"Fine," Lexon replied.
Immediately, he activated [Demon Transformation].
His entire being took on the form of a demon.
Only the Genin trio was somewhat surprised; the Reincarnators were already accustomed to such scenes.
Having experienced so many story worlds, they had seen all sorts of strange and bizarre species, so they weren't shocked.
They only felt a bit oppressed by the ominous aura radiating from Lexon's body.
"I'm going to put you inside here. Remember not to resist once you are in," Lexon said as he took a pot vessel from his spatial ring.
Then.
"[Blood Demon Art: Pot of the Different World]."
Using Gyokko's Blood Demon Art, a whirlpool entrance resembling a black hole suddenly appeared at the mouth of the vessel.
"Go in," Lexon said to the rival Reincarnators.
"Will we die if we go inside?" Number Two asked, sounding quite uneasy.
"If you don't go in, you will die right now," Lexon replied indifferently.
Hearing this, Number Two gritted his teeth in frustration.
"Let's go," Number One sighed. He was the first to walk toward the pot's mouth, patting Number Two on the shoulder as he passed by.
Number Three followed immediately behind.
Number Four also walked into the black hole at the pot's mouth with a somewhat helpless expression.
Finally, under Lexon's cold gaze, Number Two seemed to stop struggling and walked into the vessel with his head bowed.
To prevent these Reincarnators from using Number Two's zipper or some other unknown item to escape, Lexon also sent a dozen of his Wood Clones into the pot.
Monitoring their every move at all times.
After resolving the matter of the Reincarnators, Lexon did not hesitate and directly switched his eyes to the Rinnegan.
"[Gedo: Art of the Rinne Rebirth]."
The technique was unleashed.
This time, the activation did not target a single person, but everyone within a certain range who had died during this recent period.
Just like in the original story when Nagato destroyed Konoha and killed most of the villagers, only to be persuaded by Naruto to use up his life force to perform this technique.
Everyone who had died would be resurrected.
As the words fell.
In an instant, seemingly endless vitality erupted from Lexon's demonized body, covering the area like a flood breaking through a dam.
A certain dimension seemed to be affected by this life force.
Several figures drifting there with closed eyes, frozen as if in ice, were pulled by this vitality and leaped toward a certain direction.
"Such a massive amount of..." In a certain part of that dimension, a pale-skinned old man in a white coat with a face full of wrinkles couldn't help but frown slightly and murmur.
Then, he seemed to make a decision. He raised his arm, and a black khakkara appeared in his hand. With a slight wave of the staff, it seemed to break open the dimension, creating a rift.
Next, the old man floated into the rift.
In the mortal world, the gushing vitality completely covered the area.
Being in a space thick with vitality, the Genin trio could clearly feel that even taking a single breath caused their chakra to grow to a certain extent.
Black Zetsu was completely trapped in astonishment. He knew about the Gedo: Art of the Rinne Rebirth, and he knew the conditions and costs it required...
That was life itself!
He really didn't understand what his comrade-in-arms was trying to do. If he died, how would they unseal his mother together? He had originally thought about letting Uchiha Lexon serve as a guardian once his mother was unsealed...
"Uchiha Lexon, you..." Black Zetsu was about to speak when he realized it was already done.
The technique was finished. The vitality had already flowed into the people being resurrected, even reconstructing their former mortal bodies.
Figures were appearing all around the ground where they stood.
It was too late...
Black Zetsu felt angry and yet exceptionally sad at the same time.
His only comrade-in-arms in his entire life didn't have much longer to live...
The only person since his birth who shared the same objective and whom he considered a potential 'friend' was about to be gone...
Sigh...
"Let's go, Black Zetsu."
His thoughts still churning, the distracted Black Zetsu heard Lexon's voice.
He looked at him and said, "Uchiha Lexon, you're already..."
As he spoke, Black Zetsu suddenly sputtered.
Because...
He saw Uchiha Lexon looking vigorous and healthy, without a single sign of being drained...
What was going on?
Black Zetsu was extremely bewildered.
He looked at the Konoha villagers who were gradually regaining consciousness around them.
He wasn't seeing things?
The number of resurrected people was huge... Using such a technique should have consumed all of his vitality... It was absolutely impossible...
"What are you doing? It's time to go." Lexon, who had returned to his normal form, looked at the strangely behaving Black Zetsu. Feeling it was a bit bizarre, he urged him on.
"Oh, oh... okay..." Although Black Zetsu was confused, he hurriedly complied.
Regardless, his mother's matter was the priority.
He would deal with these things after unsealing his mother.
So thought the great filial son, Black Zetsu.
"Brother Lexon, should I go back to my brother first?" Among the Genin trio, Naruto and Sakura Haruno had already gone to exchange emotions with the resurrected people, leaving only Sasuke. Seeing that Lexon had things to do, he proactively asked.
"I asked you to come here because I wanted to tell you the location of Shisui and the rest of your clansmen. Since I don't want your brother to know yet, I suggest you don't take him to see them for now," Lexon said to Sasuke.
"Why, Brother Lexon?" Sasuke asked, a bit puzzled.
"Because it would give your brother an excuse to commit suicide," Lexon said. "He actually really wants to atone... You should be able to see that too. If you let the remaining clansmen who carry hatred see him, most would want him dead, and then he could legitimately and peacefully go to hell to atone."
Hearing Lexon's words, Sasuke lowered his head and pondered for a long time before looking up and replying seriously, "Mm, I understand, Brother Lexon."
"That's good." Lexon smiled and patted Sasuke's head.
Next, Lexon told Sasuke the location of Shisui and the remaining Uchiha clansmen.
"By the way, Brother Lexon..." After the explanation, Sasuke spoke with some hesitation.
"What is it?" Lexon asked.
"If you can resurrect the villagers of Konoha... could you..." Sasuke's words trailed off. He seemed a bit embarrassed, yet nervous, as if he felt he had to ask.
"Resurrect the deceased members of the Uchiha clan?" Lexon knew exactly what Sasuke was thinking and cut to the chase.
"Yes." Sasuke nodded heavily.
"I can't do it," Lexon replied.
Too much time had passed. Even Lexon couldn't trace back that far to resurrect people.
Moreover, he didn't know if the souls of these deceased Uchiha members had already dissipated, so that was why Lexon answered that way.
If there were corpses, it might be possible.
One could use Impure World Reincarnation as a catalyst to summon the souls and then perform the resurrection.
But the corpses of the Uchiha clansmen—who knew how badly Danzo had desecrated them? There was nothing left...
"I see..." Although Sasuke was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but feel a bit dejected.
"Be strong," Lexon said, patting his head again.
Then, he created a Wood Clone and had it take Sasuke back to Itachi's side.
Afterward, he said to Black Zetsu, "Let's go. Time to unseal your mother."
"Okay," Black Zetsu responded.
But at the moment they were about to move, a sudden ripple came from the space in front of them.
A rift opened out of thin air.
A figure stepped out from within.
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