Obito stood farthest away, kept outside by the Anbu.
His gaze passed through the crowd and settled on Rin. His lips trembled constantly, and something seemed to be trying to burst from his throat, only to be forcibly swallowed back down.
After the excitement, the scene gradually quieted.
Orochimaru stepped aside.
The Impure World Reincarnation was complete. What came next was the truly crucial part.
Everyone's eyes settled on Genya.
Genya stepped out of the crowd and stood before the three reincarnated bodies, looking at them.
Minato was smiling, Kushina was wiping away tears, and Rin was looking at Kakashi.
Rinne Rebirth.
Genya pressed his palms together. His life force drained away wildly, pouring from his fingertips, his palms, and every pore in his body.
An even greater surge of life force than during the Konoha Crush Plan flowed into the three reincarnated bodies.
The cracks on Minato's reincarnated body began to heal. Ashen gray turned to flesh tones, stiffness gave way to softness, his heartbeat returned, and his blood began to flow.
From death to life, from the Pure Land to the world of the living, three pairs of eyes opened at once. They were no longer the hollow, cracked eyes of the Impure World Reincarnation.
They were the eyes of living people, filled with warmth, tears, and attachment to this world.
Genya swayed. Hashirama caught him, and Tsunade rushed over, chakra glowing in her palm as she pressed it against Genya's back.
"Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"
Her voice was frantic and angry, and the chakra flowing from her hand never stopped.
Genya steadied himself and waved a hand.
"I'm fine."
He was only a little pale.
Minato looked down at his hands. They were warm, with a pulse and color beneath the fingernails. They