The talk between father and son went on for a long time.
The quiet Kakashi kept talking, starting from when Sakumo died.
He talked about the death of Obito at Kannabi Bridge, the plot by Kirigakure to sacrifice Rin, the Nine Tails' rampage and Minato and his wife...
Although there were precious memories among them, the marks left by pain were still deeper.
Kakashi even thought he would never get over it in his life.
"...So, it seems you've suffered a lot too."
Hatake Sakumo stared at the fire in front of him and sighed softly.
Who in the ninja world can really be at ease?
"It's nothing."
Kakashi shook his head. "Now, I understand the rebellion my father made to break the rules."
"It's a little late to say this, but you have always been my role model."
"..."
Hatake Sakumo's eyes widened slightly, and he was silent for a moment, "Thank you..."
Swish...
The hazy mist suddenly cleared a bit, water vapor filled the air, and blue-green river water appeared at Hatake Sakumo's feet.
"It seems it's time to say goodbye again."
Hatake Sakumo looked at Kakashi, the haggard look on his face faded a little, and his eyes were gentle.
"It's good to be able to talk to you. It makes me feel at peace as I leave, to go to... where your mother is."
"Yeah."
Kakashi replied, speechless.
"Thank Orochimaru for me."
After leaving these words, Hatake Sakumo walked into the waves and soon disappeared from Kakashi's sight.
Kakashi sat quietly in place, immersed in the peaceful atmosphere, when he suddenly thought of something.
"Right, how do I get back?"
Although Orochimaru-sama said he was absolutely sure, he didn't explain anything, and the shock of the Pure Land was too great, and he forgot to ask.
Feeling the growing pull on his body, Kakashi's expression was a little strange.
If he couldn't go back, wouldn't he die in the Pure Land?
Although he wasn't afraid of death, this way of dying was really...
He hurriedly looked at his arm, which was now empty. Obviously, the white snake had taken the opportunity to leave during the father-son talk.
"This is really..."
Just as Kakashi was sighing, a strong pull dragged his soul body, and in the blink of an eye, he reappeared in the basement.
"Welcome back."
Orochimaru had a sinister smile on his face.
Kakashi realized what was happening and quickly returned to his body. At this time, Orochimaru was already holding paper and pen, asking,
"Now, what exactly do you feel? Describe it."
Kakashi was speechless, but under Orochimaru's gaze, he closed his eyes and sensed for a while, frowning slightly.
"It feels like my body doesn't belong to me, it feels a bit strange."
"Hmm... that's normal. When the spirit body leaves the body for a long time, it will be like that."
Orochimaru wrote quickly, his face unchanged, but he was a little surprised inside.
He meant that "a long time" was measured in days, not the minutes that had passed.
Just over ten minutes... not even an hour, and the effect is so obvious?
Orochimaru knew the reason for this. The Pure Land is full of soul power, even outside the Sanzu River.
The ninjas in the ninja world are forced to grow too fast, and their growth curve is moved forward, so both their bodies and spirits are hungry. This soul power is undoubtedly very nourishing.
But after only this short period of time, the growing spirit body had some compatibility issues with the body, which surprised Orochimaru a little.
You have to know that the problem Kakashi is facing now is also a problem that he will inevitably face later.
"Go back and eat some nutritious food."
After Orochimaru finished recording, he told him, "Also, arrange some physical training during this period. It won't take long, and you should be able to recover."
Kakashi nodded.
Physical training is easy, just compete with Guy, but what about nutritious food?
Is Ichiraku Ramen okay?
...
At the same time, in the second layer of the Pure Land.
The tail-eating white snake was looking for a target in the air. It puffed and swam to a sleeping spirit body, and its mouth suddenly opened ten times in size, ready to swallow it whole.
But at this moment, its body froze in place, its mouth still open.
"This kid really knows how to pick them, finding the tastiest one right away."
The lamp spirit glanced at Senju Hashirama's Chakra soul body, and then controlled the white snake to return to normal.
After the tail-eater regained control of its body, it circled Senju Hashirama a few times, a hint of doubt flashing in its bright eyes.
After finding a new angle, the white snake repeated its trick, opening its mouth again.
Unsurprisingly, it stopped in place again.
After repeating this several times, the tail-eater realized one thing: this thing cannot be eaten.
Then, it found another spirit body, this time the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama.
"Tsk, these two brothers are really unlucky."
The lamp spirit teased the white snake tirelessly, without any intention of explaining, just like a trainer, making the white snake develop a conditioned reflex.
This was also a last resort.
Unlike Orochimaru, although the tail-eater also has wisdom, it is almost the embodiment of Orochimaru's greed, and its consciousness is very extreme.
Without the control of the main body, it would only follow its instincts.
Even if explained clearly, it would still be unable to suppress its cravings and secretly taste a few bites.
That would be too embarrassing.
Speaking reasonably, secretly sucking a few bites of soul energy in the Pure Land is nothing. The Sage of Six Paths has accumulated for thousands of years, and doesn't lack that.
But if it really attacked Senju Hashirama and other promising talents, it would be crossing the line.
The lamp spirit didn't know if the old man Six Paths had any means to sense it and wake up from his slumber.
When you need to be discreet, you have to be discreet.
The lamp spirit rubbed his chin, looked at the white snake anxiously spinning in circles, and chose another spirit body.
This time it was Uchiha Madara.
"Should I let him bite this one a couple of times..."
"Tsk... never mind, it wouldn't be good to wake him up."
...
Takigakure Village, under the giant tree, large areas of buildings had collapsed into ruins, and the battle was completely over.
As Kusagakure said, Takigakure Village's strength was only so-so. The reason it had avoided ninja wars many times in this cruel ninja world was not because of its strength, but because of its terrain.
Now, with Kakuzu's help to find an inside agent, the strongest barrier had been broken from the inside.
Yakushi Kabuto licked his lips as he looked at the Seven-Tailed Jinchuriki he had obtained.
"It's really lucky. The previous generation of Jinchuriki is dead, and this generation is just a child, saving a lot of effort."
In Hiruko, Sasori of the Red Sand said coldly, "You can't say things like that. You didn't play any role in this operation."
Yakushi Kabuto ignored Sasori's harsh words. Because of Orochimaru-sama, these two guys didn't like him much.
He turned his head to look at the Takigakure Village traitor named "Suien."
"I heard that Takigakure Village has a kind of 'Hero's Water'. How about you give me some?"
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