"My previously mentioned resurrection method has no such side effects — it is true resurrection."
This method was naturally the Rinnegan's ability: the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, which required the caster's self-sacrifice to exchange for another's life.
However, this method was far more demanding.
The world's only existing pair of Rinnegan was in the possession of Nagato from Amegakure.
Would Nagato willingly sacrifice his own life to resurrect the Second Hokage?
Tobirama fixed his gaze on Makoto, waiting for him to reveal the resurrection method he had hinted at.
However, Makoto had no intention of revealing it now.
He simply said, "I need to go back and check some records."
If Makoto were to disclose the method now, who could guarantee that Tobirama wouldn't take action against Nagato?
Even Makoto couldn't be certain — the Second Hokage was no saint.
Moreover, Amegakure still held significant strategic value for Konoha.
Tobirama frowned inwardly but had no choice.
Makoto had always held the upper hand.
Still, the discovery of soul fragmentation was already a significant gain, making the trip worthwhile.
Instead of returning directly to the research institute, Tobirama headed to the village's archive of scrolls to search for the Uzumaki clan's texts Makoto had mentioned.
After spending an entire day and night there, he found results consistent with what Makoto had said.
There truly existed a "Shinigami."
The Uzumaki clan's Reaper Death Seal was an advanced sealing technique that summoned the Shinigami to assist in battle.
The Shinigami was a deity responsible for overseeing life and death, guiding souls to the Pure Land after death.
He suddenly understood the mystery behind the pair of twins in the research institute and why Orochimaru had attempted to fuse their souls together.
If one could use another person's soul to fill the void left by their own fragmented soul, could that part of the infused soul be offered to the Shinigami as a substitute in the next fragmentation?
If this method succeeded, it would turn soul reincarnation into a secret technique for achieving immortality!
This thought made Tobirama's mind instantly clear, and he couldn't help but feel a newfound respect for Orochimaru's genius.
The village's successor as the Fourth Hokage, though having gone astray, was undeniably a genius among geniuses.
Eager to continue his research, Tobirama hurried back to the institute, excited to see tangible results from this newly discovered path.
Meanwhile, Makoto had once again gone through nearly every book available from his clan.
However, his search yielded nothing.
In truth, he had already read these books countless times.
The so-called ancient texts mostly chronicled the Hyuga clan's history before the founding of Konoha, with no mention of the Tenseigan at all.
If Makoto hadn't know the original work, he wouldn't have even known that Tenseigan existed.
Although the Hyuga clan and the Otsutsuki clan on the moon shared the same ancestry, too much had been lost over time.
Makoto's lingering thoughts on the matter now came to nothing, leaving him somewhat unwilling to give up.
Could it really be that only the branch of the Byakugan family on the moon knew the method to evolve the Byakugan?
For two days, Makoto was restless, his mind preoccupied.
During dinner, Ayari asked him what was wrong.
Makoto could only say that he had encountered a problem and couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.
Looking at the baby carriage, little Neji reached out his hand as if wanting Makoto to hold him.
Although Makoto didn't spend much time with the child each day, the baby showed no signs of rejecting him at all.
Makoto cradled his son, pacing back and forth across the room, while Ayari sat on the sofa, smiling warmly as she watched the two of them.
"If I manage to create the Tenseigan, I could even give my child a pair," Makoto suddenly thought.
Then he felt he was getting a bit obsessed—worrying for two days about something that hadn't even begun to take shape.
"What kind of person do you think Neji will become?" Makoto suddenly asked Ayari.
Ayari laughed, "What kind of person do you want him to be?"
After a moment of silence, Makoto replied, "Someone like me—a strong person in this world."
"But what if he doesn't want that?" Ayari asked.
"What if he finds his own passions, or doesn't want to be a ninja at all? What will you do then?"
Makoto said, "A child's future is completely shaped by their environment and upbringing. If our environment and educational methods lead him to think differently, then we can only respect his choices."
Ayari smiled gently, "You're quite open-minded."
Makoto added, "I'll support him no matter what he chooses."
Looking at little Neji's lively eyes, Makoto noticed the clear, crystalline irises, unlike the typical black or brown irises that reflected faces clearly.
What kind of image of himself would this child see in his eyes?
After spending time with Neji and Ayari, Makoto left home and returned to his duties as Hokage.
Sitting at his desk, he reviewed a report on the recent mission status of Hyuga Kiyomi's team, including the performances of Kabuto and Itachi.
As he read through the report, Makoto's expression turned thoughtful.
Regarding research on the Sharingan, Orochimaru's greatest achievement seemed to be cloning technology.
He once had an experimental subject named Uchiha Shin, whose unique constitution allowed him to accept various foreign bloodline limits without rejection.
Using Orochimaru's leftover cloning techniques, they produced a large number of Sharingan eyes and even achieved their self-evolution.
Although the abilities weren't particularly impressive, they did indeed reach the Mangekyo stage.
However, Orochimaru had not pursued cloning research at present.
Strictly speaking, this wasn't the solution Makoto was looking for either.
If there were a complete technology available, Makoto would certainly have Tobirama study it.
But for now, they had to start from scratch.
How long would it take? A few years? A decade?
In the world of Naruto, anyone involved in human experimentation and biological research—apart from Orochimaru—had turned themselves into monstrous beings, neither fully human nor monster.
Makoto was deeply resistant to this path.
He pondered for a long time before suddenly recalling that there seemed to be someone else who had been researching Kekkei Genkai.
Hiruko!
His Chimera Technique could fuse Kekkei Genkai, although it had also turned him into a grotesque monster.
Still, it was a technology ready to be used.
Whether it would be useful or not, the first step was to capture him.
Makoto summoned Hakumen.
"There was a rogue ninja named Hiruko who defected from the village years ago. Lead a team to capture him."
"Hiruko?" Hakumen frowned, trying to recall the name.
He hadn't heard of him.
Hiruko had been a peer and friend of the Sannin, but a rather obscure figure who had been hunted by the Third Hokage for researching combination jutsu.
"There's information about him in the rogue ninja records. Go review it. When capturing him, you might want to investigate Mount Shumisen."
"Understood."
At dusk, as the sun set in the west, a full moon was rising in the eastern sky, veiled by the twilight haze.
Makoto gazed at that moon.
The Otsutsuki clan up there—when would he finally get to meet them?
It was said that there was a teleportation array leading to the moon somewhere on Earth, but its exact location remained unknown.
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