"...So, you don't need to be sad. With your strength, you might even be reanimated with Edo Tensei by Konoha!"
Sora said.
But only then did he notice that the Konoha's Ninja opposite him was staring blankly, as if his soul had run away.
The problem was, he was already in a soul state, so how could his soul run away now?
"Old bro, old bro? Hey, hey, hey?" Sora waved his hand in front of the Konoha's Ninja's eyes!
"My name isn't 'hey', it's Senju Soki!" The finally named Senju Soki replied.
Then, as if reacting half a beat too late, his eyes widened: "Wait, you're a living person!!?"
"Ah, this..." Hearing Soki's exclamation, Sora looked at him speechlessly.
"Old bro, your reaction time is way too long!" Sora sighed.
"However, you're actually from the Senju Clan? I apologize for my disrespect!"
"Ah!" Soki waved his hand: "Senju, what's the use of being a Senju? I'm already dead. I might even be dug up to fight. Really, suffering while alive, and suffering after death."
"Speaking of Senju, it's you, little brother, who deserves more attention!" Soki stared intently at Sora: "You're really alive?"
"Absolutely true!"
Sora drew Hyorinmaru and lightly cut his own palm. A crimson wound opened, then closed up due to his self-healing ability.
Seeing this, Soki finally believed it.
"The younger generation is formidable, truly formidable!" Soki exclaimed with emotion.
Looking at Sora, Soki felt a mix of complex emotions.
After learning Sora's identity, there were many things he wanted to understand, and many things he wanted to ask for.
After all, Sora's strength and his actions were simply unimaginable to Soki. Perhaps, perhaps Sora could accomplish certain things...
For example, resurrection!
However, Soki restrained himself.
Thousands of words reached his lips, but Soki only asked one: "Then, brother, what are you planning next?"
Sora gave Soki an appreciative look.
Although they had just met, Soki left a very good impression on him.
Talkative, knew his place, not greedy… really like an everyday big brother.
Therefore, towards Soki, Sora didn't mind saying a bit more.
He might have other plans for Soki later, since their meeting was so fateful.
"It's like this, I plan to go look for the Sage of Six Paths!"
"My judgment is..."
Sora began talking about the origins of the Ninja World, the grudges between the Senju and Uchiha, Asura and Indra, and the story of the Ancestor of Chakra.
A long time later, the story was completely told!
"..." Soki fell silent.
A moment later, he revealed a faint bitter smile.
"Sorry, little brother, I no longer know what expression to use to face all this!"
"It's truly shocking. The Senju Clan, and the wars, were actually like this!"
"Actually like this!!!" Soki roared out the last sentence!
Clearly, compared to Sora who came from another world, he found the truth of the Ninja World even harder to accept!
Suddenly, Soki looked solemnly at Sora and performed a standard dogeza.
Soki pleaded: "Little brother, I can ask nothing else of you, but only this one thing I want to beg you!"
"Please, during the time you are still in the Pure Land, take me with you to search for that Shinigami, to search for the Sage of Six Paths!"
"I want to witness it, witness this conclusion!"
"…" Looking at Soki, Sora was silent for a moment.
Then, he showed a smile: "Alright!"
As a representative of ordinary Ninjas, Soki had the right to know!
"Thank you, sir!" Soki changed his form of address.
He was ecstatic!
However, whether Soki called him brother or sir, Sora didn't care.
He had experienced many changes in forms of address.
Sora simply placed his hand on Soki's shoulder, releasing Reiatsu to envelop him, ensuring he could take Soki away completely.
Then, Sora casually tore open a Garganta and stepped inside!
"Let's go!"
Taking Soki with him, Sora began moving through the Garganta.
And their destination was precisely the location of the Shinigami that Sora had marked earlier!
Soon, after a period of travel, the Garganta opened.
A basin appeared before Sora!
Although it was still covered in wind and snow, this place was clearly not an ordinary place!
Because...
"Oh gods!!?" Soki let out a shocked cry!
Because not far in front of the two, lay some very familiar figures!
They were the people of the Uchiha Clan they had discussed earlier, and the successive Five Kage.
And even more than that, if Sora remembered correctly, before the Five Kage, there were also people like Uchiha Tajima and Senju Butsuma… clan leaders from the Warring States Period!
In other words, in the Ninja World, Kage-level individuals, and those with 'privileges', such as Sharingan users, sealing technique masters…
Those who possessed abilities that could be called 'privileged' in the Ninja World, were all here!