After leaving Snake Aunt's lair, Naruto turned toward the coast.
Naruto felt no regret at all over giving Snake Aunt two thousand White Zetsu test subjects.
Compared with the care Snake Aunt had poured into Sasuke over the past two years, that was nothing.
He knew what Snake Aunt wanted, and whenever he obtained something good, he would give it away without hesitation if someone under him could use it.
After all, they were his people. Who cared about material possessions?
Of course, he also had to make sure Itachi's soul would not be disturbed after his death.
Once Naruto reached a secluded spot, he stopped.
He took out a Writing Brush and some Ink, tracing one strange formation after another on the ground.
About three minutes later, Naruto had deftly completed the formation for Impure World Reincarnation.
With a thought, he opened a Space-Time Vortex. A White Zetsu appeared in the designated sacrificial position within the formation, and Naruto then took a long strand of Itachi's hair from System Space.
He had prepared this strand ages ago, never expecting the day would actually come when he needed it.
After placing Itachi's long strand of hair in another designated spot within the formation as the medium,
Naruto immediately formed hand seals with both hands.
"Impure World Reincarnation!"
Once he finished the seals, Naruto pressed one hand against the ground.
At once, a mass of dust appeared, using the hair as its medium, and surged wildly toward the White Zetsu.
The poor White Zetsu's body had yet to awaken. His soul could only roar and struggle, but all of it was futile.
In the blink of an eye, all the reincarnation dust had clung to the White Zetsu, and an entirely new face appeared before Naruto.
It was none other than