The next day.
At the Nine Heavens Evolving Heaven Palace, Yechen performed the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, summoning Dan Katō and Nawaki.
Whether they stayed or left was no concern of Yechen's. He had fulfilled the three promises he had made to Tsunade.
That day.
Orochimaru came to see him, bringing several samples of body tissue from Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Mito Uzumaki, and Tobirama Senju.
Yes, Yechen intended to resurrect these four now and see whether they were willing to remain in the Shinobi World and contribute to it.
Yechen could not speak for the others, but Madara Uchiha certainly wanted to return to life. Otherwise, he would never have devised the Eye of the Moon Plan.
The other three were harder to predict, but their ties to the Shinobi World might make this possible.
Resurrecting these four was a momentous event, a chance to witness history. Rather than conceal it, Yechen invited everyone to welcome their return.
As everyone waited eagerly, four souls merged into the Soul Crystals, which then took the shape of four figures.
The first on the left wore a tight black combat suit beneath red, layered armor. He had long black hair, fine cracks on his face, and no signs of aging. His eyes held the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. This was Madara Uchiha at his peak.
The second also wore a tight black combat suit, with a long white haori over it and a dark belt around his waist. His palms were broad and his fingers slender. Perhaps because he had practiced Wood Release for years, faint wood-grain patterns lay beneath the skin of his palms.
His long black hair reached his waist, and his regular features looked gentle. He, too, bore the signs of Impure World Reincarnation, with a purple diamond-shaped mark on