Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu!
This Ninjutsu is a Forbidden Jutsu invented by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama.
It practically ran through several major scenes in the original work.
The Konoha Crush.
The Fourth Great Ninja War.
Four successive Hokage appeared simultaneously to Seal the Ten-Tails.
This Ninjutsu, which can drag the Souls of the deceased back from the Pure Land, had a very prominent presence in the Late Stage of the original work, playing a crucial role.
And this Forbidden Jutsu held immense value for Chihiro.
He was precisely interested in the ability to drag the Souls of the deceased back from the Pure Land.
After all, the Rukongai of the Uzushigakure can only attract Souls who died after the Rukongai was unlocked.
The Souls of those who died before that time had long since returned to the Pure Land.
They do not fall within the range attracted by the Rukongai.
This is where the function of the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu comes into play.
That is, to drag the Souls of the deceased back from the Pure Land.
As long as the Souls leave the Pure Land, Chihiro has a way to make their Souls stay in the Uzushigakure.
However, using the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu also has limitations.
It not only requires a life for a life—needing a living person as the vessel for the deceased's Soul—but also requires the deceased person's bodily tissue to successfully summon them.
Fortunately, Chihiro had previously settled the corpses of the Uzumaki Clan members one by one in the Land of Whirlpools Cemetery.
He didn't need to worry about vessels either; he just had to go to the Land of Water and catch a few to bring back.
They didn't need excellent physical quality.
After all, all Chihiro needed was the Soul.
What was missing next was the caster capable of performing the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
After all, Shinigami do not have Chakra and cannot use the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
However, he had long since set his sights on this candidate.
It was precisely Orochimaru, who was extremely proficient in using the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu in the original work.
Now, he just needed to wait patiently for the talent to take the bait.
The Uzumaki Clan, in the form of Shinigami, shall once again ascend the Ninja World!
But before that, Chihiro planned to first have the Technical Development Bureau research the Ninjutsu on the scroll of seals.
To see if there was anything salvageable.
On the other side.
Tsunade, whose mood was like a rollercoaster, followed the guiding squad member to the Fourth Division barracks to report.
She looked up at the sky, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
Don't look at how quickly she seemed to accept things in front of Chihiro.
But inwardly, she was quite helpless.
Wasn't she just here to find a way to bring Nawaki back to Konoha and restore his memories?
In the end, not only did she fail to bring Nawaki back, but she also got herself roped in.
She silently sighed, thinking again of Nawaki's situation.
After becoming a Shinigami, she finally understood Nawaki's current mode of existence.
Nawaki had indeed died in the previous war.
That charred corpse was indeed Nawaki himself.
However, after Nawaki died, his Soul came to the Uzushigakure and became a citizen of the Uzushigakure.
And he received strong cultivation from the Uzushigakure.
From this perspective alone, Tsunade was very grateful to Chihiro.
This was equivalent to giving Nawaki a second life.
It also allowed her to see a living Nawaki again, even if Nawaki had lost his memories and didn't remember anything from his life before death.
But this kindness could not be forgotten.
Therefore, after becoming a Shinigami, her desire to bring Nawaki back to Konoha was no longer so strong.
The Senju Nawaki of Konoha was dead; the one standing before her now was the Senju Nawaki reborn from the Uzushigakure.
And after she became a Shinigami, she had no resistance to serving Chihiro.
Even if this time lasts a lifetime.
She patted her face to wake herself up and cheer herself on.
"New environment, new job, naturally means a new life!"
At the Fourth Division barracks, Yakushi Nono's eyes widened. She said incredulously, "Division Head Tsunade?"
"Yakushi Nono?"
Tsunade and Yakushi Nono stared at each other, saying simultaneously, "What are you doing here?"
Although Yakushi Nono was a member of Root, her exquisite Medical Ninjutsu also earned her the position of Vice Head of the Medical Department.
In Konoha, she and Tsunade were colleagues and superior/subordinate.
Tsunade had previously wondered who Chihiro's "former colleague" was. It turned out to be Yakushi Nono!
Didn't they say she died on a mission?
How did she become a citizen of the Uzushigakure? And working in the Fourth Division?
However, Tsunade couldn't sense Yakushi Nono's Spiritual Pressure, so it seemed she hadn't become a Shinigami.
Moreover, she didn't look like a Shinigami's spiritual body.
Ever since Yakushi Nono was arrested, Chihiro had kept her locked in the dungeon.
She was only released after the Technical Development Bureau researched a method to break the Tongue Root Curse Seal Technique.
While they were at it, they also had her help look after the Uzumaki Clan children brought back from other places.
Yakushi Nono was very willing to do this job, and when she was bored, she would come to the Fourth Division to help out.
However, she couldn't leave the Uzushigakure, and she was constantly monitored.
Rather, she didn't want to leave the Uzushigakure.
Life in the Uzushigakure was much better than her time in Konoha.
She didn't have to live a life on the edge of a knife, and she could play with the children.
The life in the Uzushigakure was something she had only ever seen in her dreams.
Therefore, she had already decided to settle in the Uzushigakure!
The two reminisced for a while, and then Yakushi Nono led her to understand the structure of the Fourth Division.
Tsunade also realized why Chihiro had assigned her to the Fourth Division.
Because the Fourth Division was the treatment squad.
The barracks also contained a General Relief Station, which was the same kind of institution as the Konoha Hospital where she used to work.
This was a direct match for her specialization.
"The Captain of the Fourth Division isn't here?" Tsunade looked surprised.
Yakushi Nono hesitated, saying, "I haven't met the Captain of the Fourth Division to this day, and I've only seen a few of the other Division Captains who appear regularly."
Then she whispered, "I suspect the Uzushigakure doesn't have thirteen Captains at all; otherwise, they wouldn't be absent for so long."
Tsunade was puzzled.
Could it be that they didn't have suitable candidates for Captain?
She had thought all thirteen Captains of the Thirteenth Division were present.
She hadn't expected the Captain positions in the Uzushigakure' Gotei 13 to have vacancies.
This intelligence would definitely be good news for the other Ninja Villages.
If Konoha knew this, perhaps they would try to make a move using the Nine-Tailed's power.
But unfortunately, she was already set on the Uzushigakure.
It was impossible for her to transmit this extremely important intelligence to Konoha.
Furthermore... "Since I'm here, the position of Captain of the Fourth Division belongs to me!" Tsunade was full of confidence.
She was Tsunade, the one known as the Medical Saint!
Moreover, she had been the Head of the Medical Department in Konoha, rich in experience, and absolutely capable of taking on the role of Captain of the Fourth Division.
However, the condition for becoming a Captain seemed to be Bankai of the Zanpakuto.
Currently, she had just received her asauchi and couldn't even achieve Shikai, so she had to temporarily abandon that idea.
The immediate priority was mastering Zankenshō and communicating with her Zanpakuto.
Most importantly, she needed to thoroughly study the operating principles of Kaidō and see how it differed from Medical Ninjutsu.
Incidentally, she could also try combining Kaidō and Medical Ninjutsu to research a stronger healing method!
A few days later.
News spread that the Uzushigakure had highly publicized its invasion of Konoha, successfully retrieved Uzumaki Kushina, stolen the scroll of seals, and nearly destroyed Konoha in the process.
This caused a huge sensation!
This was Konoha!
The Konoha that had been mythologized by the Ninja World for an era!
The Strongest Ninja Village that had always occupied the top seat!
It was also the birthplace of the god of shinobi, Senju Hashirama, and the asura of the shinobi world, Uchiha Madara—two figures who struck fear into the Ninja World!
Even after these two passed away, Konoha, under the leadership of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, did not decline to this extent.
It still firmly held the number one position.
Now, the myth of the Ninja World had fallen from the sky.
And it was an extremely ugly fall!
How could people not be shocked?
Of course, they also considered that most of Konoha's forces were currently confronting the Sunagakure in the Amegakure.
But the Third Hokage was still in Konoha.
The Uzushigakure was truly terrifying!
This was a renewed impression people had of the Uzushigakure.
The last time the Uzushigakure appeared in the public eye was during the incident in the Land of Water.
Now, even the boss of the Ninja World had been slapped around by the Uzushigakure.
Just how terrifying was this Uzushigakure?
At the same time, the news that the Uzushigakure had announced the breakdown of its alliance with Konoha spread throughout the Ninja World.
They were not surprised by this.
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