"Wait, I'll go too."
With hoarse voices, the Sunagakure councilors had complex expressions, and even the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, frowned slightly.
" Granny Chiyo, I understand how you feel, but..."
"This is a mistake I, an old woman, made all by myself. It's something I've always overlooked... a mistake I deliberately ignored, and I will personally pay for it."
At this moment, suppressing the sadness and helplessness in her heart, Granny Chiyo spoke resolutely, which made Huayue admire her.
Compared to some who hide in the shadows, secretly plotting to seize power, claiming it's all for the sake of a future Pot Kage of Konoha, Granny Chiyo is infinitely better.
At the very least, she was able to face the mistakes she had made head-on, instead of trying to cover them up by claiming it was for the sake of the village.
"Then I will not interfere with the affairs of Sunagakure. Actually, besides this matter, I have another small request. Could we discuss this somewhere else?"
Granny Chiyo looked bewildered. After the two talked for a long time in a quiet room, wisps of White Mist dissipated from the room.
Baki and the others, who had been watching closely for a long time and were ready to rush into the quiet room to provide support, were genuinely startled to see Granny Chiyo appear alone.
" Granny Chiyo, where is the Body Flicker Gengetsu? Has it already run away?"
"That brat, he actually came in person with his Body Flicker Gengetsu, just to get some information about forbidden techniques from this old woman, and then he dispelled his Shadow Clone and left. What a genius of Konoha..."
With a deep sigh, even Granny Chiyo, who was reluctant to interfere too much in the internal affairs of Sunagakure, felt deeply worried about Konoha, which was an ally. Not to mention Rasa was in his office at the moment.
"Forget it, this is your world, it has nothing to do with this old woman. If you know anything, just let me know."
Watching the receding figure, Baki clenched his fists, his knuckles turning slightly white, as if recalling that humiliating day.
" Body Flicker Gengetsu Movement, just wait! We, the Sunagakure, will not lose to your Konoha like this!"
Late at night, in a secluded corner outside Konoha.
"Immortal Technique: Rebirth of the Already Born".
On the cold operating table, a figure with bright red hair, like fresh blood, was nourished by vigorous vitality and Natural Energy.
Time passed second by second, and the body under the operating lights seemed like a bottomless pit, continuously absorbing near-boiling Natural Energy.
"The 374th time, no rejection reaction occurred in the body. Compared with the previous experiments, this one went unexpectedly smoothly. It's going to be a success."
Unbeknownst to her, as the first rays of sunlight rose outside the secret chamber, Huayue smiled and nodded in satisfaction.
"As expected, compared to Gigai bodies cultivated from flesh and blood tissue, the Uzumaki Clan, which has evolved naturally, is more suitable. The following process is actually simpler."
In a small room next to the operating room, in a pale blue solution, a softly shaped, ethereal being with closed eyes is falling into a deep sleep.
"A strong vitality signifies a resilient soul and powerful spirit. As the first user of Gigai, I believe you have no reason to refuse, because..."
With hands Hand Seals, the sleeping soul, immersed in a specially nurtured environment resembling Pure Land, gradually materializes.
"Immortal Technique: Spirit Transformation Technique ".
The next second, the female soul in front of him gradually transformed into a deep blue sphere, very similar in size to a glass bead.
When Huayue placed the special Soul Candy, which relied on the transformation of soul and Natural Energy, into the delicate and fragile Gigai body on the operating table, the fluctuations of life were clearly reflected in her perception.
"It's a success."
After a brief silence, the delicate body lying on the operating table in front of her trembled slightly and slowly opened her eyes.
"This... is not the Pure Land... where am I? Naruto, where's Naruto?!"
"Calm down, Kushina- sama. How does it feel to be back in the real world? It's true, everything in the Pure Land is frozen in the moment before death. You must feel very uneasy about the current environment."
With a snap of fingers, the moisture in the air gradually condensed into a crystal-clear ice mirror. Kushina, who had just awakened from the Pure Land, looked at the mirror with disbelief in her eyes.
"What? This is impossible! How could I be like this? I clearly already..."
The image reflected in his pupils was that of a young girl of only six or seven years old with a round face, clearly resembling himself when he was young.
"Surprised? It's just that we used a cloning-like ability, along with your wife's genetic information, to cultivate your body into this form. That's the power of science."
The clear yet seductive tone of her voice startled Kushina, who immediately asked in return with certainty.
"That voice... Huayue, are you Uchiha Huayue?"
"Oh my? I am truly honored that Mrs. Kushina still remembers me, even though we have only met a handful of times."
The figure in the darkness slowly lifted the hood that concealed its face, revealing a fresh, refined, and gentle face to Kushina.
"It really is you, the disciple that Minato has always been unable to understand. What kind of technique is this? What kind of ninjutsu is the technique for reviving the dead classified as in the village? As Uchiha, you should know better than anyone else!"
Kushina's face was full of anger, and her emotions were in a state of extreme instability as she tried to break free from the sealing device that bound her.
"The ninjutsu for resurrecting the dead is of course a forbidden technique, but rather than something as meaningless as ninja rules, I would like to ask you, my master's wife, to take a look at this."
A flash of crimson light appeared in her eyes, and in the Tsukuyomi World, a story based on Little Naruto's growth to the present, without any trace of fabrication, was unfolding before Kushina's eyes.
"The life of Jinchūriki is tragic, and I believe you, Master's wife, have a deep understanding of this. You wouldn't want Little Naruto to grow up without a mother's love, would you?"
Kushina, a parent who couldn't bear to miss a single scene, felt both heartache and anger. The helplessness of being trapped in a quagmire brought tears to her eyes.
" Naruto, how could this happen? Even if I was mentally prepared, how could this happen? Where is the Third Hokage? He clearly promised..."
"Even if they agree, the warmth a mother can give her child is something an old person cannot provide, not to mention that the old person also bears the heavy burden of the entire Konoha."
Like a demon's low murmur, it subtly stirred Kushina's emotions. After a long while, the strong female ninja, who had suppressed her sobs, finally raised her head.
"Tell me, what do you want? Ninjutsu? The secret of Jinchūriki? The Sealing Jutsu of the Uzumaki Clan? What will you give me in exchange for taking care of Naruto?"
"All..."
Kushina- like fingertips, gritting her teeth and asking with resentment.
"You're not human, you're a demon!"
"I'm not a disciple, I'm not even human, it's all because my master's wife is too charming..."