacrifices.
Then, amid a chorus of wails, the four souls entered the sacrifices' bodies.
Fragments appeared seemingly out of nowhere, moving without any wind and racing to cover the four sacrifices.
In the blink of an eye, four figures of different shapes and sizes stood on the platform.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell from their dusty-gray bodies and cracked-looking faces that they were very different from ordinary people.
Of course, that was only because all four had their eyes tightly shut. Otherwise, their gray eyes alone would have made it clear that they were already dead.
Once everything had settled, Shin Uchiha tilted his head slightly and studied the four people brought back through Impure World Reincarnation, his thoughts unreadable.
Outside the platform, Tsunade had been watching with bated breath. When Shin made no further move, she could not help jumping onto the platform and asking cautiously:
"Shin, are you finished? Why aren't any of them moving?"
Looking at the four figures with their eyes tightly closed, Shin Uchiha spread his hands and said:
"Obviously, it's because I haven't let them wake up. Besides, they're still in the Impure World Reincarnation stage. I was just