"Nani!?" Now Kai was completely dumbfounded.
What the hell was this situation!? The plot was all wrong—shouldn't the two women be fighting over him, with the winner claiming his body... no, wait, his affection!
"Hokage, Mizukage, now isn't the time to argue about these things. Although the war has ended, there are still many post-war matters that require our discussion." Ōnoki, standing to the side, really couldn't watch this anymore and had to speak up.
"Mm." "Yes."
Fifth Kazekage Gaara and Fourth Raikage A also chimed in from the side. As for Mitarashi Kai's private affairs, they didn't dare listen too much—if he ever found them displeasing, it would be the entire village that suffered.
"I'm no longer the Mizukage. You can go find Chōjūrō and Ao to handle these matters." Mei was quite straightforward, washing her hands clean of responsibility.
"Not interested. You all discuss it yourselves." Tsunade refused directly.
At this moment, Tsunade had no mood to discuss these matters. Moreover, with Kai's presence in Konoha, no matter how the Five Great Villages deliberated, the largest piece of the benefit distribution would still belong to Konoha. Whether she went or not, the result would be the same.
"Uh..."
Ōnoki, Gaara, and A looked at each other, not knowing what to do, and finally had to give up.
After gathering Konoha's ninja forces, Tsunade led the team back to Konoha.
Mei naturally followed along back to Konoha. She was quite clever, knowing that to be with Kai, Tsunade was absolutely unavoidable. Afterward, she never mentioned the engagement again, and Tsunade naturally wouldn't bring it up either, though her attitude toward Mei was obviously much better.
Hokage's office.
"Damn it! There are still so many documents that need approval!" Tsunade looked at the mountain of paper documents before her, her expression somewhat frantic.
"Tsunade-nee, what about Kakashi? Sixth Hokage." Kai suggested from the side. He also didn't want Tsunade to continue being so exhausted—he was missing out on a lot of fun himself.
"Kakashi!? Hmm... that could be considered." Tsunade rested her chin on her hand, speaking slowly.
At this moment, the door to the Hokage's office was knocked, and then a group of Konoha's elite ninja walked in, including Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Ino-Shika-Chō, Shishio Mitarashi, and others.
Seeing that everyone had basically finished discussing the relevant matters of this war, Kai spoke up: "Since everyone's here, then it's perfect timing—some old friends should meet."
Everyone was stunned, then looked at Kai with some excitement, especially Naruto and Sasuke—they understood the meaning behind Kai's words better than others.
Glancing at the two, Kai smiled slightly and spoke: "Follow me." Then he flickered out through the window, with everyone following closely behind.
Outside Konoha village, at the place where Kai had buried Minato and Kushina during the Nine-Tails' attack on the village.
"Sasuke, where's Itachi's body? Take it out." Kai looked at Sasuke beside him and spoke.
Hearing Kai's words, without hesitation, Sasuke directly took out a scroll, unrolled it, formed a hand seal, bit his thumb, and pressed it on the scroll!
Poof! A cloud of white smoke appeared, and Itachi's body lay perfectly preserved on the ground, except for the sunken eye sockets, clearly having lost both eyes.
"Kai-senpai, give my eyes to Itachi."
Sasuke didn't hesitate, speaking directly. Even the Rinnegan, in Sasuke's heart, wasn't worth half of Itachi's importance.
Waving his hand dismissively, Kai said carelessly: "It's no big deal—just a pair of Mangekyō. I'll create a perfect pair for Itachi."
The Sage of Six Paths could use Yin-Yang Release to create all things in the world, let alone Kai, who had long surpassed the Six Paths level. A pair of Mangekyō was child's play.
But Kai's words sounded completely different to others' ears.
Creating from nothing!?
This was a method only gods possessed! Everyone looked at Kai with shock—could there really be such a deity existing beside them!?
Kai couldn't read minds, so naturally he didn't know what the people around him were thinking. But even if he knew, he would probably just smile slightly... Indeed, calling himself a "god" now wouldn't be excessive at all.
Kai formed several hand seals, and two emerald-green coffins slowly rose from the ground. The coffin lids gradually opened, revealing two figures.
"Mother! Father!!" Naruto couldn't help but cry out.
Minato and Kushina—even though they had been dead for fifteen years, sustained by the abundant life force in the Wood Style coffins, they appeared no different from sleeping ordinary people.
Seeing this scene, everyone's shock intensified several fold.
Reaper Death Seal!
Minato's soul was somewhat troublesome, being in the Shinigami's belly. But for Kai, this wasn't a problem. He directly used Reaper Death Seal to summon the Shinigami.
As if already knowing Kai's intention for summoning it, the Shinigami directly spat out a soul and disappeared. Clearly, even the fearsome Shinigami was now afraid of Kai's power.
Self-Sacrificing Reincarnation Technique!
As Kai completed the final hand seal, a vast and mighty life force surged from Kai's hands, then poured into the three bodies.
Among the three, Itachi absorbed the most life force. Although he had only recently died, Itachi's body had been pushed to its absolute limit—even worse than Minato and Kushina, who had been dead for over a decade. It took the life force of five or six people before he gradually recovered.
At the same time, Kai also used the power of Yin-Yang Release to create a pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan for Itachi. As for why not the Rinnegan—there simply wasn't that necessity. With Kai's deterrence, the ninja world could never again experience any warfare, so Itachi having the Rinnegan's power would be meaningless.
The three slowly awakened, their eyes seeming somewhat confused.
Itachi was the first to see Kai standing beside him. A flash of understanding appeared in his eyes as he spoke respectfully: "Kai-sensei, you're the one who revived us, aren't you?"
"Nani!? I'm alive?" This was the somewhat scatterbrained Kushina.
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