Inside the Hokage Building.
"Damn it, those two brainless idiots! To keep anyone from stealing their people's corpses, they went and cremated them all."
Tsunade looked at the letter that had been delivered, along with the mere hundred-odd samples for Impure World Reincarnation, and covered her forehead, speechless.
"Uh..." Jiraiya rubbed his head, at a loss for words.
"Maybe they were considering the bigger picture."
Tsunade rolled her eyes at Jiraiya.
"If they were considering the bigger picture, they should have burned the bodies of those powerful shinobi, not this bunch of chunin and genin."
"Forget it. A hundred-odd will have to do. I'll send these over to Orochimaru later. He's handling Impure World Reincarnation now."
She put down the documents in her hand and turned to Jiraiya.
"The izakaya has a new drink. Want to go for a couple of cups after we finish at noon?"
Jiraiya paused at Tsunade's invitation, then asked with some concern.
"Then what about Black Zetsu's Rinne Rebirth?"
Tsunade was left speechless.
"Relax. Second Grandfather will keep an eye on that."
"Then I have no objections."
After that retort, Jiraiya scratched his head and gathered up the documents on Tsunade's desk.
And what were Naruto and Hinata doing at that moment?
Across from the Ōtsutsuki household.
Hinata and Naruto watched the two figures in white robes lurking outside their own front door, their curiosity piqued.
"Hey, Hinata, why do you think Asura and Indra are standing at the door instead of going out?"
"I don't know. Could something have happened?"
Hinata was a little curious.
"Why don't you use your Byakugan and take a look?"
Naruto egged her on.
Hinata hesitated and murmured softly, "That wouldn't be very nice."
At the same time, her Byakugan had already activated, glowing blue.
The corner of Naruto's