Chapter 316: Resurrecting Minato Namikaze
The ninja world still didn't know that Gaara had joined Akatsuki and taken a seat of power.
However, the fact that the Sand Village had stripped him of his Kazekage title and declared him a rogue ninja had indeed shocked the entire ninja world.
It was not uncommon for small hidden villages to use assassination, coups, poisoning, and other means to harm their leaders and seize power. But for this to happen in one of the five great hidden villages was a first.
When Naruto got the news, he came to Jiraiya overnight to ask about it, only to find that in the dead of night, Jiraiya's office was packed with people.
It was so crowded that there was no room to even set foot in the small office.
"Huh???" Naruto managed to push the door open and squeeze his head in, only to be dumbfounded by the sight of the room full of people.
"Naruto, you really… really surprised me." Kakashi, standing by the door, was speechless. He scratched his head. They were just about to resurrect Minato Namikaze, and all the insiders had come to watch, but Naruto suddenly burst in!
If you said he was an outsider, he clearly wasn't; the person being resurrected was his father. In terms of blood relations, everyone else in this room was an outsider; they should be the ones to leave.
But if you said he was involved, it seemed he really wasn't. He had been kept in the dark from beginning to end, not knowing any of the inside details.
Even the resourceful Kakashi, looking at the suddenly intruding Naruto, didn't know how to handle the situation for a moment.
Naruto looked suspiciously at the room full of people.
Pervy Sage, Mr. Kakashi—these were the most familiar.
He recognized Tsunade, but wasn't too familiar with her.
He didn't know the clan heads of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, but he recognized Ino and Shikamaru, though he was curious why Choji wasn't there.
Asuma was present. Genma Shiranui looked familiar, but he didn't know his name. There were also some other Jounin and an old woman he had never seen before.
What are these guys doing gathered at Pervy Sage's place so late at night? Are they hiding here to eat, or are they discussing Gaara's situation?
Naruto was completely bewildered.
Then, he saw a semi-transparent light and shadow suddenly float in front of him.
Within the light and shadow was a humanoid silhouette. It patted his head.
"Naruto, you've grown up."
No matter how gentle the attitude, it couldn't change the fact that Minato Namikaze was now a ghost. Perhaps due to his yang constitution and extreme loneliness since childhood, Naruto was afraid of nothing in the world, except for ghosts.
As soon as Minato Namikaze's words fell, Naruto's face filled with terror, his hair stood on end, and his whole body trembled like a sieve. "A ghost… a ghost! Pervy Sage, there's a ghost…"
His voice grew weaker and weaker, and finally, he fell straight back, his mouth wide open, and fainted.
Minato Namikaze: "..."
Kakashi gave a dry laugh and immediately shifted the blame. "Teacher, I did tell you about Naruto's unpredictability."
Minato was at a loss for whether to laugh or cry. Was the first meeting between father and son going to end like this? What kind of mess was this!
Ino and Shikamaru, as the juniors, carried the unconscious Naruto to the side.
Everyone stepped back. Tsunade took out a sealing scroll containing Minato Namikaze's corpse.
Due to ninjas having chakra, their bodies decay much slower than ordinary people's. Plus, it had been treated before, so it wouldn't smell too bad.
Granny Chiyo's will had long been rewritten by Kotoamatsukami. At this moment, she was single-mindedly considering Konoha's interests, willing to sacrifice her own old life, like a candle in the wind, to resurrect the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
Everyone, including Jiraiya and Ino, bowed to her in thanks. Although it was the effect of Kotoamatsukami, the respect that was due still had to be given.
"Well then, this old woman will begin."
Chiyo's hand seals were very slow.
Ino felt a little sick, uncomfortable all over.
The One's Own Life Reincarnation technique summoned a type of energy that was the complete opposite of the Shinigami's power. Fortunately, this energy was very gentle, and even she would not be rejected by it.
After more than ten seconds, Chiyo completed the hand seals. Then, with one hand on her chest and the other on her lower abdomen, she continuously converted her chakra into life force, slowly injecting it into Minato Namikaze's corpse.
A minute later, a pulling force came from the corpse. Minato Namikaze's soul offered no resistance and was directly sucked in.
At this time, the damaged parts of the corpse were fully repaired. The internal organs, bones, and muscles regained their vitality under the infusion of chakra. But to reconnect the soul and body, more life force was needed.
Chiyo's white hair turned gray, her skin became more slack, and her face was covered in sweat. She looked like she was about to collapse.
The people of Konoha were already prepared.
One by one, they placed their palms on her shoulder, transferring their own chakra to help her maintain the One's Own Life Reincarnation technique.
Everyone would lose a few months of their lifespan because of this, but this loss was reversible. As the caster, Chiyo's death was irreversible.
The One's Own Life Reincarnation technique lasted for ten minutes.
The old woman's oil ran out, her lamp extinguished. She collapsed and died.
After waiting for another five or six minutes, Minato Namikaze sat up with a pained expression.
The process of turning from dead to living was not comfortable at all. If possible, he didn't want to go through it again.
He looked at his own hands; the touch was incredibly real. He was resurrected!
The price was a life from the Sand Village's elder, Chiyo.
Even with chakra and the infusion of Chiyo's life force, Minato Namikaze's corpse had been dead for over a decade. A certain stiffness in his limbs was unavoidable. His brain needed more rest, and his internal organs needed to gradually return to working order. An hour later, he was admitted to a special ward in Konoha, where Director Hanpō and Shizune would provide him with twenty-four-hour care.
Everyone left one after another, but the elders, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, stayed behind.
Jiraiya was worried about a Great Ninja War breaking out, so he had informed the two in advance. They held a neutral attitude towards resurrecting Minato Namikaze, neither supporting nor opposing it. Now, seeing a dead person resurrected, they were truly filled with emotion.
Konoha had obtained the One's Own Life Reincarnation technique from Chiyo, but unfortunately, this technique was very difficult to replicate.
When her son and daughter-in-law died in battle and her grandson was depressed, Chiyo had once gone deep into the great desert and consumed a strange flower. Only then did she successfully develop the One's Own Life Reincarnation technique. Others did not have this experience and thus could not master it. Let alone outsiders, even Ebizō didn't know this technique.
After Chiyo's death, this technique was considered extinct.
Want to trick a few foolish kids into learning it to extend the lives of the higher-ups? No chance.
The three of them closed the door to discuss the current situation in Konoha.
Compared to the Third Hokage's era, Konoha's current situation was not just good; it was excellent!
Tsunade's hemophobia was completely cured, Minato Namikaze was resurrected, and Jiraiya was tied down by the position of Hokage with no time to run around. The village had a large number of masters, all of whom were masters of the Hokage faction. Konoha was truly not afraid of war now. The question was, who to fight? This required careful discussion.
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