After learning about the resurrection methods Naruto had mentioned, Orochimaru shook his head.
"I don't know much about how the Rinnegan brings people back to life, but... I do know a little about Chiyo's technique!"
"That technique, Life Reincarnation, was originally created to give puppets life! But... its creator failed, and it became Life Reincarnation instead."
"Life Reincarnation's effects are certainly remarkable, but... it has drawbacks, too. First... the caster has to pay with their own life force. Aside from that, the recipient must have been dead for no more than twenty-four hours!"
After hearing Orochimaru's explanation, Sasori, who had been planning to snatch Life Reincarnation from Granny Chiyo, immediately felt disappointed.
Naruto frowned a little, too. He hadn't expected Life Reincarnation to come with so many conditions!
But soon, Naruto thought of another good idea.
"Orochimaru, what if I cloned a body for my mother! Then... used Impure World Reincarnation on her?"
"I'd kill the cloned body and release Impure World Reincarnation at the same time."
"Then, if I used Life Reincarnation on the cloned body, wouldn't that bring her back?"
Orochimaru: ...
Orochimaru hadn't expected Naruto to come up with such a wild scheme.
If it actually worked, wouldn't they be able to resurrect anyone they wanted?
Seeing Orochimaru looking as though he'd disconnected, Naruto asked in confusion, "Well? Would my idea work?"
At that, Orochimaru nodded somewhat stiffly. "It certainly might."
When it came to researching souls and bodies, Orochimaru was undoubtedly the foremost expert in the entire Shinobi World.
A soul and its body were like two magnets. If both appeared at the same time, they would inevitably attract each other.
In fact, Orochimaru thought there was another possibility for resurrection: once Impure World Reincarnation was released, the soul might immediately enter the cloned body.
However,