[Hyuga Clan Compound]
Hyuga Hizashi had already returned to the clan.
Although he had become much younger, everyone had been mentally prepared.
All the clansmen were extremely excited, spreading the news to each other.
Every face was filled with excitement.
"That's great, our Hyuga clan is getting better."
"Lord Hizashi, Lord Koshin, Lord Sota have all been revived…"
"Mmph!"
A nearby Hyuga clan member quickly covered his mouth.
"Quiet. Don't talk about this anywhere."
That clan member quickly nodded, and only then was his mouth released.
"Sorry, I got too excited."
"I won't say it again."
"Hey, Lord Hizashi is back, but why haven't we seen Neji?"
"Yeah, it's been two days, where has Neji been?"
"Neji's back."
Right at that moment, Neji returned. Everyone gathered around him and said, "Neji, where did you go? Lord Hizashi is back."
Neji looked calm. After all, he already knew about this.
"I know. I came back as soon as I finished my mission."
No one doubted him, and they gradually dispersed.
After entering, Neji saw Hizashi, Koshin, and Sota sitting together talking.
Even though he had prepared himself mentally, seeing the younger Hizashi still made Neji's eyes redden.
After all, he hadn't seen Hizashi for more than ten years.
"Father!"
His lips trembled as he tried to control his emotions.
Hizashi took his son's hand and looked him up and down, his eyes full of feeling.
"Good child, you've grown so much."
"You've suffered all these years."
Neji wiped his reddened eyes, "It's fine. As long as you're back, Father."
"Father, there's something I want to tell you."
Neji spoke with a serious expression.
A flicker passed through Hizashi's eyes, then he smiled.
"Is it about your marriage with Tenten?"
Neji looked stunned, "Father, how did you know?"
Hizashi laughed heartily, "Lord Rengoku already told me. He said you got married today, just without a ceremony."
"Though I don't know exactly what happened, I remember that girl Tenten. We'll go to her home right away to set a date."
Neji hadn't expected Rengoku to have already spoken to his father in advance. He felt even more moved.
"Yes, Father."
Although Hizashi had a lot to understand and deal with after being revived, when things piled up, they didn't feel as urgent.
After all, Koshin and Sota were still in the clan.
He planned to handle the most important matter first.
And the most important matter was naturally Neji's marriage.
When he died, Neji had only been four years old. Before his death, he had regretted not being able to watch Neji grow up.
He hadn't expected to be revived. Now not only had Neji grown up, he was even getting married.
The happiness felt so sudden that Hizashi kept feeling like it wasn't real.
So he wanted to settle Neji's matter as soon as possible.
After thinking for a moment, Hizashi said, "Keep the news of the three of us being revived confidential for now."
Koshin nodded. He understood how serious this matter was.
"Rest assured, Lord Hizashi. I'll warn the clansmen."
When Minato had been revived before, Konoha had some external explanations and cover stories.
After all, no outsiders had actually seen the Fourth Hokage die.
Even if others suspected Konoha had the ability to revive people, there was no concrete proof.
But the three of them were different. Hizashi had died during peace talks with Kumogakure. Koshin's death had been highly public. As for Sota, he had died in a coup, which outsiders didn't know much about.
If news of their joint revival spread, it would easily attract more covetous attention toward Konoha.
"Koshin, prepare some gifts for me. I'm taking Neji to discuss the wedding."
Koshin had already known about this, and now there was a smile on his face.
"Don't worry, Lord Hizashi. I'll prepare them right away."
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[Mountains' Graveyard]
The platform that once held the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was now empty.
Below it, the pool that had been used to cultivate White Zetsu was also completely drained.
The hundred thousand White Zetsu had vanished without a trace, leaving only a murky empty pool.
Not far from there, Black Zetsu and Obito had created another massive pit.
At the edge of the pit, Kazuma and the others stood, continuously throwing in corpses of all kinds.
Some of the corpses were fresh, while others had been dead for a while.
The only thing they had in common was that their flesh was still intact.
If anyone stood at the edge and looked down, the horrifying sight would be enough to scare them to death.
Because inside the pit were tens of thousands of corpses piled together.
The flesh on all the bodies was gradually peeling away.
The colors of the flesh had turned mottled and grotesque, and a foul, putrid stench kept rising.
Even Kazuma and the others wore masks to guard against poison, afraid of being poisoned.
Fudo clapped his hands and let out a breath, "Kazuma, all the corpses we've collected over the years are here."
Kazuma looked at the pit of corpses, recalling his conversation with Chiriku. His expression turned cold.
"Start."
Fuen and Fuka exchanged a glance, then stood at the edge of the pit and began forming hand seals.
They both slammed their hands onto the ground at the same time.
"Earth Release: Earth Tremor Technique!"
"Earth Release: Rock Pillar Spear!"
Thick stone pillars began to rise one after another from within the pit of corpses.
The ground inside kept rising and sinking.
It looked like… something was being stirred.
And that was exactly what they were doing.
They needed to ensure all the corpses fully came into contact with the corpse poison, using the corpses to cultivate even more of it.
Not far away, Obito stood there, his expression cold as he watched the bodies.
These things should cause quite a bit of trouble for Konoha.
He wondered if they could force Konoha to reveal its hidden cards.
"Hellooo!"
A carefree voice suddenly sounded beside Obito.
Obito frowned. Without even turning around, he knew who it was. There was only one person who spoke like that, Tobi.
Tobi was different from other White Zetsu. He was a special individual among them.
Other White Zetsu had no sense of self, but Tobi had his own thoughts and will.
It was just that his interests were rather strange.
Ever since Obito had known him, Tobi had been trying to figure out what it felt like to have the urge to relieve himself.
(Because White Zetsu were plant-like beings, they didn't need to eat or excrete. They only needed sunlight for photosynthesis.)
His personality was also very odd. He thrived on chaos, loved stirring up trouble everywhere, and talked endlessly.
"What is it?", Obito asked coldly.
"Oh come on, don't be so cold. I brought you good news," Tobi said in a laid-back tone.
Obito didn't respond. He knew that if he replied, Tobi would ramble on for more than twenty sentences of nonsense.
Seeing that Obito wasn't speaking, Tobi could only shrug helplessly.
"Shinno says he's ready and wants you to come over and discuss things."
Obito gave a slight nod to show he understood.
Seeing that Obito still wouldn't talk to him, Tobi sulked and sank into the ground.
Obito was getting less and less fun. The younger version of him had been much more amusing to tease.
Obito glanced at Kazuma and the others. They would probably be busy for a while, so he didn't bother with them.
Instead, he went directly to another layer within the Mountains' Graveyard.
There, a White Zetsu shrouded in black smoke stood. This was Moryo.
"Shinno says he's finished preparing and has invited me over."
Moryo, who had been adjusting some medicine, looked up.
"This Shinno isn't someone to take lightly. I'll go with you."
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