Chapter 328: Perform a Magic Trick
Soon, Uchiha Fugaku arrived downstairs at Fū's house.
He looked up and happened to see a beautiful short-haired girl with green hair push open a window.
Fū, sensing something at that moment, looked down and met Uchiha Fugaku's gaze.
Fū didn't shy away or feel embarrassed; instead, she gave him a sweet smile and waved hello.
She was full of youthful vitality.
Her personality was quite similar to Naruto's.
Uchiha Fugaku thought to himself and waved back at her.
Fū asked with a smile,
"Hey, Uncle, who are you looking for?"
Because the uncle was standing downstairs at her house, she asked this.
Who would have thought that his answer would leave her a bit confused?
"Looking for me? But I don't know you, and I don't think I've seen you in the village before."
Fū said somewhat naively.
Uchiha Fugaku, with the intention of teasing her, said,
"Come, come down. I have something to tell you."
Unexpectedly, Fū actually came down.
"Oh! Then wait for me! I'm coming."
Soon, the vibrant and beautiful girl appeared before Uchiha Fugaku.
She exuded a pleasant, faint floral scent.
"Uncle, I'm here! What do you want to tell me?"
Fū asked, her beautiful eyes sparkling with curiosity.
"Of course, it's something very important," Uchiha Fugaku said with a smile.
"But before I tell you, how about Uncle performs a magic trick for you?"
Fū's eyes lit up.
"Oh! Yes, yes! Uncle, what kind of magic trick are you going to perform?"
Uchiha Fugaku smiled slightly and clapped his hands.
"Then watch closely. Uncle is going to perform a great living transformation. Do you believe I can send you from here directly to the village gate?"
"I don't believe it."
Fū rolled her eyes and said suspiciously,
"Uncle, you're joking, right? How could there be such a powerful magic trick?"
"Haha, Uncle isn't joking. Let me show you Uncle's magic."
Uchiha Fugaku made a mysterious sound, pulled his hands through the air, and a spatial rift immediately appeared.
"Come, walk in."
"Okay! I want to see how this living transformation works."
Fū didn't suspect him at all. This was the center of Takigakure, and she walked in without any precautions.
After Fū walked in, Uchiha Fugaku closed Kamui and chuckled.
"This silly girl."
Shaking his head, Uchiha Fugaku didn't rush to leave. He remembered that Takigakure possessed something called Hero's Water.
He found the leader of Takigakure, and under Sharingan genjutsu, had him guide the way to a hidden place. Using the Rinne Sharingan, he observed the Hero's Water in the spring and could see that it contained extremely rich energy.
Drinking Hero's Water could increase one's chakra by dozens of times, which was clearly caused by the special energy contained within the water.
Uchiha Fugaku filled a container, planning to bring it back for Orochimaru to research and analyze.
The two targets he had gone out for had already been secured. Now, he only needed to wait for news about the remaining Jinchūriki.
The next day, he returned to Konohagakure.
For Gaara and Fū's arrangements, he used Kotoamatsukami to temporarily implant the notion that they had grown up in Konoha. He settled them within the Uchiha Clan district and invited Jiraiya to reinforce their seals.
Uchiha Ryōichi went to find Jiraiya at Mount Myōboku.
At first, he went to Jiraiya's residence and found no one. After asking Shizune, the neighbor, he learned that Jiraiya and Tsunade were at Mount Myōboku.
Jiraiya did not refuse Uchiha Ryōichi's request. His last manuscript fee had already been spent, and he was short on money.
Money was a minor issue for the Uchiha Clan.
The remuneration for reinforcing the seals of the two Jinchūriki with Jiraiya's help was four million ryō, two million per person.
Afterward, Uchiha Fugaku felt that this approach was not sustainable. He couldn't keep paying Jiraiya every time, after all.
Even though the Uchiha Clan was not lacking in funds, constantly handing money to someone still felt uncomfortable.
At that moment, Naruto's voice came from the living room.
Uchiha Fugaku's eyes brightened.
Why not revive Uzumaki Kushina?
He now possessed many methods of revival. Naruto was his adopted son, no different from family.
Naruto still contained both Kushina's and Namikaze Minato's chakra.
If Kushina were revived and her chakra returned from Naruto to her original body, she would naturally understand how much suffering her beloved son had endured.
At that point, even if Kushina once held goodwill toward Sarutobi Hiruzen, that goodwill would likely vanish instantly upon learning how Naruto had been treated.
She might even grow resentful toward him.
Fortunately, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already been eliminated by Uchiha Fugaku. Otherwise, given Kushina's fiery temperament, she might have actually gone to his house and torn it down.
As for Minato, there was no hurry. Kushina would be revived first.
Kushina and Uchiha Mikoto were close friends, and Mikoto would surely be happy to see her revived.
Uchiha Fugaku immediately went to find Mikoto and told her his plan.
Mikoto exclaimed in shock,
"Husband, you can even revive the dead?"
Uchiha Fugaku didn't overpromise.
"There's a chance of success. You don't think I'm toying with the dead, do you?"
"Of course not," Mikoto said quickly.
"Husband, what are you saying? Then hurry and try. If it succeeds, Naruto will finally have his mother's love. After all, I can't replace a real mother."
She looked at Naruto and Sasuke, who were playing noisily in the living room, her expression complicated.
Uchiha Fugaku gently embraced her.
"Wife, what are you saying? Who in this world treats Naruto better than you?"
Mikoto smiled shyly.
"Of course! Kushina and I were like sisters. Her son is my son."
"Then it's settled. I'll have someone retrieve Kushina's remains. To revive her, I'll need body tissue."
A shinobi's body did not rot easily, and anti-decay measures were standard. Otherwise, Edo Tensei would never have been possible.
Such burial customs were common among shinobi clans.
Ordinary civilians, of course, did not enjoy such treatment.
Mikoto nodded firmly.
She silently apologized to Kushina in her heart.
If Kushina could truly be revived, she would surely be happy to see Naruto again.
If not… she hoped Kushina would not be angry in the afterlife.
Uchiha Fugaku did not delay and sent Uchiha Ryōichi with tools to Kushina's grave.
Kushina was buried alongside Namikaze Minato.
Their shared grave lay within Konoha's Memorial Cemetery, in a relatively central location.
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